❼. WRITING                               NHANH HỘ Ạ 

I. Finish each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same.

1. The last time I went to Ho Chi Minh City was ten years ago.

→ It has been _______________________________________________________

2. This is the most interesting novel I have ever read.

→ I have ___________________________________________________________

3. This is the first time I have been to Bangkok.

→ I haven't _________________________________________________________

4. I started learning English 10 years ago

→ I have ___________________________________________________________

5. It has been ages since I last saw him.

→ I have ___________________________________________________________

II. Use the given words to write the complete sentences.

1. Alison/ often/ watch/ TV/ after dinner.

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2. I/ read/ all/ play/ Shakespeare.

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3. She/ not like/ disturb/ when/ she/ work.

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4. Jack/ not spend/ much time/ read.

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5. They/ live/ that house/ ten years.

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6. We/ work/ this company/ 2008.

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7. John's friends/ play/ football/ Sports Centre.

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8. Peter/ not like/ buy/ food/ supermarket.

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9. President/ travel/ more than twenty/ country.

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10. I/ do/ housework/ moment.

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III. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word(s) given so that its meaning stays the same.

1. Mr. Nam started teaching English 20 years ago. (FOR)

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2. This is the first time she has come to Vietnam. (NEVER)

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3. The last time I met her was 3 years ago. (HAVEN’T)

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4. That is the most interesting novel I have ever read. (SUCH)

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5. This is the third time I have been to Hanoi. (TWICE)

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VII. Finish each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same. 1. You will be late for school if you don't hurry.  Unless________________________________________________________________________ 2. I spend 30 minutes driving to work.  It ________________________________________________________________________ 3. It took Carlos two hours to open the trunk.  Carlos spent _______________________________________________________________ 4. It's five years since I last met him.  I haven't __________________________________________________________________ 5. The garage is going to repair the car for me tomorrow.  I am going _______________________________________________________________ 6. They will have to change the date of the party again.  The date _________________________________________________________________ 7. We like to read detective stories.  We enjoy _______________________________________________________________ 8. I haven't met her for three years.  It's _____________________________________________________________________ 9. My sister and I both went to that university.  I went to that university and _________________________________________________ 10. To do morning exercises is good.  It is_____________________________________________________________________

D. Writing

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1.It is not good to stay up so late to listen to music.

->You shouldn’t ……………………………………………

2.How many times a week do you go to your painting club?

->How often ……………………………………………….?

3.It is essential that you do your homework before going to school.

->You must ……………………………………………………...

4.Nobody is older than my grandmother in my family.

->My grandmother is……………………………………………… .

5.Chau is the best at English in her class.

->NobodyinChau’sclass …………………………………………………..
6.These programmes usually have a lot of information

There is……………………………………………………………….

7.Even though he trained hard, he wasn’t able to break the record.

He trained hard but……………………………………………………

8.It is two years since she went back to her home village.

She hasn’t……………………………………………………………..

9.It is necessary to buy skiing equipment if you want to take lessons.

You have to…………………………………………………………...

10.He couldn’t find a cheaper computer.

That was the…………………………………………………………..

11.Our sources of energy will soon and if we don’t try to save them.

Unless…………………………………………………………………

12.Barbara plays chess better than Mike.

Mike doesn’t…………………………………………………………..

13.There are too few glasses for everyone to have a drink.

We haven’t got………………………………………………………..

14.This is the most beautiful sight I have ever visited.

This is the first time…………………………………………………..

15.It is my sister’s eighteenth birthday next week.

My sister will…………………………………………………………

II. Rearrange sentences

1. I/ a pair of shoes/ gave him/ on his birthday/

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2. she/ next month/ going to sing/ her first big concert/ in/.

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3. he/ the most/ crossing the road/ hates/.

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4. we/ going/ the country/ to/ at the weekend/ like/.

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5. I/ go out/ rarely/ because/ too expensive/ every thing/ is/

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6. you/ stop/ should/ playing vedeo games/

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7. she/ to learn English/ began/ six month ago/

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8. it/ becoming/ is/ darker and darker/

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9. many Vietnamese farmers/ living/ are/ in poverty/

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10.Sally/ listening to music/ is/ in her room/

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11.Our/ last/ team/ played/ Saturday/ 6 E team/ with.

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12.Don’t /food and drink/ into/ bring/ please/ ,/ the gym.

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13.every/ The Olympic Games/ four years/ takeplace.

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14.see/ you/ Did/ Phong/ yesterday/ the stadium/ at ?

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15.a week/ three times/ my/ sister/ aerobics/ does/ keep fit/ to

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D. Writing

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1.It is not good to stay up so late to listen to music.

->You shouldn’t ……………………………………………

2.How many times a week do you go to your painting club?

->How often ……………………………………………….?

3.It is essential that you do your homework before going to school.

->You must ……………………………………………………...

4.Nobody is older than my grandmother in my family.

->My grandmother is……………………………………………… .

5.Chau is the best at English in her class.

->NobodyinChau’sclass …………………………………………………..
6.These programmes usually have a lot of information

There is……………………………………………………………….

7.Even though he trained hard, he wasn’t able to break the record.

He trained hard but……………………………………………………

8.It is two years since she went back to her home village.

She hasn’t……………………………………………………………..

9.It is necessary to buy skiing equipment if you want to take lessons.

You have to…………………………………………………………...

10.He couldn’t find a cheaper computer.

That was the…………………………………………………………..

11.Our sources of energy will soon and if we don’t try to save them.

Unless…………………………………………………………………

12.Barbara plays chess better than Mike.

Mike doesn’t…………………………………………………………..

13.There are too few glasses for everyone to have a drink.

We haven’t got………………………………………………………..

14.This is the most beautiful sight I have ever visited.

This is the first time…………………………………………………..

15.It is my sister’s eighteenth birthday next week.

My sister will…………………………………………………………

II. Rearrange sentences

1. I/ a pair of shoes/ gave him/ on his birthday/

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2. she/ next month/ going to sing/ her first big concert/ in/.

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3. he/ the most/ crossing the road/ hates/.

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4. we/ going/ the country/ to/ at the weekend/ like/.

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5. I/ go out/ rarely/ because/ too expensive/ every thing/ is/

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6. you/ stop/ should/ playing vedeo games/

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7. she/ to learn English/ began/ six month ago/

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8. it/ becoming/ is/ darker and darker/

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9. many Vietnamese farmers/ living/ are/ in poverty/

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10.Sally/ listening to music/ is/ in her room/

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11.Our/ last/ team/ played/ Saturday/ 6 E team/ with.

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12.Don’t /food and drink/ into/ bring/ please/ ,/ the gym.

….………………………………………………………………………….

13.every/ The Olympic Games/ four years/ takeplace.

….………………………………………………………………………….

14.see/ you/ Did/ Phong/ yesterday/ the stadium/ at ?

….………………………………………………………………………….

15.a week/ three times/ my/ sister/ aerobics/ does/ keep fit/ to.

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EX: Finish each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same.

1. I don't intend to apologize to either of them

→ I have.........................................................

2. Follow these safety instructions or you may get burnt.

→ If you.........................................................

3. I suggest having spaghetti and pizza tonight.

→ Let's..........................................................

4. My aunt has never tasted sushi before.

→ This is....................................................

5. You need to peel the onion and slice it.

→ The onion................................................

6. Eating healthy foods is very important.

→ It is..........................................................

7. Noone has changed his authority before.

→ This is the first time.......................................

I. Finish each sentence so that it has the same meaning as the sentence before it (1 m)

1. It is not good to play so much computer games.

You shouldn’t ……………………………………………………………………………..

2. It is necessary that you finish your homework before going to school.

You must …………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Nobody is more intelligent than Lan in my class.

Lan is ………………………………………………………………………………………

4. It is wrong of us to throw rubbish.

We mustn’t …………………………………………………………………………………

5. Shanghai World Financial Centre is higher than Keangnam Tower.

Keangnam Tower is ………………………………………………………………………..

I. Finish each sentence so that it has the same meaning as the sentence before it (1 m)

1. It is not good to play so much computer games.

You shouldn’t ……………………………………………………………………………..

2. It is necessary that you finish your homework before going to school.

You must …………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Nobody is more intelligent than Lan in my class.

Lan is ………………………………………………………………………………………

4. It is wrong of us to throw rubbish.

We mustn’t …………………………………………………………………………………

5. Shanghai World Financial Centre is higher than Keangnam Tower.

Keangnam Tower is ………………………………………………………………………..

Finish each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same:
5. The bookstore is to the left of the hospital 
--------->The hospital..........................
1.I don't have an umbrella in my bag.
--------->There............................. 
2. I have a table, a chair and an air conditioner in my room.
---------->There.....................
3.. The pen is under the book.
----------->The book............................
4.The cat is behind the fan.
------------>The fan..............................
5.His favorite subject at school is English.
----------->He likes..............................