VI. Rewrite the following sentences so that its meaning is the same as the first one.

1. This mobile phone is too expensive for my father to buy.

=>This mobile phone ______________________________________________________

2. Her sister is more beautiful than her.

=> She isn’t______________________________________________________________

3. Mr Lam was very busy; however,he spent the whole day at the La Mat Village festival.

=> Although______________________________________________________________

4. I love listening to music.

=> I enjoy _______________________________________________________________

5. You are advised not to wear shorts when going to pagodas.

=> You should not _________________________________________________________

6. My house is smaller than your house.

=> Your house ____________________________________________________________

Ex2: Rewrite the following sentences so that its meaning is the same as the first one.

1: You are advised not to wear shorts when going to pagodas.

=> You should not ……………………………………………………

2. This mobile phone is too expensive for my father to buy.

=>This mobile phone …………………………………………………..

3. He uses all his free time to look after his garden.

=> He spends ……………………………………………………………

4. Would you please change this T-shirt for me?

=> Do you mind ………………………………………………………….

1.     The car is too expensive for him to buy.

A. He is not rich enough to buy the car.   B. He is not rich enough to buy a car.

C. He is not rich enough to buy car.                      D. He is rich enough to buy the car.

2.     I wish I _______ more time to study before last exam.

A. could have                        B. had                                     C. had had                         D. have had

3.     Students from lower income families are less likely to continue their______.

A. education             B. educational                      C. educationally                   D. educate

4.      We all hope ________the coming national examination.

A. passing                  B passed                    C. to pass                               D. pass

5.     People have made a lot of conservation efforts ________rare and endangered animals.

A. save                                   B. in order to save    C. so that to save                 D. saving

6.     He didn’t apply for the job and I _________.

A. didn’t too              B. wasn’t either        C. didn’t neither                   D. didn’t either

7.     He was late for work __________heavy traffic.

A. because of            B. although               C. because                             D. despite

8.      She __________ her mother with the household chores at present.

A. is helping              B. helps                      C. has helped                        D. helped

9.      I suggest _______James to dinner tonight.

A. invite                     B. invited                   C. to invite                             D. inviting

10.  We got a porter ___________ our luggage upstairs.

A. carry                      B. to carry                  C. carrying                             D. carried

11.  I got the secretary ________ my report yesterday afternoon.

A. type                                   B. to type                   C. typed                                 D. typing

12. Minh plays the guitar better than Hoa.

A. Hoa doesn’t play the guitar as well as Minh.  B. Hoa plays the guitar the best.

C. Hoa doesn’t play the guitar as good as Minh. D. Hoa doesn’t play the guitar well.  

13. I asked her ___________

A. if she felt well                                                       B. where did she go last night

C. whether she can help me                                               D. shouldn’t say such a thing.

 Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one

I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1.  She couldn’t afford to buy the car.

The car is too _________________________________________________________

2.  I would like you to help me to put the chair away.

Do you mind _________________________________________________________

3.  If I were you, I wouldn’t sweep the house on the first day of Tet.

You ________________________________________________________________

4.  Is it really necessary for us to finish the work today?

Do we ______________________________________________________________ 

Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

The car is too expensive for him to buy.

A. He is not rich enough to buy a car.

B. He is not rich enough to buy the car.

C. He is not rich enough to buy car.

D. He is poor enough to buy the car.

D. WRITING.

I. Rewrite these sentences, so that their meaning stays the same, using the beginning given for each.(1.25 points)

1. The tickets to the show are too expensive for us.

" The tickets to the show cost………………………………………………..

2. Nam is a better painter than Lan.

" Lan can’t……………………………………………………………………

3. Charles Dickens’ novels attract a lot of children.

" A lot of children……………………………………………………………..

4. Her book is not the same as mine.

" Her book is…………………………………………………………………..

5. We can get to the art gallery in half an hour.

" It only………………………………………………………………………..

II. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences

1. /together/Beat the eggs/ flour, and milk/ with sugars,/ .

…………………………………………………………………………………………

2.over a medium heat/ Heat the oil/  in a frying pan/

…………………………………………………………………………….……………...

3. the pancake /Serve/ some/with  /vegetables.

……………………………………………………………………………………………

D. WRITING.

I. Rewrite these sentences, so that their meaning stays the same, using the beginning given for each.(1.25 points)

1. The tickets to the show are too expensive for us.

" The tickets to the show cost………………………………………………..

2. Nam is a better painter than Lan.

" Lan can’t……………………………………………………………………

3. Charles Dickens’ novels attract a lot of children.

" A lot of children……………………………………………………………..

4. Her book is not the same as mine.

" Her book is…………………………………………………………………..

5. We can get to the art gallery in half an hour.

" It only………………………………………………………………………..

II. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences

1. /together/Beat the eggs/ flour, and milk/ with sugars,/ .

…………………………………………………………………………………………

2.over a medium heat/ Heat the oil/  in a frying pan/

…………………………………………………………………………….……………...

3. the pancake /Serve/ some/with  /vegetables.

……………………………………………………………………………………………