Rewrite

1. Someone stole the old lady's handbag.

The old lady was......................................

2. A true story forms the basis of Mary's new novel.

Mary's new novel.....................................................

3. If you have completed your test, you can go home

Get.................

4. The employee insisted on being given a full bonus.

Nothing but.................

5. "I didn't harm anybody!" cried the accused

The accused........................  

1.    Ancient people built the Great Wall more than 2000 years ago.

à The Great Wall was built

2.    Someone painted the wall yesterday.

à The wall

3.    The ambulance took the old lady to the hospital.

à The old lady

4.    They print a lot of documents in the office every day.

à A lot of documents

5.    Marie Curie discovered radium.

à Radium

6.    You should protect your skin from the sun.

à Your skin

7.    They are going to replace the light over the front door.

à The light over the front door

8.    Santa Claus  gives  children  presents   on Christmas Eve.

àChildren

9.    People  performed  Christmas songs 800 years ago.

àChristmas songs

1.     “He must write a letter to his lawyer, Minh” She said

à She said………………………………………..

2.    “I will come tomorrow and fix the tap” The plumber said

à The plumber told me ………………………………………..

3.    ‘I won’t answer your question’ The actor said to me

à The actor told me ………………………………………..

4.     ‘We are waiting for Lan’, said the children

à The children said ………………………………………..

5.    ‘I can’t fix it myself ‘Nam said

à Nam said ………………………………………..

6.    My mother will give me a gift

à Lan said ………………………………………..

7.    ‘I’m playing game’Lan said

à Lan said ………………………………………..

8.    ‘Is there a post office near here, Lan?’ The girl said

à The girl asked ………………………………………..

9.    Are you listening to the radio?

à Tom asked ………………………………………..

10. ‘Do you see my key, Lan?’He said

à He asked ………………………………………..

11. ‘Open it, Tu!’ Jenny said

à Jenny told………………………………………..

12. Don’t smoke in my house, please.

à The neighbor asked me………………………………………..

13. May I take a photo?

è Do you………………………………………..

14. Could you take me home?

è Would you………………………………………..

15. Vietnam is a country that exports a lot of rice.

è Vietnam is………………………………………..

16. “Do you know how to fix the light, John?”

è She asked………………………………………..

17. May I turn on the Television?

è Do you mind………………………………………..

18. Can you help me?

 Would you mind………………………………………..

19. Keeping the environment clean is very important.

 It’s………………………………………..

20. Playing games is very interesting.

 It’s………………………………………..

21. It’s impossible to travel around the town.

Travelling ………………………………………..

22. May I turn up the radio?

 Would you mind………………………………………..

23. May I use your dictionary?

Do you mind………………………………………..

24. May I go out, Madam?

 Would you mind………………………………………..

I. rewrite the following sentences that doesn’t change their meanings.  

1. The old lady wants to have somethings to drink because she is thirsty.
The old lady ..........................................  

2. A buffalo is always bigger than a dog. 
 A dog  ................................................... 

3. My friends never want to go camping. They think it is waste of time. 
 My friends dislike ............................................. 

4. Why don’t we go to the bookstore and buy some comic books? 
 What  ................................................................................ 

5. Let’s move on and meet someone you like? 
 Why  .............................................. 

when bill was eight years old,in 1908,he used to work for an old lady who lived in his cillage,everyday before and after school,he.................to chop wood ,light fires ahd go shopping for her.he was paid 5p per week which was....................very much even then

this old lady kept...............many cats that she didn't know exactly how many.oneday,one of these cats was found dead in the garden and the lady,who was very upset asked bill to dig a grave and bury it,bill did this and was given 10p.he couldn't help noticing that he.............as much for buring the cat as for a whole week's work,...............made him think .he had many friends whose fathers,the local farmers,often had to shoot cats to protect their chickens.he offered his friends 2p for every dead cat they.............him.he would then place the cat in the old lady's garden where she would find it,think it...................one of her own and gave bill 10p for buring it.................the time he left school,bill had saved quiter a lot of.................later in life he became a very..............businessman

I.                Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1.     Recently healthy food has increased in (popular) …………………

2.     The old lady hid all her (save) ………………… under the floor.

3.     The gas from the chemical factory was extremely (harm) …………………

4.     The restaurant is now under new (manage) …………………

5.     Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your complete (satisfy) …………………

6.     They are having a (discuss) ………………… about putting on a play for the neighbourhood children.

7.     I’m writing this letter in answer to your question about (volunteer) ………………… work.

8.     Young people in my country often take part in outdoor (active) ………………… when they have free time.

9.     I am so happy to receive your (invite) ………………… I have waited for it for ages.

10.  When I was in the (music) ………………… performance last night, I wore a wonderful skirt made by a designer.