VIẾT LẠI CÂU THEO NGHĨA KHÔNG ĐỔI

1. The children prefer cycling to walking.

The children would rather ______________________________

2. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.

I’d rather ____________________________________________

3. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to buy that car.

I’d rather ____________________________________________

4. I would prefer you deliver this sofa on Friday.

I’d rather you _________________________________________

5. Please don’t go there now.

I’d rather you _________________________________________

6. She has a one-hour journey to work every day.

Her journey ___________________________________________

7. I had to spend two hours finishing my assignment.

It took _______________________________________________

8. We spent three hours opening the door.

It took _______________________________________________

9. He washed his car in one hour.

It took _______________________________________________

10. They built that bridge in three years.

It took _______________________________________________

11. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.

The sea was too _______________________________________

12. The ink was so faded that I couldn’t read the word.

The ink was too ________________________________________

13. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.

It was ________________________________________________

14. He is such a slow speaker that his students get bored.

He speaks ____________________________________________

15. These questions are too difficult for us to answer.

These questions are so __________________________________

16. He spoke too quickly for me to understand.

He spoke so ___________________________________________

17. The air is too polluted for us to breathe.

The air is not ___________________________________________

18. The tea was too hot for him to drink.

It was such _____________________________________________

19. The garden is too small to play football in.

The garden isn’t _________________________________________

20. The box was too heavy for the child to carry.

The box was so __________________________________________

It was such ______________________________________________

1. The children prefer cycling to walking.

The children would rather ------------------------------------------------------------

2. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.

I’d rather --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to buy that car.

I’d rather -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4. I would prefer you deliver this sofa on Friday.

I’d rather you -------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. Please don’t go there now.

I’d rather you ------------------------------------------------------------------------

6. She has a one-hour journey to work every day.

Her journey ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

7. I had to spend two hours finishing my assignment.

It took ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8. We spent three hours opening the door.

It took ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9. He washed his car in one hour.

It took ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10. They built that bridge in three years.

It took -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.

The sea was too -------------------------------------------------------------------------

12. The ink was so faded that I couldn’t read the word.

The ink was too ---------------------------------------------------------------------

13. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.

It was ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14. He is such a slow speaker that his students get bored.

He speaks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15. These questions are too difficult for us to answer.

These questions are so ---------------------------------------------------------------

16. He spoke too quickly for me to understand.

He spoke so ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

17. The air is too polluted for us to breathe.

The air is not ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

18. The tea was too hot for him to drink.

It was such ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

19. The garden is too small to play football in.

The garden isn’t -----------------------------------------------------------------------

20. The box was too heavy for the child to carry.

The box was so ------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was such ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

21. The film was interesting enough for us to see twice.

It was such --------------------------------------------------------------------

The film was ------------------------------------------------------------------

22. I won’t swim in the sea because it is too cold.

The sea is not ------------------------------------------------------------------

23. It was such hot coffee that he couldn’t drink it.

The tea was too ----------------------------------------------------------------

24. No one in the group is younger than her.

She is the -------------------------------------------------------------------------

25. Tom is the best football player in the team.

No one in the team is -------------------------------------------

Task 12: Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they mean the same as the original sentences.
1. The children prefer cycling to walking.
The children would rather ------------------------------------------------------------
2. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to buy that car.
I’d rather -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. I would prefer you deliver this sofa on Friday.
I’d rather you -------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Please don’t go there now.
I’d rather you ------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. She has a one-hour journey to work every day.
Her journey ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. I had to spend two hours finishing my assignment.
It took ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. He washed his car in one hour.
It took ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
The sea was too -------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.
It was ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. The box was too heavy for the child to carry.
The box was so ------------------------------------------------------------------------
It was such ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. My father doesn’t drink a lot. He doesn’t smoke a lot.
My father neither ---------------------------------------------------------------------
12. He didn’t come. He didn’t phone me.
He neither ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
13. I come late and my friend comes late too.
Both -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14. She likes pop music. She also likes rock music.
She likes not only ------------------------------------------------------------------
15. You can go to bed. You can watch TV if you like.
You can either -----------------------------------------------------------------------

I. Rewrite the following sentences as directed:

1. The children prefer cycling to walking.

The children would rather ------------------------------------------------------------

2. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.

I’d rather --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to buy that car.

I’d rather -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4. I would prefer you deliver this sofa on Friday.

I’d rather you -------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. Please don’t go there now.

I’d rather you ------------------------------------------------------------------------

6. She has a one-hour journey to work every day.

Her journey ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

7. I had to spend two hours finishing my assignment.

It took ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8. We spent three hours opening the door.

It took ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9. He washed his car in one hour.

It took ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10. They built that bridge in three years.

It took -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.

The sea was too -------------------------------------------------------------------------

12. The ink was so faded that I couldn’t read the word.

The ink was too ---------------------------------------------------------------------

13. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.

It was ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14. He is such a slow speaker that his students get bored.

He speaks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15. These questions are too difficult for us to answer.

These questions are so ---------------------------------------------------------------

16. He spoke too quickly for me to understand.

He spoke so ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

17. The air is too polluted for us to breathe.

The air is not ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

18. The tea was too hot for him to drink.

It was such ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

19. The garden is too small to play football in.

The garden isn’t -----------------------------------------------------------------------

20. The box was too heavy for the child to carry.

The box was so ------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was such ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Write the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1. He learned to speak English well in only one year.

It took          

2. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.

I’d rather                                                                                               

3. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.          

The man is 

4. Tom had difficulty concentrating on his book because of the noise.

Tom found_______ 

5. Both my sister and I are not good at speaking English.

Neither my sister  

1)The government should really do something about air pollution

->It's (high) time..............................................................................

2) He had better get back to work

-> It's (high) time.......................

3) You ought to go to see the doctor now

-> It's time you..................................................

4) I would rather tea than coffee

-> I prefer.....................................

5)Quang would rather stay home to study than go out for a walk

-> Quang prefer...............................................................................

6)" Would you mind not smoking in here?"

->I'd rather....................................................

7)We prefer playing soccer to going swimming this afternoon.

-> We'd rather.........................................................................

8)My father usually smoked a lot but now he doesn't smoke any more

->My father used to..........................................................................

9)It's not easy to drive on the left

-> We don't get..................................

10)Why don't we go out for a meal tonight?

->How about......................................................?

11)What about going to the cinema with me this Saturday,Lan?

-> How about..............................................................................?