I. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown  so that the meaning stays the same.  (5 points)

1. My sister can play the piano very well.

   - My sister is a ________________________________________________________.

2. Peter likes playing badminton most.

   - Peter’s favourite ______________________________________________________.

3. Hugo is interested in listening to music in his free time.

   - Hugo finds __________________________________________________________.

4. How far is it from Thanh Hoa City to Ha Noi capital?

   - What is _____________________________________________________________.

5. Let’s see a play on Saturday at Worker’s Theater.

   - What _______________________________________________________________?

Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown so that thee meaning stays the same.

1, This is my second visit to London.

--> This is the second time ...........................

2, After I arrived here, I started to feel better.

---> Since I...............................

3. There is a definite improvement in your work.

---> Lately your work ........................

4. The last time I saw Disk was in 1995.

---> I haven't .................................

5. Why don't you come to see us during lunch ?

---> Why don't you come to see us when ..........................

6. Let's leave at the come to see us during lunch ?

---> As soon as .......................

7. This book will take me two years to write .

--> In two years' time .......................

8. What 's your opinion of my essay ?

--> What do ........................

9. Nigel keeps interrupting me

----> Nigel is .........................

10. There's a smell of onions in this room.

---> This room .....................

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VII. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown , so the meaning stays the same:

We have learnt English for 4 years.

We ……………………………………………………………

My father started to give up smoking last year.

My father has ………………………………………………………

They have worked in that factory since 2001.

They started ……………………………………………………….

Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.

Lan didn’t ……………………………………………………………

He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.

He started …………………………………………………………...

I haven’t seen her for a long time.

I didn’t…………………………………………………………………

How long have you learnt English?

How long ago ……………………………………………………….

When did you start to listen classical music?

How long……………………………………………………………..?

I last saw her 10 years ago.

I haven’t ………………………………………………………………

How long have you bought this car?

When did ……………………………………………………………...

He would go hunting when he was in Africa.

He used ……………………………………………………………….

It’s a pity that you aren’t here now.

I wish ………………………………………………………………….

His dog is called Tony.

They …………………………………………………………………..

Tom and Mary have learnt English for 5 years.

It is _______________________________________.

I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years.

It is _______________________________________.

I haven’t seen my form teacher for a year.

It’s ________________________________________.

I haven’t seen that man here before.

It is ________________________________________.

I have never been to a concert before.

It is ________________________________________.

She has never drunk coke before.

It is ________________________________________.

She hasn’t heard from him since 1998.

The last time ________________________________.

It hasn’t rained for 2 weeks.

The last time _________________________________.

Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.

Tom has _____________________________________.

I started cooking for the party 2 hours ago.

I have ________________________________________.

My sister started living here.

My sister has ___________________________________.

They bought this computer in 2003.

They have _____________________________________.

She put on warm clothes so that she couldn’t catch cold.

She put on warm clothes in ________________________.

“ You ought to learn the lesson carefully at home”.

My teacher said _________________________________.

No one helps me to cook dinner.

I have _________________________________________.

She intents to be home late tonight.

She’s ___________________________________________.

Why don’t you put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboard.

I think ______________________________________________.

Leaving medicine around the house is unsafe.

It is _________________________________________________.

Mary is too weak to say a word.

Mary isn’t ____________________________________________.

We couldn’t carry this suitcase because it is too heavy.

The suitcase isn’t _______________________________________.

Matches are very dangerous, so children musn’t play with them.

Because _______________________________________________.

Children shouldn’t play in the kitchen.

Children ought __________________________________________.

My father doesn’t smoke any more.

My father used __________________________________________.

Tom often flew a kite when he was young.

Tom used _______________________________________________.