V. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the first
sentence.
1. "Are you going by train?" she asked me.
She wanted to know
.
2. "Don't use too much hot water," she said to us.
She asked us
.
3. "Will you come to my party?” she said to me.
She invited me
.
4. "Don't do it again," she said to them.
She told them
.
5. "Did Mr. Brown send the potatoes to you?" she asked.
She asked
.
6. "Don't get your shoes dirty, boys," she said.
She told
.
7. “What do you want for lunch today, Peter?" Mary asked.
Mary asked
.
8. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Jean?" asked Peter.
Peter asked if
.
9. "Why didn't I get a computer before?" thought the office manager.
The office manager wondered……………………..
10.“You had better not lend him any more money, Amanda" said John.
John advised Amand

I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.

1. I am excited about the coming festival.

→I am looking _______________________________________________________________

2. He said to Linda: “How often do you write to Dick?”

→He asked ____________________________________________________________________

3. She said to Peter: “Would you mind opening the door?”

 →She asked ___________________________________________________________________

4. I am interested in playing soccer.

→I find it ____________________________________________________________________

5. He tends to talk too much when he’s nervous.

→He has a ___________________________________________________________________

6. She said to Tom: “Why don’t you take a bus?”

→She asked __________________________________________________________________

7. Robbie is one of the best singers.

→Among ____________________________________________________________________

8. Working here is exciting.

→It’s _______________________________________________________________________

9. “I will help you whenever you need me.”

→Peter told __________________________________________________________________

10. That’s the cheapest dish on the menu.

→None of the other ____________________________________________________________

11. The number of people killed in industrial accidents this year is 15.

→Already this year, the number __________________________________________________

12. Having made all the arrangements, They decided to go anyway.

→After they __________________________________________________________________

13. Her failure in the last exam depressed her.

→The fact ___________________________________________________________________

14. She asked me, “Do you like English?”

→She asked__________________________________________________________________

15. My brother said to my mother, “I will be able to speak English as fluently as you do soon.”

→ My brother told _____________________________________________________________

16. “Why are you looking at me like that?” said the girl to the boy.

→The girl asked ________________________________________________________

17. Mr. Pike asked his daughter, “How are you feeling now?”

→Mr. Pike asked _______________________________________________________

18. He said, “I am hungry now, Mum.”

→ He told _____________________________________________________________

19. “What do you want me to help you now?” she said to her son.

→ She asked __________________________________________________________

20. “You have to explain all these things, son.” said Mrs. Brown.

→ Mr. Brown told _______________________________________________________

III. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown without changing the meaning. (1.0pt)
1. “Do your parents still live in Nha Trang now?” said Nam to me.
        Nam asked me ___________________________________________
2. She wants to buy that villa but it’s too far expensive for her.
She wishes ______________________________________________
3. “Let’s go out for dinner” Mary said.
     Mary suggested ____________________________________________
4. The last time I heard from my sister was 5 months ago.
     I haven’t  _________________________________________________
5. I don’t have a map, so I can’t show you the way
     If I ________________________________________________________
6. The man is my new boss. He is talking to the lady over there. 
     The man ___________________________________________________
7. " Do you like pop music?" he asked me.
    He asked me if _______________________________________________
8. Work hard or your parents will be unhappy.   
     If you ______________________________________________________
9. Nga said: " I am going to visit my grandmother next weekend."
Nga said that ______________________________________________
10. The doctor is working at Bach Mai hospital. You met him yesterday. 
    The doctor whom _____________________________________________
11. I’m sorry I don’t know the way to your house.
     I wish ______________________________________________________
12. She doesn’t work hard, so she doesn’t get good marks.
     If she ______________________________________________________
13. If the man doesn’t arrive, we will start the conference without him.
     Unless ____________________________________________________
14. My boyfriend is now in the hospital He was injured in the accident.
     My boyfriend, who __________________________________________
15. “Where did you go last night, Peter?’ Mary said
     Mary _______________________________________________________

VII. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. ( 1pt )
1. Would you like to play a game of tennis now?
 Do you fancy_____________________________________________________
2. My sister doesn’t swim as well as me.
  I swim__________________________________________________________
3. They usually wore jeans when they were young.
 They used___________________________________________________
4. Life in the city is more stressful than life in the countryside.
 Life in the countryside________________________________________________

V/. COMPLETE THE SECOND SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE MEANING TO THE ONES.
1. “Where are you going, Liz?, asked Tom Tom_________________________________________________________________
2. “Do you like this place, Minh?”, asked Hoa Tom_________________________________________________________________
3. Mr. Nam asked me, “Could I have a cup of coffee?
” Mr. Nam asked_________________________________________________________________
4. “I can’t go to school today because I’m ill”, said Mike. Mike_________________________________________________________________
5. “I don’t know where Archie is”, said Vicky. Vicky_________________________________________________________________
6. “Would you mind turning the music down?”, Andrew said to Anne. Ansrew_________________________________________________________________
7. “I’m sorry I’m late”, She said, “The bus broke down”
 She ________________________________________________________________
8. “I have no idea. I just go along to see what will happen”, the boy said
. The boy_________________________________________________________________
9. “Is this your father’s car?”, the police asked Sandra
. The police_________________________________________________________________
10. “Listen to me and don’t make a noise”, the teacher said to his student.
 The teacher_______________________________________________________________