I.            Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it:

1.      Be quiet or you will not understand the lesson.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

2.      Study harder and you will not fail the coming exam.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

3.      Work harder or you won’t get high salary.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

4.      Practice speaking English every day or you can’t improve your English.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

5.      The children like to walk in the rain.

→ The children enjoy _____________________________________________________

→ The children are _______________________________________________________

6.      I think surfing the Net is useful.

→ I find it_______________________________________________________________

7.      I don’t think she broke the vase accidentally.

→ I think _______________________________________________________________

8.      Watching TV consumes a lot of time.

→ Watching TV is a ______________________________________________________

9.      Can’t you control the child?

→ You ________________________________________________________________ ?

10.  “I don’t know anything about it,” he said.

→ He denied ____________________________________________________________

11.  Did they understand the problem?

→ They hardly__________________________________________________________ ?

12.  He forced me to put my hands up and quickly searched through my pockets.

→ I ____________________________________________________________________

13.  “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.

→ She reminded _________________________________________________________

14.  Mary will watch the film in three hours.

→ It will ________________________________________________________________

15.  The children are excited about going to the circus.

→ The children are looking_________________________________________________

16.  He is interested in reading detective books.

→ He enjoys _____________________________________________________________

17.  Do you find it difficult to speak English?

→ Do you have any _______________________________________________________

18.  My father needs 15 minutes to read “Tuoi Tre” newspaper every morning.

→ My father spends_______________________________________________________

19.  The floor was cleaned by Loan

→ Loan_________________________________________________________________

20.  The Browns last painted the living-room two years ago.

→ The Browns have ______________________________________________________

21.  Would you close the door, please?

→ Would you mind ______________________________________________________ ?

22.  They didn’t allow us to smoke here.

→ They didn’t let _________________________________________________________

23.  My teacher advised buying that book.         

→ My teacher advised us ___________________________________________________

24.  He has studied English for six years.

→ He began _____________________________________________________________

25.  It is necessary to master English.     

→ Mastering ____________________________________________________________

26.  He spent two hours writing the essay.          

→ It took _______________________________________________________________

27.  He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.

→ He is looking __________________________________________________________

28.  I would like you to help me (to) put the chairs away?

→ Do you mind _________________________________________________________ ?

29.  Don’t forget that you have to do this homework.

→ Please remember _______________________________________________________

30.  Don’t ask so many questions.

→ Please stop ____________________________________________________________

31.  He hasn’t smoked for 3 years.

→ He stopped ____________________________________________________________

32.  It's not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.

→ It's better to____________________________________________________________

IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (2pts)

1.     No one helped me to sweep the floor.

I ________________________________________________________________________

2.     Learning by heart a lot of New Words is very useful.

It is _____________________________________________________________

3.     This coat is very expensive. I can’t afford to buy it. (enough)

This coat ______________________________________________

4.     Hoang likes action movie very much and there’s an interesting action movie on TV tonight. (watch)

Hoang is _________________________________________________________

5.     No one helped Lan with the housework.

Lan  __________________________________

6.     Playing game for a long time is harmful for your eyes.

It is _______________________________________________________________________

7.     This coat isn’t warm. I don’t wear it in winter. (enough)

This coat _________________________________________________________

8.     Lan has a lot of homework in Math and she is going to have Math at school tomorrow. (do)

Lan is _____________________________________

9.     Trang’s mother gave her a new novel this morning and she has no homework today. ( read)

Trang is __________________________________________

10.            This coat is very expensive. I can’t afford to buy it. (too…toV )

This coat ______________________________________________________

11.            It’s safe to put the chemicals and drugs in the locked cupboard.

Putting ________________________________________________

12.            Hung tidied the classroom alone.

Hung  _____________________________________

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it

41. Peter intends to listen to music after work.

=> Peter is ________________________________________

42. Walking in the rain is funny.

=> It’s ____________________________________________

43. It takes me an hour to do my homework.

=> I spend  ________________________________________

44. He said to me, “ Wait for me outside.”

=> He told me ______________________________________

45. She teaches English excellently.

=> She is  _________________________________________

46. He said to me, “ Don’t give me any sugar.”

=> He told me ______________________________________

47. He is too weak to carry this box.

=> He isn’t  ________________________________________

48. We often went to Vung Tau at weekends.

=> We used  _______________________________________

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. 

33. How much are these colored pencils?

=> How much..........................................................................................

34. How many hours a week do you work ?

=>  How much..........................................................................................

35. Jack is 13 years old and my son is,too.

=> Jack is   ..............................................................................................

36. Can she take care of herself when her mother is away?  

=> Can she...............................................................................................

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it:

1. Don’t leave the lights all night or you’ll waste electricity.

If

2. Don’t be impatient or you’ll fail the driving test.

If

3. Take time or you won’t get any opportunity in life.

If

4. Recycle and we will save natural resources.

If

5. You’ll avoid waiting by booking a table in advance. 
If

6. You can improve your English by practicing speaking English every day.

If you

7. Bad driving causes serious accidents.

If you

8. Unless you phone me tonight, you won’t get any information. 
If  

9. Go right now or you’ll be late for the meeting.

Unless

10. We can’t have lunch in the garden if the weather isn’t nice.

Unless

11. “My house is next to yours,” he said to me.
He told me

12. “Where are you going?” he asked her.
He asked her where

13. “Which way do you want to go?” he asked.
He asked

14. “I am taking you to the airport tomorrow evening.”

My uncle told

15. “Don’t try to open it now,” she said to us.
She told

16. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her.
I asked her

17. “Is the bus station far away from here?” the girl asked.
The girl wanted to know

18. “Please let me borrow your car,” he said to her.
He asked

19. “Jean, have you seen my gloves?” Thomas asked.
Thomas asked Jean

20. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you,” she said.
She said that