Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning, beginning with the words provided.
1. It takes me 20 minutes to ride my motorbike to get to school every day.
>> I spend ………….………………………………………………………………………….
2. She spent 2 hours solving this geometric problem.
>> It took ………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The police arrested the robbers yesterday in the town.
>> The robbers  ………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Nam still found the solution to the problem although it was difficult.
>> The problem ….…………………………………………………………………………….
5. The road is slippery but he still drives quite fast.
>> Although ……………………………………………………………………………………..
6. People spent 5 years building this trade centre.
>> It took  …………………………………………………………………………………………
7. The suitcase is very heavy, but he still lifts it up.
>> Although …..………………………………………………………………………………….
8. OUP published this book in 2010.
>> This book …….……………………………………………………………………………….
9. He washed his car yesterday.
>> His car ………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Although the poem is long, he still memorizes it.
>> The poem …………………………………………………………………………………….

Exercise 2: Identify one error (A,B,C,D) in each sentence below.
1. Nam has lived far from his parents for 2 years, so he is looking forward to see them as soon as possible.
                     A            B                                                                                                   C                             D
2. It is difficult for the city government solve the water pollution overnight.
      A                   B                                           C                             D
3. Yesterday the police stopped him and made him to get out of his car because he broke the traffic law.
                                                A                                             B                                   C                 D
4. How do you go to the market? – 3 times a week, sometimes 5 times a week.
       A                              B                            C                           D
5. In spite of it rained heavily, the students went to class on time.
             A                              B                                C                       D
6. He was breaking his leg while he was playing football in the schoolyard yesterday.
                    A                            B                   C                                      D
7. Although his legs were broken, but he still had got out of his car before it exploded.
           A                                                B                                                            C               D
8.I would like buying some sugar, 3 eggs and a bunch of banana, please.
                             A                     B            C                                   D
9. Would you mind to turn on the fans? It’s very hot in this room.
         A                             B                              C                   D

PART FIVE: WRITING (5pts) I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (2 pts) 1. I would like you to help me put the chairs away. => Do you mind __________________________________________________________? 2. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. => It’s years ______________________________________________________________. 3. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed. => There is no point ________________________________________________________. 4. Is it really necessary for us to arrive so early? => Do we really __________________________________________________________? 5. Be careful or you may fall. => If you ________________________________________________________________. 6. This is my first visit to Scotland. => I have ________________________________________________________________. 7. Mark is too young to see the horror film. => Mark is not ____________________________________________________________. 8. Please don’t make any noise; I'm very tired. => I'd rather ______________________________________________________________. 9. I expected them to offer me that job. => I expected _____________________________________________________________. 10. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework => Vinh is _______________________________________________________________. II. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. 1. you / mind / if / I / stay / here? => _____________________________________________________________________? 2. I / invite / her birthday party / last week. => ______________________________________________________________________. 3. The concert hall / so crowded / I / see / hear / nothing. => ______________________________________________________________________. 4. It / very kind / you / make friend / me. => ______________________________________________________________________. 5. This book / is/ interesting enough / you / read. =>______________________________________________________________________.

D: WRITING (2.0 POINTS)

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one,

beginning with the given words. (1.0 point)

1. She is interested in watching films on the television every day.

She enjoys _____________________________________________________________

2. Cycling is faster than walking.

Walking isn’t as _________________________________________________________

3. Nam didn’t go to school because he was sick yesterday.

Nam was sick, ___________________________________________________________

4. I think playing soccer is interesting.

I find __________________________________________________________________

5. We began learning English three years ago.

We have _______________________________________________________________

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X. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with given words so that their meanings stay the same. (5p) 1. She is usually a hard worker. She ............................................................................... 2. Who was the inventor of this machine? Who.............................................. ………………………… 3. It is very noisy in the city, but we enjoy living there. Although .............................................................................. 4. How heavy were you last year? How..........................................................................................? 5. We didn’t enjoy the trip because of the heavy rain. The heavy rain stopped................................................................

X. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with given words so that their meanings stay the same. (5p) 1. She is usually a hard worker. She ............................................................................... 2. Who was the inventor of this machine? Who.............................................. ………………………… 3. It is very noisy in the city, but we enjoy living there. Although .............................................................................. 4. How heavy were you last year? How..........................................................................................? 5. We didn’t enjoy the trip because of the heavy rain. The heavy rain stopped................................................................

Rewrite the sentences, using the words given so that their meanings stay the same:

1. Thousands of people visit the Hung King’s Temple every day.

 The Hung King’s Temple _______________________________________________________________

2. My room and my sister’s are not the same.

My room is ___________________________________________________________________________

3. He tried hard. He wanted to be chosen for the school’s football team.

 Because _____________________________________________________________________________

4. Goods in the supermarket are more expensive than I thought.

 Goods in the supermarket are not __________________________________________________________

5. The last time I listened to this song was just a week ago.

 I haven’t _____________________________________________________________________________

6. Thu bought a lot of flour yesterday.

 A lot of flour _________________________________________________________________________

7. I’ll enjoy the dish. You’ll enjoy the dish.

 I’ll enjoy the dish and __________________________________________________________________

8. I turned the television off because it didn’t work properly.

 The television ________________________________________________________________________

9. Your taste in art is quite different from mine.

 Your taste in art isn’t the ________________________________________________________________

10. I was not allowed to go out at night. My friends were not allowed to go out at night.

 I was not allowed to go out at night and my friends

Rewrite the sentences, using the words given so that their meanings stay the same:

1. Thousands of people visit the Hung King’s Temple every day.

 The Hung King’s Temple _______________________________________________________________

2. My room and my sister’s are not the same.

My room is ___________________________________________________________________________

3. He tried hard. He wanted to be chosen for the school’s football team.

 Because _____________________________________________________________________________

4. Goods in the supermarket are more expensive than I thought.

 Goods in the supermarket are not __________________________________________________________

5. The last time I listened to this song was just a week ago.

 I haven’t _____________________________________________________________________________

6. Thu bought a lot of flour yesterday.

 A lot of flour _________________________________________________________________________

7. I’ll enjoy the dish. You’ll enjoy the dish.

 I’ll enjoy the dish and __________________________________________________________________

8. I turned the television off because it didn’t work properly.

 The television ________________________________________________________________________

9. Your taste in art is quite different from mine.

 Your taste in art isn’t the ________________________________________________________________

10. I was not allowed to go out at night. My friends were not allowed to go out at night.

 I was not allowed to go out at night and my friends

VIII. Rewrite the sentences so that their meanings stay the same, using the beginning given fo each. (1p)

1. They cancelled the flights to France due to thick fog.

The flights...................

2. "Nga has been to England since last month"

He said that ......................

2. Bring a map when travelling and you may avoid getting lost.

→If........................

4. He stopped his car because of the red traffic lights.

Although.........................

→ Because...................

II. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences (0.5pts)

1. late/ never/ go/ We/ to/ school/

-> 

2. you/ visit/ grandparents/ will/ When/ to/ your/ go/? 

-> 

III. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the given words (1.5pts)

1. She takes care of me when my parents go away.

-> She looks

2. He learns Physics very well

-> He is

3.There is a living room, a bathroom and a bedroom in the house

-> The house 

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