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

1. Why do you come home late?

à What

2. It is common knowledge that he has been in prison several times.

à He is known

3. She cannot get into the habit of studying every evening.

à She cannot be

4. We have not visited the museum before.

à This is

5. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.

à No sooner

Ex 13. Use the given word to write the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1. The man looks ugly. He is warm-hearted.  (HOWEVER)

à 

2 Susan behaves more maturely than Jack.    (LESS)

à 

3. Do you like to work with him?       (KEEN)

à 

4. It is not necessary for him to attend the procession. (HAVE TO)

à 

5. You are not allowed to go out at midnight. (MUSTN’T)

à 

X.  Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1. “Why don’t you go with me ?”

à She asked me why…………………………………………………….........................................

2. She enjoys going swimming .

à She is interested in………………………………………………………....................................

3. People have used the Internet all over the world .

à The Internet has..……………………………………………………………………………………

4. "Do you often practice speaking English with your partners?" the examiner said to Lan.

® The examiner asked Lan .....................................................................................................

5. Does your sister travel to work by bus every morning?

® Your sister ..........................................................................................................................?

6. He regrets telling her the truth.

--> He wishes..............................................................................................................................

7. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.

--> It hasn't.................................................................................................................................

8. We don’t buy the house because we don’t have enough money.

--> If we had...............................................................................................................................

9. Her voice is so beautiful that everyone admires it.

--> She .................................................................................................................................

10. “How old is your son?” the nurse said to Mrs. Green.

--> The nurse ..............................................................................................................................

11.Do we have to write all the questions ?

-> Need.............................................................................................................................................. ?
12. Barbara is the best tennis - player in the club.

-> No one.................................... ...................................................................................................... .

13. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for ages.

-> It’s ages since ........ ……..............................................................................................................
14. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.

->“ Please.......................................................................................................................................... ”
15. The cake was so hard that he could not eat it .

->It was such  .............................................................................................................................

Ex 13. Use the given word to write the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

6. Tet Festival is an occasion for family reunion. It is an occasion for worshipping ancestors. (MOREOVER).

7. You have a smooth voice!  (WHAT)

8. Danny doesn’t solve the problem as carefully as Eddy. (MORE)

9. There is a custom in my family that we talk and watch TV together after dinner.            (HAVE)

10. We won’t hold the festival. It costs too much money. (IF)

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

76. Keeping the environment clean is very important.

→ It’s ………………………………………...........……………………………………..

77. What is the price of this watch?

→ How much.....................................................................................................................?

78. Can you tell me the way to Dong Nai Post office?

→ Can you tell me   ..........................................................................................................?

79. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.

→  You don’t .....................................................................................................................

80. When did you start to take up your hobby?

→  How long  ....................................................................................................................

81. It took me three hours to make this pottery jug.

→  I spent ..........................................................................................................................

82. My father likes to do gardening at the weekend.

→  My father is interested  ...............................................................................................

83. Why don’t we go swimming this afternoon?

→ What about ..................................................................................................................

84. He hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.

→  The last time ...............................................................................................................

85. That apartment is more modern than any apartments.

→ That apartment ............................................................................................................

II. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. Your village is so beautiful!
What ___________________________________________________________________
2. How long is it since you built this stilt house?
When___________________________________________________________________
3. Living in a big city is more convenient than living in a village.
It’s ____________________________________________________________________
4. Where does he live?
What ___________________________________________________________________
5. Although the villagers are quite poor, they live a happy and healthy way.
In spite of _______________________________________________________________
6. What did the local people say?
Could you tell me _________________________________________________________
7. Romantic films interest me more than war films.
I find ___________________________________________________________________
8. A lot of people take the train from Oxford to London every day.
A lot of people travel ______________________________________________________
9. How about asking the local people for help?
Why____________________________________________________________________
10. Is there an ancestral altar in the La Chi’s largest apartment?
Does ___________________________________________________________________

VI. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one:  35. Because of the traffic –jam we came home very late last night.

=> Since / Because there ___________________________________________.

36. They haven’t visited Da Nang for over 5 months.

=> The last time we paid__________________________________________. 37. Being careful is the key to avoid minor mistakes

=> If we ______________________________________________________. 38. Many fashion designers have modernized the Ao Dai for centuries.

=> The Ao Dai ________________________________________________. 39. Because the instructions were clear, the students followed them easily.

=> Because of ___________________________________________________________. 40. No one could give the correct answer to this question.

=> The correct ______________________________________________________.

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I. Write the sentence beginning with the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. As far as I know, Mr. Green is a lecturer.
- To……………………………………………………………………………
2. In the unlikely event of a fire, please do not use the lift.
- Should……………………………………………………………………….
3. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.
- No sooner……………………………………………………………………
4. They believe that Mary got the scholarship.
- Mary…………………………………………………………………….….
5. It is not a habit of mine to drive to the left of the road.
- I am…………………………………………………………………….…...
6, It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone.
- You should .....................................................................................................
7. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.
- Not until ..........................................................................................................
8. I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help.
- Had it ..............................................................................................................
9. Success depends on hard work.
- The harder .......................................................................................................
10, He doesn’t know much about life in America.
- Little…………………………….……………...……………………………..

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