III. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning

1. He no longer comes lat for class (used)

=>......................................................................................................................................................................

2. When I was a child, I was afraid of ghost. (used)

=>......................................................................................................................................................................

3. Jach is not old enough to ride a motorbike.

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

4. It took him an hour to solve that exercise

=> He solved....................................................................................................................................................

5. We had a lot of friends when we lived in the country

=> We used.......................................................................................................................................................

Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. Use the given word(s) if any. 36. Julia hurt her knee during her performance last night. => Julia hurt her knee while ______________________. 37. When I was a child, I never watched horror films, but I’m into them now. (USE) => When I was a child, I _________________________. 38. My dad listened to the news and my mum prepared dinner at the same time. => While my dad _______________________________. 39. J.K. Rowling thought of ideas for her first book. She was travelling on a train. => While_____________________________________. 40. The lights went out. The castle concert was taking place last night. => When __________________________________________.

Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.
1. The traffic was bad. I arrived on time. 
Although …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Shall we take a shower instead of a bath? 
I suggest …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Nancy is very lovely. She lives next door. 
Nancy, ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The planet is Venus. The planet is closest to the Earth. 
The planet which ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. She doesn’t pay attention to her cooking so the food is horrible.
If she ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. “There are flights from Nha Trang to Ha Noi twice a week” they said to me.
They told me ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE MEANING 
1. It was wrong of you to scare your little brother like that.
  You oughtn’t ________________________________________________________
2. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
  I object _________________________________________________________
3. The fund-raisers haven’t officially decided where to send the proceeds of the concert.
  No ____________________________________________________________
4. She is proud that she is such a good DJ.
  She prides ________________________________________________________
5. He delayed writing the book until he had a lot of research.
  Only __________________________________________________________
6. Return the product to the shop if you have any complaint about it.
  Should ____________________________________________________
7. It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
  I cancelled _________________________________________________
8. Her success went beyond her expectation.
  Never _____________________________________________________
9. His fondness for the game increased with his proficiency.
  The more __________________________________________________
10. Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.
  The operation left ____________________________________________
11. I am sure he recognized us at the airport.
  He must ____________________________________________________
12. The journalists only heard about the changes to the wedding plans when they arrived at the avenue.
  Not until ___________________________________________________
13. “Why can’t you do your work more carefully?” Helen’s boss said to her.
  Helen’s boss criticized ________________________________________
14. Someone has suggested raising the parking fees in the city.
  It _________________________________________________________
15. That dress is a third of the cost of the blue one.
  The blue dress is three_________________________________________              

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning

She was doing the washing when I stepped into the room.

A. While I came, she was doing the washing.

B. When I came, she was doing the washing.

C. What I came, she was doing the washing.

D. With I came, she was doing the washing.

Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning.

1.They will use biogas for cooking soon.

-- Biogas.........................................

2.She didn't drink too much although she was thirsty.

-- Despite........................................

3.What is the distance between Nha Trang and Hue ?

-- How far...................................?

4.Linda was my best friends,but we aren't friend any longer.

-- Linda..........................................