How great the party is!

Because he was ill, he couldn't go to school

It is not easy to learn a foreign language

What is the weight of the chicken?

1. We can’t work. We don’t use a good dictionary.

- Without a good dictionary, we can't work

2. He must practise it everyday. That is the only way for him to be successful.

- Only by practising it every day can him be sucessful

3. He is going to retire at the end of the term. It was decided.

- The fact that he is going to retire at the end of the term

4. His father didn’t want to watch TV. His wife didn’t want to watch TV.

- Neither his father nor his wife wanted to watch TV

5. He was ill. He went to school.

- In spite of being ill, he went to school

6. Think carefully. Answer my question.

- Before answering my question please think carefully 

7. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.

- My mother can cook better than me

8. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out.

- If it stops raining, we will go out

9. She cooked better than you did.

- You cooked not as well as her

10. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house.

- We can only het into the home is someone has a key

11. Because of her carefulness, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.

- Because she was careful, she didn't make....

12. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year.”

- She said she had spent her holiday in Italy the year before

13. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.

- Because of the high price, she didn't buy it

14. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.

- If we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday

15. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.

- The question was too difficult for us to answer

IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences :

1. We can’t work. We don’t use a good dictionary.

- Without a good dictionary, we can’t work.

2. He must practise it everyday. That is the only way for him to be successful.

- Only by practising it everyday, he can be successful. 

3. He is going to retire at the end of the term. It was decided.

- The fact that he is going to retire at the end of the term was decided.

4. His father didn’t want to watch TV. His wife didn’t want to watch TV.

- Neither his father nor his wife wanted to watch TV.

5. He was ill. He went to school.

- In spite of being ill, he went to school.

6. Think carefully. Answer my question.

- Before answering my question, think carefully.

7. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.

- My mother can cook better than me.

8. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out.

- If it doesn't stop raining,we won’t go out.

9. She cooked better than you did.

- You didn't cook as well as she did.

10. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house.

- We can only get into the house if someone has a key.

11. Because of her carefulness, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.

- Because she was careful, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.

12. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year.”

- She said that she had spent her holiday in Italy the previous year.

13. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.

- Because of the high price, she didn't buy it.

14. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.

- If we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday.

15. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.

- The question was too difficult for us to answer.

You should go to ......
I was calling...

I cannot speak English as fluently as John does

2.A hospital is going to be built near my house

1. John speaks English more fluently than me.

=> I can't speak English fluently like John

2. They are going to build a hospital near my house.

=> A hospital is about to be built near my house

1 This part of the city didn't use to have traffic jam

2 This is his first role. Nevertheless, his acting is very excellent.

3 Despite many buses in the city, very few people actually use them

4 How far is it from Hn to HCM city?

5 Minh, one of our neighbors, is very kind

30. This part of the city didn't use to have traffic jam.

31. This is his first role. Nevertheless, his acting is very excellent.

32. Despite many buses in the city, very few people actually use them.

33. How far is it from Hanoi to HCM City?

34. Minh, one of our neighbours, is very kind.

11.This is the first time I've seen this film 

12. That car ……………is belong to my father ……

13. The train does not take as long as the bus.…

14.f I am to be honored, it is to be appreciated.…

15. He denied having been there at the time. 

16. Never in my life have I seen such a mess.

17. Steve is thought to have stolen the money.

18.It has been decided that the work being done is unacceptable.

19.The man suddenly realized that he was being watched by the neighbor

 20. Despite being told not to smoke, Barry continued to do.

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it.

11. I haven't seen this film before.

This is ……the first time i have seen this film………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

12.  My father is the owner of that car. 

That car ………is my father's……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

13. The bus takes longer than the train.

The train does ………not take as long as the bus……………………………………………………………………………………………………

14. If you honor me, I will appreciate it.

If …i am honored, i will appreciate it…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

15. “I was not there at the time,” he said.

He denied ………being there at the time…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

16. I have never seen such a mess in my life!

Never in ………my life have i seen such a mess…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

17. Many people think Steve stole the money.

Steve ……………is thought to have stolen the money…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

18. We have decided that the work they do is unacceptable.

It ……has been decided that the work they do is unacceptable. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

19. The man suddenly realized that the neighbor was watching him.

The man suddenly realized ………he was being watched by the neighbor……………………………………………………………………………………

20. Barry continued to smoke even though we had advised him to quit.

Despite ……………the fact that we had advised him to quit,  Barry continued to smoke……………………………………………………

1. The house was so badly damaged in the fire that it couldn't be repaired.

→ The house was too ____badly damaged in the fire to be repaired _____________________________________.

2. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't open the door.

→ Try _as hard as I might, I couldn't open the door. _____________________________________________________.

3. If Cathy hadn't been so mean, we'd have had a teally good time.

→ But ____ for the fact that Cathy hadn't been so mean, we'd not have had a really good time __________________________________________________.

4. Three stange boys stole my neighbour's motorcycle.

→ My neighbour's motorcycle was _______stolen by 3 strange boys__________________________________.

5. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.

→ It came _as no surprise to me that Harry had failed his driving test. __________________________________________________.

1. The house was so badly damaged in the fire that it couldn't be repaired.

→ The house was too badly damaged in the fire to be repaired

2. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't open the door.

→ Try as hard as I might, I couldn't open the door.

3. If Cathy hadn't been so mean, we'd have had a teally good time.

→ But  for the fact that Cathy hadn't been so mean, we'd not have had a really good time.

4. Three stange boys stole my neighbour's motorcycle.

→ My neighbour's motorcycle was stolen by 3 strange boys.

5. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.

→ It came as no surprise to me that Harry had failed his driving test.

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