VII. Rewrite the sentence so that it means as the first ones, beginning with the given words. (1 pt) 

1. It’s important to remove your shoes when entering a temple.

You must...............................................

2. The nomads started to live on Gobi highlands many years ago.

 The nomads have ......................................

3. A buffalo ploughs better than a horse.

 A horse doesn’t...................................

4. She doesn’t know much about traditional festivals although she learns well at school. 

Despite................................................

VII. Rewrite the sentences so that it means as the first ones, beginning with the given words. (1 pt)

1. People hold the festival to thank the Rice God for the crop.

-> The festival _______________________________________________________________.

2. Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does.

-> He plays this ____________________________________________________.

X. Rewrite each of the following sentence so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words.

1. Can’t you do better than that?

 Is that________________________________________________________________

2. Why don’t we go shopping this weekend?

 Shall _________________________________________________________________

3. She feels comfortable to watch TV.

 Watching TV __________________________________________________________

4. My new jeans are more expensive than yours.

 My new jeans aren’t _____________________________________________________

5. Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.

 I would _______________________________________________________________

6. Hoa spends thirty minutes a day practicing the piano.

 Practicing the piano _____________________________________________________

7. In spite of the high prices of the tickets, my daughter insists on going to the movies.

Even though ______________________________________________

8. Will the plumber check cracks on the water pipes in two days?

 Cracks

9. They will destroy the old thermal power plant at the end of this year.

 The old thermal 

10. Don’t  copy your partner’s work or the teacher will lower your gardes.

 If.................................................................................................

V. Rewrite the sentence so that it means the same as the first one using the words given.

1.  My school has 400 students. 

→ There 

2.  The pen is on the book.

→ The

3.  This is my brother’s car.

→  My 

4.  How about going to the movie theater? 

 →  Let’s

5.  There is a large garden in my house.

→  My house

VII. Rewrite each sentence so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (1.0 pt)

1. They are going to publish a guidebook to many natural and man-made wonders of Viet Nam.

They are going to bring  __________________________________________________________.

2. People say that the original size of the Forbidden City is astounding.

 It ____________________________________________________________________________.

VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words.

1. “You shouldn’t lend him any more money,” Mrs. Tuyet said to Nga.

ð  Mrs. Tuyet advised ___________________________________________.

2. It was so late that nothing could be done.

ð It was too __________________________________________________.

3. Is this the best price you can offer?

ð Can’t you ____________________________________________________?

4. I don’t go to church every Sunday any longer.

ð I used to _____________________________________________________.

5. I sent my friend a letter in London last week.

ð A letter ______________________________________________________.

6. I last saw him when I was a student.

ð I haven’t _____________________________________________________.

7. Smoking is not allowed in the ward.

ð Would you __________________________________________________?

8. He failed the exam because of his laziness.

ð Because he__________________________________________________.

SECTION 5. WRITING

XI. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that  it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (20 points)

1. What is the distance between your hometown and your school?

      How ……………………………………………………………………………………

2. The meeting lasts for two hours.

It is ……………………………………………………………………………………..

3. You shouldn’t eat too much meat.

You’d ……………………………………………………………………….…………

4. Hoa is more hard-working than Nga.

Nga doesn’t ……………………………………………………………………………

5. Nguyen Tien Minh is an excellent badminton player.

      Nguyen Tien Minh ……………………………………………………………………

6. Trung didn’t go to school last Tuesday.

      Trung was ……………………………………………………………………………..

7. Nam rides his bike to school every day.    

Nam................................................................................................................................

8. Our house is older than any other house in the city centre.                    

            Our house.......................................................................................................................

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