XII : REWRITE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES  IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MEANS THE SAME AS THE FIRST ONE .

1  I won't be able to do anything unless i have a quite room .

=> If i don't have ......................................................................

2  The students started to collect old clothes for their charity programme last week .

=> The students have...............................................................

I.Finish each of following sentences in such a way that it means exacly the same as the sentence printed before it

1. A man in Sri Lanka watches TV more than any other man in the world

=> Nobody....................................................................................................

2. I will mot be able to do anything unless i have a quiet room

=> If...........................................................................................

II. Use the given world of phrases to make the miningful sentences

1.Future / robots / able / do / anything / like / humans/.

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2.Hoa / like / eat / noodles / but / mother / always / cook / rice / her

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PART 4: WRITING (5pts)

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the first one.(2.0 pts)

1.   It’s not good for you to eat junk food.

→ You .......................................................................................................................................

2. Brian spent three hours repainting his house.

→   It ..................................................................................................................................

3. How much is this hat?

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

4. Why don’t we sing an English song?

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

5. No house in the village is older than this house.

→  This is ..............................................................................................................................

       I.            Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it:

1.      Be quiet or you will not understand the lesson.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

2.      Study harder and you will not fail the coming exam.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

3.      Work harder or you won’t get high salary.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

4.      Practice speaking English every day or you can’t improve your English.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

5.      The children like to walk in the rain.

→ The children enjoy _____________________________________________________

→ The children are _______________________________________________________

6.      I think surfing the Net is useful.

→ I find it_______________________________________________________________

7.      I don’t think she broke the vase accidentally.

→ I think _______________________________________________________________

8.      Watching TV consumes a lot of time.

→ Watching TV is a ______________________________________________________

9.      Can’t you control the child?

→ You ________________________________________________________________ ?

10.  “I don’t know anything about it,” he said.

→ He denied ____________________________________________________________

11.  Did they understand the problem?

→ They hardly__________________________________________________________ ?

12.  He forced me to put my hands up and quickly searched through my pockets.

→ I ____________________________________________________________________

13.  “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.

→ She reminded _________________________________________________________

14.  Mary will watch the film in three hours.

→ It will ________________________________________________________________

15.  The children are excited about going to the circus.

→ The children are looking_________________________________________________

16.  He is interested in reading detective books.

→ He enjoys _____________________________________________________________

17.  Do you find it difficult to speak English?

→ Do you have any _______________________________________________________

18.  My father needs 15 minutes to read “Tuoi Tre” newspaper every morning.

→ My father spends_______________________________________________________

19.  The floor was cleaned by Loan

→ Loan_________________________________________________________________

20.  The Browns last painted the living-room two years ago.

→ The Browns have ______________________________________________________

21.  Would you close the door, please?

→ Would you mind ______________________________________________________ ?

22.  They didn’t allow us to smoke here.

→ They didn’t let _________________________________________________________

23.  My teacher advised buying that book.         

→ My teacher advised us ___________________________________________________

24.  He has studied English for six years.

→ He began _____________________________________________________________

25.  It is necessary to master English.     

→ Mastering ____________________________________________________________

26.  He spent two hours writing the essay.          

→ It took _______________________________________________________________

27.  He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.

→ He is looking __________________________________________________________

28.  I would like you to help me (to) put the chairs away?

→ Do you mind _________________________________________________________ ?

29.  Don’t forget that you have to do this homework.

→ Please remember _______________________________________________________

30.  Don’t ask so many questions.

→ Please stop ____________________________________________________________

31.  He hasn’t smoked for 3 years.

→ He stopped ____________________________________________________________

32.  It's not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.

→ It's better to____________________________________________________________

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. Do not alter the given words in any way.
1. I don’t know the girl’s name. She helped me yesterday. (who)
→ 
2. He looks really like his father in many ways. (takes)
→ 
3. Nobody has used these rooms for a long time. (been)
→ 
4. “Could you please ring back in half an hour?” the receptionist said. (required)
→ 
5. John and Mike got up late this morning (neither)
→

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. Do not alter the given words in any way.

1. I don’t know the girl’s name. She helped me yesterday. (who)

→ 

2. He looks really like his father in many ways. (takes)

→ 

3. Nobody has used these rooms for a long time. (been)

→ 

4. “Could you please ring back in half an hour?” the receptionist said. (required)

→ 

5. John and Mike got up late this morning (neither)

→ 

1. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the first one. (2.0 points)
1. Do you enjoy listening to music?
-> Are you ……………………………………………………………………………..?
2. She likes drinking orange juice.
-> Orange juice ………………………………………………………………………..
3. It takes me about two hours each day to do my homework.
-> I spend ……………………………………………………………………………….
4. How much is the blue schoolbag?
-> What is ……………………………………………………………………………… ?
5. She goes to work at seven fifteen.
-> She goes to work …………………………………………………………………….
6. What time does Mai go to work?
-> When.........................................................................................................................................?
7. Having a vacation abroad is very interesting.
-> It is …………………………………………………………………………………..

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8. Her hair is long. It is black and straight.
-> She has ………………………………………………………………………………
9. Phuong always gets to school on time.
-> Phuong never ………………………………………………………………………..
10. No house on the street is older than this house.
-> This house …………………………………………………………………………..