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 with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed above it.
57. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
"Not only_______________________________________________________
58. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
" No sooner _____________________________________________________
59. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
" Hardly _______________________________________________________
60. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.
" Not until ______________________________________________________
61. We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months.

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" Only _________________________________________________________
62. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you.
" Never ________________________________________________________
63. A sleeping dog was lying under the table.
" Under the table _________________________________________________
64. His brother had rarely been more excited.
"Rarely_________________________________________________________
65. The facts were not all made public until later.
"Only__________________________________________________________
66. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job.
"Had___________________________________________________________
67. The response to our appeal was so great that we have to take on more staff.
" Such__________________________________________________________
68. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.
"Not only ______________________________________________________
69. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murderer.
" Little _________________________________________________________
70. If you do happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me?
"Should________________________________________________________
71. The bus driver can not be blamed for the accident in any way.
" In ___________________________________________________________
72. The snowfall was so heavy that all the trains had to be cancelled.
" So ___________________________________________________________
73. If the government raised interest rates. They would lose the election.
"Were__________________________________________________________
74. As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked at the door.
" No sooner _____________________________________________________
75. There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed.
"Such__________________________________________________________
76. It’s not common for there to be so much rain in March.
"Seldom________________________________________________________
77. You won’t allowed in until your identify has been checked.
"Only__________________________________________________________
78. Just after the play started there was a power failure.
"Hardly________________________________________________________
79. The Prime Minister has hardly ever made a speech as inept as this.
"Rarely_________________________________________________________
80. We had only just arrived home when the police called.
"Scarcely_______________________________________________________

Rewrite the following sentences using the words in bold, in such a way that it means the same as the one given. Do not alter these words in any way.

1. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult. (used)

Ò My French friend ¬______________________________________________________

2. They’re telling me that I must make a decision soon. (pressure)

Ò   They are   

3. I only found out the truth because I heard the two of them talking.  (found)

Ò   If I

4. I bought myself some good new clothes. I need them for my new job.  (which)

Ò   I bought myself

5. I’m trying to concentrate, but all that noise you’re making is distracting me. (putting)

Ò   I’m trying to concentrate, but all that noise

6. We could just see him in the crowd.  (make)

Ò We_________________________________________in the crowd.

7. The area is so polluted that it is hard to live there.  (pollution)

Ò Such _________________________________________that it is hard to live there.

8. Why were you so impatient in such a situation?  (supposed)

Ò You are _________________________________________such a situation.

9. He is likely to arrive late again.  (probably)

Ò He _________________________________________again.

10. I don’t mind if you leave now.  (objection)

Ò I have _________________________________________now

I. Rewrite the sentences using the words in bold, in such a way that it means the same as the one given. Do not alter these words in any way.

1. They’re telling me that I must make a decision soon. (pressure)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. His smooth manner didn’t deceive us. (taken)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. I really must answer all these letters. (get down)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Don’t run away with the idea that this work is easy. (conclusion)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. I’m trying to concentrate, but all that noise you’re making is distracting me. (putting)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did. (against)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. You must concentrate on your work more. (apply)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. She will probably be elected. (stands)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. The boss was annoyed because his secretary came to work late. (objected)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. The demand for tickets was so great that people queued day and night. (such)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as

        the sentence printed before it.

1.     She started her work in this factory two years ago. 

                     She has  _____________________________________________________________________

2.     She always forgets to do her homework, which is so annoying.

                I wish ______________________________________________________________________

3.     People are going to build a big new department store in the town.

                     A big new department store _____________________________________________________

4.     She finds it hard to cross the busy streets.

                     She has _____________________________________________________________________

5.     Mary often comes to class late, which annoys everybody.

         We wish  ___________________________________________________________________

6.     “The Voice Kid” competition really interests both children and adults.

         Both children ________________________________________________________________

7.     He is very bad at Mathematics. 

         He wishes ___________________________________________________________________

8.     Peter began to play for the national team five years ago.

         Peter has  ____________________________________________________________________

   9.   Those readers were deeply impressed by his novel.

         His novel made _______________________________________________________________

 10.   The government has spent a lot of money on education recently.

         A lot of money _______________________________________________________________    

 11.   They must do a written test tomorrow morning.

         They wish ___________________________________________________________________

 12.   We last saw my cousin David two years ago.

         We have ____________________________________________________________________

 13.   What a pity! We cannot try all the special food of the village.

         We wish we _________________________________________________________________

 14.   The last time we visited Hanoi was two years ago.

         It’s __________________________________________________________________________

 15.   Please help your mother with housework.

         I’d rather _____________________________________________________________________

 16.   The dentist took out one of my teeth three days ago.

         One of _______________________________________________________________________

 17.   My family moved to Ho Chi Minh City ten years ago.

         My family has _________________________________________________________________  

 18.   It’s a pity that Nam can’t join our trip next Sunday.

         We wish _____________________________________________________________________  

 19.   We haven’t used that door for years.

         The last time that door___________________________________________________________

 20.   Tom often falls asleep in class. 

         We  wish  ____________________________________________________________________

        21.    My friend is always lying to me.

  I wish ________________________________________________________________________

 22.   It has been 10 years since we last saw the film.

         The last time___________________________________________________________________

 23.   Tom did his test successfully last week.

         Tom’s test ____________________________________________________________________

 24.   Kuala Lumpur is the largest city in Malaysia.

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

1.I don’t know your address. → I wish ________________________________________________________________

2.She doesn’t have enough money to buy that beautiful house. → She wishes ____________________________________________________________

3.I’m sorry that I don’t finish my homework. → I wish ________________________________________________________________

4.What a pity! I don’t know his name. → I wish ________________________________________________________________

5.You can’t see my doctor now. → I wish ________________________________________________________________

6.It’s a pity you can’t come to the party with us. → We wish _____________________________________________________________

7.I’m sorry I’m late. → I wish ________________________________________________________________

8.Her health is very bad. → She wishes ____________________________________________________________

9.They play soccer very badly. → They wish ____________________________________________________________

10.Our car runs out of petrol. → We wish _____________________________________________________________

11.It rains heavily today. 6→ We wish _____________________________________________________________

12.We have to attend the important meeting tomorrow. → We wish _____________________________________________________________

13.Helenwon’t go dancing with us tonight. → Helenwishes __________________________________________________________

14.The shirt is too small for me to wear. → I wish ________________________________________________________________

15.They often make noise in the class. → We wish _____________________________________________________________

16.They are always late for class. → The teacher wishes _____________________________________________________

17.It’s very difficult for me to do the exercise. → I wish ________________________________________________________________

18.I’d love to be a film star. → I wish ________________________________________________________________

19.I’d like you to keep quiet. → I wish ________________________________________________________________

20.I’d like it to stop raining. → I wish ________________________________________________________________

21.I usually stayed up late to watch football matcheslast year.→ I used ________________________________________________________________

22.There were some trees in the field.→ There used ____________________________________________________________

23.She doesn’t live with her parents any more.→ She used _____________________________________________________________

24.I don’t have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school.→ I used ________________________________________________________________

25.My hair now is much longer than that in the past.→ In the past my hair used _________________________________________________

26.People often did this work by hand.→This work used ________________________________________________________

27.People usually visited this city a long time ago.→This city used__________________________________________________________

28.My relatives are living near me now.→My relativesused ______________________________________________________

29.They don’t make a lot of mistakes in spelling again.→They used ____________________________________________________________

30.We had a nice garden once, but not any longer.→We used ______________________________________________________________

31.I quite like listening to classical music now although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger.→I am used _____________________________________________________________

32.When you buy a new car, you need some time to practice driving it.→You need some time to get _______________________________________________

33.My brother quickly adapted to his new job at the bank.→My brother quickly got used ______________________________________________

34.I’m very nervous when driving on the left.→I’m not used __________________________________________________________

35.This is the first time she’seaten durians.7→She’s_________________________________________________________

IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it, using the word given in bold. Do not change the word given. (1.25 pts)

1. Is there a colorful picture in your room?                            (have)

-> Does ………………………………………………………………………………………………?

2. Peter is the best at English in his class.                              (good)

-> Nobody ..………………………………………………………………….................…………….

3. My hasn't played soccer for 3 years.                         (last)

-> My  ………….………………………………………………….…………...................………… .

4. He went to the movie theatre in an hour.                      (spent)

-> He ………………………………………………………………………………………………...

5. What is your brother’s favorite sport?                       (does)

-> Which ………………………………………………..…………………………….........…………?

6.Nam plays tennis better than Trung.                                  (as)

--> Trung doesn't....................................................................................................................................

7.If Tom doesn't study hard,he won't pass the final exam.  (studies)

-->Unless................................................................................................................................................

8.I began working for this company for 6 years.                  (have)

-->I.........................................................................................................................................................

XII. Sentence transformation (20 points)

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

1. I regret not buying any tickets for the concert.

 I wish_____________________________________________________________________

2. I would like you to put the chairs away.

 Do you mind _______________________________________________________________?

3. I'm on the fifth page of the letter I'm writing                                

 So far I ____________________________________________________________________

4. I haven’t decided to continue my study in a foreign country.                                           

 I haven’t made ______________________________________________________________

5. He was a fool to say that.

 It was _____________________________________________________________________

6. He couldn’t afford to buy the car.

 The car ____________________________________________________________________

7. Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working.

Such ______________________________________________________________________

8. They made him wait for two hours.

He was ____________________________________________________________________

9. I only recognized him when he came into the room

It was _____________________________________________________________________

10. Thanks to Lan’s help, I was able to finish the project.

 Had ______________________________________________________________________