. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (10 pts)

1. Getting the tickets for the match tomorrow is not difficult.

ð He ____________________________________________________

2. How about going camping this weekend?

ð Why ____________________________________________________?

3. There's no need for the students to wear uniforms on Mondays.

ð The students ______________________________________________

4. John didn't find driving on the left very difficult..

ð It ________________________________________________________.

5. I was late for school this morning. My sister was, too.

ð Both ________________________________________________________

6. The exam was easier than we thought.

ð The exam wasn't ________________________________________________.

7. They won't be able to come to the party on Sunday.

ð It will _______________________________________________________.

8. It takes me about two hours each day to do my homework.

ð I spend ________________________________________

9. She is the worst cook in the world.

ð Nobody ___________________________________________________

10. The library contains over 30 million books.

ð There _____________________________________________________

XII.     Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in brackets.

      1.   I have never seen that play before. (the first)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      2.   They are watching my father’s new car. (being)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      3.   I am sorry, Hoa isn’t coming with us. (wish)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      4    It is such a heavy book that I can’t lift it. (so)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      5.   This book is very boring and so is that one. (as)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      6.   Will it be necessary for me to sleep under a net? (Shall I)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      7.   I last read a book on September 20^th. (since)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

8.      An began to be interested in healthy eating 3 years ago. (has)

à        ..............................................................................................................................

      9.   Knowing English is very useful. (It)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      10. It started to snow at 5 o’clock. (has)

            à ....................................................................................................................................

      11. Nam is taller than Hung. (than)

à ............................................................

12. When did you go to bed last night? (time)

à        ...........................................................

rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one beginning with the given words

1. walk quickly or we will be late

unless...............................................

if............................................

2. it rained so heavily,  so we canceled the pinic

because......................................

3. i decided to accepe the job althought the salary was low

in spite of..........................................

4. althought he há a pleasant manner. he í a bad doctor

despite............................

5. she kept on studying despite the noise

even thought.................

6. in soite of agood performance, she lost the match

althought..................................

       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____________________________________________________________

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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PART FIVE: WRITING (5pts) I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (2 pts) 1. I would like you to help me put the chairs away. => Do you mind __________________________________________________________? 2. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. => It’s years ______________________________________________________________. 3. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed. => There is no point ________________________________________________________. 4. Is it really necessary for us to arrive so early? => Do we really __________________________________________________________? 5. Be careful or you may fall. => If you ________________________________________________________________. 6. This is my first visit to Scotland. => I have ________________________________________________________________. 7. Mark is too young to see the horror film. => Mark is not ____________________________________________________________. 8. Please don’t make any noise; I'm very tired. => I'd rather ______________________________________________________________. 9. I expected them to offer me that job. => I expected _____________________________________________________________. 10. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework => Vinh is _______________________________________________________________. II. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. 1. you / mind / if / I / stay / here? => _____________________________________________________________________? 2. I / invite / her birthday party / last week. => ______________________________________________________________________. 3. The concert hall / so crowded / I / see / hear / nothing. => ______________________________________________________________________. 4. It / very kind / you / make friend / me. => ______________________________________________________________________. 5. This book / is/ interesting enough / you / read. =>______________________________________________________________________.

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__________________________________________________.

Part II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given one. Using the given words in brackets. Do not change the word. (5 points)

    1. He seems unable to appreciate classical music.              INCAPABLE                          

           He seems ………………………………………………………….……………..……………………

    2.  The students were not allowed to enter certain buildings.                       PROHIBITED

          The students .......................................................................................................................................

    3.   Typhoid was the cause of many deaths in the last century.                        DIED              

           Many people........................................................................................................................................

    4. It was useless to complain to the manager                      POINT

           There was…………………………………………………………………………………..

    5. Morris was proud to be part of such a brilliant team.                                  HIMSELF             

           He…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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 ..............................................................................................................................

Ex2: Rewrite the following sentences so that its meaning is the same as the first one.

1: You are advised not to wear shorts when going to pagodas.

=> You should not ……………………………………………………

2. This mobile phone is too expensive for my father to buy.

=>This mobile phone …………………………………………………..

3. He uses all his free time to look after his garden.

=> He spends ……………………………………………………………

4. Would you please change this T-shirt for me?

=> Do you mind ………………………………………………………….