X. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with given words so that their meanings stay the same. (5p) 1. She is usually a hard worker. She ............................................................................... 2. Who was the inventor of this machine? Who.............................................. ………………………… 3. It is very noisy in the city, but we enjoy living there. Although .............................................................................. 4. How heavy were you last year? How..........................................................................................? 5. We didn’t enjoy the trip because of the heavy rain. The heavy rain stopped................................................................

 PART D- WRITING – 20 pts

Question I.  Rewrite the sentences, beginning with given words so that their meanings stay the same. (5pts)

1.      It takes me twenty minutes to go to school every day.

- I spend……….. …………………………………………………………………………

2.      How far is it from the airport to the city centre?

- What is ………………………………………………………………………………..

3.      I like playing sports better than watching sports on TV

- I prefer………………………………………………………………………………...

4.      Can you tell me the length of this street?

- Can you tell me how……………………………………………………………………

5. Keeping the environment clean is very important.

- It’s ……………………………………………………………………………..

6. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.

- The time machine …………………………………………………………

7. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.

- He was delighted that …………………………………………………………

8. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.

- People ……………………………………………………………………

9. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.

- I’m very sad not ………………………………………………………

10.We have a two-month summer vacation.

- Our summer vacation ..………………………………………………………………

. Rewrite the sentences so that their meanings stay the same, using the beginning given for each.

1. My hobby is collecting toy cars.

- I love ________________________________________________________________________

2. There are a few oranges in the kitchen.

- There aren’t ___________________________________________________________________

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

- Watching TV is ________________________________________________________________

4. When did you start your hobby?

- How long ____________________________________________________________________?

5. Mark has gained 5 kilos since he quit smoking.

- Mark has put ___________________________________________________________________

Rewrite the sentences so that their meanings stay the same, using the beginning given for each.

41.   Lan is 1.40 metres, and I am 1.35 metres.

I’m not        ..................................................                        .

42.   Work is very important to me. Family is also important to me.

Work is           .................................................                    .

43.   Rap music is a kind of music, but R&B is quite different.

R&B is quite          .........................................         rap music.

44.   The gold watch is €180. The silver watch is €100.

The silver watch is not         ......................................                 .

45.   Playing a musical instrument is difficult, but composing a song is more difficult.

Playing a musical instrument is not          ...........................................                                                                                                               

Rewrite the sentences so that their meanings stay the same, using the beginning given for each.

23.  People will plant more trees and plants in the park.

More                                                                                                                  

24.  King Le Thanh Tong ordered to erect the first Doctors’ stone tablets.

The erection of                                                                                                  

25.  They have sold out the tickets for the football match between Viet Nam and Thailand.

The tickets                                                                                                                            .

26.  People have restored many old houses in Hoi An.

Many old houses                                                                                                                           .

27.  People chose Khue Van Pavilion as the symbol of Ha Noi.

Khue Van Pavilion                                                                                            

Rewrite the sentences so that their meanings stay the same, using the beginning given for each.

23.  People will plant more trees and plants in the park.

More                                                                                                                  

24.  King Le Thanh Tong ordered to erect the first Doctors’ stone tablets.

The erection of                                                                                                  

25.  They have sold out the tickets for the football match between Viet Nam and Thailand.

The tickets                                                                                                                            .

26.  People have restored many old houses in Hoi An.

Many old houses                                                                                                                           .

27.  People chose Khue Van Pavilion as the symbol of Ha Noi.

Khue Van Pavilion                                                                                            

D: WRITING (2.0 POINTS)

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one,

beginning with the given words. (1.0 point)

1. She is interested in watching films on the television every day.

She enjoys _____________________________________________________________

2. Cycling is faster than walking.

Walking isn’t as _________________________________________________________

3. Nam didn’t go to school because he was sick yesterday.

Nam was sick, ___________________________________________________________

4. I think playing soccer is interesting.

I find __________________________________________________________________

5. We began learning English three years ago.

We have _______________________________________________________________

Thu gọn

I. Rewrite the sentences so that their meanings stay the same, using the beginning given for each:

1. They have chosen Nien for the school's football team.

--> Nien......................................................................

2. One of his interests is collecting dolls from foreign countries.

-->He is....................................................................

3. Our school has very comfortable tables.

--> The tables....................................................................

4. It's ten minutes since we did the test.

--> We have....................................................................

5. Daisy can set up a new world record.

--> A new....................................................................

6. Will they build a new university in my town in the near future ?

--> Will a new....................................................................?

7. His hobby is different from mine.

--> My hobby....................................................................

8. They get to the museum in half an hour.

--> It only ....................................................................

9. The books on sale cost too much for us.

--> The books on sale are....................................................

10. The last time children collected dolls was a long time ago.

--> Children..........................................................................

11. I haven't eaten this kind of food before.

--> This is..............................................................................

12. They never made us do anything we didn't want to do.

--> We.....................................................................................