Rewrite the sentences using BECAUSE or SO
1. I washed my clothes because they were dirty.

-> My clothes were dirty so I washed them.
2. She forgot to turn off the oven, so the food was burnt

-> The food was burnt because she forgot to turn off the oven.

-> Because she forgot to turn off the oven, the food was burnt.
3. Because we are bored, we went for a walk

-> We are bored so we went for a walk.
4. The boss was angry because Jenny was late

-> Jenny was late so the boss was angry.
5. Frank's hair was to long, so he went to the hair dresser's

-> Frank went to the hair dresser's because his hair was too long.

-> Because Frank's hair was to long, he went to the hair dresser's.

Đáp án B

Kiến thức về từ vựng

A. incapacitate /,ɪnkə'pæsɪteɪt/ (v): làm mất khả năng

B. overwhelmed /,əʊvə'welmd/ (a): tràn ngập

C. seething /’si:ðɪŋ/ (a): sôi sục

D. overcrowded /,əʊvə'kraʊdɪd/ (a): chật kín, đông nghẹt

Tạm dịch: Trong lễ tang của mẹ anh ấy, anh ấy nghẹn ngào đến nỗi không thể hoàn thành bài phát biểu.

Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:

Cấu trúc “quá... đến nỗi”: S + be + so + adj + that + S + V

Mr Thomas was exhausted.He _____had______ (have) the worst morning of his life! Everything _____went______ (go) wrong.He _____drove______ (drive) to work for half an hour when suddenly his car broke down.Not wanting to be late he decided to start walking and try to catch a bus.After he ______walked_____ (walk) for over an hour,it began to rain.However,just at moment a taxi appeared and Mr Thomas jumped in.When he arrived at the office,he realised that he _____had left______ (leave) his wallet in his own car and he had no money to pay driver!He rushed into the office, followed by the angry taxi diver.However,an importance business meeting ______had just started_____ (just/start). Mr thomas was wet and dirty because it _____rained______ (rain) and his boss was very angry because he ____waited_______ (wait) for him to arrive for over an hour.After explaning what ______happened_____ (happen) to his boss,Mr Thomas borrowed a car and went home change. When he arrived home he realished to his horror that someone _____broke into______ (break into) his house.What a morning!

1. The book was so good that I couldn't put it down. => It was such a good book that I couldn't put it down.

2. The weather was so warm that I didn't need a coat. => It was such warm weather that I didn't need a coat.

3. The food was too hot for us to eat. => The food wasn't cool enough for us to eat.

4. The piano was too heavy for anybody to move. => It was so heavy that anybody can't move.

5. His feet are so big that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him. => He has got such big feet that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him.

6. The weather was so hot that we couldn't go out. =>The weather was too hot that we couldn't go out.

7. The milk is sweet. You can drink it. => The milk sweet enough for you to drink.

8. Unfortunately, he is so old that he can do nothing. => Unfortunately, he is not young enough 

9. The coffee is so hot that I can't drink it. => It is such hot coffee that I can't drink it.

10. I'm so excited that I can't think. => I'm so excited that I can't think.

11. The problem was so difficult that they couldn't understand it. => It was such difficult problem that they couldn't understand it.

12. The novel is so short that we can finish reading it in a few hours. => It is such a short novel that we can finish reading it in a few hours.

13. My sister was so angry that she wouldn't speak to me. => My sister was too angry that she wouldn't speak to me.

14. You don't understand it because you are too young. => You aren't old enough to understand it.

15. He can carry this suitcase upstairs because he is very strong. => He is strong enough to carry this suitcase upstairs.

1. The book was so good that  I couldn't put it down. => It was such a good book that i couldn't put it down.

2. The weather was so warm that I didn't need a coat. => It was so warm the weather that i didn't need a coat.

3. The food was too hot for us to eat. => The food wasn't too hot for us to eat.

4. The piano was too heavy for anybody to move. => It was too heavy the piano for anybody to move.

5. His feet are so big that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him. => He has got so big feet that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him.

6. The weather was so hot that we couldn't go out. =>The weather was too hot that we couldn't go out

7. The milk is sweet. You can drink it. => The milk is sweet enough to can drink it.

8. Unfortunately, he is so old that he can do nothing. => Unfortunately, he is not young enough to can do nothing.

9. The coffee is so hot that I can't drink it. => It is so hot the coffee that i can't drink it.

10. I'm so excited that I can't think. => I'm so excited that i can't think.

11. The problem was so difficult that they couldn't understand it. => It was so difficult the problem that they couldn't understand it.

12. The novel is so short that we can finish reading it in a few hours. => It is such a short the novel that we can finish reading it a few hours.

13. My sister was so angry that she wouldn't speak to me. => My sister was too angry that she wouldn't speak to me

14. You don't understand it because you are too young. => You aren't young enough to understand it

15. He can carry this suitcase upstairs because he is very strong. => He is strong enough to carry this suitable upstairs.

1. The book was so good that  I couldn't put it down. => It was such a  good book that I coudn't put it down.

2. The weather was so warm that I didn't need a coat. => It was such warm weather that I didn't need a coat

3. The food was too hot for us to eat. => The food wasn't cold enough for us to eat.

4. The piano was too heavy for anybody to move. => It was so heavy that anybody can't move

5. His feet are so big that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him. => He has got such big feet that he has difficulty to find shoes to fit him.

6. The weather was so hot that we couldn't go out. =>The weather was so hot that we couldn't go out

7. The milk is sweet. You can drink it. => The milk sweet enough for you to drink

8. Unfortunately, he is so old that he can do nothing. => Unfortunately, he is not young enough.

9. The coffee is so hot that I can't drink it. => It is such hot coffee that I can't drink it.

10. I'm so excited that I can't think. => I'm so excited that I can't think

11. The problem was so difficult that they couldn't understand it. => It was such difficult problem that they couldn't understand it.

12. The novel is so short that we can finish reading it in a few hours. => It is such a short novel that we can can finish reading it in a few hours

13. My sister was so angry that she wouldn't speak to me. => My sister was so angry that she wouldn't speak to me.

14. You don't understand it because you are too young. => You aren't old enough to understand it.

15. He can carry this suitcase upstairs because he is very strong. => He is strong enough to carry this suitcase up stairs.

I'm goin' in :D

1. He does all of it, so he will take all the responsibilty.

-> We reap as we sow. (Bụng làm dạ chịu, gieo gió gặp bão)

2. Although his speech is valuable, i prefer he didn't talk so much.

-> Speech is silver, but silence is golden. (Lời nói là bạc, im lặng là vàng :v câu này nói chuyện miết á :V)

3. He was kicked by his girlfriend, however, he was promoted by his boss.

->Lucky at cards, unlucky in love ( Đen tình đỏ bạc, cái này đi đánh bài nghe miết :V)

4. Challenging makes man.

-> Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.

(Lửa thử vàng, gian nan thử sức- Đề có vẻ tiết lộ ra hết rồi ?)

5. He is nothing in that problem. However, he talked as if he had been in it before.

-> Empty vessels make most sound. ( Kiểu kiểu như thùng rỗng kêu to í :v)

Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) which is  closest in meaning to the sentence printed before.

 1. Seeing that he was so angry, she left the office.

a. She didn’t want to make him angry, so she left.

b. She left the office when she saw how angry he was

c. He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office.

d. He wouldn’t have been so angry if she hadn’t left.

2. They arrived too late to get good seats.

a. Although they were late, they found some good seats.

b. They got good seats some time after they arrived.

c. When they arrived, the good seats were already taken.

d. They had to stand for the whole show.

3. The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.

a. The meeting lasted much longer than usual.

b. The meeting is planned to start in a short time.

c. The meeting began early because all the people had come.

d. There was not enough time to hold the meeting.

4. I would rather read books than  play video games.

a. I  prefer reading books to playing video games.

b. I like playing game better than reading books.

c. I’ll read books if there’s no interesting games to play.

d. I’d like  to play video games and read books.

5. She feels bad when she stays up late.

a. Staying up late is her bad habit.                                     b. She is bad to stay up too late.

c. She is not used to staying up late.                                 d. Feeling bad, she stays up late.

1. they don't behave themselves so their parents are not happy about that

-> if they behaved themselves, their parents would be happy about that.

2. she didn't say sorry so he was angry

-> if she had said sorry, he wouldn't have been angry.

3. i am not a rich businessman and t can't afford to buy an expensive car

-> if I was a rich businessman, I could ( afford to ) buy an expensive car.

4. it rained last night so i didn't go to the barbecue

-> if it hadn't rained last night, I would have gone to the barbecue.

5. my parents do not allow me to go, so i have to stay at home

-> if my parents allowed me to go, I wouldn't ( have to ) stay at home.