Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences, using "Wish" or "If only"

1. My father isn’t here now. I want him to be here now.

→ I wish ……………………………………………………………………..

2. You talk more than work. The teacher wants you to work more than talk.

→ The teacher wishes…………………………………………………………..

3. John would like to be an astronaut when he grows up.

→ John wishes …………………………………………………………………..

4. I’m sorry I didn’t help you yesterday.

→ I wish .……………………………………………………………………..

5. I regret that you didn’t give me a chance to tell you the truth.

→ I wish .……………………………………………………………………..

6. Mary is afraid she won’t be able to attend your wedding next week.

→ Mary wishes ………………………………………………………………..

7. We regret that we didn’t have enough money to buy that house.

→ We wish .……………………………………………………………………..

8. You drive too fast. I’d like you to drive more slowly.

→ I wish .……………………………………………………………………..

9. You are too lazy. The teacher wants you to be more studious.

→ The teacher wishes …………………………………………………………..

10. I’m afraid she won’t get over her illness soon.

→ I wish .……………………………………………………………………..

11. She doesn’t like this place.

→ If only ………………………………………….………

12. These students talk too much in class.

→ I wish ………………………………………………….

13. I can’t play basketball.

→ If only ………………………………………….……….

14. I don't know more people.

→ If only............................

15. I'm not lying on a beautiful sunny beach.

→ I wish............................

16. Hoa and Ba won't go fishing this weekend.

→ Hoa and Ba wish............................

17. We had a lot of homework yesterday.

→ I wish …………………………………………………………………….

18. It is raining heavily.

→ If only ……………………………………….…………………………….

19. It was cold last night. .

→ I wish ……………………………………….……………………………

20. They work slowly.

→ If only ……………………………………….…..………………………..

21. I am not good at English.

→ I wish ……………………………………….…………………………….

22. He doesn’t like playing sports.

→ I wish ……………………………………….……………………………..

23. I don’t have a computer.

→ I wish ……………………………..………….…………………………….

24. Today isn’t a holiday.

→ If only ……………………………………….……………………………….

25. He was punished by his mother.

→ He wishes ……………………………………………………

Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences, using "Wish" or "If only"

1. My father isn’t here now. I want him to be here now.

→ I wish ……………………………………………………………………..

2. You talk more than work. The teacher wants you to work more than talk.

→ The teacher wishes…………………………………………………………..

3. John would like to be an astronaut when he grows up.

→ John wishes …………………………………………………………………..

4. I’m sorry I didn’t help you yesterday.

→ I wish .……………………………………………………………………..

5. I regret that you didn’t give me a chance to tell you the truth.

→ I wish .……………………………………………………………………..

6. Mary is afraid she won’t be able to attend your wedding next week.

→ Mary wishes ………………………………………………………………..

7. We regret that we didn’t have enough money to buy that house.

→ We wish .……………………………………………………………………..

8. You drive too fast. I’d like you to drive more slowly.

→ I wish .……………………………………………………………………..

9. You are too lazy. The teacher wants you to be more studious.

→ The teacher wishes …………………………………………………………..

10. I’m afraid she won’t get over her illness soon.

→ I wish .……………………………………………………………………..

11. She doesn’t like this place.

→ If only ………………………………………….………

12. These students talk too much in class.

→ I wish ………………………………………………….

Rewrite the following sentences, using the words in BOLD.

1. "We can't connect to the Internet to work online here,” said Tom. THERE

2. "Science is becoming a more important subject in schools now", Mr Thompson said. THEN

3. "The school will use a machine to check students' attendance next year", said the headmaster. WOULD

4. "We are having a science competition this week", said the monitor to the class. THAT

5. "We don't like robot teachers at all", said the students. DIDN'T

 Rewrite the pairs of sentences as one sentence using a defining or non-defining relative clause. 

1 I work for a man. The man’s farm covers thousands of acres.

I work ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. The spacecraft is called Vostok 3KA. It took Yuri Gagarin into space.

The spacecraft ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. She likes her father’s career. Her father pursued this career all his life.

She likes …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. He admires the teacher. That teacher initiated building the school library.

He admires ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. My grandfather used to be an astronaut. He has been retired for ten years now.

My grandfather……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Students will have to make their own learning decisions. This will be hard for many of them.
Students …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

How Singaporeans go green? First, Singaporeans drink NEWater – recycled water. NEWater is suitable ….(6)…. drinking. Second, they go green in shopping. They can now …..(7)……more organic goods. Stores have more friendly options for buyers. Third, buildings in Singapore can be “green” too. They use ceramic tiles to ……(8)…. pollution in the air. Now, 25% of their buildings gets Green Mark. By 2030, 80% of their buildings will get this. Singapore can ….(9)…produce “eco-friendly” cars. They also encourage people to walk or travel …..(10)…. public transport. Finally, they now have more green-collar workers. These are people who manage buildings, work in green industry, or plan green events.

Question 6:

A. at

B. for

C. to

D. with

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

How Singaporeans go green? First, Singaporeans drink NEWater – recycled water. NEWater is suitable ….(6)…. drinking. Second, they go green in shopping. They can now …..(7)……more organic goods. Stores have more friendly options for buyers. Third, buildings in Singapore can be “green” too. They use ceramic tiles to ……(8)…. pollution in the air. Now, 25% of their buildings gets Green Mark. By 2030, 80% of their buildings will get this. Singapore can ….(9)…produce “eco-friendly” cars. They also encourage people to walk or travel …..(10)…. public transport. Finally, they now have more green-collar workers. These are people who manage buildings, work in green industry, or plan green events.

Question 8:

A. rise

B. fall

C. reduce

D. help

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

How Singaporeans go green? First, Singaporeans drink NEWater – recycled water. NEWater is suitable ….(6)…. drinking. Second, they go green in shopping. They can now …..(7)……more organic goods. Stores have more friendly options for buyers. Third, buildings in Singapore can be “green” too. They use ceramic tiles to ……(8)…. pollution in the air. Now, 25% of their buildings gets Green Mark. By 2030, 80% of their buildings will get this. Singapore can ….(9)…produce “eco-friendly” cars. They also encourage people to walk or travel …..(10)…. public transport. Finally, they now have more green-collar workers. These are people who manage buildings, work in green industry, or plan green events.

Question 7:

A. make

B. have

C. produce

D. do

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

How Singaporeans go green? First, Singaporeans drink NEWater – recycled water. NEWater is suitable ….(6)…. drinking. Second, they go green in shopping. They can now …..(7)……more organic goods. Stores have more friendly options for buyers. Third, buildings in Singapore can be “green” too. They use ceramic tiles to ……(8)…. pollution in the air. Now, 25% of their buildings gets Green Mark. By 2030, 80% of their buildings will get this. Singapore can ….(9)…produce “eco-friendly” cars. They also encourage people to walk or travel …..(10)…. public transport. Finally, they now have more green-collar workers. These are people who manage buildings, work in green industry, or plan green events.

Question 9: 

A. also

B. too

C. just

D. only

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

How Singaporeans go green? First, Singaporeans drink NEWater – recycled water. NEWater is suitable ….(6)…. drinking. Second, they go green in shopping. They can now …..(7)……more organic goods. Stores have more friendly options for buyers. Third, buildings in Singapore can be “green” too. They use ceramic tiles to ……(8)…. pollution in the air. Now, 25% of their buildings gets Green Mark. By 2030, 80% of their buildings will get this. Singapore can ….(9)…produce “eco-friendly” cars. They also encourage people to walk or travel …..(10)…. public transport. Finally, they now have more green-collar workers. These are people who manage buildings, work in green industry, or plan green events.

Question 10:

A. in

B. on

C. through

D. by