1.      This is the first time he went abroad.

=> He hasn't……been abroad before……

2.      She started driving 1 month ago.

=> She has…driven for 1 month……...

3.      We began eating when it started to rain.

=> We have………eaten since it started raining……….…………

4.      I last had my hair cut when I left her.

=> I haven't……had a hair cut since I left her……

5.      It is a long time since we last met.

=> We haven't………met for a long time……...

6.      When did you have it ?

=> How long ………have you had it………………?

7.      This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .

=> I haven't………had such a delicous meal before…………

8.      I haven't seen him for 8 days.

=> The last…time I have seen him was 8 days ago………

9.      I haven't taken a bath since Monday.

=> It is……Monday since I last took a bath…………

10. Samuel started keeping a diary in 1997

=>Samuel has……kept a diary since 1997………

11. We started learning English fìve years ago.

=>We have …………learnt E for 5 years…………

12. I began living in Ho Chi Minh City when I was 8.

=>I have……lived in HCM city when I was 8…………

13. She has taught the children in this remote village for five months

=>She started ………teaching  the children in this remote village five months ago………...

14. He has written to me since April.

=>The last time……he wrote to me was April.…………

15. She hasn’t had a swim for five years

=>She last ………had a swim was 5 years ……...

16. They last talked to each other two months ago

=>They haven’t ……talked  to each other  for two months ……...

17. The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999

=>She hasn’t ……seen her elder sister was since 1999………..

18. She hasn’t written to me for years

=>It’s years…since she wrote to me……………….

19. Robert and Catherine have been married for ten years

=>It’s ten years ……since Robert and Catherine have been married………...

20. We have not jogged since August.

=>The…last time we jogged was August…….........

1) This is the first time he went abroad .

→ He hasn't gone abroad before .

2) She started driving 1 month ago .

→ She has driven for 1 month .

3) We began eating when it started to rain.

→ We have eaten since it started to rain .

4) I last had my hair cut when I left her.

→ I haven't my hair cut since I left her .

5)  It is a long time since we last met.

→ She hasn't met me for a long times

6. When did you have it ?

=> How long have you had it ….

7. This is the first time I had such a delicious meal.

=> I haven’t………had such a delicious meal before…

8) I have not seen him for 8 days.

=> The last time I saw him was 8 days ago

9) I have not taken a bath since Monday for two months

=> It is two months since I last took a bath

10.Samuel started keeping a diary in 1997

=>Samuel has kept a diary since 1997

11.We started learning English fìve years ago.

=>We have learned English for five years

12.I began living in Ho Chi Minh City when I was 8.

=> I have lived in HCM city since I was 8

13.She has taught the children in this remote village for five months

=> She started teaching the children in this remote area five months ago

14. He has written to me since April.

=> The last time he wrote to me was April

15. She hasn’t had a swim for five years

=> She last had a swim five years ago

16. They last talked to each other two months ago

=> They haven't talked to each other for two months

17.The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999

=> She hasn't seen her elder sister since 1999

18 She hasn’t written to me for years

=> It's years since she last wrote to me.

19.Robert and Catherine have been married for ten years

=> It's ten years since Robert and Catherine married

5)  It is a long time since we last met.

→  We haven't met for a long time

19.Robert and Catherine have been married for ten years

=> It's ten years since Robert and Catherine were / got married.

cô chỉnh lại 2 câu này trong phần trả lời của mình nhé, như vậy mới chuẩn được.

    1. He seems unable to appreciate classical music.              INCAPABLE                          

           He seems ……………………to be incapable of appreciating classical music …………………………………….……………..……………………

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

          The students ..................were prohibited from entering certain buildings.           .....................................................................................................................

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

           Many people.............died of typhoid in the last century...........................................................................................................................

    4. It was useless to complain to the manager                      POINT

           There was……………not point in complaining to the manager……………………………………………………………………..

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

           He……took pride in himself to be part of such a brilliant team.              ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

1. I didn’t spend as much money as my friend did.

    My friend spendnore money than I did. ……………………………………………………………..…………………….

2. He couldn’t afford to buy a car.

     -The car is too expensive for him to buy…………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Your birthday party was the last time I really enjoyed myself.

     -I last enjoyed myself at your birthday party…………………………………………………………………………………………….

4.  It was so late that nothing could be done.

     -It was too late for anything to be done ……………………………………………………………………………………

5.   I 've never met such a famous person before.

     -It is the first time I have ever met such a famous people ……………………………………………………………………………

Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one without changing the word given in the bracket.

0.  Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.                                           ( always )       

->  Vinh is always forgetting his homework.   

1.  You shouldn’t stay up too late.            YOU HAD BETTER NOT STAY UP TOO LATE                                          ( had better )

2.  My sister  speaks French fluently.                 MY SISTER IS A FLUENT FRENCH SPEAKER                                ( speaker )

3.  The black car is cheaper than the red car.              THE RED CAR IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE BLACK CAR                       ( more expensive )

4.  Nam likes staying at home more than going to the zoo.      NAM PREFERS STAYING AT HOME TO GOING TO THE ZOO         ( prefers )

5.  There are over eight hundred stamps in Tim’s collection.      TIM'S COLLECTION HAS OVER 800 STAMPS      ( has )

XIII - Rearrange the sets of words and phrases in correct order to make meaningful sentences.

0.  from/ far/ it/ How/ is/ house/ school/ to/ your/ ?

 ->  How far is it from your house to school?

1.  birthday/ old/ you/ your/ on/ How/ will/ next/ be/ ?

=>HOW OLD WILL YOU BE ON YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY?

2.  listen / She’s / and / going / to / pop music / book / read / to / a.

=>SHE'S GOING TO LISTEN TO POP MUSIC AND READ A BOOK

3.  she / not go/ yesterday/ tired/ Nga/ school/ because/ was/ to/ did.

=>NGA DID NOT GO TO SCHOOL BECAUSE SHE WAS TIRED 

4.  long/ does/ How/ you/ take/ home/ market/ go/ to/ to/ from/ the/ it/ ?

=>HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO GO TO THE MARKET FROM THE HOME?

5.  Geography / study / different / We / in / class / maps / learn / and / countries / about.

=>WE STUDY MAPS AND LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES  IN GEOGRAPHY CLASS

Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one without changing the word given in the bracket.

0.  Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.                                           ( always )       

->  Vinh is always forgetting his homework.   

1.  You shouldn’t stay up too late.                                                      ( had better )

-> You had better not stay up too late.

2.  My sister  speaks French fluently.                                                 ( speaker )

-> My sister is a fluent French speaker.

3.  The black car is cheaper than the red car.                                     ( more expensive )

-> The red car is more expensive than the black car.

4.  Nam likes staying at home more than going to the zoo.               ( prefers )

-> Nam prefers staying at home to going to the zoo.

5.  There are over eight hundred stamps in Tim’s collection.            ( has )

-> Tim’s collection has over eight hundred stamps.

XIII - Rearrange the sets of words and phrases in correct order to make meaningful sentences.

0.  from/ far/ it/ How/ is/ house/ school/ to/ your/ ?

 ->  How far is it from your house to school?

1.  birthday/ old/ you/ your/ on/ How/ will/ next/ be/ ?

-> How old will you be on your next birthday?

2.  listen / She’s / and / going / to / pop music / book / read / to / a.

-> She's going to listen to pop music and read a book.

3.  she / not go/ yesterday/ tired/ Nga/ school/ because/ was/ to/ did.

-> Nga did not go to school yesterday because she was tired.

4.  long/ does/ How/ you/ take/ home/ market/ go/ to/ to/ from/ the/ it/ ?

-> How long does it take to go from the home to the market?

5.  Geography / study / different / We / in / class / maps / learn / and / countries /

-> We study about different countries and learn map in Geography class.

57. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
"Not only did he spend all his money but she also borrowed some from me
58. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
" No sooner had I left the office than the phone rang
59. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
" Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back
60. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.
" Not until the bell rang did he finish his work
61. We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months.

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

63 under the table was lying a dog

65only until later were the facts all made public

1 My father no longer smokes a lot

2 No one in her class is as intelligent as Mary

3 It was not warm enough for children to go to school

4 They started living here ten years ago

5 If you want my opinion, you should take more exercise

31. My sister often went to school late when she was ten.

=>Mysister used ………to go to school late when she was ten....…

32.I haven’t been to Bristol for three years.

=>The last time  ....I was to Bristol three years ago........................

34. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.

=> In spite of ........being a poor student, Tomstudied very well...........

35. What is the distance between Quang Ngai and HCM city?

=> How…far is it from Quang Ngai to HCM city? …