I.         Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one.

1.   Living on Mars sounds very exciting.

      It’s __________________________________________________

2.   I’ve been to this restaurant three times now.

      This is ________________________________________________

3.   Computers won’t be necessary because your TV will do everything.

      You won’t ____________________________________________

4.   Maybe Peter won’t come to the party tonight.

      Peter _________________________________________________

5.   I couldn’t phone you because I didn’t have your number.

      I didn’t have your number, _______________________________

6.   He began learning English three years ago.

      He has ________________________________________________

7.   Very few cities in Vietnam are as rich as Da Nang.

      Da Nang is one of the ___________________________________

8.   Although it was noisy, we continued to study our lesson.

      In spite of _____________________________________________

27. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.

 “Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?” said William.

 => William suggested ..........

 28. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.

 It was too cold for us to go swimming.

 => It was not .......... 

29. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.

 It's 2 years since I was last in Rome.

 => I haven't ..........

30. Complete the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

 They often went swimming in the afternoon.

 => They got used to ..........

 31. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before.

 Bill is such a careless driver that he has many traffic accidents.

 => If Bill drove .........

32.Use the words given to write a full sentence.

 He/ travel/ many/ places/ Europe/ US/ and/ Far East/ last year

33. Make a complete sentence using the given words. Change the form of the words or add other words if necessary.

weather/ here/ hot/ and/ dry/ than/ your/ country?

34. Use the words given to write a full sentence.

 My brother/ engineer/ and/ work/ factory/ suburb/ Hanoi .

35. Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence .

 borrow /could /she /asked /She/ his/ camera. /whether /Robbie

36.  Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.

 On/ the/ adults/ this day,/ prepare/ a special cake/ moon cakes. /Named

EX9: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one
1. The film I saw last week was better than this one. (good)
=> This film ____________________ the one I saw last week
2. Kate used to be better paid than she is these days. (as)
=> These days Kate is ____________________ she used to be 
3. There are very few buildings in the city higher than this. (one)
=> This is ____________________ buildings in the city
4. I cant't believe this is the best room there is. (better)
=> There must ____________________ this one
5. My house is as big as Mary's. (same)
=> Mary's house ____________________ mine

27. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.

 “Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?” said William.

 => William suggested ..........

 28. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.

 It was too cold for us to go swimming.

 => It was not .......... 

29. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.

 It's 2 years since I was last in Rome.

 => I haven't ..........

30. Complete the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

 They often went swimming in the afternoon.

 => They got used to ..........

 31. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before.

 Bill is such a careless driver that he has many traffic accidents.

 => If Bill drove .........

32.Use the words given to write a full sentence.

 He/ travel/ many/ places/ Europe/ US/ and/ Far East/ last year

33. Make a complete sentence using the given words. Change the form of the words or add other words if necessary.

weather/ here/ hot/ and/ dry/ than/ your/ country?

34. Use the words given to write a full sentence.

 My brother/ engineer/ and/ work/ factory/ suburb/ Hanoi .

35. Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence .

 borrow /could /she /asked /She/ his/ camera. /whether /Robbie

36.  Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence.

 On/ the/ adults/ this day,/ prepare/ a special cake/ moon cakes. /Named

Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.

36. Have you ever been to Penang before?

Is this ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

37. We didn’t need to book the hotel in advance.

It ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

38. I wasn’t strong enough to push it all the way.

       I didn’t have ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

39. My family last went to Hanoi three years ago.

It is …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

40. I think you should take a seven-day trip to Japan.

       If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

41. You didn’t prepare for the picnic as well as I did.

       I prepared …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

42. We went to the beach because it was a beautiful day.

       It was such ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

43. Richard is very proud of his children’s achievements.

Richard takes ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

44. We stayed in a magnificent hotel on our holiday in Dalat.

       The hotel …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

45. I have a big test next week, so I can’t accompany you in this trip.

If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

IX. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the first.

1.Man is likely to live on Mars in the future.

 - Man will…………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Talking to your family members every day is very  important.

 - It is……………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Mathematics improves the way we think: it is a basic tool of thinking.

 - Since mathematics……………………………………………………………………………….

4.The government believe it is beneficial to spend more money on space exploration.

 - It is believed……………………………………………………………………………………..

5. “ Can you lend me you iPad for a few minutes?” said Hoa to Thanh.

 - Hoa asked………………………………………………………………………………………..

Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.

21. It’s a long time since men last went to the Moon.

Men ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

22. “How long does it take to get to Mars?” Jim asked his father.

Jim asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

23. I had learnt about Pham Tuan before reading articles about him.

Before I ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

24. The earthquake has caused the closure of many roads in the area.

As a result ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

25. Don’t press that button on the keyboard, or you’ll lose what you’ve written.

If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

26. Most parents want their children to study a useful subject leading to a good job.

Most parents would rather ……………………………………………………………………………………………

27. Martin can’t apply for NASA astronaut training because he is not a U.S. citizen.

If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

28. “I went to the National Air and Space Museum with my friends yesterday,” he said.

He said ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

29. They have sent around 8,378 satellites to space since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957.

Around 8,378 satellites …………………………………………………………………………………………………

30. Do you know the reason? Many people around the world learn English for this reason.

Do you know ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………