1. Combine each pair of sentences into one:

a. I’m certain. She saw me.

b. He didn’d come. I’m surprised.

c. You wouldn’d. I was worried.

d. She’s still here. It’s lucky.

e. We can’t come. I’m afraid.

f. Something was burning. She was aware.

g. He was still alive. She was amazed.

h. I arrived on time. It was very fortunate for him.  

2. Choose one underlined word or phrase that would be not appropriate:

a. I’m disappoint that people spoiled this area.

             A                      B         C               D

b. She is pleased if you got in touch.

               A            B      C       D

c. We’re afraid that we can’t coming.

                A       B            C         D

d. She was angrily that she made such a stupid mistake.

                    A                        B     C           D

e. I am certain that her saw me.

               A              B    C     D

f. It is  importantly that students should attend all the lectures.

        A                B         C          D

g. I feel hopefully that we shall succeed.  

   A          B                       C         D

I/ Use neither …. nor….. to join each pair of sentences into one.

1. I’m not a student. I’m not a teacher.………………………………………..………………

2. He isn’t rich. He isn’t poor. ……………………………………………..……..……………

3.  She doesn’t like classical music. She doesn’t like pop music

………………………………………………………….…………………………………..

4.  They didn’t come. They didn’t phone.

………………………………………………………………………

5.  he can’t speak. He can’t hear

.…………………………………………………………………..……………

6.  she isn’t rich. She isn’t beautiful

.………………………………………………………………….…………

7.  I don’t smoke. I don’t drink

.…………………………………………………………………..……..………

8.  Nguyen didn’t come. Khoa didn’t come.

…………………………………….……………………..………

9.  Lan isn’t reserved. Mai isn’t reserved.

………………………………………………………..……………

10.  He didn’t leave the message. I didn’t, either.

………………………………………..…………………….

IX. Combine each pair of the following sentences into one, using the suggested words or phrases in the brackets.

1. I’m not you. But I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags.                    (IF)

à ………………………….………………………………………….………

2. All flights had to be cancelled. That’s because of  the pilots’ sudden strike.           (SO)

à ………………………….………………………………………….………

3. Vietnamese students are obligated to wear uniforms when they go to school.         (HAVE)

à ………………………….……………………………………………….…

VI/ Rewrite :

1.    I’m sorry that I don’t finish my homework.

→ I wish ______________________________________________________

2.    It’s a pity you can’t come to the party with us.

→ We wish ____________________________________________________

3.    Her health is very bad.

→ She wishes __________________________________________________

4.    They play soccer very badly.

→ They wish __________________________________________________

5.    Helen won’t go dancing with us tonight.

→ Helen wishes ________________________________________________

6.    They often make noise in the class.

→ We wish ____________________________________________________

7.    I’d love to be a film star.                                  

→ I wish ______________________________________________________

8.    There were some trees in the field.

→ There used __________________________________________________

9.    She doesn’t live with her parents any more.

→ She used ____________________________________________________

10.People often did this work by hand.

→ This work used _______________________________________________

11.We had a nice garden once, but not any longer.

→ We used _____________________________________________________

12.I’m very nervous when driving on the left.

→ I’m not ______________________________________________________

a)    Would rather :

1.    Please stay at home this Christmas. à I’d rather you …………………………………………

2.    It’s time for the children to go to bed. à I’d rather the ………………………………………..

3.    Please help your mother with housework. à I’s rather you ……………………………………

4.    I don’t like you to come to class late. à I’d rather …………………………………………….

5.    Please keep silent I the classroom. à I’d rather you ……………………………………………

b)    It’s time:

1.         You have to dress yourself now. à It’s ………………………………………………………..

2.         I think the children should go to bed. à It’s about ……………………………………………..

3.         Hurry up or we will be late for the train. à It’s time …………………………………………..

4.       It’s time for children to go to bed. It’s high time ………………………………………………..  

5.         It’s twelve o’clock. Let’s go home! It’s about ………………………………………………….

c)    Present perfect Tense:

1.       She hasn’t gone out with him for 5 months. à The last time …………………………………..

2.       We haven’t seen such a cruel mother before. à This is the first ……………………………….

3.       It’s two years since we last saw Mr. Jones. à We haven’t ……………………………………..

4.       This is the first time I have visited the USA. à I haven’t ………………………………………

5.       I have learnt English for 10 years now. à I began ……………………………………………..

6.       She moved to London 20 years ago. à She has ………………………………………………..

7.       The Pikes haven’t visited Paris for 2 years. à The last time …………………………………..

8.       I stopped writing to him a week ago. à I haven’t ……………………………………………..

9.       Mary has leant French for 6 years. à It’s ………………………………………………………

10.   When did your father buy that car ? à How long ………………………………………………

11.   I didn’t see her again for 3 years. à Three years has …………………………………………..

12.   The last time I saw John was when he was leaving for Edinburgh.

à John hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………..

13.   They haven’t liked ice-cream since they ate too much and was sick.

à They didn’t ………………………………………………………………………………….

14.   John’s career as a television presenter began five years ago.

à John has ………………………………………………………………………………………

15.   My uncle has been a worker in that factory for 10 years.

à My uncle started ……………………………………………………………………………..

16.   How long have your family read Tuoi Tre Newspaper ?

à When did your ………………………………………………………………………………

17.   My old friend started working on that farm in 2005.

à Since 2005, …………………………………………………………………………………..

18.   When did he start teaching Physical Education in this school ?

à How long ……………………………………………………………………………………..

19.   My mother has had this washing machine for a long time.

à My mother ……………………………………………………………………………………

20.   My father stopped drinking champagne ten years ago.

à My father hasn’t ………………………………………………………………………………

I.                Sentence transformation

1.     She said to me: “I’m leaving for Hanoi tomorrow.”

She told ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

2.     I’m sorry I can’t come to that party.

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

3.     He said to me: “What school are you going to?”

He asked ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

4.     “Do you often help your mom with housework?”, he asked Helen.

He asked ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

5.     There aren’t any trees in my garden.

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

6.     We started our English course 2 weeks ago.

Our English coure……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

7.     She started to write this novel 2 days ago.

She has ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

8.     I have to finish this essay soon.

This essay ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……

9.     They have just built a new bridge here.

A new bridge ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

10.  You should send this letter before Sunday.

This letter ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…….

11. She started to learn English 4 years ago.

She has ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

12. How long have you worked here?

When did ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

13. He no longer stays up late.

He used ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

14.  The water isn’t clean.

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

15.  I often get up early.

I am used ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

16.  “My mother is going to buy me a new bike”, said the boy.

The boy said ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…

17. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.

Our exercises ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

18.  You must send this parcel by airmail.

This parcel ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…

19.  “Read the questions carefully”, the teacher told the students.

The teacher ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…

I.                Sentence transformation

1.     She said to me: “I’m leaving for Hanoi tomorrow.”

She told ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

2.     I’m sorry I can’t come to that party.

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

3.     He said to me: “What school are you going to?”

He asked ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

4.     “Do you often help your mom with housework?”, he asked Helen.

He asked ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

5.     There aren’t any trees in my garden.

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

6.     We started our English course 2 weeks ago.

Our English coure……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

7.     She started to write this novel 2 days ago.

She has ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

8.     I have to finish this essay soon.

This essay ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……

9.     They have just built a new bridge here.

A new bridge ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

10.  You should send this letter before Sunday.

This letter ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…….

11. She started to learn English 4 years ago.

She has ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

12. How long have you worked here?

When did ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

13. He no longer stays up late.

He used ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

14.  The water isn’t clean.

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

15.  I often get up early.

I am used ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

16.  “My mother is going to buy me a new bike”, said the boy.

The boy said ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…

17. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.

Our exercises ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

18.  You must send this parcel by airmail.

This parcel ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…

19.  “Read the questions carefully”, the teacher told the students.

The teacher ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…

I. USE CONNECTIVES TO COMBINE TWO SENTENCES INTO ONE

1.Mary couldn’t come here. She was very busy. (As)

……………………………………………………………………………

2. We are saving money. We want to buy a new house. (so)

……………………………………………………………………………

3. I had a map. I still got lost. (but)

……………………………………………………………………………

4. He watered the plants often. They died. (however)

……………………………………………………………………………

5. The picnic was cancelled. It was raining. (since)

……………………………………………………………………………

6. Karen bought the house. It had a big garden. (therefore)

…………………………………………………………..…………………

7. There were road - works. It took two hours to get home. (because)

……………………………………………………………………………

8. Ben had a lot of work to do. He stayed in the office late. (so)

…………………………………………………………………………

9. Mr. Green was frightened. The driver drove so quickly. (so …….. that)

……………………………………………………………………………

10. Sue’s parents are proud of her. She is intelligent. (because of)

……………………………………………………………………………

Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại, sử dụng các từ cho trước

A: Hello. I’m Tom.

B: Hi, Tom. I’m Lily. Where are you (1)_____________?

A: I’m from Malaysia.

B: So your nationality is (2)_____________?

A: Exactly. And you?

B: I come from Korea. I’m Korean. How (3)_____________ are you?

A: I’m nine (4)_____________ old. What about you?

B: I’m nine, too. We are the same age.

A: (5)_____________ is your birthday?

B: It’s (6)_____________ the fifth of April. What is your date of birth?

A: It’s on March 1st.

B: Oh my god. Today is your birthday. (7)_____________ birthday to you!

A: Thank (8) _____________ so much.

XVI. Combine each pair of sentences using “Adjective + to_infinitive/ that clause”

1. We can’t finish this work in one hour. It’s so difficult.

 → ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. The man left his laptop on the bus. He was so careless.

 → ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Cristiano Ronaldo was asked to play for Juventus. He was excited about that.

 → ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. Everyone is glad. The government has invested more in education.

 → ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. Life in the countryside has improved considerably. All of us are delighted about that.

 → ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..