PART 3. WRITING

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

1. How many people are there in your family?

 → How many______________________________________________________

2.  The bakery is to the left of my house.

→ My house ..................................................................................................

3.  Mr Minh has a son, Trung.

→ Mr Minh ...................................................................................................

4.  Trang is riding her bike to school.

→ Trang is going ...........................................................................................

5.  Huyen walks to school every afternoon.

→ Huyen goes ...............................................................................................

6.  Does your class have forty students?

→ Are ........................................................................................................... ?

7.  That motorbike belongs to Mr Trung.

→ That is ......................................................................................................

8.  Does your father cycle to work?

→ Does your father get ................................................................................. ?

Part VII- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1   It is over two years since they left their homeland.  (They haven’t …………………………)

2  “How many cars are there in front of your house, Mai?” I said (I asked …………………...)

3   No one introduced me to newcomers in the festival. (I ……………………………………..)

4   The food was too bad for the children to eat. (The food was so ……………………………)

5   It’s no use persuading her to join in that activity. (There is no ……………………………..)

6   I am on the fifth page of the essay I am typing. (So far ……………………………………)

7   The dog keeps stealing my socks. (The dog is ……………………………………………...)

8   Hoa found it  easy to translate this poem into French. (Hoa had no ………………………..)

9   Collect all of dirty clothes by 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. (Let all ………………………)

10  Mary is the most graceful girl at school. (No girl …………………………………………..)

Part VII- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

It is over two years since they left their homeland.  (They haven’t …………………………)

“How many cars are there in front of your house, Mai?” I said (I asked …………………...)

No one introduced me to newcomers in the festival. (I ……………………………………..)

The food was too bad for the children to eat. (The food was so ……………………………)

It’s no use persuading her to join in that activity. (There is no ……………………………..)

I am on the fifth page of the essay I am typing. (So far ……………………………………)

The dog keeps stealing my socks. (The dog is ……………………………………………...)

Hoa found it  easy to translate this poem into French. (Hoa had no ………………………..)

Collect all of dirty clothes by 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. (Let all ………………………)

Mary is the most graceful girl at school. (No girl …………………………………………..)

complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first 1. We must pay the at once --> The bill 2. Many people in the world speak --> English 3. Working in those conditions is impossible --> It's 4. I will repair your bicycle Tomorrow afternoon --> Your bicycle 5. "Don't throw things away, " Miss Linda said to the students --> Miss Linda said 6. Penicillin can cure many dangerous diseases -->Many 7. Does your country export rice to Britain --> Is 8. I was very delighted that I passed the final exams --> I was very delighted 9. We find it difficult to understand this question --> This question 10. She's very pleased to see her grandparents soon --> She's looking

IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one. 1. How much does it cost you to buy that souvenir in dollars?

How many………………………………………………………………………………

2. When did you have it?

How long………………………………………………………………………………

3. These Dong Ho paintings are more expensive than those modern paintings. Those modern paintings are not …………………………………….

4. Jane didn’t go fishing yesterday because it rained heavily.

Because of……………………………………………………………………………

5. This is the first time I have seen him.

I have never ………………………………………………………………….

X. Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given. 1. Volunteers/wash/dirty clothes/classify/before/give/the poor. ……………………………………………………………………………………………2. your children/go/camp/every summer holiday? ……………………………………………………………………………………………

3. my cousin/give/me/book/gift/next birthday. ……………………………………………………………………………………………4. I/enjoy/play/sports/because/it/good/health. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. he/find/mountain climbing/dangerous/so/he/not take/it. ……………………………………………………………………………………………

VI. Complete each of the following sentences so that it is closest in meaning to the original   sentence. (1.5pts)                                     

1. “Mary, How many people are there in your family?” asked Peter

     Peter asked Mary __________________________________________________________

2. The last time we saw each other was five years ago.

    We haven’t  _____________________________________________________________

3. This street is bad, they will repair it tomorrow.

    This street is bad, so it ____________________________________________ tomorrow.

4. Sudy hard or you won’t pass the next exam.

    If __________________________________________________________ 

EX1 Complete the second sentence so that It has the same meaning as the first.                                                                                                                    6. It is difficult to learn / learning how to live in space. 
7. It is believed  / believes that the best time to visit Hanoi is September. 
8. I suggest you should visit / visiting Ha Long Bay. It‟s very picturesque. 
9. I suggested to talk / talking about how to preserve the man-made wonders of Vietnam. 
10. I wish Dam Sen Water Park is / were near my house. 
11. I wishes he eats / ate  Spanish food in Barcelona. 
12. I used to having  /to  have a very bad argument with my Maths teacher when I was at high school. 
13. I was surprising / surprised to learn that there was a tram system in Hanoi a century ago. 
14. It is hardfor / of  us to persuade him to believe what we said. 
15. It was unprofessionalfor / of  her to wear casual clothes to the international conference. 
16. It was smartfor / of  you to think of doing it like that. 
17. It was necessary to solve / solving this question as soon as possible. 
18. It was kind of / for him to pay for both of us. 
19. She was relieved / relieving that she was doing the right thing. 
20. By the time the firemen arrived / had arrived, the fire had destroyed three houses.                                                                                                          EX2 Complete the second sentence so that It has the same meaning as the first. 
1. Our lifestyle has changed considerably since the introduction of Western culture. 
→ There has ____________________________________________________________________________ 
2. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of people learning English. 
→ The number of people ___________________________________________________________________ 
3. Shall we surf the net for the location of Ninh Binh Province? 
→ I suggest______________________________________________________________________________ 
4. It’s pity she doesn’t share memories of her trip with me.  
→ I wish _________________________________________________________________________________ 
5. Emily has to work part-time on Saturday, so she can’t go with her best friend to the contest. 
→ If _____________________________________________________________________________________ 
6. People hope that cable cars construction to Son Doong Cave will be stopped. 
→ It _____________________________________________________________________________________ 
7. This country is unsafe to visit during summer vacation. 
→ It is ____________________________________________________-_______________________________ 
8. It’s exciting for me to learn that I can come to visit my friend in Phu Yen next month.  
→ I am __________________________________________________________________________________ 
9. Those children need to be taught about how Vietnam has transformed itself. 
→ It is necessary  __________________________________________________________________________ 
10. Phong went to the beach after working hard for a week. 
→ After Phong ____________________________________________________________________________