/ Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

1/ It is necessary to master English.

 ® Mastering ………………………………………….

2/ It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.

 à  It’s better to avoid …………………………………..

3/ You can try to get Jim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed.

à There’s no point ……………………………………………

4/ Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?

à He suggested 

5/ The driver said it was true that he didn’t have a license.

à The driver admitted ………………………………………………

6/ I’ll finish the work tonight if you like.

à Would you like ……………………………………………………

7/ The teacher didn’t allow the class to leave before 4:30.

à The teacher made …………………………………………………

8/ I hate to get up in the dark.

à I can’t ………………………………………………………………

9/ Seeing Nelson Mandela will always be in my memory.

à I’ll never ……………………………………………………………

10/ My lawyer said I shouldn’t say anything to the police

à My lawyer advised me ………………………………………………

11/ “Let’s go to the cinema on Monday,” he said.

à He suggested 

12/ They are really looking forward to going to university.

à They can’t wait ………………………………………………………

II/ Rewrite the following sentences with the meaning unchanged:

HS chỉ ghi đáp án là từ cần điền: VD:1. going for a walk

47. It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.

è It’s better to avoid …………………….

48. I expect that he will get there by lunchtime.

è I expect him ……………………………

49. I remember someone telling me the news. è I remember being………………………..

50. Could you turn the radio down, please?

è.Would you mind ……………………………………

V.  Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. 

1. We cycled to school two years ago, but now we go by train.

- We used _________________________________________________________

2.It’s a good idea to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables every day.

- We should _____________________________________________________________

3. Do you find the horror film terrifying?

- Are _________________________________________________________________?

4. His new film is really surprising 

- You will _______________________________________________________________

5. There were not much traffic in the country, but now it is very busy

- There___________________________________________________________________

6. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?

- Did ____________________________________________________________________

7. Because  he was tired, he did not join the game

- Because of_______________________________________________________________

8. He performed excellently in many films. He has never won an Oscar for Best Actor, (although)

- _______________________________________________________________________

9. My foot was hurt. I managed to walk to the nearest village (Nevertheless)

- _______________________________________________________________________

10. Although the sound in the film was terrible, they kept watching it

- In spite of _______________________________________________________________

11. Despite my sickness, I went to see the film.

- Although_________________________________________________________________

V.  Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. 

1. We cycled to school two years ago, but now we go by train.

- We used _________________________________________________________

2.It’s a good idea to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables every day.

- We should _____________________________________________________________

3. Do you find the horror film terrifying?

- Are _________________________________________________________________?

4. His new film is really surprising 

- You will _______________________________________________________________

5. There were not much traffic in the country, but now it is very busy

- There___________________________________________________________________

6. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?

- Did ____________________________________________________________________

7. Because  he was tired, he did not join the game

- Because of_______________________________________________________________

8. He performed excellently in many films. He has never won an Oscar for Best Actor, (although)

- _______________________________________________________________________

9. My foot was hurt. I managed to walk to the nearest village (Nevertheless)

- _______________________________________________________________________

10. Although the sound in the film was terrible, they kept watching it

- In spite of _______________________________________________________________

11. Despite my sickness, I went to see the film.

- Although_________________________________________________________________

V.  Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. 

1. We cycled to school two years ago, but now we go by train.

- We used _________________________________________________________

2.It’s a good idea to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables every day.

- We should _____________________________________________________________

3. Do you find the horror film terrifying?

- Are _________________________________________________________________?

4. His new film is really surprising 

- You will _______________________________________________________________

5. There were not much traffic in the country, but now it is very busy

- There___________________________________________________________________

6. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?

- Did ____________________________________________________________________

7. Because  he was tired, he did not join the game

- Because of_______________________________________________________________

8. He performed excellently in many films. He has never won an Oscar for Best Actor, (although)

- _______________________________________________________________________

9. My foot was hurt. I managed to walk to the nearest village (Nevertheless)

- _______________________________________________________________________

10. Although the sound in the film was terrible, they kept watching it

- In spite of _______________________________________________________________

11. Despite my sickness, I went to see the film.

- Although_________________________________________________________________

Exercise 2: Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

1. It’s good for children to go to bed early.

→ Children should _____________________________________________________________.

2. It’s not a good idea when students copy other students’ work.

→ Students shouldn’t __________________________________________________________.

3. I’m not happy when children lie to their parents.

→ Children shouldn’t ___________________________________________________________.

4. It’s good if you say “Thank you” to a person who has helped you.

→ You should __________________________________________________________________.

5. There is no water in the bottle.

→ There is not _________________________________________________________________.

6. We have no peach flowers for the New Year here.

→ We don’t ____________________________________________________________________.

7. Parking in this street is prohibited.

→ you mustn’t ____________________________________________________________________

8. It’s against the rules to use your mobile phone in class.

→ You mustn’t_____________________________________________________________________

9. The skyscraper is higher than our office building.

→ Our office building _______________________________________________________________

10. The River view Hotel is cheaper than the Palace Hotel.

→ The Palace Hotel _________________________________________________________________