Unit 3 : A trip to the countryside

1- There is no water left in the nearby well. 
2- He is now studying in the USA as an exchange student.
3- He was a good collector of coins. 
4-Japan is said to be a mountainous country.
5- Finding the film is uninteresting we turned the TV off. 
6- The growth of trees occurs very slowly. 
7- Most students go picnic when they have one Saturday off. 
8- Some pack trips to Thailand are surprisingly cheap. 
9- We were surprised at what they are talking about.
10- Where’s Bermuda? Can you tell me its location? 
11- The show brought enjoyment to millions of viewers.

12- Most of the villagers have lived here all their lives.
13- She listens to music for relaxation.
14- I find this piece of music very restful
15- He made a collection of Roman coins and medals.
16- We had an exchange student from Spain staying with us last year.
17- We spent an enjoyable evening talking about old times.
18- To our amazing, he swallowed a sword.
19- I was amazed at the depth of her knowledge.
20- We stayed at a hotel with a restful atmosphere. 
21- They hurriedly gather their things and ran to the bus stop. 
22- Thousands are going hungry because of the failure of this year’s harvest. 
23- The poor children gazed hungrily at the display of food 
24- A growing number of people are returning to full-time education.

1- At the _________entrance__________ to the village, we saw the accident. (enter)
2- They had an __________enjoyable_________ day by the river. (enjoy)
3- It is an ____interesting_______________ program. (interest)
4- The song is ________interesting________ to me. (interest)
5- We felt _________interested_______ in the show. (interest)
6- I have a great _____admiration________ for his work.(admire)
7- Do not ________enter____ without knocking(entrance)
8- I’m ________interested_______ in buying new books. (interest)
9- Her daughter has a wonderful ________collection_________ of coins and stamps.(collect)
10- Be _____careful___________ when you cross the street.(care)
11- The aim of our course was to ____familiarize________ students with the use of the Internet.(familiar)
12- Her ____familiarity___________ with the language helped her enjoy her stay. .(familiar)
13- Baseball is ______national_______ sport in the USA.(nation)
14- He touched her cheek ___familarly____________( familiarity)
15- He also noticed that the stars one can see vary as one moves northward or ___southward_______ (south.)
16- What do you want to be when you are _______grown________? (grow)
17- Getting to the village is a very _______interesting___________ journey. (interest)
18- Visitors can catch sight of an old banyan tree at the _____entrance______ of the village.(enter)
19- Dalat is a _____hilly____ city.(hill)
20- We really had an _________enjoyable______ day on the beach.(enjoy)
21- Their holiday was spent __________enjoyably_____ on the mountain. .(enjoy)
22- Since her ___arrival___________ , the room has been full of laughter.(arrive)
23- Most modern buildings have underground ______parking_______ lots .(park)
24- I went to the _____grocery________store to buy something .(grocer

1.         I often walked to school.

I used to................walked to school...............................................................................

2.         He made so many mistakes.

He used to....................make so many mistakes. .......................................................................

3.         Tom was a good employee and worked hard.

Tom used to.......be a good employee and work hard..................................................................................

4.         My friend drove very carelessly when he was young.

My friend used to........drive very carelessly when he was young.........................................................................

5.         That woman doesn’t live alone any longer.

That woman used to......live alone......................................................................

6.         He is no longer a famous actor.

He used to......be a famous actor. ....................................................................................

7.         All the meetings were held in the auditorium.

All the meeting used to......be held in the auditorium..................................................................

8.         I never caught a bad cold.

I used to.......catch a bad cold. ......................................................................................

9.         Mary usually went to school late.

Mary used to.....go to school late...................................................................................

10.    My youngest sister no longer cries all day.

 My youngest sister used to..........cry .......................................................

1. Because the weather was cold, they had to cancel their picnic. (using “so”)

The weather was so cold that they had to cancel their picnic.

2. This book is interesting enough for me to read many times. (using “so”)

This book is so interesting that I have read it many times.

3. This car is too old for me to buy. (using “so”)

This car is so old that I can't buy it.

4. The test was so long that I couldn’t finish it in an hour. (using “so”)

The test was so long that I was unable to finish it in an hour.

(đề bài có bị nhầm lẫn không em?, có chăng đề yêu cầu chuyển đổi câu sử dụng "too" )

The test was too long for me to finish in an hour.

5. The play interests him much.

He finds the play interesting.

The play is interesting to him.

He is much interested in the play.

The play makes him interested.

6. The test was not easy enough for her to do.

The test was so difficult that she couldn't do it.

It was such a difficult test that she couldn't do it.

It was so difficult a test that she couldn't do it.

The test was too difficult for her to do.

7. They bought the car because it was modern.

The car was modern so they bought it.

The car was so modern that they bought it.

It was such a modern car that they bought it.

It was so modern a car that they bought it.

8. It was not until midnight that we went to bed.

We didn’t go to bed until midnight.

9. Spending the weekend in the countryside is very exciting.

It’s very exciting to spend the weekend in the countryside.

10. The journey to the village was very interesting to the boys.

The boys felt interested in the journey to the village.

11. I’m sorry I’m not able to go with you.

I wish I could / were able to go with you.

12. He bought such a lot of books that he couldn’t read them all.

He bought so many books that he couldn't read them all.

13. There is so much rain that we can’t go out.

There is such heavy rain that we can't go out.

14. Don’t shout all the time.

I wish you didn't shout all the time.

15. Mr. Ha has never gone abroad before.

Mr. Ha wishes he had gone abroad before.

16. His parents made him study for the exams.

He was made to study for the exams by his parents.

17. “You shouldn’t give up your job,” Jane told Anne.

Jane advised Anne not to give up her job.

18. It takes me hours to get to work every day.

I spend hours getting to work every day.

19. They have studied English for 3 years now.

They started studying English 3 years ago.

It’s 3 years since they started studying English.

20. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food.

I have never eaten this kind of food.

21. I didn’t want to be late, so I left early.

Because I didn''t want to be late, I left early.

22. He hasn't gone back to his village since 1989.

He last        went back to his village in 1989.                                                                                                         

23. I'm sorry I often talk too much in class.

I wish         I didn't talk too much in class.                                                                                                          

24. We are painting our house at the moment.

Our house          is being painted at the moment.                                                                                                     

25. My brother went to bed late, so he got up late the next morning.

My brother got up late because he went to bed late the previous night.

26. When did you start learning English?

How long is     it since you started learning English?                                                                                                       

27. I can’t speak English fluently.

I wish                      I could speak English fluently.                                                                                              

28. The children have done the homework since 2 o’clock.

The homework                          has been done by the children since 2 o'clock.                                                                    

29. He is not old enough to drive cars.

He is too young to drive cars.

30. My mother doesn’t usually get up early.

My mother isn’t used to get up early.

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1. They arrived late because of the terrible traffic 

2. Because of the rain, we didn’t go out.

3. Because of his good memory, he never needs to write anything down.

4. He couldn’t run very fast because of his bad leg 

5. Because of the warm evening, we had dinner outside in the garden.

6. He couldn’t drive fast because of the heavy traffic

Nam fell asleep because of the bad film 

1. interesting

2. entrance

3. hilly

4. enjoyable

5. enjoyably

6. beautifully 

7. arrived

8. parking 

9. groceries

10. nearby

11. exchange

12. collection

13. mountainous

14. uninteresting

15. interesting

16. picnic

17. surprisingly

18. flight

19. enter

1. Getting to the village is a very ______interesting_________ journey. (interest)

2. Visitors can catch the sight of a banyan tree at the ____entrance___________ of the village. (enter)

3. Dalat is a ______hilly_________ city. (hill)

4. We really had an ___enjoyable____________ day on the beach. (enjoy)

5. Their holiday was spent _____enjoyable__________ on the mountain. (enjoy)

6. That little girl can dance _______beautifully________. (beauty)

7. Since her _______arrival________ the room has been full of laughter. (arrive)

8. Most modern buildings have underground _____parking__________ lots. (park)

9. I went to the _______grocery________ store to buy something. (grocer)

10. There is no water left in the _______nearby________ well. (near)

11. He is now studying in the USA as an _____exchange__________ student. (change)

12. They have a good ______collection_________ of stamp. (collect)

13. Japan is said to be a _____mountainous__________ country. (mountain)

14. We found the film _____uninteresting__________, so we turn off the TV. (interest)

15. The _____growth__________ of the trees occurs very slowly. (grow)

16. Most students go _____picnicking__________ when they have one Saturday off. (picnic)

17. Some package trips to Thai Lan are _____surprisingly__________ cheap. (surprise)

18. Their _____flight__________ to Singapore will be in February. (fly)

19. My child ____entered___________ his room in an unhappy mood yesterday evening. (entry)

20. He has become one of the most courageous ____mountaineers___________ in the world. (mountain)

II. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences:

1. in Ho Chi Minh City / I met / while I was studying / a lot of interesting people /.

I met a lot of interesting people City while I was studying in Ho Chi Minh.

2. to visit Ba’s uncle / After the meal, / for about thirty minutes / they started to walk into the village /.

After the meal, they started to walk into the village for about thirty minutes to visit Ba’s uncle.

3. However, / before going to bed / she has to finish her assignment / Lan is very tired. /.

Lan is very tired. However, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.

4. playing computer games / not to spend / too much time / My father asked us /.

My father asked us not to spend too much time playing computer games.

5. about Vietnamese people / Tom has learned a lot / since he arrived here /.

Tom has learned a lot about Vietnamese people since he arrived here.

6. for the festival / next week / The girl wishes / she could stay in Hue /.

The girl wishes she could stay in Hue for the festival next week.

7. under a tree / hungry and tired, / The man felt / so he sat down /for some minutes /.

The man felt hungry and tired, so he sat down for some minutes under a tree.

8. to the north of Ha Noi / about 60 kilometers / Ba invited Liz / to his home village / to join his family on a day trip /.

Ba invited Liz to his home village about 60 kilometers to the north of Ha Noi to join his family on a day trip.

1/ Yoga is one of my favorite ………relaxation……………. (relax)

2/ Did you have a chance to do any …………sightseeing………………. (sightseer)

3/ Knock before you …………enter………………. (entrance)

4/ She is a keen stamp …………collector…………. (collection)

5/ The doctor gave her some medicine and told her to get a week ……rest…………. (restless)

6/ We have a ……………collected………. decision. (collect)

7/ They …………exchange…………. greetings before the meeting. (exchangeable) .

8/ The hotel is in a lovely ……location……………. overlooking the lake. (locate)

9/ After work she ………relaxes………. with a cup of tea and the newspaper. (relaxation)

10/ Our office is …………located…………. in the city center. (location)

11/ He won’t let the children leave his …………sight…………… (sightseeing)

12/ We had a …………picnic…………. beside the river. (picnicker)

13/ He looked away from the computer screen to ……rest………… his eyes. (restful)

14/ Goods are ……exchangable……… as long as they are in good condition. (exchange)

15/ I really …………admire………. people who can work in such difficult conditions. (admiration)

16/ We walk up the mountain and ……………enjoy………… the fresh air there. (enjoy)

1 relaxations

2 sightseeings

3 enter

4 collector

5 rest

6 collective

7 exchanged

8 location

9 relaxed

10 located

11 sight

12 picnic

13 rest

14 exchangable

15 admire

16 enjoy

I. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)

25. The local government has plans to_modernize__this city. (modern)

26. That little boy sat_silently__for a few minutes. (silence)

27. Nowadays, Vietnamese women still wear ao dai, especially on special_occasion_  .

(occasional)

28. Some styles of jeans in the 1960s were_embroidered__jeans, painted jeans and

so on. (embroider)

29. Too much_dependance ___on the parent spoils a child. (depend)

30. Swimming is_compulsory__at my school. (compel)

II. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5 pt)

31. the 1960s’ fashions / Designers / to mach / made / different styles of jeans.

→ Designers made different styles of jeans to mach the 1960s’ fashions

32. bearing / their school’s name / with labels / wearing uniform / they are.

→ They are  wearing uniform with labels bearing their school’s name

III. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 pts)

33. What a pity! We cannot try all the special food of the village.

→ We wish we  could try all the special food of the village.

34. The last time we visited Hanoi was two years ago.

→ It’s  2 years since we last visited Hanoi

35. Please help your mother with housework. ( would rather somebody + simple past)

→ I’d rather  .you helped your mother with housework.

36. The dentist took out one of my teeth three days ago.

→ One of my teeth was taken out by the dentist  three days ago.

1. The movie was boring. We went home before it finished. ( so )

The movie was boring so we went home before it finished.

2. Mai opened the door. Mai greeted the guests. ( and )

Mai opened the door so greeted the guests.

3. We started the trip very early. We reached the village before noon. ( so )

We started the trip very early so we reached the village before noon.

4. Liz saw some wild ducks. Liz was resting under a tree. ( while )

Liz saw some wild ducks while Liz was resting under a tree. 

5. Hoa is very sick. She can’t sit up. ( so …. That )

Hoa is so sick that she can’t sit up.

6. Ba felt tired and hungry. Lan felt tired and hungry. ( so )

Ba felt tired and hungry. So did Lan.

7. We enjoyed the fresh air in the countryside. We enjoyed the food there. ( both )

We enjoyed both the fresh air in the countryside and the food there. 

8. The water is very cold. We can’t swim in it. ( too )

The water is too cold for us to swim in.

9. Peter didn’t have money to buy a bus ticket. He had to walk home. ( so )

Peter didn’t have money to buy a bus ticket so he had to walk home.

10. Mr. Parker feeds the chicken. He collects their eggs. ( not only … but also )

Mr. Parker not only feeds the chicken but also collects their eggs. 

11. I don’t have time to study. *I wish ___I had time to study_______________________.

12. I didn’t see the TV program last night. * I wish __I had seen the TV program last night_______.

13. My friend, John, lost his pen. * I wish __my friend, John, hadn't lost his pen_____.

14. I can’t answer the questions. * I wish ___I could answer the questions_____.

15. They’ll leave for France next week. * I wish ___they wouldn't leave for France next week______.

16. We aren’t living in England. * I wish __we were living in England_____.

17. She won’t visit me again. * I wish ___she would visit me again____.

18. Mary was absent from class yesterday. * I wish __Mary had not been absent from class yesterday_______.

19. He is so stupid. * I wish __he were not so stupid_.

20. My younger brother plays in the street all day. * I wish ___my younger brother did not play in the street all day____.

21. Liz had a video tape. She wanted to show the trip to her parents. ( to )

Liz had a videotape to show the trip to her parents.

22. He repaired his bicycle for two hours. ( took )

It took him two hours to repair his bicycle.

23. Mark is too young to see the film. ( so )

Mai is so young that she can't see the film.

24. He can’t speak because he’s so angry. ( too )

He is too angry to speak.

25. She studied very hard so she passed the final exam easily. ( because )

Because she studied very hard, she passed the final exam easily.

26. I’m sorry she can’t come to the party. ( wish )

I wish she could come to the party.

27. Hoa wishes she could speak English very well. ( can’t )

Hoa can't speak English very well.

28. Lan was sick so she couldn’t go to school yesterday. ( because of )

Because of being sick, she couldn’t go to school yesterday.

29. There was a banyan here a few years ago, but now there isn’t.

There used to be a banyan here a few years ago, but now there isn’t.

30. Their trips lasted three days.

 They had…a three-day trip……

31. Uncle Lum has raised a lot of chickens and ducks on the farm.

A lot of chickens and ducks have been raised on the farm by Uncle Lum.

32. When did you first know this bamboo forest?

How long have you known this bamboo forest?