C. We would rather make crafts than play tennis.
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15: We would prefer to make crafts rather than play tennis.
A. We would rather to make crafts than play tennis.
B. We would rather make crafts rather than play tennis.
C. We would rather make crafts than play tennis
D. We would rather making crafts rather than play tennis
I) Supply the correct verb forms:
1) We would rather (stay) home tonight
2) Mr Jones would rather (stay) home last night
3) We would rather (drink) coffee than tea
4) The photographer would rather that we (stand) closer together than we are standing
5) Carmen would rather (cook) for the entire family
I) Supply the correct verb forms
1) She would rather you (not arrive) last night
2) John would rather he (sleep) than worked last night
3) George would rather he (be) free tomorrow
4) Mary would rather that she (not,fail) the test yesterday
5) I would rather that I (invite) her to my birthday party last Sunday
1. I didn't want to disturb the meeting. I left without sayinggoodbye.
A. Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without sayinggoodbye.
B. I disturbed the meeting because I saidgoodbye.
C. I would rather disturb the meeting than leaving without sayinggoodbye.
D. The meeting was disturbed as I left sayinggoodbye.
2. Having spent all his money, Daniel couldn't afford a newwatch.
A. As Daniel had bought a new watch, he spent all hismoney.
B. Daniel didn't buy a new watch although he had a lot ofmoney.
C. Because he had spent all the money, Daniel couldn't afford a newwatch.
D. Daniel couldn't get a new watch because he didn't have muchmoney.
3. She doesn't want to go to their party. We don't want to goeither.
A. Either we or she wants to go to theirparty.
B. Neither we nor she want to go to theirparty.
C. Neither we nor she wants to go to theirparty.
D. Neither she nor we don't want to go to theirparty.
4. Noisy as the hotel was, they stayedthere.
A. Much as the hotel was noisy, they stayedthere.
B. In spite of the noisy hotel and they likedit.
C. Despite the hotel was noisy, they stayedthere.
D. Although the noisy hotel, they stayedthere.
5. She was so busy that she couldn't answer thephone.
A. She was very busy that she couldn't answer thephone.
B. She was too busy to answer thephone.
C. She was too busy not to answer thephone.
D. She was very busy so that she couldn't answer thephone.
6. Tim graduated with a good degree. He joined the ranks of theunemployed.
A. Tim joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a gooddegree.
B. If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of theunemployed.
C. Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of theunemployed.
D. That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of theunemployed.
7. In spite of his poverty, he led a devoted life to the revolutionarycause.
A. He could not devote his life to the revolutionary cause because of hispoverty.
B. Although he was poor, he led a devoted life to the revolutionarycause.
C. If he had not been so poor, he could have devoted his life to the revolutionarycause.
D. He led a devoted life to the revolutionary cause, but he was sopoor.
8. She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly passit.
A. Although she didn't try hard to pass the driving test, she could passit.
B. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving testsatisfactorily.
C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the drivingtest.
D. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn't passit.
9. Smallpox is a dangerous disease. Malaria is a dangerousdisease.
A. Smallpox is a dangerous disease, and so ismalaria.
B. Malaria is a dangerous disease, but smallpox isnot.
C. Neither smallpox nor malaria is a dangerousdisease.
D. Either smallpox or malaria is a dangerousdisease.
10. Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of car. However, cars are the greatest contributor of airpollution.
A. The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of airpollution.
B. However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that among the greatest contributors of airpollution.
C. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution ofair.
D. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution ofair.
11. I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned put that she was quiteuseless.
A. Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform ratherbadly.
B. I was mistaken about her suitability for the position since she proved ratherincompetent.
C. Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for theposition.
D. I was right in thinking that she was totally useless for thejob.
12. The substance is very toxic. Protective clothing must be worn at alltimes.
A. Since the substance is very toxic, so protective clothing must be worn at alltimes.
B. So toxic is the substance that protective clothing must be worn at alltimes.
C. The substance is such toxic that protective clothing must be worn at alltimes.
D. The substance is too toxic to wear protective clothing at alltimes.
13. The film was not interesting. However, he tried to watch the wholefilm.
A. In spite of the film uninteresting, he tried to watch the wholefilm.
B. Uninteresting as the film was, he tried to watch the wholefilm.
C. Despite of uninteresting film, he tried to watch the wholefilm.
D. Uninteresting as was the film, he tried to watch the wholefilm.
14. Although she was very old, she looked verygrateful.
A. In spite of very old, she looked verygrateful.
B. Despite she was very old, she looked verygrateful.
C. Despite her old age, she looked verygrateful.
D. In spite her being old, she looked verygrateful.
15. She gets up early to prepare breakfast so that her children can come to school ontime.
A. Despite her getting up early to prepare breakfast, her children cannot come to school ontime.
B. Because she wanted her children to come to school on time, she gets up early to preparebreakfast.
C. If she does not get up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school ontime.
D. Unless she gets up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to schoolon.
16. I whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear ourconversation.
A. So as not to hear our conversation Iwhispered.
B. Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation Iwhispered.
C. Because I whispered, nobody heard ourconversation.
D. I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn't beheard.
17. Though he tried hard, he didn'tsucceed.
A. However he tried hard, he didn'tsucceed.
B. However hard he tried, he didn'tsucceed.
C. However he didn't succeed hard, he triedhard.
D. However he tried hard, but he didn'tsucceed.
18. Crazianna is a big country. Unfortunately, it has never received respect from itsneighbours.
A. Though Crazianna is a big country, it has never received respect from itsneighbours.
B. Crazianna has never received respect from its neighbours because it is a bigcountry.
C. It is Crazianna, a big country, that has never received respect from itsneighbours.
D. Crazianna is such a big country that it has never received respect from itsneighbours.
19. Slippery as the roads were, they managed to complete therace.
A. The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete therace.
B. The roads were slippery but they managed to complete therace.
C. The roads were slippery so they could hardly complete therace.
D. The roads were so slippery; therefore, they could hardly complete therace.
20. They decided to go for a picnic though it was verycold.
A. Because it was very cold, they decided to go for apicnic.
B. However cold it was, they decided to go for apicnic.
C. If it had been cold, they would not have gone for apicnic.
D. It was very cold so they decided to go for apicnic.
21. Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientificexpedition.
A. It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientificexpedition.
B. Peter enjoys scientific expedition. Therefore, doesMary.
C. However Peter enjoys scientific expedition and Marydoes.
D. Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so doesMary.
22. Seeing that he was angry, she left theoffice.
A. She didn't want to make him angry, so sheleft.
B. He wouldn’t have been so angry if she hadn't beenthere.
C. He grew very angry when he saw her leaving theoffice.
D. She left the office when she saw how angry hewas.
23. He felt very tired. He was determined to continue to climb up themountain.
A. He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up themountain.
B. Feeling very tired, he was determined to continue to climb up themountain.
C. Tired as he might, he was determined to continue to climb up themountain.
D. As result of his tiredness, he was determined to continue to climb up themountain.
24. The weather was so dismal. They had to cancel the picnicimmediately.
A. The weather was too dismal that the picnic was cancelledimmediately.
B. The picnic would be cancelled immediately since the weather wasdismal,
C. So dismal was the weather that they had to cancel the picnicimmediately.
D. The weather was enough dismal for them to cancel the picnicimmediately.
25. The coffee was not strong, so it didn't keep usawake.
A. The coffee was not strong enough to keep usawake.
B. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep usawake,
C. We are kept awake because the coffee wasstrong.
D. The coffee was so hot that it didn't keep usawake.
VII . Rewrite these sentences.
51, Hiep is a better painter than me.
- I can’t ………………………………………………………………………………..
52, She would rather watch TV than listen to music.
- She prefers………………………………………………………………………
53, My brother works harder than my sister.
- My sister ……………………………………………………………………..
54, We usually wore Jeans when we were primary school.
- We used…………………………………………………………
55, I like walking in the rain.
- I am fond ……………………………………………………………
56,Apples are much cheaper than oranges.
- Oranges ………………………………………………………………
57,He dances more beatifully than her.
- She is……………………………………………………………………..
58,I prefer staying at home to going out .
- I’d rather ………………………………………………………………
59,Lan speaks English fluently.
- Lan is ………………………………………………………………………..
60,His mother always stays up late.
-His mother is used ………………………………………………….
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words
I would rather stay at home than go out.
A. I like staying at home more than going out.
B. If you have to choose, I like staying at home.
C. I prefer staying at home to going out.
D. Staying at home is that I like better.
13. Jenny find reading poetry interesting (interested)
………………………………………………………………
14. I would rather stay at home than go out tonight. (prefer)
…………………………………………………………………
15. Nobody told me the story.
I ………………………………………………………………………………..
The story ………………………………………………………………………
16. Someone picks the fruits every day.
à Fruits………………………………………………………………………..
17. I think you should use energy efficient light bulbs.
If I_________________________________________________________________
18. They gave my village a ton of rice three days after the earthquake.
A ton of rice_________________________________________________________
19. Global warming will affect specific regions in different ways. Specific regions ______________________________________________________
20. Making a video call without the network is impossible.
It’s________________________________________________________________
21. Face-to-face communication is better than texting.
Texting isn’t ________________________________________________________
22. My mother does her shopping at about this time every week.
This time next week my mother__________________________________________
23. Video conferencing technology allows people in remote places to hold face-to-face meetings.
Video conferencing technology lets________________________________________
24. The teacher made me stay in after school and do extra work.
I ______________________________________________________________________
25. In spite of the freezing weather, we had a great holiday in Canada.
Eventhough______________________________________________________________
26. Paul doesn’t think about the planet. He wastes so much water. (IF)
→ _________________________________________________________.
27. Water pollution happens. Many aquatic animals such as fish can die. (LEADS)
→ _________________________________________________________.
28. The climate is changing. The earth is getting warmer. (BECAUSE)
→ _________________________________________________________.
29. We should stop cutting down so many trees. We endanger our oxygen supply. (UNLESS)
→ _________________________________________________________.
30. The overuse of pesticides causes damage to the environment. (LEADS TO)
→ _________________________________________________________.
31. French people made the Statue of Liberty, an American Symbol of freedom in their country. (WAS)
→ _________________________________________________________.
32. Why don’t you evacuate to the new place? (IF)
→ _________________________________________________________.
33. We find this test difficult to do. (DIFFICULTY)
→ _________________________________________________________.
34. Scientists might propose another solution for drought. (BY)
→ _________________________________________________________.
35. We are damaging the ozone layer. The ozone layer is necessary for human existence. (EVEN THOUGH)
→ _________________________________________________________.
1.The hotel we saw first was rather expensive, so we looked for another
=> Because________________
2.You won't pass the exam if you don't work hard.
=> Unless__________________
3. We like to play football after school.
=> We are interested __________
4.It's Saturday tomorow, so it's not necessary for Jane to get up early. => Jane doesn't have to _______
VERBS + TO-INFINITIVES
1.Jane suggested (have)................a rest , so we stopped (rest)................................for a while.
2.I would rather (walk)................home.It's not worth (take)....................a taxi
3.It's difficult (get).....................used to (eat)...............................with chopsticks
4.I don't like (get).................bills but when I do get them I like (pay)..........them promptly
5.Ask him(come)...............in.Don't keep him (stand)..................at the door.
6.My parents wouldn't (allow)..............me (go)........................to the party
7.Would you like (go).................out for dinner with me?
8.She voluntered (help).............us
9.I spend most of my free time (read)........................books
10.Don't waste time (chat)..............with your friends all day
11,Did Carol agree (go)..................(camp)...............with us?
1. Wouldn’t you prefer to get a takeaway rather than have to cook tonight? (sooner) →Wouldn’t you _______________________________have to cook tonight?
2. If we stay longer, we can spend more time sightseeing. (the) → The _______________________________time we can spend sightseeing
3. I’d rather go home than go to the cinema. (than) →I’d prefer _______________________________go to the cinema.
4. In some countries men and women are paid the same. (as) →In some countries women _______________________________ men.
5. Crisps are not as nutritious as nuts. (less) →Crisps _______________________________nuts.
6. No other job is as well-paid. (best) →It _______________________________job.
7. John and I have received the same number of job offers. (many) →I have received _______________________________John.
8. Last night I felt more tired than ever. (as) → I have _______________________________I did last night.
9. Tony finds history easier than geography. (not) →Geography _______________________________history for Tony.
10. As he gets older, he becomes less tolerant. (the) →The _______________________________tolerant he becomes.
11. I love going to football matches but my sister prefers going to tennis tournaments. (whereas) → I love going to football match _______________________________to tennis tournaments.
12. Helen had twice as much work as Janet. (half) →Janet had _______________________________Helen.
13. I like being self-employed. It’s better than working for someone else. (to) → I prefer _______________________________for someone else.
14. My grandfather is getting less and less patient as he gets older. (impatient) →My grandfather is getting _______________________________as he gets older.
15. Laura is a less sensitive girl than her sister. (such) →Laura isn’t _______________________________her sister.
16. Airships are not dangerous as they used to be. (than) →Airships _______________________________they used to be.
17. My father is spending less time at the office now he’s nearing retirement. (as) →My father is _______________________________at the office now that he’s nearing retirement.
18. Martha and Julie have the same views. (as) →Martha’s views _______________________________Julie’s.
19. I think I would prefer to leave rather than wait until he comes. (sooner) → I think I _______________________________until he comes.
20. If we climb higher, the view will be better. (the)→The _______________________________the view will be
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