andrew is said to be a very good cook( reputation)
=> andrew had a good reputation for cooking
andrew is said to be a very good cook( reputation)
=> andrew had a good reputation for cooking
1/ You don't hear ( many, much, a lot, much of) news about Mr. Allen these day
2/ People say that prevention is better than cure. ( active - passive)
A. That prevention is said is better than cure
B. Prevention is better that cure is said by people
C. It was said that prevention is better than cure
D. Prevention is said to be better than cure
3/ "Why are you buying all that food? "
"Because a lot of people ( are coming, coming, comes, is coming) over for dinner"
4/ I told her she could stay with us. That's what I ( said to her, said he, told to her, told)
5/ He spends al his money (on, for, in, by) books
6/ Most of the examinees are (enough good, good enough, too good, very good ) to pass the examination
7/ Viet Nam, ( is, lives, which is, which lives ) in the South-east asia, exports rice
8/ Every girl should learn ( what, when, where, how) to cook
9/ Kangaroos, ( who comes, which comes, whom come, which come) from Australia, have long tails
10/ If the weather ( was, is, be, will be) fine, we will go early
11/ When the clock struck seven, Mr. Parker ( has got up, was getting up, has been getting up, got up)
12/ " Are you and Rita friends? "
" I' ve known her ( since, for, over, during) almost seven years"
cau 1 : rewrite tthese sentences : 1 why do not you ask her yourself ? i suggest you ............................................. 2 i suggest decorating our classroom again . i suggest our ............................................. 3 what about organizing a charity event to raise money ? i suggest a charity ............................................. 4 i suggest that helmet should be used to protect our heads . what ......................................... 5 let is organize a cultural festival to celebrate lunar new year . i suggest a ................................................... 6 i suggest unused clothes should be collected for the victims. what about ......................................... 7 ’ ’ shall we go to the english speaking club ?’ ’ andrew said . andrew suggested ........................................ 8 ’ ’why do not you repair the electric fan , nam’ ’ ba asked . ba suggested ................................................ 9 ’ ’let is not tell anyone until we are cerain that report is true ’ ’, said tom . tom suggested ............................................. 10 ’ ’why not take the garbage to recycling center ? said the local authorities . the local authorities suggested garbage .............
11. The stay in Geneva was quite useful, although the course in Swiss law that I chose turned out to be a disappointment. I’d rather ___________ statistics, which my girlfriend said was very good.
A. took B. had taken C. have taken D. take
12. The driver _________ to read a newspaper while he ___________ for the lights to change.
A. had started – waited B. has started – has been waiting
C. was starting – has waited D. started – was waiting
13. As regards the problem of noise, my suggestion is that we should return to it at our next meeting. By this time each of us ___________ all the reports concerning it, which should make our discussion more rational.
A. will have read B. has read C. ought to have read D. will read
14. I hope the committee will respect its own regulations which are quite clear on this point: no applications should be accepted after the list signed by the chairman ________ published.
A. will be B. was C. has been D. will have been
15. It didn’t rain in the spring. I think we __________ water next summer.
A. will run out of B. are going to run out of
C. have run out of D. run out of
16. I’m a lucky person. I _________ in the sun at this time next week.
A. will lie B. am going to lie
C. will be lying D. will have been lying
17. The new cook ___________ the soup at the moment.
A. tastes B. has tasted C. has been tasting D. is tasting
18. The video ___________ since 8 a.m. I wish somebody would turn it off.
A. has played B. is playing
C. has been playing D. had been playing
19. When Jane __________ the plane, she’ll wait for her luggage.
A. will leave B. leaves C. leave D. is leaving
20. We’ve never seen our history teacher so angry; he looks as if he ___________!
A. explodes B. is exploding C. is going to explode D. was exploding
1. It was surprising for me to learn that he is the only child in his family
-> I was ________________
2. Tom told me about the very good cook this morning
-> The cook ______________
3. We lost the game because of my mistake
-> I made __________
4. It would be better if you have a mechanic check you motorbike
-> I suggest ___________
I) Rewrite these sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences before it.
1, " I have a habit of reading book to widen my knowledge ", Tony said.
=> Tony said that ...
2, That meal is excellent
=> What ...
3, Jane is a very good cook
=> Jane cooks ...
4, Alice' s strange ideas surprised everybody
=> Everybody ...
5, He doesn' t learn new words regularly. He can' t do this test well
= If he ...
6, I' m looking for some books. They tell about Vietnamese history
=> I' m looking ( using " which " ) ...
2.The girl is very young. She can't go to the zoo alone. (...such...that...)
5.Peter said,"My parents are very proud of my good marks."
6."How do you go to the airport?" , his friend asked Nam.
7."Don't wait for me if I'm late." , John said to us.
8."Are you going to take the level exam this weekend?" , Peter asked Anna.
9.Don't eat too much or you will be fat. (if)
10.Let's go to the countryside. (suggest)
1. He said, " I must go next week."
He said ............................................. .
2. He said to me, "When you are at the butcher's, remember to get a bone for the dog."
He told .................................................... .
3. She said, "I will answer the phone."
She said .............................................. .
4. Nam said, "I am told to be at school before 7 o'clock."
Nam said that ........................................ .
5. Peter said, "My parents are very proud of my good marks."
Peter said that ......................................... .
Rewrite the sentences:
1/ His dog is so fierce that no one dares to come to his house => He has
2/ "You stole the jewels!" the inspector said to him => The inspector accused
3/ If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house => If I
4/ Although the play received good notices, not many people went to see it => Despite
5/ Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them => They had
6/ "Would you mind not smoking in here?" => I'd rather
7/ "Let's go for a walk in the park" Said Andrew => Andrew suggested that
8/ I applied for the job but was turned down => My
9/ "Please don't drive so fast!" Ann begged her boyfriend => Ann pleaded
10/ Without his help we would all have died => If it
11/It is said that he escaped to a neutral country => He
12/ "Well done! You won the first prize" => They congratulated me
1. Mary's sister doesn't cook as well as her mother->Mary's mother is better.............
2.Singapore has reputation for its cleanliness->Singapre is..............
3.Do you take pride in being a student of Hoang Van Thu High School?->Are you ......
4.The new toy is exciting to the baby->The baby is ........