I. 1.Does overpopulation cause a lot of social problems in this area?( cause) ->......................................................................................................
2.Jakarta doesn't have as many skyscrapers as Shanghai.( more)
->............................................................................
Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. Jakarta doesn't have as many skyscrapers as Shanghai.
Shanghai ...........................................................................................
2. You forgot to turn off the T. V last night, didn't you?
You didn't remember .......................................................................
3.The countryside doesn't suffer as much pollution as the city.
The countryside ................................................................................
4. I think you should go to work by bike.
Who don't ..........................................................................................?
5. New York has more billionaires than Tokyo.
Tokyo ...............................................................................................
6. We will plant more trees along this street.
More tress ........................................................................................
7. Does overpopulation cause a lot of social problems in this area?
Overpopulation ................................................................................?
8. Is pollution the most serious problem?
Pollution is .......................................................................................?
9. A group of foreigners visited the slums last week , didn't they?
Did ...................................................................................................?
10. Mr. Lam lived in the country when he was a child.
Mr. Lam used....................................................................................
III. Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones.
1. Does overpopulation cause a lot of social problems in this area? (CAUSES)
® ……………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Let’s go to the school cafeteria. (ABOUT)
……………………………………………………………………………………….
1. Jakarta doesn't have as many skyscrapers as Shanghai (more)
=>.................................................................................................
2. The red pen is cheaper than the blue one (as)
=> The red pen..........................................................................
3. They will plant more trees along this street
=> More...........................................................
4. The fire destroyed a lot of houses yesterday
=> A..................................................................
5. When I was a child, I was afraid of ghost
=> I used to...............................................
6. What about going to the beach now? - Yes, let's
=> Why..............................................................
V . Rewrite these sentences
Although she eats lots of food, she is still very slim.
àIn spite of …………………………………………………………………………
1. What is the distance between Hanoi and HCM city?
àHow far ……………………………………………………………….……..?
2. I find English interesting.
àI am …………………………………………………………………………..……..…
3. Our roof will be fixed tomorrow.
àThey…………………………………………………………………………….…..
4. They will show flying cars to the public when they finish it.
àFlying cars …………………………………………………………..………..
5. They will install solar panels on the roof of our house next week.
àSolar panels ……………………………………………………………………..…
6. We will be using biogas for cooking and heating at this time next month.
àBiogas ……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. People won’t burn fossil fuels for energy in the future.
àFossil fuels ……………………………………………………………………
8. New York has more billionaires than Tokyo. (FEWER)
à……………………………………………………………………………….
9. A group of foreigners visited the slums last week, didn’t they? (VISIT)
à…………………………………………………………………………………………
10. The countryside doesn’t suffer as much pollution as the city. (LESS)
à……………………………………………………………………………………………
11. Does overpopulation cause a lot of social problems in this area? (CAUSES)
à……………………………………………………………………………….…………
12. Jakarta doesn’t have as many skyscrapers as Shanghai. (MORE)
à…………………………………………………………………………………………
13. Let’s go to the school cafeteria. (ABOUT)
à……………………………………………………………………………………………
I. Finish the second sentences in each pair, so that it has similar meaning to the first one, using the beginning given and the word in capital letters. (1p)
1. Your bicycle is just like the one I used to own. SIMILAR
I________________________________________________________
2. This sauce hasn’t got much flavour, has it? TASTELESS
This sauce is________________________________________________
3. Taking photographs inside the museum is forbidden NOT
You________________________________________________________
4. On Saturday night, the roads to the city centre are very busy TRAFFIC
There is_______________________________________________________
5. Do you find it easy to make friends? GOOD
Are you_______________________________________________________
II. Using the word given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first. Do not change the word given.
1. New York has more billionaires than Tokyo. FEWER
………………………………………………………………..
2. A group of foreigners visited the slums last week, didn’t they? VISIT
…………………………………………………………………..
3. The countryside doesn’t suffer as much pollution as the city. LESS
………………………………………………………………………
4. Does overpopulation cause a lot of social problems in this area? CAUSES
……………………………………………………………………….
5. Jakarta doesn’t have as many skyscrapers as Shanghai. MORE
………………………………………………………………………
Using the word given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first; do not change the word given :
1. Whose luggage is this? BELONG
2. Why are you going to Da Lat in December? FOR
3. What was the price of the first class ticket? PAY
> How ..........?
4. What is the distance from the village to the beach? IT
> How .......... to the beach?
5. New York has more billionaires than Tokyo. FEWER
6. Does overpopulation causes a lot of social problems in this area? CAUSES
1. Reorder the following words to make meaningful sentences.
1. is / of / problems / overpopulation / the / one / biggest /.
2. a / diseases / poor / is / cause / major / of / healthcare / the /.
3. will / studies / have / help / house / to / stop / poor / thier / children / to / in / the /.
4. food / lack / will / and / be / a / of / there / sheliter /.
5. die / poor / because / do / healthcare / people / not / have / good / they /.
6. is/ the / China / overcrowded / most / what / city / in /.
7. the / increasing / rate / is / birth /.
8. traffic / are / rush / hours / always / there / jams / during /.
3. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. In spite of having to work the next day, Tom watched films on DVD till midnight.
Even though_____________________________________________________________
2. The ending of the film was quite disappointing.
We ____________________________________________________________________
3. Although she performed well, she didn’t receive good comments from critics.
Despite her ______________________________________________________________
4. We were so interested in the comedy that we laughed from beginning to end.
The comedy _____________________________________________________________
5. I’m frightened by horror films; however, I enjoy watching them.
In spite _________________________________________________________________
10. Using the word given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first. Do not change the word given.
1. New York has more billionaires than Tokyo. FEWER
………………………………………………………………..
2. A group of foreigners visited the slums last week, didn’t they? VISIT
…………………………………………………………………..
3. The countryside doesn’t suffer as much pollution as the city. LESS
………………………………………………………………………
4. Does overpopulation cause a lot of social problems in this area? CAUSES
……………………………………………………………………….
5. Jakarta doesn’t have as many skyscrapers as Shanghai. MORE
………………………………………………………………………
12. Finish the second sentences in each pair, so that it has similar meaning to the first one, using the beginning given and the word in capital letters. (1p)
1. Your bicycle is just like the one I used to own. SIMILAR
I________________________________________________________
2. This sauce hasn’t got much flavour, has it? TASTELESS
This sauce is________________________________________________
3. Taking photographs inside the museum is forbidden NOT
You________________________________________________________
4. On Saturday night, the roads to the city centre are very busy TRAFFIC
There is_______________________________________________________
5. Do you find it easy to make friends? GOOD
Are you_______________________________________________________
IV. Write the correct form of the word given
…………………places cause a lot of problems for the government. CROWD
The police arrested two…………………..in the robbery yesterday. CRIME
…………………is causing more problems than we can imagine. POPULATION
We need to reduce hunger and ………………in poor areas. POOR
People in my neighborhood are ……..……….because they have high living standards. WEALTH
It is not safe for the ………………to visit the slums. TOUR
I feel bored because there are ………………things to see and do here. FEW
My grandparents love the ……………….atmosphere in the countryside. PEACE
The shortage of …………………..is not easy for the government to solve. ACCOMMODATE
10.Child labor, slavery and ………………..are big problems in this country. HUNGRY
