Rewrite the following sentences as simple ones.
2. She confessed that she was guilty.
3. I bought the car which belonged to my
4.We can't foretell when we will depart.
5. My boss is a man who leads a blameless life.
6. The fact that he was silent proves his guilt.
7. On the way home I saw a bird which was wounded.
8. The tiger is feared because it is fierce.
9. She asked me why I came late.
10. Although he is wealthy, he is not happy.
Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one. (1 2 pts)
1. It is five years since they last went on an excursion to Florida.
-> They haven’t .........................................
2. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.
-> It was......................................................
3. ‘Where do you want to go?’ he said.
-> He asked me .........................................
4. They don’t understand him because he doesn’t speak clearly.
-> If he ........................................................
5. Barbara plays badminton better than Mike.
-> Mike doesn’t ..........................................
6. As soon as I entered the museum, I saw my classmates.
-> No sooner ..............................................
-> Hardly ....................................................
7. He hasn’t rowed a boat since he was in his uncle’s village.
-> He last ...................................................
-> The ........................................................
8. Because of being very tired, Mrs Clark couldn’t walk faster.
-> As she ...................................................
9. I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you.
-> I wish .....................................................
10. What about painting the walls yellow?
-> Why ....................................................?
1.She is 1.7m in height .He is 1.6m in height (than)
2.the computer is expensive.I bought it in HCM city
-the computer which...........
3.The picture was beautiful .It was drawn by my close friend.
-the picture which............
4.Mr.Jump lives in a luxurious villa (using which)
.................
Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before.
1. Seeing that he was so angry, she left the office.
a. She didn’t want to make him angry, so she left.
b. She left the office when she saw how angry he was
c. He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office.
d. He wouldn’t have been so angry if she hadn’t left.
2. They arrived too late to get good seats.
a. Although they were late, they found some good seats.
b. They got good seats some time after they arrived.
c. When they arrived, the good seats were already taken.
d. They had to stand for the whole show.
3. The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.
a. The meeting lasted much longer than usual.
b. The meeting is planned to start in a short time.
c. The meeting began early because all the people had come.
d. There was not enough time to hold the meeting.
4. I would rather read books than play video games.
a. I prefer reading books to playing video games.
b. I like playing game better than reading books.
c. I’ll read books if there’s no interesting games to play.
d. I’d like to play video games and read books.
5. She feels bad when she stays up late.
a. Staying up late is her bad habit. b. She is bad to stay up too late.
c. She is not used to staying up late. d. Feeling bad, she stays up late.
1. My mother is a teacher. She ………………………..Physics. (teach)
2. Every week she ………… to visit her parents. (go)
3. Look! That man over there ……………. to open the door of your car. (try)
4. Mai (learn)………………………French when she was eleven years old.
5. He ....................(not/ travel) to Mexico by air last summer.
6. It has been 10 years since I last …………. her. (meet)
7. They …………………..(not contact) to each other for a long time.
8. We …………… for this school for 15 years. (work)
9. He (do)………………………his homework before he went to bed.
10. Yesterday they went home after they (finish) …………… their work.
Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle.
a. You should take his remarks (1)____ a pinch of salt. He is known for being economical (2)____ the truth.
b. I joked (3)____ her (4)____ the impression that she was my age.
c. Despite her fear that he would seek revenge, she decided to testify (5)____ him (6) ____ Congress.
e. The witness agreed to speak (9)____ condition (10)____ anonymity.
f. Having pondered (11)____ the case for several days, the detective finally managed to (12)____ all the traces.
g. Although they were skeptical (13)____ her ability, they permitted her to operate (14)____ the patient.
h. His father was angry because he had made bulk purchases (15)____ scant regard (16)____ the family budget.
i. (17)____ the cold light of day, her perspective (18)____ the problem changed.
j. An indicator (19)____ economic performance is Gross Domestic Product, or GDP (20)____ short.
