Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning using the given words in brackets
1.This painting is more expensive than that one (not as .... as)
==> That painting ...
2. I enjoy listening to pop music best. (favourite)
==> Pop music is my ...
3. Her taste in art is not the same as my taste. (different)
==> Her taste ...
4. The film was more boring than we thought at first
==> The film was not .......
5. ' Cheo ' is quite different from ' Cai Luong ' . Cheo is not .....
6. The picture is the same as the picture in our room. ( not different from )
7. The sickets to the show are too expensive for us
==> The sickets to the show cost ....
1. the film was more boring than we thought at first
-> the film was not as .........................................
2. 'Hat boi' or 'Tuong' is quiet different from 'Cai luong'
-> 'Cai luong is not ...........................................
I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question.
Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing the story for the film may take many weeks. Filming the story, or shooting the film, often takes at least six months. Actors and cameramen work from very early in the morning until late at night. Each scene had to be acted and reacted, filmed and refilmed, until it is just right. Somtimes the same scene has to be acted twenty or thirty times.
The film studio is like a large factory and the indeed. Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio; churches' castles and forests areb all built of wood and cupboard. Several hundred people are actors and actresses. The director of make one film. Some of these are actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is the most important person in a studio. He decides how the scenes should be filmed and how the actors should act.
,Most people go to see a film because they know the film stars in it. Sometimes the film may be very poor. It is best to choose a film made by a good director. Some famous directors make their film very real. People feel that they themselves are among the people in the film
1. Shooting a film often takes______
A. less than six months
B. at least six months
C. many weeks
D. from early in the morning until late at night
2. Some scenes have to be filmed many times because_____
A. it takes a long time to make a film
B. it is often difficult to make them just right
C. many people work together
D. the film is poor
3. Which of the following is compared to a factory?
A. The film studio B. The indoor stage
C. The scenery D. A poor film
4. The director of a film _____.
A. is always an actor
B. makes the scenery
C. is a film star
D. says how each scene should be filmed
5. We should choose a film which _____.
A. has actors we know B. seems very real
C. takes a long time to make D. is made by a good director
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
KITESURFER MAKES CHANNEL CROSSING
Andy Ward, a kitesurfer from Dorset in the UK, has recently what is thought to be the first crossing from the Channel Islands to the coast of England.
The 70-mile journey (9) .............. almost six hours but a delighted Mr. Ward (10) .............. that he thought it was ‘all over’ on a few (11) ..............
He says, “There were difficulties from the start. First I couldn’t leave the beach (12) .............. the wind wasn’t strong enough. When I (13) .............. finally get off the beach I worked hard but only managed to travel three or four miles in (14) .............. first hour. Then the kite fell into the water and it was (15)
.............. before I could get it up into the air again.”
Andy has been kitesurfing for (16) .............. three years. During the crossing, he was accompanied (17) .............. a support boat and had a land-based team following his (18) .............. to the English coast.
9. A. used B. took C. spent D. needed
10. A. told B. blamed C. spoke D. admitted
11. A. minutes B. occasions C. moments D. periods
12. A. although B. unless C. because D. though
13. A. was B. had C. will D. did
14. A. that B. those C. this D. these
15. A. times B. lots C. ages D. loads
16. A. even B. only C. always D. ever
17. A. by B. with C. at D. beside
18. A. travel B. movement C. departure D. progress
Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets.
1.The painting is bigger than the photograph. (not as … as)
_______________________________________.
2.This painting is more expensive than my painting. (not as … as)
_______________________________________.
3.This picture is the same as the picture in our room. (not diferent from)
_______________________________________.
4.This i lm is more interesting than the one we saw last week. (not as … as)
_______________________________________.
5.The journey was shorter than we thought at first. (not as … as)
_______________________________________
Rewrite these sentences , using the word in brackets
1 . The painting is bigger than the photograph ( not as ... as )
Cau tra loi
2 . the film is more interesting than the one we saw last week ( not as ... as )
cau tra loi
3 . the journey was shorter than we thought at first ( not as ... as )
cai tra loi
4 . Hoan and Tim are both 13 year old ( the same ... as )
Tim is
5 . He speaks English very well and her sister speaks well too ( as ... as )
She speaks
6. Khanh is a better painter than Giang ( as well as)
Giang can't
7 . Her book is not the same as mine ( different from )
Her book is
mk can ngay nhe
mong cac ban guip do mk
IV. Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets.
Example: Plays are usually longer than films. (not as......as)
=> Films are usually not as long as plays.
1. The painting is bigger than the photograph. ( not as......as)
=>..................................................................................................
2. This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week. (not as.........as)
=>.............................................................................................
3. The journey was shorter than we thought at first. (not as..........as)
=>....................................................................................................
4. Hoa and Tim are both 13 year old. (the same........as)
11
=> Tim is.............................................................................................
5. She speaks English very well, and her sister speaks well too. (as........as)
=> She speaks.......................................................................................
6. Khanh is a better painter than Giang. ( as well as )
=> Giang can’t ......................................................................................
7. Her book is not the same as mine. (different from).
=> Her book is ........................................................................................
Ex II : Rewrite the sentences using the words in bracket.
eg : Plays are usually longer than films ( not as ... as ) .
\(\Rightarrow\)Films are not as long as plays.
1. The painting is more expensive than my painting ( not as ... as ).
\(\Rightarrow\)
2. The painting is bigger than the photo graph ( not as ... as ).
\(\Rightarrow\)
3. This picture is the same as the picture in our room ( not different from ).
\(\Rightarrow\)
4. This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week ( not as ... as ) .
\(\Rightarrow\)
5. The joyrney was shorter than we thought at first ( not as ... as ) .
\(\Rightarrow\)
Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means exactly the same as the sentence before it.
1. This film is different from the one I saw last night.
- This film is not _____________________________________________.
2. This exercise is more difficult than that one.
- That exercise is not __________________________________________.
3. Why don’t we go to Hoi An restaurant to have cao lau?
à We should……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. What Vietnamese food do you like best?
à What is…………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
5. I think that cooking an omelette is not difficult.
à I find…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. No other noodle soup in our town is as popular as pho bo.
à Pho bo is the………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. You are not allowed to step on the grass inside the building.
à You mustn't…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Exercise 9. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first.
1. A lot of people cried at the end of the film because it was very moving.
A. The film made a lot of people cried.
B. Nobody that watched the film will ever forget it
C. The film was very moving so a lot of people cried at the end of the film.
D. The film was very moving that a lot of people cried at the end of the film. .
2. Quang is very good at acting. He is a famous actor.
A. Quang is a famous actor and he is very good at acting.
B. Quang, a famous actor is very good at acting.
C. Quang, very good at acting is a famous actor.
D. Quang very good at acting, a famous actor
3. People should ride bicycles to keep the environment.
A. Bicycles should be ridden to keep the environment.
B. Bicycles should ridden to keep the environment.
C. Bicycles should ride to keep the environment.
D. Bicycles should not ridden to keep the environment.
4. He drives more carelessly than he used to.
A. He doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to.
B. He doesn’t drive carefully than he used to.
C. He doesn’t drive as carefully than he used to.
D. He doesn’t drive as carefully he does.
5. No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.
A. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club.
B. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club.
C. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club.
D. Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club.
6. No one in the class is taller than Dave.
A. Dave is taller student in the class.
B. Dave is the tallest student in the class.
C. Dave is the taller student in the class.
D. Dave is tallest student in the class.
7.People hold a lot of cultural activities in Flower Festival in Da Lat.
A. A lot of cultural activities is hold in Flower Festival in Da Lat.
B. A lot of cultural activities is held in Flower Festival in Da Lat.
C. A lot of cultural activities are hold in Flower Festival in Da Lat.
D. A lot of cultural activities are held in Flower Festival in Da Lat.
8. In spite of heavy rain, my brother went to work.
A. In spite it rained heavily, my brother went to work.
B. Although it rained heavily, my brother went to work.
C. Despite it rained heavily, my brother went to work.
D. Although of heavy rain, my brother went to work