1. He enjoys reading newspapers in the morning

2. "The Time" was first printed two hundred years ago

3. Your brother uses the Internet every day, doesn't he?

4. There are more pictures than texts in some newspapapers

5. He asked me If he could borrow me 100,000 dong

6. I wish I had a computer, so I can get access to the Internet

7. The work must be finished on time

8. An new bicycle has just been bought for their son 

9. I wish your friend was at this party

10. I am used to going to bed late

33. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.

→ He enjoys __reading newspapers in the morning ___________________________

34. He likes writing blogs more than joining social networking sites.

→ He prefers ______writing blogs more to joining social networking sites._________________

35. Where do you want to live,in the city or in the country?

→ Where would you prefer to live, in the city or in the country ______________________

36. These jeans are not big enough for me.

→ These jeans are too __small enough for me to wear_________________

XI./  Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1. He doesn't help his mother with housework.

→ I wish I could help my mother with housework.

2. He can't pass the examination.

→ He wishes could pass the examination.

3. They often went to Paris on weekends.

→ They used to go to Paris on weekends.

4. Someone turned off the lights when I went out.

→ The lights was turned off when I went out.

5. We have learnt English for 4 years.

→ We started learning English 4 years ago.

6. I can't speak English very well.

→ I wish I could speak English well.

7. I'm sorry my father isn't here now.

→ I wish my father were there now.

8. I liked chocolate very much when I was a child.

→ I used to like chocolate very much when I was a child.

9. They have changed the traditional ao dai a lot since then.

→ The traditional ao dai has been changed a lot since then.

10. Laura hasn't written to her mother for a month

→ Laura didn't write to her mom a month ago.

1. He doesn’t help his mother with housework.

→ I wish that I helped my mother with housework .........................................................................................................................................................

2. He can’t pass the examination.

→ He wishes that he could pass the examination ..................................................................................................................................................

3. They often went to Paris on weekends.

→ They used to went to Paris on weekend .................................................................................................................................................

4. Someone turned off the lights when I went out.

→ The lights were turned off (by someone) when I went out ...................................................................................................................................................

5. We have learnt English for 4 years.

→ We started learning English 4 years ago .................................................................................................................................................

6. I can’t speak English very well.

→ I wish that I could speak English very well .........................................................................................................................................................

7. I’m sorry my father isn’t here now.

→ I wish that my father was here now. .........................................................................................................................................................

8. I liked chocolate very much when I was a child.

→ I used to like chocolate very much .........................................................................................................................................................

9. They have changed the traditional ao dai a lot since then.

→ The traditional of ao dai have been changed a lot of since then    ...........................................................................................................................................................

1. Her voice is so beautiful that everyone admires it.

- She ........had such a beautiful voice that everyone admires it. ...........................................................................................................

2. He regrets telling her the truth.

- He wishes.........he hadn't told her the truth. .................................................................................................

3. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.

- It hasn't..........rained for 2 days....................................................................................................

4. We don’t buy the house because we don’t have enough money.

- If we had...... enough money, we would buy the house.....................................................................................................

5. “How old is your son?” the nurse said to Mrs. Green.

- The nurse .......asked Mrs Green how old her son was...................................................................................................

6, It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone.

- You should ......allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone................................................................................................

7. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.

- Not until ........ I left home could I realize how important the family is .................................................................................................

8. I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help.

- Had it ..........not been for my Mom's help, I couldn't have held a big party....................................................................................................

9. Success depends on hard work.

- The harder ........you work, the more successful you are...............................................................................................

10. The fire will go out if he doesn’t put more wood on.

-Unless ………he puts more wood on, the fire will go out ………………………………….…………….….……………

X.  Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1. “Why don’t you go with me ?”

à She asked me why… I didn't go with her………………………………………………….........................................

2. She enjoys going swimming .

à She is interested in…in swimming……………………………………………………....................................

3. People have used the Internet all over the world .

à The Internet has.. been used all over the world……………………………………………………………………………………

4. "Do you often practice speaking English with your partners?" the examiner said to Lan.

® The examiner asked Lan ...if she often practiced speaking English with her parents......................................................................................

5. Does your sister travel to work by bus every morning?

® Your sister ...... travels to work by bus every morning, doesn't she?....................................................................................................................?

6. He regrets telling her the truth.

--> He wishes....he hadn't told her the truth..........................................................................................................................

7. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.

--> It hasn't.......rained for a fortnight ago..........................................................................................................................

8. We don’t buy the house because we don’t have enough money.

--> If we had...... enough money, we would buy the house..........................................................................................................................

9. Her voice is so beautiful that everyone admires it.

--> She .......had such a beautiful voice than everyone admires it...........................................................................................................................

10. “How old is your son?” the nurse said to Mrs. Green.

--> The nurse ...asked Mrs Green how old her son was...........................................................................................................................

11.Do we have to write all the questions ?

-> Need...we write all the questions?........................................................................................................................................... ?
12. Barbara is the best tennis - player in the club.

-> No one....... in the club plays tennis better than Barbara.............................. ......................................

13. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for ages.

-> It’s ages since ... I enjoy myself so much...... ……..............................................................................................................
14. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.

->“ Please..wake me up 8 o'clock next morning........................................................................................................................................ ”
15. The cake was so hard that he could not eat it .

->It was such  ............a hard cake that he couldn't eat it..................................................................................................................

1. it  took my mother 3 hours to make a dress

2.the last time we have been to the connert  was over a year

3. he enjoys reading newspapers in the morning .

4, Paymen can be made at any post office

5. the trophy was presented to the winner bt the president

6.

1. My mother spent three hours making a dress.

=> It took ..my mother three hours to make a dress.........................................................

2. We haven't been to the connert for over a year.

=> The last time ..we have been to the concert was over a year..............................................

3. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.

=> He enjoys ....reading newspapers in the morning.................................................

4. You can make paymen at any post office.

=> Paymen ....can be made at any post office....................................................

5. The president presented the trophy to the winner.

=> The trophy....was presented to the winner  by the president ..................................................

6. His dog is caller Tony.

=> He ....has a dog named Tony..............................................................

Reading newspapers in the morning 

is this leather handbag?

is a swimming pool in his house

6. I didn't arrive in time to see her.

    → I wasn't___early enough to see her____________________________________________________

7. I'd prefer you not to smoke.

    → I'd rather_____you didn't smoke_________________________________________________

8. The mother smiled happily. She took the baby in her arms.

    → Smiling___happily, she took the baby in her arms._____________________________________________________

9. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.

   → It was not ___until after midnight that the noise next door stopped  ___________________________________________________

10. You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty.

   → Should ___there is any difficulty, You can ring this number ______________________________________________________