1. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same:

1. My shirt is not as the same as yours. \(\Rightarrow\)Your shirt is different ________________________________________________.

2. She reads books in her free time. \(\Rightarrow\) Books ______________________________________________________________.

3. He started learning English 3 years ago. \(\Rightarrow\) He has _________________________________________________________.

4. Collecting stamps from foreign coutries is one of Mai's interests. \(\Rightarrow\) Mai is _____________________________________.

I. complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above

1.Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.>Dogs can swim.............

2.A sport car goes faster than an ordinary car

->An oradinary car................

3.I don't like to watch TV every night.->I am not.............
4.No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.->Mary................

5.The city has less fresh air than the country.->The country..................

6.Although he had a good salary, he has unhappy in his job.->In spite..................

7.I'm sorry that I didn't finish my homework last night.->I wish..............

8.reading scientific books is one of my interests.->I'm.....................

1. The flight from Hanoi to London lasted for twelve hours.
à It ………………………………………………………………….
2. We left home too late to catch the 9 o’clock train.
à We didn’t …………………………………………………………
3. My sister eats little meat because she doesn’t want to put on weight.
à My sister eats little meat so as ……………………………………..
4. The table was so heavy that we couldn’t move it.
à The table was too …………………………………………………..
5. His parents made him study hard for the exam.
à He……………………………………………………………………
6. Both my brother and I are too young to drive.
à Neither my brother …………………………………………………..
7. Reading scientific book is one of my interests.
à I am ………………………………………………………………..
8. Nam plays the piano better than Lan.
à Lan doesn’t …………………………………………………………
9. Her behavior annoyed me.
à I found ………………………………………………………………
10. He prefers golf to tennis.
à He’d rather play ………………………………………………………

Help me

Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1/ It is interesting to learn English.
→ Learning........................................
2/ He failed his exam because he was lazy.
→Because of......................................
3/ He uses all his free time to look after his garden.
→He spends.......................................
4/ Nobody cleaned the floor yesterday.
→The floor.........................................
5/ It is two months since I saw her.
→I haven't..........................................

B. Reading

I. Read and fill in the blanks with ONE word given in the box. There is one Extra word you don’t need to use.

My Favourite Hobby

My name is Sara. My favourite _____________(1) is reading. I enjoy reading a book when I am free. I started to do it ______________(2) I was four years old. The first time I did it, I felt interested. So I kept reading. The teachers always taught me to read the difficult words. I was happy when I read a story with a happy ending. I was thrilled when I read a detective story.

I enjoy reading ______________(3) I like to explore the imaginative world of my favourite author, J.K. Rowling who _____________(4) “ Harry Potter” . There are a lot of advantages of reading. Reading can make me relaxed and calm. I can also learn new vocabulary items. Then I can further _________________(5) my English. Moreover, it can give me an unlimited imagination, so I can write books in the future. I can learn the different cultures and customs of other countries in the world too.

I read at least one hour every day. I read books by myself. I usually read it at home. I wish I could read different kinds of books because it might be very challenging.

Question 1

Read the passage and tick True or False. There is one example.

MY HOBBY

My name is Peter. My hobby is reading. I spend hours reading books. There are always interesting stories to read and things to learn. My dad read to me before going to bed when I was a little boy. The stories were full of witches, fairies, princes, princesses,.… and other fascinating characters. I liked to imagine that I was the knight who saved the princess locked in a tower.

I prefer other types of stories now because I’m older. I particularly enjoy reading action and adventure stories. It’s fun to believe that I’m the hero who fights the bad guys! And I’m also interested in real life stories because they make me think and imagine my reactions to many different situations in life. I think reading is a really interesting and exciting experience!

Question: He prefers action, adventure and real life stories when he grows up.

A. True

B. False