1. Is there a colorful picture in your room? (have)

-> Does ……you have a colorful picture in your room………………?

2. Peter is the best at English in his class.(good)

-> Nobody ..…is as good at English as Peter in his class…………

3. My house is near the supermarket.(not)

-> My house ……is not far from the supermarket…….……

4. How much are these notebooks?(is)

-> What ……is the price of these notebooks…………………………………….?

5. What is your brother’s favorite sport?(does)

-> Which …sport does your brother like……?

1. Students don’t have to wear forage caps on Monday mornings.

-> It isn’t .....necessary for students to wear forage caps on Monday mornings...........

2. It is nearly ten years since I last saw her.

-> I have…not seen her for 10 years………

3. If we don’t save natural resources, they will run out soon.

-> Unless we…save natural resources, they will run out soon.…………

4. Minh didn’t go to school last Saturday.

-> Minh was …absent from school last Saturday……………………………..….……

5. My mother spends two hours cooking a day.

-> It takes……my mother two hours a day to cook…………………………………………………………………………

6. It is an eighty-minute test.

The test …lasts for eighty minutes…………………………...

7. Our house is older than any other house in the living center.

Our house …is the oldest house in the living center…………………..

8. Miss Quynh wrote the letter in twenty minutes.

Miss Quynh spent …twenty minutes writing the letter…………………………..

9. It is not necessary for her to join the party.

She …does not need to join the party…………………………………….

10. Nobody in the team runs as fast as Paul

Paul …is the fastest runner in the team………………………………………

Part I. Complete each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it. Use the word given in CAPITALS (if provided).(10 points)

1.   The company presents a gold watch to each of its retiring employees.

Each of the company's retiring employees is presented a gold watch .

2.   The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than The Atlantic.

The average depth of the Pacific ocean is greater than the atlantic

 3.  The result of the match was never in doubt.

At no time was the result of the match in doubt

4.   Were Jack not so affluent a man, she would not be dating him. (BUT)

But for Jack's being so affluent , she would not be dating him.

5.   By chance I was in that town when the earthquake started. (HAPPENED)

I happened to be in that town when the earthquake started.

Part 2:

                            GOOD AT LANGUAGES

At school, Sarah Biggs says she was very bad (0)           at         languages. Now she speaks English, Spanish  and  Italian  and works (1)             as         _ a bilingual secretary in a travel company in

England. (2)          Speaking               several foreign languages at work is not easy, but for Sarah, and other multi-lingual secretaries like her, it is all standard practice.

Sarah comes from Spain, (3)         where                 she attended school and college. But it was time spent abroad after college that encouraged her interest in languages.

In her job, Sarah has a great deal more responsibility than the title of secretary would suggest. She stresses the importance of (4)                         fluent in Spanish because part of her job is dealing (5)               with                customers  from  Latin  America.  (6)             when              such clients come from abroad, she has to translate everything they say into English. She is given (7)        no                  time for preparation at all, so this aspect of her job is one of the (8)          most            _ difficult.

It is important for Sarah to be up-to-date with changes (9) of     her own language, so she reads Spanish newspapers and books looking for new additions to her vocabulary. Sarah says she (10)  would     not give up this job even if they offered her a better salary in another company

1. Thousands of people were unable to go to work because of the heavy rain. (PREVENTED)

 The fact that it rained heavily prevented thousands of people from going to work

2. Her father was so proud of being a soldier.

Her father prided         in being a solider                                                                  .

3. I have never known a singer as talented as Thuy Linh. (FAR)

Thuy Linh is       by far the most talented singer I have known

4. Could you watch my bag while I am away?

 Could you keep        an eye on my bag while I am away                                                                                   ?

5. Her passport and other identification were stolen.

She                  had her passport and other identification stolen                       

IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it, using the word given in bold. Do not change the word given. (1.25 pts)

1. Is there a colorful picture in your room?                            (have)

-> Does ……………………………your room have  a colorful picture…………………………………………………………………?

2. Peter is the best at English in his class.                              (good)

-> Nobody ..……………………in his class is as good as Peter …………………………………………….................…………….

3. My hasn't played soccer for 3 years.                         (last)

-> My  ………….……last played soccer 3 years ago…………………………………………….…………...................………… .

4. He went to the movie theatre in an hour.                      (spent)

-> He ………………………spent an hour going to the movie theatre………………………………………………………………………...

5. What is your brother’s favorite sport?                       (does)

-> Which ………………………sport does your brother like best………………………..…………………………….........…………?

6.Nam plays tennis better than Trung.                                  (as)

--> Trung doesn't.......................play tennis as well as Nam.............................................................................................................

7.If Tom doesn't study hard,he won't pass the final exam.  (studies)

-->Unless.......................Tom studies hard, he won't pass the final exam.........................................................................................................................

8.I began working for this company for 6 years.                  (have)

-->I........................have worked for this company for 6 years.....................................................................................

1. Is there a colorful picture in your room?                            (have)

-> Does your room have a colorful picture?

2. Peter is the best at English in his class.                              (good)

-> Nobody is better at English than Peter.

3. My hasn't played soccer for 3 years.                         (last)

--> My last time played soccer was 3 years ago.

4. He went to the movie theatre in an hour.                      (spent)

-> He spent an hour going to the movie.

5. What is your brother’s favorite sport?                       (does)

-> Which sport does your brother like best?

6. Nam plays tennis better than Trung.                                  (as)

--> Trung doesn't play tennis worse than Nam.

7. If Tom doesn't study hard, he won't pass the final exam.  (studies)

--> Unless Tom studies hard, he won't pass the final exam.

8. I began working for this company for 6 years.                  (have)

--> I have been working for this company for 6 years.

1. Does your room have a colorful picture?
2. Nobody is better than Peter at English in his class.
3. My last time I played soccer was 3 years ago.
4. He spent one hour going to the movie theatre.
5. Which sport does your brother like best?
6. Trung doesn't play tennis as well as Nam.
7. Unless Tom studies hard, he will pass the final exam.
8. I have worked for this company for 6 years.

II.Put the words and phrases in the right order

1. Nha Trang/ in/ the/ most/ Is/ beatiful/ Vietnam?/ beach

Is Nha Trang the most beautiful beach in Vietnam?

2. robots/ useful./ expensive,/ are/ Although/ they/ very/ are

Although robots are expensive, they are useful.

3. didn’t know/ so their/ were quiet,/ mother/ they were at home./ The children

The children were quiet, so their mother didn't know they were at home.

4. will give./ pass my exams/ my mum/ with good grades,/ me a laptop./ If I

If I pass my exams with good grades, my mum will give me a laptop.

5. the phone/ can’t/ in the pool./ answer/ now/ Nam/ he’s swimming/ because

Nam can't answer the phone now because he's swimming in the pool.

6.Our/ last/ team/ played/ Saturday/ 6 E team/ with.

Our team played with 6E team last Saturday.

7.Don’t/ food and drink/ into/ bring/ please/ ,/ the gym.

Don't bring food and drink into the gym, please

8.every/ The Olympic Games/ four years/ takeplace.

The Olympic Games takeplace every four years.

9.see/ you/ Did/ Phong/ yesterday/ the stadium/ at ?

Did you see Phong at the stadium yesterday?

10.a week/ three times/ my/ sister/ aerobics/ does/ keep fit/ to.

My sister does aerobics three times a week to keep fit.

I.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1 Learning how to use a computer is very easy

=> It is very easy to learn how to use a computer

2 He drives very carefully.

=> He is a very careful driver

3 Students at our school take part in a lot of outdoor activities

=> Students at our school do a lot of outdoor activities

4 I find it difficult to find a better solution to that problem.

=> I have  difficulty in finding a better solution

5Lan is the oldest of the three sisters

=> Lan has three sisters and she is the oldest

Tham khảo

1, It isn’t compulsory for students to wear forage-caps on Monday mornings.

2, What does Peter do?

3, What is the thickness of the Great Wall of China?

4, The heavy rain stopped us from driving fast.

5, Because of her tiredness, she couldn’t finish her homework last night.

6, He is accustomed to drinking coffee in the morning.

7, No one in his team plays soccer worse than him.

8, I suggest you should pay attention to his words.

9, We play tennis once a week on Wednesday afternoon.

10, He forgot everything about it, so did you.

1. Students don’t  have to wear forage-caps on Monday mornings.

-> It isn’t necessary to wear forage-caps on Monday mornings.

2. It is nearly ten years since I last saw her.

-> I have never seen her for nearly ten years

3. If we don’t save natural resouses, they will run out soon.

-> Unless we save natural resourses, they won't run out soon

4. Minh didn’t go to school last Saturday.

-> Minh was stayed at home last Saturday

5. My mother spends two hours cooking a day.

-> It takes 2 hours for cooking a day

1. Students don’t  have to wear forage-caps on Monday mornings.

-> It isn’t necessary to wear forage-caps on Monday mornings.

2. It is nearly ten years since I last saw her.

-> I have never seen her for nearly ten years

3. If we don’t save natural resouses, they will run out soon.

-> Unless we save natural resourses, they won't run out soon

4. Minh didn’t go to school last Saturday.

-> Minh was stayed at home last Saturday

5. My mother spends two hours cooking a day.

-> It takes 2 hours for cooking a day

    1. It is hard to concentrate on your study when you are tired.

            The more ………………tired you are, the harder it is to concentrate on your study ………………………………………………..……….…………………….

    2. I was strongly determined to take my stdy seriously next semester.

        I had……a strong determination to take my study seriously next semester. …………………………………………………..……….……………………...

    3. The traffic was so bad that the journey took six hours.       

             It ……………was such bad traffic that the journey took six hours.    ………………………………………………………………………………

    4. " You are cheating", said Carol to June.

        Carol accused ……June of being cheating………………………………………………………………............

    5. Thank to the success of his first album, he is now a wealthy man.

       Had ………it nỏ been for the success of his first album, he wouldn't be a wealthy man now ……………………………………………………………….…………...………