Rewrite these following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given

1. I don’t have a bookshelf in my bedroom.

-> There isn’t_______________________________________________ .

2. They always go to school on foot everyday.(walk)

-> They _____________________________________________ .

3. There are 36 students in my class.

→ My class ______________________________________

4. Mai plays the violin very well.

→ Mai is good ____________________________________

5. My favourite subject is English.

-> I like_________________________________________________.

Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones.

1. They will build a new hospital here.

      A new hospital …………………………….……………..……………………..…….…………

2. “I will plant these trees tomorrow”

      She told me…………………………………………………….…………………………………

3. Acid rain is dangerous. Trees’ leaves are damaged (because of)

      Because of ...................................................................................................................................

4 They built this house yesterday

     This house  ...................................................................................................................................

5. I don’t have free time, so I can’t go somewhere.

      If I ………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Although she is rich, she isn’t happy.

      Despite …………………………………………………………………

VI. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed

before: (1.0 pt)

34.I began to teach these students three years ago.

→ I have

35.Do you want to have a cool drink?

→ Would you like....................................................................................................................

36.No one in this class is taller than Minh.

→ Minh is.................................................................................................................................

Rewrite these sentences in other ways so that the meaning is unchanged. (1.5pts)

1. Nick sneezes so much because the air is dirty.→ If the air weren’t/ wasn’t....................................................

2. They have provided fresh water for people in the drought areas.→ Fresh water............................................

3. “I have never been to an English speaking country before.” She said.→ She said that..................................

4. There is a train leaving at 10.00 this evening.→  The train …………………………

5. Last week, we visited Ha Long. Then we came back Hanoi.→  Last week, before we .....

6. “I come from a small town in Vietnam” Nga said.

- Nga said..............................................................................................................

7.  The tornado destroyed the building last week.

- The building...............................................................................................................

8. “Do you go to school every weekday?” She asked him.

- She asked him ...........................................................................................................

9. Study hard and you will get good results in your exam.

- If……………………………………………………………………………….

10. “Where will you go for the holiday this year?” He asked me

- He asked me ……………………………………………………………..

11. Tom said: “I want to buy a pocket calculator.”

-> Tom said that.................................................................................................

12. Littering rubbish can cause soil pollution.

-> Soil pollution..................................................................................

13. They had visited Hue Citadel before they went to Hoi An.

-> After they.....................................................................................

14. You should choose the blue car instead of the red one.

-> If I ..............................................................

15. If he doesn't get up early, he will be late for school.

-> Unless ...............................................................................................

16. Hong can’t buy a new computer because she doesn’t have enough money.

=>If Hoa ……………………………………………………………………………..

17. "I'm working in a restaurant now" She said.

=> She said that ……………………………………………………………………

18. "I want to be a footballer." Tom said.

=> Tom said that ………………………………………………………………

19. People use computers in all corners of the world.

  => Computers .......................................................................................................

20. Work hard and we will pass the exam.

=> If we ...................................................................................................................

V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 0. They suggested banning advertisements on TV. - They suggested that advertisements on TV should be banned. 1. People say that they bought this shop last year. - It is__________________________________________________________ - They are_____________________________________________________. 2. "How much do you think it will cost?" he said to me. - He asked me_____________________________________________________. 3. Mr.Brown's team has lost the game. He looks very sad. - Mr. Brown whose__________________________________________________. 4. Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night? - You know_________________________________________________________. 5. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day. - Minh spends____________________________________________________. 6. We were late for school because of the heavy rain. - Because it_______________________________________________________. 7. My mother used to make us clean the house. - We used__________________________________ 8. "I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it."she said - She said_______________________________________________________ .9. It’s two years since I last spoke to her. - I haven’t____________________________________________________________. 0. Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting. - It____________________________________________________________.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part

These machines are older models and have to be operated by hand

A. mechanically 

B. manually 

C. automatically

D. spiritually

Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentences printed before them.

1. The program was so interesting that none of us wanted to turn the TV off.

It was .......................

2. Nobody has maintained the ancient houses for at least sixty years.

The ancient houses....................

3. They spend halt an hour watching the news on TV every day

It takes..........................

4. "Will i ever buy such a house?" Tom said to himself.

Tom wondered.....................

5. I'm fond of johnny although he behaves terribly

In spite.........................

The...................all sat down in the middle of the road.

He offered to give me a ................... of how the machine worked.

Rewrite the sentences, using but not altering the bold word in brackets,so that the meaning stays the same 1.The boss had his secretary type all these letters (typed) 2.They employed the workers to repair their house (had) 3.They say that elephants never forget (forget) 4.i don't want the others think of me as a burden (thought) 5.People thought that he killed his wife (been) 6.people believe that 13 is unlucky number (be) 7.people except that the strike will begin tomorrow.(begin) 8.i remember that someone gave me that shirt on my birthday.(remember) 9.He recommended using secondhand clothes (should) 10.John made me leave soon.(I) 11.It is your duty to do your homework before class-time (you)

Rewrite sentences, using the given words so that its meaning is the same as the first one 

1) I don't have a computer therefore we cannot get access to the Internet 

I wish_____________________________

2) We can do these exercises easily 

These exercises____________________________

3) They started playing tennis in 2001 

They have_________________________

4) Tuan often went fishing when he lived in the country 

Tuan used_________________ 

5) What a pity! You aren't here with us now 

I wish______________________________

6) We have learnt English for five years 

We started_______________________

7) They often went to Vung Tau at weekends 

They used__________________________

8) The storm destroyed the city completely 

The city