PART D- WRITING – 20 pts

Question I.  Rewrite the sentences, beginning with given words so that their meanings stay the same. (5pts)

1.      It takes me twenty minutes to go to school every day.

- I spend……….. …………………………………………………………………………

2.      How far is it from the airport to the city centre?

- What is ………………………………………………………………………………..

3.      I like playing sports better than watching sports on TV

- I prefer………………………………………………………………………………...

4.      Can you tell me the length of this street?

- Can you tell me how……………………………………………………………………

5. Keeping the environment clean is very important.

- It’s ……………………………………………………………………………..

6. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.

- The time machine …………………………………………………………

7. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.

- He was delighted that …………………………………………………………

8. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.

- People ……………………………………………………………………

9. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.

- I’m very sad not ………………………………………………………

10.We have a two-month summer vacation.

- Our summer vacation ..………………………………………………………………

X. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with given words so that their meanings stay the same. (5p) 1. She is usually a hard worker. She ............................................................................... 2. Who was the inventor of this machine? Who.............................................. ………………………… 3. It is very noisy in the city, but we enjoy living there. Although .............................................................................. 4. How heavy were you last year? How..........................................................................................? 5. We didn’t enjoy the trip because of the heavy rain. The heavy rain stopped................................................................

X. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with given words so that their meanings stay the same. (5p) 1. She is usually a hard worker. She ............................................................................... 2. Who was the inventor of this machine? Who.............................................. ………………………… 3. It is very noisy in the city, but we enjoy living there. Although .............................................................................. 4. How heavy were you last year? How..........................................................................................? 5. We didn’t enjoy the trip because of the heavy rain. The heavy rain stopped................................................................

Rewrite the sentences so that their meanings stay the same, using the beginning given for each.

41.   Lan is 1.40 metres, and I am 1.35 metres.

I’m not        ..................................................                        .

42.   Work is very important to me. Family is also important to me.

Work is           .................................................                    .

43.   Rap music is a kind of music, but R&B is quite different.

R&B is quite          .........................................         rap music.

44.   The gold watch is €180. The silver watch is €100.

The silver watch is not         ......................................                 .

45.   Playing a musical instrument is difficult, but composing a song is more difficult.

Playing a musical instrument is not          ...........................................                                                                                                               

. Rewrite the sentences so that their meanings stay the same, using the beginning given for each.

1. My hobby is collecting toy cars.

- I love ________________________________________________________________________

2. There are a few oranges in the kitchen.

- There aren’t ___________________________________________________________________

3. Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.

- Watching TV is ________________________________________________________________

4. When did you start your hobby?

- How long ____________________________________________________________________?

5. Mark has gained 5 kilos since he quit smoking.

- Mark has put ___________________________________________________________________

I. Rewrite the sentences so that their meanings stay the same, using the beginning given for each:

1. They have chosen Nien for the school's football team.

--> Nien......................................................................

2. One of his interests is collecting dolls from foreign countries.

-->He is....................................................................

3. Our school has very comfortable tables.

--> The tables....................................................................

4. It's ten minutes since we did the test.

--> We have....................................................................

5. Daisy can set up a new world record.

--> A new....................................................................

6. Will they build a new university in my town in the near future ?

--> Will a new....................................................................?

7. His hobby is different from mine.

--> My hobby....................................................................

8. They get to the museum in half an hour.

--> It only ....................................................................

9. The books on sale cost too much for us.

--> The books on sale are....................................................

10. The last time children collected dolls was a long time ago.

--> Children..........................................................................

11. I haven't eaten this kind of food before.

--> This is..............................................................................

12. They never made us do anything we didn't want to do.

--> We.....................................................................................

SECTION 5. WRITING

XI. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that  it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (20 points)

1. What is the distance between your hometown and your school?

      How ……………………………………………………………………………………

2. The meeting lasts for two hours.

It is ……………………………………………………………………………………..

3. You shouldn’t eat too much meat.

You’d ……………………………………………………………………….…………

4. Hoa is more hard-working than Nga.

Nga doesn’t ……………………………………………………………………………

5. Nguyen Tien Minh is an excellent badminton player.

      Nguyen Tien Minh ……………………………………………………………………

6. Trung didn’t go to school last Tuesday.

      Trung was ……………………………………………………………………………..

7. Nam rides his bike to school every day.    

Nam................................................................................................................................

8. Our house is older than any other house in the city centre.                    

            Our house.......................................................................................................................

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6A. Rewrite these sentences, so that their meaning stays the same, using the beginning given for each. (1D.No.1)

1. What is the distance between Thanh Hoa  and Ha Noi?

=> How…………………………………………………………….?

2. I often walked to school when I was young .

=> I used……………………………………………………………

3. Although Phong was a poor student, he studied very well.
=> In spite of ………………………………………………………

4.  Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
=> Despite …………………………………………………………

5. I spend 30 minutes walking to school every day.

=> It takes ………………………………………………………….

6. I think it is uncomfortable to travel by bus.

 I found traveling…………………………………………………………..

VIII. Rewrite the sentences so that their meanings stay the same, using the beginning given fo each. (1p)

1. They cancelled the flights to France due to thick fog.

The flights...................

2. "Nga has been to England since last month"

He said that ......................

2. Bring a map when travelling and you may avoid getting lost.

→If........................

4. He stopped his car because of the red traffic lights.

Although.........................

→ Because...................