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………………………………………

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.

1. It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn't go under it.
2. Isn't there the only way to reach the stadium ?
3. He asked the little boy what his mother's name was.
4. Only after all the guests had gone home could we relax.
5. I'm used to getting up early to prepare breakfast for my family.
6. Is her knowledge enough to work as a translator ?
7. Before these new machines were invented, people had to queue.
8. Last week's exercise is easier than this exercise.
9. The father shouted to the children to be less noise.
10. Mrs. Brown is the father of 2 children.

.

1. We are close friends because we have many things in common

2. Is Passover celebrated in every country around the world?

3. We decided to go for a short walk before sitting down for lunch.

4. After walking for three hours, we stopped to let the others catch up with us.

5. There are more and more challenges for schoolchildren today at an early age.

X :

1. It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn't go under it.
XI

1. We are close friends because we have many things in common.

2. Is Passover celebrated in every country around the world?

3. We decided to go for a short walk before sitting down for lunch.

4. After walking for three hours, we stopped to let the others catch up with us.

5. There are more and more challenges for schoolchildren today at an early age.

this week > this week ago

1. I haven't decided yet whether to move or not

 I haven't made…up my mind whether to move or not……………………………………………………………

2. Although he wasn't experienced, he got the job.

 Despite his……inexperience, he got the job.………………………………………………………………

3. Both my brother and I are too young to drive

 Neither my brother…nor I am old enough to drive………………………………………………………

4. There is usually plenty of sunshine in the Southern countries

 It's………is usually sunny in the Southern countries …………………………………………………………………..

5. This is my second visit to Vietnam                                               

 This is ……the second time I have visited VN………………………………………………………………….

6. I'm on the tenth page of the letter I'm writing                               

 So far I………have written 10 pages of the letter………………………………………………………..………

7. “What you have cooked is the best  in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend.

John congratulated……his girlfriend on having cook the best food in the world……………………………………………………..

8. He left without saying a single word, which was very impolite

It was ………so impolite of him to leave without saying a single word ………………………………………………………………..

9.  I should like someone to take me out to dinner.

What I should ……like is someone take me out to dinner.………………………………………………………….

10. 1. The only way to solve the problem is his help.

But for……his help, the problem couldn't have been solved……………………………………………………………………

1. People always laugh at his face, and he dislikes it.

→ He hates ……being laughed at …………………………………………………………..……………

2. I could finish the work early because he helped me

→ Thanks……to his help, I could finish the work early  ………………………………………………………………………………………….

 à Thanks to his help, I could finish the work early.

3. It is supposed that the thief stole everything in the house.

→ The thief ………is supposed to have stolen everything in the house. ……………………………………………………………………

4. .  They knew little about the job of their choice.

→ Little .............about the job of their choice was known.............................................................................................................

5. That girl is so intelligent that everyone loves her.

→ That is ……such an intelligent girl that everyone loves her. ……………………………………………………………………………

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

2. "I must study hard for my next examination"
..................................................................................................................................................  .

3. They won't let you go in the house.
.....................................................................................................................................................................  .

4. All the people were at the meeting didn’t say anything to him
.......................................................................................................................................

5. It is no use phoning him. He won’t listen to you 
 There..................is no use  phoning him because he won’t listen to you........................................................................................