1.      May I borrow your dictionary for a minute please?

Would you mind _____if I borrowed your dictionary for a minute_____________________________________

2.      He has never achieved anything, even though he tries very hard.

However___hard he tries, he has never achieved anything______________________________________________

3.      They were unable to carry out the plan because it rained so hard.

The hard rain ___prevented us from carrying out the plan ________________________________________

4.      The price of oil has decreased considerably in the last 4 months.

There has ____been a decrease in the price of oil in the last 4 months. ___________________________________________

5.      I’ve never eaten Japanese food before.

This is____the first time I have eaten Japanese food ______________________________________________

6.      Tom speaks English more fluently than Bill.

Bill ___doesn't speak English as fluently as tom __________________________________________________

7.      “Let’s listen to the music now,” said one of the students.

One of the students _suggested listening to music now_______________________________________

8.      I don’t really want to go to the library today.

I’d rather ____not go to the library today. ____________________________________________

9.      Her father makes her study very hard for the exam.

She____is made to study very hard for the exam by her father________________________________________________

10.  Although it was raining heavily, the soldiers kept marching.

In spite_____of the heavy rain, the soldiers kept marching._____________________________________________

I. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the original one. (10 pts)

1.      May I borrow your dictionary for a minute please?

Would you mind ________  if I borrowed your dictionary for a minut__________________________________

2.      He has never achieved anything, even though he tries very hard.

However________________he has never achieved anything,  he tries very hard_________________________________

3.      They were unable to carry out the plan because it rained so hard.

The hard rain ________prevented them from  carrying out the plan____________________________________

4.      The price of oil has decreased considerably in the last 4 months.

There has _________ BEEN A DRAMATICAL DECREASEMENT IN THE PRICE OF OIL OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS ______________________________________

5.      I’ve never eaten Japanese food before.

This is____________ the first time I’ve ever eaten japanese food______________________________________

6.      Tom speaks English more fluently than Bill.

Bill _________________  doesn't speak English as fluently as tom____________________________________

7.      “Let’s listen to the music now,” said one of the students.

One of the students _____told us to listen to the music then___________________________________

8.      I don’t really want to go to the library today.

I’d rather __________ not go to the museum.______________________________________

9.      Her father makes her study very hard for the exam.

She__________________ was made to study hard for the exam by her father__________________________________

10.  Although it was raining heavily, the soldiers kept marching.

In spite___of the heavy rain,the soldiers kept marching. _______________________________________________

1.       What a pity I didn’t see the match on TV last night.

I regret ____not seeing the match on TV last night.__________________________________________________

2.       They got lost because they didn’t have a map.

If_______they had had a map, they wouldn't have got lost_____________________________________________________

3.       People say a new hospital will be built here soon.

A new hospital __is said to be built here soon. ______________________________________________

4.       It’s impossible to plant trees in this soil.

Trees ____are impossible to be planted in this soil___________________________________________________

5.       Why don’t you change your job?

I suggest __that you change your job___________________________________________________

6.       "If I were you I would go to see the match next Sunday, Bill," he said.

He advised____Bill to go to see the match the next Sunday ________________________________________________

7.       I'm sorry I missed your birthday party.

I wish _____I hadn't missed your birthday party. __________________________________________________

8.       That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.

It is such _____a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there. ________________________________________________

9.       I have never seen a bigger dog.

This is ___the biggest dog I have seen____________________________________________________

10.   I often spend 4 hours doing my homework every day.

It often ____takes me 4 hours to do my homework every day.___________________________________________________

Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning with the first one

1/ they were happier yesterday than today

=> Today they are not so happy as they were yesterday

2/ english isn't so interesting as biology

=> Biology is more interesting than English

3/ i'm not as good at english as him

=> He is better at English than me

4/ his role is more important than mine

=> My role is not as important as his.

1, What an interesting journey !

2, She is the most intelligent (people) in my class

3, Why don't we stay at home and watch TV ?

4, My father drives carefully .

1. What an interesting journey!

2. She is the most intelligent student in my class

3. Why don't we stay at home and watch TV?

4. My father drives carefully

1.what an interesting journey!

2.she is the most intelligent in my class.

3.why don't you stay at home and watch TV?

4.my father drives carefully.

1. What an interesting journey!

2. She is the most intelligent student in my class

3. Why don't we stay at home and watch TV?

4. My father drives carefully

1. This is Mr. Mathew's house.
2. It takes six hours to fly from London to Edinburgh.
3. I am interested in talking to John.
4. Peter was a good dancer.
5. We do not run as quickly as they do.

1. I am really sorry I didn’t attend the meeting yesterday.
I really wish ___I had attended the meeting yesterday. ________________________________________________________________________________
2. It was so late that we couldn’t finish the work.
It was not_____early enough for us to finish the work. _________________________________________________________________________________
3. He didn’t have enough money, so he couldn’t buy the big house.
If ______he had had enough money, he could have bought the big house. ______________________________________________________________________________________
4. I haven’t seen her for over two months now.
It’s ______2 months since I last saw her_____________________________________________________________________________________
5. My mother asked me whether I had slept well the night before.
My mother asked, “ ______Did you sleep well last night"________________________________________________________________________
6. He failed to persuade his father to lend him his motorbike.
He didn't _____succeed in persuading his father to lend him his motorbike. _________________________________________________________________________________
7. Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the burning house.
In spite______of his broken leg,he managed to get out of the burning house. __________________________________________________________________________________
8. Please do not chew gum in the lobby.
Would you mind __________not chewing gum in the lobby?______________________________________________________________________
9. I should really be going now.
It’s ______time I went _____________________________________________________________________________________
10. The snow was so heavy that all the planes couldn’t take off.
The heavy snow _______prevented all the planes from taking off_________________________________________________________________________

I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one. (10 pts)

1.       I am really sorry I didn’t attend the meeting yesterday.

I really wish _________I had attended the meeting yesterday. __________________________________________________________

2.       It was so late that we couldn’t finish the work.

It was not_____early enough for us to finish the work. ___________________________________________________________

3.       He didn’t have enough money, so he couldn’t buy the big house.

If________he had had enough money, he could have bought the big house. __________________________________________________________

4.       I haven’t seen her for over two months now.

It’s___2 months since I last saw her_____________________________________________________________

5.       My mother asked me whether I had slept well the night before.

My mother asked, “_____Did you sleep last night_____________________________________________________________

6.       He failed to persuade his father to lend him his motorbike.

He didn't _________succeeded in persuading his father to lend him his motorbike. __________________________________________________________

7.       Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the burning house.

In spite___of his broken legs, he managed to get out of the burning house. ____________________________________________________________

8.       Please do not chew gum in the lobby.

Would you mind not chewing gumin the lobby ___________________________________________________________________

9.       I should really be going now.

It’s_______time I went now_________________________________________________________

10.    The snow was so heavy that all the planes couldn’t take off.

The heavy snow_______prevented all the planes from taking off_______________________________________________________

II. Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences. (10 pts)

1.       Margaret/ not/ apply/ job/ library/ and/ regret it/ now

Margaret didn't apply for the job in the library and she regrets it now____________________________________________________________

2.       Unless/ you/ hurry/ you/ not/ able/ catch/ train.

_____unless you hurry ,youwon't be able to catch the train______________________________________________________________

3.       Castle/ build/ 17^th century?

_________Was the castle nuilt in 17 th century?__________________________________________________________

4.       Children/ very fond/ play/ rain.

_____The children are very fond of playing in rain______________________________________________________________

5.       He/ most intelligent boy/ I/ ever/ meet.

______He is the most intelligent boy I’ve ever met._____________________________________________________________

6.       He/ now/ work/ mechanic/ car factory.

____________He is nơ working as a mechanic in a car factory_______________________________________________________

7.       You/ like/ spend/ free time/ play badminton/ me?

_______Do you like to spend you free time playing badminton with me____________________________________________________________

8.       If/ he/ give up/ smoke/ health/ become/ better/ better.

____If he gave up smoking, his health would become better and better_______________________________________________________________

9.       We/ bored/ eat/ same food/ every day.

_________We are bored with eating the same food everyday__________________________________________________________

10.    They/ decide/ go/ beach/although/ it/ rain/ hard.

_________They decided to go out although it rained hard__________________________________________________________

1.      He said, “You broke my camera, Jane.”

He accused ______Jane of breaking his camera___________________________________

2.      Is this the only way to get to the Town Hall?

Isn't there __another way to get to the Town Hall?_________________________________________

3.      Dennis is too inexperienced to play in this important match.

Dennis is not____experienced enough to play in this important match._____________________________________

4.      The value of the dollar has risen considerably in the last 3 weeks.

There has___been a considerable rising in the valua of the dollar in the last 3 weeks. ________________________________________

5.      She said to Bill, "If I were you, I wouldn’t buy that disc."

She advised _____Bill not to buy that disc____________________________________

6.      Although the weather was so cold, they decided to hold an open-air concert.

In spite of _________the cold weather, they decided to hold an open-air concert.__________________________________

7.      The garage will repair the car for us next week.

We will _____have the garage repair the car for us next week.________________________________________

8.      It’s impossible to solve the problem now.

The problem ___is impossible to be solved now______________________________________

9.      She asked Michael where he had gone the previous day.

"Where____did you go yesterday, Micheal" She asked_________________________________________

10.  We left very early, so that we would not be caught in the morning traffic.

So as not to be caught in the morning traffic, we left very early