Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.

146. I arrived on time in spite of the bad traffic.

Although____________________________________________________________

147. When did you start working on the project?

How long___________________________________________________________

148. I am leaving now so that I won't be late for work.

I am leaving now in___________________________________________________

149. Mary thinks Melbourne is the most "liveable" city in Australia.

Mary thinks Melbourne_________________________________________________

150. New York City is the busier than any other city in the world.

New York City_______________________________________________________

151. "Don't leave your luggage unattended."

He asked me_________________________________________________________

152. He felt very miserable, so he looked for someone to share his life with.

He looked___________________________________________________________

153. The salary of a professor is higher than that of a secretary.

The salary of a secretary is______________________________________________

154. "How long have you been standing here?" he asked me.

He asked me_________________________________________________________

155. Hoa was ill, so she didn't go to Dong Ho village with her friends.

Because_____________________________________________________________

156. I didn't realize how late it was and I didn't stop studying till after midnight.

I didn't realize how late it was and I went___________________________________

157. I'll give you a call immediately after I have finished my work.

As soon_____________________________________________________________

158. The wounded persons were taken to hospital by the police.

The police___________________________________________________________

159. Dina is like her mother's side of the family.

Dina takes___________________________________________________________

160. Beijing is much busier than Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City isn't_________________________________________________

161. Real Madrid is not as good as Real Zaragoza.

Real Zaragoza is______________________________________________________

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.

33. When did they start living in the suburb? (HAVE)

    → How long …………………………………………………………………..?

34. After the earthquake, the government supplied food and medicine to the homeless. (PROVIDED)

    → After the earthquake, ………………………………………………………         

35. Lucy hasn’t visited me since February. (WAS)

    → The last …………………………………………………………………….           

36. His computer game addiction is getting worse. (AND)

    → He is getting ………………………………………………………………..          

Combine the two sentences into a new one using the given word in brackets. Do not change the given word in any ways.

37. The cruise ship returns to the Mersey on September 29th. It will depart from Liverpool for a fifteen-night Mediterranean cruise. (WHICH)

    → ………………………………………………………………………………

38. We need further information. We will not misunderstand the case. (ORDER)

    → ………………………………………………………………………………

39. Ruth ran very fast. She could not catch up with Mark. (THOUGH)

    → ………………………………………………………………………………

40. She acts like a boss. In fact, she isn't. (AS IF)

    → ………………………………………………………………………………

IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one. 1. How much does it cost you to buy that souvenir in dollars?

How many………………………………………………………………………………

2. When did you have it?

How long………………………………………………………………………………

3. These Dong Ho paintings are more expensive than those modern paintings. Those modern paintings are not …………………………………….

4. Jane didn’t go fishing yesterday because it rained heavily.

Because of……………………………………………………………………………

5. This is the first time I have seen him.

I have never ………………………………………………………………….

X. Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given. 1. Volunteers/wash/dirty clothes/classify/before/give/the poor. ……………………………………………………………………………………………2. your children/go/camp/every summer holiday? ……………………………………………………………………………………………

3. my cousin/give/me/book/gift/next birthday. ……………………………………………………………………………………………4. I/enjoy/play/sports/because/it/good/health. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. he/find/mountain climbing/dangerous/so/he/not take/it. ……………………………………………………………………………………………

IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one

1. How much does it cost you to buy that souvenir in dollars? => How many__________________________________________________________

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2. When did you have it? => How long___________________________________________________________

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3. These Dong Ho paintings are more expensive than those modern paintings. => Those modern paintings are not__________________________________________

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4. Jane didn't go fishing yesterday because it rained heavily. => Because of__________________________________________________________

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5. This is the first time I have seen him. => I have never_________________________________________________________

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X. Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given

1. Volunteers/ wash/ dirty clothes/ classify/ before/ give/ the poor.

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2. your children/ go/ camp/every summer holiday?

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3. my cousin/ give/ me/ book/ gift/ next birthday

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4. I/ enjoy/ play / sports/ because/ it/ good/ health

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5. he/ find/ mountain climbing/ dangerous/ so/ he/ not take/ it

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II. WRITING ( 2.0 pts )

Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning each new one with the given word(s). Write the new sentences on your answer sheet.

Question 33. When did you first meet him?

How long have...........................................................................................................................

Question 34. “How do you like my dress, Mary?”, Daisy asked.

Daisy asked Mary ………………………………………………………………………………………..

Question 35.English is not as difficult as Chinese.

Chinese is……………………………………………………………………………………...…………..

Question 36.I’m sorry now that I asked you to do too much homework.

I wish I………………………………………………………………………………………………........

Combine two sentences into a new one, using the words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any way. Write the new sentences on your answer sheet.

Question 37. The tree has lovely flowers. It stands near the gate of my house ( which )

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Question 38. My sister is allergic to animals. She decided to raise a cat. ( Although)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Question 39.The river was very deep.The chidren couldn’t swim in it           (such)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Question 40. Hoa can play well the piano. She also can play the guitar.     ( not only )

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……

IX   Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1.   “Where did you meet him?” Jimmy asked.

→  Jimmy asked________________________________________________________________

2    “When should I register for the new course on Chinese?” Jim asked his teacher.

→  Jim asked his teacher__________________________________________________________

3.   Joana couldn’t decide when she should start her journey.

→  Joana couldn’t decide_________________________________________________________

4.   “You must stay in bed until next Monday!” the doctor said.

→  The doctor said______________________________________________________________

5.   I have no idea who I should call for help in this situation.

→  I have no idea_______________________________________________________________

6.   “Should I tell her the truth about her misery?” she asked herself.

→  She wondered_______________________________________________________________

7.   I’m not sure what I should do to help her overcome her mom’s death.

→  I’m not sure_________________________________________________________________

8.   “I am going to work for a new company next week,” John said.

→  John said___________________________________________________________________

II. Use the word in brackets to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Write between two and five words. (10 pts)

1.      When did you last see your cousin? (since)

-> How __________________________ you last saw your cousin?

2.      She sings so well that she has been asked to make a record. (such)

-> She __________________________ that she has been asked to make a record.

3.      What TV program do you like best? (favorite)

-> What __________________________ TV program?

4.      The electrician said, "I'll come tomorrow and fix the light?" (following)

-> The electrician told me he __________________________ and fix the lights.

5.      The twins look exactly the same to me. (tell)

-> I can't __________________________ the twins.

6.      Of course we'd be happy to have you to stay for a few days. (up)

-> Of course we wouldn't mind __________________________ for a few days.

7.      How much did your computer cost? (pay)

-> How __________________________ your computer?

8.      It's your own fault ‑ I told you it was dangerous to go near the dog. (not)

-> It's your own fault ‑ I warned __________________________ near the dog.

9.      Patrick wasn't allowed to go out with Sarah. (prevented)

-> Patrick's parents __________________________ out with Sarah.

10.  Maria can't decide whether to come to the party or not. (mind)

-> Maria still hasn't __________________________ whether to come to the party or not.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the given word. Do not change the given word.

3. How long have you been living in your new house? (MOVED)

     → How long is it …………………………………………………………….?

4. Sarah is a better swimmer than Jessica. (SWIM)

     → Jessica doesn’t …………………………………………………………….          

5. As it got darker, we had more difficulty seeing. (HARDER)

     → The darker …………………………………………………………………          

6. The children’s performance made quite an impression on us. (RATHER)

     → We were …………………………………………………………………..

Make complete sentences using the given words/phrases. You may need to make any change if necessary except the order of the words/phrases.

7. Countryside/ not/ suffer/ much/ pollution/ city.

     → …………………..……………………….…………………………………

8. Soil/ poison/ because/ farmers/ use/ too/ pesticides/ herbicides.

     → …………………..……………………….…………………………………

9. Spaceship/ not/ launch/ until/ they/ do/ final/ check.

     → …………………..……………………….…………………………………

10. Some people/ still/ believe/ world’s resources/ can/ never/ use up.