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 ..………………………………………………………………

Rewrite the sentences without change their meanings:

7, I get to work in half an hour.

-> It takes ………………………………………………………………………….

8, I spend two hours playing games.

-> It takes ………………………………………………………………………..

9, He spent 15 minutes doing the washing.

-> It took

10, It takes him 20 minutes to walk to school.

-> He spends...........................................................................................................

11, She spends one hour cooking evryday.

-> It takes  .............................................................................................................

12, It takes me ten minutes to cook dinner.

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

13, Do you have a cheaper computer than this ?

-> Is this ………………………………………. ?

14,How much is this dictionary ?

->  How much ………………………………. ?

15. How much does this coat cost?

-> How much ……………………………… ?

16,What is the price of this face mask ?

-> How much ……………………………………… ?

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 ___________________________________________________________________

Rewrite the sentences, so that their meaning stays the same, using the beginning given for each

1.The ticket to the show are too expensive for us

-> The ticket to the show cost........................................

2.Khanh is a better painter than Giang

->Giang can't .....................................................................

3.We can get to the art galley in half an hour

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