Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning, beginning with the words provided.
1. It takes me 20 minutes to ride my motorbike to get to school every day.
>> I spend ………….………………………………………………………………………….
2. She spent 2 hours solving this geometric problem.
>> It took ………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The police arrested the robbers yesterday in the town.
>> The robbers  ………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Nam still found the solution to the problem although it was difficult.
>> The problem ….…………………………………………………………………………….
5. The road is slippery but he still drives quite fast.
>> Although ……………………………………………………………………………………..
6. People spent 5 years building this trade centre.
>> It took  …………………………………………………………………………………………
7. The suitcase is very heavy, but he still lifts it up.
>> Although …..………………………………………………………………………………….
8. OUP published this book in 2010.
>> This book …….……………………………………………………………………………….
9. He washed his car yesterday.
>> His car ………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Although the poem is long, he still memorizes it.
>> The poem …………………………………………………………………………………….

Exercise 2: Identify one error (A,B,C,D) in each sentence below.
1. Nam has lived far from his parents for 2 years, so he is looking forward to see them as soon as possible.
                     A            B                                                                                                   C                             D
2. It is difficult for the city government solve the water pollution overnight.
      A                   B                                           C                             D
3. Yesterday the police stopped him and made him to get out of his car because he broke the traffic law.
                                                A                                             B                                   C                 D
4. How do you go to the market? – 3 times a week, sometimes 5 times a week.
       A                              B                            C                           D
5. In spite of it rained heavily, the students went to class on time.
             A                              B                                C                       D
6. He was breaking his leg while he was playing football in the schoolyard yesterday.
                    A                            B                   C                                      D
7. Although his legs were broken, but he still had got out of his car before it exploded.
           A                                                B                                                            C               D
8.I would like buying some sugar, 3 eggs and a bunch of banana, please.
                             A                     B            C                                   D
9. Would you mind to turn on the fans? It’s very hot in this room.
         A                             B                              C                   D

Complete each blank ò the following sentences with ONE suitable word.

1. Every house in Da Nang há a fronyard and a .........

2. One think I don't like about the city is that the air is .......... because ò the smork from factories.

3.The weather in Hue is hotter than ........ in Ha Noi.

4. The street in Ho Chi Minh City are busy and crowded ............ a lot of motobikes.

5. .......... leftand take the second ...... on your left. Go straight and it's in ...... of you.

6. The houses, shops, and pagodas in Hoi An are older than ....... other cities in Viet Nam.

7. It is very .......... that your live near your school.

8. Hoi An is a .......... city with a lot of old houses, shops, buildings and theatres, ect.

9. Can you tell us the .......... to " Chua Cau ", please ?

10. There is a .......... of King Ly Thai To in a small park near Hoan Kiem Lake in Ha Noi.

Rewrite the following sentences,beginning with the words provided

1Nam is interested in watching televison.

->Nam likes..................................

2.what time did you go to bed last night

->when.......................

3.Minh began to collect stamps in 2000

->Minh has............

4.Nowhere is more comfortable than my home.

->My home.......................................................

5.The girl is so beautiful

->How................................

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I. Rewrite the following sentences with the beginning words, staying the same meaning with the old one.

1. The meeting lasts for two hours.

=> It is …………………………………………………………………………………..

2. There isn’t as much rice in the bowl as there is on the plate.

=> There is ……………………………………………………………………………...

3. She has less homework to do than he does.

=> He has ……………………………………………………………………………….

4. They are never late for school.

=> They always  ……………………………………………………………………...

5. This cinema often shows  good films.

=> There...............................................................................................

6. Do you have a better refrigerator than this?

=> Is this………………………….

7. There is no need for you to talk so loudly.

=> You don’t…………………………………..

8. We have no pictures in our living- room.

=> There aren’t ……………………………………………….

9. How terrible the weather is !

=> What………………………………………..!

10. The students can’t go to school because it is raining heavily.

=> Because of           ……………………………………………………………………….

 II Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.

     1.  The Nile is longer than any other rivers in the world.

     → The Nile.....................................................................................................

     2.  It is good for people to exchange New Year’s wishes at Tet.

     → People........................................................................................................

     3.  Leeds castle is the loveliest castle in the world.

     → No castle....................................................................................................

     4.  It is good for us to keep our places clean.

     → We should..................................................................................................

     5.  Bluesky is the tallest building in my area.

     → No building................................................................................................

 II Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.

     1.  The Nile is longer than any other rivers in the world.

     → The Nile.....................................................................................................

     2.  It is good for people to exchange New Year’s wishes at Tet.

     → People........................................................................................................

     3.  Leeds castle is the loveliest castle in the world.

     → No castle....................................................................................................

     4.  It is good for us to keep our places clean.

     → We should..................................................................................................

     5.  Bluesky is the tallest building in my area.

     → No building................................................................................................