Rewrite as indicated below.1. Tom was seriously advised by his teacher, but he insisted in disturbing the class. (However) .............................................................................................2. Although he felt tired, he stayed up to keep us company.(However) ............................................................................................3. They didn't have much time, however they came to visit us.(Although) .............................................................................................4. He is too old, but he still does his gymnastics every morning.(However) ............................................................................................5. Although the shirts are very expensive, people buy them because they are trendy. (However) ............................................................................................6. Although he had no qualifications for it, he got the job.(However) ............................................................................................7. I didn't like the CD you have recommeded me, but i bought it all the same.(In spite of) ............................................................................................(Nevertheless) ............................................................................................8. He has all the necessary books but he doesn't use them to study.(Nevertheless) ............................................................................................(Although) ............................................................................................9. She works very hard but she doesn't deserve a raise.(Although) ............................................................................................(In spite of) ............................................................................................(However) ............................................................................................10. She is not prepared for the test, but she has to do it.(Despite) ............................................................................................(Although) ............................................................................................(However) ............................................................................................11. She was ill but she had to go to school.(Although) ............................................................................................(Despite) ............................................................................................(Nevertheless) ............................................................................................

1. I didn't go to school because I was sick.

-> I was sick, so ................................................................................................................

3. He likes playing computer games in his free time.

-> His hobby is .....................................................................................................................

4. I am interested in watching TV in the evening

.-> I enjoy.............................................................................................................................

5. I think that learning English is important.

->I find .................................................................................................................................

6. The tickets to the show are too expensive for us.

=> The tickets to the show cost ………………………………..………………………….

7. Charles Dickens’ novels attract a lot of children.

=> A lot of children ……………………………………………………………………….

8. We can get to the art gallery in half an hour.

=> It only ………………………………………………………………………………….

9. My house is bigger than your house.

=> Your house is…………………………………………………………………………

10. The black car is not so expensive as the red car.

=> The red car……………………………………………………………………………

11. This film is not so interesting as the play.

=> The play.………………………………………………………………………………

12. They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.

- It …………………………………………………………………………………………

13. I started playing soccer 5 years ago.

à Jack is ………………………………………………………………………………….

15. Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.

→ Because  ……………………………………………………………………………….

16. The last time I met him was 3 years ago

→ I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………………….

17. Lan went out because she finished her homework.(so)

→ Lan  …………………………………………………………………………………….

18. He is interested in doing morning exercise.

→ He enjoys …………………………………………………………………………………….

19. We have learned English for 3 years.

→ We started …………………………………………………………………………..

20. We started to live here in 2012.

→ We have .............................................................................................................................................

21. You should walk around the Old Quarter at night.

→ It’s a good idea to..............................................................................................................................

Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the one

1. The police let him leave after they had questioned.

A. He was let to leave after he had his questions.

B. He was allowed not to leave after being questioned by the police.

C. He was released after being questioned by the police.

D. The police would permit him to leave provided he was questioned

2. It was kind of Jane to send me flowers when I was sick.

A. I was kind enough to send Jane flowers.

B. I appreciate Jane sending me flowers when I was ill.

C. Jane was ill so I sent her flowers.

D. When I was ill, I received some flowers from Jane.

3. Although Mr. Pike was seriously sick, he still composed nice pieces of music.

A. Mr. Pike's pieces of music were very serious.

B. Mr. Pike did not compose any nice piece of music because he was sick.

C. Despite his sickness, Mr. Pike still composed nice pieces of music.

D. Mr. Pike was too sick to compose music.

4. Jack is afraid he'll gain weight if he stops smoking.

A. Jack is afraid he'll become fat if he quits smoking.

B. Jack does not realize the dangers of smoking.

C. Jack is afraid of giving up smoking.

D. Jack is worried he'll put on weight of he cuts down on smoking.

5. The error on my taxes was made by my accountant.

A. My tax accountant found the mistake that I made.

B. I made an error because I did not have a tax accountant.

C. Tax accountants always make errors.

D. My accountant made a mistake. given

Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.

1. I didn't go to school because I was sick.

-> I was sick, so .....................................................................................................

2. He is interested in doing morning exercise.

-> He enjoys ………………………........................................…………………….

3. He likes playing computer games in his free time.

-> His hobby is ................................................................................................

4. I am interested in watching TV in the evening

.-> I enjoy............................................................................................................

5. I think that learning English is important.

-> I find ................................................................................................................

6. I enjoy listening to pop music best.

-> Pop music is my ……………………………………………………………………..

Choose:

1. The old man persisted_______ ( on/ in/ for/ with) believing that his son was still somewhere in the city.

2. __________( poets/ poem/ poetry/ poetic) can take inspriration from events in their daily life.

3. You'll have to put _______( down/ out/ of/ up) your holiday if you feel too tired.

4. The environment is ___________( threatening seriously/ seriously threatening / seriously threatened/ serious threat) almost everywhere.

5. His parents died when he was young so he was _________( grown up/ taken care/ taken after/ brought up) by an aunt.

1.     He was very sick. He was sent to hospital

2.     It was very dark. He couldn’t see anything

3.     He has very wide knowledge. We can’t help admiring him

4.     His conduct is very good. All his teachers love him

5.     Mary has beautiful voice. We all like to hear her sing

6.     John is still very weak. He can’t walk without a stick

7.     My father has a very good health. He seldom takes any medicines

8.     There is too much noise. We can’t learn our lessons

9.     My friend is very strong. He can lift up the table himself

10.  Bill is an intelligent boy. He is always at the top of his class.