IV. Rewrite sentences (2.0 pts)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1. Mary finished her essay in two hours.
→ It took ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Nancy hasn’t come here since 2010.
→ The last time…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. My brother played games in four hours.
→ My brother spent ……………………………………………………………………………………
4. Mary had gone before her friends arrived.
→ After ………………………………………………………………………………………………...
5. My sister wrote the letter in an hour.(Make a Wh-question for the underlined part)
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Nam often walks to school. (Make a Wh-question for the underlined part)
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………
7. My parents don’t let me stay out late. (Complete the sentence)
→ I am not
allowed…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. She found it difficult to concentrate on her lesson because of the noise.(Complete the
sentence)
→She had……………………………..……………………………………………………………
 

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (1pt)

1. People said that he could swim across the river.

→ He was said_________________________________________________________.

2. Someone serviced his car last week.

→ He ________________________________________________________________.

3. Nga would rather stay at home and watch TV than go to the movies.

→ Nga prefers_________________________________________________________.

4. The owners of restaurants are usually rich.

→ The people_________________________________________________________.

5. These two boxers weigh exactly the same.

 → There is no_________________________________________________________.

6. I don’t phone you because I don’t know your phone number.

 → If_________________________________________________________________.

7. He was punished because he behaved badly.

→ Because of __________________________________________________________.

8. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.

→ He regretted ________________________________________________________ .           

9. The box was so heavy that my son couldn’t carry it.

→ It was _____________________________________________________________.

10.  “Why don’t you take a day off tomorrow?” she said to me.

→ She suggested that____________________________________________________.

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (2 pts)

1/ He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.

    He denied ……………………………………………..…………..

2/ Is this the only way to reach the city centre? 

     Isn’t there ………………………………………………………………….?

3/ He never suspected that the money had been stolen.

    At no time …………………………………………………………………..

4/ It’s my opinion that you should take more exersise. 

    If I………………………………………………………….………………..

5/ I was going to leave, but because of what he said, I didn’t. 

    She persuaded ……………………………………………………………….

6/ He was very sorry that he didn’t see Andrey on her trip to London. 

    He greatly regretted…………………………………………………………..

7/ It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error.

    The accident is …………………………………………..…………………

8/ “Will you be visiting the Taj Mahal when you go to India?” he asked Elizabeth. 

    He asked ……………………………………………………………………

9/ “Ithink you should try the chicken Marengo,” said the waiter.   

    The waiter recommended …………………………………………………..

10/ This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted. 

     I have …………………………………………………………………………...….

Ex: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. “Why don’t you apply for this job, Wendy?” said Brian. Brian suggested …………………………………………………………………… 2. “You should have types these letters yesterday,” the manager said to Fiona. The manager reproached …………………………………………………………..   3. Jessica advised me not to lend Paul any more money. “If I ………………………………………………………………………………… 4. “I’m sorry. I didn’t reply to your letter earlier, Simon,” said Sue. Sue apologized …………………………………………………………………….. 5. “Get out at once or I’ll call the police,” she told him. She threatened ……………………………………………………………………...

Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it stays the same as the sentence printed before it.

37. David said, “I cannot read your writing.”

→ David said 

38. Mary asked, “Will we still have traffic jams in 30 years’ time?”

→ Mary asked ……………………………………………………………………………………………

39. He spends three hours a day doing the homework.

→ It takes

40. Because the weather was bad, he stayed at home.

→ Because of

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points)

1.    Although the girl is young, she is quite experienced.

-> In spite of ………………………………………………………………….

2. The play started as soon as we arrived at the theatre.

-> No sooner…………………………………………………………………...

3. As Mike earned more money, he bought more clothes.

-> The …..………………………………………………………………………

4. Who often makes people in your class laugh ? 

-> By .………………………………………………………………………….

   5. “Shall I clean the windows for you, Mai ? ” Said  Nam 

 -> Nam offered …………………………………………………………………

   6. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.

    -> He denied ……………………………………………..…………..

   7.  He never suspected that the money had been stolen.

->  At no time …………………………………………………………………..

8. No one has seen Hoa since her birthday.

-> The last time Hoa .. …………………………………………………………

 9. The boys prefer playing soccer to staying indoors.

  -> The boys would rather  ……………………………………………………..

10. Nam doesn’t like chocolate cakes and his parents don’t, either

  -> Neither............................................................................................................

II. Complete the sentences, using the given words. (1.0point)

1.     Mr.Brown / teach English/ six years now.

…………………………..……………………………………………………

2.     The recent earthquake/ cause/ serious damage/ Japan’s economy.

…………………………..……………………………………………………

3.     If/ I/ you/ I/ take/ public transport/ school/ avoid traffic jams/ save energy.

…………………………..……………………………………………………

4.     It/ essential that/ the boy/ have/ good command/ English.

…………………………..……………………………………………………

5.     We/ having/ very good/ time/ together/ help us/ strengthen/ friendship.

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

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (10 pts)

1. People always laugh at his face, and he dislikes it.

→ He hates ………………………………………………………………..……………

2. I could finish the work early because he helped me

→ Thanks……………………………………………………………………………………………….

 à Thanks to his help, I could finish the work early.

3. It is supposed that the thief stole everything in the house.

→ The thief ……………………………………………………………………………

4. .  They knew little about the job of their choice.

→ Little ..........................................................................................................................

5. That girl is so intelligent that everyone loves her.

→ That is …………………………………………………………………………………

I- Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (10points)

1. We live in the same sweet. We rarely see each other.  SPITE

à ………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. He is very good at speaking English.  SPEAKER

à ………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. This is the best computer I have ever used.  SUCH

à ………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. The girl is very intelligent.  HOW

à ………………………………………………………………………………………!

5. My father drives very carefully, and my brother does, too. SO

à ………………………………………………………………………………………..

V, Finish each of the following  sentences in such a way  that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 
1. He studied badly and he couldn’t pass the exam. 
  → He studied so ______________________________________. 
2. He isn’t very intelligent. He can do it. 
  → He isn’t _____________________________________________. 
3. He has a lot of money. He can buy a car. 
  → He has so __________________________________________. 
4. The room is so untidy that it took us one hour to clean it. 
  → It is  _________________________________________________. 
5. The man is so fool that no one took any notice of him. 
  → He is________________________________________________. 
6. The film is so long that they can’t broadcast it on one night. 
  → It is  _________________________________________________. 
7. The books are so interesting that we have read them many times. 
  → They are____________________________________________. 
8. The news was so bad that she burst into tears on hearing it. 
  → It was_______________________________________________. 
9. The food was so hot that it burned my tongue. 
  → It was_______________________________________________. 
10. There is so much rain that we can’t go out. 
  → It____________________________________________________. 
11. The boy is so fat that every calls him Stuffy. 
  → He is________________________________________________. 
12. The milk is so excellent that all the children want some more. 
  → It is_________________________________________________. 
13. The weather was so warm that they had a walk in the garden. 
  → It was_______________________________________________. 
14. There were so many people in the hall that we couldn't see him. 
  → So many people ___________________________________. 
15. The match was so exciting that all the fans shouted loudly. 
  → It was_______________________________________________. 
16. They drank so much coffee that they couldn't sleep all night. 
  → So much____________________________________________. 
17. Alice had so many exercises to do that she couldn't go out. 
  → Alice had such______________________________________.   
18. The woman was so poor that she needed everyone's help. 
  → She was_____________________________________________. 
19. The boy is too young to walk to school alone. 
  → He was so young___________________________________. 
20. The car was very rusty and they could travel far in that car. 
  → The car was too_____________________________________.

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence    printed before it. (10 pts)

1.       Although the weather was terrible we had a good time at the campsite.                                    

Despite__________________________________________________________________________________

2.       I regret telling him the news.

I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________

3.       'Don’t be late for the meeting tomorrow morning, Tim!” she said.

She told _________________________________________________________________________________

4.       The school I went to last year was better than this one.

This school _______________________________________________________________________________

5.       I’d rather you stayed home tonight than went out with those people.

I’d prefer_________________________________________________________________________________

6.       People think that Mr Smith took bribes from a mafia group.

Mr Smith _________________________________________________________________________________

7.       I’ve never seen such a long bridge before.

This _____________________________________________________________________________________

8.       Thanks to Paul’s encouragement, I finished the work so early.

If it ______________________________________________________________________________________

9.       How much does this camera cost?

What____________________________________________________________________________________

10.    The work is very hard and he can’t do it.

The work is too____________________________________________________________________________