Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1. Her voice is so beautiful that everyone admires it.

- She ...................................................................................................................

2. He regrets telling her the truth.

- He wishes..........................................................................................................

3. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.

- It hasn't..............................................................................................................

4. We don’t buy the house because we don’t have enough money.

- If we had...........................................................................................................

5. “How old is your son?” the nurse said to Mrs. Green.

- The nurse ..........................................................................................................

6, It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone.

- You should .....................................................................................................

7. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.

- Not until .........................................................................................................

8. I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help.

- Had it ..............................................................................................................

9. Success depends on hard work.

- The harder .......................................................................................................

10. The fire will go out if he doesn’t put more wood on.

-Unless ………………………………………….…………….….……………

XI./  Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1. He doesn’t help his mother with housework.

→ I wish.........................................................................................................................................................

2. He can’t pass the examination.

→ He wishes..................................................................................................................................................

3. They often went to Paris on weekends.

→ They used.................................................................................................................................................

4. Someone turned off the lights when I went out.

→ The lights...................................................................................................................................................

5. We have learnt English for 4 years.

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

6. I can’t speak English very well.

→ I wish.........................................................................................................................................................

7. I’m sorry my father isn’t here now.

→ I wish.........................................................................................................................................................

8. I liked chocolate very much when I was a child.

→ I used.........................................................................................................................................................

9. They have changed the traditional ao dai a lot since then.

→ The ...........................................................................................................................................................

10. Laura hasn’t written to her mother for a month

→ Laura didn’t

Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1.   Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.

à He enjoys

2.   They first printed “The Time” two hundred years ago.

à “The Time”

3.   Does your brother use the internet every day ?

à Your brother

4.   Some newspapers have more pictures than texts.

à There are

5.   “Can I borrow you 100,000 dong ?”  he said to me.

à He asked me

6. You do not have a computer , so you can not get access to the Internet .

à I wish

7.We must finish the work on time .

à The work

8.They have just bought their son a new bicycle .

à A new bicycle

9. It is a pity that your friend isn’t at this party .

à  I  wish

10. I often go to bed late .

à I am used to

Rewrite each of the following sentences in a such way that it is a similar as possible in meaning to the original one.
1.I was told that i shouldn't believe everything he said
->I was advised
2."i'm not going to do anything this weekend'',said Christine
->Christine said
Rewrite the following sentences using the word given.
1.Ellen didn't have enough money for the ticket(AFFORD)
->Ellen
2.This chair is not comfortable,and not is the other one(NEITHER)
->Neither of
3.Jane is very similar to her father(TAKES)
->Jane

I. Rewrite each sentence beginning with the words given so that it has a similar meaning to the original one. (2.0 p)

1. I feel sorry I don’t have enough time to look over the document for you.

        → I wish _________________________________________________________________ .

2. My absence from school yesterday made the teacher angry.

        → Because __________________________________________________________________.

3. They gave me a place to stay and let me use their car.

        → Not only _________________________________________________________________ .

4. It was such a difficult question that we couldn’t answer it.

        → The question was too ________________________________________________________.

5. Jack can’t tell you about that sight because he doesn’t see it.

        → Jack could ________________________________________________________________.

6. The correspondents sent their reports to their newspaper.

        → The correspondents’_________________________________________________________.

7. Computer systems used to be more expensive than they are now.

        → Computer systems now are not ________________________________________________.

8. Mr Brown looks very sad. His team has lost the game.

        → Mr Brown, whose___________________________________________________________.

9. "If I were you, I wouldn’t believe in his words," said my friend to me.

        → My friend advised___________________________________________________________.

10.  Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working.

        →  Such ____________________________________________________________________.

X.  Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1. “Why don’t you go with me ?”

à She asked me why…………………………………………………….........................................

2. She enjoys going swimming .

à She is interested in………………………………………………………....................................

3. People have used the Internet all over the world .

à The Internet has..……………………………………………………………………………………

4. "Do you often practice speaking English with your partners?" the examiner said to Lan.

® The examiner asked Lan .....................................................................................................

5. Does your sister travel to work by bus every morning?

® Your sister ..........................................................................................................................?

6. He regrets telling her the truth.

--> He wishes..............................................................................................................................

7. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.

--> It hasn't.................................................................................................................................

8. We don’t buy the house because we don’t have enough money.

--> If we had...............................................................................................................................

9. Her voice is so beautiful that everyone admires it.

--> She .................................................................................................................................

10. “How old is your son?” the nurse said to Mrs. Green.

--> The nurse ..............................................................................................................................

11.Do we have to write all the questions ?

-> Need.............................................................................................................................................. ?
12. Barbara is the best tennis - player in the club.

-> No one.................................... ...................................................................................................... .

13. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for ages.

-> It’s ages since ........ ……..............................................................................................................
14. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.

->“ Please.......................................................................................................................................... ”
15. The cake was so hard that he could not eat it .

->It was such  .............................................................................................................................

Rewrite the following sentences ,unchange meaning Lop 7 ( chương trình mới ky II + key )

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is an similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not changer the form of the given word.

1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are flying to Ha Noi now. TRAVELLING ______________________________________________________________________.

2. Van had a motorbike once, but he doesn’t any more. USED ______________________________________________________________________.

3. My father usually goes to work by car. DRIVES ______________________________________________________________________.

4. This part of the city didn’t have traffic jams very often. USE ______________________________________________________________________.

5. I used to walk to school when I was young. FOOT ______________________________________________________________________.

II. Combine the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

1. It was a comedy. Almost audience fell asleep. (although) _______________________________________________________________________.

2. The film was made twenty years ago. Many people have enjoyed seeing it. (however) _______________________________________________________________________. 3. She has been nominated for Best Actress five times. She has never won once. (in spite of) _______________________________________________________________________. 4. This is his first role. His acting is excellent. (nevertheless) _______________________________________________________________________. 5. The film didn’t receive good investment. The film was a great success. (despite) _______________________________________________________________________.

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

1. In spite of having to work the next day, Tom watched films on DVD till midnight. Even though_____________________________________________________________

2. The ending of the film was quite disappoint

Question: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1.It was such lovely party that all of them didn't want to leave until midnight

-The party _____________________________________________________

2.Linh is the only real friend that my daughter has.

-Except_________________________________________________________

3.Susan didn't say anything to the police until she met her lawyer

-It was not until___________________________________________________

IX. Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentence has a similar meaning to the original one,
using the word in brackets.
1. You should use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words. ( LOOK)
________________________________________________________________________
2. The doctor told my father to stop smoking. ( GIVE)
________________________________________________________________________
3. The cost of living has been increasing considerably in the past few weeks. ( UP)
________________________________________________________________________
4. Margaret Thatcher was born and spent her childhood in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.  ( GREW)
________________________________________________________________________
5. His business is going badly- he’ll have to stop doing it soon. ( CLOSE)
________________________________________________________________________
6. My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don’t seem to have a good relationship with each other. ( GET)
_______________________________________________________________________.