Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the cues given without changing their meanings.

1. This office is too small for two people.

This office isn't big enough for 2 people

2. The play was so boring that we left in the interval.

We were so bored of the play that we left in the interval .

3. Jane is a better cooker than Kate.

Kate can't cook as well as jane.

4. My parents don't want to stay up too late.

My parents would like to get up early

5. Thank you for helping me.

It was kind of you to help me.

1. This office is too small for two people.

This office isn't big enough for 2 people .

2. The play was so boring that we left in the interval.

We were so bored with the play that we left in the interval.

3. Jane is a better cooker than Kate.

Kate can't cook as well as Jane .

4. My parents don't want to stay up too late.

My parents would like to get up early .

5. Thank you for helping me.

It was kind of you to help me .

1. This office isn't big enough for two people.

2. We were so bored of the play that we left in the interval.

3. Kate can't cook as well as Jane.

4. My parents would like to get up early.

5. It was kind of you to help me.

Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings

1. The question was so difficult that no students in my class could answer it

=> The question was too.....difficult for us to answer.....

2. I suddenly heard a loud bang during my dinner

=> When.....I suddenly heard a loud bang.......

3. Shakespeare wrote that play in 1450

=> That play......was written in 1450 .....

4. Nobody painted this house again

=> This house....isn't painted by anyone......

5. She last watched that performance in 2008

=> She hasn't....watched a movie since the last time in 2008......

6. It took him three hours to do the crossword

=> He spent.....three hours solving that crossword.......

7. The robber made her give him money

=> The robber forced....make her give money.......

8. I advise you to eat lots of fruits because it is good for your health

=> You'd better .........eat fruit because it is very healthy...........................

9. I advise you to do more volunteer work to help the poor

=> You ought...do donations to help those less fortunate than us........

10. It's a pity that you don't study hard

=> You wish....study hard....

11. It is tiring to hear his story about his trip to Egypt over and over again

=> I feel....tired hearing him talk about his trip to Egypt.....

12. It is a long time since he last talked to me

=> He hasn't....talked to me in a long time.......

Rewrite the following sentences so that their meanings stay the same

1.They began to live in this neighnourhood in 2010

=> They have lived in this neighnourhood since 2010

2.The police are following the suspect

=> The suspect is being followed by the police

3.He is trying to study very hard so that he can get a scholarship

=> In order to get a scholarship, He is trying to study very hard

Rewrite the following sentences so that their meanings stay the same

1.They began to live in this neighnourhood in 2010

=> They have lived in this neighbourhood since 2010

2.The police are following the suspect

=> The suspect is being followed by the police

3.He is trying to study very hard so that he can get a scholarship

=> In order to get a scholarship, he is trying to study very hard

1. Can you turn on the lights?

Would you mind......turning on the lights.....?

2. Swimming in this river is dangerous.

It’s.......dangerous to swim in this river..........

3. I last visited my grandparents two months ago.

I haven’t.....visited my grandparents for two months.................

4. I watched an interesting film last night.

An intersting film........was watched last night

1. Probably someone saw the thief leaving.

 Someone might ………………have seen the thief leaving. …………………………………………………………………….

2. The flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh lasted two hours.

 It …………took 2 hours to fly from HN to HCM…………………………………………………………………………………………

3. The garage is going to repair the car for next week.

 We ……are going to have the garage repair the car for next week. ……………………………………………………………………………………………

4. It is believed that The Chinese invented gunpowder.

 The Chinese …………………is believed to have invented gunpowder. ……………………………………………………………………

5. You shouldn’t leave these documents on the desk. You should lock them up.

 These documents ….…………shouldn't be left on the desk, they should be locked up…………………………………………………………………..

6. He escaped when they were moving him from one prison to an other.

 He ……escaped when he was being moved from one prison to an other. ………………………………………………………………………………………….

7. It was foolish of him to do that.

 He . ………was foolish to do that……………………………………………………………………………………

8. It’s not worth trying to make her change her mind.

 There’s no ……point in trying to make her change her mind.……………………………………………………………………………….

9. The police believed that the thief was still in the house.

 The thief ……was believed to have still been in the house. …………………………………………………………………………………

10. Carter felt sick because he ate  4 cream cakes.

 Carter would ……not have felt sick if she hadn't eaten 4 cream cakes. …………………………………………………………………………… .

If I had a car, I could take you to the airport.

Đáp án là: He told me that she would wait for me outside my office.