1. He no longer comes late for class (used)

=> He used to come late for class

2. When I was a child, I was afraid of ghost. (used)

=> I used to be afraid of ghost when I was a child

3. Jach is not old enough to ride a motorbike.

=> Jack is too young to ride a motorbike

4. It took him an hour to solve that exercise

=> He solved exercise in an hour

5. We had a lot of friends when we lived in the country

=> We used to have a lot of friends when we lived in the country

EX1. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. Viết Lại Câu

1. He no longer comes late for class, ->He used_______to come late for class__________

2. When I was a child, I was afraid of ghost,

->I used________afraid of ghost when I was a child___________

3. I lived in London once, but I don't any more.

->I used __________to live in London________________

4. We had lots of friends when we lived in the country

->We used__________to have lots of friends when we lived in the country_________________

5. Nga enjoys listening to traditional stories.

-> Nga is -----------------keenon/fond of/ interested in listening to traditional stories----------------------------

6. Mr. John gave up smoking 10 years ago.

Mr.John used__________to smoke 10 years ago_______

7. He doesn't play tennis as well as he used to.

He used________to play tennis better than he does now____________

8.I walked to school in 20 minutes.

It took______________20 minutes for me to walk to school_________________________

9. My bike is old and black.

I_________have an old black bike____________________

10. He repaired his bike about thirty minutes.

It took _____________about thirty minutes for him to repair his bike___________________________

1. He no longer comes late for class,

→He used to come late for class.

2. When I was a child, I was afraid of ghost.

→I used to be afraid of ghost when I was a child.

3. I lived in London once, but I don't any more.

→I used to live in London, but I don't any more.

4. We had lots of friends when we lived in the country.

→We used to have lots of friends when we lived in the country.

5. Nga enjoys listening to traditional stories.

→Nga is interested in listening to traditional stories.

6. Mr. John gave up smoking 10 years ago.

→Mr. John used to smoke 10 years ago.

7. He doesn't play tennis as well as he used to.

→He used to play tennis better than he does now.

8.I walked to school in 20 minutes.

→It took me 20 minutes to walk to school.

9. My bike is old and black.

→I have got an old black bike.

10. He repaired his bike about thirty minutes.

→It took him about thirty minutes to repair his bike.

Đáp án: C

Giải thích: Walk= go on foot: Đi bộ

Dịch : Tôi thường đi bộ tới trường với bạn thân nhất của tôi.

Đáp án: B

Giải thích: Like= To be interested in: Thích

Dịch: Mình thích chơi bóng chuyền với bạn của mình sau giờ học.

Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.

1. The children are going swimming because the weather is hot.

    Because of __the hot weather, The children are going swimming____________________________________.

2. I didn't want to be late for school, so I hurried.

    Because ____I didn't want to be late for school, I hurried._____________________________________.

3. People use the Internet as a means of education.

    The Internet ___is used as a mean of education ___________________________________.

4. Studying Vietnamese isn't easy.

    I don't think it ___is easy to study E__________________________________.

5. Peter was careless. He lost the game.

    Since ______ Peter was careless, He lost the game._______________________________________.

   Because of ___Peter's carelessness , he lost the game.______________________________________

6. Heavy traffic annoys the local residents.

    The local residents find ____heavy traffic annoying___________________________.

7. He is such a slow speaker that his students get very bored.

    He speaks ____so slowly that his students get very bored.______________________________________.

    Because of __his slow speech,his students get very bored _______________________________________.

8. Mr. Stammer began to work for that company when he was 20.

    Mr. Stammer has been__worked for that company since he was 20.__________________________________.

9. My cousin actively participated in a volunteer group.

   My cousin was a/an____active participant in a volunteer group. _____________________________________.

10. The bread is so stale that we can't eat it.

    The bread isn't ___fresh enough for us to eat____________________________________.

11.Despite her good performance ,Susan felt unsatisfied.

Though Susan __performed well,Susan felt unsatisfied._________________________________.

12.Although Lan was tired, she still came to the meeting.

In spite of __being tired,she still came to the meeting. _______________________________.

13.Although he isn’t rich, he always helps the poor.

Despite _not being rich,he always helps the poor. ___________________________________.

14.The teacher was amusing enough to attract a lot of students.

The teacher was so ___amusing that she attracts a lot of students. ________________________________.

She was such ____an amusing teacher that she attracts a lot of students. ____________________________________.

15.Although she passed the exam, she didn't feel satisfied.

Despite _____passing the exam, she didn't feel satisfied.________________________________.

16.Even though he was inexperienced, he got a good salary.

In spite of ____being inexperienced, he got a good salary. __________________________________.

17.She decided to accept the job although the salary is low.

In spite of ____the low salary, She decided to accept the job___________________________________.

18.Despite Nam’s terrible behavior, the teacher never hates him.

Though Nam ____behaves terribly, the teacher never hates him._____________________________________.

19.The workers went on strike because the company didn’t pay them enough.

Because of ____not being paid enough , The workers went on strike__________________________________.

20.Despite the Coronavirus , a lot of workers and nurses are working heroically.

Although  there ____is Coronavirus , a lot of workers and nurses are working heroically.__________________________________.

9.cook meals.

10.take the bus so I was late for the interview.

8. Do you like seeing a water puppet show?

→  Are you ______interested in seeing a water puppet show? ______________________________________________________________

10. Nam is a better painter. Lan is a better painter.

" Nam is a better painter and so is Lan _____________________________________________________

Exercise 9. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning, using the word given

1.

I want some iced tea because I am hot. ->I am hot____,SO I WANT SOME ICED TEA.

_____________________________________

2.

My school is the same as my sister's.-> My sister's school_______IS THE SAME AS MINE____________________________

3.

What is the price of the bicycle? ->How much__________DOES THE BICYCLE COST?__________________________________

4.

Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.

I prefer____LISTENING TO MUSIC TO WATCHING TV.________________________________________________________________________

5.

My mother doesn’t like thrillers. I don’t like them.

My mother doesn’t ___LIKE THRILLERS AND NEITHER DO I.

______________________________________________________________

6.

Our teachers give us a free period this Saturday to prepare the festival.  (passive voice)

We______ARE GIVEN FREE PERIOD THIS SATURDAY TO PREPARE THE FESTIVAL BY OUR TEACHERS.

____________________________________________________________________

7.

John invited Fiona to his birthday party last night.    (passive voice)

Fiona____WAS INVITED TO JOHN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY BY HIM LAST NIGHT/

_____________________________________________________________________

8. Do you like seeing a water puppet show?

→  Are you INTERESTED IN SEEING A WATER PUPPET SHOW?

____________________________________________________________________

9.

My father waters these flower trees every morning.  (passive voice)

These flower trees_____ARE WATERED BY MY FATHER EVERY MORNING.

_____________________________________________________

10. Nam is a better painter. Lan is a better painter.

" Nam is a better painter and ___SO IS LAN_________________

1 I am hot so I want some iced tea.

2 My sister's school is the same as my school.

3 How much does the bicycle cost ?

4 I prefer Listening to music to watching TV.

5 My mother doesn't like thriller and I don't either.

6 We are given a free period this Satuday by our teacher to prepare the festival.

7 Fiona was invited to John 's birthday party last night by John.

8 Are you interested in seeing a water puppet show ?

9 These flowers trees are watered every morning by my father.

10 Nam is a better painter and so is Lan

      1.   Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.

     => In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well.

3.   Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.

      ð Despite the bad weather, she went to school on time.

      4.   My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.

          => In spite of being sick, My mother told me to go to school

5.   Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.

      => Because of big storm, I stayed at home

29.snow, we stayed at home and watched TV.

30.bored, she went shopping with her friends.

31.busy with his business, he didn't go to my birthday party.

32.It took the Simpsons three days to decorate the new house.

33. the new house took the Simpsons three days.

In spite of being poor, Tom studied very well

Because of the sickness, Mary could not go to school

Despite the bad weather, she went to school on time

In spite of being sick, my mother told me to go to school

Because of the big storm, I stayed at home

Despite Tom's bad grades, he was admitted to the university

Despite having a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman

Although Tom's god salary, he gave up his job

In spite of not finished the paper he went to sleep

Even though the prices was high, my daughter inisists on going to the movies

In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well

Because of being sick, Mary couldn't go to school

Despite the bad weather, she went to school on time

In spite of being sick, my mother told me to go to school

Because of the big storm, I stayed at home

Despite his bad grades, Tom was admitted to the University

Despite having a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman

Although Tom had a good salary, he gave up his job

In spite of having not finished the paper, he went to sleep

Even though the prices are high, my daughter insists on going to the movies