II. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word given in capitals. 1. Your car was cheaper than mine. (COST) 2. I’m not as good at maths as you are. (BETTER) 3. Bill was growing angrier all the time. (AND) 4. Sally tried as hard as she could. (BEST) 5. I thought this film would be better. (AS) 7. When you eat a lot, you get fat. (MORE) 8. George said he couldn’t do any better. (COULD) 9. This year’s exam and last year’s exam were qually difficult. (JUST) 10. I like maths best. (SUBJECT) 11. I am half as old as my brother. (TWICE) 12. She is more beautiful than her sister. (THE) 13. My bike is similar to yours. (SAME) 14. My book is similar to yours in colour. (AS) 15. Tom has more work to do than Peter. (FEWER)

Rewrite the sentence so that it contains the word in capitals.

1. The film is not as interesting as the novel was. (much)

The novel _________________________________________________________

2. I’ve never read a worse book than this. (ever)

This is the __________________________________________________________

3. Travelling by bus is cheaper than travelling by train. (more)

Travelling by train ___________________________________________________

4. The other people in my office are much younger than me. (far)

I am ______________________________________________________________

5. No students in the class is more intelligent than John. (most)

John……………………………………………………………………………….

X. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in capitals.
1. Harry is one of my friends. (MINE)
_______________________________________________________
2. That idea was theirs. (THERE)
_______________________________________________________
3. This house belongs to us (OURS)
_______________________________________________________
4. This is my pencil, but where’s the one that belong to you? YOURS
_______________________________________________________
5.She is talking to one of her neighbors. (HERS)
____________________________________________________________________
6. The red car is his. (HIS)
______________________________________________________________
7. Do they own that house?
______________________________________________________________ (THEIRS)
8. That cup is yours. (YOUR)
________________________________________________________

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I. Rewrite each sentence so it has the same meaning. Use a comparative form of the adjective in brackets.

1. Tim is older than Sarah ( young)

Sarah .................................................................

2. Our house is large than yours ( small)

Your house is ......................................................

3. Bill is not as tall as David (short)

Bill is ..................................................................

4. Jack's marks are worse than mine (good)

My marks ...........................................................

5. This book is the same price at that one (expensive)

That book ............................................................

6. Your bike is slower than mine (fast)

My bike ...............................................................

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Part II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given one. Using the given word in brackets. Do not change the word. (5 points)

1.    I’m hoping to go skiing at Christmas.                                          (HOPEFULLY)

       -  __Hopefully, i will be going skiing at Christmas.__

2.    Do you think that your chances of getting promotion are good?            (OPTIMISTIC)

       -  _______________________________________________________________________

3.    I don’t quite understand the meaning of this word.                    (SURE)

       -  _______________________________________________________________________

4.    All I can do is cross my fingers and be optimistic.                      (BEST)

       -  _______________________________________________________________________

5.    I expect he’ll be late, as usual.                                                     (DOUBT)

       -  _______________________________________________________________________

I. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word or words in capitals, and so that the meaning stays the same.

1.   Everyone thought the book was written by the princess herself.             HAVE

      ________________________________________________________________________

2.   I can’t lift this table on my own.                                                                                                  UNLESS

      ________________________________________________________________________

3.   I won’t stay in this job, not even for double the salary.                                       IF

      ________________________________________________________________________

4.   The coins are believed to have been buried for safe keeping.                              IT

      ________________________________________________________________________

5.   If you insist on eating so fast, of course you get in indigestion.                          WILL

      ________________________________________________________________________

6.   It’s pity! You aren’t going to Ann’s party.                                                                                   WISH

      ________________________________________________________________________

7.   Someone punches Sam in the face at a football match.                                        GOT

      ________________________________________________________________________

8.   If you found the missing money, what would you do?                                       WERE

      ________________________________________________________________________

9.   They suspended Jackson for the next two matches.                                                         BANNED

      ________________________________________________________________________

10. Please come this way, and you’ll see if Mr. Francis is in.                                     WILL

      ________________________________________________________________________

II.  By using the words in brackets, join each of the following sentences into logical ones. You may need to change some of the words.

1.   A student has studied English for a few years. He may have a vocabulary of thousands of words. (who)

      ________________________________________________________________________

2.   Between formal and colloquial English there is unmarked English. It is neither so literary and serious as formal English, nor so casual and free as colloquial English. (which)

      ________________________________________________________________________

3.   He bought a jeep. His friend advised him against it. (although)

      ________________________________________________________________________

4.   Good writing requires general and abstract words as well as specific and concrete ones. It       is the latter that make writing vivid, real and clear. (though)

      ________________________________________________________________________

5.   It was raining hard. They could not work in the fields. (so ... that)

      ________________________________________________________________________

6.   The politician is concerned with successful elections. The statesman is interested in the future of his people. (whereas)

      ________________________________________________________________________

7.   The results of the experiment were successful. The school refused to give any help. (although)

      ________________________________________________________________________

8.   He chose to study computer science. Computer science has good employment
      prospects. (because of)

      ________________________________________________________________________

9.   Mary walked very slowly. She did not catch the train. (if)

      ________________________________________________________________________

10. He is not coming. The meeting will be put off till next week. (in the event of)

      ________________________________________________________________________

IV. Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets.
Example: Plays are usually longer than films. (not as......as)
=> Films are usually not as long as plays.
1. The painting is bigger than the photograph. ( not as......as)
=>..................................................................................................
2. This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week. (not as.........as)
=>.............................................................................................
3. The journey was shorter than we thought at first. (not as..........as)
=>....................................................................................................
4. Hoa and Tim are both 13 year old. (the same........as)

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=> Tim is.............................................................................................
5. She speaks English very well, and her sister speaks well too. (as........as)
=> She speaks.......................................................................................
6. Khanh is a better painter than Giang. ( as well as )
=> Giang can’t ......................................................................................
7. Her book is not the same as mine. (different from).
=> Her book is ........................................................................................
V. 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 ................................................................................................................
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. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book ........................................................................................
13. I enjoy listening to pop music best.
- Pop music is my ................................................................................
14. They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.
- It ......................................................................................................
15. I started playing soccer 5 years ago.
- I have...............................................................................................................................
16. Jack is 13 years old and my son is, too.
- Jack is ..............................................................................................
17. Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.
- Because ...........................................................................................
18. The last time I met him was 3 years ago
- I haven’t ...........................................................................................
19. Lan went out because she finished her homework. (so)
- Lan .................................................................................................
20. He is interested in doing morning exercise.
- He enjoys .................................................................................................
21. We have learned English for 3 years.
- We started ......................................................................................
22. We started to live here in 2012.
- We have .............................................................................................................................................
23. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book is........................................................................................................................................
24. You should walk around the Old Quarter at night.
- It’s a good idea to..............................................................................................................................