27. The author started to write a new book two months ago.

      The author has been writing a new book for two months                                                                                                               

28. Now I regret that I did not listen to my father’s advice.

      Now I wish I had listened to my father’s advice.                                                                                                                          

29. Some people think learning English is not difficult.

      Some people think it is not difficult to learn E                                                                                                          

30. He couldn’t work very hard because he had bad health.

            He had bad health       prevented him from working very hard

27. The author started to write a new book two months ago.

→ The author has been writing a new book for two months                                                                                                               

28. Now I regret that I did not listen to my father’s advice.

→ Now I wish I had listened to my father 's advice                                                                                                                          

29. Some people think learning English is not difficult.

→ Some people think it is easy to learn English                                                                                                          

30. He couldn’t work very hard because he had bad health.

→ He had bad health so he couldn't work very hard    

Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them:

45. “What an attractive dimple you have!”, Tim said to Liz.

  ->Tim complimented _____________________ liz on the attractive dimple she had.( cấu trúc : S + complimented +sb + on Ving/ sth)______________________________________   

46. I haven’t been to the cinema for two months.

  The last ____________________ I was to the cinema was two months ago______________ S + last + V2/ed và been đổi thành was__________________________________

47.The doctor advised me to rest after a hard-working week.

The doctor suggested that ______________________  I should rest after a hard-working week (ct suggest +(that)+ s+ v)_________________________________

           48.This man was wearing sunglasses. He works as a private investigator.

           This man, _________________________  who was wearing sunglasses, works as a private investigator.___________________________________________

49.She buys new clothes, so she has no money.

 If she _________________________ didn't buy new clothes, she wouldn't have  money_____________________________________________.

         50. These students have already done the homework

The homework ________________has already been done by these students_______________________________________________.

(33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

33/ About thirty million people are watching this program.

This program ____is being watched by About thirty million people ___________________________________________________

34/ You are tired because you often stay up late.

 If you often stay up late,you'll be tired_____________________________________________________________

35/ The students are working in a laboratory with a lot of chemicals.

 The laboratory __where the students are working has a lot of chemicals__________________________________________________

36/ The last time I saw him was two days ago.

I haven’t ____seen him for 2 days______________________________________________________

(33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

33/ They have painted their house blue and white.

Their house ____has been painted blue and white____________________________________________________

34/ Lan is the best student in our class.

 Nobody in our class is better than Lan___________________________________________________________

35/ We are studying in a very large classroom now.

 The classroom in which we are studying now s a very large classroom______________________________________________________

36/ We haven’t had a party last Christmas

The last time ____we had a party was in Christmas___________________________________________________

4. Both teenagers and adults are reading this magazine.

→This magazine is being read by both teenagers and adults 

5. I am a little too short; I want to be taller.

→ I wish I were taller

6. I turned off the television because I had seen that program.

→ I had seen that program before turning off the television

7. "Have you given my message to Wendy?" Susan said to me.

Susan asked me if I had given her message to Wendy

8. "Where are you staying now?"

→He asked me where I was staying then

9. "Did you telephone Jill yesterday?'

→He asked me if I had telephoned Jill the day before

10. The author started to write a new book two months ago.

→ The author has been writting a new book for 2 months

11. My uncle couldn't work very hard because he had bad health

→He had bad health so my uncle couldn't work very hard

12. You don't practice regularly, so your English doesn't improve much

→ Your English doesn't improve much because you don't practice regularly

13. Designers have added new patterns to the dress to make it more fashionable

→ New patterns have been added to the dress by designers to make it more fashionable

14. You must finish this work by 5 p.m.

→ This work must be finished by 5 pm

15. You keep milk in the fridge.

→ Milk is kept in the fridge by you

16. It hasn't rained for three months.

→ It last rained three months ago

17. It's three weeks since I last received a letter from my best friend.

→I haven't received a letter from my best friend for 3 weeks

18. Janet began to study French six months ago.

→ Janet has studied French for 6 months

19. I haven't visited this church before.

→This is the first time I have visited this church

20. Mrs. Hoa likes to travel abroad for her holidays.

→Mrs. Hoa enjoys travelling abroad for her holidays

21. My father doesn't have time to take me out regularly.

-I wish my father had time to take me out regularly

22. When I was a child, we lived in the countryside.

- We used to lived in the countryside when I was a child

23. My elder brother started playing the guitar 2 years ago.

-my elder brother has played the guitar fo 2 years

33. About thirty million people are watching this program.

This program............is being watched by About thirty million people............................................................

34. You are tired because you often stay up late.

If you.........didn't up late, you wouldn't be tired..............................................................

35. The students are working in a laboratory with a lot of chemicals.

The laboratory.............where the students are working with a lot of chemicals............................................................................

36. The last time I saw him was two days ago.

I haven't.........seen him for two days..................................

I.       Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence given.

19.  When did you start living here?

How long have you lived there?                                                                                                                               

20.  Our holidays are too short!

I wish our holidays were longer                                                                                                                

21.  In Malaysia, millions of people are practicing Islam.

In Malaysia, Islam is being practiced by   millions of people                                                                                                              

22.  Who does this pullover belong to?

Whose                     pull-over is this?

1"I'm sorry that I broke the glass" said jim.

jim apologized for breaking/having broken the glass.

2 i really think you ought to take some exercises.

it is high time you took some exercises.

3 He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.

no sooner had he returned from his work than he got down to writing the letter.

4 if we can solve the problem soon it will be better for all concerned.

the sooner we solve the problem, the better it will be for all concerned.

5 the demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.

so great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately.

Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them:

33. Does he get up early in the morning?

He gets.............up early in the morning, doesn't he?..........................................

34. She began playing the piano six years ago.

She has..........played the piano for six years................................................

35. Do you like playing badminton?

Are you............interested in playing badminton?..................................

36. How long does it take you to do the homework?

How long do you...............do the homework?.......................................

37. Because of their good performance, they won that match.

Because they..............performed well, they won that match................................................................

38. My father teaches Math well.

My father is.......good at teaching math............................

39. There isn't much rain to make the crops better.

The crops aren't........good because There isn't much rain..................................................

40. Why don't you have your hair cut?

She suggests...............having my hair cut?...........................

(33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

33/ I think you should apply for that job.

If i were you,i would apply for that job.

34/ Because of her carelessness, Lan broke the glass

 Because Lan was careless,she broke the glass

35/ BKAV is a program. Its performance is really good.

 The program whose performance is really good is BKAV

36/ They stopped going out with each other two years ago.

They haven’t gone out with each other for 2 years