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

- She ........had such a beautiful voice that everyone admires it. ...........................................................................................................

2. He regrets telling her the truth.

- He wishes.........he hadn't told her the truth. .................................................................................................

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

- It hasn't..........rained for 2 days....................................................................................................

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

- If we had...... enough money, we would buy the house.....................................................................................................

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

- The nurse .......asked Mrs Green how old her son was...................................................................................................

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

- You should ......allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone................................................................................................

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

- Not until ........ I left home could I realize how important the family is .................................................................................................

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

- Had it ..........not been for my Mom's help, I couldn't have held a big party....................................................................................................

9. Success depends on hard work.

- The harder ........you work, the more successful you are...............................................................................................

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

-Unless ………he puts more wood on, the fire will go out ………………………………….…………….….……………

1. He enjoys reading newspapers in the morning

2. "The Time" was first printed two hundred years ago

3. Your brother uses the Internet every day, doesn't he?

4. There are more pictures than texts in some newspapapers

5. He asked me If he could borrow me 100,000 dong

6. I wish I had a computer, so I can get access to the Internet

7. The work must be finished on time

8. An new bicycle has just been bought for their son 

9. I wish your friend was at this party

10. I am used to going to bed late

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… I didn't go with her………………………………………………….........................................

2. She enjoys going swimming .

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

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

à The Internet has.. been used all over the world……………………………………………………………………………………

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

® The examiner asked Lan ...if she often practiced speaking English with her parents......................................................................................

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

® Your sister ...... travels to work by bus every morning, doesn't she?....................................................................................................................?

6. He regrets telling her the truth.

--> He wishes....he hadn't told her the truth..........................................................................................................................

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

--> It hasn't.......rained for a fortnight ago..........................................................................................................................

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

--> If we had...... enough money, we would buy the house..........................................................................................................................

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

--> She .......had such a beautiful voice than everyone admires it...........................................................................................................................

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

--> The nurse ...asked Mrs Green how old her son was...........................................................................................................................

11.Do we have to write all the questions ?

-> Need...we write all the questions?........................................................................................................................................... ?
12. Barbara is the best tennis - player in the club.

-> No one....... in the club plays tennis better than Barbara.............................. ......................................

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

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

->“ Please..wake me up 8 o'clock next morning........................................................................................................................................ ”
15. The cake was so hard that he could not eat it .

->It was such  ............a hard cake that he couldn't eat it..................................................................................................................

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

        → I wish I had enough time to look over the document for you.

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

        → Because I was absent from school yesterday, the teacher was angry.

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

        → Not only did they give me a place ti stay but they also let me use their car.

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

        → The question was too difficult for us to answer.

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

        → Jack could tell you about that sight if he saw it.

6. The correspondents sent their reports to their newspaper.

        → The correspondents’ reports were sent to their newspaper.

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

        → Computer systems now are not as expensive as they used to.

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

        → Mr Brown, whose team has lost the game, looks very sad.

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

        → My friend advised me not to believe in his words.

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

        →  Such a disappointed girl Fiona was that she could not keep on working.

6. I didn't arrive in time to see her.

    → I wasn't___early enough to see her____________________________________________________

7. I'd prefer you not to smoke.

    → I'd rather_____you didn't smoke_________________________________________________

8. The mother smiled happily. She took the baby in her arms.

    → Smiling___happily, she took the baby in her arms._____________________________________________________

9. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.

   → It was not ___until after midnight that the noise next door stopped  ___________________________________________________

10. You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty.

   → Should ___there is any difficulty, You can ring this number ______________________________________________________

2, christine said she was not going to do anything that weekend

1. I wish I did not live in a noisy city. 

2. It is thought that he is a great teacher. 

3. Mai asked her mother to turn off the oven. 

4. It's hard for us to get along with people from other cultures.

III. 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 I could help my mother with housework.

2. He can't pass the examination.

→ He wishes could pass the examination.

3. They often went to Paris on weekends.

→ They used to go to Paris on weekends.

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

→ The lights was turned off when I went out.

5. We have learnt English for 4 years.

→ We started learning English 4 years ago.

6. I can't speak English very well.

→ I wish I could speak English well.

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

→ I wish my father were there now.

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

→ I used to like chocolate very much when I was a child.

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

→ The traditional ao dai has been changed a lot since then.

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

→ Laura didn't write to her mom a month ago.

Question 1. His hobby is playing football.
He enjoys ………… playing football.………………………………...

Question 2. Mary enjoys taking photos

Mary is interested ……in taking photos………………………………….

Question 3. I find taking photos interesting

I think ………taking photos is interesting………………………………………………..

Question 4. We all find painting interesting because it’s a creative activity.

We all think ………painting is interesting because it’s a creative activity.……………………………………………….

Question 5.  When did you start your hobby?

How long ……have you had your hobby? ………………………………………………..

Question 6. Sue started to eat a low carb diet two years ago.

Sue has ………eaten a low carb diet for two years ……………………………………………………

Question 7. She eats fruits and veggies every day, but she keeps gaining weight.

Although……she eats fruits and veggies every day, she keeps gaining weight. …………………………………………………………………..

Question  8: July stayed home from school yesterday because she had a high fever.

July had a high fever, …so she  stayed home from school yesterday………………………………………………………