Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one given before it.

1. I am interested in collecting stamps.

--------------I like collecting stamps----------------------

2. There is beef and chicken in the menu.

--------------The menu has beef and chicken---------------------------------

3. Her book is not like mine

---------------------Her book is different from mine-----------------------------

4. This film is more interesting than that one.

------------------------That film is not as interesting as this film----------------------------

5. He didn’t wear enough warm clothes. He’s had a cold for three days. 

---------------He's had a cold for three days because he didnt't wear enough warm clothes-------------------------------------------

6. The market does not have any carrots.

----------------There aren't any carrots in the market-----------------------------------

7. It's still cold, but it was colder yesterday.

----------------------Today isn't as cold as it was yesterday--------------------------------

8. Khanh is a better painter than Giang.

----------------Giang can't paint as well as Khanh-------------------------------

9. I like salad best.

------------------Salad is my favorite food---------------------------------

10. How many kilos of rice would you like?

-------------------How many kilos of rice do you want?------------------------------

Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2 points)

1.  If nobody puts some more coal in, the fire will go out.

-> Unless …somebody puts some more coal in, the fire will go out.………………………………………………………………………….

2. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.

-> In case…… you get hungry on the train, take some sandwiches.……………………………………………………………..................

3. I now regret spending too much money on clothes.

-> I wish …..……I hadn't spent too much money on clothes.…………………………………………………………………….

4. You ought to fasten your seatbelt before driving away. 

-> You shouldn’t .…forget to fasten your seatbelt before driving away. ………………………………………………………………….

  5. “I must see the manager! ” he cried. 

 -> He insisted ………on seeing the manager………………………………………………………………..

  6. I only realized how dangerous the situation had been when I got home.

    -> Only ………when I got home did I realize how dangerous the situation had been …………………………………………………………..…………..

  7.  It’s Peter’s job to look after his little brother. (responsible)

->  Peter ……is responsibility for looking after his little brother.………………….…………………………………………………..

  8. Their car is Japanese. It is big and white.

->  They have ……..…a big and white Japanese car………………………………………………………………..

  9. Couldn’t you take a bus to the station this morning?

  -> Wasn’t  ……… it possible for you to take a bus to the station this morning?………………………………………………………………….?

10. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.

  -> Enormous effort....... has been made to find a cure for this disease.

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Part II. Use suggestions to make complete sentences. Make any changes necessary. You can add more words but cannot omit the given words. (1point):

1. famed city / organize/ seasonal events/ such/ Sydney Comedy Festival/ April/ or/ Sydney International Food Festival/ october/.

…… The famed city organizes seasonal events, such as the Sydney Comedy Festival in April or the Sydney International Food Festival in October.……………………..………..………………………………………………………

2. A hundred years ago / people / all / world / live/ different/ how/ now/.

…….…A hundred years ago people all over the workd lived differently from how they live now………………………..…………………………………………………………

3. Smart boards/ help/ students/ use/ fingers/ write directly/ them/.

…….……Smart boards also help students use fingers to write directly on them……………………..…………………………………………………………

4. All gases/ most liquids/ solids/ expand/ heat/.

…  All gases, most liquids and solids expand when heated……………………………..…………………………………………………………

5. The fossilized/ remain/ a type/ camel/ no longer/ a dog/ find/ Bed Lands/ South Dakota.

…The fossilized remains of a type of camel no longer than a dog have been found in the Bad Lands of South Dakota……………………..…………………………………………………………………

SECTION E. WRITING (5.0points)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points.

1.      It’s the first time that I have ever seen a football match.

I have……never seen a football match before…………………………………………………………………..

2.      No cities in Viet Nam are noisier than Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City ………is the noisiest city in VN………………………………………………….

3.      Living in Hoa Binh is cheaper than living in Ha Noi.

Living in Hoa Binh is not ………as expensive as living in HN………………………………………….

4.      I last saw Mai 5 months ago.

I haven’t……seen Mai for 5 months……………………………………………………………….

5. Nobody in his class is as intelligent as he.

    He is.......the most intelligent in his class....................................................................................................

6. My school has twenty classes.

    There........are 20 classes in my school....................................................................................................

7. The black car is more expensive than the red car.

    The red car..........is not as expensive as the black one........................................................................................

8. My room is smaller than your room.

    Your room.......is bigger than my room.........................................................................................

9. Why isn't this TV working?

=>What............is wrong with this TV.......................................................................?

10. We can't afford to buy this car.

=>The car........can't be afforded to buy by us........................................................................ ......................................................

II. Write full sentences using the given words:

What/ expensive car !

What an expensive car!

My brother/ go/ Ho Chi Minh city / since 2012.

My brother has gone to HCM city since 2012

If / you / work hard , you / pass / exam.

If you work hard, you will pass the exam

In the year 2030 / robots / be able to do  all /  housework / instead of / us.

In the year 2030 robots will be able to do all the housework instead of us

I/ like/ to /wireless TV/  my future house.

I like to have a wireless TV in my future house

6.      I/ not like/ winter/ because/ it/ very cold.

I don't like winter because it is very cold

7.         Many / plants/ animals/ danger/ because /we /destroying /them.

Many plants and animals are in danger because we are destroying them

8.      Ba /going / stay /a friend’s house / Nha Trang.

Ba is going to stay at a friend's house in Nha Trang

9.      Quang / brother / walk / movie theater / moment.

QUang and his brother are walking to the movie theater at the moment

10.  Ba / usually / play  volleyball / but / sometimes / sailing.

Ba usually plays volleyball but sometimes he goes sailing

III.Rearrange the sentences - 

1.      What / her / hair? / color / is

What is her hair color?

2.  mother / goes / My / every / morning. / jogging

My mother goes jogging every morning

3.  you / like / lunch? / What/for/ would

What would you like for lunch

4.      are / going / to / We / Huong / week. / pagoda / next / visit

We are going to visit Huong pagoda next week

5. wants/ hot. / is/ Huy/ to/ swimming/because/ go/it/ too

Huy wants to go swimming because it is too hot

6. most/ London/ tea/ is/ popular/ the/ drink/ in.

Tea is the most popular drink in London

7. and/ buy/ you/ vegetables/ the/ go/ meat/ tot supermarket/to/ can/.

Can you go to the market and buy some vegetable

8. the /my/ father/ goes/ judo/ club/ every/ Sunday/ to

My father goes to the judo club everyday

9. DaNang/ city/ is /the/ in/ Central VietNam/ largest

Da Nang is the largest city in the Central VN

10. people/in/ break/ things/ at / my/Tet/shouldn’t/ country

People shouldn't break things at Tet in my country

34. Lan said he was a student

35. Mr.Nam asked me if i liked pop music

36. bescause of the rain, we cancelled the trip to Trang An

37. When did you get up this morning?

Chúc bạn học tốt nha!

34. Lan said that ..........she was a student...........................

35. Mr. Nam asked .. ...me if i liked pop music..........

36. Although ...weather is bad, we visited Bat Trang village .........

37. Because it was raining, they cancelled the trip to Trang An. 

38.When did you .................get up this morning....?

36. I asked him: “what is your name?”

   -> I asked him what his name was.…………………………

 37. They have drunk alot of water recently

 => A lot of water  has been drunk recently._____________________

 38. I used to fly kites when I was 10.

  -> I usually flew kites when I was 10__________________________

 39. Nam is the most humorous (student) in his group.
 -> No body is Nam's group is as humorous as him."…………………………  _____

 40. The concert was not as good as we had expected.

 -> The concert didn’t live up to our expectations._________________________________

    1. It is hard to concentrate on your study when you are tired.

            The more ………………tired you are, the harder it is to concentrate on your study ………………………………………………..……….…………………….

    2. I was strongly determined to take my stdy seriously next semester.

        I had……a strong determination to take my study seriously next semester. …………………………………………………..……….……………………...

    3. The traffic was so bad that the journey took six hours.       

             It ……………was such bad traffic that the journey took six hours.    ………………………………………………………………………………

    4. " You are cheating", said Carol to June.

        Carol accused ……June of being cheating………………………………………………………………............

    5. Thank to the success of his first album, he is now a wealthy man.

       Had ………it nỏ been for the success of his first album, he wouldn't be a wealthy man now ……………………………………………………………….…………...………

1.       Although the weather was terrible we had a good time at the campsite.                                    

Despite___the terribe weather, we had a good time at the campsite. _______________________________________________________________________________

2.       I regret telling him the news.

I wish _________I hadn't told him the news__________________________________________________________________________

3.       'Don’t be late for the meeting tomorrow morning, Tim!” she said.

She told ______Tim not to be late for the meeting the next morning___________________________________________________________________________

4.       The school I went to last year was better than this one.

This school ________is not as good as the school I went to last year_______________________________________________________________________

5.       I’d rather you stayed home tonight than went out with those people.

I’d prefer___you to stay home home tonight rather than go out with those people.______________________________________________________________________________

6.       People think that Mr Smith took bribes from a mafia group.

Mr Smith _________is though to have taken bribes from a mafia group. ________________________________________________________________________

7.       I’ve never seen such a long bridge before.

This ______is the first time I have seen such a long bridge _______________________________________________________________________________

8.       Thanks to Paul’s encouragement, I finished the work so early.

If it ________hadn't been for Paul’s encouragement, I finished the work so early. ______________________________________________________________________________

9.       How much does this camera cost?

What_______is the price of this camera_____________________________________________________________________________

10.    The work is very hard and he can’t do it.

The work is too_______hards for him to do_____________________________________________________________________

Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (5 points)

1. She goes to university so that she can get a better job.

She ……………… goes to university to get a better job. …………………………………………………………...............................................…....…

2. Dr. Rowan has had to do all his typing. His secretary resigned 2 weeks ago.

Dr. Rowan ........................, whose secretary resigned 2 weeks ago, has had to do all his typing. ..................................................................................................................................

3. “ If Brian doesn’t train harder, I won’t select him for the team”, said the manager.

The manager threatened ....................not to select Brian for the team if he trains harder.......................................................................................................

4. The last time I went to Canada was in January 1994.                   

I have ...................not gone to Canada since January 1994.     ........................................................................................................................................................

5. I would rather do the homework than go out in the rain.

I prefer doing he homework than going out in the rain.  ............................................................................................................................................................................

Part II - Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. (10 points)

1. We couldn't solve the problem.      (solution)

We were unable........to find solution to.................................................................................. the problem.

2. My brother really wishes he could sing well.                      (able)

My brother regrets not..........being able to sing..................................................................................well.

3. Jane did not need to register for the new course.               (necessary)

It  .....isnt necessary for Jane...................................................................................to register for the new course.

4. My grand father was sixty when he learnt to swim.           (age)

My father learnt to swim...........at the age of......................................................................sixty.

5. Joan couldn't eat the food because it was too spicy.          (too)

The food .............was too spicy for ...............................................................................Joan to eat.

6. It is a teacher's responsibility to look after students.          (responsible)

A teacher ..is responsible for ...........................................................................................students.

7. It was difficult to persuade Rick to buy the book.             (difficulty)

I ......................................................................................Rick to buy the book.

8. I can’t possibly work in all this noise.  (impossible)

It………is impossible to …………………………………………..............…work in all this noise.

9. Jo’s training accident meant she couldn’t take part in the race    (prevented)

Jo’s training accident……prevented her from taking………………………………..…..........……part in the race.

10. Gerald is too young to vote.                     (old)

Gerald.......is not old enough to.................................................................................................vote.