Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.

21. It’s a long time since men last went to the Moon.

Men ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

22. “How long does it take to get to Mars?” Jim asked his father.

Jim asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

23. I had learnt about Pham Tuan before reading articles about him.

Before I ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

24. The earthquake has caused the closure of many roads in the area.

As a result ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

25. Don’t press that button on the keyboard, or you’ll lose what you’ve written.

If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

26. Most parents want their children to study a useful subject leading to a good job.

Most parents would rather ……………………………………………………………………………………………

27. Martin can’t apply for NASA astronaut training because he is not a U.S. citizen.

If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

28. “I went to the National Air and Space Museum with my friends yesterday,” he said.

He said ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

29. They have sent around 8,378 satellites to space since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957.

Around 8,378 satellites …………………………………………………………………………………………………

30. Do you know the reason? Many people around the world learn English for this reason.

Do you know ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1. It’s a long time since men last went to the Moon.
Men ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “How long does it take to get to Mars?” Jim asked his father.
Jim asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. I had learnt about Pham Tuan before reading articles about him.
Before I ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The earthquake has caused the closure of many roads in the area.
As a result ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Don’t press that button on the keyboard, or you’ll lose what you’ve written.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Most parents want their children to study a useful subject leading to a good job.
Most parents would rather ……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Martin can’t apply for NASA astronaut training because he is not a U.S. citizen.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. “I went to the National Air and Space Museum with my friends yesterday,” he said.
He said ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. They have sent around 8,378 satellites to space since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957.
Around 8,378 satellites …………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Do you know the reason? Many people around the world learn English for this reason.
Do you know ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one. 1. How much does it cost you to buy that souvenir in dollars?

How many………………………………………………………………………………

2. When did you have it?

How long………………………………………………………………………………

3. These Dong Ho paintings are more expensive than those modern paintings. Those modern paintings are not …………………………………….

4. Jane didn’t go fishing yesterday because it rained heavily.

Because of……………………………………………………………………………

5. This is the first time I have seen him.

I have never ………………………………………………………………….

X. Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given. 1. Volunteers/wash/dirty clothes/classify/before/give/the poor. ……………………………………………………………………………………………2. your children/go/camp/every summer holiday? ……………………………………………………………………………………………

3. my cousin/give/me/book/gift/next birthday. ……………………………………………………………………………………………4. I/enjoy/play/sports/because/it/good/health. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. he/find/mountain climbing/dangerous/so/he/not take/it. ……………………………………………………………………………………………

IX.  Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence.

1.   I’ve never had to wait this long for a bus before.

→  This is _____________________________________________________________________

2.   Remember to take note of what the tour guide said.

→  Remember to put_____________________________________________________________

3.   It took us more than 3 hours to discover the inner Hanoi.

→  We spent ___________________________________________________________________

4.   No other book is more popular than Dickens’ “David Copperfield”.

→  Dickens’ “David Copperfield” is ________________________________________________

5.   Why don’t you consider our suggestion before making official decision?

→  Why don’t you think _________________________________________________________

6.   Watching TV is not as important as doing homework.

→  Doing homework ____________________________________________________________

7.   My friend plays piano brilliantly.

→  My friend is ________________________________________________________________

8.   I find most of the young men of my own age so boring.

→  I feel______________________________________________________________________            

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.

21. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.

A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.

B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.

C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.

D. We wish we went to the cinema now.

22. I haven’t finished this book yet.

A. I’m still reading this book.

B. I have read this book before.

C. The book I’m reading hasn’t finished.

D. I will read this book some day.

23. He used to jog every morning.

A. He enjoys jogging every morning.

B. He never fails to jog every morning.

C. He doesn’t now jog every morning.

D. He intended to jog every morning.

24. I have never felt happier than I do now.

A. I felt happier before.

B. I feel happy now.

C. I have never felt happy.

D. I have always felt happy.

25. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.

A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months .

B. He  had not tested his eyes  for ten months then.

C. He had tested his eyes  ten months before.

D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.

26. Someone knocked on the door during my lunchtime.

A. I had lunch when someone knocked on the door.

B. When I had had lunch, someone knocked on the door.

C.  I was having lunch when someone was knocking on the door.

D. I was having lunch when someone knocked on the door.

27. Steve left before my arrival.

A. When I arrived, Steve had already left.

B. Steve left as soon as I arrived.

C. While Steve was leaving I arrived.

D. Steve hadn’t left until I arrived.

28. I haven’t been here before.

A. Being here is a pleasant experience.

B. This is the first time I have been here .

C. I have wished to be here for long.

D. Before long I will be here.

29. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.

A. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years.

B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago.

C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years.

D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.

30. When we arrived, the children were playing “Hide and Seek”

A. The children played “Hide and Seek” and then we arrived.

B. While the children were playing “Hide and Seek”, we arrived.

C. We arrived at the same time the children played “Hide and Seek”.

D. We didn’t arrive until the children played “Hide and Seek”.

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match.

 I haven’t ………………………………………………

2. This is my second visit to Hungary.

 This is the second time ……………………………….

3. I paid this bill earlier, actually.

 Actually I’ve …………………………………………..

4. We haven’t been swimming for ages.

 It’s ages ……………………..

5. Mary started learning French five years ago.

 Mary has …………………..

6. I am on the tenth page of the letter I am writing.

 So far ………………………………………….

7. After I arrived here, I started to feel better.

 Since arriving here, ………………………………..

8. It’s over twenty years since we got married.

 We have ……………………………………………

9. Tha last time I saw Dick was in 2013.

 I haven’t …………………………………………..

10.  There is a definite improvement in your work.

 Lately your work ………………………………….

1-Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

a. This is the first time he went abroad.

=> He hasn't………………………………

b. I haven’t seen my old friend for two years.

-> I last ….

c. She was sick, so she could not go to school yesterday.

→ Because ………………………………………………………………………

d. My sister is interested in reading comics.

→ My sister enjoys...................................................................................................

EX1 Complete the second sentence so that It has the same meaning as the first.                                                                                                                    6. It is difficult to learn / learning how to live in space. 
7. It is believed  / believes that the best time to visit Hanoi is September. 
8. I suggest you should visit / visiting Ha Long Bay. It‟s very picturesque. 
9. I suggested to talk / talking about how to preserve the man-made wonders of Vietnam. 
10. I wish Dam Sen Water Park is / were near my house. 
11. I wishes he eats / ate  Spanish food in Barcelona. 
12. I used to having  /to  have a very bad argument with my Maths teacher when I was at high school. 
13. I was surprising / surprised to learn that there was a tram system in Hanoi a century ago. 
14. It is hardfor / of  us to persuade him to believe what we said. 
15. It was unprofessionalfor / of  her to wear casual clothes to the international conference. 
16. It was smartfor / of  you to think of doing it like that. 
17. It was necessary to solve / solving this question as soon as possible. 
18. It was kind of / for him to pay for both of us. 
19. She was relieved / relieving that she was doing the right thing. 
20. By the time the firemen arrived / had arrived, the fire had destroyed three houses.                                                                                                          EX2 Complete the second sentence so that It has the same meaning as the first. 
1. Our lifestyle has changed considerably since the introduction of Western culture. 
→ There has ____________________________________________________________________________ 
2. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of people learning English. 
→ The number of people ___________________________________________________________________ 
3. Shall we surf the net for the location of Ninh Binh Province? 
→ I suggest______________________________________________________________________________ 
4. It’s pity she doesn’t share memories of her trip with me.  
→ I wish _________________________________________________________________________________ 
5. Emily has to work part-time on Saturday, so she can’t go with her best friend to the contest. 
→ If _____________________________________________________________________________________ 
6. People hope that cable cars construction to Son Doong Cave will be stopped. 
→ It _____________________________________________________________________________________ 
7. This country is unsafe to visit during summer vacation. 
→ It is ____________________________________________________-_______________________________ 
8. It’s exciting for me to learn that I can come to visit my friend in Phu Yen next month.  
→ I am __________________________________________________________________________________ 
9. Those children need to be taught about how Vietnam has transformed itself. 
→ It is necessary  __________________________________________________________________________ 
10. Phong went to the beach after working hard for a week. 
→ After Phong ____________________________________________________________________________