II. Match the two halves of the sentence. Then write the full sentence, using the word in brackets. Add commas where necessary. 1. yesterday was a public day 2. we didn’t want to wake anybody up 3. we didn’t know what time it was 4. it was a nice day 5. the door was open 6. you paid for the theater tickets 7. oil is an irreplaceable natural resource 8. we didn’t see Lisa for a long time. 9. Lilian was late for work 10. Sonia was tired 11. Eve had an attractive personality 12. mother had burnt the dinner 13. it’s a really useful book 14. Ellie hadn’t fully recovered yet 15. all the students had done poorly on the test she was very popular. (since) we ate out. (as) it explains everything very clearly. (because) none of us had a watch. (because) the teacher decided to give it again. (since) she missed the bus. (because) we went for a walk by the sea. (as) We didn’t recognize her. (because) we must do whatever we can to conserve it. (since) we came in very quietly. (as) she felt weak. (because) we didn’t have to go to work. (since) please let me pay for our dinner. (as) she’d been working very hard. (because) I walked in. (since)

II. Join each pair of sentences, using the word(s) in brackets: 

3. Most of the audience didn’t know the result of the match. The television was interrupted in the middle of the game. (therefore)
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4. Tom has continued to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day. The doctor warned him. (even though)
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5. We take you up Da Lat. You can enjoy pure air there. (where)
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6. Jim doesn’t study hard. He doesn’t get better grades. (if)
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7. Tuan is very active. He studies the best of us. (who)
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8. The oil washed from land will also lead to the death of fish. People are worried. (adjective + that)
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9. He was advised to stop smoking. His health was very poor. (because of)
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10. The book was very interesting. He read it from cover to cover. (It)
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Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. Use the word or words in brackets where applicable. (Remember to write full sentences.)

38.Tim met his girlfriend during his stay in Vietnam last summer. (while)
Tim ____________________________________________________________________

39.You should not be late.
You’d better ______________________________________________

Before Sandy left _____________________________________________.

We haven't drunk milk tea for four months. (ago)
We last Learning a second language takes time and patience.
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In the middle of our dinner there was a strange noise.

III. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets.
1. No one told me about the change of the plan. (know)

2. When I was a child, we lived in Bristol. (used)

3. My friend was the winner of the competition. (won)

4. Is it a fact that the Romans built this wall? (did)

5. She’s sorry she can’t play the piano. (wishes)

6. Our trip to Africa was in October. (We)

7. It was breakfast-time when Susan rang. (I)

8. There were lights on the spacecraft. (had)

9. I had my old coat on. (wearing)

10. It isn’t true that I made a mistake. (didn’t)

I. For each of the sentences, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the word given in brackets. (5ms)

1. The children will go swimming if it is sunny. (won’t)

Unless ……………………………………………………………………… swimming

2. You got lost because you didn’t do what I told you. (followed)

If ……………………………………………………………………………… got lost.

3. They had to cancel the flight because of the horrible storm. (canceled)

The ……………………………………………………………………………… storm.

4. You won’t have to go to the meeting tomorrow. (necessary)

It will ……………………………………………………………………. tomorrow.

5. How long was your flight from Hanoi to Bangkok? (take)

How …………………………………………………………………………Bangkok?

I. For each of the sentences, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the word given in brackets. (5ms)

96. May I borrow your calculator? (MIND)

Would  …………………………………………………………………………………………….

97. Joe couldn’t take part in the race because she got an accident. (PREVENT)

The accident .......................................................................... ………………..

98. My parents were always telling me what to do when I was a child. (TOLD)

I  …………….………………………………………………………………………….

99. I regret giving Dennis my phone number. (NOT)

I wish ………………………………………………………………………………………..

100. The sea isn’t warm enough to swim in at the beginning of April.  (TOO)

The sea  ………….…………………………………………………………………………