XIII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the original one. (5 pts)
1. There aren’t any traffic jams in Bac Giang City any more.
=> There are no more traffic jams in Bac Giang city.
2. Do you like hanging out with friends in your free time?
=> Do you enjoy hanging out with friends in your free time?………………………………………………………………………………………………...?
3. My dress is violet, Laura’s is violet.
=> My dress is violet and Laura's either.
4. This is the first time I’ve ever seen such a beautiful lady.
=> She is the most beautiful lady I have ever seen.
5. Barron moved to Liverpool when he graduated from university.
=> Barron moved to Liverpool after he had graduated from university.
6. I find it interesting to listen to folk music.
=> I’m…interested in listening to folk music.
7. If you think carefully, you can do this task easily.
=> You should think carefully to do this task easily.
8. He tried his best; however, he didn’t succeed.
=> Although he tried his best, he didn't succeed.
9. Lan’s parents used to take her to the zoo.
=> Lan was used to taken to the zoo.
10. Mr Smiths is a slower and more fascinating speaker than Mr Bush.
=> Mr Smiths speaks slower and more fascinating than Mr Bush.

81. How interesting the book is! WHAT

…………What an interesting book…………………………………………………………………………………..

82. Finish eating first, then you can watch TV.  UNTIL

………Don't watch TV until you finish eating……………………………………………………………………………………..

83. In spite of her tiredness, she managed to finish her work. ALTHOUGH

………Although she was tired, she managed to finish her work ……………………………………………………………………………………..

84. I am not as good at learning English as my brother. BETTER

…My brother is better at learning English than me…………………………………………………………………………………………..

85. Roller - skating doesn’t interest Tony. INTERESTED

Tony isn't interested in roller-skating ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one.

0.  Having a vacation abroad is very interesting.       

->  It’s very interesting to have a vacation abroad.

1.  How tall is your brother?                                                  

->  What____________is the height of your brother?________________

2.  Do you have a cheaper computer than this?                      

->  Is this_____________the cheapest computer do you have?______________

3.  How much does it cost to mail a letter to the USA?          

->  What is_____________the price of mailing a letter to the USA? ______________

4.  He didn’t eat that food and she didn’t eat it, either.         

->  Neither he nor__________she ate that food___________

5.  She’s very sad that she wasn’t accepted in that group.

->  She’s very sad not__________to be accepted in that group________

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one.

0.  Having a vacation abroad is very interesting.       

->  It’s very interesting to have a vacation abroad.

1.  How tall is your brother?                                                  

->  What____is your brother's height________________________

2.  Do you have a cheaper computer than this?                      

->  Is this____the cheapest computer you have________________________

3.  How much does it cost to mail a letter to the USA?          

->  What is___the price of mailing a letter to the Usa________________________

4.  He didn’t eat that food and she didn’t eat it, either.         

->  Neither he nor___she didn't eat that food__________________

5.  She’s very sad that she wasn’t accepted in that group.

->  She’s very sad not__to be accepted in that group_________

1. The last time she went out with him was two years ago

→ She hasn^’t __________gone out with him for 2 years_________________________________________________________

2. Although the weather was bad, we had a wonderful holiday with a lot of interesting activities.

→ Despite _____the bad weather, we had a wonderful holiday with a lot of interesting activities. _________________________________________________________________

3.  The woman is so fool that no one took any notice of her.

→ She is______such a fool woman that no one took any notice of her.

__________________________________________________________________

4. They don’t have enough time so they cannot do me a favor.
→ Were______they to have enough time , they could do me a favor__________________________________________________________________

5. “You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth,’’ said John.

→ John advised Elizabeth____________not to lend him any more money______________________________________________

XI. FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENETNCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT IS AS SIMILAR AS POSSIBLE IN MEANING TO THE SENTENCES  PRINTED BEFORE. DO NOT CHANGE THE FORM OF THE GIVEN WORD.
1. Mary cried her eyes out just after she was told she’d been rejected for the Job.(broke)
 Mary……………………………… broke down as soon as……………she heard she’d been rejected for the job.

      2. I never thought that I would win the lottery.(occurred) 
 It never…………………… occurred to me…………………………that I would win the lottery. 

3. I failed to make him understand that I didn’t want to see him anymore.(across)
 I failed to ……………… put it across……………………………that I didn’t want to see him anymore.   

4. Would you give us your answer as soon as possible?(convenience)
 Please reply   ……………… at your convenience……………………………………… .

5. I’m so sorry, I didn’t realize it was so late.(track)
 Sorry, I……………… don’t follow the track of………………………………………………time.   

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.    Although the girl is young, she is quite experienced.

-> In spite of ………being young, she is quite experienced………………………………………………………….

2. The play started as soon as we arrived at the theatre.

-> No sooner……than we arrived at the theater than the play started……………………………………………………………...

3. As Mike earned more money, he bought more clothes.

-> The …..……more money Mike earned, the more clothes he bought…………………………………………………………………

4. Who often makes people in your class laugh ? 

-> By .…whom are people in your class made to laugh……………………………………………………………………….

   5. “Shall I clean the windows for you, Mai ? ” Said  Nam 

 -> Nam offered …to clean the windows for Mai……………………………………………………………

   6. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.

    -> He denied …not being guilty of stealing the car…………………………………………..…………..

   7.  He never suspected that the money had been stolen.

->  At no time …did he suspected that the money had been stolen.………………………………………………………………..

8. No one has seen Hoa since her birthday.

-> The last time Hoa .. …was seen was in her birthday ………………………………………………………

 9. The boys prefer playing soccer to staying indoors.

  -> The boys would rather  …play soccer than stay indoors…………………………………………………..

10. Nam doesn’t like chocolate cakes and his parents don’t, either

  -> Neither......Nam nor his parents likes chocolate ......................................................................................................

II. Complete the sentences, using the given words. (1.0point)

1.     Mr.Brown / teach English/ six years now.

…………Mr Brown has taught E for 6 years now………………..……………………………………………………

2.     The recent earthquake/ cause/ serious damage/ Japan’s economy.

…………………The recent earthquake caused serious damage to Japan's economy………..……………………………………………………

3.     If/ I/ you/ I/ take/ public transport/ school/ avoid traffic jams/ save energy.

……………………If I were you, I would take public transport to school to avoid traffic jams and save energy.……..……………………………………………………

4.     It/ essential that/ the boy/ have/ good command/ English.

……………It is essential that the boy should have a good command of English..……………..……………………………………………………

5.     We/ having/ very good/ time/ together/ help us/ strengthen/ friendship.

         ………We are having a very good time together and this helps us strengthen our friendship.…………..……………………………………………………………

1. In spite of her youngage, she is quite experienced.
2. No sooner did we arrive at the theater than the play started.
3. The more money Mike earned, the more clothes he bought.
4. By whom people in your class are made to laugh ?
5. Nam offered to clean the windows for Mai.
6. He denied stealing the car.
7. At no time did he suspect the money had been stolen.
8. The last time Hoa was seen was her birthday.
9. The boys would rather play soccer than stay indoors.
10. Neither Nam nor his parents like chocolate cakes.
.
1. Mr. Brown has been teaching English for 6 years now.
2. The recent earthquake caused serious damage to Japan's economy.
3. If I were you, I would take public transport to school to avoid traffic jams and save energy.
4. It is essential that the boy have a good command of English.
5. We are having a very good time together and this helps us strengthen our friendship.

1. We can’t work. We don’t use a good dictionary.

- Without a good dictionary, we can't work

2. He must practise it everyday. That is the only way for him to be successful.

- Only by practising it every day can him be sucessful

3. He is going to retire at the end of the term. It was decided.

- The fact that he is going to retire at the end of the term

4. His father didn’t want to watch TV. His wife didn’t want to watch TV.

- Neither his father nor his wife wanted to watch TV

5. He was ill. He went to school.

- In spite of being ill, he went to school

6. Think carefully. Answer my question.

- Before answering my question please think carefully 

7. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.

- My mother can cook better than me

8. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out.

- If it stops raining, we will go out

9. She cooked better than you did.

- You cooked not as well as her

10. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house.

- We can only het into the home is someone has a key

11. Because of her carefulness, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.

- Because she was careful, she didn't make....

12. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year.”

- She said she had spent her holiday in Italy the year before

13. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.

- Because of the high price, she didn't buy it

14. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.

- If we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday

15. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.

- The question was too difficult for us to answer

IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences :

1. We can’t work. We don’t use a good dictionary.

- Without a good dictionary, we can’t work.

2. He must practise it everyday. That is the only way for him to be successful.

- Only by practising it everyday, he can be successful. 

3. He is going to retire at the end of the term. It was decided.

- The fact that he is going to retire at the end of the term was decided.

4. His father didn’t want to watch TV. His wife didn’t want to watch TV.

- Neither his father nor his wife wanted to watch TV.

5. He was ill. He went to school.

- In spite of being ill, he went to school.

6. Think carefully. Answer my question.

- Before answering my question, think carefully.

7. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.

- My mother can cook better than me.

8. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out.

- If it doesn't stop raining,we won’t go out.

9. She cooked better than you did.

- You didn't cook as well as she did.

10. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house.

- We can only get into the house if someone has a key.

11. Because of her carefulness, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.

- Because she was careful, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.

12. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year.”

- She said that she had spent her holiday in Italy the previous year.

13. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.

- Because of the high price, she didn't buy it.

14. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.

- If we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday.

15. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.

- The question was too difficult for us to answer.