1. he won't get to the meeting late.

2. impossible to travelling around the city in a day.

3. hasn't been used for ages.

4. would get good grades but she didn't. She made her parents sad.

Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

1. He studied so badly that he couldn’t pass the exam.

 He studied too badly to pass the exam.

2. It is very cold. We can’t bathe.

 It was so cold that we couldn’t bathe

3. Would you be very kind and answer this letter by return?

 Would you be kind enough to answer this letter by return?

5. The floor wasn’t strong. We couldn’t dance on it.

 The floor wasn't strong enough for us to dance on. 

7. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t understand him.

 He spoke so fast for us to understand 

8. The restaurant is so expensive that we can’t eat in that restaurant.

  The restaurant is too expensive for us to eat in.

9. The price of the house is very high. We can’t buy it.

 The house is too high for us to buy.

10. I am very unhappy, so I cannot go out with him.

  I am so unhappy that I cannot go out with him.

11. They sang very well. I could invite them to the party.

 They sang so well that i could invite them to the party

12. You are very young. You can’t have a front-door key.

 You are too young to have a front-door key. 

13. I am rather old. I can’t wear that kind of hat.

 I am too old to wear that kind of hat.

14. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window.

 The ladder wasn't long enough to reach the window

15. He hadn’t much money. He couldn’t live on it.

 He hadn't enough money for him to live on it. 

16. He was furious. He couldn’t speak.

 He was too furious to speak.

17. The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil a kettle.

 The fire isn't hot enough to boil a kettle.

18. You are quite thin. You could slip between the bars.

  You are thin enough to slip between the bars.

19. He is very ill. He can’t eat anything.

 He is too ill to eat anything 

20. Our new car is very wide. It won’t get through those gates.

Our new car is too wide to get through those gates.

Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

1. He studied so badly that he couldn’t pass the exam.

He studied too badly to pass the exam

2. It is very cold. We can’t bathe.

it is too cold for us to bathe

3. Would you be very kind and answer this letter by return?

would you be kind enough to answer this letter by return?

5. The floor wasn’t strong. We couldn’t dance on it.

The floor was too weak for us to dance on

7. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t understand him.

he spoke too fast for us to understand

8. The restaurant is so expensive that we can’t eat in that restaurant.

it is such an expensive restaurant that we can’t eat in it

9. The price of the house is very high. We can’t buy it.

The price of the house is too high for us to buy it

10. I am very unhappy, so I cannot go out with him.

i am not happy enough to go out with him

11. They sang very well. I could invite them to the party.

they sang too well for me to invite them to the party

12. You are very young. You can’t have a front-door key.

you are too young to have a front-door key

13. I am rather old. I can’t wear that kind of hat.

i am not young enough to wear that kind of hat

14. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window.

the ladder was too short to reach the window

15. He hadn’t much money. He couldn’t live on it.

he hadn't too much money to live on it

16. He was furious. He couldn’t speak.

he was too furious to speak

17. The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil a kettle.

the fire is cold enough to boil a kettle

18. You are quite thin. You could slip between the bars.

you are too thin to slip between the bars

19. He is very ill. He can’t eat anything.

he is too ill to eat sth

20. Our new car is very wide. It won’t get through those gates.=>our new car is too wide to get through those gates

V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1. It's not good for you to stay up late and play games until midnight.

- You shouldn’t stay up late and play games until midnight.

2. She has never seen the more amazing sight. (most)

- It’s the most amazing sight she has ever seen.

3. We haven't been to Hanoi for three years. (went)

- The last time we went to Hanoi was three years ago.

4. Sue shouldn't go out this weekend, or she won't have time to study.

- If  Sue goes out this weekend, she won’t have time to study.

5. How about going to the cinema tonight?

- Shall we go to the cinema tonight?

6. My robots is smaller than your robots.

- My robots aren't bigger than your robots.

7. Your sister is younger than her sister.

- Your sister isn't older than her sister.

8. Their vacation is longer than my vacation.

- Their vacation isn't shorter than my vacation.

9. Recycle your notebooks, you will save more trees.

- If you recycle your notebooks, you will save more trees.

10. I liked Tom and Jerry very much. I watched it many times. (so)

- I liked Tom and Jerry very much, so i watched it many times.

11. Don't read books in the dark. Your eyes will be ruined.

- If you read books in the dark, your eyes will be ruined.

1. The nurse put a lot of effort, but she still couldn’t save the man’s life.

In spite of the putting a lot of effort,she still couldn’t save the man’s life

2. Life in the city is not the same as life in the countryside.

Life in the city is different from life in the countryside.

3. Sharon started working as a tour guide five years ago.

Sharon has worked as a tour guide for five years.

4. Do you like seeing a superhero movie? (fond)

Are you fond of seeing a superhero movie?

5. They lacked fresh water because there was a long drought, (of)

 They lacked of fresh water because there was a long drought.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1. The nurse put a lot of effort, but she still couldn’t save the man’s life.

In spite of ___________the fact that the nurse put a lot of effort, she still couldn’t save the man’s life.__________________.

2. Life in the city is not the same as life in the countryside.

Life in the city is_____________different from life in the countryside____________________.

3. Sharon started working as a tour guide five years ago.

Sharon has_________worked as a tour guide for five years _______________.

1In spite of putting a lot of effort, she still couldn’t save the man’s life.

2Life in the city is not like life in the countryside.

3Sharon has worked as a tour guide for five years. nhé =)

33. Lan has watched TV for two hours.

34. Nam used to walk to school in the past.

35. The dictionary is not as expensive as the book.

36. She asked me that could I clean the floor.

1. My brother gets used to going to bed late.

2. Nobody can do this test because it is very difficult.

1. My brother gets used to going to bed late. (used to V-ing: dần quen với...)

Dịch : Anh trai tôi đã dần quen với việc đi ngủ muộn.

2. Nobody can do this test because it is difficult.

Dịch: Không ai có thể làm bài kiểm tra vì nó khó.

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