1.Because There was a loud noise next to my door last night, I couldn't sleep.

2.The tsunami made many people in this area homeless.

3.Many plants and trees died since the acid rain happened last month.
4.If there were no conflicts in that country, people would live more happily.
5.If this factory treated its waste well, there would be less water pollution.

1. Because there was a loud noise next to my door last night, I couldn't sleep

2. The tsunami made many people in this area homeless.

3. Many plants and trees died since the acid rain happened last month.
4. If there were no conflicts in that country, people would live more happily.
5. If this factory treated its waste well, there would be less water pollution.

1.Because there was a loud noise next to my door last night,i couldn't sleep

2.the tsunami made many people in this area homeless

3.many plants and trees died since the acid rain happened last month

4.if there were no conflicts in that country, people would live more happily
5.if this factory treated its waste well, there would be less water pollution

1.     The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.

            The sea was…………too rough for the children to go swimming …………………………………………………………………….…………………………………

2.     She started working as a secretary last Christmas.               

            She has…………worked as a secretary since last Christmas.                …………………………………………………………………..…………………………………...……

3.     It is necessary to do all these exercises before the exam.    

            You ……… have to do all these exercises before the exam.   ……………………………………….……………………………………………………………….………...…

4.     How long is it since they bought that house?                       

            When……did they buy that house…………………………………………………………………..……………………………………...………?

5.      Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

Despite his............broken legs in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded. ................................................................................................................................................

6.      “ How many survivors are there?”, asked the journalist.

The journalist wanted to know..............how many survivors there were...............................................................................................................

7.      It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.

The meat was..........so rotten that it had to be thrown away. ...............................................................................................................................................

8.      You can’t visit the USA unless you have a visa.

 If you........don't have a visa, you  can’t visit the USA  ..............................................................................................................................................................

9.      She knows a lot more about it than I do.

 I don’t know..........as much as her...............................................................................................................................................

10.    My French friend finds driving on the left difficult.

 My French friend isn’t............used to driving on the left .............................................................................................................................

1.     The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.

            The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming 

2.     She started working as a secretary last Christmas.               

      She has worked as a secretary since last Christmas.                

3.     It is necessary to do all these exercises before the exam.    

            You  have to do all these exercises before the exam.   

4.     How long is it since they bought that house?                       

            When did they buy that house?

5.      Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

Despite his broken legs in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded. 

6.      “ How many survivors are there?”, asked the journalist.

The journalist wanted to know how many survivors there were

7.      It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.

The meat was so rotten that it had to be thrown away. 

8.      You can’t visit the USA unless you have a visa.

 If you don't have a visa, you  can’t visit the USA  

9.      She knows a lot more about it than I do.

 I don’t know as much as her

10.    My French friend finds driving on the left difficult.

 My French friend isn’t used to driving on the left 

Rewrite the following sentences as directed. (10)

1.     The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.

            The sea was very rough so the children couldn’t go swimming.

2.     She started working as a secretary last Christmas.               

            She has worked as a secretary since last Christmas.     

3.     It is necessary to do all these exercises before the exam.    

            You need do all these exercises before the exam.    

4.     How long is it since they bought that house?                       

            When did they buy that house?

5.      Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

Despite his broken legs in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

6.      “ How many survivors are there?”, asked the journalist.

The journalist wanted to know how many survivors there were.

7.      It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.

The meat was so rotten that it had to be thrown away.

8.      You can’t visit the USA unless you have a visa.

 If you don't have a visa, you can't visit the USA.

9.      She knows a lot more about it than I do.

 I don’t know about it as much as her.

10.    My French friend finds driving on the left difficult.

 My French friend isn’t used to driving on the left.

1.Due to the loud noise from the music club, the residents of the street can't sleep.

2.If Lan were good at English, she would get a good job.

Đáp án A.

Ta có cấu trúc nói về Thích ai đó làm gì hơn:

- Would rather somebody did something (trong hiện tại)

- Would rather somebody had done something (trong quá khứ)

Ex: I would rather you had not talked to your mom like that, she was in deep dismal (rất đau buồn).

Đáp án A.

Ta có cấu trúc nói về Thích ai đó làm gì hơn:

- Would rather somebody did something (trong hiện tại)

- Would rather somebody had done something (trong quá khứ)

Ex: I would rather you had not talked to your mom like that, she was in deep dismal (rất đau buồn)

Đáp án C

Giải thích: cấu trúc S would rather S had (not) PII: dùng với lời đề nghị lịch sự (ở quá khứ)

Dịch: Tôi muốn bạn đừng làm ồn tối qua, tôi chẳng thể ngủ được

1. We postponed our trip because the driving conditions were bad.

( Using “ Because of “ )

→ ………Because of the bad conditions, we postponed our trip ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. “ Should I tell my parents what I really think?” she wondered

(Turn into Reported speech with “question word + to-infi…”)

…………She wondered whther to tell her parents what she really thought………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. “When is the first day of your holiday, Peter?” Martha asked.

→Martha asked Peter when was the first day of his holiday ………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. I just can’t wait to visit New York city again with my parents. (forward)

→ ........I look forward to visiting New York city again with my parents ....................................................................................................

II. Rewrite the following sentences as directed ( 2ms)

1. We postponed our trip because the driving conditions were bad.

( Using “ Because of “ )

→ ……Because of the bad driving conditions, we postponed our trip………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. “ Should I tell my parents what I really think?” she wondered

(Turn into Reported speech with “question word + to-infi…”)

……She wondered whether she told her parents what she really thought……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. “When is the first day of your holiday, Peter?” Martha asked.

→Martha asked …………Peter when the first day of his holiday was……………………………………………………………………………….

4. I just can’t wait to visit New York city again with my parents. (forward)

→ ..........I am looking forward to visiting New York city again with my parents..................................................................................................

11. Almost all houses have been destroyed in the neighborhood by the fire.
12. It was such a hard cake yard I coudn't eat.
13. The driver asked all the passengers not to get off the bus while it was moving.
14. Opening the drawer, Robert took out a knife.
15. The fact that Mr. Brown is going to retire at the end of this year.
16. I prefer drinking coffee to drinking tea.
17. The explanation was too complicated for me to understand.
18. In spite his serious illness, he was determined to finish his work.
19. He wanted to know where the post office was.
20. The first TV picture was produced in 1962.

1. I don’t know her number, so I don’t ring her up.

→ If ……………………I knew her number, I would ring her up……………….....….…………………………….

2. There was a loud noise next to my door last night, so I couldn’t sleep.

→ Because ……………there was a loud noise next to my door last night,  I couldn’t sleep.……………………………………………………

3. They provided food then cleared up the debris.

→ After ……………… they had provided food, they cleaned up the debris. ………………………………………………….

4.Someone has stolen by bicycle.

→ My bicycle ……………has been stolen………………………………………………….

5.It was the first time I had been in an earthquake(never)

-> I…………………had never been in an earthquake before…………………………………….

6. I’m not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags. ( if)

->………………If I were you, I would recycle these plastic carrier bags……………………………………………………….

7. if / I / Nam / I / not / use / this car / very often.

->………………If I were Nam, I wouldn't use this car very often……………………………………………………