V. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words.
1. Can’t you do better than that?
ð Is that __the best you can do_______________________________________?
2. Why don’t we go shopping this weekend?
ð Shall __we go shopping this weekend_________________________________?
3. I don’t want to do anything too energetic today.
ð I don’t feel __like doing anything too energetic today_____________________.
4. It isn’t necessary for students to wear uniforms on Wednesday.
ð Students __don't need to wear uniforms on Wednesday________________________.
5. She teaches English well.
ð She is __a good English teacher___________________________________________.
6. She feels comfortable to watch TV.
ð Watching TV _makes her feel comfortable _____________________.
7. My new jeans are more expensive than yours.
ð My new jeans aren’t __as cheap as yours_____________.
8. We spent a whole day looking for these old pictures.
ð It took ___us a whole day to look for these old pictures__________________.
9. When did you buy the computer?
ð How long is ___it since you bought the computer?______________________.
10. What is the distance between your hometown and your school?
ð How ___far is it from your hometown to your school___________________________________________________?
11. No one in my class is taller than Pete.
-> Pete is...the tallest person in my class................................................................
12. I cycle to school every day.
-> I go …to school by bike every day……………………........………….
13. How’s the weather this morning?
-> What ....is the weather like this morning..................................................................?
14.Hoa hates the noise and the busy roads in the city.
->Hoa doesn’t.......like the noise and the busy roads in the city........................................................................................................
15.Lan didn’t go to school yesterday because of her sickness.
->Because Lan.....was sick, she didn't go to school yesterday.........................................................................................................
16.What is the length of the Great Wall?
-> How....long is the Great Wall.............................................................?
17.Listening to the radio at home is more interesting than going to the concert.
->I prefer........listening to the radio at home to going to the concert...............................................................................................................
18. Can he take care of himself when his mother is away?
=> Can he look.......after himself when his mother is away...............................................................................................?
19. It took Mr. Hoang half an hour to walk to work yesterday.
->Mr. Hoang spent.....half an hour walking to walk yesterday..................................................................................................
20. Our house is older than any other house in the living centre
-> Our house.......is the oldest in the living centre.........................................................................................................