1. Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.
=> I prefer listening to music to watching TV.
2. How heavy is the chicken ?
=> What is the heaviness of the chicken?
3. We have a two - month summer vacation.
=> Our summer vacation lasts two months.
4. You shouldn’t forget to write to your parents.
=> You’d better not forget to write to your parents.
5. Nam didn't pass the final examination because of his laziness.
=> Because Nam was lazy, he didn't pass the final examination.
6. He preferred oranges to durians.
=> He liked oranges more than durians.
7. Zidane is among the greatest football players in the world.
=> One of the greatest football players in the world is Zidane.
8. Why didn’t you come to class last Monday?
=> Why were you absent from class last Monday?
9. The exam was easier than we thought.
=> The exam was not difficult as we thought.
10. The visitor spoke so quickly that I couldn’t understand what he said.
=> The visitor spoke too quickly for me to understand what he said.
IX. Use the given words to make complete sentences. (5 pts)
1. Vietnamese students/ have more/ fewer vacations/ American ones?
=> Do Vietnamese students have more or fewer vacations than American ones?
2. Talk / friends / be / most common way / relax / recess.
=> Talking with friends is the most common way to relax at recess.
3. You / better / eat / too / candies / because / they / not good / your teeth.
=> You'd better not eat to much candies because they aren't good for your teeth.
4. Last semester / my class / there be / total / 98 day’s absence/ due /sickness.
=> Last semester in my class, there was a total of 98 day's absence due to sickness.
5. Mother / not like / city / because / noisy / and / roads / busy.
=> My mother doesn't like the city because it is noisy and the roads are busy.