3. We often get to school in thirty minutes.

→ It often  takes us 30 minutes to get to school. 

4. We didn’t go camping last week because it rained heavily.

→ Because of the heavy rain, we didn't go camping last week.

5. Chau started learning English seven years ago.

→ Chau has leant English for 7 years.

It takes him twenty minutes to walk to school every day.--> He spends 20 minutes walking to school every day.

It’s not good for you to eat a lot of junk food. (should)

--> You should not eat a lot of junk food. 
. I don’t like fruits and my daughter doesn’t, either. (Neither…nor…)
→ Neither I nor my daughter likes fruits.
. My favorite hobby is collecting old books. (adore)
→ I adore collecting old books.

11.His parents made him study for his exam

→ He was made to study for his exam by his parents.

12.I don't really want to go to the museum

→I'd rather not go to the museum.

1. She started to play the piano ten years ago. "

She has played the piano for 10 years

2. We have learnt English for 4 years.           

"We started learning English for 4 years.

3. My father  started to give up smoking last year. 

" My father has given up smoking since last year.

4. They have worked in that factory since 2001. "

They started working in that factory in 2001.

5. Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.          

" Lan stopped writing to Maryam a month ago. 

6. He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.   "

He started living in Hanoi when he was 12

7. I haven^,t seen her for a long time.  

I didn^,t see her a long time ago.

8. We began learning French 5 years ago. "

 We have learnt French for 5 years.

9. She started working in this school 5 years ago. "

She has worked in this school for 5 years.

10. I began to study English 3 years ago. "

I have studied English for 3 years.

11. Mai last wrote to her pen pal two weeks ago. "

Mai hasn^,t written to her pen pal for 2 weeks.

12. They last saw him 3 days ago "

They haven^,t  seen him for 3 days. 

13. I have done this job for a year.                

" It^,s a year since I started doing this job. 

5.It would be nice to be able to fly a plane 

→ I wish I were able to fly a plane.

6."Please help me with my English grammar " Ba said to Hoa

→ Ba told Hoa to help him with his English grammar.

7.Thousands of people have to build that castle for him for years.

→ That castle has to be built for him by thousands of people for years.

8. She has never read this book before 

→ It is the first time she have read this book. 

9.He failed in the examination last years 

→ He did not pass in the examination last years.

10. I haven't eaten this kind of food before 

→ This is the first time I have read this kind of food.

8C 9C 10C 11D 12C 13D 14B 15D