Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, begining with the given words.
1. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early.
-> To........................................................................................
2. It was so late that nothing could be done.
-> It was too ........................................................
3. Is this the best price you can offer?
-> Can't you .....................................................?
1. " You shouldn't lend him any more money" mrs.Tuyet said to Nga
=> Mrs.Tuyet advised............................................................
2. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early
=> To.......................................................................................
3. It was so late that nothing could be done
=> It was too...........................................................................
4. Is this the best price you can offer?
=> Can't you............................................................................?
5. I don't go to chuech every Sunday any longer
=> I used to..............................................................................
6. I snet my friend a letter in london last week
=> A letter...................................................
7. I last saw him went I was a student
=> I haven't..........................................................
8. " Don't forget to bring your passports with yyou when you go abroad"
=>She reminded..................................................................................
9. Smoking is not allowed in the ward.
=> Would you .....................................................................................
10. He failed th exam bacause of his laziness
=> Because he........................................................................................
Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given one. Using the given words in brackets. Do not change the word.
1: I'm not you. But I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags. (if) ..................................................................
2: Emma came first because she worker hard. ( result).........................................................
3: Eating too much sugar can result in health problems. ( lead )....................................................................
4: All frights had to be cancelled as a result of the pilots sudden strike. (so)...........................................................................
5: If I could swim. I would go scuba diving with Terry. (beacause).............................................................
Give the correct form of the words to complete the following sentences.
John watched a ( 1. document) on TV last night. It was all about the problems ( 2. threaten) our environment. He was shocked to find out how little he knew about (3.globe) warning or acid rain. He had heard the term before but he knew ( 4. practical) nothing about the damage they cause to our planet. He feels he should do something to be (5.help). He would like to join an ( 6.organize), but he doesn't know which one to join. He has seen so many (7.advertise) in newspapers that he can't make up his mind. I lowever., he believes that it is ( 8. acceptable) not to be environmentally aware and he is ( 9.hope) that one day everyone will be part of a world movement to save the earth. He was sure that in this time of ( 10. technology) advances, we find may to solve the world's problems.
1.................. 2................. 3................. 4.................. 5................. 6................7.................. 8................. 9................. 10.................
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one
3. The coffee was too hot for me to drink.
A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it
B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink.
C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it.
D. The coffee was so hot that I could drink it.
4. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.
A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.
B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.
C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.
D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.
5. It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn.
A. The speech was very boring that we began to yawn.
B. It was so a boring speech that we began to yawn.
C. The speech was too boring that we began to yawn.
D. The speech was so boring that we began to yawn.
6. It was so late that nothing could be done.
A. It was too late for nothing to be done.
B. It was too late for anything to be done.
C. It was such late that nothing could be done.
D. It was so late that nothing to be done.
7. This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood.
A. I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
B. I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
C. I had lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
D. I hadn’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
8 .The test was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.
A. It was such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.
B. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hours.
C. The test was not difficult enough for us to finish in two hours.
D. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hour.
9. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
A. It was so a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
B. It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
C. The book was so good for me to put it down.
D. The book was so good that I couldn’t put down.
10. Sue is too slow to understand what you might say.
A. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.
B. What you might say, Sue can understand slowly.
C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.
D. So slow is Sue that she can’t understand what you might say.
I. Give the correct form of the word in the brackets:
Most people would be in agreement with idea, often put forward by doctors, that we should avoid taking medicines unnecessarily. Even people with only (limit)................medical knowledge say that it is not (advise)................ to take aspirin, for example, whenever you have (head)........... or some other minor ailment. It is certainly true that people have tended to become very (depend)............ on pills when any kinds of discomfort, rather than simply waiting for the symptoms to pass. Many people would do well to take a different attitude to preventing illness. The best way to keep well is to avoid (health)....................foods and habits. It is also (help)............... to take plenty of exercise, and we should give (encourage) ............... particularly than young one.
If we can educate an early age to keep fit and to look after themselves (care)...............then the (probable).............. of their having problems in later life will be considerably reduced. However, no matter how well we look after ourselves and how much exercise we do, illness, (fortunate)...........is not always preventable.
II. Give the correct tenses or form of the verbs in brackets:
1. It's really difficult. Each of them (understand)..................the question in a different way.
2. We must emphasize the need for greater care when acids (use).........................
3. At last you are here. I (wait)..............for you for more than half an hour.
4. These book (write).....................(read).............by everyone. They should not be kept here.
5. He could remember (drive)..........along the road just before the accident (happen) ...........but he couldn't remember the accident itself.
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it:
1. Our house is going to be rebuilt by a local firm
=> We are ...........................................................
2. Leave now or you will miss the train.
=> Unless...............................................................
3. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early.
=> To .......................................................................
4. It was so late that nothing could be done.
=> It was too ................................................................
5. I sent my friend a letter in London last week.
=> A letter.......................................................................
6. I last saw him when I was a student.
=> I haven't .................................................................
7. She may live anywhere, the police will find her.
=> No matter ...................................................................
Viết lại câu nghĩa không đổi những câu sau:
1. The flight to HCM City lasted one hour and a half.
2. It was so late that nothing could be done.
→ It was too...................................
3. It's thought that the accident was caused by human error.
→ The accident is...................................
4. You shouldn't leave these magazines on the table. You should put them on this shelf.
→ These magazines .........................................
viết lại câu dựa vào các từ gợi ý
1. everyone was surprised to see minh leave thar party errly-> to.....
2. it was so late that nothing could be done -> it was too...................
3. smoking is not allowed in the ward -. would you............................
4. although he is intelligent, he doesn't do well at school -> no matter................................
5.it was such bad news that Lan burst into tears -> the news...............................................
6. he never thought that his friend stole ->his money time ..................................................
7.she started study E seven years ago ->she has....................................................................
8. "we are decorating our Christmas tree " Mai said -> mai said..........................................
9. nobody has used this machine for years -> this machine...................................................
10. we can't afford to buy that car -> that car.......................................................................
Rewrite these sentences using ''so...that'' or ''such....that''.
1.The food was so hot that it burned my tongue
It was.....................................................................
2.There is so much rain that we can't go out.-> There is................................................................
3.He is such a fat boy that every calls him Stuffy.
The boy is..................................................................
4.The milk is so excellent that all the children want some more.
It is................................................................................................
5.The weather was so warm that thay had s walk in the garden.
It was...............................................................................................
6.There were so many people in the hall that we couldn't see him.
There were......................................................................................
7.It was such an exciting match that all the fans shouted loudly.
The match was..............................................................................................
8.They drank such a lot of coffee that they couldn't sleep all night.
They drunk...............................................................................................
9.Alice had such a lot of exercise to do that she coudn't go out.
Alice had..............................................................................................
10.The woman was so poor that she needed everyone's help
She was..............................................................................................
11.The furnire was so expensive that I didn't buy it.
THe furniture was too..............................................................................................
12.It was so late that nothing could be done .-> It was too..............................................................................................
13.The timber was so hard that the carpenter could cut it.
The timber was.............................................................................
14.The meat was so rotten that it had to be thrown away.
It was..............................................................................................
15.They couldn't go sailing as the no one wants very rough.
The sea was too..............................................................................................
16.It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there.
The..............................................................................................
17.I can't get my feet into these shoes.-> These shoes..............................................................................................
18.This furniture is so old that it is not worth keeping.
This is ..............................................................................................
19.The bread is stale that we can't eat it.-> The bread isn't..............................................................................................
20.He speaks so slowly that his students get every bored.
He is..............................................................................................
21.The car was so rusty that it couldn't be repair.
The car was too..............................................................................................
22.He was so disgusted at her behaviour that he severed all her contact with her
Such..............................................................................................
23.The child was so afraid that he did behind the sofa.
So..............................................................................................
24.Thay had such a fierce dog that nobody dared to visit them.
So..............................................................................................
25.He is so strong that he can pull a van weighing 2.5 tons.
Such..............................................................................................
X. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (5pts)
1. His parents made him study hard for his exams.
ð He ___________________________________________________________________________.
2. “Please put this bag on the shelf,” David said to Mary
ð David asked ____________________________________________________________________.
3. I’ve never read a more romantic story.
ð It is___________________________________________________________________________ .
4. They believe that the man escaped in a stolen car.
ð The man_______________________________________________________________________.
5. Patience is a key to success in life.
ð As long as you are_______________________________________________________________.
Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.
33. It is believed that he was very talented when he was young.
→ He is believed ……………………………………………………………..
34. This packet is completely empty.
→ There’s nothing ……………………………………………………………
35. My house is quite near the train station.
→ My house is not ……………………………………………………………
36. Tim should learn how to cook now.
→ It’s time ……………………………………………………………………
Combine the two sentences into a new one using the given word in brackets. Do not change the given word in any ways.
37. He had been the head teacher. He retired in 1986. (UNTIL)
→ ……………………………………………………………………………….
38. The student is a very nice person. She comes from Japan. (WHO)
→ ……………………………………………………………………………….
39. You are more generous towards others. They are likely to be more generous towards you. (THE)
→ ……………………………………………………………………………….
40. We can go by train. If you don’t want to go by train, we can rent a car. (EITHER)
→ ……………………………………………………………………………….