14. This is the most interesting book they have ever read

=> They have never read a more interesting book than this.

15.This is the shortest boy I have ever met.

=> I have never met a shorter boy than this.

16. She is the most intelligent girl he has ever known.

=> He has never met a more intelligent girl than her.

17.My mother has never made such a delicious cake

=> This is the first time my mother has eve made such a delicious cake.

18. I have never had such a modern car

.= >This is the most modern car I have ever had.

19. They have never visited such a beautiful beach

.=>This is the first time they have ever visited such a beautiful beach.

20 This is the most terrible mistake she has ever made.

=> She has never made a more terrible mistake than this.

14. They have never read a more interesting book than this

15. I have never met a shorter boy than his

16. He has never met a more intelligent girl than her

17. This is the first time my mother has ever made such a delicious cake.

18. This is the most modern car I have ever had

19. This is first time they have ever visited such a beautiful beach

20.  She has never made a more terrible mistake than this

1. This is the most interesting film I’ve ever seen.

I’ve never seen such an interesting film

2. He started collecting stamps in 1990.

He has collected stamps since 1990

3. She is the most intelligent in our class.

Nobody in our class is as intelligent as her

4. She asked Tom if he had watched the football match on TV the night before.

She asked, “Did you watch the football match on TV last night, Tom?"

5. She can’t go shopping because she has a bad cold.

If  she didn't have a bad cold, she could go shopping

6. She tiptoed out of the room because she didn’t want to wake the baby up.

To avoid waking the baby up, she tiptoed out of the room 

7. They worked very hard, but they could not earn enough to buy a house.

No matter how hard they worked, they could not earn enough to buy a house.

8. “Would you mind closing the window?” she said to Peter.

She asked Peter to close the window

9. As he grows older he becomes more cheerful.

The older he grows, the more cheerful he becomes

10. Those pictures are so beautiful.

How beautiful those picture are

17. We started/ began to study English in 2008.

= >We have studied English since 2008

18. He is back from New York after three days there .

=> He has been in New York for three days before coming back.(tham khảo c18)

19. That's the strangest film I've ever seen .

=> I've never seen a stranger film than that

20. I've never known such a beautiful girl before .

=> This is first time I've ever known such a beautiful girl before .

21. Wes Liên is the most warm-hearted person I've ever mệt.

I've never met a more warm-hearted person than Mrs. Liên

22. It's three years since I last saw Nam.

=> I haven't seen Nam for three years.

=> I last saw Nam three years ago

23. We started living here fifteen years ago.

=> We have lived here for fifteen years

24. The last time she visited me was five months ago.

=> She hasn't visited me for five months

25. I last wrote to my uncle in July.

=> I haven't written to my uncle since July

26. It's a long time since we became close friends.

=> We have become close friends for a long time

27. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000

. => Minh has collected stamps since 2000

28. It's three years since I last spoke to her

=> I haven't spoken to her for three years

29. How long is it since you used the car?

=> When did you used the car

30. He hasn't chatted with his classmates through the internet for many years.

=> It's many years since he last chatted with his classmates through the internet

=> He last chatted with his classmates through the internet many years ago

31. He has never played a computer game before.

=> This is the first time he has ever played a computer game

32. We haven't seen her since we left university.

=> The last time we saw her was when we left university

33. She last ate this kind of food in May.

=> She hasn't eaten this kind of food since May

34. Have you ever played a computer game before.?

=> Is this the first time you have played a computer game?

35. We learnt English for 4 years.

=>We started learning English 4 years ago

36. My father started to give up smoking last year

=> My father has given up smoking since last year

37. They have worked in that factory since 2001.

=> They started working in that factory in 2001

1.Jenny has just written a paragrap about benefit of Internet
- A paragraph about benefit of Internet has just been written by Jenny
2.This is the most exciting play I've ever seen
-I have never seen such a more exciting play than this before
3.Did they build the church a long time ago?
-Was the church built a long time ago?
4.Hoa watered flowers and then cooked dinner
-Before cooked dinner, Hoa had watered flowers
5.He hasn't repaint the wall of the house yet
-The wall of the house hasn't been repainted by him yet
6.Paul started doing in the garden 2 hours ago
-Paul has done in the garden for 2 hours
7.I brought a lot of water along the trip to the mountain
-A lot of water was brought by me along the trip to the mountain
8.She hasn't eaten ice-creams for a long time 
-The last time she has eaten ice-creams was a long time ago
9.Mrs.Ha didn't teach her son how to cook
-Mrs Ha's son wasn't taught  how to cook by Mrs.Ha
10.They are watering trees in the school garden
-Trees are watered in the school garden
11.Tom visited his grandparents and then went home
-After Tom had visited his grandparents, he went home
12.When I lived in the countryside,I often swam in the river
-I used to swim in the river when I lived in the countryside

1.This is first time I have listened to this song

→I have never.........listen to this song before..............................

2.He has never played a computer game before

→This is............the first time he has played a computer game........................................

3.She has never opened an bank account before

→This is..........the first time she há opened a bank account.........................................

4.This is the best film I've ever seen

→I've.........never seen a better film than this one..........................................................

1.This is first time I have listened to this song

→I have never listened to this song.

2.He has never played a computer game before

→This is the first time he has played a computer game.

3.She has never opened an bank account before

→This is the first time she has opened an bank account.

4.This is the best film I've ever seen

→I've never seen a better film than this one.

1.This is first time I have listened to this song

→I have never listened to this song.

2.He has never played a computer game before

→This is the first time he has played a computer game.

3.She has never opened an bank account before

→This is the first time she has opened an bank account.

4.This is the best film I've ever seen

→I've never seen a better film than this one.

I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one. (10 pts)

1.    This is the most interesting film I’ve ever seen.

I’ve_____never seen such an interesting film___________________________________________

2.    He started collecting stamps in 1990.

He has ___collected stamps since 1990________________________________________________

3.    She is the most intelligent in our class.

Nobody___in our class is as intelligent as her__________________________________________

4.    She asked Tom if he had watched the football match on TV the night before.

She asked, “_____Did you watch the football match on TV last night? Tom"_____________________________________________

5.    She can’t go shopping because she has a bad cold.

If______she didn't have a bad cold, she could go shopping ____________________________________________

6.    She tiptoed out of the room because she didn’t want to wake the baby up.

To avoid____waking the baby up, she tiptoed out of the room___________________________________________

7.    They worked very hard, but they could not earn enough to buy a house.

No matter____how hard they worked,they could not earn enough to buy a house. __________________________________________

8.    “Would you mind closing the window?” she said to Peter.

She asked ____Peter to closing the window_______________________________________________

9.    As he grows older he becomes more cheerful.

The older _____he grows, the more cheerful he becomes______________________________________________

10. Those pictures are so beautiful.

How __beautiful the picture is_________________________________________________

27. It’s the most_______interesting______ film that I’ve ever seen. (interest)
28. He is an_______editor______ of the Vietnam News office.(edit)
29. This book is not_______available______ (avail)
30. Videos are also very useful in ______education___ (educate)
31. It is ____dangerous____for you to live in an earthquake zone. What can you do to prepare in
advance for an earthquake? (danger)
32. The sky is very ______cloudy_________ . It’s going to rain. (cloud)
33. The hurricane brought total _______destruction______to the city. (destroy)
34. English _______differs_____ from Spanish in that it is not pronounced as it is
written.(different)

27.interesting

28.editor

29.available

30.education

31.dangerous

32.cloudy

33.destruction

34.differs

27. It’s the most____interesting_________ film that I’ve ever seen. (interest)
28. He is an____ editor_________ of the Vietnam News office.(edit)
29. This book is not____available_________ (avail)
30. Videos are also very useful __education_______ (educate)
31. It is __dangerous______for you to live in an earthquake zone. What can you do to prepare in
advance for an earthquake? (danger)
32. The sky is very ___cloudy____________ . It’s going to rain. (cloud)
33. The hurricane brought total ___ destruction__________to the city. (destroy)
34. English___ differs_________ from Spanish in that it is not pronounced as it is
written.(different)

Exercise 2: Fill in the gaps with “yet, ago, ever, last night, for or since”

1. My father went to Italy five days __ago__.

2. He has known her __since___ 2001.

3. Have you __ever___ seen an elephant?

4. She hasn’t finished her work __yet___.

5. He has lived in Madrid ___for___ ten years.

6. We went to bed at 11 o’clock __last night____.

Exercise 3: Circle the correct item

1. Has Jack gone to school then/ yet?

2. Tonia has sent twenty invitations yesterday/ so far.

3. Tina took a test already/ three days ago.

4. I sent you an email two days already/ ago but you haven’t replied.

5. Helen has already/ yet had her breakfast.

Exercise 2: Fill in the gaps with “yet, ago, ever, last night, for or since”

1. My father went to Italy five days __ago__.

2. He has known her __since___ 2001.

3. Have you __ever___ seen an elephant?

4. She hasn’t finished her work __yet___.

5. He has lived in Madrid ___for___ ten years.

6. We went to bed at 11 o’clock __last night____.

Exercise 3: Circle the correct item

1. Has Jack gone to school then/ yet?

2. Tonia has sent twenty invitations yesterday/ so far.

3. Tina took a test already/ three days ago.

4. I sent you an email two days already/ ago but you haven’t replied.

5. Helen has already/ yet had her breakfast.

2. Fill in the gaps with “yet, ago, ever, last night, for or since”

1.  My father went to Italy five days ___ago___.

2.  He has known her ____since___ 2001.

3.  Have you _____ever____ seen an elephant?

4.  She hasn’t finished her work __yet______.

5.  He has lived in Madrid _____for__ ten years.

We went to bed at 11 o’clock __last night______.