XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,using the word in brackets

37. This is the first time I have heard about the tram system in Hanoi. (Never)

→ i have never heard about the tram system in Hanoi before....................................................................................................

38. Firefighters spent two hours releasing the diver from the wreckage. (It)

→ it took Firefighters two hours to release the diver from the wreckage.....................................................................................................

39. They took the president to the hospital for an emergency operation. ( Was)

=>The president was taken to the hospital for an emergency operation.

40. I had saved my document before the computerand crashed. (After)

→.after i had saved my document ,the computerand crashed....................................................................................................

2 after he had worked hard many years ,he retired
before he retired , he had worked hard many years
3 she bought this book two weeks ago
she has bought this book for 2 weeks
4 we last went to the cinema two weeks ago
we haven't gone to the cinema for 2 weeks

5 lt's over ten years since we got married
we have got married for 10 years

6 l have never read such an interesting novel befor
this is the first time I read such an interesting novel
7 we had luch and then went for a walk
after we had lunch , we went for a walk
8 how long have you learnt english ?
when did you learn E ?
9 the last time l saw jim was in 2004
l haven't seen Jim since 2004
10lt 's the coldest winter they've ever had
they have never had the coldest winter before

#Yumi

Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi:

1, I haven't been to the cinema for two months

The last time.........I was to the cinema was two months ago........

2, I can't believe this is the best hotel in the city

There must...........be a better hotel than this in the city...........

3, Your scheme is brilliant,but I do not think it will work

Brilliant.......as your scheme is, I do not think it will work.......

4, The two sides never looked likely to reach an agreement

At..........no time did the two sides look likely to reach an agreement..........

5, I just had time to put up my umbrella before the rain came down in torrents

No sooner..........had I put up my umbrella than the rain came down in torrents..........

6, Fred tried hard to start the car,but without success (MATTER)

=> No matter how hard Fred tried, he couldn't start the car.

7, I didn't agree with the idea (FAVOR)

=> I wasn't in favor of the idea.

8, I've lost interest in going to the same place all the time (FED UP)

=> I'm fed up with going to the same place all the time.

9, It was very kind of you to help me (GRATEFUL)

=> I was very grateful to you for helping me.

10, My grandfather was sixty when he learnt to swim (AGE)

=> My grandfather learnt to swim at the age of sixty. (60t học bơi?)

Chúc bạn học tốt!!

bạn ơi cho mình hỏi là câu 3 thay vì "brilliant as your scheme is" thì mình ghi là "brilliant is your scheme" như vậy có đúng ko?

1. After putting the book on the table , she left the room After she ..had put the book on the table , she left the room ...........................................................

2. We can't buy the house . It is too expensive

The house ..is too expensive for us to buy....................................

3. I used to go fishing with my father

I don't ...use to go fishing with my father.......................................

4. I remember my father took me to the city

I remember ....being taken to the city by my father................................

5. "I'm sorry for being rude" , she said to me

She apologized ....me for being rude.................................

6. Neither beer nor wine is good for your health

Beer as....well as wine isn't good for your health ............................................

7. I couldn't see anything because it was too dark

It is too dark for me to see everything ...........................................

8. I haven't heard from her for nearly 10 years

It's nearly 10 years since i last heard from her....................................................

9. I didn't arrive in time to see them off

I wasn't .early enough to see them off....................................

1. After putting the book on the table , she left the room

After she .....................had put the book on the table, she left the room........................................

2. We can't buy the house . It is too expensive

The house .................is too expensive for us to buy.....................

3. I used to go fishing with my father

I don't ..................go fishing with my father any longer........................

4. I remember my father took me to the city

I remember .................being taken to the city by my father...................

5. "I'm sorry for being rude" , she said to me

She apologized ...........me for being rude..........................

6. Neither beer nor wine is good for your health

Beer as......................well as wine isn't good for your health..........................

7. I couldn't see anything because it was too dark

It is too ................dark for me to see anything...........................

8. I haven't heard from her for nearly 10 years

It's .................10 years since i last heard from her...................................

9. I didn't arrive in time to see them off

I wasn't ..............early enough to see them off.......................

1, Why don't you consider our suggestion before making offical decision?

Why don't you think ......carefully about our suggestion before making official decision?......

2, Watching TV is not as important as doing homework

Doing homework ....is more important than watching TV......

3, My friend plays the piano brilliantly

My friend is ......a brilliant pianist............

4, I find most of the young men of my own age so boring

I feel ......most of the young men of my own age so boring ........

5, I've never had to wait this long for a bus before

This is .....the first time I've waited this long for a bus .....

6, Remember to take note of what the tour guide said

Remember to put ......attention at what the tour guide said........

7, It took us more than 3 hours to discover the inner Hanoi

We spent ...3 hours discovering the inner Hanoi ....

8, No other book is more popular than Dickens' "David Copperfield"

Dickens' "David Copperfield" is ....the most popular .......

1, They made me wait for the doctor for twenty minutes 

→ I ....have waited the doctor for twenty minutes.......................................

2, Alhough he has a small salary,he is happy in his life

→ In spite ....of the fact that he has a small salary,he is happy in his life.............................

3, Smoking is harmful to your health

→It is worthless ...to smoke.......................

5, She'd rather not have fish for lunch

→She does ...not prefer having fish for lũch........................

6, No one could know her reaction to the problem

→Her reaction ...couldn't be known to the problem...................................

9, They didn't stop working although it rained heavily

→They kept ...working although it rained heavily..........................

10, I spent my childhood in my village

→I used ..to be in my village................................

1, They made me wait for the doctor for twenty minutes

I ...........was made to wait for the dotor for twenty minutes................................

2, Alhough he has a small salary,he is happy in his life

In spite .of having a small salary, he is happy in his life................................

3, Smoking is harmful to your health

It is worthless .....smoking.....................

4, Somebody broke the wimdow just after they left for the shop

Harly ........had they left for the shop when they broke the window............

5, She'd rather not have fish for lunch

She does ..........want to have fish for lunch.................

6, No one could know her reaction to the problem

Her reaction .......to the problem couldn't be known...............................

7, He always avides by this words

He never .......avide ??......................................

8, I have lived here since 1999 and I can stand the noise

I am .......used to the noise because I have lived here since 1999...............

9, They didn't stop working although it rained heavily

They kept .........working thought it rained heavily....................

10, I spent my childhood in my village

I used .......to live in my village when I was a​ child...........................

1, They made me wait for the doctor for twenty minutes

I was made to wait for the doctor for twenty minutes

2, Alhough he has a small salary,he is happy in his life

In spite of the fact that he has a small salary, he is happy in his life

3, Smoking is harmful to your health

It is worthless smoking because it harm your health

hơi sai

4, Somebody broke the wimdow just after they left for the shop

Harly did they leave for the shop when somebody broke the wimdow

5, She'd rather not have fish for lunch

She does not want to have fish for lunch

6, No one could know her reaction to the problem

Her reaction to the problem couldn't be known

8, I have lived here since 1999 and I can stand the noise

I am used to the noise because I have lived here since 1999

9, They didn't stop working although it rained heavily

They kept on working although it rained heavily

10, I spent my childhood in my village

I used to live in my village

1, "Please do not litter as you are walking along the coast" the guard said to us

The guard told us not to litter as we were walking along the coast...........................................................

2, I haven't bought any clothes since my trip to Hanoi

The last time ..i last bought any clothes was my trip to HN...........................................................

3, They think that a garden would be a perfect setting for the house

4, Although I had all the necessary qualifications,they didn't offer me the job

Despite having all the necessary qualifications,they didn't offer me the job...................................................................

5, It is necessary to finish the work todau

You need to finish the work today ...............................................

6, Sally finally managed to get the job

Sally finally succeeded in getting the job...................................................

7, This is the first time I go to this restaurant

I certainly will never go to this restaurant .......................................................

8, " I advise you to take a holiday " the doctor continued

You'd better to take a holiday ...........................................................

1, The furniture was too old to keep

It was such old furniture that I couldn't keep it ............................................

2, Gary is the best guitarist in her class

No one else .....in Gary's class plays the guitar better than her. .............................

3, Since the invention of computer ,people have saved a lot of time

Since the computer was .....invented, people have saved a lot of time........................

4, It's necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week

Everybody ......needs to clean up their neighborhood once a week..............................................

5, It may rain hard this afternoon , so take the raincoat with you

In case .....rain hard this afternoon, take the raincoat with you................................................

6, She had to do the washing up but she didn't

She forgot ....doing the washing up. ...................................................

7, English is easy to learn

It .......is easy to learn English................................................................

8, Don't leave the lights on all night ,you will waste electricity

If ..you leave the lights all night, you will waste electricity. ......................................................................