the older i get, the less i want to travel

1. As I get older, I want to travel less.
The older ………… I get, the less I want to travel………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I haven’t done gardening for three months.
The last time ………… I did gardening was three months ago…………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Sally lost all her hope; she decided to stop her business.
Such ………was her hopelessness, Alice decided to stop her business.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. He feels sorry that he can’t come to his brother’s weddi ng.
He wishes ……………he could come to his brother’s wedding. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. The local government will enlarge the roads in upcoming years.
The roads ……………… will be enlarged in upcoming years by the local government.…………………………………………………………………………………………………

* Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given in brackets.
1. It is no use arguing; I’ve made up my mind. (point)
…………There is no point in arguing, i've made up my mind
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. If she doesn’t work harder, she’ll fail her entrance exam. (unless)
………Unless she works harder, she’ll fail her entrance exam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. My son was ill. I had to take a day off to look after him. (so……that)
…………My son was so ill that I had to take a day off to look after him.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Phong didn’t notice the sign. It was right in front of him. (even though)
………Phong didn’t notice the sign although It was right in front of him………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Jane is quite warm and friendly. Her sister is quite warm and friendly. (Both)
………Both Jane and her sister are quite warm and friendl………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………

1 Had it not been for the death of the Prime Minister, the bill would have been passed.

2  I was allowed to go abroad alone for the first time last year

3 The older I get, the less I want to travel

4 The patient made a more rapid recovery than expected

5 It was not until John received the offer of promotion in writing that celebrated a party

6 I have no intention of apoligising to either of them 

7 The average depth of the Pacific Ocean is greater than that of the Atlantic

8 George was nowhere to be found

9  In few other books would one see this problem so well explained

10 Only by training hard every day can you become a good athlete.

49. As people get older, they seem to travel less.

The older .........people get, the less they seem to travel..

50. New York is the largest city in the United States.

No other cities ..in the USA is as large as New York.....

51. I have never visited such a crowded city as Tokyo.

Tokyo is ......the most crowded city I have ever visited...

52. I don’t know about this neighborhood as well as Xavier does.

Xavier knows ....more about this neighborhood than I do....

1 This room is smaller than that one => That room is bigger than this one
2 She isn't intelligent as her sister => She is less intelligent than her sister
3 My father speaks english the best of all => Nobody can speak English better than my father
4 No one can play the piano better than jane => Jane plays the piano the best of all
5 My new shoes are less comfortable than my old shoes => My old shoes are more comfortable than my new shoes
6 My mother cooks better than me => I don't cook as well as my mother
7 Money is less important than health => Health is more important than money
8 Maryy is the most intelligent in my class => No one in my class is more intelligent than Mary
9 I work as fast as Tom => Tom works as fast as me
10 Jane doesn't sing as beautifully as Mary => Mary sings more beautifully than Jane
11 Nothing is more difficult than Maths => Maths is the most difficult
12 His car cheaper than mine => My car is more expensive than his
13 No one in my class is more beautiful than jane => jane is the most beautiful in my class
14 When she grows older , she becomes more beautiful => The older she grows, the more beautiful she becomes
15 Nowhere is better than my house => My home is the best
16 I can speak english as perfectly as my brother => My brother speaks English as perfectly as I do
17 A film star is more famous than a worked => A worker is less famous than a film star / is not as famous as a film star
18 We played football better than they did => We were better at playing football than they were
19 Have you got any better ? => Is this the best you got?
20 When he earns a lot of , he spends more => The more he earns, the more he spends

1 This room is smaller than that one => That room is bigger than this one
2 She isn't intelligent as her sister => She is less intelligent than her sister
3 My father speaks english the best of all => Nobody can speak English better than my father
4 No one can play the piano better than jane => Jane plays the piano the best of all
5 My new shoes are less comfortable than my old shoes => My old shoes are more comfortable than my new shoes
6 My mother cooks better than me => I don't cook as well as my mother
7 Money is less important than health => Health is more important than money
8 Maryy is the most intelligent in my class => No one in my class is more intelligent than Mary
9 I work as fast as Tom => Tom works as fast as me
10 Jane doesn't sing as beautifully as Mary => Mary sings more beautifully than Jane
11 Nothing is more difficult than Maths => Maths is the most difficult
12 His car cheaper than mine => My car is more expensive than his
13 No one in my class is more beautiful than jane => jane is the most beautiful in my class
14 When she grows older , she becomes more beautiful => The older she grows, the more beautiful she becomes
15 Nowhere is better than my house => My home is the best
16 I can speak english as perfectly as my brother => My brother speaks English as perfectly as I do
17 A film star is more famous than a worked => A worker is less famous than a film star / is not as famous as a film star
18 We played football better than they did => We were better at playing football than they were
19 Have you got any better ? => Is this the best you got?
20 When he earns a lot of , he spends more => The more he earns, the more he spends

Viết lại câu
1. He asked a passer-by the distance to the nearest post office
~> "How for is it from here to the nearest post office ? He asked a passer.

2. Just because of his laziness, he failed the exam
~> If he hadn't been lazy, he wouldn't have failed the exam.
​3. He was greatly influenced by his father's point of view
​~> His father's point of view had
​4. They don't know much about Chinese culture
~> Their knowledge about chinese culture isn't much.
​5. As I get older, I want to travel less
~> The older i get, the less i want to travel
​6. The car will cost you at least $20000
~> You won't be
7. I have an appointment for a haircut this afternoon
~> I am going to have my hair cut this afternoon.
​8. I'm sure that someone has been following me
~> Someone is sured to have been following me

Viết lại câu
1. He asked a passer-by the distance to the nearest post office
~> "How far is it from here to the nearest post office " He asked a passer .
2. Just because of his laziness, he failed the exam
~> If he hadn't been lazy , he wouldn't have failed the exam .
​4. They don't know much about Chinese culture
~> Their knowledge about Chinese culture isn't much .
​5. As I get older, I want to travel less
~> The older i get, the less i want to travel .
​6. The car will cost you at least $20000
~> You won't be able to buy a car less than $20,000.
7. I have an appointment for a haircut this afternoon
~> I am going to have my hair cut this afternoon .
​8. I'm sure that someone has been following me
~> Someone is sured to have been following me .

1.   My grandmother is older than every one in my family.

  → My grandmother is the……oldest person in my family.………………………………………..

2.   No one in my class is as tall as Tam.               

→ Tam is the……………………………………………………………

3.   He is the tallest boy in his class.                      

→ No one in……his class is as tall as him………………………………………………………

4.   This exercise is easier than that one.                

→ That exercise is not…………as easy as this one………………………………………

5.   No hotel in the city is as comfortable as this.

→ This hotel is the ……most comfortable in the city………………………………………………

6.   Other oceans in the world aren’t as large as the Pacific one.

 → The Pacific Ocean is …the largest ocean in the world…………………………………………...

1. ... oldest in my family

2. ... tallest in my class

3. ... his class is taller than him

4. ... as easy as that one

5. ... most comfortable in the city

6. ... the largest in the world.