Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences:

1. This exercise is easiler than that one.

-That exercise is not....................................

2.Dogs are difficult to train.

-Il's.................................................................

3. They think that learning English are not easy.

-They think that it......................................................

4. The weather is too cold for us to go out.

-The weather is soo.......................................

5. The weather is soo cold for us to go out.

-The weather isn't..........................................

6.The fimls isn't interesting for us to see.

-The film is too..............................................

7.There is a sink, a tub and a shower in the bathroom.

-The bathroom...............................................................

8.His house is the oldest house in the village.

- No house........................................................

9.Do you have a better bike than this?

-Is this.........................................................

10.He gets to work in one hour.

-It takes.....................................

11.How much is this T.V?

-How much does..........................

Rewrite the sentences without change their meanings:1, My house is bigger than your house. -> Your house is ................................................2, The black is cheaper than the red car.-> The red car ....................................................3, There is a sink , a tub and a shower in the bathroom.-> The bathroom .....................................4, No one in the group is taller than Trung.-> Trung ....................................................................6, My house is the oldest house on the street.-> No houses .......................................................7, I get to work in half an hour.-> It takes .................................................................9,How much is this dictionary ?-> How much does ................................10,It isn’t important for you to finish the work today.-> You don’t .............................................11, There are over eight hundred stamps in Tim’s collection.-> Tim’s collection.............................12,How old is your father ?-> What .......................................................................13, How high is Big Ben Clock Tower ?-> What .........................................................................14, What is your son’s weight-> How ...........................................................................15,What is the price of this face mask ?-> How much does ....................................................16, How long is the Me Kong river ?-> What .....................................................................17, How wide is the west Lake ?-> What ........................................................................

V: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning to the original one. Write your answers on the lines below.

1. I get to work in half an hour.

àIt _____________________________________________________________________

2. How much is this dictionary?

àHow much do this dictionary ?

3. The students in my school will use public transport when they travelling long distances.

àPublic transport ____________________________________________________________

4. Do you have a better refrigerator than this?

àIs this __________________________________________________________________

5. How old is your sister?.

àWhat is your sister age ?

6. “Open the door, please!”, my teacher said to me.

à My teacher asked ________________________________________________________

7. Lan didn’t go to school yesterday because of her sickness.

Because Lan _______________________________________________________________

8. How heavy is the chicken?

àWhat is the weight of the chicken .

9. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.

àDo you mind ___________________________________________________________

10. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.

à The water was not hot that the children could not swim in it.

VI: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Write your answerson the lines below.

1. I was very disappointed not to get the job.(disappointing)

àIt ____________________________________________________________________

2. Her behaviour annoyed her teachers. (found)

àHer ___________________________________________________________________

3. I feel very relaxed when I see a romantic comedy. (seeing)

à____________________________________________________________________

4. How long is it since you used the car? (use)

à When______________________________________________________________

5. It’s three years since I last spoke to her (for)

à I _________________________________________________________________

Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the given words or prases without changing their meaning.

1. Do you have a better refrigerator than this ?

Is

2. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.

It

3. He looks after the sick people.

He takes

4. Do you enjoy listening to music ?

Are you interested

5. We have a two-month summer vacation.

Our summer vacation lasts

6. Hoa is a very hard student.

Hoa studies

7. It is not necessary for you to finsh the work today.

You don't have

8. Zidane is among the greatest football players in the world.

One of the greatest football players

9. You shouldn't eat too much.

You'd

10. How heavy the chicken is!

What

V: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning to the original one. Write your answers on the lines below.

1. I get to work in half an hour.

àIt _____________________________________________________________________

2. How much is this dictionary?

àHow much ______________________________________________________________

3. The students in my school will use public transport when they travelling long distances.

àPublic transport ____________________________________________________________

4. Do you have a better refrigerator than this?

àIs this __________________________________________________________________

5. How old is your sister?.

àWhat__________________________________________________________________

6. “Open the door, please!”, my teacher said to me.

à My teacher asked ________________________________________________________

7. Lan didn’t go to school yesterday because of her sickness.

Because Lan _______________________________________________________________

8. How heavy is the chicken?

àWhat____________________________________________________________________

9. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.

àDo you mind ___________________________________________________________

10. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.

à The water was not __________________________________________________________

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. I did not enjoy the performance and I didn't like the theatre.
- I like .........................................................................................
2. Don't let the children stay up too late.
- The children are .......................................................................
3. It is thought that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in a pub.
- The prisoner ......................................................................................
4. Henry found a wallet with no name in it.
→ The wallet........................................................................................
5. How about something to eat before the show ?
→ Shall we ................................................................................. ?
6. David remembered to take everything except his front door key.
→ The only thing ...........................................
7. "Will you help me with the decorating ?" my brother asked.
→ My brother asked me .....................................
8. If Pauline hadn't been interested, the project would have been abandoned.
- But for ....................................................................................................................................................
9. Everything I told you was true.
- I told you a lot of things, all ..................................................................................................................
10. Alice's strange ideas astonished everybody.
→ Everybody was ......................................................................................
11. This is the first time anyone has done that.
- Never before ..........................................................................................................................................

Exercise 3: Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. When did you first know him?

How............................................... .................................................. ............................

2. Their trip lasted three day.

They had............................................... .................................................. ......................

3. It may rain hard this afternoon, so take the rain coat with you.

In case.............................................. .................................................. ..........................

4. She had to do the washing up but she didn't.

She forgot............................................ .................................................. .......................

5. English id easy to learn.

It................................................ .................................................. ................................

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

-» If................................................ .................................................. ................................

7. The furniture was too old to keep.

It was............................................... .................................................. ..........................

8. Gary is the best guitarist in her class.

No one else.............................................. .................................................. .................

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

Since the computer was............................................... .................................................. .

10.It's necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week.
Everybody......................................... ..................................................

I fill in each numbered blank with one suitable work

Americans like sport very munch .One of the (1)............popular kinds of sports in autumn is football.All the high schools(2)...............universities have their own teams

in winter the most popular kind of sports(3)..............basketball.There is usually a match every evening one school gymnasium or another.In some parts of the United States there is a lot of (4).........and ice.Many people ike skiing and skating

in the other two(5)........millions of Americans enjoy baseball.The schools have their games in(6)...........but the most important professional games are played during summer.Many people listen to the games (7).........the radio watch them on television or read about them(8).........the newspapers

some also play tennis or golf and others (9)........fishing.They like to stay outdoors(10).............it is warm during the months of june, july and august

II use the words given to complete the following sentences

1 you/better/eat/too/candies/because/they /not good/your teeth

2 i/ have/American /friend

3 last week/they /moved/new house/city

4 last year/brother/work/engineer/printing factory

5 what/wide/the west lake?

6 this morning/i /eat/bread/and /drink milk/breakfast

7 walking/fun/easy and inexpensive activity

8 most/world'surface/water

9 would/like/some coffee?

10 video games/good fun/but played/must/careful

III complete the second in such a way that it is almost the same as the first

1. it took mr.hoang half an hour to walk to work to yesterday

mr.hoang spent..........................................

2 what is the price of this cap?

how much..........................................

3 you shouldn't eat too much meat

you'd.........................................

4 lan is the youngest of the three sisters

lan has...................................

5 our house is older than any other house in the living centre

our house..................................

6 hoa didn't go to school yesterday because of her sickness

because lan................................................

7 there are eight hundred stamps in hoa's collection

hoa's collection.....................

7 how heavy is the chicken?

what......................................

8 how much is this book?

what is................................

V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions.

Every state has its own laws for driving and getting a driver's license. To learn these laws, people have to read the Rules of the Road book for their state. They can get the book free at a driver's license facility in their state.

In Illinois, people between the ages of 15 and 18 have to take a driver's education course in school before they can get a permit to practice driving. People over 18 don't have to take this course in order to get a permit. When people get a learner's permit, they have to take a test. They have to know the traffic signs and laws in order to pass this test. Then they have to get their vision tested. When they get theirlearner's permits, they can practice driving, but a licensed driver has to be in the car with

them at all times. A learner's permit is good for one year.

When the learner is ready to get a license, he or she has to take a driving test. During the test, new drivers have to back out of an alley, park uphill anddownhill, make right- and left-turns, obey all traffic laws, and do whatever else the examiner may ask them to do to show that they know how to drive.

1/ What is the writer trying to do in the text?

a. Complain about traffic accidents.

b. Describe what to do to get a driver's license.

c. Persuade drivers to drive carefully.

d. Advise drivers how to drive.

2/ Why would somebody read the text?

a. To find out about traffic laws.

b. To learn how to drive a car.

c. To find out about getting a driver's license.

d. To learn some details about the rules of the roads .

3/ In order to get a driver's license, most important of all, the learner has to .................................

a. read the Rules of the Road book for his/her state

b. get his/her vision tested

c. know all the traffic laws

d. pass a driving test

4/ The word "free" most nearly means ..............................

a. without limit b. without having to pay

c. without shopping d. at any time

5/ The word "alley" most nearly means ......................

a. narrow passage b. garage c. garden d. sidewalk

VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions.

When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be heard allover the world on the B.B.C. If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.

Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built. It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day. On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give the correct time. A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!

1/ Big Ben was built .......................

a. for the B.B.C. b. after a fire c. in honour of Sir Benjamin Hall d. long before 1834

2/ Accuracyis maintained ..................._

a. by microphones in the clock tower b. by workmen

c.because the clock is at Greenwich Observatory d.by officials who check the clock frequently

3/ Big Ben is one of the first sights you will see when you London.

a. will visit b. visit c. have visited d. will be visiting

4/ Big Ben is the ..................... clock in London.

a. famousest b. most famous c. more famous d. famouser

5/ It is .......................very big and very accurate. a. and b. also c. both d. together

6/ How often .....................checked?

a. have they it b. they have it c. do they have it d. they do have it

7/ A painter ......... working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands.

a. who b. had been c. had d. ...................

VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions.

Quite a number of things have been done tohelp solve traffic problems in Singapore. For example, motorists must buy a special pass if they want to drive into the downtown business district. They can go into the business district only if they have the pass displayed on their windshield.

Another thing Singapore has done is to make it more difficult to buy cars. People have to apply for a certificate if they want to buy a car. And the number of certificates is limited. Not everyone can get one. There is also a high tax on cars, so it costs three or four times as much to buy a car in Singapore as it does in, say, the United States or Canada. The other thing Singapore has done is to build an excellent public transportation system. Their subway system is one of the best in the world. And there is also a very good taxi and bus system.

1/ In Singapore, drivers must have .................... to drive into the downtown business district.

a. a special I D card b. a special pass c. a driving certificate d. a driving lesson

2/ Singapore has done many things to make it difficult to buy cars because it ............................

a. wants to solve the car problems b. wants to help motorists to be safe

c. helps poor people d. wants to solve traffic problems

3/ The public transportation system in Singapore is ...................................

a. not very good b. very good c. very bad d. awful