I/ Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning:

1. I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon.

-> I'm looking forward to meeting again soon......................................................................................

2. It is really quite easy to learn English.

-> Learning e is really quite easy........................................................................................

3. I don't want to go to the movie tonight.

-> I don't feel like going to the movie tonight...............................................................................

4. Complaining about the matter is useless now.

-> It is useless now to complain about the matter.................................................................................................

5. I expect that he will get there by lunchtime.

-> I expect him to get there by lunchtime...................................................................................

6. I remember someone telling me the news.

-> I remember being told me the news......................................................................

7. Are you going to seaside this summer?

-> Have you planned on going to seaside this summer.............................................................?

8. Shall we invite our friends on Sundays?

-> Do you consider. inviting our friends on sundays ....................................................................

9. Don't you remember you met her last week?

-> I'm sorry I cannot remember meeting her last week.......................................................

10. Asking him for help is useless.

-> It's no point asking him for help................................................................................

11. We expect to meet them again.

-> We look forward to meeting them again.........................................................................

12. I last heard this song ten years ago.

-> It is ten years since i last heard this song.........................................................................

13. Is it true that you haven't found a job yet? (looking)

-> Are you still looking for a job..............................................................................?

14. You can talk all you want, but I will never believe you.(make)

-> Nothing you say will make me believe you..............................................................

15.I wouldn't have been successful if you hadn't helped. (help)

-> Without helping,.i wouldn't have been successful.......................................................................................

II/ Use the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses.

1. Would you mind .........not touching.........(not touch) the wire.

2. I'm sorry .......to disappoint.........(disappoint) you.

3. He promised ..........not to go..............(not go) to school late.

4. He regrets ........spending...........(spend) too much on computer.

5. I regret..........saying........(say) that you got bad points.

III/ Complete the paragraph with the siutable word

Kate had been waiting ......for........ a friend of her father's to collect her from the bus station for more ......than.......... .an hour, and she was tired of waiting. There was ......something.......else there, and it had ....been.....raining. A friend of hers had lent her an umbrella to take on her trip, but she seemed to be getting wet. Perhaps her father was angry ......with...........her, she thought, or had simply forgotten to collect her. There wasn't even a phone-box in the bus station. Why did ......she..........always go wrong when she traveled by bus? Either the bus was crowded and she felt very uncomfortable, or it .........was......stopping and the journey lasted for hours. Suddenly she .......saw....... a car stopping outside. ........it.............. was waving at her. It was he father!

1.meeting you

1. When I was younger I used to go climbing more than I do now.

Now I don't go climbing as often as I used to do

2. England no longer had dreadful fogs.

There used to be dreadful fogs in england

3. It is years since we decorated the room.

We haven’t decorated the room for years

4. By the time we arrive the other guests will have already started dinner.

The other guests will start dinner before we arrive

5.5. I would like the school holidays to be longer. 

I wish the school holidays were longer. 

6. John is not old enough to join the club. 

John is too young to join the club.

7. He is to blame for his mistakes. This is very necessary. 

It is very necessary for him to blame for his mistakes

8. He must pass his intermediate level English examination. That was obligatory

It is obligatory that he will pass his intermediate level English examination

9. The mother came and lived with them to take care of their children. That was their- request. 

It is requested that the mother came and lived with their children to take care of them

10.Isabel: “You can’t borrow my pen, Robert”.

Isabel refused to lend Robert her pen

11.You lied to him, which was wrong.

You were wrong to lie to him

Cảm ơn đóng góp tích cực của em! Cô xin góp ý một chút nhé!

Câu 4: By the time we arrive the other guests will have already started dinner.

=> The other guests will have already started dinner before we arrive.

Câu 8. He must pass his intermediate level English examination. That was obligatory

=> It is obligatory for him pass his intermediate level English examination.

Câu 9: The mother came and lived with them to take care of their children. That was their- request.

Cách 1=> It is requested that the mother (SHOULD) COME AND LIVE with their children to take care of them.

Sau cấu trúc It is requested (that) S + (SHOULD) + VERB (nguyên thể không chia với tất cả các ngôi).

Cách 2: The mother was requested to come and live with their children to take care of them.

Câu 11: .You lied to him, which was wrong.

=> It was wrong for/of you to lie to him.

=> It was wrong that you lied to him.

=> You were wrong to lie to him.

Câu 7. He is to blame for his mistakes. This is very necessary.

=> It is very necessary for him to be to blame for his mistakes.

** be to blame (for something) to be responsible for something bad: chịu trách nhiệm cho điều gì.

I . Supply the correct verb from to complete the following sentences .

1. The beach was so crowded the other day that we (have ) _had____ difficulty finding an empty spot .

2. Sampson ( not work)____hadn't worked ___for the company for very long before he was promted .

3. This time tomorrow I ( relax) _____will be relaxing___ in the swimming pool.

4. At the end of this month , we (live )__have lived_____ here for ten years

5. There's someone at the door . I (answer)__am answering_____ it.

6. They (lock)__had locked____the gates before I got there.

7. the bus came after I (stand)_had stood_____ htere for about thirty minutes.

8. I(not listen)___did not listen__,so I missed what he said .

10. They ( complete)__had been completed____ the new bridge by the end of the year.

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given . Do not change this world .

3. Going fishing with friends and family in fun

-> It is fun to go fishing with friends and family

5. The wind was so strong that the trees were uprooted.

-> So strong was the wind that the trees were uprooted.

6. We know that you were in town on the night of the crime

-> You are known to have been in town on the night of the crime

7.He suggested allowing council tenants to buy their houses

-> He suggested that they should allow council tenants to buy their houses

8. Rewriting sentences is not as easy as it looks.

-> It isn't easy to rewrite sentences

9. People drive fast. That's why there are many accidents

-> If people didn't drive fast,there would't be many accidents

10. The farmers no longer live and work as they used to .

-> No longer do The farmers live and work as they used to .

1. This is the man. I met him in Paris.

This is the man whom I met in Paris.

2. I wanted the painting. You bought it.

I wanted the painting which you bought

3. This is the chair. My parents gave it to me

This is the chair which my parents gave to me

4. She’s the woman. She telephoned the police.

She’s the woman who telephoned the police

5. He’s the person. He wanted to buy your house.

He’s the person who wanted to buy your house.

6. We threw out the computer. It never worked properly.

We threw out the computer which never worked properly

7. This is the lion. It’s been ill recently.

This is the lion that has been ill recently

8. The man was badly injured. He was driving the car.

The man who was driving the car was badly injured.

9. The children broke the window. They live in the next street.

The children who live in the next street broke the window.

10. That’s the woman. I was telling you about her.

That's the woman whom i was telling you about

I . Supply the correct verb from to complete the following sentences .

1. The beach was so crowded the other day that we (have ) ___had__ difficulty finding an empty spot .

2. Sampson ( not work)____hadn't worked ___for the company for very long before he was promted .

3. This time tomorrow I ( relax) ____will be relaxing ____ in the swimming pool.

4. At the end of this month , we (live )__will have lived _____ here for ten years

5. There's someone at the door . I (answer)___am going to answer____ it.

6. They (lock)___had locked ___the gates before I got there.

7. the bus came after I (stand)___had been standing ___ htere for about thirty minutes.

8. I(not listen)__hadn't listened ___,so I missed what he said .

10. They ( complete)___will have completed ___ the new bridge by the end of the year.

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given . Do not change this world .

1. to what extent do they agree with your proposals?

-> How far are they between their agreement and your proposals?

2. He predicted a win for the Labour Party in the next general election .

-> He was sure to win for the Labour Party in the next general election

3. Going fishing with friends and family in fun

-> It is fun to go fishing with friends and family.

4. he gave a two-hour lecture on aerodynamics.

-> His aerodynamics took him two hours to lecture.

5. The wind was so strong that the trees were uprooted.

-> So strong was the wind that the trees were uprooted

6. We know that you were in town on the night of the crime

-> You aare known to have been in town on the night of the crime.

7.He suggested allowing council tenants to buy their houses

-> He suggested that they should allow council tenants to buy their houses.

8. Rewriting sentences is not as easy as it looks.

-> It isn't easy to rewrite sentences

9. People drive fast. That's why there are many accidents

-> If people didn't drive fast, there wouldn't be many accidents

10. The farmers no longer live and work as they used to .

-> No longer do the farmers live and work as they used to.

III. chọn ( A , B ,C ,D ) và sữa lỗi sai trong các câu sau đây

1.If there were no alternative(A) we will => would (B) try to get( C) enough peopleinterested(D) to charter the bus .

2. Dew usually disappeared (A) by => at (B) seven o'clock in the(C) morning when (D ) the sun comes up .

3. If one does not(A) have respect for himself , you(B) cannot expect others=> other (C) to respect him(D)

4. The govemor ,with his (A) wife and children , are => is (B) at home watching ( C ) the election returns (D )on televison .

1. Brown and John (be) (1) ...ARE........ neighbors. They (2) ......HAVE KNOWN....... (know) each other for Several years. Brown (3) ......HAD MOVED....... (move) into her house in1995 and John (4)........HAD LIVED..... (live) next door since he (5) .........HAD COME ........... (come) to the area in 1996. Brown (6) .....WERE........ (be) a write. She (7) ........WROTE.......(write) seven novels and (8) ..WON......... win) several awards for her books. A few years ago she (9) .......HAD WON........(win) the prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment she (10) ......IS WRITING..... (write) a detective story.

2. chọn đáp án đúng nhất:

a) I was born in Viet Nam, Vietnamese is my .............. (mother tongue/ fisrt language/ foreign language/ speech)

b) he used to ............. up early when he was young. (get/ to get/ getting/ gets)

c) Can you help me, please? .................... (No problem/ No, thank you/ No, I'm fine/ No, I'm agree)

d) my children worked really ....................... last semester. (hard/hardly/ very hardly/ harder)

e) the teacher said the students .............. practice English every day. (should/ could/ would/ shall)

f) there ................ any electricity last night. ( isn't/ aren't/ wasn't/ weren't)

g) she plays tennis .............. (good/ very good/ not well/ well)

h) do you like ........ tennis? (play/ plays/ playing/ to play)

i) could you ................. me a favor? (make/ do / give/ help)

k) Mrs Lan asked me .............. you this present. (to give/ give/ giving/ gave)

l) you should walk on the ............. (sidewalk/ street/ avenue/ road)

m) people sent her to the ................ after her parents died. ( exhibition/ hospital/ university/ orphanage)

Sửa tí nhé :)

1/ Didn't your teacher let you speak a word?

--> Did your teacher make.you keep quiet?..

2/ It would be a a great idea for you to see a doctor

--> I think you should..see a doctor..

3/ Half way through the meeting there was a knock on the front door

--> While..they were at the meeting, there was a knock on the front door..

4/ May I borrow your pencil?

--> Would you mind..lending me your pencil?..

5/ It won't be possible for me to pay a visit to that place again

--> I am afraid I...can't pay a visit to that place again....

6/ The children / busy / collect / shells/ the beach

>> The children are busy collecting shells on the beach

7/ The teacher/ promised/ help/ us /prepare / the examination

>>The teacher promised to help us prepare for our the examination

8/ There's no / deny/ that / he / enjoy / listen/ his own voice

>> There 's no denying that he enjoys listening to his own voice

9/ It's no use / your/ ask/ him / lend / you / any money

>>It's no use for your hope as you ask him to lend you any money

>> It's no use your asking him lending you any money *không chắc nhé*

10/ Can you / manage / finish / write / these reports / yourself?

>>Can you manage to finish writing these reports by yourself?

1/ Didn't your teacher let you speak a word?

--> Did your teacher make.you keep quiet?..

2/ It would be a a great idea for you to see a doctor

--> I think you should..see a doctor..

3/ Half way through the meeting there was a knock on the front door

--> While.they were at the meeting, there was a knock on the front door.

4/ May I borrow your pencil?

--> Would you mind..lending me your pencil?..

5/ It won't be possible for me to pay a visit to that place again

--> I am afraid I..can pay a visit to that place again....

Choose A , B , C or D for each sentences :

1. The children made very effort to please their parents

A. The children made little effort to please their parents

B. The children tried their best to please their parents

C. The parents were pleased with their children's effort

D. The children made no attempt to please their parents

2. Scientists say forests are being destroyed by air pollution

A. Scientists blame air pollution for the destruction of forests

B. Scientists are blamed for destroying forests

C. Scientists say that there's much air pollution in the forests

D. Forests are being destroyed by scientists

3. I would be very grateful if you could send me the document

A. I would appreciate your sending me the document

B. I was very grateful for your document

C. I'm upset about your not sending me the document

D. Do not send me the document , please .

4. " You should have finished the report by now " John told his secretary

A. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report

B. John said that his secretary had not finished the report

C. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time

D. John scolded his secretary for not having finished the report

5. That young man is bound to fail in this test

A. Certainly , that young man will fail in this test

B. It would be impossible for that young man to fail this test

C. There is no way that young man can succeed in this test

D. A and C are correct .

1. Where's John? He (listen) is listening to a new CD in his room.

2. Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always (rain) rains in England.

3. Jean (work) is working hard all day but she (not work) isn't working at the moment.

4. Look! That boy (run) is running after the bus. He (want) wants to catch it.

5. He (speak) speaks German so well because he (come) comes from Germany.

6. Shh! The boss (come) is coming . We (meet) are meeting him in an hour and nothing is ready!

7. you usually (go) goes away for Christmas or you (stay) stays at home?

8. She (hold) is holding some roses. They (smell) smellslovely.

9. Oh no! Look! It (snow) is snowing again. It always (snow) snows in this country.

10. Mary (swim) swims very well, but she (not run) don't run very fast.

11. Are you (enjoy) enjoy this party? Yes, I (have) am having a great time!

12. Sorry I can't help you. I (not know) don't know where she keeps her files.

13. What you(do) will do next Saturday? Nothing special. I (stay) will stay at home.

14. I (think) think your new hat (look) looks nice on you.

15. I (live) live with my parents but right now I (stay) am staying with some friends for a few days.

16. I can't talk on the phone now. I (drive) am driving home.

17. Where are the children? They (lie) are lying on the beach over there.

18. You never (listen) listens to a word I say! You always (listen) listens to that mp3 player!

19. He (not understand) don't understand what you (talk) are talking about. He's foreign.

20. How much does your suitcase (weigh) weight ? It (look) looks really heavy

1. is listening

2. Rains

3. Work, Is not working

4. is runing, wants

5. Speaks, comes

6. Is comming, 're meeting

7. Do, Go, do, stay

8. is holding, smell

9. is snowing, snows

10. Swims, doesn't run

11. Are, enjoying, 'm having

12. Do not know

13. Are, doing, I’m staying

14. Think, looks

15. Live, I’m staying

16. I’m driving

17. are lying

18. Listen, are, listening

19. Does not understand, are talking

20. Does, weigh, look