1. How long is it since she left school?

2. That's the best movie I have ever seen.

3. We are interested in English books.

4. It took them 45 minutes to do the test.

5. She hasn't worn that dress since her sister's wedding.

SECTION E. WRITING (5.0points)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points.

1.      It’s the first time that I have ever seen a football match.

I have……never seen a football match before…………………………………………………………………..

2.      No cities in Viet Nam are noisier than Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City ………is the noisiest city in VN………………………………………………….

3.      Living in Hoa Binh is cheaper than living in Ha Noi.

Living in Hoa Binh is not ………as expensive as living in HN………………………………………….

4.      I last saw Mai 5 months ago.

I haven’t……seen Mai for 5 months……………………………………………………………….

5. Nobody in his class is as intelligent as he.

    He is.......the most intelligent in his class....................................................................................................

6. My school has twenty classes.

    There........are 20 classes in my school....................................................................................................

7. The black car is more expensive than the red car.

    The red car..........is not as expensive as the black one........................................................................................

8. My room is smaller than your room.

    Your room.......is bigger than my room.........................................................................................

9. Why isn't this TV working?

=>What............is wrong with this TV.......................................................................?

10. We can't afford to buy this car.

=>The car........can't be afforded to buy by us........................................................................ ......................................................

II. Write full sentences using the given words:

What/ expensive car !

What an expensive car!

My brother/ go/ Ho Chi Minh city / since 2012.

My brother has gone to HCM city since 2012

If / you / work hard , you / pass / exam.

If you work hard, you will pass the exam

In the year 2030 / robots / be able to do  all /  housework / instead of / us.

In the year 2030 robots will be able to do all the housework instead of us

I/ like/ to /wireless TV/  my future house.

I like to have a wireless TV in my future house

6.      I/ not like/ winter/ because/ it/ very cold.

I don't like winter because it is very cold

7.         Many / plants/ animals/ danger/ because /we /destroying /them.

Many plants and animals are in danger because we are destroying them

8.      Ba /going / stay /a friend’s house / Nha Trang.

Ba is going to stay at a friend's house in Nha Trang

9.      Quang / brother / walk / movie theater / moment.

QUang and his brother are walking to the movie theater at the moment

10.  Ba / usually / play  volleyball / but / sometimes / sailing.

Ba usually plays volleyball but sometimes he goes sailing

III.Rearrange the sentences - 

1.      What / her / hair? / color / is

What is her hair color?

2.  mother / goes / My / every / morning. / jogging

My mother goes jogging every morning

3.  you / like / lunch? / What/for/ would

What would you like for lunch

4.      are / going / to / We / Huong / week. / pagoda / next / visit

We are going to visit Huong pagoda next week

5. wants/ hot. / is/ Huy/ to/ swimming/because/ go/it/ too

Huy wants to go swimming because it is too hot

6. most/ London/ tea/ is/ popular/ the/ drink/ in.

Tea is the most popular drink in London

7. and/ buy/ you/ vegetables/ the/ go/ meat/ tot supermarket/to/ can/.

Can you go to the market and buy some vegetable

8. the /my/ father/ goes/ judo/ club/ every/ Sunday/ to

My father goes to the judo club everyday

9. DaNang/ city/ is /the/ in/ Central VietNam/ largest

Da Nang is the largest city in the Central VN

10. people/in/ break/ things/ at / my/Tet/shouldn’t/ country

People shouldn't break things at Tet in my country

1.   “Why hasn’t Peter phoned? she wondered.

      She wondered why Peter hadn't phoned

2.   I’m only interested in why he did it.

      The only thing I'm interested in is why he did it

3.   He tried to escape but the police stopped him.

      The police prevented him from escaping

4.   She has ordered a new outfit from her dressmaker.

      She is having a new outfit made by her dressmaker

5.   Couldn’t you find a better hotel?

      Is this the best hotel you could find

6.   John began playing the piano ten years ago.

      John has played the piano for 10 years

7.   They won’t be able to come on Sunday.

      It will be impossible for them to come on Sunday

8.   She needs to study harder.

      She doesn’t study hard enough

9.   I only paid a few hundred pounds for the car.

      The car cost a few hundred pounds

10. My mother made these curtains.

      These curtains were made by my mother

câu 6 là : John has been playing piano for ten years phải khum ạ???

1. She didn’t like literature and her sister didn’t either.
    Neither _____ _____________________she nor her sister likes literature________________________________________
2. I’ve never done such a difficult test.
    It  __________ is the first time i have done such a difficult test._____________________________________________________________

3. I only bought the dog because my children wanted a pet.
    If _______________________  my children hadn't wanted a pet, I wouldn't have bought that dog________________________________________________

4. The weather was so beautiful that we went swimming.
   It was ________________ such a beautiful weather that we went swimming.____________________________________________________

5. I am really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party.
   I really wish __________________I had invited her to the party._____________________________________________

Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (5 points)

1. She goes to university so that she can get a better job.

She ……………… goes to university to get a better job. …………………………………………………………...............................................…....…

2. Dr. Rowan has had to do all his typing. His secretary resigned 2 weeks ago.

Dr. Rowan ........................, whose secretary resigned 2 weeks ago, has had to do all his typing. ..................................................................................................................................

3. “ If Brian doesn’t train harder, I won’t select him for the team”, said the manager.

The manager threatened ....................not to select Brian for the team if he trains harder.......................................................................................................

4. The last time I went to Canada was in January 1994.                   

I have ...................not gone to Canada since January 1994.     ........................................................................................................................................................

5. I would rather do the homework than go out in the rain.

I prefer doing he homework than going out in the rain.  ............................................................................................................................................................................

Part II - Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. (10 points)

1. We couldn't solve the problem.      (solution)

We were unable........to find solution to.................................................................................. the problem.

2. My brother really wishes he could sing well.                      (able)

My brother regrets not..........being able to sing..................................................................................well.

3. Jane did not need to register for the new course.               (necessary)

It  .....isnt necessary for Jane...................................................................................to register for the new course.

4. My grand father was sixty when he learnt to swim.           (age)

My father learnt to swim...........at the age of......................................................................sixty.

5. Joan couldn't eat the food because it was too spicy.          (too)

The food .............was too spicy for ...............................................................................Joan to eat.

6. It is a teacher's responsibility to look after students.          (responsible)

A teacher ..is responsible for ...........................................................................................students.

7. It was difficult to persuade Rick to buy the book.             (difficulty)

I ......................................................................................Rick to buy the book.

8. I can’t possibly work in all this noise.  (impossible)

It………is impossible to …………………………………………..............…work in all this noise.

9. Jo’s training accident meant she couldn’t take part in the race    (prevented)

Jo’s training accident……prevented her from taking………………………………..…..........……part in the race.

10. Gerald is too young to vote.                     (old)

Gerald.......is not old enough to.................................................................................................vote.

1. We were unable to find a solution to the problem. (solution - danh từ đếm được)

7. I had difficulty persuading Rick to buy the book.

Còn lại chính xác!

1. People always laugh at his face, and he dislikes it.

→ He hates ……being laughed at …………………………………………………………..……………

2. I could finish the work early because he helped me

→ Thanks……to his help, I could finish the work early  ………………………………………………………………………………………….

 à Thanks to his help, I could finish the work early.

3. It is supposed that the thief stole everything in the house.

→ The thief ………is supposed to have stolen everything in the house. ……………………………………………………………………

4. .  They knew little about the job of their choice.

→ Little .............about the job of their choice was known.............................................................................................................

5. That girl is so intelligent that everyone loves her.

→ That is ……such an intelligent girl that everyone loves her. ……………………………………………………………………………

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points)

1.    Although the girl is young, she is quite experienced.

-> In spite of ………being young, she is quite experienced………………………………………………………….

2. The play started as soon as we arrived at the theatre.

-> No sooner……than we arrived at the theater than the play started……………………………………………………………...

3. As Mike earned more money, he bought more clothes.

-> The …..……more money Mike earned, the more clothes he bought…………………………………………………………………

4. Who often makes people in your class laugh ? 

-> By .…whom are people in your class made to laugh……………………………………………………………………….

   5. “Shall I clean the windows for you, Mai ? ” Said  Nam 

 -> Nam offered …to clean the windows for Mai……………………………………………………………

   6. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.

    -> He denied …not being guilty of stealing the car…………………………………………..…………..

   7.  He never suspected that the money had been stolen.

->  At no time …did he suspected that the money had been stolen.………………………………………………………………..

8. No one has seen Hoa since her birthday.

-> The last time Hoa .. …was seen was in her birthday ………………………………………………………

 9. The boys prefer playing soccer to staying indoors.

  -> The boys would rather  …play soccer than stay indoors…………………………………………………..

10. Nam doesn’t like chocolate cakes and his parents don’t, either

  -> Neither......Nam nor his parents likes chocolate ......................................................................................................

II. Complete the sentences, using the given words. (1.0point)

1.     Mr.Brown / teach English/ six years now.

…………Mr Brown has taught E for 6 years now………………..……………………………………………………

2.     The recent earthquake/ cause/ serious damage/ Japan’s economy.

…………………The recent earthquake caused serious damage to Japan's economy………..……………………………………………………

3.     If/ I/ you/ I/ take/ public transport/ school/ avoid traffic jams/ save energy.

……………………If I were you, I would take public transport to school to avoid traffic jams and save energy.……..……………………………………………………

4.     It/ essential that/ the boy/ have/ good command/ English.

……………It is essential that the boy should have a good command of English..……………..……………………………………………………

5.     We/ having/ very good/ time/ together/ help us/ strengthen/ friendship.

         ………We are having a very good time together and this helps us strengthen our friendship.…………..……………………………………………………………

1. In spite of her youngage, she is quite experienced.
2. No sooner did we arrive at the theater than the play started.
3. The more money Mike earned, the more clothes he bought.
4. By whom people in your class are made to laugh ?
5. Nam offered to clean the windows for Mai.
6. He denied stealing the car.
7. At no time did he suspect the money had been stolen.
8. The last time Hoa was seen was her birthday.
9. The boys would rather play soccer than stay indoors.
10. Neither Nam nor his parents like chocolate cakes.
.
1. Mr. Brown has been teaching English for 6 years now.
2. The recent earthquake caused serious damage to Japan's economy.
3. If I were you, I would take public transport to school to avoid traffic jams and save energy.
4. It is essential that the boy have a good command of English.
5. We are having a very good time together and this helps us strengthen our friendship.

1. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match.

→ I haven^’t ____gone to a football match for a long time________________________________________________________

2. That man used to work with me when I lived in Phu Tho province.

→ That’s the man ______who used to work with me when I lived in Phu Tho province. __________________________________________________

3.  Peter is poor, but he usually helps the handicapped.

→ Poor___as Peter is, he usually helps the handicapped. ____________________________________________________________________

4. John is sick because he doesn’t take his doctor’s advice.

→ Were_______John to take his doctor’s advice,  he wouldn't be sick  ________________________________________________________________

5. “What you have cooked is the best  in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend.

→ John said _________to his girl friend what she had cooked was the best  in the world ___________________________________________________________