VIII. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words give.
1. The distance from my house to school is about
I. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words give.
1. The distance from my house to school is about 500 metres. (It)
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2. My father went to work by car some years ago, but now he goes by bus. (used to)
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3. The distance from Ha Noi to Can Tho is about 1,877 kilometres. (It)
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4. What is the distance between Hue and Da Nang? (how)
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5. There wasn't much traffic when I was small. (used to).
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6. My uncle drove carelessly some years ago, but now he doesn't. (used to)
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7. The distance between Ho Chi Minh City and Vung Tau is about 120 km. (It)
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1. Most of my classmates go to school by bicycle.
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2. It is about three kilometres from my house to the nearest town.
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3. The students are leaning road signs in the schoolyard.
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4. There are often traffic jams in the city centre in the rush hour.
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5. My father used to go fishing in the pond near the woods.
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6. Trung usually rides his motorbike very carefully.
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III. Write the sentences using the words and phrases given.
1. We/ used/ school / foot.-> .....................................................................................................................
2. It /about / 30 km/ my town/ Ha Long Bay/ -> …………………………………………………..........
3. My family/ used/ go / holiday / seaside / summer/.
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4. How/ long / it / take/ you/ Ha Noi / Sa Pa/?
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5. There / used / be / a factory / town centre / but/ it / move/ the/ suburbs/.
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6. You/ must / learn / about / road safety/ before/ riding/ your/ bike/ road/.
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IV. Write a paragraph about traffic problems in your city/ your town (from 80 to 100 words)
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Exercise 1. Review the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given.
1. They once started these machines by hand. (used )
They used to start these machines by hand.
2. He likes to listen to pop music to watch TV after school. (prefers)
He prefers listening to pop music to wacthing TV after school..(Ko có than nha bạn)
3. Mr. Pike is a big fan of water polo.(fond)
Mr. Pike is a fond of water polo.
Exercise 2. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.
1.Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.
Dogs can swim better than cat.
2.It’s a long time since I last spoke to her.
I have not spoken to her for a long time.
3.Please don’t open the window.
I’d rather you not to open the window.