I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it:
1. Be quiet or you will not understand the lesson.
→ If ___________________________________________________________________
2. Study harder and you will not fail the coming exam.
→ If ___________________________________________________________________
3. Work harder or you won’t get high salary.
→ If ___________________________________________________________________
4. Practice speaking English every day or you can’t improve your English.
→ If ___________________________________________________________________
5. The children like to walk in the rain.
→ The children enjoy _____________________________________________________
→ The children are _______________________________________________________
6. I think surfing the Net is useful.
→ I find it_______________________________________________________________
7. I don’t think she broke the vase accidentally.
→ I think _______________________________________________________________
8. Watching TV consumes a lot of time.
→ Watching TV is a ______________________________________________________
9. Can’t you control the child?
→ You ________________________________________________________________ ?
10. “I don’t know anything about it,” he said.
→ He denied ____________________________________________________________
11. Did they understand the problem?
→ They hardly__________________________________________________________ ?
12. He forced me to put my hands up and quickly searched through my pockets.
→ I ____________________________________________________________________
13. “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.
→ She reminded _________________________________________________________
14. Mary will watch the film in three hours.
→ It will ________________________________________________________________
15. The children are excited about going to the circus.
→ The children are looking_________________________________________________
16. He is interested in reading detective books.
→ He enjoys _____________________________________________________________
17. Do you find it difficult to speak English?
→ Do you have any _______________________________________________________
18. My father needs 15 minutes to read “Tuoi Tre” newspaper every morning.
→ My father spends_______________________________________________________
19. The floor was cleaned by Loan
→ Loan_________________________________________________________________
20. The Browns last painted the living-room two years ago.
→ The Browns have ______________________________________________________
21. Would you close the door, please?
→ Would you mind ______________________________________________________ ?
22. They didn’t allow us to smoke here.
→ They didn’t let _________________________________________________________
23. My teacher advised buying that book.
→ My teacher advised us ___________________________________________________
24. He has studied English for six years.
→ He began _____________________________________________________________
25. It is necessary to master English.
→ Mastering ____________________________________________________________
26. He spent two hours writing the essay.
→ It took _______________________________________________________________
27. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
→ He is looking __________________________________________________________
28. I would like you to help me (to) put the chairs away?
→ Do you mind _________________________________________________________ ?
29. Don’t forget that you have to do this homework.
→ Please remember _______________________________________________________
30. Don’t ask so many questions.
→ Please stop ____________________________________________________________
31. He hasn’t smoked for 3 years.
→ He stopped ____________________________________________________________
32. It's not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.
→ It's better to____________________________________________________________
1. Does Phong's school have forty classrooms? -> Are _______there forty classrooms in Phong's school?_____?
2. Does your father cycle to work? -> Does your father get _____to work by bike___?
3. How much does a box of chocolates cost? ->What_____is the price of a box of chocolates ___?
4. How much is a bowl of noodles? ->How much does____a bowl of noodles ___?
5. What is the height of that building? ->How__high is that building______?
6. What is the price of the cake and an orange? ->How much_______are the cake and an orange____?
7. What's your age? ->How___old are you____?
8. How much butter do you want? -> How many__ grams of butter do you want____?
9. My father walks to work -> My father goes__to work on foot____
10. How much is that hat? -> How much does _________that hat cost___?