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____________________________________________________________
Rewrite these sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the sentence given
1. You will understand your parents more when you grow older.
The older you get, the more you understand your parents.
2. I have never seen such a romantic film.
This is the most romantic film that I have ever seen.
3. English isn’t as difficult as French.
French is more difficult than English.
4. I’m not as good at English as my friends.
My friends are better at English than me.
5. She is a faster worker than me.
I work more slowly than her.
6. If she eats more fast food, she will get fatter.
The more fast food she eats, the fatter she gets.
7. Tom speaks English more fluently than any other student in the class.
Tom speaks English the most fluently in the class.
8. My house is nearer the school than hers.
Her house is not as near the school as mine.
9. She is a worse tennis player than her sister.
She plays tennis worse than her sister.
10. HCM city has more entertainment facilities than Hanoi.
Hanoi has fewer entertainment facilities than HCM city.
11. Tom runs faster than all the others in his team.
Tom runs the fastest in his team.
12. She earns much more money than me.
I don't earn money as much as her.
13. Peter is the best at math in his class.
No one in his class is better at Math than Peter.
14. I play football better than my colleague.
I am a better football player than my colleague.
15. Mary doesn’t type as fast as Daisy.
Daisy types faster than Mary.
16. The children felt more frightened as it was getting darker.
The darker it got, the more frightened the children felt.
17. If you know fewer English words, you need to try harder.
The fewer English words you know, the harder you need to try.
18. Vietnamese people don’t read as many books as westerners.
Vietnamese people read fewer books than westerners.
19. The countryside is not as crowded as the city.
The city is more crowded than the countryside.
20. I have never had such a sad day in my life.
That is the saddest day that I have ever had in my life.
21. My classmates are more fluent in English than me.
I am not fluent in English as much as my classmates.
22. City life is less peaceful than country life.
Country life is more peaceful than city life.
1. You will understand your parents more when you grow older.
The older…you get, the more you will understand your parents…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I have never seen such a romantic film.
This is the most……romantic film I have seen…………………………………………………………………………………
3. English isn’t as difficult as French.
French……is more difficult than English…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. I’m not as good at English as my friends.
My friends………are better at English than me……………………………………………………………………………………
5. She is a faster worker than me.
I work…………more slowly than her………………………………………………………………………………….
6. If she eats more fast food, she will get fatter.
The more fast food………she eats, the fatter she will get………………………………………………………………………
7. Tom speaks English more fluently than any other student in the class.
Tom speaks………English the most fluently in the class…………………………………………………………………………………
8. My house is nearer the school than hers.
Her house is……farther from the school than mine…………………………………………………………………………………
9. She is a worse tennis player than her sister.
She plays tennis………worse than her sister……………………………………………………………………………
10. HCM city has more entertainment facilities than Hanoi.
Hanoi………has fewer entertainment facilities than HCM city…………………………………………………………………………………………
11. Tom runs faster than all the others in his team.
Tom........runs the fastest in his team.....................................................................................................
12. She earns much more money than me.
I........doesn't earn as much money as her.........
13. Peter is the best at math in his class.
No one.....in his class is as good at math as Peter............
14. I play football better than my colleague.
I am a......better football player than my colleague........
15. Mary doesn’t type as fast as Daisy.
Daisy.....types faster than Mary
16. The children felt more frightened as it was getting darker.
The darker.....it got, the more frightened the children felt
17. If you know fewer English words, you need to try harder.
The fewer.......English words you know, the harder you need to try.......................
18. Vietnamese people don’t read as many books as westerners.
Vietnamese people read......fewer books than westerners
19. The countryside is not as crowded as the city.
The city.......is more crowded than the countryside
20. I have never had such a sad day in my life.
That is.....the saddest day in my life
21. My classmates are more fluent in English than me.
I am not.....as fluent in English as my classmates
22. City life is less peaceful than country life.
Country life is.....more peaceful than city life