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Exercise 1: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. It isn't necessary to finish the work to day.
You don't ................................................................................................................................
2. Sally finally managed to get a job.
Sally finally succeeded ...........................................................................................................
3. That's the last time I go to that restaurant.
I certainly.............................................................................................................................................
4. "I advise you to take a holiday," the doctor continued.
You'd ....................................................................................................................................................
5. If you don't rest yourself you really will be ill.
Unless .................................................................................................................................................
6. I should like someone to take me out to dinner.
What I should ..............................................................................................................................
7. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
Martin's poor ..................................................................................................................................
8. They'll have to take the dog on holiday with them.
They can't leave ..............................................................................................................................
9. My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up.
The break-up of the marriage .................................................................................................
10. I can't believe that he passed the exam.
I find...........................................................................................................................................................
Exercise 2: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. This is the fastest way to get to the city center.
There ....................................................................................................................................................................................
2. If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him.
He is the most ..................................................................................................................................................................
3. We arrived too late to see the first film.
We didn't ............................................................................................................................................................................
4. "Would you mind not smoking in here?"
I'd rather ...............................................................................................................................................................................
5. He wrote the letter in two hours.
It took .....................................................................................................................................................................................
6. "Why don't we go out for a walk?"
My father suggested ............................................................................................................................................................
7. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast.
Though .................................................................................................................................................................................
8. I was very interested in our conversation.
It was interesting ......................................................................................................................................................
9. Why did you do that ?
Whatever .......................................................................................................................................................................?
10. These bookshelves are my own work.
I made ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Exercise 3: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. I don't play tennis as well as you do.
You .....................................................................................................................................................
2. I haven't been to the dentist's for two years.
It's ......................................................................................................................................................
3. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.
She never .........................................................................................................................................
4. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university.
After ..................................................................................................................................................
5. It's not worth living to make her change her mind.
There's ............................................................................................................................................
6. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.
He denied .........................................................................................................................................
7. Is this the only way to reach the city centre?
Isn't there .........................................................................................................................................?
8. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
At no time ...........................................................................................................................................
9. It's my opinion that you should take more exersise.
If I...........................................................................................................................................................
10. I was going to leave, but because of what he said, I didn't.
She persuaded .....................................................................................................................................
Exercise 4: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. He was very sorry that he didn't see Andrey on her trip to London.
He greatly regretted.....................................................................................
2. It's thought that the accident was caused by human error.
The accident is ...........................................................................................
3. "Will you be visiting the Taj Mahal when you go to India?" he asked Elizabeth.
He asked .................................................................................................
4. "Ithink you should try the chicken Marengo," said the waiter.
The waiter recommended ........................................................... ..................
5. This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted.
I have ........................................................................................... ......
Exercise 5: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. The questions are so easy that everyone can answer them.
They're such ................................................................................................
2. The boy will receive some money to continue his study. His parents died in a traffic accident
The boy whose ..........................................................................................................
3. They are producing motorbikes in Vietnam.
Motorbikes are ..............................................................................................
4. I wasn't there yesterday, so I didn't know who he was.
If I ............................................................................................................
5. If you do not try hard, you can't pass the examination.
Unless .........................................................................................................
6. They spent more money, they had to work harder.
The more .....................................................................................................
7. People thought that the cover was made of iron.
The cover ....................................................................................................
8. He went to London. He had lived there when he was a boy.
He went to London where ..................................................................................
9. Jane was absent from class because of her sickness.
Because Jane was ............................................................................................
10. The package was too heavy for Peter to carry.
The package was so ..........................................................................................
Exercise 6: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. You should take the train instead of the bus.
If .....................................................................................................
2. I'm sure that someone forgot to lock the door.
Someone must .....................................................................................
3. They bought this house ten years ago.
They have .........................................................................................
4. The course finished with a big party.
At the end .........................................................................................
5. We invited a pop star onto the chat show, but he didn't turn up.
The pop star ......................................................................................
6. Although she said that she would come, I don't think she ever will.
Despite .................................................................................................
7. The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened.
No sooner ..........................................................................................
8. You feel tired now because you didn't sleep very well last night.
Had .................................................................................................
9. When did you start the project?
How long ..........................................................................................
10. Their wedding will be held in a lovely church.
The church .........................................................................................
Exercise 7: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. My father used to play football when he was young.
My father doesn't ........................................................................................
2. Jane gave me a present on my last birthday.
I was .......................................................................................................
3. "Let's go swimming"
She suggests ..............................................................................................
4. "Would you like a cup of coffee?"
He .........................................................................................................
5. We got lost in the jungle because we didn't have a map.
If we had .................................................................................................
6. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
I haven't seen ............................................................................................
7. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Namdinh.
It takes .................................................................................................
8. It's a pity you didn't tell us about this.
I wish .....................................................................................................
9. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
The owner ................................................................................................
10. The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was very rough.
The sea was too ......................................................................................
Exercise 8: Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same
1. When did you first know him?
How ...............................................................................................................................................................
2. Their trip lasted three day.
They had ......................................................................................................................................................
3. It may rain hard this afternoon, so take the rain coat with you.
In case ............................................................................................................................................................
4. She had to do the washing up but she didn't.
She forgot......................................................................................................................................................
5. English id easy to learn.
It ......................................................................................................................................................................
6. Don't leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity.
If .....................................................................................................................................................................
7. The furniture was too old to keep.
It was ............................................................................................................................................................
8. Gary is the best guitarist in her class.
No one else ................................................................................................................................................
9. Since the invention of computer, people have saved a lot of time.
Since the computer was ...........................................................................................................................
10. It's necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week.
Everybody ...................................................................................................................................................
Exercise 9: Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same
1 It is necessary to finish the work today.
You need..................................................................................................
2. Sally finally managed to get the job.
Sally finally succeeded..................................................................................
3. This is the last time I go to this restaurant.
I certainly.................................................................................................
4" I advise you to take a holiday," the doctor continued.
You'd....................................................................................................."
5. " If you don't rest yourself you really will be ill
Unless....................................................................................................
6. The doctor told him that he work too hard.
You.................................................................................................
7. Those pictures are beautiful.
How.......................................................................................................
8. It was an interesting film.
What.......................................................................................................
9. What is the weight of your suitcase?
How.......................................................................................................
10. How tall is Peter's father?
What....................................................................................................
Exercise 10: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one:
1. He can't afford to buy the car.
The car..................................... ..............................................................................
2. Shirley didn't begin to read until she was eight.
It wasn't..................................... .................................................................................
3. Mrs. Taylor regretted buying the second –hand washing-machine.
Mrs. Taylor wished................... ..............................................................................
4. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.
It....................................................... ......................................................................
5. Jane is the tallest girl in her class .
Nobody................................................. ......................................................................
6. They couldn't find the manager anywhere .
The manager was........................... ..............................................................................
7. Their teacher is making them study hard .
They ................................................ .....................................................................
8. As I get older , I want to travel less.
The older ....................................... ...........................................................................
9. I have never been to Liverpool in my life .
Never ..................................................... .................................................................
10. My father speaks very little French .
My father speaks hardly ............................... ........................................................... .
Review the following sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them .
EXERCISE 1
Question 1 : People say that Jenny lived in Texas , America for 8 years .
=> Jenny is said to have lived in Texas , America for 8 years
Question 2 : " You are wearing a beautiful dress today ! " , Susan said to Mary .
=> Susan said to Mary that she was wearing a beautiful dress that day
Question 3 : It was such a boring documentary film that she feel asleep .
=> The documentary film was so boring that she fell asleep.
Question 4 : " I am sorry for coming late " , said Alice to her teacher .
=> Alice apologized to her teacher for coming late.
Question 5 : What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night .
=> No one listened to what the politician was saying last night