Rewrite as directed

1. It would be nice to be able to fly.                     

-> I wish …………………………………………….

2. I wish I hadn’t heard that.

-> I’d rather you…………………………………

3. Everyone wished they had listened more carefully to the lecture.

-> Everyone regretted ………………………………………………………….

4. Unfortunately I’ve got to work late tonight.

-> I wish ……..

5. Is it better for me to leave?

-> Would you ………..

6. It’s a pity I can’t borrow your car.

-> I wish you would…………

7. We really must discuss this again.

-> It’s important that …………

8. It’s a pity you were driving so fast.

-> I wish you ………….

9. May the President live a long time.

-> Long ….

10. Jack prefers me not to say anything about the missing money.

-> Jack would rather ………..

Rewrite using the word given in CAPITAL

1. Do you ever regret not going to university?                          WISH

-> ………………………………………………

2. I should really be leaving.                                                     TIME

-> ………………………………………………

3. I’d rather have beer than wine                                              PREFER

-> ………………………………………………

4. Jack doesn’t know all the answers, though he pretends so.   ACTS

-> ………………………………………………

5. I’d love to be able to go with you to the opera.                     WISH

-> ………………………………………………

6. I wish I hadn’t sold that old painting.                                   PITY

-> ………………………………………………

7. It would be better if you didn’t stay long.                                       RATHER

-> ………………………………………………

8. The management insisted on our wearing dark suits.             WEAR

-> ………………………………………………

9. Why do you have to complain all the time?                          WISH

-> ………………………………………………

10. I don’t want to go to the meeting.                                                RATHER

-> ………………………………………………

Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence
has the same meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the word in brackets 
1. I can’t find the answer without a calculator. (out)
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2. My friend took no notice of my advice. (deaf )
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3. These two makes of computer are practically the same. (hardly)
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4. His smooth manner didn‟t deceive us. (taken)
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5. Everyone who spoke to the victim is a suspect. (under)
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6. There‟s nothing new about crimes of passion(hills)
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7. The northwest of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast. (annual)
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8. From the educational point of view his childhood years had been well spent. (terms)
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9. Make yourself at home. (ceremony)
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10. She will probably be elected. (stands)
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Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning
as the first one (2p)
1. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.
--> Urgent……………………………………………………………………….
2. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.
--> Enormous ..........................................................................................................
3. Just thinking about his face at the moment makes me laugh.
--> The very………………………………………………....……………...……....
4. The teachers agreed to introduce the new methods.
--> There was an ........................................................................................................
5. The boy does whatever his father wants in an obedient way.
--> The boy dances ................................................................................................
6. I simply fail to understand some of my colleague‟s attitudes to work.
-->I have some colleagues ........................................................................................
7. I did not realize how much he was influenced by his brother.
-->I did not realize the extent ..................................................................................
8. Mass tourism has been one of the causes of the environmental problems.
-->Mass tourism is ....................................................................................................
9. It was six months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
-->I cancelled .............................................................................................................
10. These books are on loan from the British Council library.
-->These books have .....................................................................................................

Read the text and decide which word best fits each blank by circling the letter A, B, C or D
United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day’s
work for a fair‟s day pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair‟s day pay. But in (1) ………………. , UPS expects maximum output from its employees.
Since 1920s, the firm‟s industrial engineers have been studying every detail of every task (2) ………………. by most UPS employees. From their studies have come time and motion standards that (3) ………………. how those tasks are performed and how long they should take. Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer‟s door at a speed of exactly three feet per second. They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (4) ………………. time looking for a doorbell. Work engineers are (5) ……………….  riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at customers‟ doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (6) ……………….  . to pointing out the occasional inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (7) ……………….  them until their work is up to standard. The (8) ………………. of all this work engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient companies anywhere. It's also a highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (9) ……………….  in meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is impossible for them to (10) ……………….  at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability. And, they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day.

Read the passage and use ONLY ONE suitable word to fill in each gap 

In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting for news. Two of fishing-boats had been caught in the storm which had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbor people stood by their doors .......(1) worried to talk. The rest of the fishing fleet had ......(2) the harbor before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of the missing men. Some had .......(3) thick blankets and some flasks of hot drinks, knowing that the men ........(4) be cold and tired. When dawn began to break over in the east, a small point of light was ............(5) in the darkness of the water and a few minutes later, ................(6) was a shout. ...............(7) long, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbor. The men ..............(8) helped out of their boats, and ...............(9) they were stiff ..............(10) cold and tiredness, they were all safe.

C. READING.

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Read the information about “Volunteer Opportunities”. Answer the questions

1. What are the names of community service organisations?

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2.  What do you think the phrase “make a difference” means?

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3.  Is Lion’s Heart a profit organisation?

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 Read the text again. Decide whether the following statements are T (True) or F (False)

1. Lion’s Heart is established to help the community with payment.....................

2.. Memberships can receive tee shirts from Lion’s Heart organisation..................

3. There are three main reasons to take part in Do something.org..................

Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition or particle 

1. Dishonesty is foreign ……………. his nature.

2. Yuri Gagarin lifted………………..into space aboard the Vostok 1 at 9.07 a.m. Moscow time

……………….. 12th April, 1961.

3. She was free to indulge …………… leisure activity like reading.
4. Is it OK if I write …………… pencil?
5. If we leave ………… the station ……… once, we arrive ………… ten minutes ………… hand.
6. Her bright red hair made her stand …..……from the others.

It’s Saturday . The children want to go somewhere nice . they decide to go to the circus. The children were going by bus to the circus. They can't go in because it's too expensive. They were sad. They go to the café. They were bought icec reams. Some clowns have come into the café. The clowns are dancing on the tables in the café and the children are laughing. Chuyển bài văn sang thì quá khứ đơn ,