I. Rewrite the following sentences as directed:
1. The children prefer cycling to walking.
The children would rather ------------------------------------------------------------
2. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
I’d rather --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to buy that car.
I’d rather -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. I would prefer you deliver this sofa on Friday.
I’d rather you -------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Please don’t go there now.
I’d rather you ------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. She has a one-hour journey to work every day.
Her journey ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. I had to spend two hours finishing my assignment.
It took ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. We spent three hours opening the door.
It took ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. He washed his car in one hour.
It took ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. They built that bridge in three years.
It took -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
The sea was too -------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. The ink was so faded that I couldn’t read the word.
The ink was too ---------------------------------------------------------------------
13. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.
It was ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14. He is such a slow speaker that his students get bored.
He speaks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15. These questions are too difficult for us to answer.
These questions are so ---------------------------------------------------------------
16. He spoke too quickly for me to understand.
He spoke so ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
17. The air is too polluted for us to breathe.
The air is not ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
18. The tea was too hot for him to drink.
It was such ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
19. The garden is too small to play football in.
The garden isn’t -----------------------------------------------------------------------
20. The box was too heavy for the child to carry.
The box was so ------------------------------------------------------------------------
It was such ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I ) mệnh đề nguyên nhân và kết quả
1. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it.
It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn't go under it
2. It was so late that nothing could be done.
It was too late to do anything
3. He couldn't afford to buy a car
The car was too expensive for him to buy
4. Thet restaurant is so dirty that no onewants to eat there
It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there
5. The test was too difficult for te pupils to do
the test was so difficult that the pupils couldn't do it
6. Phone now or you will be late
You will be late if you don't phone now
II) một số mẫu câu khác
7. I advise you to put your money in a bank
You'd better put your money in a bank
8. Why don't you meet to discuss the price ?
I suggest that you should meet to discuss the price
9. I would prefer you to deliver the package onn Monday
I'd rather you delivered the package on Monday