VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as
the sentence printed before it.
1. She started her work in this factory two years ago.
She has _____________________________________________________________________
2. She always forgets to do her homework, which is so annoying.
I wish ______________________________________________________________________
3. People are going to build a big new department store in the town.
A big new department store _____________________________________________________
4. She finds it hard to cross the busy streets.
She has _____________________________________________________________________
5. Mary often comes to class late, which annoys everybody.
We wish ___________________________________________________________________
6. “The Voice Kid” competition really interests both children and adults.
Both children ________________________________________________________________
7. He is very bad at Mathematics.
He wishes ___________________________________________________________________
8. Peter began to play for the national team five years ago.
Peter has ____________________________________________________________________
9. Those readers were deeply impressed by his novel.
His novel made _______________________________________________________________
10. The government has spent a lot of money on education recently.
A lot of money _______________________________________________________________
11. They must do a written test tomorrow morning.
They wish ___________________________________________________________________
12. We last saw my cousin David two years ago.
We have ____________________________________________________________________
13. What a pity! We cannot try all the special food of the village.
We wish we _________________________________________________________________
14. The last time we visited Hanoi was two years ago.
It’s __________________________________________________________________________
15. Please help your mother with housework.
I’d rather _____________________________________________________________________
16. The dentist took out one of my teeth three days ago.
One of _______________________________________________________________________
17. My family moved to Ho Chi Minh City ten years ago.
My family has _________________________________________________________________
18. It’s a pity that Nam can’t join our trip next Sunday.
We wish _____________________________________________________________________
19. We haven’t used that door for years.
The last time that door___________________________________________________________
20. Tom often falls asleep in class.
We wish ____________________________________________________________________
21. My friend is always lying to me.
I wish ________________________________________________________________________
22. It has been 10 years since we last saw the film.
The last time___________________________________________________________________
23. Tom did his test successfully last week.
Tom’s test ____________________________________________________________________
24. Kuala Lumpur is the largest city in Malaysia.
41. Peter intends to listen to music after work.
=> Peter is going to listen to music after work. (intend to V = be going to)
42. Walking in the rain is funny.
=> It’sfunny to walk in the rain
43. It takes me an hour to do my homework.
=> I spend an hour doing my homework
44. He said to me, “ Wait for me outside.”
=> He told me to wait for him outside
45. She teaches English excellently.
=> She is an excellent English teacher
46. He said to me, “ Don’t give me any sugar.”
=> He told me not to give him any sugar
47. He is too weak to carry this box.
=> He isn’t strong enough to carry this box.
48. We often went to Vung Tau at weekends
We used to go to Vung Tau at weekends