VIII. REWRITE EACH OF THE SENTENCES SO THAT THE MEANING STAYS THE SAME.
1. She has just sold the house at the end of the road.
→ The house __________________________________________________________
2. Susan can pay the bill before next week.
® The bill ___________________________________________________________________
3. Nobody has used this machine for years
® This machine _____________________________________________________________
4. Mrs. Doris has just given a lot of presents to the poor children in my village
® The poor children __________________________________________________________
5. Dangerous driving causes many accidents.
® Many ____________________________________________________________________
6. A man stole some products from several shops last night.
→ Some products ______________________________________________________
7. My father waters the flowers everyday.
→ The flowers _________________________________________________________
8. Mr. Tan gave me a ticket to a concert.
→ I ________________________________________________________________________
9. Fashion designers have modernized the Aodai in many ways for a long time.
→ The Aodai __________________________________________________________
10. We cannot find water in many parts of the world.
→ Water _____________________________________________________________
11. Everybody must wear helmet when they are on motorcycle.
→ Helmets ___________________________________________________________
12. My father does not teach me how to ride a horse.
→ I wish ____________________________________________________________________
13. Nga cannot introduce herself in English.
→ Nga wishes _______________________________________________________________
14. I’m sorry my brother doesn’t invite my friend, Lan to his birthday party.
→ I wish ____________________________________________________________________
15. What a pity! You aren’t here with us now.
→ I wish _____________________________________________________________
16. Mary hardly does her homework correctly.
→ Mary wishes ________________________________________________________
17. What a pity Lan cannot join our trip to Cuchi next weekend.
→ We wish ___________________________________________________________
18. Bill often falls asleep in class, which makes the teacher annoyed.
→ I wish _____________________________________________________________
19. We all would like to be very rich.
→ We all wish _________________________________________________________
20. My brother no longer goes to class late.
→ My brother used _____________________________________________________
21. When Tom was a child, he was afraid of ghost.
® Tom used ________________________________________________________________
22. Mary doesn’t go to school late any longer.
® Mary used ________________________________________________________________
23. Dick is no longer late for work.
® Dick used ________________________________________________________________
24. My father often worked fourteen hours a day when he was young.
→ My father used ______________________________________________________
25. When Sue was young, she went swimming every week.
→ Sue used __________________________________________________________
26. My friend drove very carelessly when he was young.
→ My friend used _____________________________________________________
27. How long have you known each other?
→ When _____________________________________________________________
28. They started to learn how to drive a car 3 months ago
® They _____________________________________________________________________
29. The last time I went shopping with her was two months ago.
® I haven’t __________________________________________________________________
30. We haven’t seen each other for over two years.
® The last time __________________________________________________
1. Would you mind not interrupting me all the time?
2. The local authorities suggested taing the garbage to recycling centers.
3. What about using electric cars to minimize the pollution.
4. Alan is very good at cooking.