Vit Li cu vi t gi (Khng lm thay i ngha)

Exercise 17:
1. My little brother can be so annoying sometimes.

I am ..................................................................... .....................
2. This lecture bores me to tears.

I am ............................................ ....................
3. Your decision to get married before finishing your degree surprised us.

We were ....................................................................................
4. Mary was encouraged by the news.

The news ..................................................................................

5. The boy was excited about the film.

The film was .............................................................................

6.1 accomplished this task in 3 months.

It took ........................................................................................
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5. Jane spends 3 hours a week sorting out stamps.

Sorting out her stamps ...............................................................

6. Any pictures that are taken will have to travel for three minutes before they reach the earth.

The pictures will take ................................................................

7. She wrote the letter in three minutes.

It took .......... ......................... ..................................................

8. John finished his essay in two hours.

It took .........................................................................................
Exercise 19
1. This iron bar is too cold for the worker to strike.

This iron bar is so ............................. ....................................

2. The news is too good to be true.

The news is so.........................................................................

3. He spoke too fast for anybody to understand.

He spoke so .............................................................................
4. This tea is too hot for him to drink.

This tea is so ..........................................................................

5. The cake was too hard for me to eat.

The cake was so .....................................................................

6. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it. The water was not

7. Mark is too young to see the horror film.

Mark is not .............................................................................

8. He acted so well that the audience was moved to tears.
He acted well enough ........................................................................
9. She isnt very intelligent so she cant do that exercise.
She isnt intelligent enough ...............................................................
10. The paper mill is very large so it can satisfy the need of the whole country.
The paper mill is large enough .........................................................

Exercise 19:
1. We didnt go to school because it rained.
We ......................................... ..........................................................
2. She couldnt tell you about that because she felt ashamed. Because of.
3. The boy couldnt work hard because he was hungry.
The boy ..............................................................................................
4. No one can build the cottage because it rained heavily.
No one ...............................................................................................
5. All the cars stopped because there was a cow in the street. Because of.
6. Although it rained, we went to school.
In spite of ...........................................................................................
7. Although she was very old, she was very graceful indeed. Despite ...
8. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. In spite of.
9. Small fishing boats continued to sail out though the coastguard hard warned them not to do so.
Despite ................................................................................................
10. Although he is old, he often plays tennis.
In spite of. ...........................................................................................

Exercise 20:
1. She is a girl of great beauty.
She ......................................................................................................

2. The problem is of great importance.

The problem is ....................................................................................
3. The painting is of real value.
The painting is ....................................................................................
4. That proved her goodness.
That proved that..................................................................................
5. The proof showed his innocence.
The proof showed that ........................................................................
6. Jamie isnt accustomed to working so hard.
Jamie isnt.............................. ............................................................
7.1 often get up early.
I am used ............................................................................................
8. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult.
My French friend isnt ........................................................................
9. This is the first time that I have lived in a city with a high crime rate.
I'm not used .......................................................................................
10. She has always got up early in the morning.
Shes used .........................................................................................

Key
Exercise 17:
1. Im sometimes annoyed by my little brother.
2. Im bored with this lecture.
3. We were surprised at your decision.
4. The news was encouraging to Mary.
5. The film was exciting to the boy.
6. It took me months to accomplish this task.
7. Sorting out her stamps takes her three hours a week.
8. The pictures will take 3 minutes to reach the earth.
9. It took her 30 minutes to write the letter.
10. It took him 2 hours to finish his essay.

Exercise 18:
1. This iron bar is so cold that the worker cannot strike it.
2. The news is so good that it isnt true.
3. He spoke so fast that nobody can understand him.
4. This tea is so hot that he cant drink it.
5. The cake was so hard that I couldnt eat it.
6. The water wasnt warm enough for the children to swim in
it.
7. Mark isnt old enough to see the horror film.
8. He acted well enough for the audiences to move to tears.
9. She isnt intelligent enough to do that exercise.
10. The paper mill is large enough to satisfy the need.

Exercise 19:
1. We didnt go to school because of the rain.
2. Because of feeling ashamed, she couldnt tell you about that.
3. The boy couldnt work hard because of his hunger.
4. No one can build the cottage because of the heavy rain.
5. Because of a cow in the street, all the cars stopped.
6. In spite of the rain we went to school.
7. Despite her old age, she was very graceful indeed.
8. In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.
9. Despite the coastguards warning, small fishing boats continued to sail out.
10.
In spite of his old age, he often plays tennis.

Exercise 20:
1. She is a beautiful girl.
2. The problem is very important.
3.
The painting is valuable.
4. That proved that she was good.
5. The proof showed that he was innocent.
6. Jamie isnt used to working so hard.
7. Im used to getting up early.
8. My French friend isnt used to driving on the left.
9. Im not used to living in a city with a high crime rate.
Shes used to getting up early in the morning.