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VIII.

Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that


the meaning stays the same.
1. This book cannot be taken away.
You ...........................................................................
2. You must keep your bicycle clean.
Your bicycle...........................................................................
3. That was an interesting film. We have watched it three tunes.
The film which.........................................................................
4. You look more beautiful m that dress.
That dress..............................-...........:....................................................
5. I am not accustomed to this way of l i v i n g .
Im not used..............................................................
6. That was an interesting film. We have watched it three times.
That film was
7. Mr. Martin is a good singer. He is one of my brother's friends.
Mr. Martin.....................
8. Our English teacher teaches verv well. You met h i m at the airport.
Our Engl ish t eacher .................... ...............................
9. She laughed because the clown- were verv funny.
The clown .
10. The boys continued playing football under the ram.
The boys kept.............................................................
11,They thought someone was following them.
They thought they.......................................................
12. We don't go on a trip because the weather is bad.
If the weather.....................:....................................................................
13. He doesn't do any exercises so he is fat.
If he................................................................................................
14. People don't like him because he always complains.
Unless...'...................................:...................................................
15. I'd like to go to the cinema.
I wish...............................................................................................

16. What a pity I can't join the trip.


17. My father bought this clock when we moved to our new house.
This clock..........................................................................
18. Many people go to Dong Ba market to buy and sell things.
Dong Ba market is the place.......................................
19. Childhood is a sweet period of time. We had many wonderful

memories at that time.


Childhood....................................................................
20. People are cutting so many trees in the forestSo many trees....................................................................
21. Childhood is a sweet period of time. We had many memories at that
time.
Childhood......................................................................................
22. People are cutting so many trees in the forest.
So maiw trees.....................................................................................
23. Walking a mile a day is good exercise.

It is.................................................................................
24. She is helping her mother to clean the floor.

We see her..................................................................................
25. My father bought this clock when we moved to our new house.

This clock.................................................................
26. Many people go to Dong Ba market to buy and sell things.

Dong Ba market is the place.................................


27. Childhood is a sweet period of time. We had many wonderfu.

memones at that time.


Childhood...................................................................
28. People are cutting so many trees in the forest.
So man}' trees............................................................

29. The detective saw the woman putting the jewellery in her hag.

The woman.......................................................
30. Tom doesn't play tennis any more.
Tom used ............................................................
31.He used to do the test in forty five minutes.
It used to take..........................................................
32.Research is usually done by the teaching" staff in this library, isn't it'?
The teaching staff.......................................................
33.The air isn't pure so we aren't healthy.
If............. ............. ...............................
34. I'm sorry I can't speak English fluently.
I wish............................ .........................
35. They asked about the athletes. We are looking at the pictim of the athletes.
They ask about the athlete ,.............
36. They make a lot of mistakes because they are careless.
If................................................'.'..............,.................
37. My sister feels bored because of the uninteresting film.

The uninteresting film makes.............................................


38. I don't stay up late any more.
I used.........................................................
39. The students are cleaning the classrooms.
The classrooms......................................................
40. What a pity you can't take part in our team.
I wish.....................................................
41. They scored a goal at the 89 th minute.
Agoal.....................................................
42. The students are cleaning the classrooms.

The classrooms...................................................................
43. What a pity you can't take part in our team.

I wish.................................................................
44. They scored a goal at the 89th minute.

A goal.................................................................
45. The meeting started at 9 a.m. and hasn't finished yet.

The meeting has.....................................................................

46. They are repairing my car at the garage.

My car.................................................................
47. Jack left the office before I arrived there.
When I arrived....................................................................
48. Brian bought a new television. First he checked all prices.
Before Brian...............................................................
49. Julia cleaned the house, and then she fell asleep on the sofa.

After Julia................................................................
50. Kate took two aspirins, and then she felt a lot bev^i

Kate had........................................................
51. Brenda is a friend. I went on holiday with her.

Brenda....................................................................
52. Bill's

computer had broken down and he had to use a


typewriter.

Bill.......................................................................
53. This is Mr. Smith. His son. Bill, plays in our team.

This is > I r . Smith..........................................................


54. John's f i a t is in the same block as mine. It is much lareer.

John's fiat.......................................................
55. He should not do that silly thing.
That ..........................................................................................
56. The food is being cooked by Mr. Green in the kitchen.
Mr. Green........................................................................
57. My parents promised me a bicycle two days ago.
1...................................................................................
58. We can't go on a picnic because it rains heavily.
Because of........................................................................
59. He is easy to get tired because of his old age.

Because........................................................................................
60. We can't go on a picnic because it rams heaviiv.

Because of......................................................................
61. He is easy to get tired because of his old age.

Because..............................................................................
62. Foreign languages are difficult to learn.

It is.......................................................................................................
63. I have learned English for four years.
I started...........................................................:...................
64. CD-ROM is used for storing information on many subjects
Thev.................' ..........................................................
65. Tom doesn't play tennis any iimu .
Tom used ....
...................................
66. He used to do the test in i'erly five minutes.
It used to take............................................................
67. . Research is usually done hy the teaching staff in this library, isn't it?
The teaching staff........................................................
68. The air isn't pure so we aren't healthy.
If................................................................
69. I'm sorry 1 can't speak English fluently.
I wish
.....
70. My sister feels bored because of the uninteresting film.

The uninteresting film makes..............


71. I don't stay up late any more.
I used
................................
72. The students are cleaning the classrooms.
The classrooms........................................
73. What a pity you can't take part in our team.
I wish............................................
74. They scored a goal at the 89Ih minute.
A goal. .....................................
75. The meeting started at 9 a.m. and hasn't finished yet.
The meeting has.................
76. Jack left the office before I arrived there.

When I arrived...................................................................
77. Brian bought a new television. First he checked all prices.
Before Brian
.......................................
78. Julia cleaned the house, and then she fell asleep on the sola.
After Julia................................................................
79. Kate took two aspirins, and then she felt a lot better.

Kate had.....................................................................
80. Brenda is a friend. 1 went on holiday with her.
81. This is Mr. Smith. His son. B i ll , plays in our team.
This is Mr. Smith..........................................................
82, John s f'i.at is in the same block as mine. It is much lar^-r. .
J oh n' s f at .......................................................................
83.He should not do that silly thing.
That
...................................................................
84. The food is being cooked by Mr. Green in the kitchen.
Mr. Green .
........................................................................
85. My parents promised me a bicycle two days ago.
I ....
...............................................................
86. . We can i go on a picnic because it rains heavily.
Because of
.............................................
87. Dr. Christian Barnard performed the first human
transplant in 1967.
The first human heart transplant.....................
88. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
Oranges are not...........................................................
89. The door was too heavy for the child to push open.

The door was so...................................................................


90. The furniture was so expensive that I didn't buy it.
It was....................................................................................
91. We start late. We get into much traffic jam.

The later .........................................................


92. If I've got nothing else to do. I'll watch TV.

Unless....................
93. He repaired the bicycle in two hours.
It took..........................................................
94. "Do you often visit your aunt ? " she asked him.
She asked him.....................................
95. "How long are you going to be on holiday ?"
She asked me ....
............................
96. Theatre programmes usually have a lot of information.
There .........................................................
97. There is great danger in driving too fast.
Driving too fast is ....
98. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car
In spite............................
99. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
The water was not
100. England has many old towns and villages.
There............................................................................................
101. It was such hot tea that I couldn't drink it.
The tea...............................................................................
102. Heavy traffic annoys the residents.
The residents found........................................................
103. The red sweater was more expensive than the blue one.
The blue sweater..............................................
104. It is a five-hour flight from London to New York.
It takes....................................................
105. The film was verv interesting. I saw it twice
The film was ..
106. This is a very exciting novel. I've read it three times.
This is ...............................................................
107.

The weather is l i n e

We ran go lor a rnie i.u inu cut,

The weather is fine enough ................................


108. The room is quite stuffy They can't live in it.
The room is too........................................................
109. The police forced the man to tell the truth.
The police made.
110. They did their homework at 6 o'clock. They watched
football game on TV at 7 o'clock.
After ................................
Before......................................................................................
111. Mary is both industrious and intelligent.
She is not only..........................................................................
112. He teaches English. I teach English.
Both .
.........................................................................
113. He does not speak English. I do not speak English
Neither .
114. The meeting lasted four hours.
It was ............................
115. It took two hours to fly from Ho Chi Mmh City to Hanoi.
It was...................................................................................
116. The book has seventy five pages.
It was...................................................................................
117. Sam's new apartment is in a building which has fifteen .
Sam's new apartment is in .......................................
118. I didn't arrive in time to see her.
It wasn't early...........................................................................
119. He didn't hurry, so he missed the train.
I f ....................................................................................................
120. The furniture was so expensive that I didn't buy it.

The furniture was too.........................................................

121. They'll have to change the date of the meeting again.

The date ........................................................................


122. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week

We are going..........................'............................................

123. The bus takes logher than the train.

The train......................... ..........................................


124. The postman was bitten by our dog.

Our dog...........................................................................................
125. It was such a hard cake that I couldn't eat it.

The cake..................................................................................
126. John has not had his hair cut for over six month-

It is...........................................................................................
127. It was so late that nothing could be done.
It was too...........................................................................................
128.. Betty let Karen keep the kitten.
Betty allowed...........................................
129. We believe that he will become rich someday.
He is................................................................
130. Sally was given a microcomputer for her birthday by her parents.
Sally's parents......................................................................
131. The food was so hot that I couldn't eat it.
It was.............................................
132.. The tood was so hot that I cuuldnt eat i t .
It was............................................
133. We are going to have the car repaired next week.
The garage is.........................................................................
134.

Mark is too young to see this film.

Mark is not............................................................................
135. Ja n e i s s m a r t er t h an m y si s t e r.
My sister........................................................................
136. He can't speak because he's so angry.
He is too.......................................................................
137. He has such good knowledge that he passes exams easily.

His knowledge is so..............................................

138. This new method of teaching is effective. It is used in

schools
It is such..............................................................
139. It is a hot room. I can't breathe.
It is such
..................................................
140. My horse runs faster than yours.
Your horse doesn't.....................................................................
141. The pupil punished by his teacher was sad.
The pupil who.......................................................'.............
142. My horse runs faster (ban yours.
Your horse doesn't ..........................................
143. The pupil punished by bis teacher was sad.
The pupil who...................................................................
144. The test is so difficult that he can't do i t .

The test is too.......................................:..........


145. It is such a boring film that I don't see it.

The film is not interesting............................


146. Sue isn't as pretty as her sister.
Sue's sister

........................................................

147 . is So id that prevention is bettei1 than care.

Prevention is................................................
148. They believe that this statesman will win in the presidents
election.
This statesman...............................................................
149 . As a correspondent. Jack could write very fast.
Because ...........................................................................
150. Mother is going to pay a doctor to test her eyesight.
Mother is............................................................................
151. .A lot her is going to pay a doctor to test her eyesight.
Mother is................
...............................................
152. They could not do anything to stop the fire.

Nothing............................................................................
153. Somebody has just sent a box of flower to you.
You have .
...........................................................
154. The play Romeo and Juliet was written
Shakespeare ml590s.
William Shakespeare.....................................................
155. He is said to have been to Netherlands.
They...........................................................................

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