Professional Documents
Culture Documents
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
provided sentence.
1. He last smoked cigarettes three years ago.
-> He hasn’t ____________________________________________.
2. My parents have just bought a new computer.
-> A new computer ___________________________________.
3. The dress is very expensive. I bought it 2 weeks ago.
->The dress __________________________________________
4. I don’t have enough time, so I can’t finish my test.
-> If I _________________________________________
5. Liz/ not send/ us/ a letter/ since/ she/ return/ to the USA.
6. Mr. John / never / allow / daughter / swim / river / her friends
7.I’m sorry you can’t understand the instructions clearly.
I wish _____________________________________________
8. “How often do you write to your pen pal, Nga?” asked he.
He asked _________________________________________.
9. People have widely used the Internet all over the world.
The Internet _______________________________________.
10. He is the person. He delivers milk to my house everyday.
-> He is _______________________________________________.
11. Nam/ together/ friends/ go/ holiday/ next week.
-> ______________________________________________________.
12. It/ take/ me/ three hours/ have/ house/ tidy/ yesterday.
-> _____________________________________________________.
13. “When does the film start?” said Nam to me.
->Nam _......................................................................................
14: He gave my sister a smart phone on her birthday.
=> My sister was _.....................................................................
15: Reading books is very exciting.
=> It is _.........................................................................................
16 . It isn't nice, so we can't go for a picnic.
=> If it _..........................................................................................
17.It was too hot for us to go swimming yesterday
->It was so __........................................................................................
18. Please don’t play your music so loudly.
->Would you mind_...............................................................................?
19. Can you clean the floor for me, please?
Would you mind __________________________________?
21. Mai/ get up/ early/ yesterday/ so as/ catch/ first bus.
22. The manager/ have/ the report/ write/ by his secretary/ last Tuesday.
23. My sister started learning English 5 years ago.
My sister has ……………………………………………………….
24. “Do you go to Church on Saturday?” my friend asked.
My friend asked ................................................................................................
25. They built a supermarket near the airport last year.
A supermarket ......................................................................................
26. The Internet / wonderful invention / modern life.
………………………………………………………………………………
27. Our school / going / hold / English-speaking contest / celebrate / Teacher’s Day.
…………………………………………………………………………………
28. "Why don't you postpone your trip till the autumn, Jim?" said Sarah.
->Sarah suggested that______________________________________
29. We can’t go camping because the weather is bad.
-> If _____________________________________
30. The last time she saw her mother was when she moved to France.
She hasn’t __________________________________
31. She was tired, but she finished her homework before going to bed.
-> Although ______________________________________________.
32. My brother / wish / he / speak English / fluent / as / native speakers.
-> _____________________________________________________________
33. Father’s Day / be / celebrated / third / Sunday / June / countries.
->_________________________________________________________________
34. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?”
He suggested that__________________________________________
35. She can’t go to meeting today because she is ill.
If she ___________________________________________
36. I last saw her when she returned to her hometown.
I haven’t _______________________________________
37. His illness was serious, but he went to school.
-> Although _______________________________________________.
38. My sister /spend/2 hours/ do/ her homework/ every day.
-> __________________________________________________________________
39. I haven’t seen that man before.
-> It is ______________________________________________________________.
40. “ How many languages can you speak, Tom? ” she said.
-> She asked _________________________________________________________.
41. I don’t have the key, so I cannot get into the house
-> If _________________________________________________________
42. The last time we visited Uncle Ho’s mausoleum was in 2018.
We haven’t ___________________________________________________.
108. “Do you often go swimming in the summer, Lan?”, Mai asked.
Mai asked Lan _________.
112. Mai/ get up/ early/ yesterday/ so as/ catch/ first bus.
113. The manager/ have/ the report/ write/ by his secretary/ last Tuesday.
114. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
=> In spite______________________________________________________________.
115. My brother bought a new laptop last month.
=> A new_______________________________________________________________.
116. It is two weeks since she last used her smart phone.
=> She hasn’t____________________________________________________________.
117. Nobody in my class is as tall as Hannah.
=> Hannah______________________________________________________________.
118. You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not.
=> You should take the____________________________________________________.
119. “Will you take the dog for a walk?” he asked me.
He asked me ________.
21. Mai/ get up/ early/ yesterday/ so as/ catch/ first bus.
-> Mai got up early yesterday so as to catch the first bus.
22. The manager/ have/ the report/ write/ by his secretary/ last Tuesday.
-> The manager had the report written by his secretary last Tuesday.
23. My sister started learning English 5 years ago.
My sister has learnt English for 5 years .
24. “Do you go to Church on Saturday?” my friend asked.
My friend asked .....me If I went to Church on Saturday
25. They built a supermarket near the airport last year.
A supermarket ......was built near the airport last year.
26. The Internet / wonderful invention / modern life.
… The Internet is a wonderful invention of modern life.
27. Our school / going / hold / English-speaking contest / celebrate / Teacher’s Day.
…… Our school is going to hold a English-speaking contest to celebrate theTeacher’s Day.
28. "Why don't you postpone your trip till the autumn, Jim?" said Sarah.
->Sarah suggested that__Jim should postpone his trip till the autumn
29. We can’t go camping because the weather is bad.
-> If the weather were nice (weren’t bad), We could go camping.
30. The last time she saw her mother was when she moved to France.
She hasn’t __ seen her mother since she moved to France.
31. She was tired, but she finished her homework before going to bed.
-> Although _ She was tired, she finished her homework before going to bed.
32. My brother / wish / he / speak English / fluent / as / native speakers.
-> My brother wishes he could speak English as fluently as native speakers.
33. Father’s Day / be / celebrated / third / Sunday / June / countries.
->___ Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in some countries.
34. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?”
He suggested that__I should put my luggage under the seat
35. She can’t go to meeting today because she is ill.
If she _weren’t ill, she could go to meeting today.
36. I last saw her when she returned to her hometown.
I haven’t _ seen her since she returned to her hometown.
37. His illness was serious, but he went to school.
-> Although _ his illness was serious, he went to school..
38. My sister /spend/2 hours/ do/ her homework/ every day.
-> __ My sister spends 2 hours doing her homework every day.
39. I haven’t seen that man before.
-> It is _the first time I have seen that man.
40. “ How many languages can you speak, Tom? ” she said.
-> She asked __Tom how many languages he could speak
41. I don’t have the key, so I cannot get into the house
-> If _I had the key, I could get into the house.
42. The last time we visited Uncle Ho’s mausoleum was in 2018.
We haven’t _ visited Uncle Ho’s mausoleum since 2018.
108. “Do you often go swimming in the summer, Lan?”, Mai asked.
Mai asked Lan ___If she often went swimming in the summer.
112. Mai/ get up/ early/ yesterday/ so as/ catch/ first bus.
113. The manager/ have/ the report/ write/ by his secretary/ last Tuesday.
The manager had the report written by his secretary last Tuesday.
114. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
=> In spite…. of the fact that his leg was broken, he managed/was able to get out of the car. .
115. My brother bought a new laptop last month.
=> A new…. laptop was bought (by my brother) last month._______________________.
116. It is two weeks since she last used her smart phone.
=> She hasn’t ……………used her smart phone for two weeks.______________________.
117. Nobody in my class is as tall as Hannah.
=> Hannah is the tallest (one/person/student/girl) in my class.____________________.
118. You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not.
=> You should take the price into consideration / account before you decide whether
to buy it or not.__________________________________________________________.
119. “Will you take the dog for a walk?” he asked me.
He asked me ___ if I would take the dog for a walk.
121. It was wrong of them to allow tourists to feed the animals at the zoo.
Tourists ought _ not to have been allowed to feed the animals at the zoo..