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TASK 8. Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning
1. He stopped the car. The traffic lights turned red. (because)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Sue started to eat a low carb diet two years ago.
Sue has …………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Could you take me to the airport Friday morning?
Would you mind …………………………………………………………………………
4. My father likes to do gardening at the weekend.
My father enjoys …………………………………………………………………………
TASK 9. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
1. Solving that math problem was a piece of cake to me. I just needed two
minutes.
A. very hard B. very easy C. very delicious D. very cheap
2. Ngoc is very interested in watching cartoon on TV.
A. fond of B. fed up with C. tired of D. sick with
3. In the United State, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a
volunteer.
A. nearly B. hardly C. mostly D. scarcely
4. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another
since the early days of the country.
A. something new and modern. B. something old and last long.
C. something precious and rare. D. something common and cheap.
TASK 10. Choose the word or phrase that is OPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
1. Your mother will be very proud when she sees you here.
A. excited B. disappointed C. happy D. worried
2. I’m fed up with playing football now.
A. tired of B. excited about C. worried about D. good at
3. Although they are not forced to, American still volunteer when they have
time.
A. compulsory B. optional C. busy D. free
4. Last winter, we gave away a lot of warm clothes to homeless people in
Hanoi.
A. kept B. presented C. took D. donated