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I/ Fill each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets:
1. One major disadvantage of the area is the lack of public transport. (advantage)
2. We asked her to take part but she made no response to us. (respond)
3. Taxis are too costly for many people to offor (cost)
4. Could you please inform us about the courses and fees? (information)
5. Martin looked at her thinking.(thoughtful)
6. This book provides information which is very valueable to us. (value)
7. No one can deny the preciousness of his contribution. (precious)
8. Our house is protected by several burglar alarms. (protection)
9. The lakes in our town are badly polluted. (bad)
10. We wish you both health and longevity(long)
11. Argicultural people used to depend much on weather to grow their crops. (Agriculture)
12. My mother is famous for making sugared tomatoes. (sugar)
13. Because plastic bags are very hard to dissolve, they will cause pollution. (solve)
14. It's a real bargain. However, the price doesn't included installation cost. You have to pay later. (install)
15. To be a good writer, you need to be imaginative (imagine)
II/ Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first sentence using the word given.
1. I had to cancel the birthday party because my closest friend is seriously ill.
-> I had to cancel the birthday party because of my closest friend's serious illness.
2. Although he came late he gained the highest result.
-> In spite of being late, he gained the highest result.
3. We hadn't known that Lan had an accident. We hadn't visited her.
-> If we knew that Lan had an accident, we would visit her.
4. You shouln't leave these magazines on the table. You should put them on this shelf.
-> These magazines should be put on this shelf.
5. The flight to Ho Chi Minh City lasted one hour and a half.
-> It took one hour and a half to fly to HCM City.
6. "If you don't pay the ransom, we will kill the boy" said the kidnappers.
-> The kidnappers said that if I didn't pay the ransom, they would kill the boy.
7. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
-> I would rather you delivered the sofa on Friday. (?)
8. Susan was too excited to sleep.
-> Susan was so excited that she couldn't sleep.
9. It was such a hard cake that I couln't eat it.
-> The cake was so hard that I couldn't eat it.
10. The man seems very lonely. His wife and children are away.
-> The man whose wife and children are away seems very lonely.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one
3. The coffee was too hot for me to drink.
A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it
B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink.
C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it.
D. The coffee was so hot that I could drink it.
4. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.
A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.
B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.
C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.
D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.
5. It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn.
A. The speech was very boring that we began to yawn.
B. It was so a boring speech that we began to yawn.
C. The speech was too boring that we began to yawn.
D. The speech was so boring that we began to yawn.
6. It was so late that nothing could be done.
A. It was too late for nothing to be done.
B. It was too late for anything to be done.
C. It was such late that nothing could be done.
D. It was so late that nothing to be done.
7. This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood.
A. I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
B. I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
C. I had lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
D. I hadn’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
8 .The test was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.
A. It was such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.
B. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hours.
C. The test was not difficult enough for us to finish in two hours.
D. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hour.
9. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
A. It was so a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
B. It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
C. The book was so good for me to put it down.
D. The book was so good that I couldn’t put down.
10. Sue is too slow to understand what you might say.
A. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.
B. What you might say, Sue can understand slowly.
C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.
D. So slow is Sue that she can’t understand what you might say.
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one
3. The coffee was too hot for me to drink.
A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it
B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink.
C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it.
D. The coffee was so hot that I could drink it.
4. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.
A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.
B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.
C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.
D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.
5. It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn.
A. The speech was very boring that we began to yawn.
B. It was so a boring speech that we began to yawn.
C. The speech was too boring that we began to yawn.
D. The speech was so boring that we began to yawn.
6. It was so late that nothing could be done.
A. It was too late for nothing to be done.
B. It was too late for anything to be done.
C. It was such late that nothing could be done.
D. It was so late that nothing to be done.
7. This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood.
A. I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
B. I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
C. I had lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
D. I hadn’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
8 .The test was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.
A. It was such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.
B. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hours.
C. The test was not difficult enough for us to finish in two hours.
D. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hour.
9. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
A. It was so a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
B. It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
C. The book was so good for me to put it down.
D. The book was so good that I couldn’t put down.
10. Sue is too slow to understand what you might say.
A. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.
B. What you might say, Sue can understand slowly.
C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.
D. So slow is Sue that she can’t understand what you might say.
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SETENCES THAT KEEP THE SAME MEANING
1.I was going to leave, but because of what he said, i didn't
➙She persuaded........me to leave but because of what he said, i didn't..........................................................
2. He never suspected that the money had been stolen
➞At no time...........was he suspected that the money had been stolen....................................................
3. He was very sorry that he didn't see Andrey on her trip to London
➞He greatly regretted...........not seeing Andrey on her trip to London................................................................
4.It's thought that the accident was caused by human error
➞The accident is.............though that it was cause by human error...................................................
5. People thought that he cover was made of iron
➞The cover..............is thought that it was made of iron..........................................................
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SETENCES THAT KEEP THE SAME MEANING
1.I was going to leave, but because of what he said, i didn't
➙She persuaded........me to leave but because of what he said, i didn't..........................................................2. He never suspected that the money had been stolen
➞At no time...........was he suspected that the money had been stolen....................................................
3. He was very sorry that he didn't see Andrey on her trip to London
➞He greatly regretted...........not seeing Andrey on her trip to London................................................................
4.It's thought that the accident was caused by human error
➞The accident is.............though that it was cause by human error...................................................
5. People thought that he cover was made of iron
➞The cover..............is thought that it was made of iron..........................................................
I. Give the correct form of the word in the brackets:
Most people would be in agreement with idea, often put forward by doctors, that we should avoid taking medicines unnecessarily. Even people with only (limit).......limited.........medical knowledge say that it is not (advise)...........advisable..... to take aspirin, for example, whenever you have (head).......headache.... or some other minor ailment. It is certainly true that people have tended to become very (depend)......dependent...... on pills when any kinds of discomfort, rather than simply waiting for the symptoms to pass. Many people would do well to take a different attitude to preventing illness. The best way to keep well is to avoid (health)......unheathy ..............foods and habits. It is also (help).......helpful
........ to take plenty of exercise, and we should give (encourage) .........encouragement...... particularly than young one.
If we can educate an early age to keep fit and to look after themselves (care).......carefully
........then the (probable)..........probability.... of their having problems in later life will be considerably reduced. However, no matter how well we look after ourselves and how much exercise we do, illness, (fortunate).......unfortunately....is not always preventable.
I. Give the correct form of the word in the brackets:
Most people would be in agreement with idea, often put forward by doctors, that we should avoid taking medicines unnecessarily. Even people with only (limit)......limited ..........medical knowledge say that it is not (advise).....advisable ........... to take aspirin, for example, whenever you have (head)......headache ..... or some other minor ailment. It is certainly true that people have tended to become very (depend).....dependent ....... on pills when any kinds of discomfort, rather than simply waiting for the symptoms to pass. Many people would do well to take a different attitude to preventing illness. The best way to keep well is to avoid (health)........unhealthy ............foods and habits. It is also (help).......helpful ........ to take plenty of exercise, and we should give (encourage) ......encouragement ......... particularly than young one.
If we can educate an early age to keep fit and to look after themselves (care)........carefully .......then the (probable).......probability ....... of their having problems in later life will be considerably reduced. However, no matter how well we look after ourselves and how much exercise we do, illness, (fortunate)....unfortunately .......is not always preventable.
II. Give the correct tenses or form of the verbs in brackets:
1. It's really difficult. Each of them (understand)......misunderstand ............the question in a different way.
2. We must emphasize the need for greater care when acids (use).....are used .........
3. At last you are here. I (wait).......have been waiting .......for you for more than half an hour.
4. These book (write)......written ......(read).....are read ........by everyone. They should not be kept here.
5. He could remember (drive)...driving .......along the road just before the accident (happen) .......had happened ....but he couldn't remember the accident itself.
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it:
1. Our house is going to be rebuilt by a local firm
=> We are .......going to have our house rebuilt by a local firm .......
2. Leave now or you will miss the train.
=> Unless.......you leave now, you will miss the train ......
3. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early.
=> To ........everyone's surprise, Geoff left the party early ........
4. It was so late that nothing could be done.
=> It was too ......late for anything to be done ..
5. I sent my friend a letter in London last week.
=> A letter.......was sent my friend in London last week .......
6. I last saw him when I was a student.
=> I haven't .....seen him since I was a student ....
7. She may live anywhere, the police will find her.
=> No matter .......where she lives, the police will find her......
Rewrite these sentences using ''so...that'' or ''such....that''.
1.The food was so hot that it burned my tongue.
-> It was such hot food that it burned my tongue.
2.There is so much rain that we can't go out.
-> There is such a lot of rain that we can't go out.
3.He is such a fat boy that every calls him Stuffy.
-> The boy is so fat that every calls him Stuffy.
4.The milk is so excellent that all the children want some more.
-> It is such excellent milk that all the children want some more.
5.The was so warm that thay had s walk in the garden.
-> It was such warm weather that thay had s walk in the garden.
6.There were so many people in the hall that we couldn't see him.
-> There were such a lot of people in the hall that we couldn't see him.
7.It was such an exciting match that all the fans shouted loudly.
-> The match was so exciting that all the fans shouted loudly.
8.They drank such a lot of coffee that they couldn't sleep all night.
-> They drunk so much coffee that they couldn't sleep all night.
9.Alice had such a lot of exercise to do that she coudn't go out.
-> Alice had so much exercise to do that she coudn't go out.
10.The woman was so poor that she needed everyone's help.
->She was such a poor woman that she needed everyone's help.
11. The furniture was so expensive that I didn't buy it.
-> The furniture was too expensive for me to buy.
12.It was so late that nothing could be done .
-> It was too late to do anything.
13.The timber was so hard that the carpenter could cut it.
-> The timber was too hard for the carpenter to cut.
14.The meat was so rotten that it had to be thrown away.
-> It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.
15.They couldn't go sailing as the no one wants very rough.
-> The sea was too rough to go sailing.
16.It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there.
-> The restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
17.I can't get my feet into these shoes.
-> These shoes are too small for me to get my feet into.
18.This furniture is so old that it is not worth keeping.
-> This is such an old furniture that it is not worth keeping.
19.The bread is so stale that we can't eat it.
-> The bread isn't fresh enough for us to eat.
20.He speaks so slowly that his students get very bored.
-> He is such a slow speaker that his students get very bored.
21.The car was so rusty that it couldn't be repaired.
-> The car was too rusty to repaired.
22.He was so disgusted at her behaviour that he severed all her contact with her.
-> Such was a disgusting behaviour of her that he severed all her contact with her.
23.The child was so afraid that he hid behind the sofa.
-> So afraid was the child that he hid behind the sofa.
24.Thay had such a fierce dog that nobody dared to visit them.
-> So fierce had a dog that nobody dared to visit them.
25.He is so strong that he can pull a van weighting 2.5 tons.
-> Such is a strong man that he can pull a van weighting 2.5 tons.
I. Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning:
1. He got up late this morning so he was late for school.
-> If he hadn't got late this morning, he wouldn't have been late for school
2. " Don't play on this street!" , she said.
-> She told me not to play on that street
3.She couldn't come to my birthday party because she was busy.
-> She was busy so she couldn't come to my birthday party
4." I'll go to China next week" she said to me.
-> She said to me she would go to China the following week
5." Why did you come too late?" he asked me.
-> He asked me why i had come too late
6. The police have already arrested the thief.
-> The thief has already been arrested by the police
7. The house was so old that it needed reparing.
-> It was such an old house that it needed reparing.
8. I burst into tears when I heard the bad news.
-> I broke down when I heard the bad news.
9.So I bought neither.
-> So I did not buy any thing
10. I'm sorry I didn't know how to explain to him.
-> I wish i had known how to explain to him.
11. Harry will get over his illness. Then his work will improve.
-> Once Harry gets over his illness, his work will improve.
12. If people deliberately start a fire, they should be punished.
-> I think anyone who deliberately start a fire should be punished.
13. You can't visit the United States unless you get a visa.
-> If you don't get a visa, You can't visit the United States
14.It's thought that the accident was caused by human error.
-> The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.
15.John little realizes just what it's going to be like working in a restaurant kitchen.
-> Little does John realize what it's going to be like working in a restaurant kitchen.
Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words.
1." You shouldn't lend him any more money," Mrs.Tuyet said to Nga.
Mrs. Tuyet advised...Nga not to lend him any more money...........
2. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early.
To..everyone's surprise, Geoff left the party early..................
3. It was so late that nothing could be done.
It was too..late for something to be done.........
4. Is this the best price you can offer?
Can't you..offer a better price?..........
5. I don't go to church every Sunday any longer.
I used to go to the church every Sunday.............
1." You shouldn't lend him any more money," Mrs.Tuyet said to Nga.
Mrs. Tuyet advised Nga not to lend him any more money.
2. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early.
To everyone's suprise, Geoff left the party early.
3. It was so late that nothing could be done.
It was too late to do anything.
4. Is this the best price you can offer?
Can't you offer a better price?
5. I don't go to church every Sunday any longer.
I used to go to church every Sunday.
1 Tom had been driving all day. He was tired and wanted to stop.
Tom, who had been driving all day was tired and wanted to stop.
2 Ann had been sleeping in the back of the car. She felt quite fresh and wanted to go on.
Ann, who had been sleeping in the back of the car, felt quite fresh and wanted to go on.
3 Paul wanted to take the mountain road. His tyres were nearly new.
Paul, whose tyres were nearly new, wanted to take the mountain road.
4 Jack's tyres were very old. He wanted to stick to the tarred road.
jack, whose tyres were very old,wanted to stick to the tarred road.
5 Mary didn't know anything about mountains. She thought it would be quite safe to climb alone.
marry, who didn't know anythingabout mountains, thought it would be quite safe to climb alone.
6 He gave orders to the manager. The manager passed them on to the foreman.
He gave orders to the manager who passed them on to the foreman.
7 She said that the men were thieves. This turned out to be true.
She said that the men were thieves, turned out to be true.
8 The matter was reported to the Chief of Police. He ordered us all to be arrested.
The matter was reported to the Chief of Police who ordered us all to be arrested.
9 In prison they fed us on dry bread. Most of it was mouldy.
In prison they fed us on dry bread, Most of which was mouldy.
10 We slept in the same room as a handcuffed prisoner. His handcuffs rattled every time he moved.
We slept in the same room as a handcuffed prisoner whose handcuffs rattled every time he moved.
11 We lit a fire. It soon dried out our clothes.
We lit a fire which soon dried out our clothes.
12 They rowed across the Atlantic. This had never been done before.
They rowed across the Atlantic which had never been done before
13 The lorry crashed into a bus-load of schoolchildren. Six of them were slightly injured.
The lorry crashed into a bus-load of schoolchildren. Six of whom were slightly injured.
14 She refuses to use machines. This makes her work more arduous.
She refuses to use machines which makes her work more arduous.
15 I met Mary. She asked me to give you this.
I met Mary who asked me to give you this.
16 The women prayed aloud all night. This kept us awake
The women prayed aloud all night which kept us awake
. 17 The river bed is uneven and you may be in shallow water one moment and in deep water the next. This makes it unsafe for non-swimmers.
The river bed is uneven and you may be in shallow water one moment and in deep water the next which makes it unsafe for non-swimmers.
18 Mary said that there should be a notice up warning people. Mary's children couldn't swim.
Mary whose children couldn't swim, said that there should be a notice up warning people.
19 Ann said that there were far too many notices. Ann's children could swim very well.
ann, whose children could swim very well, said that there were far too many notices.
20 He paid me £5 for cleaning ten windows. Most of them hadn't been cleaned for at least a year.
He paid me £5 for cleaning ten windows. Most of which hadn't been cleaned for at least a year.
21 Jack, the goalkeeper, and Tom, one of the backs, were injured in last Saturday's match. Jack's injuries were very slight. He is being allowed to play in today's match. This is a good thing because the team hasn't got another goalkeeper. (Combine the last three sentences only.)
Jack, whose injuries were very slight, is being allowed to play, which is a good thing because the team hasn't got another goalkeeper.
22 But Tom's leg is still in bandages. He will have to watch the match from the stand.
Tom, whose leg is still in bandages, will have to watch the match from the stand.
23 Mr White didn't get a seat on his train this morning. This put him in a bad temper, and caused him to be very rude to his junior partner. The junior partner in turn was rude to the chief clerk; and so on all the way down to the office boy.
Mr. White didn't get a seat on the train this morning, which put him in a bad temper and caused him to be very rude to his junior clerk.
24 On Monday Tom's boss suddenly asked for a report on the previous week's figures. Tom had a hangover. He felt too sick to work fast. (Combine the last two sentences only.)
Tom, who had a hangover, felt too sick to work fast.
25 His boss didn't drink. He saw what was the matter and wasn't sympathetic.
His boss, who didn’t drink, saw what was the matter and wasn't sympathetic.
26 In the afternoon he rang Tom and asked why the report still hadn't arrived. The report should have been on his desk by 2 o'clock.
The report, which should have been on his desk by 2.00, still hadn’t arrived.
27 Tom's headache was now much worse. He just put the receiver down without answering. This was just as well, as if he'd said anything he would have been very rude.
Tom, whose headache was now much worse, put down the receiver without answering, which was just as well, as if he'd said anything he would have been very rude.
28 Fortunately Ann, the typist, came to Tom's assistance. Ann rather liked Tom.
Ann, who liked Tom, came to Tom's assistance
29 Even so the report took three hours. It should have taken an hour and a half.
the report, which should have taken an hour and a half, took three hours
30 I went to Munich. I had always wanted to visit Munich.
to Munich, which I had always wanted to visit
1. It took one hour and a half to fly to Ho Chi Minh City by plane
2. It was too late for anything to be done
3. The accident is thought to have been caused by human error
4. These magazines shouldn't be left on the table. They should be put on this shelf
1. The flight to HCM City lasted one hour and a half.
-> It took one hour and a half to fly to Ho Chi Minh City by plane.
( it takes + time + to V : mất bao nhiêu thời gian để làm gì )
2. It was so late that nothing could be done.
-> It was too late for anything to be done. ( too ... adj to )
3. It's thought that the accident was caused by human error.
-> The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.
4. You shouldn't leave these magazines on the table. You should put them on this shelf.
-> These magazines shouldn't be left on the table. They should be put on this shelf.