Daisy doesn’t play cricket as well as she used to.. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm.. We are going to have our house painted.. We are going to have our house be painted.
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Exercise 1:Rewrite the following sentences
1) I haven’t been to the dentist for two year
It is _ 2) This is the first time I have driven a car
I have _ 3) It started raining last Friday and has not stopped yet
It has 4) The last time I played tennis was in 1990
I haven’t _ 5) The children went to bed We watched TV
After the children 6) How long is it since you started learning English?
When 7) Originally, tennis was an indoor game
Tennis used to _ 8) He found a job in a steel mill, and then he got married
After 9) It is ten years since I last met David
I haven’t _ 10) I haven’t seen that man here before
It is the first _ 11) He studies very hard He doesn’t want to fail in the final exam ( using “so that”)
_ 12) She practices English everyday She wants to speak to foreigners (using “so that”)
_ 13) She bought a new car She wants to make a trip to Canada
She bought a new car to _ 14) John gets up early He doesn’t want to be late
John gets up early so as not to 15) I couldn’t hear the speaker’s voice because it was very noisy
Because of 16) Russian is too hard for us to learn
Russian is so 17) He is rather rich He can buy a new house
He is rich enough 18) John was too ill to go to work
John was not 19) The weather was so bad that we couldn’t go sailing
The weather was too 20) It was such a boring film that we left before the end
The film was so 21) The car was expensive We couldn’t afford to buy it
The car was so _ 22) He is too weak to carry this bag
He is so 23) Bill is too foolish to understand what I say
Bill is not _ 24) Although William had a bad cold, he still went to school
Trang 2Despite 25) His father is taller than his mother
His mother is not _ _
26)Tom didn’t come to the party Ann didn’t come to the party, either
Neither Tom _ _
27)Although the traffic was bad, I arrived on time
Inspite of _
28) My father said I could use his car
My father _ _
29) If you don’t hurry, you’ll be late
Unless _ _
30) Jane is a better cook than Mary
Mary can’t _ _
31) Jack is too young to get married
_
32) She made herself ill because she worked very hard
_
33) The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down
_
34) The man injured in the accident was taken to the hospital
_ _
35) It is said that he is 108 years old
Trang 3 He is said _ _
36) They don’t understand him because he doesn’t speak clearly
_ _
37) She didn’t buy the coat because she didn’t have enough money
If _ _
38) I am always nervous when I travel by air
Travelling by air _ _
39)That factory is producing more and more pollution
More and more pollution _ 40)We must leave now or we’ll miss the train
If _ _
41)She is a faster and more careless driver than I am
She drives _
42)We spent five hours getting to London
It took _ _
43)I hope to see you at Christmas
I’m looking forward _ _
44) Don’t try to escape It’s no use
It’s no use _
45) Ann said to Bill : “Don’t forget to have your appoinment with Mr.Brown.”
Ann reminded _ _
Exercise 2: Choose the best option
1 I like tea more than coffee
Trang 4A I like coffee better than tea B I like coffee as you do
C I like tea very much D I prefer tea to coffee
2 Murder is the most serious of all crimes
A Murder is very serious B Everyone is afraid of murder
C No crimes is more serious than murder D Murder is the
dangerous crimes
3 I find it important to learn English
A I make it possible to learn English B I find that learning English important
C It’s important to learn English D It’s as important to learn English
4 The heavy rain stopped me from going out
A As the heavy rain, I couldn’t go out B Thanks to the heavy rain, I couldn’t go out
C Because of the heavy rain, I couldn’t go out D Except for the heavy rain, I couldn’t go out
5 Could you please close the door?
A Would you mind close the door? B Would you mind to close the door?
C Would you minded close the door? D Would you mind closing the door?
6 Bill drives more carelessly than he used to
A Bill doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to B Bill doesn’t drive carefully he used to
C Bill doesn’t drive as carefully he used to D Bill doesn’t drive as carefully as he used
7 The last time I saw Jane was three years ago
A I haven’t seen Jane for three years B I haven’t seen Jane three years ago
C I haven’t seen Jane since three years D I have seen Jane for three years
8 Ban cannot get married because he is under sixteen
A Ban is young enough to get married B Ban is too young to get married
C Ban is old enough to get married D Ban is too old to get married
9 No one in the class is taller than Lan
A Lan is the tallest student in the class B Lan is the tall student
in the class
C Lan is the tallest student in class D Lan is tallest student
in the class
10 Dave is very young He cannot understand it
A Dave is not young enough to understand it B Dave is very young to understand it
C Dave is not young to understand it D Dave is too young to understand it
11 He likes not only sports but also reading
Trang 5A He only enjoys sports B He only enjoys reading
C He enjoys neither sports nor reading D He enjoys both sports and reading
12 She is married with two children
A She has a husband and two children B She is single
C She is a childless mother D She has two children
13 What’s the matter with you?
A What’s thing with you? B What’s issue with you?
C What’s wrong with you? D What’s right with you?
14 She started school when she was 6 years old
A At the year of 6 she started school B At the age of 6 she started school
C At the old of 6 she started school D At the time of 6 she started school
15 He enjoys having noodle soup every meal
A He has to eat noodle soup every meal B He should eat noodle soup every meal
C He likes to eat noodle soup every meal D He must eat noodle soup every meal
16 They didn’t see each other six months ago
A They haven’t seen each other six months B They haven’t seen each other for six months
C They haven’t seen each other since six months D They haven’t seen each other six months ago
17 I don’t speak English as well as my sister
A My sister speaks English better than I do B I speak English worse than my sister does C My sister speaks English more well than I do
D A and B
18 Daisy doesn’t play cricket as well as she used to
A Daisy was used to play cricket better B Daisy used to playing cricket better
C Daisy used to play cricket better D Daisy got used to playing cricket better
19 “I think you should go by bus.” He told us
A He asked us to go by bus B He ordered us to go
by bus
C He advised us go by bus D He advised us to go
by bus
20 Our house is going to be painted by a local firm
A We are going to have our house painted B We are going to have our house be painted
C We are going to have our house to be painted D.We are going to have our house being painted
21 Whose English books are these?
A Who are these English books belong to? B Who do these English books belong to ?
Trang 6C To whom do these English books belong to? D Whom do these English books belong to?
22 It was too careless of you to drive very fast
A You should not drive very fast B You should not drive very slowly
C You should not have driven very fast D You should not to drive very fast
23 What were you doing then? I didn’t know
A I didn’t know what you were doing then B I didn’t know what were you doing then
C I didn’t know what you had done then D I didn’t know what you would do then
24 The last time they were in Paris was in 2003
A They weren’t in Paris since 2003 B They haven’t been in Paris since 2003
C They hadn’t been in Paris since 2003 D They haven’t been in Paris from 2003
25 What’s her date of birth?
A When did she born? B When were she born?
C When’s her birthday? D When was she born?
26 This is the most horrible film I have ever seen
A I already saw this horrible film before B I have never seen such
a horrible film before
C This is the most horrible film I saw D I have ever seen this horrible film before
27 The police are looking for the missing boy
A The missing boy is looked for B The missing boy is looking for
C The missing boy is being looking for D The missing boy is being looked for
28 Susan regretted not buying that villa
A Susan wished she had bought that villa B Susan wished she bought that villa
C Susan wished she could buy that villa D Susan wished she hadn’t bought that villa
29 It’s a pity that you didn’t tell us about this
A I wish you told us about this B I wish you would tell
us about this
C I wish you had told us about this D I wish you have told
us about this
30 It started to rain at 2 o’clock and it is still raining
A It has been raining at 2 o’clock B It has been raining since 2 o’clock
C It has been raining for 2 o’clock D It has been raining in
2 o’clock
31 They made her hand over her passport
A She was made to hand over her passport B She was made hand over her passport
C She was handed over to make her passport D She was handed over for her passport to make
Trang 732 I tried to eat the cake, but it was too sweet.
A It was such a sweet cake that I couldn’t eat it B It was so sweet cake that I couldn’t eat it
C The cake was too sweet that I couldn’t eat it D The cake was very sweet that I couldn’t eat it
33 My brother and I went to that school
A I went to that school and my brother, too B I went to that school and so my brother did
C I went to that school and so did my brother D I went to that school and so my brother did, too
34 She said to us, “Don’t be late again.”
A She said to us not to be late again B She told us to be late again
C She told to us not to be late again D She told us not to be late again
35 I often get up early in the morning
A I am used to getting up early in the morning B I am used to get up early in the morning
C I used to get up early in the morning D I used to getting up early in the morning
36 It isn’t necessary to shout
A You need to keep silent B You don’t need shouting
C You needn’t shout D It’s necessary to keep silent
37 “You shouldn’t stay up late ”, the doctor told Mr William
A The doctor advised Mr William not stay up late
B The doctor advised Mr William not to go to bed so early
C The doctor advised Mr William to stay up late
D The doctor advised Mr William not to stay up late
38 Julia couldn’t pass the driving test because she was so nervous
A Julia could pass the driving test if she hadn’t been so nervous
B Julia could pass the driving test if she wasn’t very nervous
C Julia could have passed the driving test if she hadn’t been so nervous
D Julia will pass the driving test if she wasn’t so nervous
39 It takes me five hours to drive to Manchester city from here
A Manchester city is five hours’drive from here
B Manchester city drives for five hours from here
C Manchester city is driving for five hours from here
D I have five hours to drive to Manchester city from here
40 Peter lives in the house The house is opposite my house
A Peter lives in the house it is opposite my house
B Peter lives in the house which opposite my house
C Peter lives in the house on which is opposite my house
D Peter lives in the house which is opposite my house
41 The plants may develop differently The plants live on that island
A The plants live on that island may develop differently
B The plants that live on that island may develop differently
C The plants which lives on that island may develop differently
D The plants whose live on that island may develop differently
Trang 842 He came back at 9:00 last night His son was having dinner.
A After he came back at 9:00 last night his son was having dinner
B He came back at 9:00 last night but his son was having dinner
C When he came back at 9:00 last night his son was having dinner
D When he came back at 9:00 last night and his son was having dinner
43 The weather was very cold They couldn’t go out
A The weather was very cold and that they couldn’t go out
B The weather was so cold that they couldn’t go out
C The weather was not so cold they couldn’t go out
D The weather was very cold they couldn’t go out
44 My teacher lives far from our school
A It’s a short distance from my teacher’s house to our school
B It’s a long distance from my teacher’s house to our school
C My teacher’s house is near our school
D My teacher lives near our school
45 The water was so cold that we couldn’t swim in it
A The water was too cold for us to swim in it
B The water was very cold for us to swim in
C The water wasn’t warm enough that we couldn’t swim in it
D The water was too cold for us to swim in
46 Although there was a traffic jam, Mr David managed to get to his office on time
A Despite traffic jam, Mr David managed to get to his office on time
B In spite traffic jam, Mr David managed to his office on time
C Despite of the traffic jam, Mr David managed to his office on time
D In spite of the traffic jam, Mr David managed to get to his office on time
47 I’ll only help you if you promise to try harder
A Unless you promise to try harder, I’ll help you
B I won’t help you unless you promise to try harder
C I’ll help you even when you promise to try harder
D I won’t help you even when you promise to try harder
48 John began playing the organ five years ago
A John has been playing the organ five years ago
B John has played the organ for five years
C John has been playing the organ for five years
D John used to play the organ five years ago
49 She can’t have any more children because of her old age
A She isn’t young enough to have more children
B She isn’t young to have more children
C She isn’t so young that to have more children
D She is too old that to have more children
50 I like watching TV more than listening to the radio
A I prefer watching TV to listening to the radio
B I prefer watching TV than listening to the radio
C I’d better watching TV to listening to the radio
D I’d better watch TV to listening to the radio
51 Unless you keep your feet dry, you will catch a cold
A You won’t catch a cold even if you don’t keep your feet dry
B You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry
C You will catch a cold if you keep your feet dry
D Unless you keep your feet wet, you won’t catch a cold
Trang 952 Parents always make their children wash their hands before meals
A Children are always made to wash their hands before meals
B Children are always made wash their hands before meals
C Parents always allow their children to wash their hands before meals
D Parents always let their children wash their hands before meals
53 The bookshelf was so high that Heidi couldn’t reach it
A The bookshelf was too high that Heidi couldn’t reach it
B The bookshelf was too high for Heidi to reach
C The bookshelf wasn’t slow enough for Heidi to reach
D B and C
54 Peter regretted buying the secondhand computer
A Peter didn’t want to buy the secondhand computer
B Peter wished he didn’t buy the secondhand computer
C Peter wished he hadn’t bought the secondhand computer
D Peter was glad to buy secondhand computer
55 It was such a dull play that he fell asleep
A The play was not interesting enough that he fell asleep
B The play was too dull that he fell asleep
C The play was so dull that he fell asleep
D The play was very dull that he fell asleep
56 The garden is too small to play football in
A The garden is so small not to play football in
B The garden is small enough to play football in
C The garden isn’t big enough to play football in
D The garden is such small that they can’t play football in
57 Donald could not help weeping when he heard the bad news
A Donald could not stop himself from weeping at the bad news
B Donald could not allow himself to weep at the bad news
C Donald could not help himself and so he wept
D Donald could not help himself because he was weeping
58 Caroline asked me what time the meeting would end
A Caroline said, “What time will the meeting end?”
B Caroline said, “What time would the meeting end?”
C Caroline said, “What time the meeting will end?”
D Caroline said, “What time the meeting would end?”
59.I’ve never eaten this food before
A It’s the first time I’ve eaten this food
B It’s the most tasty food I’ve ever eaten
C I’ve never eaten such a good food before
D the food is so good that I’ve never eaten before
60 We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad
A It was so bad a weather that we couldn’t go out B It was such a bad weather that we couldn’t go out
C It was so bad weather that we couldn’t go out D It was such bad weather that we couldn’t go out