I. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 1.My kitchen is smaller than yours. àYour kitchen . …………… … …………………… 2.The children liked to walk in the rain. àThe children enjoyed ………………… ………………………… 3.My grandmother is very old. She can’t work now. àMy grandmother is too ……… …………………………………… 4.The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough. àThe sea was so ………………… …………………………………… 5.Hung is taller than Ba. àBa .………………… ……………………………………………… 6.We learned this after a long time. àIt took ……………………… ……………………………………………………… 7.Peter is too young to see the horror film. àPeter is not ………… ………………………………………………………… 8.What’s your date of birth? àWhen ?……………………………………………………………………………………………… II. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 1.Tan is very slow. He is late for school. à Tom is so ………………… ………………………… 2.The man speaks loudly. He wants every one to hear him clearly. à The man speaks loudly so that …… …………… ………………… 3.This exercise is easier than that one. àThat exercise is not ………………… ………………………… 4.We wrote this letter for two hours. àIt took ………………… ………………………… 5.I spend a day painting this house. àIt takes ………………… ………………………… 6.Dogs are difficult to train. àIt’s ………………… ………………………… 7.They think that learning English are not easy. They think that it ………………… ………………………… 8.The weather is too cold for us to go out. àThe weather is so ………… ………………………… 9.The weather is too cold for us to go out. àThe weather isn’t .………………… ………………………… 10. The film isn’t interesting for us to see. àThe film is too ………………… ………………………… III. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 1. Nhan is tired. He can’t fly his kites. Nhan is so ………………… ………………………… 2. I wish to have enough money. I want to buy a new house I wish to have enough money so that …… ………………………… 3. I don’t think this book is expensive as it is. This book is 4. to do this test is very difficult. It’s 5. He said something. I didn’t understand. I didn’t understand 6. He likes to read very much. He enjoys 7. The bag is very heavy. I can’t carry it. This bag is too 8. We’ll go out. The rain will stop When IV. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 1.I had to spend the whole evening to finish my work. → It took ………………… ………………………… 2. Badminton is my favorite sport. → I like ………………… ………………………… 3.Janet is the best player in the club. → No one ………………… ………………………… 4.The tree is too high for him too reach. → He isn’t ………………… ………………………… 5.I can’t cook as well as my mother. → My mother can ……… ………………………… 6. Dogs are difficult to train. → It’s ……… ………………………… 7.The bags are so heavy that I can’t bring it. → I’m not ……… ………………………… 8.This exercise is easier than that one. → That exercise is more ……… ………………………… V. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 51. The green dress is cheaper than the black dress. → The black dress ……………… ………………………… 52. Let’s come to my house after school. → What about ?……………… ………………………… 53. Mr. Tam drinks more coffee than Mr. Lam. → Mr. Lam ………………… ………………………… 54. When is your birthday? → What’s ?…………… ………………………… 55. This house is very beautiful. → What !…… ………………………… 56. The bathroom has a sink, a tub and a shower. → There is …………… ………………………… 57. I like to read picture books. → I enjoy .………… …………………………… 58. We will build this house in three moths. → It will take ……………… …………………………… VI. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 50. No one in the class is as tall as Jack. Jack is .………… ……………… …………………… ……………………………… 51. The weather is too cold for us to go out. The weather is so .……… …………… …………………… ………………………………… 52. We wrote this letter for two hours. It took …………… …………………………… 53. The children liked to walk in the rain. The children enjoyed ……………………………………………………………………………… 54. This house is very beautiful. What !………………… ………… 55. My grandmother is very old. She can’t work now. My grandmother is too …………………………………………………………………………… VII. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 56. No one in the class is as tall as Jack. Jack is .………… ……………… …………………… ……………………………… 57. The weather is too cold for us to go out. The weather is so .……… …………… …………………… ………………………………… 58. We wrote this letter for two hours. It took …………… …………………………… 59. The children liked to walk in the rain. The children enjoyed ……………………………………………………………………………… 60. This house is very beautiful. What !………………………… 61. My grandmother is very old. She can’t work now. My grandmother is too ………………………………………………………………………… VIII. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 36. Jack is one meter tall and so is Hoa. Jack and Hoa are . ……………… …………………… ……………………………… 37. The weather is too cold for us to go out. The weather is not . …… ……………… …………………… ……………………………… 38. We usually wrote letters when we lived in the country side. We ……………… ……………………………… 39. The children love to play in the rain. The children enjoyed……………………………………………………………………………… 40. This is a very beautiful house. What !…… ………………………… 41. My grandmother is very old. She is retired now. My grandmother is old …………………………………………………………………………… IX. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 50. Shall we go to the movies ? → Let's _______________________________________________________ 51. Ba is a quick swimmer. → Ba swims ___________________________________________________ 52. I don't like pork. They don't like pork. → I don't like pork, and __________________________________________ 53. Lan has a toothache. → She should _________________________________________________ 54. The green dress is cheaper than the black dress. → The black dress______________________________________________ 55. Let’s come to my house after school. → What about_________________________________________________ ? 56. Mr. Tam drinks more coffee than Mr. Lam. → Mr. Lam___________________________________________________ X. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 57. Shall we go to the movies ? Let's ____________________________________________________ 58. Ba is a quick swimmer. Ba swims ________________________________________________ 59. I don't like pork. They don't like pork. I don't like pork, and _______________________________________ 60. Lan has a toothache. She should ________________________________________________ 61. The green dress is cheaper than the black dress.→ The black dress________________________________________ 62. Let’s come to my house after school. What about________________________________________________? 63. Mr. Tam drinks more coffee than Mr. Lam. Mr. Lam______________________________________________ XI. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 38.This exercise is easier than that one. àThat exercise is not .………………… …… 39.We writes this letter for two hours. àIt takes ………………… …… 40.I spend a day painting this house. àIt takes ………………… ………… 41.Shall we go to the movies ? → Let's .…………………………………………………………………………… 42. Lan has a toothache. → She should …………………………………………………………………… 43. The green dress is cheaper than the black dress. → The black dress ………………………………………………………………… 44. Let’s come to my house after school. → What about ?…………………………………………………………………… 45. Mr. Tam drinks more coffee than Mr. Lam. → Mr. Lam………………………………………………………………………… XII. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 81. He couldn’t enjoy the meal because of the stomachache. The stomachache prevented 82. You shouldn’t eat too much meat. You’d 83. How old is your grandpa? What is ? 84. Lan’s parents gave her a bike for her birthday. Lan received 85. When my mother was ill, I looked after her. I took XIII.ViÕt l¹i c¸c c©u sau ®©y sao cho nghÜa cña c©u kh«ng thay ®æi. 1. Lan is more intelligent than her sister. Lan's sister isn't as…………………………………………… 2. He looks after the sick people in the hospital. He takes ……………………………………………………… 3. Do you enjoy listening to music? Are you interested…………………………………………….? 4. What is your father's job? What does………………………………………………….…? 5. We have two- month Summer vacation. Our summer vacation lasts……………………………………. 6. I spend two hours each day doing my homework. It takes me ……………………………………………………. 7. Hoa is a skillful table tennis player. Hoa plays……………………………………………………… 8. I never saw the sharks before. This is ……………………………………………….… sharks. 9. Mr Lam should wear gloves to protect his hands. Mr Lam had better…………………………………………… 10. How much are these rackets? How much do …………………………………………………? XIV. Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it. Eg : My height is one metre forty centimetres. à I am one metre forty centimetres tall 1. The souvenir shop is on the left of the hotel . àThe hotel ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What interesting films they are ! >How ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. I often walk from my house to the zoo in fifteen minutes . àIt ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Lan likes English and Maths most . àLan’s ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Remember to write a letter to me . àDon’t …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. My teacher rides a bike to the school everyday . àMy teacher goes ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. My school has fifty teachers and eight hundred pupils . àThere ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. The bananas cost ten thousand dongs . àThe bananas ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Nga is my friend . àI ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. I never go to school late . àI ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… XV. Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it. Eg : My height is one metre forty centimetres. à I am one metre forty centimetres tall 1. The souvenir shop is on the left of the hotel . àThe hotel ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What interesting films they are ! >How ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. I often walk from my house to the zoo in fifteen minutes . àIt ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Lan likes English and Maths most . àLan’s ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Remember to write a letter to me . àDon’t …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. My teacher rides a bike to the school everyday . àMy teacher goes ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. My school has fifty teachers and eight hundred pupils . àThere ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. The bananas cost ten thousand dongs . àThe bananas ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Nga is my friend . àI ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. I never go to school late . àI ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… XVI. ViÕt l¹i c¸c c©u sau b¾t ®Çu b»ng tõ (côm tõ) gîi ý sao cho nghÜa cña c©u kh«ng thay ®æi. 1. To learn English is very good. It is ___________________________________________ 2. We cycle to school very morning. Every morning we _______________________________ 3. How long is this river ? What _________________________________________ 4. Mary runs 5 miles in one hour but Jane runs 6 miles. Jane _________________________________________ 5. My brother always drives very carefully. How carefully __________________________________ 6. Nam is 15 years old and Quang is, too Nam and Quang ________________________________ 7. That school has four hundred pupils. There ________________________________________ 8. The day is so fine What_________________________________________ 9. Remember to do your homework. Don’t _________________________________________ 10. A train leaves for Nam Dinh at 7 o’clock every morning. There is _______________________________________ . l¹i c c c©u sau b¾t ®Çu b»ng tõ (c m tõ) gîi ý sao cho nghÜa c a c u kh«ng thay ®æi. 1. To learn English is very good. It is ___________________________________________ 2. We cycle to school. a toothache. → She should …………………………………………………………………… 43. The green dress is cheaper than the black dress. → The black dress ………………………………………………………………… 44. Let’s come to my house after school. →. the stomachache. The stomachache prevented 82. You shouldn’t eat too much meat. You’d 83. How old is your grandpa? What is ? 84. Lan’s parents gave her a bike for her birthday. Lan received 85.