Bai tap HSG- writing 1- 2008.doc

WRITING SKILL 1 A – SENTENCE ORDER A Rearrange the words to create meaning sentences: 1 You/ do/ watch/ usually/ T.V/ every night ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 me/ my name/ he/ where/ born/ was/ I ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Tom/ his father/ him/ made/ had/ for/ the toy ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 had/ you/ it/ time/ is/ hair/ your/ cut/ high ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 mind/ if/ would/ I/ here/ sat/ you/? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 difficulty/ writing/ English/ in/ have/ I ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7 shortest/ is/ the/ the/ best/ way/ way ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8 kind/ it/ of/ to/ us/ invite/ is/ him/ to/ the/ this evening/ dinner ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 Often/ with/ she/ speaking/ her/ friends/ practices/ English ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 rather/ they/ than/ home/ would/ stay/ at/ out/ go ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 him/ meeting/ I/ seemed/ remember/ to / somewhere ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 everybody/ such/ man/ is/ talented/ admires/ him/ a/ that/ he ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 used/ to I/ holiday/ when/ spend/ my/ child/ when/ in / was/ I/ village/ a ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 didn’t/ her mother/ she/ loved/ although/ her/ so much/ felt/ satisfied ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 not / but/ we/have a talk/ to/ only/ our/ new guests/ also/ a dinner/ have/ with them ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16 that/ you /I / come/ am/ me/ hear/ happy/ will/ Friday/ next/ to/ and/ visit ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17 I/ to say that/ to you/ you have/ passed/ am writing/ I am/ how/ the exam/ happy/ to hear ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18 My/ gave/ a / me/ father/ on/ my/ present/ birthday ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 19 had/ train/ the/ arrived/ left/ I/ just/ when/ gas station/ the ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 me/ your/ information/ as/ give/ possible/ as/ soon ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 21 spent/ I/ all/ repairing/ the/ my/ car/ afternoon ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… B Use the cues to complete the story: Tom /have / terrible experience /last Saturday / / he / get flat tire / the free way he stand/ his car / thirty minutes / but no one / stop so then he / walk / two / miles / a gas station The guy there / drive / him / back /his car / fix / the tire But half an hour later ,the car / break down He / try / get / the engine / start ,but nothing / happen Luckily , some one / stop / help / him / fix / the engine Then he / get in / the car / drive off SKILL 1 B - TRANSFORMATION DRILL 1.He does not play tennis as well as Jack Jack can……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 I did not spend as much money as you You spent…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 I don’t think this book is expensive as it is This book is………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 He is the tallest boy in his class No one in………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………… 5 This is the most interesting film of all No other films are ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 No cars in the world are more expensive than Japanese ones Japanese cars ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7 This exercise is easier than that one That exercise is not…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8 He drives more carefully than Jack does Jack ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 No one in the group plays better than he He can…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 No hotel in the city is as comfortable as this This hotel is the ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 No other cities in the world are as polluted as this one This city are ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 I have never seen a worse film as it is This is……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 I have never read such an interesting book as it is This is…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 Other oceans in the world aren’t as large as the Pacific one The Pacific Ocean is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 All papers are thicker than cigarette paper The cigarette paper is……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16 Jack did the test better than his classmates Jack’s classmates didn’t………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17 He doesn’t work as hard as he used to He used to…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18 I have bought a hat It is very beautiful The hat ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 19 The man is a driver His son is a student The man………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 Do you meet the man? He is very famous Do you……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………? 21 We won/t come to the beach tomorrow We wish ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22 Nam can’t speak English Nam wishes…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 23 My uncle drinks too much wine I wish……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24 He never comes on time They wish………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 25 Tom often went fishing when he lived there Tom used to……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 Jones love to read books Jones enjoys……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27 Will you please open the door” Would you mind……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………? 28 You should stay at home He advices me……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29 He said: “When does the train leave?” He asked me ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30 Hoa said:” Do me a favor, please.” Hoa begged me……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 31 We wrote this letter for two hours It took ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 32 I spend a day painting this house It takes……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 33 The arrange books of fiction on the shelf Books………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 34 Some one must serve the dinner on the plane The dinner………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 35 Dogs are difficult to train It’s………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 36 They think that learning English are not easy They think that it …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 37 The children laughed because of the clown The clown made……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 38 They felt sleepy because of the boring film The boring film ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 39 The weather is too cold for us to go out The weather is so……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The weather isn’t……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 40 The film isn’t interesting for us to see The film is too…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The film is so……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The film is such………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 42 The bags are so heavy that I can’t bring it The bags are too………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I’m not……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………, They are such……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 43 The meeting lasts three days It is a……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 44 The boy was eleven years old He was a…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 45 They are going to have someone make their clothes They are going to have…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 46 I asked my father to fix the ball for me I had my………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I had the………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 47 People said that he was a famous novelist It………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… He ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………