English questions 8 - trÇn thÞ ¸nh tuyÕt I Rewrite 1. Alexander Graham Bell invented telephone. ->.Alexander Graham Bell was 2. You went to see the movie Dream City last night , didn’t you ? -> Did 3. Let’s meet inside the center , at the cafe corner. -> How . 4. Sao Mai Movie Theater is near my aunt’s house . -> Sao Mai Movie Theater isn’t 5. I’ll telephone you tomorrow morning . -> I’ll give 6. The table is on the right of the bed . -> The bed 7. You must stay in bed because of your illness. -> You must stay in bed because . 8. It isn’t necessary for you to water that tree everyday. -> You have 9. He failed the exam because of his laziness. -> Because he . 10. The front yard is too small to play soccer. -> The front yard isn’t . 11. I had a cat once , but I don’t any more. -> I used 12. We started living here fifteen years ago . -> We have . 13. The last time she visited me was five months ago. -> She hasn’t 14. It’s a long time since we became close friends. -> We have 15. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to . -> Tam used . 16. How long is it since you used the car ? -> When . 17. ’Please turn down the radio for me.’, said my father . -> My father said . 18. She will be fifteen next week. -> It is her 19. Keeping the environment clean is very important . -> It’s . Thanh Dung secondary school 1 English questions 8 - trÇn thÞ ¸nh tuyÕt 20. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals. -> People 21. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group . -> I’m very sad not 22. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter. -> He was delighted that his 23. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it. -> The time machine . 24. May I turn on the television ? -> Do you mind . 25. Would you mind not using the office phone ? -> I’d 26 . please don’t make any noise ; I’m very tired. -> I’d rather 27. Having a vocation abroad is very interesting . -> It is . 28. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it . -> The water was not 29. This is the best computer I have ever used . -> I have never . 30. Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure . -> My brother enjoys 31 . Have you ever played a computer game before ? -> Is this . 32. Where does she live ? Do you know ………………… 33. My parents don’t want to stay up too late. My parents would ………………………………………………. 34.You can’t read more quickly than I can I can’t …………………………………… ……………………… 35. Thank you for helping me . It was kind ………………………………………………………. 36. They should book early if they want tickets for the concerts. They’d better…………………………………………………… 37. I get a lot of pleasure from reading cookery books. I enjoy………………………………………………………… 38. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away. Do you mind …………………………………………………… 39. Although he had a good salary , he was unhappy in his job. In spite ……………………………………………………… . 40. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges. Apples are not …………………………………………………… 41. I advise you to put your money in the bank . You’d ………………………………………………………… 42 .The cake was so hard that I could not eat it . Thanh Dung secondary school 2 English questions 8 - trÇn thÞ ¸nh tuyÕt It was ……………………………………………………………. 43. He failed in the race . He didn’t ……………………………………………………… . 44 .The train couldn’t run because of the snow. The snow…………………………………………………………. 45 .Barbara is the best tennis – player in the club. No one …………………………………………………………… 46 .Tim will be eighteen next week . It’s Tim’s …………………………………………………….… . 47.What time does Paul have to leave ? -> Do you know what 48. Doing morning exercises is good . -> It is 49. This book is very boring , and so is that one. -> This book is as 50. Thank you for helping me . -> It was kind 51.Staying at home would be better than going out tonight -> I’d rather 52. Mrs. Green told Alice to carry those books back home . -> Mrs. Green had . 53. Robert is a playwright as well as an actor . -> Robert is not only . 54.Where is the dentist’s office ? -> Could you tell me . 55. How many pupils are there in our class ? -> We want to know . 56. Boiling an egg is not difficult . -> It’s 57. I enjoy reading cookery books. -> I get a lot of . 58. This shirt isn’t clean enough for me to wear . -> This shirt is . 59.You can’t understand these thing because you are very young . -> You aren’t . 60. When did you go to bed yesterday ? -> What Thanh Dung secondary school 3 English questions 8 - trÇn thÞ ¸nh tuyÕt II CHANGE THE ACTIVE INTO TH E PASSIVE 1. People drink a great deal of tea in England. . 2. Someone has locked this door. . 3. Look ! Helen is carrying a basket of pears. . 4. This team will win the prize by any means. . 5. When she had taken off her coat , she hung it up. . 6. The hot sun dried up the pools . . 7. You may hand in the answers now. . 8. By the end of the day the party will have set up the big tent. . 9. People have laughed at the joke for many years. . 10. They heard him make an interesting remark . . 11. I can assure you will arrange everything in time . . 12. Why don’t you have an optician test your eyes ? . 13. Have you counted the money ? . 14. Last night the visitors ate all the cakes. . 15. They have brought most of these thongs from London. . 16. Tom and Bill are painting the fence over there. . 17. You must finish your homework before 9 o’clock. . 18. No one helped her to solve that problem . . 19. Jane doesn’t drink tea very often. . Thanh Dung secondary school 4 English questions 8 - trÇn thÞ ¸nh tuyÕt 20. Someone had asked me to give a talk about my country. . 21. David’s going to be given a big surprise. . 22. Considerable damage has been caused by the fire. . 23. Why was the house built so close to the road? . 24. The old theatre is being pulled down . . 25. People speak English all over the world. . 26. I haven’t seen him for 3 month. . 27. Who wrote this article ? . 28. Nobody has used this bicycle for many years . . 29. You have to give the book back . . 30. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music. . 31. Farmers cut rice during the harvest. . 32. You must give more care to your work . . 33. I have seen that play three times. . 34. No one like reading that book . . 35. They are setting up a new theatre. . 36. The smell of fresh paint greeted hundreds of pupils. . 37. They have just seen the new teachers in the school yard. . 38. He doesn’t admire this actor. . 39. Did the cartoon attract the children ? . 40. They were selling tickets when the match started. . Thanh Dung secondary school 5 English questions 8 - trÇn thÞ ¸nh tuyÕt Iii REPORT THESE S PEECHES 1. ’ Please lend me your dictionary , Quang’ said Hoa . . 2. ’ Can you help me with my homework ?’ Minh said to her sister. . 3. ’ You should practice speaking English everyday ,’ the teachers said. 4. ’ You shouldn’t translate each sentence into Viet Nam’ , my brother told me . 5. ’ Please repeat what you have said ,’ Tim said . 6. ’ Can you turn down the radio ?’ Miss Jackson said to Mary. 7. ’ Can you explain this word to me ?’ Trang asked Hue 8. Please don’t talk during the test .’ Mrs. Lan said to the student . 9. ’ You should concentrate on your lesson’ Mr. Van told me . 10 . ’ Could you speak more slowly ?’ I asked the foreigner. 11. My mother said , ’ Tom is not old enough to work in the workshop. 12. Alice said ,’ There are also equipment for girls in the workshop. 13. Mr. green said , ’ I’ll have Tom repair thing 14. Tom said , ’ I don’t have an opportunity to do woodwork .’ 15. Our teacher said , ’ The earth moves around the sun .’ 16. Bod said , ’I’ll help you.’ . 17. Mary said ’ I want a cornflake.’ . 18. Susan said , ’ I have to go shopping’ . 19. They said , ’ We go school in the morning .’ . 20.Paul said , ’ My mother is sewing a new shirt for me.’ . Thanh Dung secondary school 6 . 27. Having a vocation abroad is very interesting . -> It is not 29. This is the best computer I have ever used . -> I have never .