Rewrite the folowing sentences so that the meaning stays the same, using the words given :.. Huyen’s hair is long, straight and black.[r]
(1)Practice writing skill – class 8 Test
(From Unit one to Unit 4) I Rewite the following sentences without changing the meaning:
1 My family has people
There ……… She is too young to drive a car
She isn’t ……… I received some money from my mother this morning
My mother ……… How beautiful she is !
What ……… It takes Mai thirty minutes to go to school by bike
Mai ……… What is your son’s age ?
How ……… ? Who does this notebook belong to ?
Who ……… ? They had lots of friends when they lived in the country
They used ……… You should look after your daughter carefully
You should take ……… 10 February 16th is my son’s birthday.
My son ……… 11 Miss Luyen rides a motorbike to work everyday
Miss Luyen gets ……… 12 We were late for school because of the heavy rain
Because it ……… 13 The ladder is too short to reach the window
The ladder isn't ……… 14 Is it necessary for him to clean this table?
Does he ……… ……… 15 Riding a bicycle so fast is dangerous
It's ……… 16 When we were small, our family lived in Hai Phong
Our family used ……… 17 Bac couldn't lift the box because he was weak
Bac couldn't lift the box because of ……… 18 How about buying another armchair ?
(2) This exercise isn’t ……… ……… 20 What is your age?
How ……… ? 21 In spite of having different characters, we are close friends
We are close friends although ……… 22 We won't be able to come on Sunday
It will be ……… …… 23 Huyen arrived too late to see the first film
Huyen didn't ……… 24 When is Thanh and Yen’s wedding?
When are ……… 25 She remembered, and so did he
He didn't ……… 26 Duc Anh needs to study harder
Duc Anh doesn’t study ……… 27 It’s very important for us to revise this lesson carefully
We have ……… 28 May I borrow your pen ?
Would you mind……… ? 29 Getting a good job doesn’t interest her
She isn’t ……… 30 No one in the group is more intelligent than Mai
Mai is the ………
Homework
VII Rewrite the folowing sentences so that the meaning stays the same, using the words given :
1 She is too young to see this horror film
She is not ……… Huyen’s hair is long, straight and black
Huyen has ……… What is your mother’s job ?
What does ……… He'd rather play football than tennis
He prefers ……… We have quite different characters
Our characters ……… Nga is not as intelligent as Tam
Tam is The water is too dirty for him to bathe his eyes
The water is not……… No one in my class is more handsome than Nguyen
(3)9 Cuong gave up playing games years ago
Cuong used ……… 10 I used to cry when I was small
I often ……… 11 I did my homework in thirty minutes
It took……… Or I spent ……… 12 My sister used to go out with her friends in the evening
My sister no longer ……… Or My sister doesn’t ……… 13 Who is the owner of this house ?
Who does ……… ?
Who owns ……… ?
Whose ………? 14 Let’s listen to music
How about ……… ? 15 You are a sudent, aren’t you ?
Are ………
Test
(From Unit five to Unit eight)
I Rewite the following sentences without changing the meaning:
1 I last saw Minh six months ago
I haven’t ………
The last time I ………
It’s six months since I last ……… It’s three years since I last spoke to her
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3 The last time Tom visited his uncle was two years ago
It’s ………
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4 Hoa hasn’t written to her parents for three months
The last ………
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5 He has never seen such a wonderful computer before
This is the ……… The last time we ate this kind of food was in January
We haven’t ………
(4)7 He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the Internet for ages
It’s ages since ……… We haven’t seen her since we left university
The last time ………
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9 This is the highest building I have ever seen
I have never ……… 10 No cars in the country are bigger than Mr Ba’s
Mr Ba’s car is ……… 11 It’s three years since we last met Uncle Tam
We haven’t ……… 12 Do you intend to fly to Ho Chi Minh City next Monday
Are you ……….? 13 We started living here in 1995
We have ……… 14 It’s un nesscessary for them to drive so fast
We don’t ……… 15 Trung is the most intelligent student in my class
No one ……… 16 The coffee was too weak to keep us awake
The coffee wasn’t ……… 17 Huong last wrote to her parents two months ago
Huong hasn’t ……… 18 Lan is better at Math than Nga
Nga isn’t ……… 19 This is the best computer I have ever used
I’ve never ……… 20 How long is it since you used the car ?
When ………
How long have ……… …… ? 21 This is the highest building I have ever seen
I have never……… 22 Linh likes the country life more than the city life
Linh prefers ……… 23 No cars in the company are bigger than Mr Ba’s
Mr Ba’s car ……… 24 It’s three years since we last met Uncle Tam
We haven’t ……… 25 Do you intend to fly to Ho Chi Minh next Monda?
Are you ……….? 26 We started living here in 1995
We have ……… 27 It’s unnecessary for us to drive so fast
(5) Trung is ……… 29 The coffee was too weak to keep us awake
The coffee wasn’t ……… 30 Huong hasn’t written to her parents for two months
Huong last ……… 31 How long is it since he bought the computer ?
When did ……… ? 32 I’ve never talked to the headmaster before
It’s the ……… 33 The last time we went to London was two years ago
We haven’t ……… 34 Viet does not play badminton as well as he used to
Viet used ……… 35 There is no building in the city higher than this
This is the ……… 36 My house is as big as Nam’s
My house is the ……… 37 It’s nearly two years since I saw Nhung
I haven’t ……… 38 How long was your light from Hanoi to Bangkok?
How long did it ………? 39 My uncle likes gardening more than fishing
My uncle prefers ……… 40 “Please turn off the radio” Ba said
Ba told Tam ……… 41 “Get up early to learn your lesson, Hung.”, his father said
Hung’s father told ……… 42 My sister doesn’t cook as well as my mother
My mother cooks ……… 43 This shirt is not so expensive as that one
That shirt ……… 44 My father is a more careful driver than I am
My father drives ……… 45 Dung is the most intelligent in this class
No students ……… 46 Cheese has more calories than bread
Bread doesn’t ……… 47 Nam doesn’t speak English as well as Mai
Mai ……… 48 Japanese is difficult Is Chinese, too ?
Is Chinese ……….? 49 The last exercise was difficult This one is easy
This exercise ……… 50 He failed the exam because of his laziness
Because he ……… 51 You don’t need to set off early
It’s ……… 52 I had a cat once, but I don’t any more
(6)53 Minh began to collect stamps in 2000
Minh has ……… 54 It’s a long time since we became close friends
We have ……… 55 The last time she visited me was five months ago
She hasn’t ……… II Rewrite the following sentences into reported speech using “asked”, “said”, “told”
1 “Please lend me your pen”, Thu.” Phuong said
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2 ‘Can you help me with my homework ?”
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3 “You should practice speaking English”