Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning, beginning in the way shown: 1.. My sister began to study English a year ago.[r]
(1)MORE EXERCISES for the first examination I Use the right form of the verbs below.
1 When I (walk) to work, I saw him
2 Why did you avoid (meet) _ him at the party last night? By the time I arrived at the station the train (leave) _ already James (not attend) our wedding party last year
5 We hoped (help) _ by the teacher
6 Would you mind (lend) _ me your pen? They decided (not sell) _ their old house She managed (open) _ the door Do you mind (not use) _ my phone?
10 When he (drive) to work, he had an accident
11 Before she went to the cinema, she (buy) _ the ticket 12 William (not write) _ to me two weeks ago
13 By the time you came back we (clean) _ your room 14 When she (read) _ books, the phone rang
15 Their parents (not be) at home yesterday
16 We don’t mind (take) _ photographs of your wedding party 17 Peter suggested (go) to Halong for holiday
18 They expected (not meet) him at the airport 191 Would you like (not make) _ noise at night? 20 The police made him (tell) _ the truth 21 Would you mind (show) _ how to use the computer?
22 When I went home my parents (watch) T.V in the sitting room 23 By yesterday they (build) our kitchen
24 They (not attend) _my birthday party yesterday II Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning
1 They allowed him to use their car
They let Before he arrived at the station the train had left
After Peter: “Shall we go to the cinema?”- Maria: “Yes”
Peter and Maria decided Do you enjoy drinking a cup of coffee ?
Would you like After she had done homework she went to school
Before We like playing football with our close friends at weekends
We want To meet your parents is very nice
It is very My parents ask me to have breakfast at home
My parents make I think you should travel by bus
I want you 10 Walking in the rain is her enjoyment
She enjoys 11 It is easy to speak to him
To speak to him 12 After he had bought the ticket he went to the cinema
Before he 13 They want to go shopping on Sunday mornings
They enjoy 14 To read his books is very exciting
It is very 15 Before she went to work she had eaten breakfast
After she 16 He remembers to turn the light off before going out
He doesn’t 17.Jack had left the office before I arrived
When 18.During lunch, someone rang the bell
While I 19.I haven’t been to the dentist for six months
(2)20.She has studied Japanese for years
She began 21.He did all his work and then he went home
After 22.Steven bought a new motorbike, and he saved enough money
Before 23.The guests left and then we tidied the house
When III Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer
1 He does not know much about the project but he is very
A enthusiast B enthusiastic C enthusiasm D enthusiastically She showed her by asking lots of trivial questions
A inexperience B experienced C inexperienced D experience The climax of the New Year _ was a firework display
A celebrate B celebration C celebrator D celebratory
4 By the end of 1962 almost 5, 000 _ from the organization were serving in forty-two countries A volunteers B voluntary C voluntarily D volunteer
5 Several world have come to help poor people and orphans
A organize B organizations C organizational D organization Daisy made me _ him next week
A promise calling B to promise calling C to promise to call D promise to call When I was at secondary school, the boy next to me _ in class
A was always talking B talked always C was talking always D always talked Have you finished the dishes? I need you help me with my homework
A to clean B clean C cleaned D cleaning
9 He was accused of the car two months ago
A steal B having stealing C stolen D having stolen 10 _ in dark colors, the room needed some bright lights
A Having painted B Having been painted C To have been painted D To have painted 11 My aunt had the house decorated
A My aunt had to decorate the house B The house is going to be decorated by my aunt C My aunt has just decorated the house D My aunt had someone decorate the house 12 I think he is not _ our business
A reliable enough to be informed B enough reliable to be informed C reliable enough for being informed D reliable enough being informed 13 _ “Would you like a piece of cake?” _ “ .”
A Yes, I would B Yes, I like C Yes, please D Yes, of course 14 The candles were blown and the food began to arrive
A off B out C down D up
15 _ “Where you think Mike is from?” _ “ _.”
A Maybe he comes from Australia B He lives in Australia C He is Australia.D Australia man, of course 16 The students like that professor’s course because
A there was few or no homework B not a lot of homework
C if there wasn’t a great amount of homework D there was little or no homework 17 The more waste paper we recycle, _
A the fewer trees we preserve B the many trees we preserve C the more we preserve trees D the more trees we preserve 18.After making a tour of Thailand, he _ at Tan Son Nhat airport yesterday
a arrived b arrives c arriving d arrival
19.The hotel is very _ for its pleasant atmosphere
a famed b.famously c famous d fame
20.I’m grateful to him a _ evening
a.wonderful b wonderfully c wonder d.wondering
21.Thank you advising me not to smoke
a to b for c with d by
22.I’m sorry for not accepting your
a invite b inviter c invitation d invited
23.He says he is _ for a foreign company
a work b working c worked d works
24.Tom asks his friend where he _
a lives b live c living d life
25.They have visited many _ places in England
(3)a accepted b accepting c accept d.to accept 27.Peter felt very _ because he didn’t pass the final examination
a.disappointment b.disappointing c.disappointed d.disappointedly 28.Your house is bigger than _
a.me b.my c.mine d I
29.I wish John here now
a are b.was c.being d be
30.He would pass the examination if he worked
a hard b good c fine d hardly
31.Here is the factory in which _ father works
a he b hers c them d my
33.I’m looking forward to getting a scholarship for study
a.to b many c a lot d further
34.It was his that caused him to lose his job
a.lazy b laze c lazily d laziness
35.Who is for taking out the garbage – the husband or the wife?
a responsible b responsibly c responsibility d irresponsibly IV Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
When Diana got off the train, there was a woman waiting for her on the platform “Are you Diana?” she asked, “(31) _ a car waiting for you outside.” Diana was not very surprised, (32) _ she thought that her aunt (33) _ have been too busy to meet her (34) _ the station Although she did not recognize the woman, who was dressed very formally, and had a small briefcase under her arm, she was so tired after the journey that she was happy to get into the car The woman, however, just said a few words to the driver, and then walked away Diana wondered (35) _ she was “It’s strange that she didn’t even introduce herself,” she thought
31 A There’s B Theirs C Its D Its
32 A so B despite C too D as
33 A may B might C should D must
34.A at B to C in D for
35 A whether B who C there D however
V.Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning, beginning in the way shown: My sister began to study English a year ago
My sister has been The film star wore dark glasses so that no one could recognize him
The film star avoided .by wearing dark glasses (Passive) Would you please lend me a hand?
Would you mind They don’t want to go to bed early
Their parents make No one wants to be deceived by another person
No one enjoys 6.The boy ran away from the house
She noticed 7.He said that he didn’t want to learn Math
I overheard 8.The policeman told the thief to empty his pockets
The policeman made 9.He left the house early this morning
I heard 10.Maybe the school will ask me to pay some extra money
Do you think the school will make
11.I started working in this hotel six months ago (worked)……… 12.Sue has been in Italy for the last three weeks (went) ……… 13.I met her during my stay in Paris last summer (while) ……… 14.We haven't gone to the cinema for over a year (It's) ……… 15.Sam played tennis yesterday and it was his first game (never) ……… 16.How long is it since they went to Nairobi? (When) ……… 17.Mac Kenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty (By the age) ……… 18.Could you deliver the goods to my house? (delivered) ……… 19.In the middle of our dinner there was a knock at the door (when) ……… VIChoose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1 We are going to study tonight until we will finish this chapter A B C D
2 They let me to borrow their car while they were on holiday A B C D 3.What you use to when you felt afraid ?
A B C D
4 It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words A B C D
(4)A B C D
6 While Mark came home , Martha was watching television A B C D After he had turned of the light, he left
A B C D
8 She sent her parents a telegram as soon as she arrived at New York A B C D
9 He won’t anything until he got our instructions A B C D
10 He never goes home before he has finished his homeworks A B C D
11 As soon as they will phone me, I will contact you A B C D
12 She is a far more serious student now than she used to A B C D
13 On the way home, we saw a lot of men, women and dogs which were playing in the park a b c d
14 It is so an exciting novel that I not want to stop reading it a b c d 15 Could you tell me what the air conditioner use for ? a b c d
16 Television encourages us buying things that we don’t need a b c d
17 They have known each other since a long time a b c d
18.Because the weather was bad , he walked slower a b c d
19.If I had had enough money, I could buy this book yesterday a b c d 20 She told him not to read this book
a b c d 21 He asked me not to closed that door a b c d