I am sorry I don’t have time to come and help you with your homework.. Let’s visit the museum this afternoon..[r]
Trang 1WRITING Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning
1 You should take the train instead of the bus
5 We invited a pop star onto the chat show, but he didn’t turn up
> The pop star _
6 Although she said that she would come, I don’t think she ever will
Trang 2> The owner
20 The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough
> The sea was too
21 When did you first know him?
29 Since the invention of computer, people have saved a lot of time
> Since the computer was
30 It’s necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week
Trang 343 This mobile phone is not as cheap as I thought it would be
> This mobile phone is
44 My brother likes to go swimming better than to play computer games
47 John could not find the way to the hotel
> John was not
48 My motorbike is going to be checked next Sunday
52 The stamps are so beautiful that all of us want to buy them
> They are such _
53 I don’t clean up the apartment today I’m busy
56 I will never forget the day I heard I’d got into my chosen university
The day on
57 Glynn became a social worker to help people less fortune than himself
Trang 461 What we had to do first was decide where to meet
The first thing _
62 There are lots of facilities where we go camping
Trang 5Home computers aren’t _
79 It was a mistake of mine to park outside the police station
83 Your hair needs cutting
It's time you
84 If you run a lot, you'll become healthy
90 I simply fail to understand some of my friends’ attitudes to work
I have some friends
91 He didn't study his lessons very carefully, so he gets bad marks now
94 “Why didn’t you go to the club last night?” the girl said to Jim
The girl asked _
95 The keepers feed the lions at 3 pm every day
Trang 6102 Robert has not had a job for two years.
Robert has been
103 She will complete the work only she is paid extra
She will not
104 I am sorry I don’t have time to come and help you with your homework
109 At the weekend I get up later than during the week
During the week I
110 Yesterday morning my friend Marco arrived before I finished breakfast
Yesterday morning I was
111 Marco told me not to forget my tennis racket
Marco said: “
112 That girl's mother used to work with mine
That's the girl _
113 They think the thief got in through the bathroom window
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119 I haven't enjoyed myself so much for years
It's
120 Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop
All the switches _
121 Although the traffic was heavy, I arrived on time
124 Bill and Peter are too young to ride motor-cycles
Bill and Peter are not _
125 The flood was so high that they had to live on the roofs
It was such _
126 This winter is colder than the last winter
The last winter
127 People all over the country have helped the poor people in the flood region
The poor people _
128 It’s cold in the morning, so the children go to school in heavy clothes
132 I've warned you not to go near that dog
I've warned you about
133 She can meet him if he arrives before eleven
Trang 8152 These young men became doctors after six years training.
After these young men
153 People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D
Trang 9172 Someone has stolen the boss’s car.
The boss has
173 The last time we were here was in 1980
We haven’t _
174 Mrs Wilson says she is sorry she didn’t attend the meeting yesterday
Mrs Wilson sends her apologies
175 It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine
I cancelled _
176 The north west of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast
The annual rainfall _
177 When I arrived in Canberra, I wrote a letter home
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180 I have never seen such a mess in my life!
Trang 11214 He had a weak heart which meant he couldn’t walk very far
His heart was
215 When I was younger, I used to go climbing more than I do now
Now I don’t _
216 England no longer had dreadful fogs
There used
217 By the time we arrive, the other guests will have already started dinner
The other guests will start
218 I would like the school holidays to be longer
I wish
219 He is to blame for his mistake This is very necessary
Trang 12224 Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station?
Does your aunt has _
225 Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish
237 The mountain is very high; we can’t climb it
This mountain is too
238 Are you very tall? Can you reach that picture?
Are you tall
239 A donkey is less beautiful than a horse
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240 She doesn’t usually stay up late
She’s not used
241 If I were you, I’d look for another job
Trang 14263 The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours
Yesterday we did such
264 She is listening to the radio She turned it on at seven thirty
274 She can’t ask intelligent questions She can’t profit from listening to her colleagues
She can neither
275 He spoke English very carefully He spoke very clearly
He not only _
276 Gravity makes ball thrown into the air fall back down
If there weren’t gravity, _
277 Because Faraday’s father was very poor, he couldn’t send Faraday to school
Faraday’s father was too _
278 It is such a boring book that nobody likes it
The book is so _
279 They were so strong that they could lift the rock
Trang 15292 Mackenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty
By the age of twenty, _
293 He stole some money and was arrested for it
297 Somebody opened the door just after she rang the bell
She had hardly
298 People say that he has been all over the world
He is
299 I have to write letters, but I hate it
Trang 16307 I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking too softly
They were speaking
308 The news of her son’s death was a great shock to her
The news that _
309 He had written the problem on the blackboard He solved it
314 They were building a new shopping center when we came
A new shopping center
315 Are they going to demolish these old houses?
Are these old houses
316 It was such bad coffee that he couldn’t drink it
The coffee
317 Weather conditions influence most crops
Most crops are
318 You must not smoke here
Smoking _
319 We had to spend three hours to open the door
Trang 17323 When are the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problem?
It’s high time something _
324 May I borrow your pen?
Would you mind _
325 “I’d take a taxi if I were you?” said Peter
331 John only understood very little of what the teacher said
John could hardly
332 I was sorry I didn’t know how to do it
I wish
333 He didn’t need to be reminded about it
It wasn’t _
334 These shoes will have to be repaired
They will have
335 The children are taken home by bus Their parents work late
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340 Who taught you grammar last year?
By
341 It’s time to prepare lunch
It’s time for _
342 Peter is a careless driver If he doesn’t take more care, he’ll have an accident
Unless _
343 After fighting the fire for 12 hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out
The firemen managed _
344 They made him wait for two hours
352 I’m going to the theatre tomorrow, and I’m really looking forward to it
I’m really looking
353 I wasn’t there at that time
Trang 19365 “Let’s go for a walk in the park”, said Andrews
Andrews suggested that _
366 He wished he hadn’t spent so much money
He was sorry
367 John Speke failed to find the source of the River Nile
John Speke did not succeed
368 Although he did not speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam
375 We couldn’t drive because of the fog
The fog prevented
376 There is no better teacher in this school than Miss Jones
Trang 20Ronald said that _
380 Susan likes staying in hotels but she prefers camping
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400 They believed that the wanted man was living in London
The wanted man _
401 We can’t see most of the stars We don’t use a giant telescope
Unless _
402 His briefcase was too full for the zip fastener to close properly
His briefcase was so
403 He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk
411 I won’t swim in the sea because it’s too cold
The sea is not _
412 Robert says he will never visit Manchester again
Robert says this _
413 I never intended to go to the wedding
417 “If you don’t take it easy, you’ll have another heart attack”, the doctor said to the patient
The doctor warned the patient
418 I know this reporter’s background well and he’s 100% honest
This reporter
419 I’ve never tasted pheasant before
Trang 22422 “You should have waited for us” the team leader said to John
The team leader criticized _
423 I only made that terrible mistake because I wasn’t thinking
If _
424 When the police caught him, he was climbing over the garden wall
The police caught
425 Though the doctor has warned him, he keeps on smoking
In spite
426 The last time it rained was a fortnight ago
It _
427 Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn’t sail
The rough sea _
428 He is thought to be the best player
It is _429.They travelled across India, and then flew on to Korea
After they
430 The police started looking for him for two months ago
For two months now the
431 This holiday is so expensive, I don’t think I can go
It is such _
432 A house in that district will cost you at least £1,000
You won’t be able to _
433 My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year