Question

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I. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words give.
1. The distance from my house to  the market is about 200 metres. (It)
2. He went to work by car some years ago, but now he goes on foot. (used to)
3. The distance from Ha Noi to Ha Nam is about 60 kilometres. (It)
4. What is the distance between Thanh Son and Thi Son? (how)
6. My uncle walked  to work some years ago, but now he doesn't. (used to)
7. The distance between  Nam Dinh and Nin Binh is about 90 km. (It)
II. Viết lại câu, sử dụng used to hoặc didn't use to
1. I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed.
=> I used to ……………………………….
2. I quite like classical music now, although I wasn't keen on it when I was younger.
=> I am used to ………………………………………………….
3. I eat ice-cream now, but I disliked eating it when I was a child.
=> I get used to ……………………………………………………………

/ I used to ……………………………………………………………

4. My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army.
=> My brother used ……………………………………………………………
5. Dennis gave up smoking three years ago.
=> Dennis used ……………………………………………………………
6. My parents lived in the USA when they were young.
=> My parents used ……………………………………………………………
7. Jim was my best friend, but we aren't friends any more.
=> Jim used ……………………………………………………………
8. When he was younger, my uncle was a national swimming champion.
=> My uncle used ……………………………………………………………

III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.
1. When I was a child, I used _________ (dream) of being an astronaut.
2. I'm terribly nervous. I'm not used ___________ (speak) to a large audience.
3. It took us ages to get used _________ (live) in an apartment house.
4. Lots of trains used ___________ (stop) here, but not many do now.
5. Didn't Nick use _________ (work) on a building site?
6. I'll have an orange juice, please. I'm not used ___________ (drink) alcohol.
7. David doesn't seem to mind being in hospital. I suppose he's got used _________ (be) there.
8. When Laura was at college, she used ___________ (have) a picture of Elvis Presley on her bedroom wall.
9. There used __________ (be) a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago.
10. When she arrived in Britain, she wasn't used __________ (drive) on the left, but she soon got used to it.

Answer 1

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II. Viết lại câu, sử dụng used to hoặc didn't use to
1. I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed.
=> I used to …have a lot of money but I lost it when my business failed…………………………….
2. I quite like classical music now, although I wasn't keen on it when I was younger.
=> I am didn't use to keen on classical music ……………………………………………….
3. I eat ice-cream now, but I disliked eating it when I was a child.
=>  I didn't used to …eat ice-cream when I was a child…………………………………………………………

4. My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army.
=> My brother used …to have his hair cut short when he joined the army…………………………………………………………
5. Dennis gave up smoking three years ago.
=> Dennis used …to give up smoking three years ago…………………………………………………………
6. My parents lived in the USA when they were young.
=> My parents used to live in the USA when they were young……………………………………………………………
7. Jim was my best friend, but we aren't friends any more.
=> Jim used …to be my best friend…………………………………………………………
8. When he was younger, my uncle was a national swimming champion.
=> My uncle used …to be a national swimming champion…………………………………………………………