D. WRITING
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. My sister has played the piano for five years.
My sister started
2. Our dog bit the postman.
The postman
3. I’m sorry that I don’t know what to do about the problem.
I wish
4. Mary wrote her composition hours and hours ago.
It’s hours
5. When I was a child we lived in Bristol.
We used
6. My friend won the race.
My friend was
7. I would like you to help me move this table.
Do you mind
8. She’s sorry she can’t play the piano.
She wishes
9. I don’t normally have coffee for breakfast.
I am not used
10. It was breakfast time when Susan rang.
I was
11. Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years.
Maryam and Lan have written
12. Lan took Maryam to Ben Thanh Market yesterday.
Maryam
13. No other city in Malaysia is larger than Kuala Lumpur.
Kuala Lumpur is
14. He learned to drive when he was eighteen.
He has
15. My hometown doesn’t have any lakes.
There
16. Who does this hat belong to?
Whose
17. “Lan, would you like to come and visit me next summer?” Maryam asked.
Maryam invited Lan
18. Lan and Maryam went out. They wanted to have a drink.
Lan and Maryam went out
19. I spent two hours doing my homework.
It took
20. English is a compulsory second language in all secondary schools in Malaysia.
Students have to study English as
1. My sister has played the piano for five years.
My sister started playing the piano 5 years ago
2. Our dog bit the postman.
The postman was bitten by our dog
3. I’m sorry that I don’t know what to do about the problem.
I wish I knew what to do about the problem.
4. Mary wrote her composition hours and hours ago.
It’s hours since Mary wrote her composition
5. When I was a child we lived in Bristol.
We used to live in Bristol when I was a child
6. My friend won the race.
My friend was awarded the first prize of the race
7. I would like you to help me move this table.
Do you mind helping me move this table?
8. She’s sorry she can’t play the piano.
She wishes she could play the piano
9. I don’t normally have coffee for breakfast.
I am not used to having coffee for breakfast.
10. It was breakfast time when Susan rang.
I was having breakfast when Susan rang.
11. Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years.
Maryam and Lan have written to each other for over two years.
12. Lan took Maryam to Ben Thanh Market yesterday.
Maryam was taken to Ben Thanh Market by Lan yesterday
13. No other city in Malaysia is larger than Kuala Lumpur.
Kuala Lumpur is the largest city in Malaysia
14. He learned to drive when he was eighteen.
He has learned to drive since he was eighteen.
15. My hometown doesn’t have any lakes.
There aren't any lakes in my hometown
16. Who does this hat belong to?
Whose's this hat
17. “Lan, would you like to come and visit me next summer?” Maryam asked.
Maryam invited Lan to come and visit her next summer
18. Lan and Maryam went out. They wanted to have a drink.
Lan and Maryam went out to have a drink
19. I spent two hours doing my homework.
It took me 2 hours to do my homework.
20. English is a compulsory second language in all secondary schools in Malaysia.
Students have to study English as a compulsory second language in Malaysia.
1. my sister started playing the piano five years ago
2. the postman was bitten by our dog
3. i wish i knew that to do about the problem
4. it's hours since mary last wrote her composition
5. we used to live in Bristol when i was a child
6. my friend was the winner of the race
7. do you mind helping me move this table ?
8. she wishes she could play the piano
9. i am not used having coffee for breakfast
10. i was having breakfast when susan rang
11. Maryam and lan have written for over two years.
12. Maryam was taken to ben thanh market by lan yesterday.
13. kuala lumpur is the city biggest than in malaysia
14. he has learned to drive since he was eighteen.
There aren't any lakes in my hometown.
Whose hat is this?
Maryam invited Lan to come and visit her the next summer.
Lan and Maryam went out to/in order to/so as to have a drink.
It took me 2 hours to do my homework.
Students have to study English as a compulsory second language in all secondary school in Malaysia.