X. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning
1. It has been years since we last traveled abroad.
=>We haven’t.......................................................................
2. I haven’t watched TV for a week.
=>The last..............................................................................
3. The Khmer King chose Phnom Penh as the new capital in the 1400s.
=>Phnom Penh _____________________________________________________
4. We bought this house two years ago.
=>We have.............................................................................
5. We have never met him before.
=>It’s the................................................................................
1. She doesn’t know the way to the mosque on this street.
=>She wishes ________________________________________________________________
7. The Vietnamese celebrate Lunar New Year around January or February.
=>Lunar New Year ___________________________________________________
8. He never comes to school on time.
=>I wish ________________________________________________________________
9. Mai can’t visit her pen pal in Malaysia.
=>Mai wishes ________________________________________________________________
10. People recycle used plastic things to save natural resources.
=>Used plastic ______________________________________________________
11. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
=>The Statue of Liberty ___________________________________________________
12. She can’t get into the habit of studying every evening.
=> She can’t get used _______________________________________________________________________
13. Their old house isn’t near the West Lake.
=>They wish ________________________________________________________________
14. He’s sorry he often gets bad marks.
=>He wishes ________________________________________________________________
15. It’s a pity I don’t have time for my hobby.
=>I wish ________________________________________________________________
16. What a pity! We cannot try all the special food of the village.
=>We wish ________________________________________________________________
17 .We expect children not to talk during the examination.
=>Children ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
18. My younger brother always makes noise when he comes home from school.
=>I wish ________________________________________________________________
19. Minh does not speak English as well as Lan.
=>Minh wishes ________________________________________________________________
20. She bought that television two weeks ago.
=> She has_______________________________________________________________________
21. It has been ten years since Nam stopped playing the guitar.
=> Nam hasn’t_______________________________________________________________________
22. Scientists have carried out extensive research into renewable energy sources.
=> Extensive research_______________________________________________________________________
23. You haven’t done your homework, have you?
=> It’s time you_______________________________________________________________________
24.Someone will close a whistle if there is an emergency.
=>A whistle …………………………………………………………………………………………………
45. She has worked as a secretary since she left school.
=> She began _______________________________________________________________________
26. Tom passed the test easily.
=> Tom had no _______________________________________________________________________
27.You mustn’t touch this button while the experiment is in progress.
=>This button ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
28.Someone was carrying the bomb to safe place when it explored.
=>The bomb…………………………………………………………………………………………………
29.They pointed out his mistakes to him.
=>His …………………………………………………………………………………………………
30. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
=>The Statue ______________________________________________________
31. People often make rice cakes in Tet holidays.
=>Rice cakes ____________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning
1. I gave up smoking 10 years ago
I used______to smoke 10 years ago____________________________
2. I walked to school in 20 minutes
It took_____20 minutes to walk to school_________________________
3. During dinner, the phone rang
While I_____was having dinner, the phone rang______________________
4. Jack is not old enough to ride a motorbike
Jack is too_____young to ride a motorbike ____________________________
5. It took him an hour to solve that exercise
He solved_____that excercise in an hour_______________________________
6. Who does this book belong to ?
Whose_____is this book?_____________________
7. Children like cartoons than nawsreels
Children prefer___________cartoons to nawsreels_______________
8. Japanese is diffcult. Is chinese, too?
Is Chinase______as difficult as japanese?__________________
9. Nam is very young . He can't drive a car
Nam isn't____told enought to drive a car_______________________
10. We took up a map with us on the journey. We didn't want to get lost ( so as to)
We took up a map with us on the journey so as not to get lost
1. I gave up smoking 10 years ago
I used__________to smoke 10 years ago________________________
2. I walked to school in 20 minutes
It took______________me 20 minutes to walk to school ______
3. During dinner, the phone rang
While I_______was having dinner,the phone rang _____________
4. Jack is not old enough to ride a motorbike
Jack is too____________young to ride a motorbike___________
5. It took him an hour to solve that exercise
He solved________that exercise in an hour_______________
6. Who does this book belong to ?
Who_______is the owner of this book___________________
7. Children like cartoons than nawsreels
Children prefer___________cartoons to nawsreels_______________
8. Japanese is diffcult. Is chinese, too?
Is Chinese______as diffcult as Japanese ____________
9. Nam is very young . He can't drive a car
Nam isn't_____________old enough to drive a car______________
10. We took up a map with us on the journey. We didn't want to get lost ( so as to)
We took up a map with us on the journey so as to not get lost