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 ____________________________________________________________
1. He has never been late for work.
- It's....the first time he has been late for work..
2. The man is my new boss. He is talking to the lady over there.
- The man...talking to the lady over there is my new boss.....
3. "Does Mr. Pike live here?" the postman asked the boy.
- The postman asked the boy .....if Mr. Pike lived there....
4. He didn't say anything like a dumb boy
- He kept silent as though....he was a dumb boy
5. If you want my advice I would forget about meeting her this evening.
- If I........were you, I would forget about meeting her this evening*đề hơi sai*.
6. On arrival at the airport please go straight to the check-in desk.
- When....you arrive at the airport, please go straight to the check-in desk....
7. I was sorry that I didn't know how to explain it to my parents
- I wish ...I had known how to explain it to my parents.........
8.I've never heard a question as silly as this one
- It's the....silliest question I've ever heard.....
9. The book was so interesting that people couldn't put it down.
- It was ....such an interesting book that people couldn't put it down....
10.He hasn't written to me for a long time.
- The last time .....he wrote to me was a long time ago....
11.I will only phone him if I change my mind.
- I won't......phone him unless I change my mind....
12.My family sat around the table talking after the end of the film
- After the film.had ended, my family sat around the table talking..