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Exercise 1: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. It isn't necessary to finish the work to day.
You don't ................................................................................................................................
2. Sally finally managed to get a job.
Sally finally succeeded ...........................................................................................................
3. That's the last time I go to that restaurant.
I certainly.............................................................................................................................................
4. "I advise you to take a holiday," the doctor continued.
You'd ....................................................................................................................................................
5. If you don't rest yourself you really will be ill.
Unless .................................................................................................................................................
6. I should like someone to take me out to dinner.
What I should ..............................................................................................................................
7. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
Martin's poor ..................................................................................................................................
8. They'll have to take the dog on holiday with them.
They can't leave ..............................................................................................................................
9. My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up.
The break-up of the marriage .................................................................................................
10. I can't believe that he passed the exam.
I find...........................................................................................................................................................
Exercise 2: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. This is the fastest way to get to the city center.
There ....................................................................................................................................................................................
2. If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him.
He is the most ..................................................................................................................................................................
3. We arrived too late to see the first film.
We didn't ............................................................................................................................................................................
4. "Would you mind not smoking in here?"
I'd rather ...............................................................................................................................................................................
5. He wrote the letter in two hours.
It took .....................................................................................................................................................................................
6. "Why don't we go out for a walk?"
My father suggested ............................................................................................................................................................
7. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast.
Though .................................................................................................................................................................................
8. I was very interested in our conversation.
It was interesting ......................................................................................................................................................
9. Why did you do that ?
Whatever .......................................................................................................................................................................?
10. These bookshelves are my own work.
I made ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Exercise 3: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. I don't play tennis as well as you do.
You .....................................................................................................................................................
2. I haven't been to the dentist's for two years.
It's ......................................................................................................................................................
3. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.
She never .........................................................................................................................................
4. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university.
After ..................................................................................................................................................
5. It's not worth living to make her change her mind.
There's ............................................................................................................................................
6. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.
He denied .........................................................................................................................................
7. Is this the only way to reach the city centre?
Isn't there .........................................................................................................................................?
8. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
At no time ...........................................................................................................................................
9. It's my opinion that you should take more exersise.
If I...........................................................................................................................................................
10. I was going to leave, but because of what he said, I didn't.
She persuaded .....................................................................................................................................
Exercise 4: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. He was very sorry that he didn't see Andrey on her trip to London.
He greatly regretted.....................................................................................
2. It's thought that the accident was caused by human error.
The accident is ...........................................................................................
3. "Will you be visiting the Taj Mahal when you go to India?" he asked Elizabeth.
He asked .................................................................................................
4. "Ithink you should try the chicken Marengo," said the waiter.
The waiter recommended ........................................................... ..................
5. This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted.
I have ........................................................................................... ......
Exercise 5: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. The questions are so easy that everyone can answer them.
They're such ................................................................................................
2. The boy will receive some money to continue his study. His parents died in a traffic accident
The boy whose ..........................................................................................................
3. They are producing motorbikes in Vietnam.
Motorbikes are ..............................................................................................
4. I wasn't there yesterday, so I didn't know who he was.
If I ............................................................................................................
5. If you do not try hard, you can't pass the examination.
Unless .........................................................................................................
6. They spent more money, they had to work harder.
The more .....................................................................................................
7. People thought that the cover was made of iron.
The cover ....................................................................................................
8. He went to London. He had lived there when he was a boy.
He went to London where ..................................................................................
9. Jane was absent from class because of her sickness.
Because Jane was ............................................................................................
10. The package was too heavy for Peter to carry.
The package was so ..........................................................................................
Exercise 6: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. You should take the train instead of the bus.
If .....................................................................................................
2. I'm sure that someone forgot to lock the door.
Someone must .....................................................................................
3. They bought this house ten years ago.
They have .........................................................................................
4. The course finished with a big party.
At the end .........................................................................................
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.
Despite .................................................................................................
7. The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened.
No sooner ..........................................................................................
8. You feel tired now because you didn't sleep very well last night.
Had .................................................................................................
9. When did you start the project?
How long ..........................................................................................
10. Their wedding will be held in a lovely church.
The church .........................................................................................
Exercise 7: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. My father used to play football when he was young.
My father doesn't ........................................................................................
2. Jane gave me a present on my last birthday.
I was .......................................................................................................
3. "Let's go swimming"
She suggests ..............................................................................................
4. "Would you like a cup of coffee?"
He .........................................................................................................
5. We got lost in the jungle because we didn't have a map.
If we had .................................................................................................
6. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
I haven't seen ............................................................................................
7. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Namdinh.
It takes .................................................................................................
8. It's a pity you didn't tell us about this.
I wish .....................................................................................................
9. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
The owner ................................................................................................
10. The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was very rough.
The sea was too ......................................................................................
Exercise 8: Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same
1. When did you first know him?
How ...............................................................................................................................................................
2. Their trip lasted three day.
They had ......................................................................................................................................................
3. It may rain hard this afternoon, so take the rain coat with you.
In case ............................................................................................................................................................
4. She had to do the washing up but she didn't.
She forgot......................................................................................................................................................
5. English id easy to learn.
It ......................................................................................................................................................................
6. Don't leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity.
If .....................................................................................................................................................................
7. The furniture was too old to keep.
It was ............................................................................................................................................................
8. Gary is the best guitarist in her class.
No one else ................................................................................................................................................
9. Since the invention of computer, people have saved a lot of time.
Since the computer was ...........................................................................................................................
10. It's necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week.
Everybody ...................................................................................................................................................
Exercise 9: Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same
1 It is necessary to finish the work today.
You need..................................................................................................
2. Sally finally managed to get the job.
Sally finally succeeded..................................................................................
3. This is the last time I go to this restaurant.
I certainly.................................................................................................
4" I advise you to take a holiday," the doctor continued.
You'd....................................................................................................."
5. " If you don't rest yourself you really will be ill
Unless....................................................................................................
6. The doctor told him that he work too hard.
You.................................................................................................
7. Those pictures are beautiful.
How.......................................................................................................
8. It was an interesting film.
What.......................................................................................................
9. What is the weight of your suitcase?
How.......................................................................................................
10. How tall is Peter's father?
What....................................................................................................
Exercise 10: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one:
1. He can't afford to buy the car.
The car..................................... ..............................................................................
2. Shirley didn't begin to read until she was eight.
It wasn't..................................... .................................................................................
3. Mrs. Taylor regretted buying the second –hand washing-machine.
Mrs. Taylor wished................... ..............................................................................
4. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.
It....................................................... ......................................................................
5. Jane is the tallest girl in her class .
Nobody................................................. ......................................................................
6. They couldn't find the manager anywhere .
The manager was........................... ..............................................................................
7. Their teacher is making them study hard .
They ................................................ .....................................................................
8. As I get older , I want to travel less.
The older ....................................... ...........................................................................
9. I have never been to Liverpool in my life .
Never ..................................................... .................................................................
10. My father speaks very little French .
My father speaks hardly ............................... ........................................................... .
I. Find the OPPOSITES of these adjectives to complete the sentences
1. It was very ............kind.............. of you to help me with my homework.
2. Was Mary...........present............... at the tennis game last Sunday?
3. It's..........impolite............. to talk with your mouth full.
4. Sally isn't very ............................ She prefers to listen to other people.
5. Mark is very ...........non-optimistic.............. He always thinks things will get worse!
6. All the student were very ............friendly.............. towards me on my first day at my new school.
7. The match was between two .........unprofessional.................. teams.
8. He decided not to buy the ...........inauthentic.............. watch and wait until he had more money.
9. After waiting over half an hour for the bus, Ben began to get ..........impatient..............
10. It was very ...............generous........... of you to pay for my coffee.
II. Rewrite the following sentences
1. Daisy types really fast
-> Daisy is a fast typist
2. You have worked very hard.
-> This has been worked very hard.
3. There was almost nobody in the cinema
-> There was hardly anybody in the cinema
4. She speaks English fluently
-> She is a fluent english speaker
5. My brother cycles slowly.
-> My brother is a slow cyclist
III. Choose the best answer
1. Where ......... you at 9:00 last night, Mr.Green?
a. have been b. were c. will be d. are
2. I ................................. the dishwasher on when I heard the shot
a. am turning b. turned c. was turning d. turned
3. Now I ......................... for what I said about you. It wasn't true and I shouldn't have said it
a. do apologize b. apologized c. was apologized d. apologizing
4. Tim was tired. He ......................... hard all day
a. has been studying b. studies c. studied d. had been studying
5. She ................ music all day. Now she feel tired
a. has been playing b. is playing c. played d. plays
6. I was sad when I sold my car. I ............................... it for a very long time
a. am running b. were running c. had been running d. have been running
7. ..................... a car when they were living in London?
a. Have they b. Did they have c. Were they having d. Have they had
8. I think you should have that coat ...................... soon
a. cleaned b. being cleaned c. cleaning d. to clean
9. Ted and Amy ...................... for 24 years
a. have been married b. married c. were married d. has been married
10. When the first child was born, they ............................. married for three years
a. have been married b. had been married c. will been married d. will have been married