C. WRITING
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words give.
1. The distance from my house to school is about
I. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words give.
1. The distance from my house to school is about 500 metres. (It)
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2. My father went to work by car some years ago, but now he goes by bus. (used to)
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3. The distance from Ha Noi to Can Tho is about 1,877 kilometres. (It)
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4. What is the distance between Hue and Da Nang? (how)
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5. There wasn't much traffic when I was small. (used to).
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6. My uncle drove carelessly some years ago, but now he doesn't. (used to)
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7. The distance between Ho Chi Minh City and Vung Tau is about 120 km. (It)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. II. Make questions for the underlined parts.
1. Most of my classmates go to school by bicycle.
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2. It is about three kilometres from my house to the nearest town.
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3. The students are leaning road signs in the schoolyard.
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4. There are often traffic jams in the city centre in the rush hour.
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5. My father used to go fishing in the pond near the woods.
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6. Trung usually rides his motorbike very carefully.
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III. Write the sentences using the words and phrases given.
1. We/ used/ school / foot.-> .....................................................................................................................
2. It /about / 30 km/ my town/ Ha Long Bay/ -> …………………………………………………..........
3. My family/ used/ go / holiday / seaside / summer/.
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4. How/ long / it / take/ you/ Ha Noi / Sa Pa/?
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5. There / used / be / a factory / town centre / but/ it / move/ the/ suburbs/.
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6. You/ must / learn / about / road safety/ before/ riding/ your/ bike/ road/.
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IV. Write a paragraph about traffic problems in your city/ your town (from 80 to 100 words)
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1. He is too young to go to school.
-> He is not old enough to go to school
2. Her hair is long, straight and black.
-> She has long straight black hair
3. What does he do?
-> What is his job?
4. He'd rather play football than tennis.
-> He prefers playing football to tennis
5. We have quite different characters.
-> Our characters are quite different
6. Lan is not as clever as Huong.
-> Huong is cleverer than Lan
7. The water is so dirty that he can't bathes his eyes.
-> The water is not clean enough for him to bath his eyes
8. He isn't allowed to ride a motorbike because he is too young.
-> He is not old enough to be allowed to ride a motorbike.
1. He is not old enought to go to school
2. She has long, straight and black hair
3. What is his job ?
4. He prefers playing football to tennis
5. Our character is quite different
6. Huong is more clever than Lan
7. The water is not clean than he can't bathe is eyes
8. He is not old enought so he isn't allowed to ride a motorbike