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English writing

1. When she walked along the riverside, she met her old friend.
- Walking ______________________________________________________________
2. She is very happy to succeed in her examination.
- It ____________________________________________________________________
3. You are advised to speak only English during the course.
- We want _________________________________________________________________
4. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
- Oranges _________________________________________________________________
5. “Why don’t I get a computer?” thought the office manager.
- The office manager wondered ________________________________________________
6. Could you turn the radio down, please?
- Would you mind _____________________________________________?
7. How long is it since they bought the house?
- When ____________________________________________________________________
8. Sitting in a same place so long is uncomfortable.
- It ________________________________________________________________________
9. Apples are sold on the street corner.
- They_________________________________________________________________________
10. You didn’t join in the match, _____________? (Add the tag question)
11. I asked someone to make a new dress. (Change into causative form)
12. I speak English well. Mai speaks English well. (Combine onto one sentence, using “as…… as……”)
13. He is too ill. He could not go to school. (Combine onto one sentence, using “so……… that…….”)
14. Today is (hot) _______________ day of the year. (Supply the superlative of the adjective)
15. A new house will be built next year. (Change into the Active voice)
16. We have learnt English for three years. (Change into the Passive voice)
17. Mary goes home. She sees her mother. (Combine these pairs of sentence into a simple one)
17. Mr. Brown is very happy to speak English to his students everyday.
- It _____________________________________________________________________________
19. Thousands of people have to build that castle for him for years.
- That castle ______________________________________________________________________
20. It is possible for Robert to learn English in four years to be able to go abroad.
- Robert finds _____________________________________________________________________
21. She has never read this book before.
- It is ____________________________________________________________________________
22. He failed in the examination last year.
- He did not ______________________________________________________________________
23. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.
- She left _______________________________________________________________________
24. I started work for the company a year ago.
- I’ve _________________________________________________________________________
25. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
- This is the first _________________________________________________________________
26. His parents made him study for his exam.
- He was made __________________________________________________________________
27. I don’t really want to go to the museum.
- I’d rather _____________________________________________________________________
28. The fire has destroyed many houses.
- Many houses __________________________________________________________________
29. May I borrow your pen?
- Would you mind ________________________________________________________________?
30. My mother made these curtains.
- These curtains ___________________________________________________________________
31. It isn’t necessary to shout.
- You need _______________________________________________________________________
32. We spent two hours getting to London.
- It took _________________________________________________________________________
33. This is his first visit to England.
- He is __________________________________________________________________________
34. Walking in the rain gives him pleasure.
- He enjoys ______________________________________________________________________
35. Travelling by plane is much more expensive than travelling by train.
- Travelling by train _______________________________________________________________
36. It was a bit difficult to get into work this morning.
- Getting ________________________________________________________________________
37. Most of a child’s time is spent in playing.
- A child spends ______________________________________________________________
38. I last saw my sister in 1999.
- I haven’t ___________________________________________________________________
39. My father is shorter than me.
- I am _______________________________________________________________________
40. I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you.
- I wish _____________________________________________________________________
41. The police have just released John.
- John _______________________________________________________________________
42. The dog was taken for a walk by Tony.
- Tony ________________________________________________________________________
43. Talking isn’t allowed during the exam.
- You _________________________________________________________________________
44. I haven’t got money to take you out.
- If I had ______________________________________________________________________
45. I began learning Chinese two years ago.
- I have _______________________________________________________________________
46. I lived in Germany when I was a child.
- I used _______________________________________________________________________
47. Her sisters always made her go to bed early.
- Her sisters never let ____________________________________________________________
48. Mrs. Green is the owner of that car.
- That car _______________________________________________________________
49. We’d better buy a new cooker.
- It’s time _______________________________________________________________
50. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.
- The date _______________________________________________________________
51. Tom doesn’t play football anymore.
- Tom used _____________________________________________________________
52. The fight to Paris lasted three and a half hours.
- It took _________________________________________________________________
53. When were you born? – What’s _________________________________________?
54. He has been collecting stamps for five years.
- He started ______________________________________________________________
55. “You can’t park here. There is traffic jam in this area”
- The policeman said that ___________________________________________________
56. You shouldn’t ride