Luyện tập HS giỏi AV 9 - 074

WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first:
1. We couldn`t drive because of the fog.
( The fog prevented ___________________________
2. I`m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
( I apologized ________________________________
3. "Why don`t you put a better lock on the door, Trang?" said Mai.
( Mai suggested ______________________________
4. They have built a new hotel in Bac Giang since 2006.
( A _________________________________________
5. Please don`t say things like that.
( I wish ______________________________________
6. Huong last wrote to her pen pal five months ago.
( Huong hasn`t _________________________________
7. "Do your grandparents still live in Nha Trang now?" said Nam to me.
( Nam asked ________________________________
8. John lives in a small flat and he doesn`t like it.
( John wishes ______________________________
9. "What kind of books do you like best, Linda?" asked Peter.
( Peter asked _______________________________
10. You must do this exercise carefully.
( This exercise ________________________________
11. Lan had some friends carry her luggage to the station.
( Lan had her luggage __________________________
12. Mai is both industrious and intelligent.
( Mai is not only _______________________________
13. He can’t speak French. I can’t speak French.
( Neither _____________________________________
14. We don’t have a garden, so we can’t grow vegetables.
( If we _______________________________________
15. His house is more expensive than yours.
( Your house __________________________________
16. They will ask her about her new job.
( She ________________________________________
17. The man will die if nobody sends him for a doctor,
( Unless ______________________________________
18. They built this school two years ago.
( This ________________________________________
19. “Don’t make noise in class!” The teacher said to them.
( The teacher told me ___________________________
20. We will meet him at the station.
( He _________________________________________
21. Phuong cannot run as fast as her friend.
( Phuong wishes ________________________________
22. She asked me “Why do you have to do this work?”
( She asked me __________________________
23. The remark was so unexpected that she didn’t know what to say.
( It was ________________________________
24. You`re the worst guitarist in the world.
( No one _______________________________
25. He didn’t remember anything about it, and neither did she.
( He forgot _____________________________
26. I wish I had applied for that job.
( It is a ________________________________
27. As I didn’t know all the facts I rang the police.
( If ____________________________________
28. "You can leave early" Mr. Minh said to Hai
( Mr. Minh _______________________________
29. It doesn’t need to be finished this afternoon.
( It isn’t _________________________________
30. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
( The owner ______________________________
31. Jenny does not play tennis as well as she used to.
( Jenny used ______________________________
32. The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t push it open.
( The door was too _________________________
33. You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa.
( If you ___________________________________
34. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.
( She left the room ___________________________
35. John is fat because he eats so many chips.
( If _______________________________________
36. Ba’s parents were here last week and give us a present.
( Ba’s parents, ______________________________
37. Although Hoa felt tired, she stayed up late talking to us.
( Despite __________________________
38. It was a hot day so we had lunch outside in the garden.
( It was such __________________________
39. It’s ages since I last saw a good cowboy film.
( I haven’t __________________________
40. I’ve been working for this company for ten years.
( I started __________________________
41. People can find a cure for cancer in the near future.
( A cure __________________________
42. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.
( He enjoys __________________________
43. “Do you often get home after 10.30 p.m.?” she asked me.
( She asked __________________________
44. Unless we reduce the use of electricity, we’ll have to pay more this month.
( If we __________________________
45. Computers are used to design new models.
( People __________________________
46. “When are you moving in?” Mrs. Smith asked.
( Mrs. Smith asked __________________________
47. Minh last wrote to his pen pal three months ago.
( Minh hasn’t __________________________
48. They held the 22nd SEA Games in Vietnam in 2003.
( The 22nd SEA Games __________________________
49. It’s a pity your friend isn’t at this party.
( I wish __________________________________
50. They’ve been living here for six years now .
( They moved ______________________________