Viet lai cau (so 1)

exercise No. 1

I.
Rewrite the sentences so that the meaning is the same:


1
The trains couldn`t run because of the snow.


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The snow…..…………………………………………………………………………


2
I didn`t arrive in time to see her.


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I wasn`t early…………………………………………………………………………


3
I`m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.


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I apologise..……………………………………………………………………………


4
I haven`t seen that man here before.


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It`s…………..…………………………………………………………………………


5
The furniture was so expensive that I didn`t buy it.


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The furniture was too…………………………………………………………………


6
It was so late that nothing could be done.


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It was too………………………………………………………………………………


7
We couldn`t drive because of the fog.


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The fog prevented………………………………………………………………………


8
Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.


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In spite…………………………………………………………………………………


9
The cake was so hard that I could not eat it.


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It was………...…………………………………………………………………………


10
He failed to win the race.


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He didn`t ………………...……………………………………………………………


11
He would prefer you to pay him immediately.


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He would rather.…………………………………………………………………………


12
He tried to escape but the police stopped him.


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The police prevented him…...…………………………………………………………


13
John began playing the piano ten years ago.


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John has..…..…………………………………………………………………………


14
My mother made these curtains.


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These curtains...…………………………………………………………………………


15
He started investigating the case a week ago.


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He has...…......…………………………………………………………………………


16
"If I were you, I would not trust Nam", she told Hoang.


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She advised…...…………………………………………………………………………


17
She prefer Italian food to French food.


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She`d………....…………………………………………………………………………


18
"I am sorry that I broke the glass", said Hung.


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Hung apologised...……..………………………………………………………………


19
I have never read such a romantic story.


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This is……………...……………………………………………………………………


20
We can`t afford to buy the car.


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The car….…...…………………………………………………………………………


21
We started cooking for the party four hours ago.


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We have……..…………………………………………………………………………


22
"Don`t forget to phone the office" she told him.


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She reminded…………..…...…………………………………………………………


23
We spent five hours getting to HaLong Bay.


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It took…..…..…………………………………………………………………………


24
They last visited me five years ago.


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They haven`t..…………………………………………………………………………


25
People say that he beats his wife.


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It is......…......…………………………………………………………………………


26
He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his work.


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No sooner…...…………………………………………………………………………


27
Walking in the rain gives him pleasure.


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He enjoys…....…………………………………………………………………………


28
It took a long time for them to decide to get married.


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They……….....……..………………………………………………………………


29
She just had time to put up her umbrella before the train came down.


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No sooner………...……………………………………………………………………


30
The last time it snowed here was six years ago.


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It…….….…...…………………………………………………………………………



















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