C. It is new.                                                D. It is very old and downgrade

VII. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it. (0.5 pt)

1. “I come from a small village in An Chau town” Lan said.

@ Lan said that _______________________________________________________________________.

2.   My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came home.

@ Before ____________________________________________________________________________.