I. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same.

1. She eats more chocolate than I. I …………………………………………………………….

2. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework. Vinh is ……………………………………………………

3. Keeping the environment clean is very important. It’s……………………………………………………

4. No one helped Lan to do the homework.Lan ………………………………………………………

5. It’s three years since I last spoke to her. I haven’t………………………………………………

6. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to. Tam used …………………………………………

7. How long is it since you used the car? When ………………………………………………

8. We started living here 15 years ago. We have……………………………………………….

9. Let’s meet inside the center ,at the cafe corner?How…………………………………………………….

10. Nam is very strong, he can do heavy work. Nam is strong …………………………………………

11. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea.

It’s interesting that...............................................................................

12. He hasn’t come back to his home village for over 20 years now.

It’s............................................................................................................................................

13. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen. I have never..........................................................................

14. Please don’t interrupt me while I am speaking. I’d rather....................................................................

15. Get up now or you’ll be late for school.If.........................................................................................

16. The last time we met each other was ten years ago.

We haven’t...............................................................................................................................

17. Finding accommodation at busy time in Da Lat is difficult .

It’s...........................................................................................................................................

18. Originally, tennis was an indoor game. Tennis used.................................................................................

19. My father prefers living in the countryside to living in the city.

My father likes........................................................................................................................

20. Nobody in my class is as intelligent as Lan. Lan is...................................................................................

21. Have you ever played a computer game before?

Is this....................................................................................................................................

22. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.

The Statue ...............................................................................................................................

23. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.

The water wasn’t.....................................................................................................................

24. He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the Internet for ages.

It’s ages...................................................................................................................................

25. People should stop experiments on animals. Experiments...............................................................

27. You forgot to turn off the TV last night, didn’t you?

You didn’t.....................................................................................................................................?

28. Despite his age, Mr. Thanh runs five kilometres every morning.

Even..................................................................................................

29. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.

  Not until.........................................................................................................................................

30. When he is asked about his past, he hates it.

He hates..........................................................................................................................................

33. “It’s time we went to bed” they said. (Rewrite, using reported speech)

.......................................................................................................................................................

34. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.

The bank manager ........................................................................................................................

35. She hasn’t been to Ho Chi Minh City for three years.

The last..........................................................................................................................................

36.  I cleaned the floor then I went to bed.

After...............................................................................................................................................

39. Tom works hard as a student àTom …………………………………………

40. It is good exercise to run a mile a day à Running ……………………………………………………

41. It’s a great pleasure to be with you. à Being …………………………………………………

42. We didn’t see her at all. à She …………………………………………………

43. Tom is not as tall as Peter  à Peter ……………………………………………………