1 It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day
-> Minh spends
2 Because Nam was sick yesterday, he couldn't go to school
-> Because of
3 We were late for school because of the heavy rain
-> because it
4 My mother used to make us clean the house
->
5 " I'm wrking in a restaurant , and don't care much for it " she said 
-> she said 
6 No one in my class is more intelligent than Lan (the) 
-> 
7 We have to follow more than ten stages . We can make a simple conical hat ( so that) 
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8 It's two years since I last spoke to her ( I haven't )
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9 We have learnt english for many years ( I started )
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10 My daughter has studied english for two years (ago)
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11 It reined heavily . We cancelled the trip to the famous Bat Trang village (since) 
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12 She wants to buy that village but it's too far expensive for her (wishes )
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13 " If I were you, I would buy that beautiful house " , Lan said (advised)
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