Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones

II. Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones

1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.

1. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.

2. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.

3. We wrote to each other eight years ago.

4. We have been writing to each other for eight years.

1. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lessons.

1. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.

2. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.

3. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.

4. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.

3. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.

A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.

B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.

C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.

D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.

4. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.

1. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.

2. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.

3. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years.

4. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.

5. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.

1. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.

2. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

3. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.

4. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

III. Find a mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1. Caroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.

                        A           B                    C                            D

2. We will be cycled to Hoa’s village at this time next Sunday.

                 A                         B                        C                  D

3. What will you do when your friends won’t come ?

                 A          B    C                                 D

4. Someone was knocking at the door when I was doing the washing up.

            A             B                                                 C                    D

5. My friend didn’t drink any beer since we came to live here.

                             A                           B             C         D

6. We have written to each other when we were in primary school.

              A                          B            C             D

7. After hard-working days, I went to bed and had had a good sleep.

                  A                               B                        C                      D

8. Did he go to the pop concert next weekend for a change?

      A         B                                          C                    D

9.When I turned on laptop, I was shocked to find spywares, and I delete them all. 

                     A                           B                   C                                     D

IV. Choose the best answer A B C or D

1. Never talk to the driver while he ………. .

a. will be driving b. will drive c. drives d. is driving

2. I will tell you it is good or not after I ………. it. 

a. try b. am trying c. have tried d. will try

3. Tom ………. his room before we arrived.

a. is repainting b. was repainting

c. has been repainting d. had repainted

4. We ………. for going home when it began to rain.

a. are preparing b. were preparing

c. will be preparing d. have prepared

5. When I last saw him, he ………. in London. 

a. has lived b. is living c. was living d. has been living

6. Christopher Columbus American ………. more than 500 years ago. 

a. discovered b. has discovered

c. had discovered d. had been discovering

7. I ………. in the room right now.

a. am being b. was being c. have been being d. am

8. I ………. to New York three times this year.

a. have been b. was c. were d. had been

9. Jack ………. the door.

a. has just opened b. open c. have opened d. opening

10. Almost everyone ………. for home by the time we arrived.

a. leave b. left c. leaves d. had left