ENGLISH FOR GOOD STUDENTS12 ( 1 ) DO THI DINH CO LOA HIGH SCHOOL Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using the word given( The
given words must not be altered in any way)

1.” Why don‟t you spend a little time listening to recording of different English accents? ( ADVISED)
2. I can‟t often afford to spend my holiday abroad. ( SELDOM)
3. Never mind your previous failures-try to forget them and think of what your next venture might be!
( BEHIND)
4. The two young men introduced a virus into the computer system. ( ALLEGED)
5. This is an important scheme and we want him to approve. ( APPROVAL)
6. I wouldn‟t object to moving to a larger flat. ( RATHER)
7. The price of coffee has risen 50% since last year. (HIGHER)
8. As a boy, he was a regular churchgoer. (USED)
9. She seemed quite unhappy when I saw her last week. ( …LOOK… AT ALL.)
10. They decided to build a new school immediately. (SHOULD)
11. I go out very little these days. ( HARDLY)
12. “ Could I borrow five pounds from you, Rose?” asked Nick.
→ Nick … lend…
13. Nobody plays this piece as beautifully as he does.
→ He… more … else.
14. I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me .
→ I… say… thankful…
15. People claim that she is the best tennis player of our times. (SAID)
16. Don‟t you regret not learning to swim? ( WISH)
→ Don’t … swim?
17. The telephone rang right after he had left the room.
→ Hardly…
18. It‟s impossible for us to measure the distances between planets because they are very immense.
→ The distances…

We want his approval of / for this important scheme.
6. I wouldn‟t object to moving to a larger flat. ( RATHER) I‟d rather like to move a larger flat.
7. The price of coffee has risen 50% since last year. (HIGHER)The price of coffee is 50% higher than last year.
8. As a boy, he was a regular churchgoer. (USED)
As a boy, he used to (be a regular churchgoer / go to church regularly).
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9. She seemed quite unhappy when I saw her last week. ( …LOOK… AT ALL.)
→ When I saw her last week,( she didn‟t look happy )at all.
10. They decided to build a new school immediately. (SHOULD) A new school should be built.
11. I go out very little these days. ( HARDLY) Hardly do I go out these days.
12. “ Could I borrow five pounds from you, Rose?” asked Nick.
→ Nick ( asked Rose if she could ) lend (him five pounds)
13. Nobody plays this piece as beautifully as he does. → He ( plays) more ( beautifully than anybody) else.
14. I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me .
→ I („d like to )say ( how) thankful ( I am for everything you have done for me.)
15. People claim that she is the best tennis player of our times. (SAID)
He is said to be the best tennis player of our times.
16. Don‟t you regret not learning to swim? ( WISH)
→ Don‟t ( you wish you had learnt ) swim?
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17. The telephone rang right after he had left the room. → Hardly…( had he left the room the telephone rang.)
18. It‟s impossible for us to measure the distances between planets because they are very immense.
→ The distances…( between the planets are so immense that‟s it is …measure them.)
19. A country can not be prosperous if it is not quite independent.
→ Only…( when it is quite independent can a country be prosperous .
20. I didn‟t have enough time to visit the town properly.
→ The time I had…( was too short to visit the town properly.
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21. What exactly am I supposed to have done wrong? ( STAND) What exactly do I stand accused of?
22. Good colour sense is instinctive for some people. ( COME)

9. He‟s so careless that he lost his passport. (IN)
10. Soft lighting usually makes people look younger. ( BY)
11. You don‟t think about me when I‟m not here. ( OUT OF)
12. I‟m sorry, but I don‟t think there any hope for your brother now. ( BEYOND)
13. You have to be eighteen to vote. You‟re not old enough. (UNDER)
14. Alcohol makes some people act very foolishly. ( LIKE)
15. Martin has been living in Holland since 1990. It‟s now 2008. (FOR)
16. I‟m going to give up drinking. Today I‟ll have my last glass of wine. ( AS FROM)

II. Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using the word
given( The given words must not be altered in any way)

1. The hurricane blew the roof the house. → The house…
2. I wasn‟t a bit surprised to hear that Carol had changed her job. → It came…
3. I‟d do anything to be able to travel to China. → There’s…
4. It was two years ago at the end of this week that I started working here . . → At the end
5. The weather forecast was inaccurate, so we didn‟t take the right here.
→ Had the weather forecast…
6. You should have an early night, so that you don‟t feel tired. → So precautions.
7. Fischer will require bottlers to use water that Fischer specifies. → Bottlers…
8. The dress was so tempting that I bought it. → I couldn’t resist…
9. The passengers don‟t realize how lucky they have been. → Little…
10. You must not leave important documents lying around. (ACCOUNT)
11. You don‟t seem very well. Take a few days holidays. ( RUN)
12. It‟s age since that telephone worked properly. ( ORDER)
13. Do you think you could come to the point ? I‟m in a hurry. (BUSH)
14. We should abolish all these antiquated customs. (DONE)
15. I‟m afraid our problems are only just beginning. ( ICEBERG)
16. His spoken English is very poor indeed. ( SCARECELY)
17. I haven‟t the faintest idea what you are talking about. ( EARTH)

II. Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using the word given
1. The hurricane blew the roof the house. → The house ( had its/the roof blown off by/in /during/ as a result of/
because of the hurricane.
2. I wasn‟t a bit surprised to hear that Carol had changed her job. → It came as no surprise (to me) (to hear )
that Carol…
3. I‟d do anything to be able to travel to China. → There‟s (nothing I wouldn‟t do to be able to travel to …)
4. It was two years ago at the end of this week that I started working here. → At the end ( of this weekend I‟ve
been working here for 2 years.
5. You should have an early night, so that you don‟t feel tired. → So as ( not to feel tired, you should have…)
6. The weather forecast was inaccurate, so we didn‟t take the right precautions. →Had the weather forecast (
been accurate, we might have taken the right precautions)
7. Fischer will require bottlers to use water that Fischer specifies. → Bottlers( will be required to use water specified
by Fischer)
8. The dress was so tempting that I bought it. → I couldn‟t resist ( the temptation to buy the dress)
9. The passengers don‟t realize how lucky they have been. Little( do the passengers realize how lucky they
have been)
10. You must not leave important documents lying around. (ACCOUNT) On no account should/must we leave
important documents lying around.
11. You don‟t seem very well. Take a few days holiday. ( RUN) You are/ seem a bit run down. Take…
12. It‟s age since that telephone worked properly. ( ORDER) That telephone has been out of order for ages.
13. Do you think you could come to the point ? I‟m in a hurry. (BUSH) Please stop beating about the bush. I‟m…
14. We should abolish all these antiquated customs. (DONE) all … customs should be done away with.
15. I‟m afraid our problems are only just beginning. ( ICEBERG) These problems of ours are just the tip of the
iceberg.
16. His spoken English is very poor indeed. ( SCARECELY) He can scarcely speak any English.
17. I haven‟t the faintest idea what you are talking about. ( EARTH) I don‟t know what on earth you are…
18. I am sure it wasn‟t Bob‟s fault . It can‟t ( have been Bob‟s fault)
19. I don‟t think it is a good idea for you to go out this evening. I’d rather you didn‟t go out this evening.
20. I‟m sure it was Tom who cleared everything up. Tom must have cleared everything up.
21. I apply for the job but was turned down. My application for the job was turned down.

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2. “ I‟m most awfully sorry, but I seem to have broken your fountain pen” he said. ( APOLOGISED)
He apologized for breaking my fountain pen.
3. The weather never seems as bad abroad as it does at home, does it? ( BETTER)
The weather always seems better abroad than it does at home, doesn‟t it ?
4. When I bought it I thought it was a beautiful colour, but I don‟t like it any more. ( GONE )
When I bought it I thought it was a beautiful colour but I‟ve gone off it now.
5. To be successful in business you must work very hard. ( ESSENTIAL)
It is essential to work hard if you want to be successful in business.
6. John usually does not come to class on time. → Rarely… Rarely does John come to class on time.
7. Some people say that Tsiolkovsky invented the space rocket.( CREDITED)
Tsiolkovsky is/ has been credited with (inventing the space rocket/having invented the space rocket/
The invention the space rocket/ being the invention the space rocket.
8. It is no use arguing; I‟ve made up my mind. ( POINT) There is no point in arguing; I‟ve made…