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WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning
1. You should take the train instead of the bus.
--> If ______________________________________________________________________________
2. I’m sure that someone forgot to lock the door.
--> Someone must ____________________________________________________________________
3. They bought this house ten years ago.
--> They have ________________________________________________________________________
4. The course finished with a big party.
--> At the end ________________________________________________________________________
5. We invited a pop star onto the chat show, but he didn’t turn up.
--> The pop star ______________________________________________________________________
6. Although she said that she would come, I don’t think she ever will.
--> Despite __________________________________________________________________________
7. The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened.
--> No sooner ________________________________________________________________________
8. You feel tired now because you didn’t sleep very well last night.
--> Had _____________________________________________________________________________
9. When did you start the project?
--> How long ________________________________________________________________________
10. Their wedding will be held in a lovely church.
--> The church _______________________________________________________________________
11. My father used to play football when he was young.
--> My father doesn’t __________________________________________________________________
12. Jane gave me a present on my last birthday.
--> I was ____________________________________________________________________________
13. “Let’s go swimming”
--> She suggests ______________________________________________________________________
14. “Would you like a cup of coffee?”
--> He ______________________________________________________________________________
15. We got lost in the jungle because we didn’t have a map.
--> If we had ________________________________________________________________________
16. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
--> I haven’t seen _____________________________________________________________________
17. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Namdinh.
--> It takes __________________________________________________________________________
18. It’s a pity you didn’t tell us about this.
--> I wish ___________________________________________________________________________
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19. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
--> The owner _______________________________________________________________________
20. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
--> The sea was too ___________________________________________________________________
21. When did you first know him?
--> How ____________________________________________________________________________
22. Their trip lasted three day.
--> They had ________________________________________________________________________
23. It may rain hard this afternoon, so take the rain coat with you.
--> In case _________________________________________________________________________
24. She had to do the washing up but she didn’t.
--> She forgot________________________________________________________________________
25. English is easy to learn.
--> It ______________________________________________________________________________
26. Don’t leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity.
--> If ______________________________________________________________________________
27. The furniture was too old to keep.
--> It was ___________________________________________________________________________
28. Gary is the best guitarist in her class.
--> No one else …
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