Exercise 13
1. A year has twelve months.
-> There are .....twelve months in a year..........
2. Lan is more intelligent than her sister.
-> Lan’s sister isn’t ....intelligent as Lan..........
3. He looks after the sick people.
-> He takes .......care of the sick people..........
4. Do you enjoy listening to music?
-> Are you interested ..in listening to music......?
5. What is your mother’s job?
-> What does.....your mother do............?
6. We have a two - month summer vacation.
-> Our summer vacation lasts....two months........
7. Will you please look after the house while we are away?
-> Will you please take…care of the house while we are away…………?
8. Vietnamese students have fewer vacations than American ones.
-> American students......have more vacations than Vietnamese ones.......
9. It takes me about two hours each day to do my homework.
-> I spend......two hours each day doing my homework.......
10. Hoa is a hard student.
-> Hoa studies..........hard............
Exercise 14
1. What is Mai’s weight?
-> How ……heavy is Mai………….?
2. Why isn’t this TV working now?
-> What’s …the matter / wrong with this TV ………..?
3. Trung didn’t go to school last Saturday.
-> Trung was …absent from school last Saturday…………
4. Christiano Ronaldo is a very good soccer player.
-> Christiano Ronaldo plays …soccer very well……
5. My brother runs faster than me
-> I …run more slowly than my brother ………
Rewrite the sentences
1. She didn’t eat that food and they didn’t eat it, either.
Neither she nor…they ate that food ……
2. Mr. Thanh couldn’t enjoy the meal because of the stomachache.
The stomachache prevented…Mr.Thanh from enjoying the meal…………
3. It isn’t important for you to finish the work today.
You don’t…have to finish the work today…….
4. The visitor spoke so quickly that I couldn’t understand what he said.
The visitor spoke too…quickly for me to understand what he said………
5. Lan didn’t go to school yesterday because of her sickness.
Because Lan…was sick, she didn’t go to school yesterday………
6. Nhung will be fifteen next week.
It is Nhung’s…fifteen birthday next week………
7. Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure.
My brother enjoys….…walking in the rain……………
8. I get to work in half an hour.
It takes……me half an hour to get to work………
9. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
It’s……very important to keep the environment clean …………
10. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
The water was not……warm enough for the children to swim in it……
11. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
Tam used……to type faster than now………
12. “ Please turn down the radio for me,” said his father.
His father asked ....him to turn down the radio for him………...
13. Nhung will be fifteen next week.
It is Nhung’s…fifteenth birthday next week…………
14. How long is it since you used the car?
When …did you start using the car …………..?
15. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
The time machine……will be shown to the public when it is finished …………..
16. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
He was delighted that… he received his aunt's letter….........
17. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.
Vinh is…always forgetting his homework………