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1 .He gave me a book for my birthday.
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Your house is bigger than mine.
My house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.
The question was too. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. He did his homework , then he went to bed.
After . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Jane doesn’t speak English as well as Peter.
Peter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. What a pity! I broke the the vase .
I wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7. It rains heavily so I can’t come on time.
If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. Mary is one of the most smart pupil in my class. Do you know her?
Do you know. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9. Mary can’t speak English so fluently as her sister can .
Mary wishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10. DaLat is one of a famous landcapes in Vietnam.I spent my holiday there.
I spent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11. It was very late .They didn’t go to the party.
It was too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12. The manager asked me to come to his office
The manager said. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13. Tom said that he was a student .
Tom said . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14. The boy asked me what time it was.
The boy asked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15. She asked me if I had seen the film.
She asked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16. He asked me where he could find her in that town.
He said . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17. She asked me not to be late.
She said to me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18. She gave me a book last night.
A book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19. The train couldn’t run because of the snow.
The snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
The water was not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21. They will have to change the day of the meeting again.
The day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22. Janet can’t get special prices because she isn’t a student.
If Janet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23. The boy is sorry . He is not a doctor.
The boy wishes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24. “ I am very busy . I’ll ring you tomorrow, Son”. Said Phong.
Phong said . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25. “ Can you lend me this book, Hoa?”. Huong said
Huong said. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26. Nam laughed a lot when I told him the joke.
The joke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27. Your English doesn’t improve because you don’t practice it regularly.
If. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28. The last time I saw David was in 1990.
I haven’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29. The police continued to watch the house.
The police carried. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30. Mr. John gave an interesting speech.
Mr. John spoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

31. The sight was right in front of him but he didn’t notice it.
Although . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32. The woman was terribly upset. Her dog was run over.
The woman whose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33. If I didn’t have a key, I couldn’t get into yhe room.
Unless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34. Let’s go abroard for our holiday this year.
Why. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35. I fall asleep as the film was so boring.
I fall asleep because of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36.Nam doesn’t buy a new car because he doesn’t have enough money.
If. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37. My friend is too weak to lift the box.
My friend isn’t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38. My students are very good at Mathematic.
My students study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39. This is the most modern building in this area.
No building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40. I asked the students to complete these tasks yesterday.
I had these. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41. I said to my friends “ turn off all the lights when you go out”
I asked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42. Ba is not intelligent. He can not do these exercises.
Ba is too. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .
43. She is too young to decide herself.
She isn’t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44. The last time she had a swim was three years ago.
She hahasn’t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45. “ What do you usually do in your free time?”
The examiner asked me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

46. They are painting the living room at the moment.
The living room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47. John drives more carefully than his brother.
John’s brother doesn’t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48. They were such difficult questions that we couldn’t answer them.
The questions were so. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49. Lan didn’t go to the school last Monday because she was sick.
Because of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50. Wy don’t you bring your brother to the party?
I suggest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51. “ Don’t go out tonight because it is very dangerous” She asked me.
She asked me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52. The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it.
The bread isn’t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53. If it don’t stop raining, we won’t get home.
Unless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54. I have never read such a romantic story.
This is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55. “ Is your father working in the garden with your friends now”?
He asked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
56. In spite of his age, he often plays badminton.
Although. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57. The bicycle was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
The bicycle was too. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58. He asked Jane how she thought of his new clothes.
He asked Jane “ How. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59. My uncle spent five hours reparing his house.
It took. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60. Although he lives far away from the office , he cycles to work.
Despite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

61. “ Iam visiting the museum tomorrow morning”
Tom said. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
62. We are going to have our friend repaint the house.
We are going to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63. No one has cut the pages for me .
The pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
64. “ Don’t stay up too late , Hoa”. Said her’ parents.
Hoa’s parents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65. It was so hot that nothing could be done.
It was too. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66. The astronauts orbited the earth in two hours.
It took. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67. I think no city in the world more beautiful than Paris.
I think Paris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68. He hasn’t been back to his home village for over 30 years.
It is. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
69. School uniforms must be worn at all times.
Pupils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70. “ Is your little son good at this subject?” I said to Mrs Chung.
I asked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71. “ Don’t go near the water, children.” She said.
She asked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72. In spite of being tired after work, she still prepareed dinner for her family.
Although. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73. Because he behaved so badly, he was punished.
Because of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
The fog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75. She has to quite smoking or she will to die.
If. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

76. People have said that London has fog.
London. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
77. I bought a new car last week. Have you seen it?
Have you. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
This is the first time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79. No one in this class is as tall as Jimmy.
Jimmy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
80. I didn’t go out because of the heavy rain.
Because. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
81. Your hourse is bigger than mine.
My house. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.
The question was too. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83. What a pity! I broke the vase.
I wish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84. Dalat is one of the famous landscapes in Viet Nam. I spent my holiday there.
I spent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85. We went to bed early because we were very tired.
We were so. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86. The lesson is very difficult. We can’t understand it.
It is such. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
87. The weather was very cold. We couldn’t go out.
It is such. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88. The film was so interesting we couldn’t miss it.
It was such. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89. Mekong river is so long that we can’t go along it in a day.
Mekong. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90. The last time I saw David in 1986.
I haven’t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

91. It ‘s over twenty years since we got married.
We have. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
92. We have lunch and then went for a walk by the river.
Before. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
93. It was too late for them to go to the party.
It wasn’t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94. “ Be careful when doing these exercises” The teacher said to us.
The teacher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
95. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
The water was not. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
96. That house is not big enough to live in.
That house is too. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
97. The homework is too long for me to finish.
The homework is so. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
98. They built a garage last year, didn’t they?
A garage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99. She can’t play the piano. She can’t play the guitar.
She can play neither. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100. Apples are not cheaper than oranges.
Apples are. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
101. Solid milk chocolate was first made in Swizerland in 1876.
The Swiss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
102. They are very poor . They can’t not send their children to university.
They are not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
103. She lived in the same village with me. Then she moved in the city.
Before. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
104. The keeper had to stop all cars outside the gate.
All cars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
105. Milk chocolate candy is delicious. Most children love it.
Milk chocolate is such. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

106. If you don’t have your homework, you might go to the party with me.
Unless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
107. He is bad at English. He can’t understand that English letter.
If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
108. They tried to walk very fast, but they couldn’t catch the first train.
Though. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
109. The next unit will fascinate you.
You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
110. Did the story interest you?
Did you find. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
112. You phoned somebody yesterday. Who?
Who. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
113. Will you post this letter for me ?
Do you mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
114. Please don’t ask me so many questions?
Please stop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
115. He could not buy that new motorcycle unless he won’t the lottery tickets?
If he. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
116. This boy is too young to drive a car.
She is not. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
117. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it .
The water was not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
118. I asked someone to draw the plan for the living room.
I had. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
119. “ Would you like to join the picnic?”.
She invited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
120. This city had old buildings, but none can be found nowadays.
There used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
121. Lan has no difficulty in making friends.
Lan finds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

122. He prefers typing to writing by hand.
He’d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
123. He left home six months ago.
It’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
124. A train leaves for Hue at eight o’clock every morning.
There is. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125. Both of the chairs are uncomfortable.
Neither of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
126. When I was in town, I met your sister. She was shopping some clothes.
When I was in town, I met your sister. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
127. The manager always welcomes new employeers.
New employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
128. This house is very modern. My family live in this house.