EXERCISE Grade 9

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<b> EXERCISE ( Grade 9)</b>

<i><b>Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings</b></i>

1. He is always a good badminton player.

 He _________________________________________________________________
.

2. When did Mrs Green start to work as a librarian?
 How long

___________________________________________________________ ?
3. It is two years since I took a photograph.

 I haven’t ____________________________________________________________
.

4. The last time I saw her was in 2008.
 I have

______________________________________________________________ .
5. He will be absent from the class discussion today.

 We wish

____________________________________________________________ .
6. Tom doesn’t drive as fast as he used to.

 Tom

________________________________________________________________ .
7. Nobody has met him since he left school.

 He _________________________________________________________________
.

8. She first moved into that house in 2005.
 She

________________________________________________________________ .
9. Mary regrets speaking to him so severely.

 Mary wishes _________________________________________________________
.

10. She works hard all day and she hates it.

 She wishes __________________________________________________________
.

11. George is not so fat as he used to be.

 George _____________________________________________________________
.

12. It is nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother.

 My father ___________________________________________________________
.

13. We have no time to go with you because we are busy.

 We wish ____________________________________________________________
.

14. I do not like you to come to class late.

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 I ’d rather ___________________________________________________________
.

15. Please keep silent in the classroom.
 I’d rather

___________________________________________________________ .
16. How long is it since you saw Tom?

 When ______________________________________________________________
?

17. The children cannot go out because of the heavy rain.
 The children wish

____________________________________________________ .
18. It is time for you to go to school.

 It is time

____________________________________________________________ .
19. How long have you learnt French?

 How long ___________________________________________________________
?

20. I have not seen her for a long time.

 I did not ____________________________________________________________
.

21. When did you begin to listen to classical music?

 How long ___________________________________________________________
?

22. Why didn’t you learn this lesson ?

 Why _______________________________________________________________
?

23. He learnt to drive when he was 18.
 He has

_____________________________________________________________ .
24. When did you last meet Maryam?

 How long ___________________________________________________________
?

25. Minh became a teacher of our school two months ago.
 Minh has

___________________________________________________________ .
26. My father stopped smoking three years ago.

 My father ___________________________________________________________
.

27. The last time I wrote to him was two years ago.

 I have ______________________________________________________________
.

28. Helen started studying English in 2002.

 Helen ______________________________________________________________
.

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29. It is two months since I took a photograph two years ago.

 I have ______________________________________________________________
.

30. I have not been to the cinema for three months.
 The last time

________________________________________________________ .
31. It is five years since we last met each other.

 We ________________________________________________________________
.

32. This is my first visit to Scotland.
 I

__________________________________________________________________ .
33. Because the weather was bad, they had to cancel their picnic.

 The

________________________________________________________________ .
34. The test was so long that I couldn’t finish it in an hour.

 The

________________________________________________________________ .
35. He is too young to go to school alone.

 He

_________________________________________________________________ .
36. This book is interesting enough for me to read many times.

 This book ___________________________________________________________
.

37. My neighbor always makes a lot of noise at night.

 I wish ______________________________________________________________
.

38. The teacher has already explained their lesson in class.

 Their lesson _________________________________________________________
.

39. They should solve the problems of transport.
 The problem

________________________________________________________ .
40. She will be taken to Ha Long Bay next month.

 People

_____________________________________________________________ .
41. They used to use cars and trucks to carry food to markets.

 Cars _______________________________________________________________
.

42. Who invited her to the party?

 ____________________________________________________________________
.

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