Practice writing skill – class 8 Test 1 (From Unit one to Unit 4) I. Rewite the following sentences without changing the meaning: 1. My family has 4 people. → There ……………………………………………………………………………………… . 2. She is too young to drive a car. → She isn’t …………………………………………………………………………………… 3. I received some money from my mother this morning. → My mother ………………………………………………………………………………… 4. How beautiful she is ! → What ……………………………………………………………………………………… . 5. It takes Mai thirty minutes to go to school by bike. → Mai ………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. What is your son’s age ? → How …………………………………………………………………………………… .? 7. Who does this notebook belong to ? → Who ……………………………………………………………………………………… .? 8. They had lots of friends when they lived in the country. → They used …………………………………………………………………………………… 9. You should look after your daughter carefully. → You should take …………………………………………………………………………… 10. February 16 th is my son’s birthday. → My son ……………………………………………………………………………………… 11. Miss Luyen rides a motorbike to work everyday. → Miss Luyen gets ………………………………………………………………………… 12. We were late for school because of the heavy rain. → Because it …………………………………………………………………………………… 13. The ladder is too short to reach the window. →The ladder isn't ………………………………………………………………………………. 14. Is it necessary for him to clean this table? → Does he …………………….………………………………………………………………. 1 15. Riding a bicycle so fast is dangerous. → It's ………………………………………………………………………………………… . 16. When we were small, our family lived in Hai Phong. → Our family used …………………………………………………………………………… 17. Bac couldn't lift the box because he was weak. → Bac couldn't lift the box because of ……………………………………………… . 18. How about buying another armchair ? → Let's ……………………………………………………………………………………… 19. This exercise is too difficult for me to do. → This exercise isn’t ……………………………….………………………………………… 20. What is your age? → How ……………………………………………………………………………………… ? 21. In spite of having different characters, we are close friends. → We are close friends although ……………………………………………………………… 22. We won't be able to come on Sunday. → It will be ……………………………………………………………………… ……. 23. Huyen arrived too late to see the first film. → Huyen didn't ………………………………………………………………………………… 24. When is Thanh and Yen’s wedding? → When are …………………………………………………………………………………… 25. She remembered, and so did he. → He didn't ……………………………………………………………………………………. 26. Duc Anh needs to study harder. → Duc Anh doesn’t study …………………………………………………………………… 27. It’s very important for us to revise this lesson carefully. → We have ……………………………………………………………………………………. 28. May I borrow your pen ? → Would you mind……………………………………………………………………… ? 29. Getting a good job doesn’t interest her. → She isn’t ………………………………………………………………………………… . 30. No one in the group is more intelligent than Mai. → Mai is the …………………………………………………………………………………… 2 Homework VII . Rewrite the folowing sentences so that the meaning stays the same, using the words given : 1. She is too young to see this horror film. → She is not ……………………………………………………………………………………. 2. Huyen’s hair is long, straight and black. → Huyen has ……………………………………………………………………………… . 3. What is your mother’s job ? → What does ………………………………………………………………………………… 4. He'd rather play football than tennis. → He prefers ………………………………………………………………………………… . 5. We have quite different characters. → Our characters ……………………………………………………………………………… 6. Nga is not as intelligent as Tam. →Tam is 7. The water is too dirty for him to bathe his eyes. →The water is not……………………………………………………………………………… 8. No one in my class is more handsome than Nguyen. → Nguyen is the ………………………………………………………………………………. 9. Cuong gave up playing games 2 years ago. → Cuong used …………………………………………………………………………………. 10. I used to cry when I was small. → I often ……………………………………………………………………………………… 11. I did my homework in thirty minutes. → It took……………………………………………………………………………………… Or → I spent …………………………………………………………………………………… 12. My sister used to go out with her friends in the evening. → My sister no longer …………………………………………………………………………. Or → My sister doesn’t .……………………………………………………………………… 13. Who is the owner of this house ? → Who does ……………………………………………………………………………… ? → Who owns ……………………………………………………………………………… ? → Whose ……………………………………………………………………………………? 14. Let’s listen to music. → How about ……………………………………………………………………………… ? 15. You are a sudent, aren’t you ? → Are ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Test 2 (From Unit five to Unit eight) I. Rewite the following sentences without changing the meaning: 1. I last saw Minh six months ago. → I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………………………. → The last time I ………………………………………………………………………………. → It’s six months since I last …………………………………………………………………. 2. It’s three years since I last spoke to her. → ………………………………………………………………………………………………. → ………………………………………………………………………………………………. → ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. The last time Tom visited his uncle was two years ago. → It’s …………………………………………………………………………………… → ………………………………………………………………………………………………. → ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. Hoa hasn’t written to her parents for three months. → The last …………………………………………………………………………………… . → ………………………………………………………………………………………………. → ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. He has never seen such a wonderful computer before. → This is the …………………………………………………………………………………… 6. The last time we ate this kind of food was in January. → We haven’t …………………………………………………………………………………. → ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7. He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the Internet for ages. → It’s ages since ………………………………………………………………………………. 8. We haven’t seen her since we left university → The last time ……………………………………………………………………………… . → ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 9. This is the highest building I have ever seen. → I have never …………………………………………………………………………………. 10. No cars in the country are bigger than Mr Ba’s. → Mr Ba’s car is ……………………………………………………………………………… 11. It’s three years since we last met Uncle Tam. → We haven’t …………………………………………………………………………………. 12. Do you intend to fly to Ho Chi Minh City next Monday. → Are you …………………………………………………………………………………….? 13. We started living here in 1995. → We have ……………………………………………………………………………………. 14. It’s un nesscessary for them to drive so fast. → We don’t ……………………………………………………………………………………. 15. Trung is the most intelligent student in my class. → No one ………………………………………………………………………………………. 16. The coffee was too weak to keep us awake. → The coffee wasn’t ………………………………………………………………………… . 17. Huong last wrote to her parents two months ago. → Huong hasn’t ……………………………………………………………………………… 18. Lan is better at Math than Nga. → Nga isn’t ……………………………………………………………………………………. 19. This is the best computer I have ever used. → I’ve never ………………………………………………………………………………… . 20. How long is it since you used the car ? → When ……………………………………………………………………………………… → How long have ……………………………………………………………………… ……? 21. This is the highest building I have ever seen. → I have never………………………………………………………………………………… 22. Linh likes the country life more than the city life. → Linh prefers ………………………………………………………………………………… 23. No cars in the company are bigger than Mr Ba’s. → Mr Ba’s car …………………………………………………………………………………. 24. It’s three years since we last met Uncle Tam. → We haven’t …………………………………………………………………………………. 25. Do you intend to fly to Ho Chi Minh next Monda? → Are you …………………………………………………………………………………….? 26. We started living here in 1995. → We have …………………………………………………………………………………… 5 27. It’s unnecessary for us to drive so fast. → We don’t ……………………………………………………………………………………. 28. No one in my class is as intelligent as Quan. → Trung is …………………………………………………………………………………… . 29. The coffee was too weak to keep us awake. → The coffee wasn’t ………………………………………………………………………… . 30. Huong hasn’t written to her parents for two months. → Huong last ………………………………………………………………………………… . 31. How long is it since he bought the computer ? → When did ………………………………………………………………………………… ? 32. I’ve never talked to the headmaster before. → It’s the ………………………………………………………………………………………. 33. The last time we went to London was two years ago. → We haven’t ………………………………………………………………………………… 34. Viet does not play badminton as well as he used to. → Viet used ……………………………………………………………………………………. 35. There is no building in the city higher than this. → This is the …………………………………………………………………………………… 36. My house is as big as Nam’s. → My house is the …………………………………………………………………………… 37. It’s nearly two years since I saw Nhung. → I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………………………. 38. How long was your light from Hanoi to Bangkok? → How long did it ……………………………………………………………………………? 39. My uncle likes gardening more than fishing. → My uncle prefers …………………………………………………………………………… 40. “Please turn off the radio” Ba said. → Ba told Tam …………………………………………………………………………………. 41. “Get up early to learn your lesson, Hung.”, his father said. → Hung’s father told ………………………………………………………………………… 42. My sister doesn’t cook as well as my mother. → My mother cooks …………………………………………………………………………… 43. This shirt is not so expensive as that one. → That shirt ……………………………………………………………………………………. 44. My father is a more careful driver than I am. → My father drives ……………………………………………………………………………. 45. Dung is the most intelligent in this class. → No students ………………………………………………………………………………… 6 46. Cheese has more calories than bread. → Bread doesn’t ……………………………………………………………………………… 47. Nam doesn’t speak English as well as Mai. → Mai ……………………………………………………………………………………… 48. Japanese is difficult. Is Chinese, too ? → Is Chinese ………………………………………………………………………………….? 49. The last exercise was difficult. This one is easy. → This exercise ……………………………………………………………………………… . 50. He failed the exam because of his laziness. → Because he ………………………………………………………………………………… 51. You don’t need to set off early. → It’s ………………………………………………………………………………………… 52. I had a cat once, but I don’t any more. → I used ……………………………………………………………………………………… 53. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000. → Minh has ……………………………………………………………………………………. 54. It’s a long time since we became close friends. → We have …………………………………………………………………………………… 55. The last time she visited me was five months ago. → She hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………… II. Rewrite the following sentences into reported speech using “asked”, “said”, “told” 1. “Please lend me your pen”, Thu.” Phuong said. → ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. ‘Can you help me with my homework ?” → ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. “You should practice speaking English” → …………………………………………………………………………… 4. 7 . → He didn't ……………………………………………………………………………………. 26. Duc Anh needs to study harder. → Duc Anh doesn’t study …………………………………………………………………… 27. It’s very. does this notebook belong to ? → Who ……………………………………………………………………………………… .? 8. They had lots of friends when they lived in the country. → They used ……………………………………………………………………………………