I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence    printed before it. (10 pts)

1.       Although the weather was terrible we had a good time at the campsite.                                    

Despite__________________________________________________________________________________

2.       I regret telling him the news.

I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________

3.       'Don’t be late for the meeting tomorrow morning, Tim!” she said.

She told _________________________________________________________________________________

4.       The school I went to last year was better than this one.

This school _______________________________________________________________________________

5.       I’d rather you stayed home tonight than went out with those people.

I’d prefer_________________________________________________________________________________

6.       People think that Mr Smith took bribes from a mafia group.

Mr Smith _________________________________________________________________________________

7.       I’ve never seen such a long bridge before.

This _____________________________________________________________________________________

8.       Thanks to Paul’s encouragement, I finished the work so early.

If it ______________________________________________________________________________________

9.       How much does this camera cost?

What____________________________________________________________________________________

10.    The work is very hard and he can’t do it.

The work is too____________________________________________________________________________

Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the provided sentence.

34. You must wash this sweater in warm water.

-> This sweater ________________________________________________________________

35. Although it rained very heavily, Mr. Smith went to work on time.

-> Despite  __________________________________________________________________

36. Because she doesn’t have enough money, she won’t buy that car.

-> If _________________________________________________________________________

37.  The last time I visited my hometown was four months ago.

-> I haven’t  __________________________________________________________________

38.  “Do you want to live in this city, Mai.” Ba asked.

-> Ba asked __________________________________________________________________

Rewrite the sentences that is closest in meaning to each of the following question 
1/Jack has a new laptop;however,he never logs on his account on the Facebook 
-Although ________
2/Lan want to study better,so she turns off her mobile phone.
-Because________
3/Tuan is hard,so he often gets good markes on exams.
-Because________
4/Mono bought a lot of books,for he likes reading.
-Mono_____
5/Quan is a club member;however he never particcipates in any activities
-Although________Rewrite the sentences that is closest in meaning to each of the following question 
1/Jack has a new laptop;however,he never logs on his account on the Facebook 
-Although ________
2/Lan want to study better,so she turns off her mobile phone.
-Because________
3/Tuan is hard,so he often gets good markes on exams.
-Because________
4/Mono bought a lot of books,for he likes reading.
-Mono_____
5/Quan is a club member;however he never particcipates in any activities
-Although________

Rewrite the following sentences:

1.I couldn’t do the test although it wasn’t difficult.                         

In spite of ……………………………………….……………………………..…

2.Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.               

In spite of ……………………………………….……………………………..…

3.Although English grammar is difficult, we like to study it.           

Despite ……………………………………………….………………..……

4.Although he is an excellent doctor, he can’t cure lever cancer.     

Despite ………………………………………………………….…………

5.Although my friend doesn’t have enough money, she wants to buy that new car.    

Despite ………………………………………………………….……..….…

6.Although Mai didn’t speak English well, she decided to live in London

In spite of……………………………….………………………………….…...

7.Although he is sick, he goes to school.                                

In spite of ………………………………………………………………………

8.Although Lan was tired, she did all her homework carefully.   

Despite …………………………………………………….……………………

9.Everybody has a great regard for her despite her poverty.           

Although …………………………………………………..……………………

10.They worked very hard although they were old.                                  

In spite of ……………………………………………………………………...

11.Peter didn’t go to school yesterday because he was sick.           

Because of ……………………………………….……………………………

12.Mary went to bed early because she felt tired.                          

  Because of ………………………………………………………………….…

13.She didn’t go to the circus with Betty because she had a bad cold.      

Because of ……………………………………………………………..…..……

14.John succeeded in his exam because he worked hard.                         

Because of…………………………………………………………………………

15.She stayed at home because her mother was sick.                      

Because of …………………………………………………………………….…

16.I like him because his father is kind to me.                        

Because of ………………………….………………………………….…………

17.I couldn’t do the test because it was difficult.                   

Because of…………………………………………………………………….……

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. He's sometimes bad-tempered but he's a good fellow ______.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

He's left his book at home; he's always so..................

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

He's left his book at home; he's always so____________