Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning.

1. Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.

_ I prefer __________listening TO MUSIC TO WATCHING TV _______________________________________________

2. How heavy is the chicken ?

_ What __________IS THE WEIGHT OF THE CHICKEN ?__________________________________________________

3. We have a two - month summer vacation.

_ Our summer vacation lasts _____________FOR TWO MONTHS______________________________

4. You shouldn’t forget to write to your parents.

_ You’d ______________BETTER NOT FORGET TO WRITE TO YOUR PARENTS_____________________________________________

5. Nam didn’t pass the final examination because of his laziness.

_ Because Nam ____________WAS LAZY, HE DIDN'T PASS THE FINAL EXAMINATION_________________________________________

6. He preferred oranges to durians

_ He liked ____________ORANGES THAN DURIANS____________________________________________

7. Zidane is among the greatest football players in the world

_ One of the ___________GREATEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD IS ZIDANE____________________________________________

8. Why didn’t you come to class last Monday?

_Why were_______YOU ABSENT FROM CLASS LAST MONDAY ?_________________________________________________

9. The exam was easier than we thought

_The exam was not ______________DIFFICULT AS WE THOUGHT___________________________________

10. 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___________________________________

IX. Use the given words to make complete sentences. (5 pts)

1. Vietnamese students/ have more/ fewer vacations/ American ones?

________________Do Vietnamese students have more or fewer vacations than American ONES ?_________________________________________________

2. Talk / friends / be / most common way / relax / recess

__________________TALKING TO FRIENDS IS THE MOST COMMON WAY TO RELAX AT RECESS_______________________________________________

3. You / better / eat / too / candies / because / they / not good / your teeth

___________YOU HAD BETTER NOT EAT TOO MUCH CANDIES BECAUSE THEY AREN'T GOOD FOR YOUR TEETH______________________________________________________

4. Last semester / my class / there be / total / 98 day’s absence/ due /sickness

____________LAST SEMESTER IN MY CLASS, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 98 DAY'S ABSENSE DUE TO SICKNESS _____________________________________________________

5. Mother / not like / city / because / noisy / and / roads / busy

______________MY MOTHER DOESN'T LIKE THE CITY BECAUSE IT IS NOISY AND THE ROADS ARE BUSY___________________________________________________