XIII. Rewrite these sentences so that the meaning in the second sentences stays the same as that in the first ones. (10pts). 1. Because Lan was sick, she did not go to school yesterday. Because of 2. The women could not enjoy the concert because of their headache Their headache prevented _______ 3. Listening to music at home is more interesting than going to the concert.  I prefer _______ 4. This girl is the most hardworking in our class.  No one _______ 5. The visitor spoke so quickly that we could not understand what she said.  The visitor spoke too _____ 6. Shall we go to BacGiang BigC supermarket tonight? Why________________________________________________________? 7. The play was so boring that we left in the interval.  We_____________________________________________________________________ 8. Minh started learning English 5 years ago. Minh has_________________________________________________________________ 9. Does his father like to play chess?  Is his ___________________________________________________________? 10. Tiepstudies English more carefully than Lan does.  Lan_____________________________________________________________________

XIII. Rewrite these sentences so that the meaning in the second sentences stays the same as that in the first ones.

1. Because Lan was sick, she did not go to school yesterday.

-->Because of being sick,Lan did not go to school yesterday.

-->Because of Lan's sickness,she did not go to school yesterday.

2. The women could not enjoy the concert because of their headache.

-->Their headache prevented the women from enjoy the concert.

3. Listening to music at home  is more interesting than going to the concert.

--> I prefer listening to music at home to going to the concert.

4. This girl is the most hardworking in our class.

-->No one in our class is more hardworking than this girl .

5. The visitor spoke so quickly that we could not understand what she said.

-->The visitor spoke too quickly for us to understand what she said.

6. Shall we go to BacGiang BigC supermarket tonight?

-->Why don't we go to BacGiang BigC supermarket tonight?

7. The play was so boring that we left in the interval.

-->We were so bored  of the play that we left in the interval.

8. Minh started learning English 5 years ago.

--> Minh has learnt English for 5 years.

9. Does his father like to play chess?

-->Is his father interested in playing chess?

10. Tiep studies English more carefully than Lan does.

--> Lan studies English more carelessly than Tiep does.

-->Lan doesn't study English as carefully as Tiep.