Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them
4. Both teenagers and adults are reading this magazine.
→This magazine
5. I am a little too short; I want to be taller.
→ I wish I
6. I turned off the television because I had seen that program.
→ I had seen that program
7. "Have you given my message to Wendy?" Susan said to me.
Susan asked me
8. "Where are you staying now?"
→He asked me
9. "Did you telephone Jill yesterday?'
→He asked me
10. The author started to write a new book two months ago.
→ The author has been
11. My uncle couldn't work very hard because he had bad health
→He had bad health
12. You don't practice regularly, so your English doesn't improve much
→ Your English
13. Designers have added new patterns to the dress to make it more fashionable
→ New patterns
14. You must finish this work by 5 p.m.
→ This work
15. You keep milk in the fridge.
→ Milk
16. It hasn't rained for three months.
→ It last
17. It's three weeks since I last received a letter from my best friend.
→I haven't
18. Janet began to study French six months ago.
→ Janet has
19. I haven't visited this church before.
→This is the first time
20. Mrs. Hoa likes to travel abroad for her holidays.
→Mrs. Hoa enjoys
21. My father doesn't have time to take me out regularly.
-I wish
22. When I was a child, we lived in the countryside.
- We used
23. My elder brother started playing the guitar 2 years ago.
-my elder brother has
I. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
27. I haven’t visited the mosque before.
This is the first time I have visited the mosque
28. I’m so sorry but I can’t come to your party!
I wish I could come to your party
29. She likes to go abroad for her holidays.
She enjoys going abroad for her holidays
30. When did you buy this laptop?
How long have you bought this laptop?
1 I have visited the most que
2 could come to your party
3 going abroad for her holidays
4 have you bought this laptop?