Question

[Nguyễn Gia Long]

Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

1. He studied so badly that he couldn’t pass the exam.

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2. It is very cold. We can’t bathe.

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3. Would you be very kind and answer this letter by return?

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5. The floor wasn’t strong. We couldn’t dance on it.

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7. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t understand him.

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8. The restaurant is so expensive that we can’t eat in that restaurant.

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9. The price of the house is very high. We can’t buy it.

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10. I am very unhappy, so I cannot go out with him.

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11. They sang very well. I could invite them to the party.

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12. You are very young. You can’t have a front-door key.

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13. I am rather old. I can’t wear that kind of hat.

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14. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window.

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15. He hadn’t much money. He couldn’t live on it.

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16. He was furious. He couldn’t speak.

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17. The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil a kettle.

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18. You are quite thin. You could slip between the bars.

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19. He is very ill. He can’t eat anything.

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20. Our new car is very wide. It won’t get through those gates.

Answer 1

[Khinh Yên]

Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

1. He studied so badly that he couldn’t pass the exam.

 He studied too badly to pass the exam.

2. It is very cold. We can’t bathe.

 It was so cold that we couldn’t bathe

3. Would you be very kind and answer this letter by return?

 Would you be kind enough to answer this letter by return?

5. The floor wasn’t strong. We couldn’t dance on it.

 The floor wasn't strong enough for us to dance on. 

7. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t understand him.

 He spoke so fast for us to understand 

8. The restaurant is so expensive that we can’t eat in that restaurant.

  The restaurant is too expensive for us to eat in.

9. The price of the house is very high. We can’t buy it.

 The house is too high for us to buy.

10. I am very unhappy, so I cannot go out with him.

  I am so unhappy that I cannot go out with him.

11. They sang very well. I could invite them to the party.

 They sang so well that i could invite them to the party

12. You are very young. You can’t have a front-door key.

 You are too young to have a front-door key. 

13. I am rather old. I can’t wear that kind of hat.

 I am too old to wear that kind of hat.

14. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window.

 The ladder wasn't long enough to reach the window

15. He hadn’t much money. He couldn’t live on it.

 He hadn't enough money for him to live on it. 

16. He was furious. He couldn’t speak.

 He was too furious to speak.

17. The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil a kettle.

 The fire isn't hot enough to boil a kettle.

18. You are quite thin. You could slip between the bars.

  You are thin enough to slip between the bars.

19. He is very ill. He can’t eat anything.

 He is too ill to eat anything 

20. Our new car is very wide. It won’t get through those gates.

Our new car is too wide to get through those gates.

Answer 2

[Hoaa]

Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

1. He studied so badly that he couldn’t pass the exam.

He studied too badly to pass the exam

2. It is very cold. We can’t bathe.

it is too cold for us to bathe

3. Would you be very kind and answer this letter by return?

would you be kind enough to answer this letter by return?

5. The floor wasn’t strong. We couldn’t dance on it.

The floor was too weak for us to dance on

7. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t understand him.

he spoke too fast for us to understand

8. The restaurant is so expensive that we can’t eat in that restaurant.

it is such an expensive restaurant that we can’t eat in it

9. The price of the house is very high. We can’t buy it.

The price of the house is too high for us to buy it

10. I am very unhappy, so I cannot go out with him.

i am not happy enough to go out with him

11. They sang very well. I could invite them to the party.

they sang too well for me to invite them to the party

12. You are very young. You can’t have a front-door key.

you are too young to have a front-door key

13. I am rather old. I can’t wear that kind of hat.

i am not young enough to wear that kind of hat

14. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window.

the ladder was too short to reach the window

15. He hadn’t much money. He couldn’t live on it.

he hadn't too much money to live on it

16. He was furious. He couldn’t speak.

he was too furious to speak

17. The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil a kettle.

the fire is cold enough to boil a kettle

18. You are quite thin. You could slip between the bars.

you are too thin to slip between the bars

19. He is very ill. He can’t eat anything.

he is too ill to eat sth

20. Our new car is very wide. It won’t get through those gates.=>our new car is too wide to get through those gates