X. Finish the 2nd sentence so that it means the same as the first. Do not use more than five words.

1. Trang wondered what she should wear to the fancy dress party.

2. My sister said she couldn't concentrate.

3. The doctor told my father to give up smoking.

4. Hoa was not sure when to break the sad news to him.

5. The cost of living has been going up considerably in the past few weeks.

6. They brought this hand-embroidered picture although it was expensive.

7. We have to try harder in order to pass the final examination.

VIII. Rewrite the following sentence:

1. I wouldn't use the village's land to build new roads.

2. It is worth visiting the historical places of the area.

3. What about seeing Trang An, a natural wonder of our area?

4. The sleepy villages are supposed to mushroom into crowded towns within two years.

5. It is necessary to educate children to preserve traditional values.

VII. Finish the 2nd sentence so that it means the same as the first:

1. You should use a dictionary to look up the meaning of os new words.

2. The doctor told my father to give up smoking.

3. Margaret Thatcher grew up in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.

4. My aunt has got two teenage children but they don't seem to get along with each other.

5. They have to try harder so as to pass the final exam.

6. This hand-embroidered picture even though it was expensive.