Reading

1. fear

2. however

3. held

4. to

5. taken

6. were

7. purpose

8. under

Writing

1. We spend five hours getting to London.

-> It took us five hours to get to London.

2. He enjoys playing chess in his free time.

-> Playing chess in his free time is his favourite game.

3. Are they building a statue of Chu Van An?

-> Is the statue of Chu Van An being built?

4. Has anyone told you about it yet?

-> Have you known it yet?

5. My hair now is much longer than that in the past.

-> In the past my hair used to be shorter.

6. Be careful or you'll hurt yourself.

-> If you are not be careful, you will hurt yourself.

7. What is the price of the bicycle?

-> How much does the bicycle cost?

8. You're the best guitarist in the school.

-> No one in the school plays guitar better than you.

9. Because of a big storm, I stayed at home.

-> Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.

10. Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.

-> In spite of having not finished the paper, he went to sleep.