II. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.(2pts)
1. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea.
It’s interesting that
2. He hasn’t come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
It’s
3. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen.
I have never
4. The last time we met each other was ten years ago.
We haven’t
5. Mai said “It is raining heavily outside.”
Mai said
6. Have you ever played a computer game before?
Is this
7. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
The Statue
8. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
The water wasn’t
9. People should stop experiments on animals.
Experiments
10. Ann said to me “you will do English test tomorrow”
Ann told me
1. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea.
⇒ It’s interesting that he thought of making toys from used paper.
2. He hasn’t come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
⇒ It’s over 20 years since he last came back to his home village.
3. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen.
⇒ I have never seen such a strange film before.
4. The last time we met each other was ten years ago.
⇒ We haven’t met each other for ten years.
5. Mai said “It is raining heavily outside.”
⇒ Mai said that it was raining heavily outside.
6. Have you ever played a computer game before?
⇒ Is this the first time you have played a computer game?
7. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
⇒ The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States by France in 1876.
8. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
⇒ The water wasn’t warm enough for the children to swim in.
9. People should stop experiments on animals.
⇒ Experiments on animals should be stopped.
10. Ann said to me “you will do English test tomorrow”
⇒ Ann told me that she would do English test the following day.
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1. It’s interesting that he thought of making toys from used paper.
2. It’s over 20 years since he last came back to his home village.
3. I have never seen such a strange film before.
4. We haven’t met each other for ten years.
5. Mai said that it was raining heavily outside.
6. Is this the first time you have played a computer game?
7. The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States by France in 1876.
8. The water wasn’t warm enough for the children to swim in.
9. Experiments on animals should be stopped.
10. Ann told me that she would do English test the following day.