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PRACTICE

Exercise 2: REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES


1. The number of cars fell gradually over the period from 1990 to 2000.

The number of cars witnessed a gradual fall between 1990 to 2000.

2. The research investment decreased significantly in 2005.


The year......2005 witnessed a significant decrease in the research investment.......

3. There was a slight fall in the sales of mangos in 2006.


The sales ......of mangos fell slightly in 2006..........

4. The quality of food in supermarkets has increased sharply.

There............has been a sharply increase in the quality of food in supermarkets.......................

5. There was a quick drop of $3 million in sugar imports in 1988.

1988.......witnessed a quick drop of $3 million in sugar imports........................

6. The price of laptops dropped quickly over the period.


A quick drop ......was seenun the price of laptops over the period...................

7. There was an upward trend in the number of visitors to the website.


The number of visitors ..................to the website increased upward trend............

8. The growth rate fluctuated wildly throughout the years.

There...............was a wild fluctuation in the growth rate throughout the years............

9. The number of students applying to the university stabilized over the decade.
A stability............was seen in the number of students applying to the university over the decade..............

10.The year 2000 saw a gradual growth in the house price in London.
The house price in London ..............witnessed a gradual growth in 2000...................
Exercise 3: COMPARE THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS IN 3 DIFFERENT WAYS:
1. Số lượng người học tiếng Anh là 5,000 vào năm 2015 – Số lượng người học tiếng Trung Quốc là 2,500

vào năm 2015.

........In 2015, the number of people learning English was 5,000, twice as much as that of Chinese.........

......In 2015, the number of people learning English was 5,000; compared to only 2,500 Chinese
counterparts......

.....In 2015, the number of people learning English was 5,000; while the figure of Chinese counterparts
was lower at 2,500.........

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2. Tỉ lệ thất nghiệp của thanh niên Việt Nam là 10%. Tỉ lệ thất nghiệp của thanh niên Mỹ là 12%. (Vào nă
m 2015)

.....In 2015, the unemployment rate of teenagers in Vietnam was 10%, while the figure of American was
higher at 12%....

...In 2015, the unemployment rate of teenager in American was 12%, compared to only 10% Vietnam
counterparts......

.....In 2015, ......

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3. Lượng nước tiêu thụ trên đầu người ở thành phố là 750 m . Lượng nước tiêu thụ trên đầu người ở nô
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ng thôn là 1,250 m (Vào năm 2015)

.....In 2015 the water consumption rate per person in the coutryside was 1,250 m3, compared to only
750 m3 per person in the city.......

.......In 2015, the water consumption rate per person in the countryside was 1,250 m3; while the figure
of city counterparts was lower at 750 m3......

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