80 BÀI TẬP BIẾN ĐỔI CÂU TIẾNG ANH Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentences given in each of the following questions 1 We had to stop swimming because it started to rain A As soon as it started raining, we stopped swimming B The rain did not prevent us from swimming C We still went on swimming even though it rained D We went swimming as soon as it stopped raining 2 “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Anna?” said John A John aske.
80 BÀI TẬP BIẾN ĐỔI CÂU TIẾNG ANH Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentences given in each of the following questions We had to stop swimming because it started to rain A B C D As soon as it started raining, we stopped swimming The rain did not prevent us from swimming We still went on swimming even though it rained We went swimming as soon as it stopped raining “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Anna?” said John A B C D John asked Anna to put a better lock on the door John suggested that Anna should put a better lock on the door John insisted on Anna’s putting a better lock on the door John ordered Anna to put a better lock on the door “You shouldn’t have told Jane about her current health condition, Frank.” Said John A B C D John suspected that Frank had told Jane about her present health condition John criticized Frank for having told Jane about her health condition John accused Frank of having told Jane about her health condition John blamed Frank for being insensitive telling Jane about her health condition Although she is old, she can compute very fast A B C D She is old, and she can compute very fast That her fast computing has nothing to with her old age That she is old makes it difficult for her to compute fast In spite of her old age, she can compute very fast “I must see the manager” He cried A B C D He would like to see the manager He needs to see the manager He insisted on seeing the manager He is insisted in seeing the manager Istanbul is an amazing city not because it has rich history and breathtaking location A Istanbul is an amazing city not because of its history, but because of its B C breathtaking location As an amazing city, Istanbul has an rich history and breathtaking location Its rich history and breathtaking location have made Istanbul a city of D amazement Apart from being an amazing city, Istanbul also has a rich history and breathtaking location Carl missed too many classes during his first semester in college for the reason, he was expelled from college A B C Having missed too many classes, Carl was expelled from college Not having attended any classes, Carl was expelled from college If Carl had attended some classes during his first semester, Carl could have D stayed in college Although Carl missed too many classes during his first semester, he could still stay in college We spent our holiday in Scotland last year Scotland is in the north of Great Britain A We used to spend our holiday in Scotland which is in the north of the Great B C D Britain Lying in the north of Great Britain, we often spent our holiday in Scotland Since Scotland is in the North Britain, we spent our last holiday there Last year we spent our holiday in Scotland, which is in the north of Great Britain My neighbors are considerate They never play loud music A B C D My neighbors are considerate and they never play loud music Because my neighbors are considerate, they never play loud music My neighbors, who never play loud music, are considerate My neighbors never play loud music even though they are considerate 10 Helen Keller suffered a serious childhood illness She became blind and deaf A As a result of an illness during her childhood, Helen Keller became seriously B blind and deaf Helen Keller became blind and deaf as a result of a serious illness during her C childhood When she was a child, Helen Keller suffered from serious blindness and D deafness Helen Keller, who suffered from a serious illness in her childhood became blind and deaf 11 “Don’t forget to edit the final draft before submission.” The teacher told us A B C D The teacher ordered us to edit the final draft before submission The teacher reminded us to edit the final draft before submission The teacher asked us to edit the final draft before submission The teacher insisted on our editing the final draft before submission 12 Sean has not expected that he would feel so weak after the operation A B C D The operation did not leave Sean unexpectedly strong As a result of the operation Sean felt weaker than he had expected The operation left Sean feeling weaker than he had expected The operation left Sean with an expected weakness 13 If it hadn’t been for John’s carelessness, we would have finished the work A B C D John was careless because we hadn’t finished the work If John was careful, we would finish the work If John had been more careful, we would have completed the work Because he wasn’t careless, we didn’t finish the work 14 “Let’s go for a walk in the park” said Andrew E F G H Andrew advised us to go for a walk in the park Andrew suggested that we should go for a walk in the park Andrew insisted on our going for a walk in the park Andrew reminded us of going for a walk in the park 15 My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the airport A B C D If my husband had left the car keys, I could have picked him up at the airport In case my husband didn’t have the car keys, I could pick him up the airport My husband left the car keys, so I could pick him up at the airport Although my husband didn’t leave the car keys, I picked him up at the airport 16 The World Wide Web has become an essential part of our lives It was invented by Tim Berners-Lee A The World Wide Web has become an essential part of our lives because it was B invented by Tim Berners-Lee Having been invented by Tim Berners-Lee, the World Wide Web becoming an C essential part of our lives Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, which has become an D essential part of our lives Tim Berners-Lee’s invention of the World Wide Web has made it essential part of our lives 17 Frank fell off the track, Frank quit the race immediately A B C D Having fallen off the track, Frank quit the race immediately Frank not only fell off the track, but he quit the race as well Although Frank fell off the track, he did not quit the race Having fallen of the track, Frank lost the chance to continue with the race 18 The bell rang Everyone raced out of the classrooms A B C D The bell rang and everyone raced out of the classroom As soon as the bell rang, everyone ran out the classroom Everyone ran out of the classroom when the bell rang If the bell rang, everyone would race out of the classroom 19 There is heavy rainfall here Grapes will not grow in such place A B C D Grapes will not grow where there is heavy rainfall Grapes will not grow if there is heavy rainfall Without heavy rainfall, grapes will not grow Unless rain falls here, grapes will not grow 20 He is educated He is well experienced A B C D He is not only educated but also well experienced He is well experienced, for he is educated In order to be well experienced, he is not educated, Although he is well educated, he is not experienced 21 People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to A B C D People no longer smoke cigarettes nowadays as they used to People smoke more cigarettes now than they did in the past People are used to smoking more cigarettes than they did in the past The smoking of cigarettes is no longer as popular as it used to be 22 “Believe me It is not worth making him get up early” Diana told her friend A B Diana tried to convince her friend that making him get up early was not worth Diana managed to persuade her friend that making him get up early was C D worthwhile Diana thought that there was no point in making him getting early Diana suggested to her friend that making him get up early was useful 23 A house in that district will cost you at least $100.000 A B Housing in that district rather costly in comparison with other district $100.000 is the exact price you have to pay when you buy a house in the C district You must have to pay far more than $100.000 in order to buy a house in that D district You won’t be able to buy a house in that district for less than $100.000 24 We must continue our efforts, whether there are problems or not A B C D If there are problems, we should try harder We must continue our efforts unless there are problems Regardless of whatever problems, we must continue our efforts Those problems make us continue our efforts 25 That rumor about the politician and the construction contract is absolutely false A The politician and the construction contract are absolutely false about the B rumor According to that rumor, the politician and the construction contract are C D completely false There is no truth in that rumor about the politician and the contract Rumor has it that the politician is not absolutely truthful of the construction contract 26 Alan worked too hard at his office This led to his illness A B C D Alan’s illness was the result of his hard working As soon as Alan started working at his office, he became ill In spite of his illness Alan still worked hard at his office If Alan hadn’t worked too hard, he wouldn’t have been seriously ill 27 She hasn’t much money to spend She can find only a part-time job A B C D She hasn’t much money to spend so she has to find a part-time job Without much money to spend she has to find a part-time job She hasn’t much money to spend because she can find only a part-time job She tries to find a part-time job so that she can have more money to spend 28 The earlier scientific experiments had been failures However, this one was a complete success A Even though lots of scientific experiments had failed earlier, this one B succeeded completely Although the earlier scientific experiments had been failures, this one was a C D complete success All the scientific experiments have been failures except this one No other scientific experiments have achieved success as this one 29 Mosquitoes cause malaria This is well known A B C That mosquitoes cause malaria is well known Mosquitoes are well known for causing malaria Mosquitoes, which cause malaria, are well known D Mosquitoes, which are well known, cause malaria 30 We’ve been thinking of the matter over and over Finally, we have come to decision A B C D Thinking of the matter carefully helped us come to a final decision We finally came to a decision after giving the matter a lot of thoughts In order to come to a final decision, we have had a lot of matters to think over If we didn’t think of the matter carefully, we could not come to the final decision 31 There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected A B C D I wish there had been more people there I hadn’t expected so many people there More people had been expected to come there There were far fewer people than I had expected 32 My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing A B C D The moment I decided to get up and dance, the band decided to stop playing As soon as I got and danced, the band stopped playing When I was dancing, the band stopped playing I danced until the band stopped playing 33 The student’s riotous behavior should have been severely punished A B C D The students who have behaved riotously should not be severely punished The students who had behaved riotously have not been severely Severe punishment is given to only students with riotous behavior The students deserved severe punishment for their riotous behavior 34 It was the goalkeeper who saved the match for us A B C D If it hadn’t been for the goalkeeper, we could have lost the match Goalkeeper was the only person who saved the match for us We could have won the match if we had had a competent goalkeeper Goalkeeper was the only person who helped us win the match 35 “You’d better go to the doctor if you’ve got a pain in your back, Anna” Henry said A B Henry wanted Anna got to the doctor since she had a pain in her back Henry insisted on Anna’s going to the doctor for the treatment of the pain in C her back Henry suggested that Anna should go to the doctor is she has got a pain in her D back Henry persuaded Anna to go to the doctor to have her back checked 36 Relaxation can be difficult to learn Some people seek help A B C D Relaxation can be difficult to learn, so some people so seek help Although relaxation can be difficult to learn, some people seek help Some people seek help provide that relaxation is difficult to learn Some people seek help even if relaxation is not difficult to learn 37 Working with animals always has been one of my goals Helping people also has been something I am aiming at, too A B C My goal in life has not been helping people, but working with animals I prefer working with animals to helping people around me My goals in life have always been working with animals, and helping people D at the same time Both working with animals and helping people always have been my biggest goals in life 38 Joshua pleaded with his mother She would not give him any money A Joshua’s mother definitely agreed to give him some money as he asked B C D pleadingly Though Joshua pleaded with his mother, she would not give him any money Joshua’s mother would give him money in case he desperately needs it Joshua’s mother would give him money only if he pleaded with her 39 We drive cars that create dangerous exhaust to the ozone layer The ozone layer is necessary for human existence A We drive cars that create dangerous exhaust to the ozone layer even though the B ozone layer is necessary for human existence Although we know that the ozone layer is vital for human existence, we still C produce exhaust that is dangerous to it Not knowing that car exhaust is dangerous to the ozone layer, we keep driving D cars No matter how important that ozone layer is to the human life, we are endangering it by driving cars 40 Environmentalists have hope Perhaps more communities will recycle newspapers and glass A Even though environmentalists have hope, any communities refuse to B participate in the recycling of newspaper and glass It is the hope of environmentalists that more communities may use recycled C newspaper and glass Environmentalists hope that more and more people may recognize the D benefits of recycling newspaper and glass Environmentalists have hope that perhaps more communities will recycle newspaper and glass 41 The result of the match was just as good as we had expected A B Because the result was not as expected, we will our best in the next match Despite the fact that the result was good, it wasn’t something that we had C D expected The result of the match certainly lived up to our expectation The match always ended up with the same results as we had expected 42 It seems as if there is a slight deterioration in his physical condition A B C D His physical condition seems to be deteriorating slightly There is no doubt that his physical condition is deteriorating slightly After a slight deteriorating his health seems to be showing some improvement It is high time for him to improve his physical condition 43 They agreed to lend us the car on condition that we returned it before the weekend A B C They let us borrow the car without any condition They agreed to lend us the car only if we returned it by the weekend Although we have promised to return the car before the weekend, we couldn’t D borrow it They refused to lend us the car because they used it at the weekend 44 It was surprising that the government was re-elected, given that they had raised taxes so much A B C No matter how much the government raised taxes, it was still re-elected The government was re-elected, yet it still raised taxes Given the tax increase, it was surprising that the government was still re- D elected If the government hadn’t raised the taxes so much, it could have been reelected 45 “You should take more exercise, Mr Roberts” the doctor said “If you want to lose weight” A The doctor kindly requested Mr Roberts to take more exercises if he wanted B to lost weight The doctor instructed Mr Roberts on how to exercise in order for him to C lose weight The doctor advised Mr Roberts to take more exercise if he wanted to lose D weight According to the doctor, doing exercise is the best way for Mr Roberts to lose weight 46 People begin to recycle They generate much less trash A B C D People begin to recycle so as not to generate trash When people begin to recycle, they generate much less trash People are advised to generate less trash by means of recycling People must recycle is they not want to produce much garbage 10 47 Tim was shy He usually refused invitations to come to social events A B C Tim is shy; therefore, he always refused to come to social events Even though Tim is shy, he never refused to come to any social events Tim’s shyness occasionally prevents him from accepting invitations to come to D social events Tim, who is shy, never invites anybody to come to his social events 48 The toddler could not be decide which jacket to wear She cried instead A B C D Not having been able to decide which jacket to wear, the toddler cried Instead of deciding which jacket to wear The toddler burst into tears The toddler had difficulty in choosing which jacket to wear, so she cried The toddler could decide which jacket to wear, yet she cried 49 They don’t believe children should be spanked Hitting teaches hitting A It is believed that children should not be spanked because hitting results in B hitting only Children are spanked even if hitting teaches them to become hitters C themselves It is strongly believed that children who are spanked are more likely to hit D other children Parent are advised not to hit their children for their hitting other children 50 It’s going to rain today You need to bring your raincoat A B C D Don’t forget to bring your raincoat because it’s not raining today A raincoat will help you avoid getting wet today You don’t have to bring your raincoat because it’s not raining today You need to bring your raincoat in case it rains today 51 One runner was too exhausted to complete the last lap of the race A B C It was very difficult for one runner to finish the last lap of the race The last lap of the race was too exhausting for the one runner to complete One runner was so exhausted that he could not complete the last lap of the D race Completing the last lap of the race made one runner exhausted 11 52 “Please don’t drive so fast” Ann begged her boyfriend A B C D Anna pleaded with her boyfriend not to drive so fast Anna ordered her boyfriend not to drive that fast Anna tried to persuaded her boyfriend not to drive fast Anna got angry with her boyfriend because he drove so fast 53 She was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known A B I have never known anyone more warm-hearted than her I really liked her because she was the most warm-hearted woman I’ve ever C D met For me, she was the most warm-hearted person in the world I have ever met anyone more warm-hearted person in the world 54 He remembered their tenth wedding anniversary, and so did she A B C D Their tenth wedding anniversary was a memorable event for both of them He always remembered their wedding anniversary, so did she He didn’t forget their tenth wedding anniversary, and neither did she They will never forget the fact that they have been married for ten years 55 Everyone agrees that Nick is more talkative than his brother A B C D Everyone agrees that Nick is the more talkative of the two brothers It cannot be denied that Nick is the most talkative person in his family Nick is so talkative that everyone must agree Everyone agrees that Nick is as talkative as his brother 56 He will settle down Then his performance will improve A B C D His performance will improve until he settles down One he has settled down; his performance will improve Although he has settled down, his performance has not yet improved It is high time for him to improve his performance as he has settled down 57 The murder took place on a crowded street No one saw it A B C D The murder took place on a crowded street, and no one saw it The murder took place on a crowded street, for no one saw it The murder took place on a crowded street, yet no one saw it The murder took place on a crowded street, so no one saw it 12 58 She defeated the champion; she will be awarded the cup A B C D The cup will be awarded for the champion, not her She wanted to be awarded the cup, so she tried to defeat the champion She defeated the champion; hence she will be awarded the cup She defeated the champion; thus, becoming the new titleholder 59 He was competing in the boxing match He got a hip injury A B C D While he has competing in the boxing match, he got a hip injury His hip injury occurred in the middle of the boxing match He got a hip injured as soon as the boxing match began He competed in the boxing match and got injured in his hip 60 I must work hard The boss will fire me A B C D No matter how hard I worked, the boss fired me I must work hard for fear that the boss fires me I will get the sack unless I work hard enough I haven’t been working hard enough, so I am afraid that the boss will fire me 61 He’s travelled a lot by air, but he still gets nervous when the aircraft takes off A B C He has never travel by air, so he gets nervous when the plane takes off Although he travelled a lot by air, take-offs still make him nervous No sooner than the aircraft takes off than he feels nervous even though he has D travelled a lot by air Because of getting nervous when the aircraft takes off, he refused to travel by air 62 “We lost the match because of the referee” said the team captain A B C D The team captain admitted to the referee that they had lost the game The team captain said that without the referee, they might have the lost match The team captain blamed the referee for their loss in the game The team refused to tell the referee about their loss in the match 63 It was his lack of confidence that surprised me A B C D What I found surprising was his lack of confidence His lack of confidence surprised me a lot I was not surprised by his lack of confidence He lacked confidence, that surprised me most 13 64 The restoration of communications and essential services is of prime importance for the city council A Communications and essential services are of great importance for the city B council The first priority for the city council is the restoration of communications and C essential services The city placed less importance on the restoration of communications than on D essential services The prime importance of the city council lay in the restoration of communications and essential services 65 You’ll learn the basic rules Then you’ll find it easy to play A B C D Once you have learnt the basic rules, you’ll find it easy to play You will have no difficulty in learning and playing with the basic rules You can play it easily with the help of the basic rules You should learn the basic rules before you actually play it 66 The football team have won all their matches this season Their manager is a famous Spanish footballer A Having won all the matches this season, the football team as well as their B Spanish manager became famous Thanks to their famous Spanish manager, the football team all won all the C matches this season The football team, whose manager is a famous Spanish football, have won all D the matches this season The manager of the football team, who is a famous Spanish football, congratulated the team on their winning all the matches this season 67 He had a hip injury on the field in 1991, this ended his football career A B C D A hip injury on the field in 1991 has put an end to his for career His football career ended in 1991 when he got a hip injury the field He decided to end his football career in 1991 before he hip injury on the field After a 1991 hip injury on the field, he ended his football career 14 68 We finished our work early We decided to go out for a drink A We should finish our work as early as possible is we want to go out for a B C D drink As soon as we finished our work, we went out for a drink We finished our work early, so we decided to go out for a drink Although we hadn’t finished our work, we still decided to go out for a drink 69 I don’t like the food prepared by the staff I also not like their unfriend attitude A B I like not only the food prepared by the staff but also their friendly attitude I like the food that the staff prepares, but I don’t like their attitude which is C unfriendly I don’t enjoy the food, which is prepared by the staff, nor I appreciate their D unfriendly attitude I don’t like the staff because their attitude is not friendly 70 The boys refused to ask their teacher any questions They failed the exam A B The boys refused to ask the teacher any questions, so they failed the exam The boys refused to ask the teacher any questions, but they didn’t fail the C exam The boys refused to answer the teacher’s questions, yet they didn’t fail the D exam The boys couldn’t answer any of the teacher’s questions, so they failed the exam 71 It’s what people eat that betrays their social background, not their table manners A What gives people’s social background away what they eat, not their table B manners People’s social background is expressed through how they eat, not what they C D eat People’s social background influences the way they eat and what they eat Not only what people eat, but also how they eat may betray their social background 15 72 No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t open the door A B C D If I had tried harder, I could have been able to open the door Opening the door was not really a matter for me Try as hard as I might, I could not open the door I was able to open the door after trying hard 73 The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic A B C D We were not able to have our picnic because of the heavy rain Despite the rain, we still had our picnic It was possible to have our picnic in the heavy rain The possibility of having a picnic when it rained heavily was low 74 He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport A B C D He was sorry to have said goodbye to her at the airport He apologized for having said goodbye to her at the airport He apologized for not saying goodbye to her at the airport He regretted not saying goodbye to her at the airport 75 People who haven’t been abroad shouldn’t criticize foreign customs A B C Those who have been abroad should be more tolerant towards foreign cultures Nobody who have never been abroad should criticized foreign customs People should be more tolerant toward foreign customs even if they have been D abroad or not Foreign customs shouldn’t be criticized by those who have been abroad 76 He refused to help This surprised us a lot A B C D He refused to help, which surprised us very much He refused to help surprised us most What surprised us was his refusal to help I was almost not surprised by his refusal to help 77 The man spoke little English, Mary understood him though A Mary tried to understand then man even though he couldn’t speak English at B C D all The man could make himself understood with just little English he had The man just spoke enough English for Mary to understand Mary was able to understand the man even though he spoke little English 16 78 Our father taught us many lessons These lessons helped us succeed in life A B C D Our father has been very successful in teaching us many life lessons The lessons which have been taught by our father are very helped to our life We learnt many lessons from our father, who has helped us succeed in life Our father taught us many lessons, which helped us succeed in life 79 I really enjoyed the concert The music was too loud A B C D I really enjoyed the concert although the music was too loud I really enjoyed the concert which had loud music Loud music didn’t prevent us from enjoying the concert The loud music in the concert was something that I really enjoyed 80 Alexander has been working sixty hours a week There is a important presentation next week A Although Alexander has an important presentation next week, he has been B working sixty hours a week still Alexander’s important presentation next week takes him sixty hours to C prepare The presentation next week is so important that Alexander has to prepare for it D carefully As Alexander has an important presentation next week, he has been working sixty hours a week 17 ... us from enjoying the concert The loud music in the concert was something that I really enjoyed 80 Alexander has been working sixty hours a week There is a important presentation next week A Although