Sentence transformation 1.c 1. Though the doctor warned him, he kept on smoking. 2. In spite of ……… 3. She preferred to stay at home rather than go to the play. 4. She preferred staying … 5. He doesn’t smoke, and his brother doesn’t smoke, either. 6. Neither ……………… 7. She came to London to study English. 8. She came ……………..so that. ……….. 9. Because she behaves badly everyone hates her. 10. Because of …………………… 11. “ Shall we post it, Sir?”, he said. 12. He asked ……………………………………. 13. “ When it stops snowing we must start digging ourselves out”, I said. 14. I said that… 15. He found that it was impossible to study at home. 16. He found ……………………. 17. It was more expensive than I thought. 18. I …………………………………………. 19. I bought a book for James. 20. I bought …………………………………………….. Sentence transformation 2.c 1. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago. 2. It ………………………………….. 3. Your decision to get married before finishing your degree surprised us. 4. We were…….. 5. The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired. 6. The car was too……………… 7. He never had enough money. 8. He is always ……………………………………. 9. Yogurt is supposed to be good for you. 10. Yogurt is supposed to ……………….. 11. “ You stole my best cassette, Amanda”, said William. 12. William accused ……. 13. Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn’t sail. 14. The rough sea …………….. 15. Please check the damage before signing the delivery note. 16. Don’t ……………. 17. Roses can’t possibly grow in such poor ground. 18. It is ………………………… 19. Your car might break down on the rough mountain road, so take plenty of spare parts. 20. In case ……………………………………………………………………………. Sentence transformation 3.c 1. He is said to have been in the French foreign legion. 2. People ……………………. 3. During his child hood the family lived in Corn wall. 4. His family ………………. 5. He is thought to be the best player. 6. It is …………………………………………. 7. He seemed to be living in the area. 8. It seemed ………………………………….. 9. “ Where is the station car park?”, said Mrs. Smith. 10. Mrs. Smith asked ………… 11. That was a silly thing to say. 12. What …………………………………………….. 13. They traveled across India, and then flew on to Korea. 14. After…………………. 15. She cut the apple into quarters and gave each child a piece. 16. The apple ………… 17. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs seven miles before breakfast. 18. Although….. 19. There are two large restaurants in the art gallery. 20. The art gallery………………. Sentence transformation 4.c 1. The police started looking for him two months ago. 2. For two months now the …. 3. How old do you think this house is? 4. When do you think ……………………….? 5. This holiday is so expensive. I don’t think I can go. 6. It is such…………………… 7. He spoke so quickly that I couldn’t understand what he said. 8. He spoke too……… 9. I’m grateful that you looked after my mother so well. 10. Thank you ………………. 11. “ Why didn’t I get a computer before?”, Thought the manager. 12. The manager wondered… 13. “ you’d better not lend him any more money, Alice”, said John. 14. John advised Alice…….. 15. I started work for the company a year ago. 16. I’ve been…………………………… 17. Susan felt sick, because she ate four cream cakes. 18. If Susan …………………. 19. My needs to be cleaned before the interview. 20. I must………………………….. Sentence transformation 5.c 1. As I get older, I want to travel less. 2. The older…………………………………………… 3. A house in that strict will cost at least . 100, 000. 4. You won’t be able to ……………… 5. Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness. 6. Alan’s illness …………... 7. My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year. 8. I was …………………… 9. It was his incompetence which led to their capture. If ……………………………………... 10. Having nowhere else to go, I tried to sleep in the station waiting room. 11. As…………….. 12. I’d love to be in a secluded beach in Mexico. 13. I wish……………………………………. 14. I only bought the dog because my children wanted a pet. 15. If……………………………. 16. I’d love to live in Paris for a year. 17. If only………………………………………………. 18. Does he know enough French to work as a translator? 19. Is he……………………………? Sentence transformation 6.c 1. This furniture is so old that it’s not worth keeping. 2. This is ……………………………… 3. Handicapped people find shopping in a supermarket difficult. 4. It’s………………………. 5. Why don’t you meet to discuss the pay offer? 6. I suggest………………………………….. 7. Without the treatment, the patient would have died. 8. If he ……………………………….. 9. Although he didn’t speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam. 10. In spite………… 11. In spite of all our warning, he left cap without taking rifle. 12. Although…………………... 13. No one has lived in that house for years. 14. That…………………………………………… 15. It’s a pity that you wrote that letter.
Trang 1Sentence transformation 1.c
1 Though the doctor warned him, he kept on smoking
2 In spite of ………
3 She preferred to stay at home rather than go to the play
4 She preferred staying …
5 He doesn’t smoke, and his brother doesn’t smoke, either
7 She came to London to study English
9 Because she behaves badly everyone hates her
5 The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired
7 He never had enough money
13 Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn’t sail
14 The rough sea ………
15 Please check the damage before signing the delivery note
Trang 219 There are two large restaurants in the art gallery
20 The art gallery………
Sentence transformation 4.c
1 The police started looking for him two months ago
2 For two months now the …
3 How old do you think this house is?
5 This holiday is so expensive I don’t think I can go
11 “ Why didn’t I get a computer before?”, Thought the manager
12 The manager wondered…
13 “ you’d better not lend him any more money, Alice”, said John
14 John advised Alice……
15 I started work for the company a year ago
Trang 34 You won’t be able to ………
5 Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness
6 Alan’s illness …………
7 My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year
9 It was his incompetence which led to their capture If ………
10 Having nowhere else to go, I tried to sleep in the station waiting room
1 “ Less noise!” The teacher told the boys
3 In the event of nuclear weapons being used, we are all doomed
5 You should take two tablets every four hours
7 It’s extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days
Trang 49 They’ve been living here for six years now
19 Is it essential to meet your Aunt at the station ?
20 Does your Aunt ……… ?
5 The doctor advised me to rest
7 The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week
Trang 513 He insisted on a full apology
5 One runner was too exhausted to complete the lap of the race
6 One runner was so ……
7 My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known
1 The students regretted that they had missed the lecture
2 The students regretted not ……
3 If you miss the program you can’t really judge
15 John Speck failed to find the source of the Nile river
16 John Speck didn’t succeeded ………
Trang 617 Maria didn’t apply for the job in the library and she regrets it now
18 Maria wishes ………
19 Helen wanted to know the name of Shirley’s hairdresser’s
20 “ Where………., Shirley”, Helen said
Sentence transformation 12.c
1 Would you give this to the teacher, please?
3 One day it’s possible that robots will do all our housework
4 All our housework ………
5 The University of Cambridge is going to award Professor John an honorary doctorate, I believe
6 Professor John is ………
7 The government is going to cut its grants to postgraduate research students, apparently
9 Don’t you agree that research biologists have carried out some amazing experiments recently
Some amazing experiments ………
10 I had better get back to work
11 It’s………
12 My father speaks very little French
13 My father speaks hardly ………
14 The critics were very impressed by her performance
15 Her performance made ………
16 I expected that he would get there by lunchtime
17 I expected ………
18 It’s time for you to do your homework
19 It’s time you………
Trang 719 “ I never used bad language”, she said
20 She denied ………
Sentence transformation 14.c
1 “ What time does the manager come back?”, The customer asked
2 The customer wanted ……
3 You’d better not touch that switch
3 The switch was too high for him to reach
5 It’s not worth living to make her change her mind
13 The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it
14 The bread isn’t ………
15 Who does this bag belong to?
16 Whose………?
17 “ Never borrow money from friends”, my father said
18 My father told me………
19 The accident happened because the train driver ignored a warning light
20 If the train driver……
Sentence transformation 16.c
Trang 81 Paul said he was going to visit China the following year
3 The porter told us the train had left five minute earlier
5 She couldn’t afford the Persian cat
7 The cheetah is the fastest animals in the world
10 “ Would you like to come around for a drink?”, he said
7 We couldn’t drive because of the fog
9 He failed to win the race
10 He didn’t ………
11 I really realized what I had missed when they told me about it later
12 Only when………
13 There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected
14 There were far…………
15 When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment
1 The doctor advised me to rest
Trang 93 They had to wait for 12 hours before their flight left
5 Their teacher is making them study hard
7 They were just as good as we had expected
9 Even though I admired his courage, I think he is foolish
19 Storm grows over long hair in school
20 Parents and pupils are………
7 Most students can work hard when they feel like it
8 Most students are capable…………
9 I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party
10 I really wish………
11 She didn’t inherit any thing under her uncle’s will
12 Her uncle didn’t………
13 The only thing I didn’t steal was the television
1 “ You should have waited for us”, The team leader said to John
2 The team leader criticized ……
3 It’s possible that he didn’t get my letter
5 The last time it rained here was six years ago
Trang 107 The film star wore dark glasses so that no-one would recognize him
8 The film star avoided………
9 I am amazed by the mistakes he makes
10 What………
11 We weren’t surprised by his success
12 It came ………
13 “ That’s a lovely new dress, Jim,” said his mother
14 Jim’s mother complimented………
15 We couldn’t find George any where
1 “ You’d better not lend them any more money, Tom,” said John
2 John advised Tom……
3 You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry
5 Mark is too young to get married
7 That factory is producing more and more pollution
8 More and more pollution …………
9 He couldn’t escape from prison because it was very secure
15 May I borrow your pen? Would you mind ……… ?
16 “ I’d take a taxi if I were you,” said Peter
3 This affair does not concern you
5 You must submit articles for the magazine by June 18th
7 Although Jimmy was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him
8 Despite
his………
9 What a surprise to see you here!
10 Fancy………
Trang 1111 I don’t intend to apologize to either of them
1 The rail workers do not intend to call off their strike
2 The rail workers have no…………
3 Mrs Scot is very proud of her cooking
Trang 1215 She is proud of being a good student
16 She prides………
17 My protests were ignored
18 Nobody………
19 I’m sure you took my suitcase by mistake
20 I’m sure he didn’t………
11 The instructions say you just add boiling water to the soup powder
12 The soup powder…
13 people who haven’t been abroad shouldn’t criticize foreign customs
14 Nobody who………
15 Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation
16 The operation left ………
Trang 1317 It’s nobody’s fault that the meeting was canceled
15 The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired
16 The car was too………
17 He never has enough money
15 The computers will be available anytime but one o’clock
16 The computer will not ………
17 I’d love to go with you, but I’m beat ( tired/ exhausted)
18 I will not ………
19 Bruce didn’t want to tell me the truth, but I found it anyway
Trang 1413 My father speaks a little English
14 My father speaks hardly………
15 He said he was not guilty of stealing the car
9 The gate is closed to stop the children running into the road
10 The gate is closed so that………
11 John could not find the right house
19 The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t push it open
20 The door was too………
Sentence transformation 31.c
1 The only way to eliminate the world terrorism is by united opposition
Trang 153 If she hadn’t insisted kissing everyone goodbye, she would have caught the train
13 The critics were very impressed by her performance
14 Her performance made…………
15 When are the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problems
16 It’s high time
5 The president visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to a standstill
Trang 1613 The way she walks is really queenly
14 There is some thing ………
15 I gave myself no concern about whether he will come to power or not
13 Turn off all switches before leaving the workshop
14 All the switches………
15 It is ages since Alan visited his parents
1 They ought to mend the roof
3 They didn’t follow the map, so they got lost
5 Someone is painting our house
Trang 176 We ………
7 The old man had few friends
9 He’s likely to stay in the Grand Hotel
19 Given fair warning, I could have avoided that date
20 If you had told me………
Sentence transformation 36.c
1 We only send you books after receiving the money
3 You pay $ 20 a month for a period of a year
4 You pay in twelve successive………
5 He’ll set down Then his performance will improve
7 The students’ riotous behavior should have been severely punished
8 The student deserved ………
9 There are more people out of work in this country than ever before
18 Could you pass me the salt, please?
19 Would you mind ………?
Trang 189 We’ve recorded great achievement in socio- economic development over the last decade of renovation.
10 Great achievement………
11 To master English is by no mean easy
12 It is ………
13 It was reported that the inflation rate in Vietnam reached 3.8% in 1997
14 The inflation rate in
5 In the event of nuclear weapons being used, we all doomed
6 If it should happen that if …
7 The weathers much warmer than it was a few days ago
9 It wasn’t necessary for you to go to much trouble on my behalf
10 You needn’t………
11 It seems that no one predicted the correct result
12 No one ………
13 Most students can work very hard when they feel like it
14 Most students are capable……
15 These new machines have put an end to queuing
Trang 1913 The news that he would be going to University pleased him very much
14 The news of …
15 I do physical training because I want to keep fit
16 I do physical training in ………
17 The sea was so cold that we couldn’t swim
18 The sea was too ………
19 He felt ill to get up
3 Jo’s training accident meant she couldn’t take part in the race ( prevented)
5 Cyclists are not allowed to ride on the station platform ( must)
6 Bicycles …………on the station platform
7 To Alan’s amazement, the passport office was closed when he arrived ( find)
9 It isn’t necessary to book tickets for a show in advance ( need)
10 You ……….tickets for a show in advance
11 The top shelf was so high that the children couldn’t reach it ( high)
12 The top shelf ………the children to reach
Trang 2013 I’d prefer you to start work next week ( rather)
14 I ………work next week
15 “ Do you remember what you have to do?” The teacher asked the students ( what)
16 The teacher asked the students if ……….to do
17 It’s unusual for Carol to get angry with her staff ( hardly)
18 Carol ………temper with her staff
19 There’s no ice-cream left ( run)
20 We ……… ice- cream
Sentence transformation 42.c
1 Don’t you regret not learning to swim? ( Wish)
Don’t you ……… swim?
2 Working outdoors is much nicer than working in an office ( nice)
4 Maria will be ready any minute, and then we must leave ( soon)
6 The last time I saw him was when I lived in London ( since)
8 Why don’t you phone me later to discuss this ? ( give)
10 I was on the point of leaving the office ( about)
11 I was just ……….office
12 I am fed up with his behavior ( enough)
13 I ………his behavior
14 Our senior manager is dealing with this matter, Sir ( being)
15 The matter……… our senior manager, Sir
16 You don’t normally go into town by car ( used)
17 I ……… into town by car
18 I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me ( thankful)
19 I’d like to say ……….am for everything you have done for me
Sentence transformation 43.c
1 People claim that he is the best tennis player of our time ( said)
3 They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic ( avoid)
4 They left early in order……… in the traffic
5 Why didn’t they tell me about the change earlier? ( should)
7 Nobody play this piece of music as beautifully as she does ( more)
9 If I don’t leave now, I’ll miss the train ( Unless)
10 I’ll ………leave now
Trang 2111 Would you like to go for a coffee in 10 minutes? ( about)
12 How about ……….a coffee in 10 minutes?
13 It seems to me that her playing has developed amazingly in the past year ( seems)
14 Her playing ……… in the past year
15 Thanks for reminding me about this meeting- otherwise I would have missed it ( not)
16 If you ………about the meeting, I would have missed it
17 I don’t normally go into town by car ( used)
18 I ……… into town by car
19 You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided ( ought)
20 You ……… more carefully before you decided
Sentence transformation 44.c
1 We won’t get to the airport in less than 30 minute ( least)
3 Despite knowing the area well, I got lost ( even)
5 I tried to talk to Jack about the problem but he was too busy ( word)
7 “ I don’t mind which film we see,” I said ( matter)
9 If you don’t take care of those shoes, they won’t last for long ( look)
10 Unless………, those shoes won’t last for long
11 You’ve already lied me once today ( lie)
12 This is not the first ……….me today
13 Did you enjoy the party? ( good) Did you ………at the party?
14 Whenever I hear this song, I remember the time hen I was in Paris ( reminds)
15 Whenever I hear this song, ……….the time when I was in Paris
16 I can’t describe people as well as you can ( better)
17 You’re……….I am
18 You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided ( ought)
19 You ………more carefully before you decided
Sentence transformation 45.c
1 I haven’t decided yet whether to move or not ( mind)
3 It is increasingly difficult for me to read without my glasses ( finding)
5 I will continue speaking only if you don’t interrupt me any more ( stop)
7 Can you tell me what she looks like? ( describe)
9 They have been telling him that he should apply for his job ( encouraging)
They have been ……… for this job
Trang 2210 I didn’t agree with this idea ( favor)
I ………for this idea
11 Sandra said that she was willing to work late ( mind)
12 Sandra said that ………late
13 You’re tired because you stayed up late last night ( if)
14 You wouldn’t be tired ……… bed earlier last night
15 The number of tourists visiting this area rose last year ( rise)
16 Last year ……… the number of tourists visiting this area
17 I hadn’t made a speech before, so I was very nervous ( used)
18 Because I ………speeches, I was very nervous
Sentence transformation 46.c
1 I strongly advise you to tell her you’re sorry ( apologize)
2 I think you’d
……….her
3 It is likely that my friends haven’t received my letter yet ( unlikely)
5 He seemed to be worried about something ( impression)
7 I’ve never seen anyone play so skillfully before ( much)
9 What caused him to change his mind? ( reason)
10 What was ……….of mind?
11 When should we collect the books we ordered last week? ( supposed)
12 When ……… up the books we ordered last week?
13 He had a very traditional upbringing, didn’t he? ( traditionally)
14 He ………, wasn’t he?
15 I go out very little these days ( hardly)
16 I ……… days
17 My parents always telling me what to do when I was small ( being)
18 I ……….to do when I was small
19 She seemed quite unhappy when I saw her last week ( look)
20 When I saw her last week ……… at all
Sentence transformation 47.c
1 Angus rarely takes a holiday ( rare)
3 We lost the game because of my mistake ( fault)
5 Are you planning to do any thing on Sunday? ( Plans)
7 Tim looks nothing like his father ( take)
9 The film I saw last week was better than this one ( good)
Trang 2310 This film ……….the one I saw last week.
11 I regret giving Dennis my phone number ( Dennis)
12 I wish ……….my phone number
13 There is no way we can agree to this solution ( Question)
14 This solution ……….as far as we concerned
15 I didn’t have enough time to visit the town properly ( too)
16 The time we had ……… the town properly
17 Although I warned her not to climb that tree, they did ( warning)
18 In spite of ……….tree
19 There aren’t many people who have read this novel to the end, but John is one of them (few)
John is ………who have read this novel to the end
Sentence transformation 48.c
1 The person who encouraged me the most at school was my French teacher ( encouragement)
3 I found this film quite disappointing ( let)
5 The play was so boring that we left in the interval ( so)
7 ‘ Mark, could you write up the report immediately?’ Peter said ( wanted)
8 Peter told Mark ……….write up the report immediately
9 Please don’t go there now ( rather)
10 I ………go there now
11 I probably forgot to mention that the deadline is Tuesday ( may)
12 I ……….that the deadline is Tuesday
13 I last heard this song ten years ago ( been)
14 It ……….I last heard this song
15 Please don’t stop your work ( carry)
16 Please ……… your work
17 Why didn’t they tell me about these changes earlier? ( should)
18 I ……… about these changes earlier
19 Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does ( more)
20 He plays this piece of music……… else
Sentence transformation 49.c
1 No one has explained why our flight is delayed ( reason)
3 I felt this film quite disappointing ( let)
I felt quite ……… this film
4 The play was so boring that we left in the interval ( so)
6 ‘ Mark, could you write up the report immediately?’ Peter said ( wanted)
Trang 247 Peter told Mark ………write up the report immediately.
8 Please don’t go there now ( rather)
10 I probably forgot to mention that deadline is Tuesday ( may)
11 I ……….that deadline is Tuesday
12 I last heard this song ten years ago ( been)
13 It ………I last heard this song
14 Please don’t stop your work ( carry)
15 Please ………your work
16 Why didn’t they tell me about these changes earlier ( should)
17 I ……… these changes earlier
18 Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does ( more)
19 He plays this piece of music ……….else
Sentence transformation 50.c
1 No one has explained why our flight is delayed ( reason)
3 I’d rather you didn’t phone me at work ( prefer)
5 When Mary wanted a new car She had to save for a year ( Mary)
7 They are letting David out of hospital next week ( released)
9 Dane was supposed to write to his parents last week ( ought)
10 Dane ………to his parents last week
11 His writing is so small I can hardly read it ( such)
12 He ………I can hardly read it
13 Some body has to pick the visitors up from the airport ( up)
14 The visitors ……… from the airport
15 I wish I hadn’t told him what we were planning to do this evening ( regret)
16 I ……… for this evening
17 Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early ( surprise)
T ……….the party early
18 All the witnesses said the accident was my fault ( blame)
19 All the witnesses said that ………the accident
Dear Mrs Brown,
1.I/write/tell/how much I enjoy/few hours I spend/ you and your family yesterday evening
2 I be/England since/beginning/October and this be/first invitation to dinner/ English family
3 I/ find/ conversation most interesting and I be glad/ practise/English
4 I also like/congretulate you/excellent cooking