In countries like Britain the weather changes all the time.. The security guard told.... She asked John to repeat what he has said.. The security guard told.... John only understood
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1 It isn’t necessary to finish the work today
You don’t
2 Sally finally managed to get a job
Sally finally succeeded
3 That’s the last time I go to that restaurant
3 I’ve warned you not to go near the dog
I’ve warned you about
4 She can meet him if he arrives before eleven
9 The garden still needs digging
The garden hasn’t
10 Susan felt sick, because she ate four cream cakes
Trang 23 The garage is going to repair the car for us next week
We are going to
4 The news was wonderful that she decided to have a celebration
9 Apples are usually cheaper than oranges
Apples are not
10 You can’t visit Moscow unless you get a visa
3 In countries like Britain the weather changes all the time
In countries like Britain, the weather is
4 You do not have to pay for secondary education in Britain
9 The garden still needs digging
The garden hasn’t
Trang 310 Have you had a cheaper carpet than this?
Is this ?
Sentence transformation 8B
1 When I was younger I used to go climbing more than I do now
Now
2 England no longer had dreadful fogs
There used to
3 It is years since we decorated the room
We haven’t
4 By the time we arrive the other guests will have already started dinner
The other guests will start
5 I would like the school holidays to be longer
9 The mother came and lived with them to take care of their children That
was their- request
2 Yogurt is supposed to be good for you
Yogurt is supposed to do
3 Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station?
Does your aunt ?
4 Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish
Much
5 Given fair warning, I could have avoided that date
If you had told me
6 Please don’t say things like that
I wish
7 It would have been a superb weekend if it hadn’t been for the weather
But
8 Dogs can swim better than cats can
Cats can not
9 She hasn’t been to the hair dresser for three months
The security guard told
4 I’ve never met such a famous person before
Trang 42 She asked John to repeat what he has said
5 “Keep away from this area” said the security guard when we
approached the fence
The security guard told
6 He could repair the broken vase
2 The girl living next-door to me is getting married next year
The girl that
3 This mountain is high; we can’t climb it
This mountain is too
4 Are you very tall? Can you reach that picture?
Are you tall ?
5 A donkey is less beautiful than a horse
A donkey is not
6 She doesn’t usually stay up late
She’s not used
7 I f I were you, I’d look for another job
3 She wanted to know if he had studied French
She asked him “ ”
4 I’m sorry that I didn’t study French last year
I wish
5 The children will go swimming if it is sunny
Trang 58 I haven’t been to Bristol for three years.
The last time
9 No one has signed this cheque
Yesterday we did such
9 “How many students are there in your class?”
The man asked me
10 She is listening to the radio She turned it off at seven- thirty
She has
11 You should take science appreciation courses at school
The lady- researcher advised us
6 They will catch all the prisoners again tonight
All the prisoners
7 Joanne doesn’t like to read her stories
1 Joan eats very little so as not to put on weight
Joan eats very little because
2 She rarely met such a beautiful film star
She can neither
5 She spoke English very carefully He spoke very clearly
He not only
6 Gravity makes balls thrown into the air fall back down
If there weren’t gravity
7 Because Faraday’s father was very poor, he couldn’t send Faraday to school
Faraday’s father was too
Trang 68 It is such a boring book that nobody likes it
The book
9 They were so strong that they could lift the rock
They were such
10 I can’t play tennis as well as my brother does
My brother
Sentence transformation 18B
1 Jim didn’t lend me any money, so I was unable to buy a car
If
2 On arrival at the shop, the goods are inspected carefully
When the goods
3 Laurence hasn’t seen her sister since she left for Japan
Laurence last
4 Peter said he didn’t feel well
Peter said, “I ”
5 John is fat because she eats so many chips
10 Mackenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty
By the age of twenty
Sentence transformation 21B
Trang 71 She asked John how he liked her new dress
7 Somebody opened the door just after she rang the bell
She had hardly
8 People say that he has been all over the world
1 I have no advice to offer you
I have no advice that
2 As the war ended, soldiers returned home
9 I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking too softly
They were speaking
10 We spent five hours getting to London
It took
Sentence transformation 23B
1 The news of her son’s death was a great shock to her
The news that
2 “You can’t borrow my motorbike, Peter” Mary said
8 They were building a new shopping center when we came
A new shopping center
9 Are they going to demolish these old houses?
Are these old houses
10 It was such bad coffee that he couldn’t drink it
Trang 86 He remembered, and so did she
He didn’t
7 When the council going to do something about the city’s traffic
problem?
It’s high time something
8 May I borrow your pen?
Would you mind ?
9 “I’d take a taxi if I were you” said Peter
2 Mr Dean was one of the customers of Mr Brown’s bank His house
was for sale
6 John only understood very little of what the teacher said
John could hardly
7 Unless someone has a key, we can’t get into the house
We can only get
8 I’m sure you didn’t lock the front door Here’s the key
8 John only understood a little of what the teacher said
John could hardly
9 Unless he phone immediately he won’t get any information
If
Trang 910 “Why didn’t I get a computer before?” Thought the office manager
The office manager wondered
9 It’s time to prepare lunch
It’s time for
10 Please come by seven o’clock
You are requested
9 She liked Paris a little and Rome less
She thought Rome
10 After fighting the fire for 12 hours the firemen succeeded in putting it out
The firemen managed
7 Galileo is considered to be the father of modern astronomy
Galileo is regarded as
8 The value of Sterling had fallen considerably in the past week
1 I can remember an equally mysterious incident
I can remember an incident just
2 He was a fool to say that
Trang 108 I’m going to the theater tomorrow, and I’m really looking forward to it
I’m really looking
9 My brother and I both went to that school
I went to that school, and
10 I wasn’t there at that time
1 The first course of the meal was a wonderful fish soup
The meal began
2 I had met Brian before but had never really talked to him
9 “Where has he been?” She doesn’t know that
She doesn’t know
10 Has anyone told you about it yet?
3 He’ll never forget waiting for his friends to go to school
He’ll always remember
4 ‘Let’s go for a walk in the park’, said Andrews
Andrews suggested that
5 His second attempt on the world record was successful
Trang 111 John Speck failed to find the source of the river Nile
John Speck did not succeed
2 Maria didn’t apply for the job in the library and regrets it now
6 Don’t blame me if the tin- opener’s broken
It’s not my fault if
7 Barbara plays squash better than Mike
10 The train journey from London to Bristol takes two hours
It is a two-hour train journey from
8 We couldn’t drive because of the fog
The fog prevented
9 Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car
6 Ronald denied stealing Mrs Clark’s handbag
Ronald said that
7 Susan likes staying in hotels but she prefers camping
Susan doesn’t
8 The fridge was so heavy that we couldn’t move it
The fridge was too
9 ‘John, please don’t tell anyone about my new dress
Mary asked
10 Sally speaks English quite fluently
Sally’s English
Sentence transformation 38B
Trang 121 Because his secretary was out to lunch Mr Anderson answered Bill’s
2 ‘I don’t love you any more’, said Eric to his girl friend
Eric told his girl friend that
3 ‘I must see the manager!’ he cried
7 ‘How old is your little boy?’ said the nurse to Mrs Bindley
The nurse asked
8 I’m sure it wasn’t Mrs Elton you saw because she’s in Bristol
Trang 135 Our house is going to be painted by a local firm
6 They believe that the wanted man was living in London
The wanted man
7 ‘How many stars are there in the sky?’
No one knows
8 We can’t see most of the stars We don’t use a giant telescope
Unless
9 The boy said to his sister ‘Have you ever read a book on space lights’
The boy asked
10 “Do you want to insure your luggage or not?”
The travel agent asked
6 The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes
The fox tried in
7 His briefcase was too full for the zip fastener to close properly
His briefcase was so full
8 People say that he beats his wife
8 He will come because he wants to be sure of meeting you
He will come so
Trang 149 Walking in the rain gives him pleasure
9 I won’t swim in the sea because it is too cold
The sea is not
10 Robert says he will never visit Manchester again
Robert says this
5 He was suspended for two matches for swearing at the referee
Swearing at the referee earned
6 Though my house was cheaper than Norman’s, it is bigger and more attractive
Norman’s house may
7 Someone must meet him at the railway station
6 They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight
All the prisoners
7 Mary rang hours and hours ago
The doctor warned the patient
2 I know this reporter’s background well and he’s 100% honest
This reporter whose
Trang 153 They stretched the rope from one side of the crevasse to the other in
order to haul (pull) their equipment across
10 The engine failed because a part had been badly fitted
The engine failure
3 “You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John
The team leader criticized
4 I only made that terrible mistake because I was thinking
If I
5 When the police caught him, he was climbing over the garden wall
The police caught
6 It was a bit difficult to get into work this morning
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1 You don’t have to finish the work today
2 Sally finally succeeded in getting the job
3 I certainly will never go to that restaurant
4 “You’d better take a holiday” – the doctor said
5 Unless you rest yourself, you really will be ill
6 “You work too hard” – the doctor said to him
7 How beautiful those pictures are
8 What an interesting film!
9 How heavy is your suitcase?
10 What is the height of Peter?
Sentences transformation 2B
1 We didn’t arrive early enough to see the first film
2 Peter apologized for breaking the glass
3 If he hadn’t saved me, I would have been downing
4 Nobody is cleverer than Sally in the class
5 This is the most romantic story I have ever read
6 The car is too expensive for me to buy
7 He was made to study hard for the exams
8 We have been cooking for the party for four hours
9 He is behaving more violently than ever before
10 The police prevented us from getting nearer
Sentences transformation 3B
1 She had her car repaired yesterday
2 You’ve got to see the manager tomorrow morning
3 I’ve warned you about going near the dog
4 So long as he arrives before eleven, she can meet him
5 Every time I rang, there was not any answer
6 I don’t know as much about it as she does
7 In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job
8 He’d rather play golf than tennis
9 The garden hasn’t been dug yet
10 If Susan hadn’t eaten four cream cakes, she wouldn’t’ t have felt sick
11 Susan felt sick, because she ate four cream cakes
Sentences transformation 4B
1 The car is too expensive for her to buy
2 She left the room without saying a word
3 The owner of the house is thought to be abroad
4 You didn’t forget to post the letter, did you?
5 It is not easy to speak English
6 I wish I had finished my homework last night
7 “How do you like my new dress, John?”, she asked
8 There is a train leaving ay 8 o’clock every morning
9 It can’t be denied that she has a beautiful voice
10 Do you mind helping me to put the chair away?
Sentences transformation 5B
1 I’m interested in reading scientific books
2 If he doesn’t phone her immediately, he won’t get any information
3 We are going to have the car repaired by the garage next week
4 It was such the wonderful news that she decided to have a celebration
5 It isn’t easy to leave here after such a long time
6 He takes every Sundays to work in the garden
7 Two extra people came although we had expected only 16
8 Jerry makes two thousand dollars a month as an accountant
9 We need to think about it for a week
10 The people who owes newspapers are usually very rich
Sentences transformation 6B
1 Neither she nor I have been there before
2 The weather was so good that we went swimming
3 It is too far for me to see
4 It is the first time I have been to the ballet
5 You can’t believe that John always speaks the truth
6 He suggested I should put my luggage under the seat
7 It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there
8 Facing a lot of people always makes me nervous
9 Apples are not as expensive as oranges
10 If you don’t get a visa, you can’t visit Moscow
Sentences transformation 7B
1 John used to smoke cigarettes when he was a young man
2 He asked me to hand my books to him when I had finished
3 In countries like Britain, the weather is very changeable
4 Secondary education is free in Britain
5 His heart was so weak that he couldn’t walk very far
6 If he doesn’t phone immediately, he won’t get any information
7 When did they buy the house?
Trang 178 The broken vase couldn’t be repaired by him
9 The garden hasn’t been dug yet
10 Is this the cheapest carpet have you had?
Sentence transformation 8B
1 Now I do not go climbing as much as I used to when I was younger
2 There used to be dreadful dogs in England
3 We haven’t decorated the room for years
4 The other guests will start dinner before we arrive
5 I wish the school holidays were longer
6 John is too young to join the club
7 It is very necessary for him to be to blame for his mistakes
8 It was obligatory for him to pass his intermediate level English
examination
9 It was their request that the mother came and lived with them to take
care of their children
10 Isabel deny lending Robert her pen
11 You were wrong to lie to him
Sentence transformation 9B
1 There’s nothing I would not do for you
2 Yogurt is supposed to do good for you
3 Does your aunt have to be met at the station?
4 Much as I admire his courage, I think he is foolish
5 If you had told me in advance, I could have avoided that date
6 I wish you didn’t say things like that
7 I wish you had told us about this
8 But for the weather, it would have been a superb weekend
9 Cats can not swim as well as cats can
10 It’s three months since she went to the hairdresser
11 David’s room has a spare bed
Sentence transformation 10B
1 These shoes are too small for me to get my feet into
2 I’m looking forward to meeting again soon
3 The security guard told me to keep away from this area
4 It is the first time I met such a famous person
5 You don’t have to put this pudding out of its tin to cook it
6 He was thought to have been waiting for a message
7 If he had driving license, he could drive his car
8 The key which he lost a long tine ago was found out by him
9 They could not do anything to help him
10 He used to stay up late
Sentence transformation 11B
1 My purse was stolen from my handbag
2 “Please repeat what you have said”, she told John
3 I wish you had told us about this
4 It was such the bad weather that we couldn’t go out
5 The security guard told me to keep away from this area
6 The broken vase couldn’t be repaired
7 He wishes he had invited us to the party
8 Despite having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job
9 He wasn’t rich enough to buy the car
10 Wasn’t it possible to get a bus to the station?
Sentence transformation 12B
1 Jane, who is a brilliant swimmer, presented Britain in the Olympic games
2 The girl that lives next-door to me is getting married next year
3 This mountain is too high for us to climb
4 Are you tall enough to reach that picture?
5 A donkey is not as beautiful as a horse
6 She’s not used to staying up late
7 I suggested you should look for another job
8 If he had been careful, he would not have lost his money
9 They haven’t visited me for five years
10 He had all his suits made in Paris
Sentence transformation 13B
1 He was seen to come out of the house by me
2 If only I had much money to buy some new clothes
3 It was believed that she took part in revolutionary activities
4 Only a reasonable standard of living is enjoyed by the whole population
is a few countries
5 Although it rained, we went out
6 Mr John prefers watching TV to going to the cinema
7 Working in that condition was impossible
8 Frank plays tennis very well
9 I wish I could help him
10 It is not easy to speak English fluently
Sentence transformation 14B