Các cấu trúc chuyển đổi câu (Sentence Transforrmation):1.so … that…such … that …too ….. toV2.Although In spite of Despite3.Because Because of4.Comparison5.Active Passive6.1st 2nd Conditionals7.Reported Speech8.After (had done) Past simple9.Past simple Present Perfect10.Relative pronouns (Who Which Where) EXERCISES 1 I. Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C, or D.1. I prefer writing a term paper ………. taking an examination.A. thanB. toC. forD. that2. Staying in a hotel costs ……….. renting a room in a dormitory for a week.A. twice more thanB. twice as much asC. as much twice asD. as much as twice3. The examiner made us ……. our identification in order to be admitted to the test center.A. showing B. to showC. showedD. show4. The cook looked ………….. at the burned food.A. sadB. sadlyC. sadnessD. in sad 5. Most insects are tiny. They are ........ .A. hugeB. very smallC. intelligentD. beautiful6. “Would you like a cold drink?” “............”A. I’d love to. That’s very kindB. I’d love one. I’m very thirstyC. I’d love some. It’s deliciousD. I don’t like biscuits7. Tim seems to be putting .................... weight.A. inB. onC. byD. over8. If ever the child ........................., the mother would run to it.A. criesB. will cryC. would cryD. cried9. After the children ........................ she began to write.A. has leftB. leaveC. leftD. had left10. If the coffee is still too ......................., put some more sugar in it.A. bitterB. hotC. sourD. sweet11. The price of petrol has ....................... up again.A. risenB. gotC. goneD. stood12. I wonder ................ he’d like the steak cooked – rare or welldone?A. whichB. howC. whereD. why13. Helen asked me ............... the film called “Star War”A. have I seenB. have you seenC. if I had seenD. If had I seen14. There has been a great .................. in his English.A. increaseB. improvementC. decreaseD. rise
Trang 1Các cấu trúc chuy ển đổi câu (Sentence Transforrmation):
1 so … that…/such … that …/too … to-V
2 Although / In spite of / Despite
3 Because / Because of
4 Comparison
5 Active / Passive
6 1st / 2nd Conditionals
7 Reported Speech
8 After (had done) / Past simple
9 Past simple / Present Perfect
10 Relative pronouns (Who / Which / Where)
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I Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C, or D.
1 I prefer writing a term paper ……… taking an examination
2 Staying in a hotel costs ……… renting a room in a dormitory for a week
A twice more than B twice as much as C as much twice as D as much as twice
3 The examiner made us …… our identification in order to be admitted to the test center
4 The cook looked ………… at the burned food
5 Most insects are tiny They are
6 “Would you like a cold drink?” “ ”
A I’d love to That’s very kind B I’d love one I’m very thirsty
C I’d love some It’s delicious D I don’t like biscuits
7 Tim seems to be putting weight
8 If ever the child , the mother would run to it
9 After the children she began to write
10 If the coffee is still too , put some more sugar in it
11 The price of petrol has up again
12 I wonder he’d like the steak cooked – rare or well-done?
13 Helen asked me the film called “Star War”
A have I seen B have you seen C if I had seen D If had I seen
14 There has been a great in his English
15 We have to the meeting until next week because no one can come this afternoon
II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the original sentence.
1 The weather is much warmer than it was a few days ago
A few days ago the weather was as much colder than it is now
2 No one has lived in this house for years
This house has had no one for years
3 “Will you marry me?” said Eric to his girl friend
Eric asked his girlfriend if she would marry him
4 Although he overslept, Mike wasn’t late for work
Despite the fact that Mike wasn’t late for work
5 The postman usually leaves the papers on the doorstep
Trang 3The papers usually are left on the doorstep by the postman.
EXERCISES 2
I Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C, or D.
1 That baby non-stop for the past hour
2 I'd have told you if I the book
3 Skiing is a sport goes back 4,000 years
4 Physicsist J Robert Oppenheimer an important role in the birth of atomic age
5 ‘He didn’t understand it.” “ ”
A So did I B I did too C I did either D Neither did I
6 Don't forget to the alarm clock for six o'clock tomorrow morning
7 “Would you like a cold drink?” “ ”
A I’d love to That’s very kind B I’d love one I’m very thirsty
C I’d love some It’s delicious D I don’t like biscuits
8 Most insects are tiny They are
9 They were too late The plane off ten minutes earlier
10 When Paul stopped the car, I opened the door and got behind him
11 Can I …… your dictionary, please? I can’t find mine
12 He worked than his brother
A more carefully B more careful C carefully D very carefully
13 She can’t get home she has no money
14 Could I take this to thank you for all you have done for us
15 The composition needs
II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the original sentence.
1 “Did you leave a tip for the waiter, Dad?” I asked
I asked my father if he left a tip for the waiter
2 I’ve never seen such an exciting football match before
This is the most exciting football match I’ve seen
3 They are repairing my television now
My television is being repaired
4 I recently went back to the town I was born there
I recently went back to the town where I was born
5 Joan will stay on at school unless she finds a good job
Trang 4If Joan doesn’t find a good job, she will stay at school
EXERCISES 3
I Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C, or D.
1 The television, so long been a part of our culture, has an enormous influence
2 One problem with all languages they are full of irregularities
3 He had to borrow a little money from his brother .he could finish his education without working
4 The final test will be the midterm
5 Besides being expensive, the food in the cafeteria tastes
6 My parents thought that education was important so they me study hard.
7 Mr Smith was in a road accident
8 ……… your cigarette before you go into class
9 The River Thames from Oxford to London
10 We spent our holiday in a hotel which had a private
11 She told me to go to the bank
A not to forget B don’t forget C not forget D should not forget
12 Even if the rains now, there won’t be harvest this year
13 Our teacher is very kind us
14 If she had put enough coffee in the pot, it so week like this
A would taste B wouldn’t taste C would have taste D could have taste
15 A railway bridge over the river
A is built B is building C is being built D been built
II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the original sentence.
1 I have never met anyone more generous than your husband
Your husband is the most generous man I’ve ever met
2 Unless he keeps in touch immediately, he won’t get any information
If he doesn’t keep in touch immediately, he won’t get any information
3 “Don’t leave the house until I get back, William,” his mother said
William’s mother told him that he doesn’t leave the house until she got back
4 They started working on this project last Christmas They haven’t finished it yet
They have worked on this project since last Christmast
5 The thief suddenly realized that the police were watching him
Trang 5The thief suddenly realized that he was being watched by the police.
EXERCISES 4
I Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C, or D.
1 Someone the chocolates! They’re nearly all gone!
2 If the bus soon, I’ll be late for school
3 She was working quietly at her desk when suddenly the door and her daughter rushed in
4 She said she’d married a man had been married ten times before
5 “What your classmates like?” “They’re fantastic!”
6 Fred has money than I do
7 He hasn’t got birthday cards to choose from
8 My daughter has a lot of pens and pencils She drawing
9 the traffic was bad, I arrived on time
10 “Don’t you get tired watching TV every night?”
11 If you are with something, you are unhappy or bored with it
12 Jimmy can go this afternoon He has to do his homework
13 Do I need a to get antibiotics from the chemist?
14 “Have you learned by heart all those five poems?” - “I have learned ”
A none of them B both of them C either of them D neither of them
15 “Let’s go the a new Indian restaurant after school today” - “ ”
II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the original sentence.
1 “Do you remember to do your homework?” the teacher said to her students
The teacher asked her students if they remembered to do their homework
2 My grandmother finds it difficult to read without her glasses
It is difficult to my grandmother to read without her glasses
3 The film was so boring that we left before the end
We were so boring with the film that we left before the end
4 Working outdoors is much nicer than working in an office
Working in an office is not as nice as working outdoors
5 The last time I saw her was when I was in high school
Trang 6I haven’t seen her since I was in high shool.
EXERCISES 5
I Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C, or D.
1 in 1912 that the Titanic sank while crossing the Atlantic
2 Lightning rarely twice in the same place
A is striking B strikes C does it strike D it strikes
3 Before becoming President in 1928, Herbert Hoover as Secretary of Commerce
A has served B was served C had served D serving
4 " She is very mean." - " Yes, she is not very "
5 You ride a bicycle on a motorway in Britain
6 She when she heard that her horse was dead
A broke down B broke into C broke out D broke up
7 I didn’t hear ……… when he gave us the assignment
A what the professor says B what the professor said
C that the professor said D which the professor says
8 My parents tomorrow and they will stay for two weeks
9 My father came home
A very tiringly B very tiring C very tiredly D very tired
10 Please, wait for a moment I haven’t finished this letter
11 When he heard the doorbell ring, he ran downstairs, two steps
12 The train to Ho Chi Minh City is at
A second platform B the platform two C two platform D platform two
13 “Let’s play tennis this afternoon” “ ”
A It’s too hot to play B No, thanks C Yes, please D Yes, I can
14 The hotel in we stayed wasn’t very clean
15 I sometimes get bored my life
II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the original sentence.
1 Despite knowing the area very well, I got lost
Although I knew the area very well, I got lost
2 You must wash your hands before eating
Your hands must be washed before you eat
3 John gains weight because he eats so many sweets and chocolates
If John didn’t eat so many sweets and chocolates, he wouldn’t gain weight
4 “Are there any letters for me?” Mary said to the postman
Mary asked the postman if there were some letters for her
5 That’s the dictionary Bill gave it to me on my birthday
That’s the dictionary Bill gave me on my birthday
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I Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C, or D.
1 ……… the lights went out, I was having a maths test
2 Ruth can’t go to Mike’s wedding because she’ll be away …… business
3 A large number of seabirds are now at ……… as a result of an oil tanker disaster
4 I don’t think Jim will ever ……… in finding peace in mind
5 Today’s typewriter keyboard is ……… Shole’s 1867 keyboard
A as same as B the same as C the same than D a same one as
6 The Icelandic language ……… very little over the past 800 years
A is changed B has changed C changes are D bring their
7 Nuclear engines operate without air and consume ……… fuel than do others engines
8 Paul Samuelson was the first American to win the Nobel Prize in ……
9 Would you mind please ?
A to answer the telephone B answering the telephone
C answer the telephone D to the telephone answering
10 The brakes need
A adjusted B to adjustment C to adjust D adjusting
11 The bus only stops here to passengers
12 Last Sunday was that we took a drive in the country
C such a beautiful weather D so a beautiful day
13 Because the first pair of trousers did not fit properly he asked for
A another trousers B the other one C others trousers D another pair
14 He kept his job the manager had threatened to sack him
15 She said that she could not a new dress on her small salary
II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the original sentence.
1 They have been living here for six years now
They moved to here six years ago
2 “Who has been sitting in my chair?” said the chairman
The chairman wondered that who had sat in his chair
3 If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house
If I were you, I wouldn’t buy a new house
4 The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it
The furniture was too expensive for me to buy
5 I ate dinner I did the washing up
When I had eaten dinner, I did the washing up
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I Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C, or D.
1 In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur a misunderstanding
2 Since they won the lottery, the Powells a life of luxury in Italy
3 He spent dollars on food and drinks
A only a few B only few C very a few D only a little
4 The speed of light is the speed of sound
A the fastest B much faster than C as fast D faster
5 impressive chapter in the book was the chapter on Stuart’s scientific theories
6 The dish Is it spicy?
A smells good B smells well C is smelled good D is smelled well
7 Some people sport to keep fit, not because they like it
8 She a living working as a magician at children parties
9 I want to have my suit cleaned I to a wedding on Saturday
10 The noise got as the car disappeared into the distance
11 They decided the house although it was not in very good condition
12 It all depends on you want to consult
13 Let’s go dancing, ?
14 Because the first pair of trousers did not fit properly he asked for
A another trousers B the other one C others trousers D another pair
15 He kept his job the manager had threatened to sack him
II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the original sentence.
1 “Can you come to her party tomorrow?” asked Pete
Pete asked me if I could come to her party today
2 They’ve changed the deadline of the assignment
The deadline of the assignment has been changed
3 She has to take some medicine or she won’t get better
If she didn’t take some medicine, she wouldn’t get better
4 The machine cost over a million pounds I have to use it in my job
The machine which I have to use in my job cost over a million pounds
5 I last borrowed you some money two weeks ago
I have borrowed you some money for two weeks
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I Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C, or D.
1 The train will leave the station ten minutes
2 He newspapers for ten years
A is selling B sells C has been selling D has been sold
3 This dinner looks to me
4 “ ?” “She is tall and smart.”
A How is she like B What is she like C What is she D Who is she
5 The news was to them that they were all dead silent.
A so shock B such shock C such a shock D too shocked
6 We were prevented going fishing by the bad weather
7 After I at the bus terminus, I found a crowd of schoolboys
A have arrived B arrived C had arrived D had been arriving
8 The motor car has had an enormous effect in North America
A in daily life B in daily lives C on daily life D to daily life
9 “ Bill hasn’t arrived yet” - “I wonder ”
A when he will come B when he is come C when to come D when he will come
10 If I the day off tomorrow, I would go to the beach
11 How long your car before you decided to sell it?
A have you had B have you C you’ve had D had you had
12 going to the party
A Everybody are B Every people is C Every people are D Everyone is
13 We traveled to the capital city with only luggage
14 Our children to the water park every Sunday
A enjoy to take B enjoy to be taken C enjoy being taken D enjoy taken
15 Air pollution is a of ill-health in human beings
II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the original sentence.
1 “Don’t forget to feed the cat everyday” she said to her husband
She told her husband not to forget to feed the cat every day
2 Because the traffic was heavy, I came to the meeting fifteen minutes late
Because of heavy traffic, I came to the meeting fifteen minutes late
3 He ran so fast that I couldn’t catch up with him
He ran too fast for me to catch up with him
4 An American chemist invented Nylon in the early 1930s
Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist
5 I did my homework I asked my father to check it for me
After I had done my homework, I asked my father to check it for me
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I Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C, or D.
1 She told me I would have an accident if I more care
A ‘m not taking B haven’t taken C won’t take D didn’t take
2 When she reached the cinema, she a ticket
3 For a long time after the accident, he suffered from a constant in his back
4 You will yourself a lot of time if you take a taxi
5 “Can I help you?” - “ ”
A I don’t like this, I’m afraid B Very good
C No, thanks I’m just looking D No, you can’t
6 Would you mind the television on?
7 I have been looking for this book for months, and I have found it
8 He passed the exam his laziness
9 My father had the telephone out of his office
10 Heathrow is … airports in the world
A one of the busier B one of busiest C one of the busiest D busiest
11 If you put on some clothes in a shop to see if they are the right size, you …
A try them on B try them out C take them back D take them off
12 blind can see nothing
13 The mirror was broken
A accident B accidentally C accidental D by accident
14 It’s a long walk to your house from here, I’ll give you a/an …in my car if you like
15 He never goes to the market, ?
II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the original sentence.
1 Students find it difficult to master Listening Skill
It is difficult to students to master Listening Skill
2 Someone had broken the chair before I came in
The chair had been broken before I came in
3 She is preparing breakfast She started doing it when she got up
She has prepared breakfast since she got up
4 Although we played with ten men, we won easily
In spite of playing with ten men, we won easily
5 “I was late for work this morning” She said to me
She told me that she had been lated for work that morning