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Trang 1Exercise 1.
1.Mary didn't wear the raincoat, so she got a cold
A If Mary wore the raincoat, she wouldn't get a cold
B If Mary had worn the raincoat, she didn't get a cold
C If Mary had worn the raincoat, she wouldn't have got a cold
D If Mary has worn the raincoat, she won't have got a cold
2 I've never eaten this food before
A It's the first time I've eaten this food
B It's the most tasty food I've ever eaten
C I've never eaten such a good food before
D The food is so good that I've never eaten before
3 We couldn't go ou because the weather was so bad
A It was so bad a weather that we couldn't go out
B It was such a bad weather that we couldn't go out
C It was so bad we ther that we couldn't go out
D It was such bad weather that we couldn't go out
4 I'm always nervous when I travel by air
A Travel by air always makes me nervous
B Travelling by air always makes me nervous
C I never travel by air because I sometimes feel nervous
D I always feel nervous, so I never travel by air
5 Caroline ask d me wh t time the meeting would end
A Caroline said, "What time will the meeting end?"
B Caroline said, "What time would the meeting end?"
C Caroline said, "What time the meeting will end?"
D Caroline said, "What time the meeting would end?"
6 John said, " You'd better not lend them any money, Daisy”
A John said Daisy not to lend them any money
B John said to Daisy not lend them any money
C John advised Daisy should not lend them any money
D John advised Daisy not to lend them any money
7 The rain began to fall during my walk in the country
A While I walked in the country, it had rained
B While it was beginning to rain, I had walked in the cou try
C While I was walking in the country it began to rain
D While it began to rain in the country, I was walkin
8 Turn off all the switches before leaving the room
A All the switches must be turned off before le ving the room
B All the switches must be turned off before you leave the room
C You must leave the room before turning off all the switches
D You must leave the room as soon as you turned off all the switches
9 Six years a o we started writing to each other
A We've been writing to each other for six years
B We've been writing to each other since six years
C We're used to wrie to each other for six years
D We used to write to each other for six years
1O He could not afford to buy the car
A The car was too expensive that he couldn't buy it
B The car was too expensive for him not to buy it
C The car was too expensive for him to buy it
D The car was so expensive that he couldn’t buy it
Exercise 2:
1 I t r a ined d ur ing th e m atc h b ut we e nj oyed our s el ves a ll the sa me
A It rained during the match and we did not enoy the match
B It rained during the match and we enjoyed it less
Trang 2C It rained during the match and we enjoyed it in the same way as others.
D It rained during the match; nevertheless, we enjoyed it
2 Dona l d c o ul d n ot h e l p weep i ng w h e n he h eard t he b d ne ws
A Donald could not stop himself from weeping at the bad news
B Do ald co ld not allow himself to weep at the bad news
C Do ald.could not help himself and so he wept
D Donald could not help himself because he was weeping
3 "W h e n I m et m y lo n -l ost b rot h er, I w a s a t a loss for wo r ds "
A When the spe ker met his brother, he was puzzled ab ut what to say
B When the speaker met his brother, he had much to say
C When the speaker met his brother, e refused to say an thin
D When the speaker met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say
4 Be he ri c h or poo r, s h e wi ll m a rr y him
A She doesn't want to marry him be ause he is poor
B She wants to marry him if he is rich
C She will marry him whether he is rich or poor
D She will marry him however poor he may be
5 I f m oto rist s we r e t o dri ve c a re full y , th ey wo uld h ave f ew er accidents
A Motorists are not careful and there are many accidents
B Motorists are careful and yet there are many accidents
C Motorists are not c reful and yet there are few accidents
D Motorists are careful and there are few accidents:
6 W ith ou t t r a s p rt a t ion, ou r m o e r n soc i e t y c ou ld not ex i st
A Our modern society could not exist if there is no transp rtatio
B Our modern society will not exist without having traffic
C If there were no transportation our modern society would not exist
D If transportation no longer exists, our society will not either
7 Ships require safe harbours equipped with wharves and piers in order to load and unload their cargoes
A Ships needs harbours with wharves and piers to load and unload cargoes
B Ships needs wharves and piers together with harbours
C Ships loading and unloading cargoes required harbours without wharves
D Ships load and unload cargoes from harbour to harbour
8 The newspaper has a circulation of five million
A The paper is five million years old
B Five million people read the newspaper
C Five million newspapers are put in a circle
D The newspaper is round in shape
9 I am studying not only mathematics but also chemistry
A Mathematics and chemistry are my favourite subjects
B I like both chemistry and mathematics
C I am studying both mathematics and chemistry
D I am not studying mathematics but I am studying chemistry
10 We have been cooking for the party for four hours
A We didn't start cooking for the party until four
B We started cooking for the party four hours ago
C We have four cooks for the party
D Cooking for the party will be done in four hours
Exercise 3:
1 I've warned you not to leave the door unlocked
A You shouldn't unlock the door
B Leaving the door unlocked was no good
C I've warned you about le ving the door unlocked
D I told you not to lock the door
2 Christine suggested getting a new lock for the front door '
A Christine suggested to get the new front door lock
B It's necessary for Christine to have a new lock
Trang 3C Christine said "Why don't you get a new lock for the front door?"
D Christine wanted to have a new lock '
3 Murder is the most serious of all crimes
A Murder is very serious
B Everyone is very afraid of murder
C No crime is more serious than murder
D Murder is the dangerous crime
4 This is the first time J have lived in a city with a high crime rate
A I am not used to living in a city with a high crime rate
B I am very afraid of living in a city with a high crime rate
C Living in a city with a high crime rate is dangerous
D I don't like to live in such a high crime rate
5 1 won't agree until Tom's apologised
A Only when Tom's apologised will I agree
B Only when Tom's apologised I will agree
C I only agree when Tom apologise
D I wait for Tom apologise to agree
6 Please d n't use the shower after midnight
A Would you mind not to use the shower?
B Would you like to use the shower before midnight?
C I do 't want you to use the shower
D Would you mind not using the shower after midnight?
7 1 agree he's a good worker but 1 still don't think he should get the job
A He can't get the job th ugh he was a good worker
B Despite the fact that he's a good worker, I do 't think he should get· the jo
C He is such a good worker that he can get the job
D He is too bad to get the job
8 The residents get very angry when bicycles are left in the hallway
A The residents didn't like the bicycles in the hallway
B The residents was upset because they lost the bicycles
C The residents lked the bicycles put out of the hallway
D The residents all wish bicycles weren't left in the hall
9 "o n sh uldn't have behaved so badly, " said Janet
A Janet doesn't like John's behaviour
B Janet bjected to John's bad behaviour
C Janet dislikes John
D Janet was angry with John
10 Anna failed to understand how serious her illness was until she spoke to the doctor.
A Anna doesn’t understand how serious her illness is
B Not until she spoke to the doctor did Anna understand how serious her illness was
C The doctor said that Anna’s illness was very serious
D Anna went to see the doctor because she knew that her illness was serious
Exercise 4:
1.It was a p it y th a t y o u di d 't t ell us ab o ut thi s
A I wish you told us ab ut this
B I wish you would tell us about this.
C I wish you had told us about this
D I wish you have told us about this
2 He is ge ttin g th e m to mend th e w indo w s
A He's having the windows to mend
B He's having to mend the windows
C He's having to be mended the windows
D He's having the windows mended
3 It started to rain at 2 o 'c lo c k and it is s till raining
A It has been raining at 2 o'clock
B It has been raining since 2 o'clock
C It has been raining for 2 o'clock
D It has been raining in 2 o'clock
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A She was made to hand over her passport
B She was made hand over her passport
C She was handed over to make her passport
D She was handed over for her passport to make
5 I tri e d t o e at t he c ak e, but it w a s too sw ee t
A It was such a sweet cake that I couldn't eat it
B It was so sweet cake that I couldn't eat it
C The cake was too sweet that I couldn't eat it
D The cake was very sweet that I couldn't eat it
6 M y brother and 1 went to that school
A I went to that school and my brother, too
B I went to that school and so my brother did
C I went to that school and so did my brother
D I went to that school and so my brother did, too
7 She said to us, "Don ' t be late again”.
A She said to us not to be late again
B She told usto be not late again
C She told t6 us not to be late again
D She told us not to be late again
8 I often get up earl y in th e mo r nin g
A I am used to getting up early in the morning
B I am used to get up early in the morning
C I used to get up early in the morning
D I used to getting up e rly in the morning
9 Getting a good job doesn' t interest him
A He isn't good at getting an interesting job
B He isn't interested in getting a good job
C He is only interested in geting a good job
D Even a good job isn't suitable to him
10 Th e gard e n is to o s mall to play f o otball in
A The garden is so small not to play football in
B The garden is small enough to play football in
C The garden isn't big enough to play football in
D The garden is such small that they can't play football in
Exercise 5:
1 We stayed in that hotel despite the noise
A Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there
B We stayed in t¥e noisy hotel and we liked it
C Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there
D Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel
2 The first national park in the world, Yellowstone National Park, was established in 1872
A YNP was established in the world's national park in 1872
B People established the first national park in the world, YNP,in 1872
C It was in 1872 that YNP was established as the first park in the world
D 1872 was the year when the first park in the world was established
3 George is going to work in New York for the summer
A George decided not to attend summer school in New York
B George is working and studying at the same time in New York
C George is working hard to afford to go to New York
D George is working in New York this summer
4 I was astonished that she didn't pass her exam
A That she failed in her exam astonished me
B I was astonished that her exam is not over
C I was astonished that she did pass her exam
D She didn't pass her exam, which astonished her
Trang 55 The trip was boring but we enjoyed it a lot
A We enjoyed boring trips
B We are bored with the trip
C The trip bored us
D We liked the trip very much even though it was boring
6 I used to work as a telephone operator
A I am used to working as a telephonist
B I worked as a telephone operator and I am used to it
C I no longer work as a telephone operator
D Working as a telephone operator is useful
7 I can't stand this weather It's getting worse and worse
A The weather is making me worse
B The weather is not better but I can stand it
C I can't bear this bad weather any more
D I can't stand up in this bad weather
8 The police questioned two men but neither of them could speak En lish
A The police questioned two Englishmen in English
B The police questioned two men who could not speak English
C Neither of the Englishmen was questioned by the police
D Either of the men could answer the police questions in English
9 No sooner had they found her number than they called her
A They called her as soon as they found her number
B They found her number sooner or later
C They called her number sooner or later
D They found her number as soon as they called her
10 Martin thought the second part of the film was more interesting
A Martin thought part two of the film was not as interesting
B Martin liked the second film because it was interesting
C Martin thought part one of the film is not as interesting as part two
D Martin only saw the second part of the film, which is interesting
Exercise 6:
1 Jane suggested going on a walking holiday
A "How about going on a walking holiday?" said Jane
B Jane wanted to go on a walking holiday alone
C Jane suggested they gone on a walking holiday
D Jane didn't want to go on a walking holiday
2 I haven't stayed in a hotel for years
A It's years since I stay in a hotel
B It's years since I stayed in a hotel
C I haven't stayed in a hotel years ago
D It's years when I stayed in a hotel
3 They rested for a cou le of days in Toro to, then went on to Vancouver
A After going on to Vancouver, they rested for a couple of days in Toronto
B They didn't like Toronto so they went to Vancouver
C Before they went to Vancouver, they came to Toronto,
D After resting for a couple of days in Toronto, they went on to Vancouver
4 When you're going to tropical countries, you should get medical advice first
A Before gone to tropical countries, you should get medical advice first
B Before getting medical advice, you're going to tropical countries
C You should get medical advice, before you will go to tropical countries
D Before going to tropical countries, you sh uld get medical advice first
5 There's a daily flight to the island at 7:50
A Every day, there is a flight at 7:50
B There's a flight carrying milk to the island at 7:50
C A plane leaves for the island at 7:50 daily
D There's a flight to the island at 7:50 every.week
Trang 66 The thick fog made it impossible for the plane to land
A The plane couldn't land
B The plane was unable to land because the fog is thick
C The plane was unable to land because of thick fog
D The plane is impossible to land
7 A local woman washed all Rose’s clothes for her
A Rose had all her clothes washed by a local woman
B Rose asked to local woman wash all her clothes
C All of Rose's clothes has been washed by a local woman
D Rose had all her clothes to wash by a local woman
8 Barbara is not as keen on travel as she used to be
A Barbara is very keen on travel
B Barbara used to be keener on travel
C Barbara used to travel many places
D Barbara likes travelling
9 Eric hasn't been to London since his sister’s birthday
A Erik came to London on his sister's birthday
B The last time Eric went to London was on his sister's birthday
C Erik hasn't isited to London for many years
D Erik missed his sister's birthday because he couldn't go to London
10 The Caribbean cruise takes six weeks
A It's a six-week Caribbean cruise
B It's a six-we ks Caribbean cruise
C The cruise has been to Caribbean for 6 weeks
D It's six-week Caribbean cruise
Exercise 7:
1 " I'm sorry I have to leave so early, " he said
A He apolo ised for having to leave early
B He apologised to have to leave early
C He apologised that he has to leave early
D He apologised to have left e rly
2 He got over his illness in three months
A It took to get over his i1lness in three months
B It took three months to him to get over his illness
C It took him three months to get over his illness
D It took three months for his illness to get over
3 S e was so busy that she couldn't answer the pho e
A She was very busy that she couldn't answer the ph ne:
B She was too busy to answer the phone
C She was too busy not to answer the phone
D She was very busy so that she couldn't answer the pho e
4 I idn't listen to him, and I didn’t succeed
A If I listened to him, I would succeed
B If I had listened to him, I would succeed
C If I listened to him, I would have succeeded
D If I had listened to him, I would have succeeded
5 Though he tried hard, he didn't succeed
A However hard he tried, he didn't succeed
B However he tried hard, he didn't succeed
C However he didn't succeed, he tried hard
D However he tried hard, but he didn't succeed
6 This office is too small for four people
A This office is very small for four people
B This office isn't big enough for four people
C This office is so small to have four people
D This office isn't enough big for four people
Trang 77 You will have to pay at least 100 pounds to get this camera
A You'll be impossible to get this camera for less than 100 pounds
B You'll find it impossible to get this camera for less than 100 pounds
C You'll be impossible to get this camera less than 100 pounds
D You'll have to be paid at least 100 pounds to get this camera
8 Paul is employed by Sony, isn't he?
A Paul works for Sony, didn't he?
B Paul works for Sony, did he?
C Paul works for Sony, doesn't he?
D Paul works for Sony, does he?
9.You should fasten your seat belt before driving away
A You should drive away when you fastened your seat belt
B You should drive away after you fastened your seat belt
C You should drive away before fastening your seat belt
D You shouldn't drive away without fastening your seat belt
10 " Can I borrow your pen please, Sam?" said Gillian
A Gillian asked Sam if she can borrow his pen
B Gillian asked Sam if she could borrow his pen
C Gillian asked Sam she can borrow his pen
D Gillian asked Sam she could borrow his pen
Exercise 8:
1 When the unemployment rate is high the crime rate is usually also high
A The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime
B The hig er the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is
C The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher
D The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate
2 In populatio , Los Angeles is not as big as New York
A New York is bigger than Los Angeles in population
B New York is not as crowded as Los Angeles
C Los An eles is more densely-populated than New York
D New York is big er than Los Angeles
3 Mary would rather see more historic sights than go dancing
A Mary would like to see historic sights and go dancing
B Mary likes historic sights when she cannot go dancing
C Mary would prefer to see more historic sights rather than go dancing
A People say that UFO sightings are increasing
B People have said that UFO sightings are increasing
C That UFO sightings are increasing is true
D UFO has been said to be increasing
5 Many people argue that most UFO sightings are caused by unusual weather conditions
A According to many people, unusual weather conditions cause most UFO sightings
B Many people argue that most UFO sightings are forecast by unusual weathermen
C Many people argue that most UFO sightings resulted from unusual weather forecast
D Most UFO sightings are caused by arguments about unusual weather conditions
A Beethoven was forced to compose music "in his head" to keep it to himself
B Beethoven was forced to compose music "in his head" because he was deaf
C His deafness prevented Beethoven from composing music "in his head
D Beethoven became deaf after he had composed music "in his head"
7 Never have people been so well informed as they are now, thanks to TV' news programs
A People have been so informative thanks to TV news programs nowadays
D TV news programs are very informative than before and people are better informed
Trang 88 The sooner children realize the importance of art, the more they’ll enjoy art classes
A Children realize the importance of art when they enjoy art classes
B No sooner do children realize the importance of art than they enjoy art classes
C As soon as children realize the importance of art, they enjoy art classes more
D Realizing the importance of art at an early age helps children enjoy art classes better
9 A lot of the language young people use is n t understood by their parents
A Young people use a lot of languages their parents can't stand
B A lot of the language young people use is understandable by their parents
C A lot of young people use the language their parents do not speak
D Some parents can not understand a lot of the language young people use
10 Had he known more about the internet, he would have invested in some computer companies
A Knowing about the internet helped him invest in some computer companies
B He did not know much about the internet and he did not invest in any computer companies
C Knowing about the internet, he would have invested in some computer companies
D He would have invested in some computer companies without his knowledge of the internet
Exercise 9:
1 You should peel and chop the onion and then fry it
A The onion should be peeled and chop ed and then f ied
B The onion should be fried, peeled and chopped
C The onion is peeled and chopped and fried
D The onion was peeled, chopped and fried
2 When you clean the machine, turn off the mains supply first
A After you cle n the machine, don't forget to turn off the mains supply
B Before cleaning the machine, turn off the main supply
C You turn off the main supply after you clean the machine
D You should clean the machine when you turn off the mains supply
3 Jane sug ested buying a food processor
A Jane suggested them to buy a food processor
B Jane suggested that they will buy a food processor
C "Why don't you buy a food processor?" said Jane
D Jane suggested to buy a food processor
4 No one has been to collect the rubbish this week
A The rubbish have not been collected this week
B The rubbish has been collected this week
C The rubbish has not been collected this week
D The rubbish is not collected this week
5 My parents wanted me to go to university but I didn't fancy it
A My parents wanted to go to university but I didn't fancy it
B I didn't fancy going to university as my parents did
C I didn't fancy going to university although my parents wanted me to go
D I hardly fancied going to university but for my parents' wish
6 Our garden was badly damaged in last week's storm
A Last week the garden has been damaged
B Last week's storm badly damaged our garden
C The storm has damaged our garden badly
D The storm was' damaged our garden last week
7 I went to school with Madeline when we lived near each other
A I used to go to school with Madeline when we lived near each other
B Madeline and I lived near the school
C I went to school nearby with Madeline
D Madeline's school was near mine and we lived with each other
8 The PC is undeniably the best tool for the job
A No one can deny that the PC is the best tool for the job
B The PC is not the best tool for the job
C They deny that the PC is the best tool for the job
D The PC could be the best tool for the job
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A They increased the sale of snack-sized pizzas this year
B There is an increase in sales of snack-sized pizzas this year
C They had increased the sales of snack-sized pizzas this year
D There has been an increase in sales of snack-sized pizzas this year
10 He prefers typing to writing by hand
A He doesn't like to write by hand at all
B He likes typing better
C He'd rather type than write by hand
D He doesn't like typing
Exercise 10.
1 This is the worst production of this play I've ever seen
A I have never seen so bad a production of this play
B I have never seen such bad a production of this play
C I have never seen so bad production of this play
D I have never seen such bad production of this play
2 It is useless to argue with him
A It is no use to argue with him
B It is no use arguing with him
C It is no use of arguing with him
D It is no use for him to argue
3."Could you wait a second while I get my books?” Peter said to Jane
A Peter said to Jane to wait a second while he got his books
B Peter said to Jane she could wait a second while he got his books
C Peter asked Jane could wait a second while he got his books
D Peter asked Jane to wait a second while he got his books
4 The thief wore gloves so as to avoid leaving any fingerprints
A The thief wore gloves so as to not leave any fingerprints
B The thief wore gloves in order to not leave any fingerprints
C The thief wore gloves in order not to leave any fingerprints
D The thief wore gloves so that not leave any fingerpriilts
5 Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress
A She never went to Paris to buy a new dress
B She never went to Paris without buying a new dress
C She never bought a new dress without going to Paris
D She never bought a new dress when she went to Paris
6 Our newspaper reporter in Paris sent this report
A This report was sent by our newspaper reporter in Paris
B This report was sent to Paris by our newspaper reporter
C This report was sent for Paris by our newspaper reporter
D This report was sent to our newspaper reporter·in Paris
7 The train drivers' strike made it hard for us to get to work
A We were impossible to get to work because of the train drivers' strike
B We found it impossible to get to work because the train drivers' strike
C We couldn't get to work because of the train drivers' strike
D We couldn't get to work because the train drivers' strike
8 I like to play tennis in the summer
A I am very interested on playing tennis in the summer
B I am very keen in playing tennis in the summer
C I am very interested to playing tennis in the summer
D I am very fond of playing tennis in the summer
9 They usually have quite a big meal at lunch time
A They are used to having a big meal at lunch time
B They are used to have a big meal at lunch time
C They used to have a big meal at lunch time
D They used to having a big meal at lunch time
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A Althou h we felt cold, but we kept walking
B Alh u h we felt cold, we kept walking
C However cold we fel, but we kept walking
D However we felt cold, we kept walkin
Exercise 11.
A To whom do these skis belong?
B Who buys these skis?
C Whose skis are these?
D A and C are correct
A The snow makes it impossible to drive
B The snow makes it dangerous to drive
C Driving is not easy in snowy weather
D It is dangerous to go skiing
3 I owe ten pounds to the brother of a friend of mine
A My friends' brother lent me ten pounds
B .My.brother's friend lent ten pounds to me
C I owe the brother of a friend of mine ten pounds
D I owe ten pounds to the friend of a brother of mine
4 He tried to explain the problem to his wife
A He tried explaining his wife the problem
B He tried to explain his wife the problem
C He attempted to explain his wife the problem
D He attempted to explain to his wife the problem
5 The supermarket which is located at the corner of the street has an extensive range of teas
A You can buy expensive teas at the market at the corner of this street j
B The supermarket at the corner of this street has a wide range of teas
C The supermarket locating at the corner of this street sells many kinds of tea
D The supermarket located at this street corner has expensive teas
6 He failed the test many times but he didn't stop trying
A Failing the test never discourages him
B He did not stop trying although he failed the test many times
C He did not stop trying despite his first failure
D He never stops trying but fails to pass the test
7 They don't let workers use the office telephone for personal calls
A They don't allow using the office telephone to call personal secretaries
B They don't allow workers to use the office telephone
C The office telephone is not used by workers personally
D They don't let the office phone be used for personal purpose by workers
8 He was accused of stealing a thousand pounds from his employer
A They accused him of stealing a thousand pounds from his boss
B They charged him with robbing his employer at court
C Stealing a thousand pounds made him accused of dishonesty
D Stealing a thousand pounds from his employer was known by other employees
9 Lean the ladder carefully against the wall; otherwise it will fall down
A You should handle the ladder carefully or you will fall down
B If you did not lean the ladder against the wall carefully, it would fall down
C If the ladder is not leant carefully against the wall, it will fall down
D Lean against the ladder or you will fall off the wall
10 It took me a long time to get over the disappointment of losing the match
A It took me long to stop disappointing you.~
B Getting over the disappointment took me a longer time than the match
C Losing the match disappointed me too much
D It took me long to forget the disappointment of losing the match