Sentence Transformation

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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION – LEVEL C

1C

1.Though the doctor has warned him, he keeps on smoking

In spite of

2.She preferred to stay at home rather than to go to the play

She preferred staying

3.He doesn't smoke, and his brother doesn't smoke, either

Neither

4.She came to London to study English

She came , so that

5.Because she behaves badly, everybody hates her

Because of

6."Shall we post it, Sir?" he said

He asked

7."When it stops snowing, we must start digging ourselves out," I said

I said that

8.He found that it was impossible to study at home

He found

9.It was more expensive than I thought

I

10.I bought a book for Jane

I bought

2 C

1 The last time it rained was a fortnight ago [nửa tháng]

It

2 Your decision to get married before finishing your college studies surprised us

We were

3 The car was so rusty that it couldn/t be repaired

The car was too

4 He never has enough money

He's always

5 "You stole my best cassette, Amanda!" said William

William accused

6 Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn't sail [phà]

The rough sea

7 Please check for damage before signing the delivery note

Don't

8 Roses don't grow in such poor ground

It is impossible

9 You car might break down on the rough mountain road, so take plenty of spare parts [đồ phụ tùng thay thế]

In case

10 I didnt expect you would be here

You were not

3 C

He is said to have been in the French foreign legion [lính viễn chinh Pháp]

People

During his childhood his family lived in Cornwall

His family

He is thought to be the best doctor round here

It is

He seemed to be living in the area

It seemed

"Where is the staion car-park?" Mr Smith asked

Mr Smith asked

That was a silly thing to say

What !

They travelled across India, and then flew on to Korea

After

She cut the apple into quarters and gave each child a piece

The apple

In spite of his age, Mr Benson runs seven miles before breakfast

Although

There are two large restaurants in the art gallery

The art gallery

The police started looking for him two months ago.

For two months now

How old do you think the house is?

When do you think ?

This holiday is so expensive; I don't think I can go

It is such

He spoke so quickly that I couldn't understand what he said

He spoke too

4C

I'm grateful that you looked after my mother so well

Thank you

"Why didn't I get a computer before?" thought the office manager

The office manger wondered

" You'd better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth," said John

John advised Elizabeth

I started work for the company a year ago

I've been

My suit needs to be cleaned before the interview

I must

As my grandfather gets older, he wants to travel less

The older

A house in that district will cost you at least $ 200,000

You won't be able to

Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness

Alan's illness

My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year

I was

It was his incompetence which led to their capture

5 C

1.Having nowhere else to go, I tried to sleep in the station waiting room

As

2 I'd love to be in a secluded beach in mexico [biÇt lp]

I wish

3 I only bought the dog because my children wanted a pet

If

4 I would love to live in Paris for a year

If only

5 Does he know enough French to work as a translator?

Is his ?

6 I can't go to the cinema tonight because I do not have my car

The reason I

7 This furniture is so old that it's not worth keeping

This is

8 Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult

It's

9 Why don't you meet to discuss the pay offer?

I suggest

10 Could you pass the salt, please?

Would you mind ………

6 C

Without this treatment the patient would have died

If he

Although he didn't speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam

In spite of

No one has lived in that house for years

That

In s[ite of all our warnings, he left the camp without taking his rifle [súng trường]

Although

Its a pity that you wrote that letter

I'd

We must continue our efforts whether there are problems or not

Regardless

The reason I came here was solely to try and improve conditions [chỉ là]

My sole purpose

Less noise! the teacher told the boys

The teacher shouted

In the event that nuclear weapons being used, we are all doomed [tận số; chết]

If it should [khó !]

You should take two tablets every four hours

Two tablets should

7 C

Its extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days [xoay xở cho qua ngày]

We find

They've been living here for seven years now

They moved

Mrs Taylor does not like to live in that small house

Mrs Taylor wishes

Mr Mills lost his job because he was late every day

If Mr Mills

James spoke to his lawyer before he signed the contract [hợp đồng]

James didn't

They travelled across India, and then flew on to Japan

After

Youd better go to the doctor if youve got a pain in your back, Anna, Henry said Henry suggested

He never suspected that the money had been stolen

At no time [khó!]

Because there was much dust in the mine, workers were ill

Because of

This lecture bores me to tears

I am

8 C

I expedt that he will get there by lunchtime

I expect him

The last time I was in London was in 1972

I

If I had known she was sick, I would have visited her

Had

There is always trouble when he comes to visit us

Whenever

Is this the only way to reach the city centre?

Isn't there ?

I have never seen such a mess in my life [sự hổn độn, náo loạn]

Never in

Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station?

Does your aunt ?

Galileo is considered the father of modern astronomy

Galileo is regarded The last time it rained was a fortnight ago

It

The value of pound sterling has fallen considerably in the oast week

There has [ khó!]

9 C

Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them

They had such

That dress has only the slightest mark on it

I can barely [ khó!]

He insisted on a full apology

Nothing but

He remembered, and so did she

He didn't

My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band's decision to stop playing The moment

I only recognized him when he came into the light

Not until

That rumour about the politician and the construction contract is absolutely false There is

One runner was too exhausted to complete the last lap of the race

One runner was so

My mother was the most warm-hearted person I've ever known

I've

They never made us do anything we didn't want to (do)

We

10 C

The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the Prime Minister.

Had it no

It is quite pointless to complain [thiếu cơ sở]

There is no

How could I help, except to offer to lend her some money?

Other

We had to wait two hours for Donald

Donald kept

It would not have been possible to solve that puzzle, even for a genius

That puzzle [ khó!]

The students regretted that they had missed the lecture

The students regretted not

If you missed the programme, you can't really judge [phán đoán]

Unless

John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago

It is

She never seems to succeed, even though she works hard

However

It was more of an argument than a discussion

It was not so [ khó!]

11 C

"You damaged my bicycle, John!" said Margaret

Margaret accused

It is one hundred years since the birth of D.H.Lawrence, the famous novelist

D.H.Lawrence

John Speke failed to find the source of the Nile River

John Speke didn't succeed

Maria didn't apply for the job in the library and he regrets it now

Maria wishes

Helen wanted to know the name of Shirley's hairdresser's

Helen sais," Shirley, where

Would you give this to the teacher, please?

I hope

One day it's possible that robots will do all our house-work

All our housework

The University of Cambridge is going to award Professor Jones an honourary doctorate, I believe Professor Jones is

The government is going to cut its grant to postgraduate research students, apparently

Government grants

Don't you agree that research biologists have carried out some amazing experiments recently? Some amazing experiments

12 C

I had better get back to work

It's

My father speaks very little French

My father speaks hardly

The critics were very impressed by her peformance

Her performance made

This is the best essay I have ever written

Never

I assumed that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course

I took it

I am terribly sorry I thought you were a friend of Anna's

I took

Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to proofread for me

Busy

I would prefer you to do computer science

I'd rather

He didnt get his visa until last Monday

It was

They continue to say that I was to blame [có lỗi]

They persisted [ khăng khăng]

13 C

Vietnamese coffee is considered to be one of the best in the world

Vietnamese coffee

If you ask me well in advance, I'll be willing to work overtime

Provided you

" I never used bad language," she said

She denied

" What time does the manager come back?" the customer asked

The customer wanted You'd better not touch that switch

If I

He said, " We must have a party to celebrate this."

He said that

" Must you go so soon?" I said

I

As a student he had known great poverty

When

" Why don't you apply for the job, Anne?" said Sue

Sue suggested

Remind me to water the plants

Don't

14 C

If it doesn't rain soon, millions pounds' worth of crops will be lost

Unless

I didn't realise who he was until later

Only later

If you want my advice, you would forget about buying a new house

If

She asked John to repeat what he had said

"Please "

The switch was too high for him to reach

He wasn't tall

It's not worth living to make her change her mind

There's

I get to work in twenty minutes

It

It is necessary that this work be finished by Monday [Subjunctive Mood]

This work

It's a pity I didn't take my doctor's advice

I wish

The bread is so stale that we can't eat it [ hẩm, cũ]

15 C

Who does this bag belong to?

Whose ?

Never borrow money from friends, my father said

My father told me

The accident happened because the train driver ignored a warning light [lờ đi]

If the train driver

Paul said he would visit China the following year

Im qThe porter told us the train had left five minutes earlier

Im sorry but " She couldn't afford the Persian cat

The Persian cat

The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world

No animals run

You must not smoke in here

Smoking

"Would you like to come round for a drink?" he said

He

"Don't swim out too far, boys," I said

16 C

" Go on, apply for the job," said Jack

Jack

He asked all persons not travelling to go ashore

" Will ?

" If the flood gets worse, we must leave the house," he said

He said that

Somebody repaired her refrigerator last month

She

The postman was bitten by our dog

Our dog

We could find the way out because of the fog

The fog prevented

He failed to win the race

He didn't

I only realised what I had missed when they told me about it later

Only when

There weren't nearly as many people there as I had expected

There were far

When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to answer

On

17 C

There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble

You

Please don't say things like that

I wish

The doctor advised me to rest

The doctor suggested They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left

Only after

Their teacher is making them study hard

They are

They were just as good as we had expected

They cetainly lived

Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish

Much

Cane head is cleared in court [Tựa đề bài báo (ở dạng viết vắn tắt)]

A headmaster

Gunman kills 3 people in Bank Drawa.[u.s]

A man

Riddle of missing heiress solved [u.s.]

The police

18 C

" Police attacked" says student leader [u.s.]

A student leader

Storm grows over long hair in school [u.s.]

Parents and pupils are She admitted that she took the necklace

She admitted to

The headmaster said some very reassuring things

What

Do you have good relationship with your boss?

Are

Do you have good relationship with your boss?

Are

Most students can work very hard when they feel like it

Nost students are capable I'm really sorry that I didn't invite her to the party

I really wish

She didn't inherit anything under her uncle's will [ theo di chúc của chú cô ấy]

Her uncle didnt

The only thing they didnt steal was the television

They stole

19 C

It seems that no one predicted the correct result

No one

They had been lost in the mountain for three days, but they looked strong and healthy Even

I'll find that man no matter how long it takes

However

" You should have waited for us," the team leader said to John

The team leade criticised It's possible that he didn't get my letter

He might

The last time it snowed here was six years ago

It

The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognise him.

The film star avoided

I am amazed by the mistakes he made

What

We weren't surprised by his success

It came [Khó !]

'That's a lovely dress, Jean," said her mother

Jean's mother complimented [khen]

20 C

We couldn't relax until all the guests had left

Only

We couldn't find George anywhere

George was

Customs officers are stopping more travellers than usual this week

An increased

You will catch a cold if you don't keep your feet dry

Unless

Mark is too young to get maried

Mark is not

That factory is producing more and more pollution

More and more pollution

He couldn't escape from the prison because it was very secure [an toàn, kín]

The prison

Without his help we would all have died

If it

He forgot about his gun until he got home

Not until

May I borrow your pen?

Would you mind ?

21 C

" I'd take a taxi if I were you," said Peter

Peter suggested

My boyfriend is very short-tempered [nóng tính]

My boyfriend loses

House prices have risen dramatically this year

Thee has

This affair does not concern you

This affair is no

You must submit articles for the magazine by June 18th

The final date

Although Jimmy was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him Despite his

What a surprise to see you here!

Fancy

I don't intend to apologise to either of them

I have

It was only when I left home that I realised how much my father meant to me

Not until q

It was only when I left home that I realised how much my father meant to me

Not until

22 C

The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended Had it not

You can use it as long as you like, and it won't wear out

No matter

If the work is finished by lunchtime, you can go home

Get

Although he was not guilty, they executed him [x? t? hình]

In spite of

I certainly dont intend to reply to that rude letter from Edward

I have

It cetainly wasn't me who took your car!" said Bob

Bob denied

Mary told the police about the burglary

Mary reported

We may not be able to give the concert

The concert

They had hardly left home than it started to rain

No sooner

You can use my car, but have to keep it carefully

Provided

23 C

You are both funny and witty [thông minh, nhanh trí]

Not only

He behaved shamefully towards his wife

He treated

The chances are a hundred to one against you

Its most (difficult for you to get the chances.)

The rail workers do not intend to call off their strike {hoãn ?ình công]

The rail workers have no Mrs Scott is proud of her cooking

Mrs Scott prides

Please dont drive so fast! Ann begged her boyfriend

Ann pleaded .[năn nỉ, van nài]

It was the goalkeeper that saved the match for us

If it hadn't (for the goal keeper we would have lost the game)

I wasn't a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job

It came (as no surprise to me that )

You can try to gte Tim to lend you his car but you won't succeed

There's no point

Despite his ungainly air, he is remarkably agile [ năng động, lanh lẹ]

Although

24 C

She is proud of being such a good cook

She prides

My protests were ignored

Nobody

I'm sure he took your briefcase by mistake

I'm sure he didn't

Perhaps Brian went home early

Brian

My father finds maps hard to follow

My father has

I dislike it when people criticise me unfairly

I object

The workers only called off the strike afer a new pay offer

Only after

He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery

He received

You can eat as much as you like for $ 5 at the new luch0-bar

There is no

She wore a hearing-aid, even though she could hear the phone ring perfectly well She wasn't so

25 C

You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs Jones

Mrs Jones is

I'm certainly not going to give you any more money

I have no

He'll settle down Then his performance will improve

Once

Athough Judy was severely disabled, she participated in many sports

Despite

The instructions say you just add biling water to the soup powder

The soup powder

People who have been abroad shouldn't criticise foreign customs

Nobody

Simon hadn't expected that he would feel so weak after the operation

The operation left (Simon feeling weaker than he had expected)

It's nobody's fault that the meeting was cancelled

Nobody

I never intended to go to the meeting

I never had

He never suspected that she was a witch

At no time (did he suspect )

26 C

Are they likely to pass Proficiency?

Is there ?

Whenever she went to Paris, she bought a new dress

She never

Nobody is more anxious to help you than your mother

Your mother

The farm labourer went to bed and at once felt asleep

The moment

The noise next door didn't stop until after midnight

It was not

We could answer those two difficult questions

Those two

We had never been so happy before

We were

Do you have to bring that heavy suicase with you?

Is it really ?

They say Rembrandt painted this picture

Rembrandt

His resemblance to his father is remarkable

He looks (remarkably like his father)

If you want to see Professor Smith, Wednesday afternoon is a good time to find him in his office Professor Smith is

27 C

Unless we leave now we'll miss our ride home

We won't miss

The computer will be available anytime but one o' clock

The computer will not

Bruce didn't want to tell me the truth, but I found out anyway

Although

Their chances of success are small

It is not

It's thought that the accident was caused by human error

The accident is

Under no circumstances should you phone the police

The last

Although the play received good notices, not many people went to see it

Despite

He said he was not guilty of stealing the car

He denied

My father speaks very little English

My father speaks hardly

I'm sorry that I asked her to stay

Now I wish

28 C

They couldn't trace who had supplied the information in the first place

The source

This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted

I have

The people who were there didn't notice anything unusual

No one

She left unversity two years ago

It is

The gate is closed to stop the children running into the road

The gate is closed so that

John could not find the right house

John was

The doctor should have signed my insurance form

My insurance form

Michael laughed when I told him a joke

The joke

Jenny does not play tennis as well as she used to

Jenny used

The door was so heavy that the child could not push it open

The door was too

29 C

The only way to eliminate world terrorism is by united opposition

Only by

If she hadn't insisted on kissing everyone goodbye, she would have caught the train

If it hadn't

The fisherman's life was one of great poverty

Throughout (his life, the fisherman was very poor)

Someone has suggested abolishing income tax

It

I do not enjoy cooking for five hungry children

Cooking

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't open the door

Try

The critics were impressed by her peformance

Her performance made

When are the council going to do something about the city's traffic problems?

It's high time something

The Presidential visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to a standstill

So many

"Why didn't you report the incident to the police last week?" the officer asked the frightened witness The officer wanted to know

30 C

A fire destroyed most of the old city of London in the 1600s

The destruction

He hasn't been back to his home town for over twenty years now

It is

Travelling by plane is much more expensive than travelling by train

Travelling by train

I would love to be rich and famous

If only

It took a long time for them to get married

They

"Is it, or is it not true that you have been misappropriating company funds? the mangaging director asked the accountant [thâm l¡m công quù]

The managing director wanted

If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately

Only by

It seems to me that I met you in Cardiff in 1991

I seem

I had just arrived home when she came

No sooner

Though she is intelligent, she is not the one we are looking for

Intelligent though

31 C

1 The open-door policy has brought about a lot of radical changes [Thay đổi cấp tiến]

Thanks to

2 We could not contact him because he gave us the wrong number

If he

3 People have talked much but done little about it

Much

4 The way she walks is queenly

There is something

5 I gave myself no concern about whether he will come to power or not [lên nắm quyền]

It makes no difference

6 Because time is constrained, Im not going to deep into the analysis of this dimension

Due to

7 I am sure she was very beautiful when she was young

She must have

8 People can sometimes be disappointed when they know each other well

It can ………

9 Im sure she didnt do it on purpose

She can't

10 Smoking is not allowed in the ward

Would you ?

32 C