Quotation: The harder you

try, the more successful you are

TRUNG TÂM CHƯƠNG TRÌNH CHUẨN TIẾNG ANH 11 NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013
LUYỆN THI ĐẠI HỌC N5 BÀI TẬP CHUYÊN ĐỀ
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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONS - EXERCISES

Finish each of the open sentences so that it means the same as the given sentences before it:

1. The theatre has two cafés.

 There......................................................................................................
2. Theatre tickets are more expensive than last year.
 Last year................................................................................................
3. Alison said that the booking office telephone was always engaged.
 Alison said : ".....................................................................................".
4. Peter said : "Why don't you go to the booking office yourself ? "
 Peter said : "How about................................................................?".
5. Many theatres accept credit cards.
 At many theatres you can................................................................
6. You can't smoke in public places.
 Smoking................................................................................................
7. Last month my sister borrowed a novel from me.
 Last month I lent...................................................................................
8. She hasn't read a novel by Joan Brady before.
 This is the first novel..........................................................................
9. The novel has 250 pages.
 There...................................................................................................
10. This novel is longer than Joan Brady's other books.
 Joan Brady's other books are...........................................................
11. How much does the shelf cost ?
 What is...............................................................................................
12. Yesterday it snowed a lot.
 Yesterday there..................................................................................
13. Last year it wasn't as cold as this year.
 This year it's.......................................................................................
14. What about having a skiing holiday this year ?
 Shall we................................................................................................
15. Who do these skis belong to ?
 Whose...................................................................................................
16. How much is a skiing holiday ?
 What does............................................................................................
17. The snow makes driving dangerous.
 The snow makes it............................................................................
18. Feeding the animals is not allowed here.
 You must..............................................................................................
19. A family ticket costs £10.
 The cost................................................................................................
20. Entrance at weekends is more expensive than on weekdays.
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 Entrance on weekdays.....................................................................
21. You don't have to pay to visit the zoo on Thursdays.
 On Thursdays you can......................................................................
22. There aren't any elephants at the zoo now.
 The zoo doesn't..................................................................................
23. The new zoo restaurant has been open for a week.
The new zoo restaurant was..........................................................
24. House prices have risen dramatically this year.
 There has............................................................................................
25. I don't intend to apologise to either of them.
 I have ..................................................................................................
26. It was only when I left home that I realised how much my parents meant to me.
 Not until................................................................................................
27. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child.
 Only when............................................................................................
28. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
 Martin's poor.......................................................................................
29. The company presents a gold watch to each of its retiring employees.
 Each......................................................................................................
30. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic.
 The average........................................................................................
31. My father finds maps difficult to follow.
 My father has....................................................................................
32. The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him.
 The film star avoided......................................................................
33. I was amazed by the mistakes he made.
 What....................................................................................................
34. We weren't surprised by his success.
 It came................................................................................................
35. "That's a lovely new dress, Jane", said her mother.
 Jane's mother complimented........................................................
36. We couldn't relax until all the guests had gone home.
 Only.......................................................................................................
37. We couldn't find George anywhere.
 George was..........................................................................................
38. She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know.
 She is a................................................................................................
39. No one has challenged his authority before.
 This is the first time........................................................................
40. "If Brian doesn't train harder, I won't select him for the team," said the manager.
 The manager threatened................................................................
41 The hurricane blew the roof off the house.
 The house............................................................................................
42. In few other books is this problem explained so well.
 There aren't........................................................................................
43. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
 I object.................................................................................................
44. Robert is sorry now that he didn't accept the job.

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 Robert now wishes...........................................................................
45. He didn't hurry, so he missed the train.
 If........................................................................................................
46. I asked Peter to wake me up at 6 o'clock the following morning.
 "Please.................................................................................................
47. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
 We are going......................................................................................
48. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
 In spite..............................................................................................
49. I can't cook as well as my mother does.
 My mother.........................................................................................
50. Unless you water these plants every day, they will die.
 lf............................................................................................................
51. The fire has destroyed many houses.
 Many.................................................................................................
52. She won't visit me again.
 I wish......................,...........................................................................
53. He wrote the letter in two hours.
 It took..................................................................................................
54. It was such hot tea that I couldn't drink it.
 The tea................................................................................................
55. The mother smiled happily. She took the baby in h«r arms.
 Smiling..................,..............................................................................
56. Because she behaves well, everybody loves her.
 Because of...........................................................................................
57. My sister is not very tall. I am not very tall, too.
 Neither...............................................................................................
58. We have made great progress in our economy in the last few years.
 Great progress...................................................................................
59. I want to see the manager, not his assistant.
 It is ......................................................................................................
60. He will die if nobody brings him to hospital.
 Unless...................................................................................................
61. I have collected stamps for 5 years.
 I began.................................................................................................
62. He not only spent all his money; he even borrowed some from me.
 Not only...............................................................................................
63. They are building a school near our house.
 A school..............................................................................................
64. I am sorry that I didn't go to the party last Sunday.
 I wish that..........................................................................................
65. She didn't take your advice, so she failed in the exam.
 If...........................................................................................................
66. We spent our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort, and we always remember it.
 We always remember......................................................................
67. The fire has destroyed almost all the houses in the neighbourhood.
 Almost all the houses......................................................................
68. Unless you water those flowers regularly, they will wither.

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 If you....................................................................................................
69. The cake was so hard that I could not eat it.
 It was...................................................................................................
70. Without a passport she couldn't have left the country.
 If............................................................................................................
71. The driver said, "Don't get off the bus while it's moving !"
 The driver asked the passengers.................................................
72. Robert opened the drawer and took out a knife.
 Opening...............................................................................................
73. Mr. Brown is going to retire by the end of this year. It was decided.
 The fact that.......................................................................................
74. The owners of newspapers are usually very rich.
 The people...........................................................................................
75. She had never been so unhappy before.
 She was unhappier...........................................................................
76. He learned to drive when he was eighteen.
 He has.................................................................................................
77. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.
 The bank manager...........................................................................
78. The furniture was so expensive that I didn't buy it.
 The furniture was too......................................................................
79. I haven't seen that man here before.
 It's .........................................................................................................
80. I am sorry that I didn't go to the party last Sunday.
 I wish that..........................................................................................
81. Although it was very noisy we continued to study our lessons.
 Despite.................................................................................................
82. "Why don't you do your exercises, John ?" said Mrs Clark.
 Mrs. Clark asked...............................................................................
83. My father seldom goes to the pictures.
 Seldom................................................................................................
84. The restaurant belongs to a twin.
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
85. Checkers was opened in 1984 by Jane Williams.
 Jane Williams....................................................................................
86. You can avoid waiting in this restaurant by booking a table in advance.
 If...........................................................................................................
87. You have to pay about £10 for a three-course meal.
 A three-course meal..........................................................................
88. The restaurant is considered to be very good.
 Everyone..............................................................................................
89. The National Theatre has very comfortable seats.
 The seats..............................................................................................
90. The seats near the stage are more expensive than those at the back.
 The seats at the back.......................................................................
91. Theatre seats can be booked by telephone.
 You........................................................................................................
92. Theatre programmes usually have lots of information.

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 There....................................................................................................
93. Refreshments are sold in the intervals.
 You.....................................................................................................
94. There is a choice of more than thirty theatres in London.
 You.....................................................................................................
95. The teacher asked Tom whether he had any hobbies.
 "Do.........................................................................................................
96. I like swimming best of all sports.
 My............................................................................................
97. "I like tennis, swimming and football, "Tom replied.
 Tom said that.......................................................................
98. He has also been collecting stamps for five years.
 He also started.....................................................................
99. He has over 3,000 stamps in his collection.
 There ....................................................................................
100. He spends two hours a week sorting out stamps.
 Sorting ………………………………………………………………………

ANSWER KEY

1. There are two cafés in the theatre.

2. Last year theatre tickets were cheaper than now.
3. Alison said, "The booking office telephone is always engaged."
4. Peter said, "How about going to the booking office yourself?"
5. At many theatres you can use your credit card(s) to pay for your ticket(s).
6. Smoking is not allowed / permitted / forbidden / prohibited in public places
7. Last month I lent my sister a novel.
8. This is the first novel |of Joan Brady's / (written) by Joan Brady (that) she has ever read.
9. There are 250 pages in the novel.
10. Joan Brady’s other books are shorter than this one.
11. What is the cost / price of the shelf.
12. Yesterday there was a lot snow.
13. This year it's colder than (it was) last year.
14. Shall we have a skiing holiday this year?
15. Whose skis are these / are these skis?
16. What does a skiing holiday cost? / does it cost for a skiing holiday?
17. The snow makes it dangerous to drive / for driving/ drivers.
18. You must not feed the animals here.
19. The cost of a family ticket is £10 / is £10 for a family ticket.
20. Entrance weekdays is cheaper than / less expensive (entrance) than at weekends.
21. On Thursdays you can visit the zoo free / without having to pay / without paying
22. The zoo doesn't have (/ keep) any elephants now.
23. The new zoo restaurant was opened a / one week ago / last week.
24. There has been a dramatic rise in house prices this year.
25. I have no intention of apologising to either of them.
26. Not until I left home did I realize how much my parents meant to me.
27. Only when their second child was born did Alice and Charles decide to move to a bigger house.
28. Martin's poor health doesn't prevent him from enjoying life.
29. Each of the company's retiring employees is presented with a gold watch.
30. The average depth of the Pacific Ocean is greater than that of the Atlantic.
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31. My father has difficulty following maps.
32. The film star avoided being recognized by wearing dark glasses.
33. What amazed me was the mistakes he made.
34. It came as no surprise that he succeeded.
35. Jane's mother complimented her on her lovely new dress.
36. Only when all the guests had gone-home could we relax.
37. George was nowhere to be found.
38. She is a more sympathetic listener than anyone else I known.
39. This is the first time his authority has been challenged.
40. The manager threatened not to select Brian for the team if he didn't train harder.
41. The house had its roof blown off by the hurricane.
42. There aren't many other books which explain this problem so well.
43. I object to being unfairly criticized.
44. Robert now wishes he had accepted the job.
45. If he had hurried, he wouldn’t have missed / would have caught the train.
46. 'Please wake me up at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, Peter."
47. We are going to have our car repaired by the garage the garage repair our car next week.
48. In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.
or In spite of his leg being broken, he managed to get out of the car.
49. My mother cooks better than do (me).
50. If you don't water these plants every day, they will die.
51. Many houses have been destroyed by the fire.
52. I wish she would visit me again.
53. It took him two hours to write the letter.
54. The tea was so hot that I couldn't drink it.
or The tea was too hot for me to drink.
55. Smiling happily, the mother took the baby in her arms.
56. Because of her good behaviour, everybody loves her.
57. Neither my sister nor I am very tall.
58. Great progress has been made in our economy in the last few years.
59. It is the manager, not his assistant, that I want to see.
60. Unless somebody (/someone) brings him to hospital, he will die.
61. I began to collect (/ collecting) stamps 5 years ago.
62. Not only did he spend all his money; he even borrowed some from me.
63. A school is being built near our house.
64. I wish that I had gone to the party last Sunday.
65. If she had taken your advice, she wouldn't have failed in the exam.
66. We always remember spending our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort.
67. Almost all the houses in the neighbourhood have been destroyed by the fire.
68. If you don't water those flowers regularly, they will wither.
69. It was such a hard cake that I could not eat it.
70. If she hadn't had a passport, she couldn't have left the country.
71. The driver asked the passengers not to get off the bus while it was moving.
72. Opening the drawer, Robert took out a knife.
73. The fact that Mr. Brown is going is to retire by the end of this year was decided.
74. The people who own newspapers are usually very rich.
75. She was unhappier than she had ever been before.
76. He has been driving since he was eighteen.
or He has been able to drive since he was eighteen.
77. The bank manager was made to hand over the money by the robbers.

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78. The furniture was too expensive for me to buy.
The furniture was expensive, so I didn't buy it.
79. It's the first time I've seen that man here.
80. If he had hurried, he wouldn't have missed would have caught the train.
81. Despite the great noise, we continued to study our lessons.
82. Mrs. Clark asked John to do his exercises / why he didn't do his exercises.
83. Seldom does my father go to the pictures.
84. It's a twin's restaurant.
85. Jane Williams opened Checkers in 1984.
86. If you book a table in advance, you can avoid waiting in this restaurant.
87. A three-course meal costs about £10.
88. Everyone considers the restaurant (to be) very good.
89. The seats in the National Theatre are very comfortable.
90. The seats, at the back are cheaper than those near the stage.
91. You can book theatre seats by telephone.
92. There is lots of information about theatre programmes.
93. You can buy refreshments in the intervals.
94. You can choose one out of more than thirty theatres in London.
95. "Do you have any hobbies, Tom ?" asked the teacher.
96. My favourite sport is swimming.
97. Tom said that he liked tennis, swimming and football.
98. He also started collecting /to collect stamps 5 years ago.
99. There are over 3,000 stamps in his collection.
100. Sorting out his stamps takes him two hours a week.

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