Đề thi tiếng anh lớp 9 hay nhất

Sentence transformation 1.c
1. Though the doctor warned him, he kept on smoking.
2.  In spite of ………
3. She preferred to stay at home rather than go to the play.
4.  She preferred staying …
5. He doesn’t smoke, and his brother doesn’t smoke, either.
6.  Neither ………………
7. She came to London to study English.
8.  She came …………… so that. ………
9. Because she behaves badly everyone hates her.
10.  Because of ……………………
11. “ Shall we post it, Sir?”, he said.
12.  He asked …………………………………….
13. “ When it stops snowing we must start digging ourselves out”, I said.
14.  I said that…
15. He found that it was impossible to study at home.
16.  He found …………………….
17. It was more expensive than I thought.
18.  I ………………………………………….
19. I bought a book for James.
20.  I bought ……………………………………………

Sentence transformation 2.c
1. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
2.  It …………………………………
3. Your decision to get married before finishing your degree surprised us.
4.  We were……
5. The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired.
6.  The car was too………………
7. He never had enough money.
8.  He is always …………………………………….

9. Yogurt is supposed to be good for you.
10.  Yogurt is supposed to ………………
11. “ You stole my best cassette, Amanda!”, said William.
12.  William accused …….
13. Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn’t sail.
14.  The rough sea ……………
15. Please check the damage before signing the delivery note.
16.  Don’t …………….
17. Roses can’t possibly grow in such poor ground.
18.  It is …………………………
19. Your car might break down on the rough mountain road, so take plenty of spare parts.
20.  In case …………………………………………………………………………….

Sentence transformation 3.c
1. He is said to have been in the French foreign legion.
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2.  People …………………….
3. During his child hood the family lived in Corn wall.
4.  His family ……………….
5. He is thought to be the best player.
6.  It is ………………………………………….
7. He seemed to be living in the area.
8.  It seemed …………………………………
9. “ Where is the station car- park?”, said Mrs. Smith.
10.  Mrs. Smith asked …………
11. That was a silly thing to say.
12.  What ……………………………………………
13. They traveled across India, and then flew on to Korea.
14.  After………………….
15. She cut the apple into quarters and gave each child a piece.

16.  The apple …………
17. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs seven miles before breakfast.
18.  Although…
19. There are two large restaurants in the art gallery.
20.  The art gallery……………….
Sentence transformation 4.c
1. The police started looking for him two months ago.
2.  For two months now the ….
3. How old do you think this house is?
4.  When do you think ……………………….?
5. This holiday is so expensive. I don’t think I can go.
6.  It is such……………………
7. He spoke so quickly that I couldn’t understand what he said.
8.  He spoke too………
9. I’m grateful that you looked after my mother so well.
10.  Thank you ……………….
11. “ Why didn’t I get a computer before?”, Thought the manager.
12.  The manager wondered…
13. “ you’d better not lend him any more money, Alice”, said John.
14.  John advised Alice……
15. I started work for the company a year ago.
16.  I’ve been……………………………
17. Susan felt sick, because she ate four cream cakes.
18.  If Susan ………………….
19. My needs to be cleaned before the interview.
20.  I must…………………………
Sentence transformation 5.c
1. As I get older, I want to travel less.
2.  The older……………………………………………
3. A house in that strict will cost at least $. 100, 000.

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4.  You won’t be able to ………………
5. Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.
6.  Alan’s illness …………
7. My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year.
8.  I was ……………………
9. It was his incompetence which led to their capture. If ……………………………………
10. Having nowhere else to go, I tried to sleep in the station waiting room.
11.  As……………
12. I’d love to be in a secluded beach in Mexico.
13.  I wish…………………………………….
14. I only bought the dog because my children wanted a pet.
15.  If…………………………….
16. I’d love to live in Paris for a year.
17.  If only……………………………………………….
18. Does he know enough French to work as a translator?
19.  Is he……………………………?

Sentence transformation 6.c
1. This furniture is so old that it’s not worth keeping.
2.  This is ………………………………
3. Handicapped people find shopping in a supermarket difficult.
4.  It’s……………………….
5. Why don’t you meet to discuss the pay offer?
6.  I suggest…………………………………
7. Without the treatment, the patient would have died.
8.  If he ………………………………
9. Although he didn’t speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam.
10.  In spite…………
11. In spite of all our warning, he left cap without taking rifle.

12.  Although…………………
13. No one has lived in that house for years.
14.  That……………………………………………
15. It’s a pity that you wrote that letter.
16.  I’d ………………………………………………….
17. We must continue our efforts, whether there are problems or not.
18.  Regardless………….
19. The reason I came here was solely to try and improve conditions.
20.  My sole purpose……
Sentence transformation 7.c
1. “ Less noise!” The teacher told the boys.
2.  The teacher shouted……………………………
3. In the event of nuclear weapons being used, we are all doomed.
4.  If should ………………
5. You should take two tablets every four hours.
6.  Two tablets should ……………………….
7. It’s extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.
8.  We find……………………
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9. They’ve been living here for six years now.
10.  They moved ………………………………
11. Mrs. Taylor does not like living in such a small house.
12.  Mrs. Taylor wishes …………….
13. Mr. Mill lost his job because he was late everyday.
14.  If Mr. Taylor……………………….
15. James spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract.
16.  James didn’t ……………………
17. I can’t go to the cinema because I do not have a car.
18.  The reason………………………
19. “ You’d better go to the doctor if you’ve got a pain in your back, Anna”, Henry said.

20.  Henry suggested …………………………………………………………………………….
Sentence transformation 8.c
1. Because there was much dust in his mine, he was ill.
2. –Because of ………………………
3. This lecture bores me to tears.
4.  I am ……………………………………………………
5. I expect that he will get there by lunchtime.
6.  I expect him……………………………
7. The last time I was in London was in 1972.
8.  I …………………………………………
9. If I had known she was sick, I would have visited her.
10.  Had ………………………….
11. There is always trouble when he comes to visit us.
12.  Whenever…………………………
13. Is this the only way to reach the city center.
14.  Isn’t there………………………………
15. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
16.  At no time………………………
17. I have never seen such a mess in my life.
18.  Never in ……………………………………
19. Is it essential to meet your Aunt at the station ?
20.  Does your Aunt …………………… ?
Sentence transformation 9.c
1. Galileo is considered to be the father of modern astronomy.
2.  Galileo is regarded ……….
3. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
4.  It…………………………………………….
5. The doctor advised me to rest.
6.  The doctor suggested ……………………………………
7. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.

8.  There has ………………
9. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.
10.  They had ……………………….
11. That dress has only the slightest mark on it.
12.  I can barely ……………………………….
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13. He insisted on a full apology.
14.  Nothing but………………………………………………
15. He remembered, and so did she.
16.  He didn’t ……………………………………………
17. My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing.
18.  The moment ………
19. My younger sister kept on telling us about the show.
20.  We ……………………………

Sentence transformation 10.c
1. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
2.  Not until ……………………….
3. That rumor about the politician and construction contract is absolutely false.
4.  There is …
5. One runner was too exhausted to complete the lap of the race.
6.  One runner was so ……
7. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known.
8.  I’ve …………………
9. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do.
10.  We …………………………….
11. The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the prime Minister.
12.  Had it not ……
13. It’s quite pointless to explain.
14.  There is no……………………………………………

15. How could I help, except to offer to lend her some money.
16.  Other…………………….
17. We had to wait two hours for Donald.
18.  Donald kept …………………………………
19. It would not have been possible to solve that puzzle, even for a genius.
20.  That puzzle…….

Sentence transformation 11.c
1. The students regretted that they had missed the lecture.
2.  The students regretted not ……
3. If you miss the program you can’t really judge.
4.  Unless …………………………………
5. John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago.
6.  It is …………………………….
7. She never seems to succeed, even though she works hard.
8.  However…………………….
9. It was more of an argument than a discussion.
10.  It was not so ……………………………
11. “ You damaged my bicycle, John”, said Margaret.
12.  Margaret accused …………………….
13. It is one hundred years since the birth of D.H. Lawrence, the famous novelist.
14.  D.H. Lawrence
15. John Speck failed to find the source of the Nile river.
16.  John Speck didn’t succeeded …………….
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17. Maria didn’t apply for the job in the library and she regrets it now.
18.  Maria wishes ……………….
19. Helen wanted to know the name of Shirley’s hairdresser’s.
20.  “ Where………., Shirley”, Helen said
Sentence transformation 12.c

1. Would you give this to the teacher, please?
2.  I hope……………………………………….
3. One day it’s possible that robots will do all our housework.
4.  All our housework ………
5. The University of Cambridge is going to award Professor John an honorary doctorate, I
believe.
6.  Professor John is …………………
7. The government is going to cut its grants to postgraduate research students, apparently.
8.  Government grants ………
9. Don’t you agree that research biologists have carried out some amazing experiments recently.
 Some amazing experiments ……………………………………………………
10. I had better get back to work.
11.  It’s……………………………………………………….
12. My father speaks very little French.
13.  My father speaks hardly …………………………
14. The critics were very impressed by her performance.
15.  Her performance made ……………
16. I expected that he would get there by lunchtime.
17.  I expected …………………………….
18. It’s time for you to do your homework.
19.  It’s time you…………………………………….
Sentence transformation 13.c
1. This is the best essay I’ve ever written.
2.  Never …………………………………………
3. I assumed that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course.
4.  It took it ……
5. I am terribly sorry, I thought you were a friend of Anna’s.
6.  I took …………………….
7. Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to proofread for me.
8.  Busy………

9. I would prefer you to do computer science.
10.  I’d rather………………………………….
11. He didn’t get a visa until last Monday.
12.  It was ………………………………………
13. They continued to say that I was to blame.
14.  They persisted …………………………….
15. Vietnamese coffee is considered to be the one of the best in the world.
16.  Vietnamese coffee…….
17. If you ask me well in advance, I’ll be willing to work over time.
18.  Provided you……………….
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19. “ I never used bad language”, she said.
20.  She denied ……………………………………………
Sentence transformation 14.c
1. “ What time does the manager come back?”, The customer asked.
2.  The customer wanted …….
3. You’d better not touch that switch.
4.  If I ………………………………………………
5. He said “ We must have a party to celebrate this”.
6.  He said that ………………………
7. “ Must you go soon?” I said.
8.  I …………………………………………………………
9. As a student, he had known great poverty.
10.  When …………………………………………….
11. “ Why don’t you apply for the job, Anna?” said Sue.
12.  Sue suggested…………………………
13. Remind me water the plants.
14.  Don’t ………………………………………………………….
15. If it doesn’t rain soon, million pounds’ worth of crops will be lost.
16.  Unless………………….

17. I didn’t realize who he was until later.
18.  Only later…………………………………………….
19. If you want my advice, you would forget about buying a new house.
20.  If ……………………
Sentence transformation 15.c
1. She asked him to repeat what he had said.
2.  Please………………………………………
3. The switch was too high for him to reach.
4.  He was not tall……………………………
5. It’s not worth living to make her change her mind.
6.  There’s …………………………
7. I get to work in twenty minute.
8.  It ……………………………………………………….
9. It’s necessary that this work be finished by Monday.
10.  This work………………………
11. It’s a pity. I didn’t take my doctor’s advice.
12.  As if ……………………………………
13. The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it.
14.  The bread isn’t ……………………………….
15. Who does this bag belong to?
16.  Whose……………………………………………………?
17. “ Never borrow money from friends”, my father said.
18.  My father told me………………
19. The accident happened because the train driver ignored a warning light.
20.  If the train driver…….
Sentence transformation 16.c
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1. Paul said he was going to visit China the following year.
2.  “ I’m……………………… ”
3. The porter told us the train had left five minute earlier.

4.  I’m sorry buy…………………
5. She couldn’t afford the Persian cat.
6.  The Persian cat…………………………………….
7. The cheetah is the fastest animals in the world.
8.  No animals runs……………………….
9. You must not smoke in here.  Smoking………………………………………………….
10. “ Would you like to come around for a drink?”, he said.
11.  He ……………………………
12. “Don’t swim out too far, boys”, I said.
13.  I warned ……………………………………….
14. “ Go on, apply for the job”, said Jack.
15.  Jack ……………………………………………
16. He asked all persons not traveling to go ashore.
17.  Will……………………………………?
18. “ If the flood gets worse we must leave house”, He said.
19.  He said that…………………

Sentence transformation 17.c
1. Somebody repaired her refrigerator last month.
2.  She ……………………………………
3. He would prefer you to tell him a story.
4.  He’d rather…………………………………….
5. The post man was bitten by our dog.
6.  Our dog…………………………………………
7. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
8.  The fog prevented………………………………
9. He failed to win the race.
10.  He didn’t ……………………………………………………
11. I really realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
12.  Only when………

13. There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected.
14.  There were far…………
15. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.
16.  On………….
17. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble.
18.  You ………………………
19. People don’t say things like that.
20.  I wish……………………………………………….

Sentence transformation 18.c
1. The doctor advised me to rest.
2.  The doctor suggested ……………………………………
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3. They had to wait for 12 hours before their flight left.
4.  Only after a ………………………
5. Their teacher is making them study hard.
6.  They are………………………………………
7. They were just as good as we had expected.
8.  They certainly lived …………………………
9. Even though I admired his courage, I think he is foolish.
10.  Much ………………………….
11. Cane head is cleared in court.
12.  A headmaster………………………………………………
13. Gunman kills 3 people in Bank Drama.
14.  A man …………………………………………
15. Riddle of missing heiress solved.
16.  The police……………………………………………
17. “ Police attacked” Says student leader.
18.  A student leader…………………………………
19. Storm grows over long hair in school.

20.  Parents and pupils are…………………………

Sentence transformation 19.c
1. She admitted that she took the necklace.
2.  She admitted to ………………………………
3. The headmaster said some reassuming things.
4.  What ……………………………………
5. Do you have a good relationship with your boss ?
6. .  Are ………………………………….
7. Most students can work hard when they feel like it
8. .  Most students are capable………….
9. I’m really sorry. I didn’t invite her to the party.
10.  I really wish…………………………….
11. She didn’t inherit any thing under her uncle’s will.
12.  Her uncle didn’t…………………….
13. The only thing I didn’t steal was the television.
14.  They stole………………………………
15. It seems that no-one predicted the correct result.
16.  No-one………………………………
17. They had been lost in the mountain for three days, but they looked strong and healthy. 
Even………………………………………………………………………………………….
18. I’ll find that man, no matter how long it takes.
19.  However………………………………

Sentence transformation 20.c
1. “ You should have waited for us”, The team leader said to John.
2.  The team leader criticized ……
3. It’s possible that he didn’t get my letter.
4.  He might ………………………………………………
5. The last time it rained here was six years ago.

6.  It …………………………………………………
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7. The film star wore dark glasses so that no-one would recognize him.
8.  The film star avoided………
9. I am amazed by the mistakes he makes.
10.  What………………………………………………………
11. We weren’t surprised by his success.
12.  It came ………………………………………………………
13. “ That’s a lovely new dress, Jim,” said his mother.
14.  Jim’s mother complimented…………………
15. We couldn’t find George any where.
16.  George was ………………………………………………….
17. We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home.
18.  Only……………………………………….
19. Customs officials are stopping more travelers than usual this week.
20.  An increased ……………….
Sentence transformation 21.c
1. “ You’d better not lend them any more money, Tom,” said John
2. .  John advised Tom……
3. You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry
4. .  Unless……………………………
5. Mark is too young to get married.
6.  Mark is not…………………………………………….
7. That factory is producing more and more pollution.
8.  More and more pollution ………….
9. He couldn’t escape from prison because it was very secure.
10.  The prison…………………
11. Without his help, we would all have died.
12.  If it …………………………………………
13. He forgot about the gun until he got home.

14.  Not until……………………………………
15. May I borrow your pen?  Would you mind ……………………………………………… ?
16. “ I’d take a taxi if I were you,” said Peter.
17.  Peter suggested ……………………………….
18. My boyfriend is very short tempered.
19.  My boyfriend loses………………………………
Sentence transformation 22.c
1. House prices have risen dramatically this year.
2.  There has …………………………………
3. This affair does not concern you.
4.  This affair is no………………………………………….
5. You must submit articles for the magazine by June 18
th
.
6.  The final date…………………
7. Although Jimmy was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.
8.  Despite
his………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. What a surprise to see you here!
10.  Fancy…………………………………………………….
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11. I don’t intend to apologize to either of them.
12.  I have ………………………………………
13. It was only when left home that I realized how much my father meant to me.
14.  Not until…………
15. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
16.  Had it not……….
17. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out.
18.  No matter……………………………
19. If the work is finished by lunchtime, you can go home.

20.  Get……………………………………
Sentence transformation 23.c
1. Although he was not guilty. They executed him.
2.  In spite of ……………………………
3. I certainly don’t intend to reply to that rude letter from Edward.
4.  I have ………………….
5. “ It certainly wasn’t me who took your car!” said Bob.
6.  Bob denied …………………….
7. Mary told the police about the burglary.
8.  Mary reported…………………………………
9. We may not be able to give the concert.
10.  The concert……………………………………
11. They had hardly left home when it started to rain.
12.  No sooner……………………………
13. You can use my car, but have to keep it carefully.
14.  Provided…………………………….
15. You are both funny and witty.
16.  Not only …………………………………………………
17. He behaved shamefully towards his wife.
18.  He treated ……………………………………
19. The chances are a hundred against you.
20.  It’s most……………………………………….

Sentence transformation 24.c
1. The rail workers do not intend to call off their strike.
2.  The rail workers have no…………
3. Mrs. Scot is very proud of her cooking.
4.  Mrs. Scot prides……………………………….
5. It was the goalkeeper who saved the match for us.
6.  If it hadn’t …………………………

7. I wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.
8.  It came…………………
9. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won’t succeed.
10.  There’s no point …
11. “ Please don’t drive so fast!” Ann begged her boyfriend
12. . Ann pleaded……………………
13. Despite his hard study at school, he failed the exam.
14.  Even though………………………
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15. She is proud of being a good student.
16.  She prides…………………………………………
17. My protests were ignored.
18.  Nobody……………………………………………………
19. I’m sure you took my suitcase by mistake.
20.  I’m sure he didn’t……………………………

Sentence transformation 25.c
1. Perhaps Brian went home early.
2.  Brian …………………………………………………
3. My father finds maps hard to follow.
4.  My father has …………………………………
5. Customs officials are stopping more travelers than usual this week.
6.  An increased…….
7. I dislike people criticize me unfairly.
8.  I object…………………………………………
9. I thought I might run out of cash, so I took my cheque -book with me.
10.  I took my ……
11. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer.
12.  Only after……………….
13. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery.

14.  He received a ….
15. You can eat as much as you like for $. 5 at the new lunch- bar.
16.  There is no …………
17. She wore a hearing- aid, even though she could hear the phone ring perfectly well.
18.  She wasn’t
so…………………………………………………………………………………
19. You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs. Jones.
20.  Mrs. Jones is ………….

Sentence transformation 26.c
1. My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year.
2.  I was…………………….
3. It was his incompetence which led to their capture.
4.  If …………………………………
5. I’m certainly not going to give you any money.
6.  I have no……………………………….
7. He’ll set down. Then his performance will improve.
8.  Once ………………………………
9. Although Judy was severely disabled she participated in many sports.
10.  Despite her……
11. The instructions say you just add boiling water to the soup powder.
12.  The soup powder….
13. people who haven’t been abroad shouldn’t criticize foreign customs.
14.  Nobody who………
15. Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.
16.  The operation left ……….
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17. It’s nobody’s fault that the meeting was canceled.
18.  Nobody……………………………………….
19. I never intended to go to the meeting.

20.  I had no……………………………………………………
Sentence transformation 27.c
1. He never suspected that she was a witch.
2.  At no time……………………………………
3. Are they likely to pass Proficiency?
4.  Is there …………………………………………… ?
5. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.
6.  She never…………………………
7. Nobody is more anxious to help you than your mother.
8.  Your mother…………………….
9. The farm laborer went to bed and at once felt asleep.
10.  The moment………………………
11. The last time it rained here was a fortnight ago.
12.  It ……………………………………….
13. The noise next door did not stop until midnight.
14.  It was not ………………………………
15. The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired.
16.  The car was too……………………….
17. He never has enough money.
18.  He is always………………………………………………
19. Yogurt is supposed to be good for you.
20. Yogurt is supposed to do ……………………….

Sentence transformation 28.c
1. We couldn’t answer those two questions.
2.  Those two………………………………………
3. We had never been so happy before.
4.  We were…………………………………………….
5. Do you have to bring the heavy suitcase with you?
6.  Is it really ………………………… ?

7. They say Mr. Baker painted this picture.
8.  Mr. Baker……………………………………….
9. His resemblance to his father is remarkable.
10. . He looks …………………………………
11. If you want to see Professor Smith, Wednesday afternoon is a good time to find him in his
office
12. e.  Professor Smith is …………………………………………………………………
13. Unless we leave now or we’ll miss our ride home.
14.  We won’t miss………………………
15. The computers will be available anytime but one o’clock.
16.  The computer will not ………
17. I’d love to go with you, but I’m beat ( tired/ exhausted).
18.  I will not ………………………
19. Bruce didn’t want to tell me the truth, but I found it anyway.
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20.  Although …………………
Sentence transformation 29.c
1. I’m certainly not going to give you any more money.
2.  I have no ………………………
3. Their changes of success are small.
4.  It is not ……………………………………………
5. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error.
6.  The accident is …………….
7. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
8.  Had it not……
9. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
10.  The last ……………………………….
11. Although the play had a good notices, not many people went to see it.
12.  Despite………………
13. My father speaks a little English.

14.  My father speaks hardly…………………………………….
15. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.
16.  He denied……………………………………….
17. I’m sorry now that I asked her to stay.
18.  Now I wish…………………………………………
19. They couldn’t trace who had supplied the information in the first place.
20.  The source………….
Sentence transformation 30.c
1. It looks like rain to me.
2.  I ………………………………………………………………………
3. This is the most delicious cake I’ve ever tasted.
4.  I have …………………………………………
5. The people who were there didn’t notice anything unusual.
6.  No one……………………………
7. She left the university two years ago.
8.  It is ……………………………………………………
9. The gate is closed to stop the children running into the road.
10.  The gate is closed so that………
11. John could not find the right house
12. .  John was …………………………………………………
13. The doctor should have signed my insurance form.
14.  My insurance form ………………………
15. Michel laughed when I told him the joke.
16.  The joke……………………………………………
17. Jenny doesn’t play tennis as well as she used to.
18.  Jenny used …………………………………
19. The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t push it open.
20.  The door was too……………….

Sentence transformation 31.c

1. The only way to eliminate the world terrorism is by united opposition.
2.  Only by………
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3. If she hadn’t insisted kissing everyone goodbye, she would have caught the train.
4.  If it hadn’t
………………………………………………………………………………………
5. The fisherman’s life was one of great poverty.
6.  Throughout……………………………
7. Someone has suggested abolishing income tax.
8.  It……………………………………….
9. I do not enjoy cooking for five hungry children.
10.  Cooking………………………………
11. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door.
12.  Try……………………………….
13. The critics were very impressed by her performance.
14.  Her performance made………….
15. When are the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problems.
16.  It’s high time
something………………………………………………………………………………
17. I didn’t realized who he was until later.
18.  Only later ……………………………………
19. The value of sterling has fallen considerable in the past week.
20.  There has ………………
Sentence transformation 32.c
1. She had just had time to put up her umbrella before the rain came down in torrents.
2.  No sooner………
3. “ Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” The officer asked the
frightened witness
4. .  The officer wanted to know……………………………………….
5. The president visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to a standstill.

6.  So many
………………………………………………………………………………………
7. A fire destroyed most of the old city of London in the 1960s.
8.  The destruction……………
9. He hadn’t been back to his home town for over 20 years now.
10.  It is ………………………
11. Traveling by plane is much more expensive than traveling by train.
12.  Traveling by train….
13. I would love to be rich and famous.
14.  If only……………………………………………….
15. It took a long time for them to decide to get married.
16.  They ……………………………
17. “ Is it, or is it true that you have been misappropriating company funds?” The manager asked
the accountant.  The manager wanted………………………………………………………
18. If you want to save your eyesight, you must operate immediately.
19.  Only by………………
Sentence transformation 33.c
1. It seems to me that I met you in Cardiff in 1991.
2.  I seem………………………………….
3. I had just arrived home when she came.
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4.  No sooner ………………………………………
5. Though she is intelligent, she is not the one we are looking for.
6.  Intelligent though………
7. The open-door policy has brought about a lot of radical changes.
8.  Thanks to…………….
9. We could not contact him because he gave us the wrong number.
10.  If he …………………
11. People have talked much but done little about it.
12.  Much…………………………………

13. The way she walks is really queenly.
14.  There is some thing ……………………………….
15. I gave myself no concern about whether he will come to power or not.
16.  It makes no
difference……………………………………………………………………………………
17. Because time is constrained , I am not going deep into the analysis of this dimension.
18.  Due
to………………………………………………………………………………………………
19. I am sure she was very beautiful when she was young.
20.  She must………………………
Sentence transformation 34.c
1. People can sometimes be disappointed when they know each other well.
2.  It can…………
3. I’m sure she didn’t do it on purpose.
4.  She can’t…………………………………………….
5. Smoking is not allowed in the ward.
6.  Would you ……………………………………… ?
7. What time do we have to get up in the morning?
8.  Could you …………………………… ?
9. I’d like to make a phone call.
10.  I wonder…………………………………………………….
11. It is a six hour drive from London to Edinburgh.
12.  It takes………………………………….
13. Turn off all switches before leaving the workshop.
14.  All the switches……………………
15. It is ages since Alan visited his parents.
16.  Alan……………………………………………
17. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.
18.  The patient…………………………
19. My boss works better when he’s pressed for time.

20.  The less………………………………
Sentence transformation 35.c
1. They ought to mend the roof.
2.  The roof of the house ……………………………………
3. They didn’t follow the map, so they got lost. 
4. If …………………………………………
5. Someone is painting our house.
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6.  We ………………………………………………………
7. The old man had few friends.
8.  The old man didn’t ……………………………………….
9. He’s likely to stay in the Grand Hotel.
10.  He’ll……………………………………………
11. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.
12.  There has ……………
13. It won’t make any difference if it rains because we’ll still go.
14.  We’ll still go ……………
15. We left quietly, so that we wouldn’t disturb the children.
16.  So as …………………………
17. I would do any thing for you.
18.  There’s ……………………………………………………
19. Given fair warning, I could have avoided that date.
20.  If you had told me………………….

Sentence transformation 36.c
1. We only send you books after receiving the money.
2.  Only after the money………………
3. You pay $ 20 a month for a period of a year.
4.  You pay in twelve successive…………….
5. He’ll set down. Then his performance will improve.

6.  Once………………………………
7. The students’ riotous behavior should have been severely punished.
8.  The student deserved ………
9. There are more people out of work in this country than ever before.
10.  Never……………………….
11. I can’t stand such a kind of behavior, and Jim can’t either.
12.  Neither………………………………
13. If he pays , he can fly.  He
who……………………………………………………………………
14. It is absolutely necessary for me to update my knowledge.
15.  I find it………………………………
16. If I earn more, my wife will spend more.
17.  The more……………………………………………
18. Could you pass me the salt, please?
19.  Would you mind …………………………………………?
Sentence transformation 37.c
1. It seems that he doesn’t see what you mean.
2.  He doesn’t seem……………………………
3. The way he talk is very interesting.
4.  There is something…………………………………
5. I have never been to Liverpool in my life.
6.  Never in my life ………………………………
7. Diana was killed in a accident in Paris in 1997.
8.  It is in 1997 that………………………….
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9. We’ve recorded great achievement in socio- economic development over the last decade of
renovation.
10.  Great achievement…………………………………………………………….
11. To master English is by no mean easy.
12.  It is ………………………………………………

13. It was reported that the inflation rate in Vietnam reached 3.8% in 1997.
14.  The inflation rate in
Vietnam…………………………………………………………………………………….
15. I don’t think I should apply for this job.
16.  I’d rather…………………………………………
17. It seems to me that he did Ph. D in the US in 1979.
18.  He seems to …………………………
19. I had just completed my report when he came for it.
20.  No sooner…………………………
Sentence transformation 38.c
1. “ I’m sorry I’m late” said Ben.
2.  Ben apologized …………………………………………
3. The reason I came here was solely to try and improve conditions.
4.  My sole purpose………
5. In the event of nuclear weapons being used, we all doomed.
6.  If it should happen that if ….
7. The weathers much warmer than it was a few days ago.
8.  A few days ago………………….
9. It wasn’t necessary for you to go to much trouble on my behalf.
10.  You needn’t…………….
11. It seems that no one predicted the correct result.
12.  No one ………………………………….
13. Most students can work very hard when they feel like it.
14.  Most students are capable……
15. These new machines have put an end to queuing.
16.  Before these……………………………
17. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
18.  Hardly …………………….
19. What particularly impressed me was her excellent command of English.
20.  I ……………….

Sentence transformation 39.c
1. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.
2.  If ………………………………
3. When I picked up my pen, I found that the nib had broken.
4.  On…………………………
5. There is no danger that you will fall from the verandah.
6.  There is no danger of …………
7. He is a man of extremely honesty.
8.  He is an …………………………………………….
9. If it had helped. I should not have been able to find my way.
10.  Without…………………
11. When the weather is cold I wear a jersey.
12.  In ……………………………………………
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13. The news that he would be going to University pleased him very much.
14.  The news of ….
15. I do physical training because I want to keep fit.
16.  I do physical training in ……………….
17. The sea was so cold that we couldn’t swim.
18.  The sea was too …………………………….
19. He felt ill to get up.
20.  He did not ……………………………………………………………
Sentence transformation 40.c
1. I will marry her and I don’t care how old she is.
2.  No matter………………………………
3. To go to school is never too late.
4.  It is ……………………………………………………
5. If you don’t study harder, you will surely fail the next exam.
6.  Unless……………………
7. The people who are in group one will have to move to room 106 on the ground floor.

8.  Those
who…………………………………………………………………………………….
9. I met him for the first time in 1985.
10.  I haven’t ……………………………………………
11. I didn’t meet him because I miss the bus.
12.  Is I had caught……………………………….
13. I wish I had one million dollars.
14.  In only I …………………………………………………
15. I’d rather not say anything about it.
16.  I’d prefer…………………………………………….
17. Besides her room mate, Janis has a lot of friends.
18.  In addition to ………………………
19. Kipling himself was the first English writer to whom the Nobel Prize was awarded.
20.  It is
……………………………………………………………………………………………
Sentence transformation 41.c
1. Do you know who this coat belong to? ( whose)
2.  Do you know………………………………………………………………………….is?
3. Jo’s training accident meant she couldn’t take part in the race. ( prevented)
4.  Jo’s training accident………………………………………………… part in the race.
5. Cyclists are not allowed to ride on the station platform. ( must)
6.  Bicycles …………on the station platform.
7. To Alan’s amazement, the passport office was closed when he arrived. ( find)
8.  Alan……………………………………… the passport was closed when he arrived
9. It isn’t necessary to book tickets for a show in advance. ( need)
10.  You …………………………………….tickets for a show in advance.
11. The top shelf was so high that the children couldn’t reach it. ( high)
12.  The top shelf ……………………………………………………the children to reach.
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13. I’d prefer you to start work next week. ( rather)

14.  I …………………………………………………………………work next week.
15. “ Do you remember what you have to do?” The teacher asked the students. ( what)
16.  The teacher asked the students if ……………………………………….to do.
17. It’s unusual for Carol to get angry with her staff. ( hardly)
18.  Carol ………………………………………………temper with her staff.
19. There’s no ice-cream left. ( run)
20.  We ……………………………… ice- cream.
Sentence transformation 42.c
1. Don’t you regret not learning to swim? ( Wish)
 Don’t you ………………………………………………………………… swim?
2. Working outdoors is much nicer than working in an office. ( nice)
3.  Working in an office ………………………………………………………………
4. Maria will be ready any minute, and then we must leave. ( soon)
5.  We must leave ……………………………………………………ready.
6. The last time I saw him was when I lived in London. ( since)
7.  I ………………………………………………………….I lived in London.
8. Why don’t you phone me later to discuss this ? ( give)
9.  Why don’t you …………………………………………… later to discuss this?
10. I was on the point of leaving the office. ( about)
11.  I was just ……………………………………………………………….office.
12. I am fed up with his behavior. ( enough)
13.  I …………………………………………………………………his behavior.
14. Our senior manager is dealing with this matter, Sir. ( being)
15.  The matter………………………………………… our senior manager, Sir.
16. You don’t normally go into town by car. ( used)
17.  I …………………………………………………………… into town by car.
18. I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me. ( thankful)
19.  I’d like to say …………………………….am for everything you have done for me.
Sentence transformation 43.c
1. People claim that he is the best tennis player of our time. ( said)

2.  He …………………………………………………….best tennis player of our time.
3. They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic. ( avoid)
4.  They left early in order……………………………………… in the traffic.
5. Why didn’t they tell me about the change earlier? ( should)
6.  I ………………………………………………… about the change earlier.
7. Nobody play this piece of music as beautifully as she does. ( more)
8.  She plays this piece of music……………………………………… else.
9. If I don’t leave now, I’ll miss the train. ( Unless)
10.  I’ll ………………………………………………………leave now.
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11. Would you like to go for a coffee in 10 minutes? ( about)
12.  How about …………………………………………….a coffee in 10 minutes?
13. It seems to me that her playing has developed amazingly in the past year. ( seems)
14.  Her playing …………………………………………………… in the past year.
15. Thanks for reminding me about this meeting- otherwise I would have missed it ( not)
16.  If you ……………………………about the meeting, I would have missed it.
17. I don’t normally go into town by car. ( used)
18.  I ………………………………………………………… into town by car.
19. You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided. ( ought)
20.  You ……………………………………… more carefully before you decided.
Sentence transformation 44.c
1. We won’t get to the airport in less than 30 minute. ( least)
2.  It will ……………………………………………………30 minutes to get to the airport.
3. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost. ( even)
4.  I got lost ……………………………………………………… the area well.
5. I tried to talk to Jack about the problem but he was too busy. ( word)
6.  I tried to ………………………………………….about the problem but he was too busy.
7. “ I don’t mind which film we see,” I said. ( matter)
8.  I said that …………………………………………me which film we saw.
9. If you don’t take care of those shoes, they won’t last for long. ( look)

10.  Unless……………………………………………, those shoes won’t last for long.
11. You’ve already lied me once today. ( lie)
12.  This is not the first ………………………………………….me today.
13. Did you enjoy the party? ( good)  Did you ………………………………at the party?
14. Whenever I hear this song, I remember the time hen I was in Paris. ( reminds)
15.  Whenever I hear this song, …………………….the time when I was in Paris.
16. I can’t describe people as well as you can. ( better)
17.  You’re………………………………………………………….I am.
18. You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided. ( ought)
19.  You …………………………………………………more carefully before you decided.

Sentence transformation 45.c
1. I haven’t decided yet whether to move or not. ( mind)
2.  I haven’t ……………………………………………………….whether to move or not.
3. It is increasingly difficult for me to read without my glasses. ( finding)
4.  I am ………………………………………………………to read without my glasses.
5. I will continue speaking only if you don’t interrupt me any more. ( stop)
6.  I will continue speaking only ………………………………………………….me.
7. Can you tell me what she looks like? ( describe)
8.  Can …………………………………………………………………………… me?
9. They have been telling him that he should apply for his job. ( encouraging)
 They have been …………………………………………………… for this job.
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10. I didn’t agree with this idea. ( favor)
 I ……………………………………for this idea.
11. Sandra said that she was willing to work late. ( mind)
12.  Sandra said that …………………………………………………late.
13. You’re tired because you stayed up late last night. ( if)
14.  You wouldn’t be tired …………………………… bed earlier last night.
15. The number of tourists visiting this area rose last year. ( rise)

16.  Last year ……………………………………… the number of tourists visiting this area.
17. I hadn’t made a speech before, so I was very nervous. ( used)
18.  Because I …………………………………speeches, I was very nervous.
Sentence transformation 46.c
1. I strongly advise you to tell her you’re sorry. ( apologize)
2.  I think you’d
…………………………………………………………………………….her.
3. It is likely that my friends haven’t received my letter yet. ( unlikely)
4.  My friends …………………………………………………………….my letter yet.
5. He seemed to be worried about something. ( impression)
6.  I ………………………………………………… was worrying him.
7. I’ve never seen anyone play so skillfully before. ( much)
8.  I’ve never seen anyone play …………………………………………………before.
9. What caused him to change his mind? ( reason)
10.  What was ………………………………………………………….of mind?
11. When should we collect the books we ordered last week? ( supposed)
12.  When …………………………………………… up the books we ordered last week?
13. He had a very traditional upbringing, didn’t he? ( traditionally)
14.  He ………………………………………………………………………, wasn’t he?
15. I go out very little these days. ( hardly)
16.  I ……………………………………………………………………… days.
17. My parents always telling me what to do when I was small. ( being)
18.  I …………………………………………………….to do when I was small.
19. She seemed quite unhappy when I saw her last week. ( look)
20.  When I saw her last week …………………………………………………… at all.

Sentence transformation 47.c
1. Angus rarely takes a holiday. ( rare)
2.  It ………………………………………………………… take a holiday.
3. We lost the game because of my mistake. ( fault)

4.  It was …………………………………………………….win the game.
5. Are you planning to do any thing on Sunday? ( Plans)
6.  Do ………………………………………………………….Sunday?
7. Tim looks nothing like his father. ( take)
8.  Tim …………………………………………………………his father at all.
9. The film I saw last week was better than this one. ( good)
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10.  This film ………………………………………………….the one I saw last week.
11. I regret giving Dennis my phone number. ( Dennis)
12.  I wish ………………………………………………………….my phone number.
13. There is no way we can agree to this solution. ( Question)
14.  This solution ……………………………………….as far as we concerned.
15. I didn’t have enough time to visit the town properly. ( too)
16.  The time we had ……………………………………… the town properly.
17. Although I warned her not to climb that tree, they did. ( warning)
18.  In spite of …………………………………………………….tree.
19. There aren’t many people who have read this novel to the end, but John is one of them. (few)
 John is …………………………………who have read this novel to the end.

Sentence transformation 48.c
1. The person who encouraged me the most at school was my French teacher. ( encouragement)
2.  The person who ……………………………… at school was my French teacher.
3. I found this film quite disappointing. ( let)
4.  I felt quite …………………………………………………………film.
5. The play was so boring that we left in the interval. ( so)
6.  We were ……………………………………that we left in the interval.
7. ‘ Mark, could you write up the report immediately?’ Peter said. ( wanted)
8.  Peter told Mark ……………………………………….write up the report immediately.
9. Please don’t go there now. ( rather)
10.  I ……………………………………………………go there now.

11. I probably forgot to mention that the deadline is Tuesday. ( may)
12.  I …………………………………………………….that the deadline is Tuesday.
13. I last heard this song ten years ago. ( been)
14.  It …………………………………………………….I last heard this song.
15. Please don’t stop your work. ( carry)
16.  Please ……………………………………………… your work.
17. Why didn’t they tell me about these changes earlier? ( should)
18.  I ……………………………………………… about these changes earlier.
19. Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does. ( more)
20.  He plays this piece of music…………………………………………… else.
Sentence transformation 49.c
1. No one has explained why our flight is delayed. ( reason)
2.  No one has …………………………………………… the delay to our flight.
3. I felt this film quite disappointing . ( let)
 I felt quite ……………………………………………………………… this film.
4. The play was so boring that we left in the interval. ( so)
5.  We were …………………………………………………that we left in the interval.
6. ‘ Mark, could you write up the report immediately?’ Peter said. ( wanted)
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7.  Peter told Mark ……………………………………write up the report immediately.
8. Please don’t go there now. ( rather)
9.  I ………………………………………………………… go there now.
10. I probably forgot to mention that deadline is Tuesday. ( may)
11.  I …………………………………………….that deadline is Tuesday.
12. I last heard this song ten years ago. ( been)
13.  It ……………………………………………………I last heard this song.
14. Please don’t stop your work. ( carry)
15.  Please …………………………………………………………your work.
16. Why didn’t they tell me about these changes earlier. ( should)
17.  I …………………………………………………… these changes earlier.

18. Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does. ( more)
19.  He plays this piece of music ……………………………………………….else.
Sentence transformation 50.c
1. No one has explained why our flight is delayed. ( reason)
2.  No one has ………………………………………………the delay to our flight.
3. I’d rather you didn’t phone me at work. ( prefer)
4.  I’d ……………………………………………………….me at work.
5. When Mary wanted a new car. She had to save for a year. ( Mary)
6.  It ……………………………………………… save up to buy a new car.
7. They are letting David out of hospital next week. ( released)
8.  David …………………………………………………… hospital next week.
9. Dane was supposed to write to his parents last week. ( ought)
10.  Dane ………………………………………………to his parents last week.
11. His writing is so small I can hardly read it. ( such)
12.  He ……………………………………………………I can hardly read it.
13. Some body has to pick the visitors up from the airport. ( up)
14.  The visitors ……………………………………………… from the airport.
15. I wish I hadn’t told him what we were planning to do this evening. ( regret)
16.  I ……………………………………………………………… for this evening.
17. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early. ( surprise)
 T ………………………………………………….the party early.
18. All the witnesses said the accident was my fault ( blame)
19.  All the witnesses said that ………………………………………the accident.
Dear Mrs Brown,
1.I/write/tell/how much I enjoy/few hours I spend/ you and your family yesterday evening.
2. I be/England since/beginning/October and this be/first invitation to dinner/ English family.
3. I/ find/ conversation most interesting and I be glad/ practise/English.
4. I also like/congretulate you/excellent cooking.
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5. I be very greatful/all/helpful information you give me/courses /English.

6. I hope/ find/ suitable school/next few days.
7. You give/best wishes/husband and children?
8. Thank you again/extremely pleasant evening.
9. I look forward/see you next month.
Yours sincerely,
Maria
Dear Bill,
1. I write/cancel our meeting/tennis club/Wednesday 13
th
.
2. As you can see/this notepaper I be still/Madrid.
3. I arrive/Monday 4
th
/expect/return/London/Thurday 7
th
july.
4. Things not go according/plan/I have/stay several more day.
5. I meet Mr Martinez/Tuesday 5
th
july/visit his factory/inspect/new products.
6. Despite/difficulties I enjoy visit/Prado museum/eat/ excellent restaurants here.
7. I phone you/ I be back/ London.
Yours,
Bob.
Dear Christopher and Rowena,
1. As you see/address above/we move house.
2. We move/month ago/James be/holiday.
3. When we last meet/ we tell you/we plan/ we move.
4. At/time we not know exactly when,/where we go to.
5. Our new house be near/you live old one, so we hope/see you more often.

6. This house be brand new,/have/larger garden.
7. If you like/come round, just give/ring/we arrange something.
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