BÀI TẬP VIẾT LẠI CÂU ÔN THI HSG ÔN THI VÀO 10 (CÓ ĐÁP ÁN)

BÀI TẬP VIẾT LẠI CÂU (CÓ ĐÁP ÁN)
Exercise 1:
1. ‘You stole the jewels!’ the inspector said to him
The inspector accused ……………………………………………………………….
2. If it doesn’t rain soon, millions of pounds’ worth of crops will be lost
Unless ……………………………………………………………………………
3. ‘Don’t move or I’ll shoot!’ the bank robber said to the clerk.
The bank robber threatened ………………………………………………………….
4. The drama crtic of the ‘Daily News’ regards the new play as a major breakthrough.
According to ………………………………………………………………….
5. Although the team played well, they lost
Despite ………………………………………………………………….
6. Galileo is considered to be the father of modern astronomy.
Galileo is regarded ………………………………………………………………….
7. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard everyday.
Only by ………………………………………………………………….
8. He speaks more persuasively than his brother.
He is a ………………………………………………………………….
Exercise 2:
1. If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house.
If I ………………………………………………………………….
2. ‘I don’t love you any more,’ said Eric to his girlfriend.
Eric told his girl friend that ………………………………………………………….
3. ‘I must see the manager!’ he cried.
He insisted ………………………………………………………………….
4. Arthur said he was sorry he had hurt her feelings.
Arthur apologised ………………………………………………………………….
5. I had better get back to work.
It’s ………………………………………………………………….
6. The last time it rained was a fornight ago.
It ………………………………………………………………….

7. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
It was not ………………………………………………………………….
8. The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired.
The car was too ………………………………………………………………….
9. He never has enough money.
He’s always ………………………………………………………………….
10. Yogurt is supposed to be good for you.
Yogurt is supposed to do …………………………………………………………….
Exercise 3:
1. Although the play received good notices, not many people went to see it.
Despite ………………………………………………………………….
2. My father speaks very little English.
My father speaks hardly ………………………………………………………….
3. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.
He denied ………………………………………………………………….
4. I’m sorry now that I asked her to stay.
Now I wish ………………………………………………………………….
5. They couldn’t trace who had supplied the information in the first place.
The source ………………………………………………………………….
6. There is always trouble when he comes to visit us.
Whenever ………………………………………………………………….
7. Is this the only way to reach the city centre?
Isn’t there ………………………………………………………………….
8. He never suspected that the money has been stolen.
At no time ………………………………………………………………….
9. I have never seen such a mess in my life.
Never in ………………………………………………………………….
10. Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station?
Does your aunt ………………………………………………………………….?
Exercise 4:

1. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.
They had ………………………………………………………………….
2. That dress has only the slightest mark on it.
I can barely ………………………………………………………………….
3. He insisted on a full apology.
Nothing but ………………………………………………………………….
4. He remembered, and so did she.
He didn’t forget, ………………………………………………………………….
5. My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing.
The moment ………………………………………………………………….
6. The doctor advised me to rest.
The doctor suggested ……………………………………………………………….
7. They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left.
Only after a ………………………………………………………………….
8. Their teacher is making them study hard.
They are ………………………………………………………………….
9. They were just as good as we had expected.
The certainly lived ………………………………………………………………….
10. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.
Much ………………………………………………………………….
Exercise 5:
1. Would you mind not smoking in here?
I’d rather ………………………………………………………………….
2. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door.
Try ………………………………………………………………….
3. The critics were very impressed by her perfromance.
Her performance made …………………………………………………………….
4. When are the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problems?
It’s high time something …………………………………………………………….
5. I didn’t realise who he was until later.

Only later ………………………………………………………………….
6. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.
There has ………………………………………………………………….
7. It won’t make any difference if it rains because we’ll still go.
We’ll still go ………………………………………………………………….
8. We left quietly, so that we wouldn’t disturb the children.
So as ………………………………………………………………….
9. I would do anything for you.
There’s ………………………………………………………………….
10. Given fair warning, I could have avoided that date.
If you had told me ………………………………………………………………….
ĐÁP ÁN
Exercise 1:
1. The inspector accused him of stealing the jewels.
2. Unless it rains, millions of pounds’worth of crop will be lost.
3. The bank robber threatened to shoot if the clerk moved.
4. According to the drama critic of the ‘Daily News’, the new play s a major
breakthrough.
5. Despite their good game, the team lost.
6. Galileo is regarded as the father of modern astronomy.
7. Only by training hard everyday can you become a good athlete.
8. He is a more persuasive speaker than his brother.
Exercise 2:
1. If I were you, I would forget about buying a new house.
2. Eric told his girlfriend that he didn’t love her any more.
3. He insisted on seeing the manager.
4. Aithur apologised for hurting her feelings.
5. It’s time I got back to work.
6. It hasn’t rained for a fornight.
7. It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped.

8. The car was too rusty to be repaired.
9. He’s always short of money.
10. Yogurt is supposed to do you good.
Exercise 3:
1. Despite the play’s good notices, not many people went to see it.
2. My father speaks hardly any English.
3. He denied stealing the car.
4. Now I wish I hadn’t asked her to stay.
5. The source of the information could not be traced.
6. Whenever he comes to visit us, there’s trouble.
7. Isn’t there any other way to reach the city centre?
8. At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen.
9. Never in my life have I seen such a mess.
10. Does your aunt really need to be met at the station?
Exercise 4:
1. They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
2. I can barely see any marks on that dress.
3. Nothing but a full apology would satisfy him.
4. He didn’t forget and neither did she.
5. The moment I got up to dance the band stopped playing.
6. The doctor suggested that I should rest.
7. Only after a twelve-hour wait did their flight leave.
8. They are being made to study hard by their teacher.
9. They certainly lived up to our expectations.
10. Much as I admire his courage I think he is foolish.
Exercise 5:
1. I’d rather you didn’t smoke in here.
2. Try as hard as I might I couldn’t open the door.
3. Her performance made a great impression on the critics.
4. It’s high time something were done about the city’s traffic problems by the council.

5. Only later did I realise who he was.
6. There has been a considerable fall in the value of sterling in the past.
7. We’ll still go even if it rains.
8. So as not to disturb the children, we left quietly.
9. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you.
10. If you had told me in advance, I could have avoided that date.