Sentence Transformation-English11 (answer key)

ANSWER KEYS
PART 7
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Select the best option which expresses the same meaning as the sentences
provided:
1 C 26 C 51 D 76 C
2 D 27 D 52 A 77 D
3 B 28 B 53 C 78 B
4 D 29 C 54 D 79 D
5 D 30 D 55 C 80 A
6 A 31 A 56 A 81 C
7 B 32 A 57 D 82 C
8 D 33 D 58 D 83 D
9 C 34 B 59 B 84 C
10 D 35 A 60 C 85 D
11 C 36 C 61 D 86 A
12 A 37 A 62 A 87 D
13 B 38 A 63 B 88 C
14 D 39 D 64 A 89 C
15 B 40 A 65 D 90 D
16 D 41 D 66 C 91 A
17 B 42 C 67 D 92 A
18 C 43 D 68 D 93 C
19 A 44 B 69 B 94 D
20 D 45 C 70 D 95 A
21 B 46 C 71 B 96 B
22 A 47 D 72 A 97 C
23 D 48 B 73 D 98 D
24 B 49 D 74 B 99 D
25 C 50 A 75 A 100 B
EXPLANATIONS:

1/ C. If I had known you were coming, I would have waited for you.
2/ D. On picking up my pen I found that the nib had broken.
3/ B. There is no danger of falling from the verandah.
4/ D. He is an extremely honest man.
5/ D. Without any help, I should not have been able to find my way.
6/ A. Nam said, “Hoa, can you remember where you put the camera?”
7/ B. It takes six hours to drive from London to Edinburgh.
8/ D. All the switches should be turned off before you leave the workshop.
9/ C. Alan hasn’t visited his parents for ages.
10/ D. Mrs. Taylor wishes to live in a larger house.
11/ C. His refusal to come to my party was beyond my ken.
12/ A. Things that are happening at the present are often argued about.
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13/ B. He was nearly knocked down when he crossed the road without looking
at both sides.
14/ D. It is such a small flat that all of us can’t live in.
15/ B. As he had drunk too much at his girlfriend’s birthday, he found it
difficult to drive home.
16/ D. She got her car repaired yesterday.
17/ B. You’ve got to see the manager tomorrow morning.
18/ C. I’ve warned you about going near that dog.
19/ A. So long as he arrives before eleven she can meet him.
20/ D. Every time he rang there wasn’t any answer.
21/ B. Jane, a brilliant swimmer, represented Britain in the Olympic Games.
22/ A. The girl that lives next door to me is getting married next year.
23/ D. This mountain is too high for us to climb.
24/ B. Are you tall enough to reach that picture?
25/ C. A donkey is not as beautiful as a horse.
26/ C. The bills have to be paid before the fifth of the month.
27/ D. You didn’t forget posting the letter, did you?

28/ B. It takes six hours to fly from London to New York.
29/ C. Mrs. Green told her son to be careful when he crossed the street.
30/ D. I wish he were with you now.
31/ A. She is Mrs. Past, not Best.
32/ A. Don’t call him by that insulting name.
33/ D. “Which one do you want, the blue one or the green one?” John asked her.
34/ B. She thought Rome is not as beautiful as Paris.
35/ A. Provided that you arrive before eleven, I can meet you.
36/ C. All the prisoners will be caught again by tonight.
37/ A. Joe isn’t fond of the stories she writes.
38/ A. I’d rather you didn’t tell him.
39/ D. I suggest that you should ask her yourself.
40/ A. You’ll need to get an up-to-date visa for Andrei.
41/ D. The snow made it impossible for the train to run.
42/ C. I wasn’t early enough to see her.
43/ D. I apologize for my being rude to you yesterday.
44/ B. If he had hurried, he wouldn’t have missed the train.
45/ C. No one can play tennis better than Janet in the club.
46/ C. Learning a foreign language in a week is impossible.
47/ D. I’m interested in detective stories.
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48/ B. There is going to be a birthday party for him at this restaurant next week.
49/ D. She doesn’t know where he has been.
50/ A. Have you been told about it yet?
51/ D. Please walk on the pavement.
52/ A. Circumstances obliged me to sell my house.
53/ C. The sword is not as mighty as the pen.
54/ D. The elephant is the biggest animal.
55/ C. No other exercise is as healthy as swimming.
56/ A. Failing to pay your taxes you may go to prison.

57/ D. To everybody’s surprise, the work completely failed.
58/ D. In spite of tiredness, the poor farmer kept working.
59/ B. What sad news you have brought!
60/ C. I do not know whether she is innocent.
61/ D. Unless somebody sends for a doctor, the child will die.
62/ A. He’d rather you paid him immediately.
63/ B. The water was not warm enough for the child to swim in.
64/ A. His sister had him mend the toy.
65/ D. Her mate told her to see the manager the next morning.
66/ C. John used to smoke cigarettes when he was a young man.
67/ D. He asked students to hand their books to him when they had finished.
68/ D. In countries like Britain the weather is very changeful.
69/ B. Secondary education is free in Britain.
70/ D. His heart was so weak that he couldn’t walk very far.
71/ B. I wish I had finished my homework last night.
72/ A. “How do you like my new dress,?” she asked John.
73/ D. There is a train leaving at eight o’clock every morning.
74/ B. It cannot be denied that she has a beautiful voice.
75/ A. Do you mind helping me to put the chairs away?
76/ C. No matter how strong you are, you can’t lift this heavy box.
77/ D. Jane weighs as much as her sister.
78/ B. A new shopping center was being built when we came.
79/ D. Are these old houses going to be demolished?
80/ A. The coffee was too bad for him to drink.
81/ C. That kind of joke didn’t give me amusement.
82/ C. We passed an hour of anxiety.
83/ D. The boy was punished by the teacher for his disobedience.
84/ C. He not only studies well but also works hard.
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85/ D. Notwithstanding he works hard, he hasn’t succeeded.

86/ A. This is too hard a question for her to answer.
87/ D. Not sure of the way, she asked a policeman.
88/ C. She asked him, “Did you study French?”
89/ C. She works very hard and efficiently.
90/ D. Unless it is rainy, the children will go swimming.
91/ A. I have no advice that is offered to you.
92/ A. The war ended and soldiers returned home.
93/ C. He is said to have died by his own hand.
94/ D. Unless you do as I tell you, you’ll regret.
95/ A. Unless we do our work well, the master will get angry with us.
96/ B. This homework hasn’t been done and it makes me surprised.
97/ C. John asked a passer-by if she could tell him the way to the railway
station.
98/ D. Britain has many different kinds of newspapers.
99/ D. If you finish your work, you can come here.
100/ B. It is necessary for you to be able to drive a heavy lorry.
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