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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION PRACTICE
LEVEL B
Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed above it :
1. Tom is sorry that he didn’t watch the football match last night.
- Tom wishes ______________________________________________________________
2. The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.
- Yesterday we did __________________________________________________________
3. “How many students are there in your class ?”
- The man asked me _________________________________________________________
4. “You should go to the lecture”
- The teacher advised us ______________________________________________________
5. You must hurry or we’ll miss the train.
- Unless we _______________________________________________________________
6. It’s not difficult to make bread.
- Bread is _________________________________________________________________
7. Jack said, “I have studied English for five years, Mary.”
- Jack told_________________________________________________________________
8. Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole, somebody will fall into it.
- If_______________________________________________________________________
9. The workers repaired the bridge last week.
- If_______________________________________________________________________
10. No one could open the door of the house.
- The door ________________________________________________________________
11. The city where we were born is very small.
- The city in _______________________________________________________________
12. She has studied French for five years.
- She began________________________________________________________________
13. They left very early in the morning. They didn’t want anybody to see them.(so that)
-_________________________________________________________________________
14. He collects old coins. He is likes it.

- He is fond________________________________________________________________
15. She said, “ Have you got a new car, Jack ?”
- She asked________________________________________________________________
16. He said to her, “ Give my regards to your parents.”
- He told__________________________________________________________________
17. “Don’t talk to that man”, she said.
- She told _________________________________________________________________
18. I didn’t understand the lesson because I didn’t go to school yesterday.
- If_______________________________________________________________________
19. Jane can’t go to your party because you don’t invite her.
- If_______________________________________________________________________
20. They haven’t finished their homework yet.
- Their homework __________________________________________________________
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Jim was absent because he was ill.
- Because of_______________________________________________________________
22. We were late for the play because of the long line at the ticket-window.
- Because there _____________________________________________________________
23. I couldn’t see anything because it was so dark.
- Because of_______________________________________________________________
24. Because the weather is warm and damp, rice grows very well here.
- Because of_______________________________________________________________
25. Jane never says a hard word to Tom because of her love for him.
- Because Jane______________________________________________________________
26. Nobody could solve this mathematical problem.
→ This ___________________________________________________________________
27. They believe that he will pass the final exam.
→ He ____________________________________________________________________

28. She was too old to carry that heavy case.
→ She was so ______________________________________________________________
29. He seldom keeps his promise.
→ Seldom_________________________________________________________________
30. I have never travelled by plane in my life.
→ Never __________________________________________________________________
31. Jack is not old enough to see horror films.
→ Jack is too ______________________________________________________________
32. You will catch cold if you don’t keep your feet dry.
→ Unless _________________________________________________________________
33. People saw him leave the office yesterday.
→ He ____________________________________________________________________
34. She came late because of the rain.
→ Because it _______________________________________________________________
35. “You’d better not lend them any more money.” said Alice.
→ Alice advised ____________________________________________________________
36. She decided to help him with some money.
→ She made_______________________________________________________________
* make decision to do ST;
37. We have to notice the teacher’s explanation.
→ We have to pay___________________________________________________________
* pay attention to ST
38. This flower is very beautiful.
→ What___________________________________________________________________
39. He spent 2 hours doing the mathematical exercises.
→ It took __________________________________________________________________
40. They have to change the date of the meeting again.
→ The date ________________________________________________________________
41. It was so late that nothing could be done.
→ It was too _______________________________________________________________

42. I didn’t go out because it rained.
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→ If _____________________________________________________________________
43. I have fewer books than she has.
→ She has _________________________________________________________________
44. Mary visited us three days ago.
→ Mary paid _______________________________________________________________
* Pay SO/ ST a visit = visit
45. The plumber repaired the leak this morning.
→ They had _______________________________________________________________
46. Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German.
→ Despite_________________________________________________________________
47. I found a place to live but it was difficult.
→ I had difficulty___________________________________________________________
* have difficulty in + doing ST …
48. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
→ It was __________________________________________________________________
49. He’s fat because he doesn’t take any exercises.
→ But if __________________________________________________________________
50. Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop.
→ Let all the switches _______________________________________________________
* Câu bị động với câu mệnh lệnh.
 Let + O + be + V_3/ed ……
51. “You’d better not go out without a raincoat.” He said.
→ He advised______________________________________________________________
52. You will miss the train if you don’t hurry.

→ Unless you______________________________________________________________
53. That factory is producing more and more pollution.
→ More and more pollution ___________________________________________________
54. My brother is not tall. I am not tall.
→ Neither _________________________________________________________________
55. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
→ In spite _________________________________________________________________
56. The driver said, “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!”
→ The driver asked the passengers _____________________________________________
57. He repaired the bicycle in two hours.
→ It took __________________________________________________________________
58. I have never heard him shout at his children.
→ He ____________________________________________________________________
59. The enemy used to attack this place.
→ This place _______________________________________________________________
60. Doing exercises before going to school is important.
→ It is ____________________________________________________________________
61. Rice won’t grow if there isn’t enough rain.
→ Unless _________________________________________________________________
62. “Why don’t you close the door, John ?”, Nam asked.
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→ Nam asked ______________________________________________________________
63. We have been doing our work since 8 o’clock.
→ Our work _______________________________________________________________
64. They didn’t leave the house early. They were so late for the play.
→ If _____________________________________________________________________
65. She won’t stay with us.
→ I wish __________________________________________________________________

66. Keep quiet or I’ll scream.
- Unless __________________________________________________________________
67. I regreted speaking to him so severely yesterday.
- I wish ___________________________________________________________________
68. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information.
- If ______________________________________________________________________
69. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
- If ______________________________________________________________________
70. We didn’t have enough rain, so we could not grow rice.
- If ______________________________________________________________________
71. The sky was so clear that I could see millions of stars.
- It was ___________________________________________________________________
72. It was such long homework that I couldn’t finish it.
- The homework ____________________________________________________________
73. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match.
- I haven’t _________________________________________________________________
74. The last time I saw Dick was in 1995.
- I haven’t _________________________________________________________________
75. We had lunch and then went for a walk by the river.
- After we _________________________________________________________________
76. He said to his wife,”Are you cooking in the kitchen now?”
- He _____________________________________________________________________
77. He said ,”I didn’t know what to do.”
- He _____________________________________________________________________
78. I said to him,”How did you go to school yesterday?”
- I _______________________________________________________________________
79. He said to the boy,”Put your briefcase on this table.”
- He _____________________________________________________________________
80. The boy said to his friends,”Don’t make too much noise!”
- The boy _________________________________________________________________

81. I started work for this company a year ago.
- I‘ve been ________________________________________________________________
82. “You’d better not lend him any more money, Paul,” said Tom.
- Tom advised Paul _________________________________________________________
83. Tom is not as tall as his brother.
- Tom’s brother _____________________________________________________________
84. Although the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.
- In spite of ________________________________________________________________
85. His father is taller than his mother.
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- His mother _______________________________________________________________
86. Will you please open the door ?
→ Would you mind _________________________________________________________
87. Although it was raining heavily, they still came to the party.
→ Despite _________________________________________________________________
88. She seldom went to the movies last year.
→ Seldom _________________________________________________________________
89. He has decided to make a tour of England.
→ He has made ____________________________________________________________
90. He often swims with his friends.
→ He often has _____________________________________________________________
91. She sometimes walks with her pet dog.
→ She sometimes has ________________________________________________________
92. They decided to go to the zoo in spite of the heavy rain.
→ Though _________________________________________________________________
93. Because the weather was bad,the plane couldn’t take off.
→ Because of ______________________________________________________________
94. They had no intention of travelling around the world.

→ They didn’t intend ________________________________________________________
95. He said to me, “I don’t want you to make such a silly mistake again”
→ He told _________________________________________________________________
96. She said, “I didn’t know you.”
→ She said ________________________________________________________________
97. The boy said, “I don’t know what I’ll do”
→ The boy said ____________________________________________________________
98. She asked him, “Have you read this book ?”
→ She asked him ___________________________________________________________
99. He asked, “Why didn’t you come to school yesterday?”
→ He asked _______________________________________________________________
100. The teacher said to me, “You have to learn the lesson by heart.”
→ The teacher told __________________________________________________________
101. Somebody has taken away some of my books.
→ Some of my books ________________________________________________________
102. They can’t make tea with cold water.
→ Tea ____________________________________________________________________
He has made much progress in his study.
→ Much progress ___________________________________________________________
104. They will hold the meeting before May Day.
→ The meeting _____________________________________________________________
105. People spend a lot of money on advertising every year.
→ A lot of money ______________________________________________
106. The store was opened in 1932 by John.
→ John ___________________________________________________________________
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We can avoid waiting by booking the tickets in advance.
→ If _____________________________________________________________________
108. The teacher asked me whether I had any books.
→ “Do ___________________________________________________________________
109.
“I like films, books and music” Mike replied.
→ Mike said that ___________________________________________________________
110. It took Jane three hours to sort out her stamps.
→ Jane spent _______________________________________________________________
111. That scientific discovery was so important that it has affected every man’s way of life.
→ That was such ___________________________________________________________
112. He was given a chance to stay on at this garage.
→ They ___________________________________________________________________
113. They said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car.
→ He ____________________________________________________________________
114. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it.
→ He was very proud of _____________________________________________________
115. We’ve never talked to an interesting person like you before.
→ Never before ____________________________________________________________
116. They cancelled the flight because it was foggy.
→ Because of ______________________________________________________________
117. Because the traffic is heavy, I sometimes come to my office late.
→ Because of ______________________________________________________________
118. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
→ I wish __________________________________________________________________
119. You’d better put your money in the bank.
→ I advise _________________________________________________________________
120. He prefers golf to tennis.
→ He’d rather ______________________________________________________________
121. It is necessary to master English.

→ Mastering _______________________________________________________________
122. He spent two hours writing the essay.
→ It took __________________________________________________________________
123. He is too young to ride a motorbike.
→ He isn’t ________________________________________________________________
124. The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs.
→ The bag was too __________________________________________________________
125. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
→ He is looking forward _____________________________________________________
126. Her mother said, “Try to learn your lesson carefully, Lan”.
-> Lan’s mother told ___________________________________
127. Mary doesn’t have a modern calculator .
- Mary wishes _______________________________________
128. He never does his homework.
- Never _____________________________________________
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He studied English at school. He succeeded in it.
- He succeeded in _____________________________________
130. The children like to walk in the rain.
- The children enjoy ____________________________________
131. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.
- The sea was too _______________________________________
132. Who does this bicycle belong to?
- Whose _______________________________________________?
133. We learned this after a long time.
- It took _________________________________________________

134. I’ll lend you the book, but you must promise to return it next week.
- If _____________________________________________________
135. The car is too expensive for him to buy.
- He isn’t _________________________________________________
136. Would you close the door, please?
- Would you mind __________________________________________?
137. They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.
- They didn’t let _____________________________________________
138. My teacher advised buying that book.
- My teacher advised us _______________________________________
139. The thief forced the bank manager to lie on the ground.
- The thief made _____________________________________________
140. He has studied English for six years.
- He began ___________________________________________________
141. They have considered me as their great friend.
→ I ______________________________________________________________________
142. She looked after her old mother at home.
→ Her old mother ___________________________________________________________
143. They are growing trees round their school to make a fence.
→ Trees __________________________________________________________________
144. We have to pay attention to lessons.
→ Lessons ________________________________________________________________
145. “How many stars are there in the sky?” asked he.
→ He asked _______________________________________________________________
146. Because of the absence of atmosphere on the moon, the sky is black just as in space.
→ Because ________________________________________________________________
147. I advise you to put your money in the bank.
→ You’d __________________________________________________________________
148.
“Don’t leave the house until I get back, William!” his mother said.

→ William’s mother _________________________________________________________
149. Robert can’t cook so well as Jane can.
→ Jane ___________________________________________________________________
150. You ‘d better apologize to Sally.
→ I advise _________________________________________________________________
151. She worked hard. She wanted to become a good teacher of English.(..so that ..)
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→________________________________________________________________________
152. The sportsmen take first place at the Olympic Games. They receive gold medals.
→ The sportsmen wh- _______________________________________________________
153. Mr.Miller lost his job because he was late every day.
→ If _____________________________________________________________________
154. They travelled across India, and then flew to Japan.
→ After ___________________________________________________________________
155. They asked him about the countries. He visited them last month.
→ They asked ______________________________________________________________
156. He gave me a book for my birthday.
→ I ______________________________________________________________________
157. Your house is bigger than mine.
→ My house _______________________________________________________________
158. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.
→ The question was too ______________________________________________________
159. He did his homework, then he went to bed.
→ After ___________________________________________________________________
160. Jane doesn’t speak English as well as Betty.
→ Betty __________________________________________________________________

161. We can’t work. We don’t use a good dictionary.
- Without _________________________________________________________________
162. He must practise it everyday. That is the only way for him to be successful.
- Only by__________________________________________________________________
163. He is going to retire at the end of the term. It was decided.
- The fact that______________________________________________________________
164. His father didn’t want to watch TV. His wife didn’t want to watch TV.
- Neither__________________________________________________________________
165. He was ill. He went to school.
- In spite of________________________________________________________________
166. Think carefully. Answer my question.
- Before __________________________________________________________________
167. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.
- My mother _______________________________________________________________
168. Unless it stops raining, we won’t go out.
- If ______________________________________________________________________
169. She cooked better than you did.
- You _____________________________________________________________________
170. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house.
- We can only ______________________________________________________________
171. Because of her carefulness, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.
- Because _________________________________________________________________
172. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year.”
- She said _________________________________________________________________
173. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.
- Because of _______________________________________________________________
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We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.

- If ______________________________________________________________________
175. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.
- The question was too_______________________________________________________
176. My father said I could use his car.
→ My father allowed ________________________________________________________
177. Scientists began to carry out researches on AIDS in 1980.
→ Researches on AIDS_______________________________________________________
178. That girl is very beautiful.
→ How___________________________________________________________________
179. The last time I wrote to him was in 1996.
→ I haven’t________________________________________________________________
180. It took him only ten minutes to get there.
→ He spent________________________________________________________________
181. I didn’t meet him yesterday so I couldn’t tell him about that.
→ If______________________________________________________________________
182. Could you turn the radio down please?
→ Would you mind _________________________________________________________
183. The man was very tired , so he didn’t answer my question.
→ The man was too__________________________________________________________
184. Nobody could move the piano. It was too heavy.
→ It was such______________________________________________________________
185. You’d better apologize to Sally.
→ I advise_________________________________________________________________
186. All the teachers love him because his behaviour is good.
- Because of _______________________________________________________________
187. He gave up his job because he was ill.
- Because of _______________________________________________________________
188. Because of the darkness, he couldn’t read the letter.
- Because it _______________________________________________________________
189. Mr. David no longer works here.

- No longer ________________________________________________________________
190. I didn’t have time. I didn’t go shopping.
- If ______________________________________________________________________
191. They had converted the major part of the temple into “Lenin’s room”.
- The major part of the temple _________________________________________________
192. I’m sorry that I didn’t learnt to type.
- I wish ___________________________________________________________________
193. She has to quit smoking or she will die.
- If ______________________________________________________________________
194. He spent a whole day repairing the radio.
- It took __________________________________________________________________
195. More newspapers are being sold in this city.
- People __________________________________________________________________
196. She sings more beautifully than you do.
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- You don’t ________________________________________________________________
197. You had to pay the bill before the fifth of the month.
- The bill _________________________________________________________________
198. The tea was too hot for her to drink.
- The tea was so ____________________________________________________________
199. If it doesn’t rain, they will go for a picnic.
- Unless___________________________________________________________________
200. The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor.
- Unless___________________________________________________________________
201. I don’t have enough money, so I can’t buy a computer.
- If ______________________________________________________________________

202. If you don’t rest yourself you will be ill.
- Unless___________________________________________________________________
203. It was such a crazy story that nobody believe it.
- The story ________________________________________________________________
204. They had such a good crop that they decided to give a party.
- Their crop _______________________________________________________________
205.
“How long will it take us to get there?” she said.
- She wanted to know _______________________________________________________
206. The child is living with his aunt. His parents died in the air crash.
- The child wh-_____________________________________________________________
207. This place used to be the site of an animal market. You were standing there.
- This place,________________________________________________________________
208. If she doesn’t work harder, she’ll lose her job.
- Unless __________________________________________________________________
209. We must leave now, or we will miss the plane.
- We will miss _____________________________________________________________
210. They will change the day of the meeting again.
- The day _________________________________________________________________
211. Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole, somebody will fall into it.
- If ______________________________________________________________________
212. The workers repaired the bridge last week.
- The bridge _______________________________________________________________
213. No one could open the door of the house.
- The door ________________________________________________________________
214. The city where we were born is very small.
- The city in _______________________________________________________________
215. She has studied French for five years.
- She started _______________________________________________________________
216. They left very early in the morning. They didn’t want anybody to see them.

- They_____________ ______________ so that __________________________________
217. He collects old coins. He is interested in it.
- He is interested ___________________________________________________________
218. The last time I saw her was in 1985.
- I haven’t_________________________________________________________________
219. That meal was excellent.
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- How____________________________________________________________________
220. That factory is producing more and more pollution.
- More and more pollution ____________________________________________________
221. We must leave now or we’ll miss the train.
- If_______________________________________________________________________
222. She is a faster and more careless driver than I am.
- She drives _______________________________________________________________
223. How old do you think this building is?
- When do you think_________________________________________________________
224. He is sorry now that he didn’t invite Jane to his party.
- He wishes________________________________________________________________
225. This furniture is so old that it is not worth keeping.
- This is___________________________________________________________________
226. We spent five hours getting to London.
- It_______________________________________________________________________
227. When I arrived in London, I wrote a letter home.
- On______________________________________________________________________
228. I hope to see you at Christmas.
- I’m looking forward________________________________________________________
229. I’ve never seen such a mess in my life.
- Never in my life___________________________________________________________

230. Don’t try to escape. It’s no use.
- It’s no use________________________________________________________________
231. It won’t be difficult to get a ticket for the concert.
- You won’t have any________________________________________________________
232. Whose is this handbag?
- Who ___________________________________________________________________?
233. My father often walks in the park with my mother every morning.
→ My father often has _______________________________________________________
234. They seldom went to the cinema last year.
→ Seldom_________________________________________________________________
235. We didn’t intend to go for a walk with them.
→ We had_________________________________________________________________
236. He doesn’t smoke anymore, but he smoked a lot 2 year ago.
→ He used to_______________________________________________________________
237. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
→ Apples are not____________________________________________________________
238. My salary is high but his is very high.
→ His salary_______________________________________________________________
239. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.
→ My mother______________________________________________________________
240. Unless it stops raining, we won’t go out.
→ If______________________________________________________________________
241. She didn’t cook as well as you did.
→ You____________________________________________________________________
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Unless someone has a key, we can’t get into the house.
→ We can only_____________________________________________________________
243. Because of being careful, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.

→ Because she_____________________________________________________________
244. She said, “I’ll spend my holiday in Italy next year.”
→ She said_________________________________________________________________
245. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.
→ Because of______________________________________________________________
246. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.
→ If we___________________________________________________________________
247. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.
→ The question was too______________________________________________________
248. She has just completed the picture. The composition of the picture was suggested by
me.
- The picture_______________________________________________________________
249. Such a situation should never again be allowed to arise.
- Never again_______________________________________________________________
250. If you want to make your life worth living, make yourself useful.
- Making yourself useful______________________________________________________
251. They said he had left Paris secretly in his private car.
- It_______________________________________________________________________
252. Tom didn’t do his test well because he didn’t study his lessons carefully.
- If Tom___________________________________________________________________
253. They had such a good crop that they decided to give a party.
- The crop was______________________________________________________________
254. He made a great discovery. He took pride in it.
- He took pride_____________________________________________________________
255. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this.
- No matter________________________________________________________________
256. He asked me if I was ready to carry out other assignments.
- He said to me: “__________________________________________________________“
257.
“Which of you has put the ink on my chair ?” The teacher said .

- The teacher asked__________________________________________________________
258. I must thank the people. I got a present from them.
-_______________________________________________________
259. The people were nice. We visited their house.
-_______________________________________________________
260. The town is small. I grew up there.
-_______________________________________________________
261. Yesterday I ran across an old friend. I hadn’t seen him for years.
-_______________________________________________________
262. 1960 is the year. The revolution took place then.
-_______________________________________________________
263. Mr. Lee teaches chemistry. I met him yesterday.
-_______________________________________________________
264. Martin speaks both Spanish and English . Her mother is Spanish.
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-_______________________________________________________
265. I haven’t seen him since the year. They got married in that year.
-_______________________________________________________
266. To advertise this new kind of soap is necessary.
→ We find it _______________________________________________________________
267. I’m very pleased that I’ll go to London next week.
→ I’m looking _____________________________________________________________
268. He started playing football five years ago.
→ He has _________________________________________________________________
269. Whose is the car? It’s parked outside.
→ Whose _________________________________________________________________

270. The room is going to be painted next week.
→ We ____________________________________________________________________
271. We must finish those letters by 5 o’clock.
→ Those letters _____________________________________________________________
272. Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident.
→ Because he ______________________________________________________________
273. She wrote a letter in thirty minutes.
→ It ______________________________________________________________________
274. Tom finds it difficult to meet people.
→ Tom has ________________________________________________________________
275. I expect that he will get there by lunch time.
→ I expect him _____________________________________________________________
276. Keep quiet or I’ll scream.
→ Unless _________________________________________________________________
277. I regret speaking to him so severely yesterday.
→ I wish __________________________________________________________________
278. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information.
→ If______________________________________________________________________
279. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
→ If______________________________________________________________________
280. We didn’t have enough rain, so we could not grow rice.
→ If______________________________________________________________________
281. The sky was so clear that I could see millions of stars.
→ It was__________________________________________________________________
282. It was such a long homework that I couldn’t finish it.
→ The home work __________________________________________________________
283. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match.
→ I haven’t ________________________________________________________________
284. The last time I saw Dick was in 1985.
→ I haven’t ________________________________________________________________

285. Jane doesn’t speak English as well as Betty.
→ Betty __________________________________________________________________
286. He did his homework, then he went to bed.
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→ After he ________________________________________________________________
287. Your house is bigger than mine.
→ My house _______________________________________________________________
288. The lesson is so difficult that we can’t understand it.
→ It is such ________________________________________________________________
289. The weather was so cold that we didn’t go out.
→ It ______________________________________________________________________
290. The room was so dark that I couldn’t see anything.
→ It ______________________________________________________________________
291. The car is so old that he can’t drive it.
→ It ______________________________________________________________________
292. The book is so bad that nobody read it.
→ It ______________________________________________________________________
293. The homework is so long that I can’t finish it.
→ It ______________________________________________________________________
294. The film was so interesting that we couldn’t miss it.
→ It ______________________________________________________________________
295. He usually played tennis on Sundays, but now he doesn’t any more.
→ He usually used __________________________________________________________
296. The British people drive on the left. They are used to it .
→ The British people are used _________________________________________________
297. We have lived in the countryside for many years. We are used to it.
→ We are used _____________________________________________________________
298. They lived in a big city many year ago. Now they live in a small village.

→ They used _______________________________________________________________
299. She travelled a lot , but now she doesn’t any more.
→ She used ________________________________________________________________
300. My boss doesn’t smoke in his office. He isn’t used to it.
→ He isn’t used ____________________________________________________________
301. Japanese men don’t shake hands to say good-bye.
→ Japanese men aren’t used __________________________________________________
302. American women earn their own money. They are used to it.
→ American women are used _________________________________________________
303. Ann enjoyed classical music a lot. But now she likes pop music.
→ Ann used _______________________________________________________________
304. My father smoked a lot. But he gave up smoking a week ago.
→ My father used ___________________________________________________________
305. His father is taller than his mother.
- His mother is not__________________________________________________________
306. Tom didn’t come to the party. Ann didn’t come to the party, either.
- Neither Tom______________________________________________________________
307. Although the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.
- In spite of________________________________________________________________
308. If you have a car, you are able to travel around more easily.
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- Having a car enables________________________________________________________
309. The sudden noise caused me to jump.
- The sudden noise made_____________________________________________________
310. My father said I could use his car.
- My father allowed_________________________________________________________
311. She wouldn’t allow me to read the letter.
- She wouldn’t let___________________________________________________________

312. Tom is ill. He became ill three days ago.
- Tom has_________________________________________________________________
313. I can’t give up smoking, but I’d like to.
- I wish ___________________________________________________________________
314. She often writes to him and he often writes to her.
- They____________________________________________________________________
315. The teacher explained the lesson again. He wanted his students to grasp the main
points of this difficult lesson. (so that)
- The teacher_______________________________________________________________
They’re taking a train from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. They want to see more and
their trip will cost less. (so that)
- They’re__________________________________________________________________
317. We decided to leave early for the picnic. We didn’t want to get home late.
- We______________________________________________________________________
318. I suggest you take a map of the city with you. I don’t want you to get lost.
- You_____________________________________________________________________
319. I spoke very slowly. I wanted the man to understand what I said.
- I________________________________________________________________________
320. My brother lent me this book.
- I________________________________________________________________________
321. The children were frightened by the noise.
- The noise________________________________________________________________
322. The crops are late this year because the weather is cold.
- Because of_______________________________________________________________
323. They didn’t go to the movies because of the bad weather.
- Because__________________________________________________________________
324. He walked slowly because of his injured legs.
- Because_________________________________________________________________
325. He retired last month because of his illness.
- Because__________________________________________________________________

326. Could you open the door, please?
- Would you mind___________________________________________________________
327. My teacher asked me, “Where did you go last night ?”
- My teacher asked__________________________________________________________
328. She said, “I don’t know what I’ll do.”
- She said__________________________________________________________________
329. My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job, too. (not only ..... but ...... as well)
-_________________________________________________________________________
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He didn’t go to school yesterday, so he didn’t understand the lesson.
- If_______________________________________________________________________
331. People say that the price of gold is going up.
- If_______________________________________________________________________
332. I hadn’t known her until he told me.
- Not until_________________________________________________________________
333. She never in life felt happy.
- Never in life______________________________________________________________
334. I thanked the woman. This woman had helped me.
- I thanked ________________________________________________________________
335. Do you know the building ? The windows of the building are painted green.
- Do you __________________________________________________________________
336. I recently went back to the town. I was born in that town nearly 15 years ago.
- I _______________________________________________________________________
337. I went to see the house. I used to live in it.
- I _______________________________________________________________________
338. She asked him,”Have you read that book ? “

- She asked________________________________________________________________
339. He asked me ,”Why didn’t you go to class yesterday?”__________________________
- She asked________________________________________________________________
340. If you don’t hurry, you’ll be late.
- Unless___________________________________________________________________
341. Jane is a better cook than Mary.
- Mary can’t_______________________________________________________________
342. Jack is too young to get married.
- Jack is not________________________________________________________________
343. I don’t really want to go to the museum.
- I’d rather_________________________________________________________________
344. Despite taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.
- Although ________________________________________________________________
345. She made herself ill because she worked very hard.
- She worked so____________________________________________________________
346. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
- It was such_______________________________________________________________
347. Nobody can solve this problem.
- This problem______________________________________________________________
348. The man injured in the accident was taken to the hospital.
- The man who_____________________________________________________________
349. That girl is very beautiful.
- What____________________________________________________________________
350. He studied English at school. He succeeded in it.
- He succeeded in___________________________________________________________
351. She went to the bookshop. She wanted to buy a dictionary.
- She went to the bookshop in order_____________________________________________
352. We visited Hyde Park. It is a very big park in London.
- We visited Hyde Park, ______________________________________________________
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The man turned off the lights. He went out.
- Turning__________________________________________________________________
354. Tom was punished by the teacher. He was very sad.
- Tom was very sad about_____________________________________________________
355.
“Please sit down”, the teacher said to me.
- The teacher asked me_______________________________________________________
356. Let’s go camping now.
- Why don’t________________________________________________________________
357. I fell asleep because the film was boring.
- The film was so___________________________________________________________
358.
“What are you doing?”, she asked me.
- She wondered_____________________________________________________________
359. Cars cause pollution but people still want them.
- Although_________________________________________________________________
360. Please don’t play your music so loudly.
- Would you mind _________________________________________________________?
361. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning.
- I am used ________________________________________________________________
362. Larry didn’t buy the shirt because she didn’t have enough money.
- If Larry__________________________________________________________________
363.
“When did you leave school?” the interviewer asked me.
- The interviewer asked me ___________________________________________________
364. Employment is the most important thing to the youth today.

- Employment is said________________________________________________________
365. They spend half an hour watching the news on TV every day.
- It takes__________________________________________________________________
366. She was seriously ill but she enjoyed life very much.
- Although_________________________________________________________________
367.
“Do you like music?” Jane asked Lan.
- Jane asked Lan____________________________________________________________
368. I am sorry to have kept you waiting.
- I must apologize___________________________________________________________
369. It is more dangerous to ride a motorbike than to drive a car.
- Riding___________________________________________________________________
370. He is too young to understand this problem.
- He isn’t__________________________________________________________________
371. They worked very hard in spite of their old age.
- Although_________________________________________________________________
372. Shall we go for a ride ?
- What about______________________________________________________________?
373. Would you please do it for me ?
- Would you mind__________________________________________________________?
374. They don’t usually drink beer.
- They are not used__________________________________________________________
375. The flight was delayed because of the bad weather.
- Because the weather________________________________________________________
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“Why didn’t you make an appointment earlier?”the doctor asked.

- The doctor asked her_______________________________________________________
377. The bridge was so low that the lorry couldn’t go under it.
- It was such_______________________________________________________________
378. Someone was cleaning the classroom when we arrived.
- The classroom_____________________________________________________________
379. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.
- If we____________________________________________________________________
380.
“What’s your name?”, said the policeman to the little boy.
- The policeman asked the little boy_____________________________________________
381. Jane can swim further than I can.
- I can’t swim______________________________________________________________
382. He didn’t go to school because of his illness.
- Because he_______________________________________________________________
383. They went out in spite of the heavy rain.
- Although_________________________________________________________________
384. I’ll help you if you promise to work harder.
- Unless___________________________________________________________________
385. She doesn’t usually stay up late.
- She is not used____________________________________________________________
386. Somebody stole his watch yesterday.
- His watch________________________________________________________________
387. The wardrobe was so heavy that we couldn’t move it.
- It was such_______________________________________________________________
388.
“Peter, please don’t tell anyone my new address”. said Anna.
- Anna asked_______________________________________________________________
389. Laser can kill diseased cells while leaving healthy neighbours unharmed.
- Diseased cells_____________________________________________________________
390. The last time she had a swim was five years ago.

- She_____________________________________________________________________
391. The children went to bed. We watched television.
- After the children__________________________________________________________
392. It was so dark that nothing could be seen.
- It was too________________________________________________________________
393. Nobody invited her to the party.
- She_____________________________________________________________________
394. He spoke very loudly. He wanted everyone to hear him.(so that)
- He___________________________so that______________________________________
395. Nam is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job.
- Nam now wishes that_______________________________________________________
396. I was very busy. I couldn’t go to the meeting.
- If I______________________________________________________________________
397. I wanted to see Mr Brown. I phoned his company.
- Because I________________________________________________________________
398. He gets up early in the morning and he’s used to it.
- He’s used to______________________________________________________________
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