Chuyên đề Bài tập viết lại câu (Sentence transformation) - Nguyễn Tiến Dũng

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TÀI LIỆU 
ÔN THI 
THPT 
QUỐC GIA 
2015 
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CHUYÊN ĐỀ BÀI TẬP VIẾT LẠI CÂU 
(SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION) 
 LUYỆN THI THPT QUỐC GIA 2015  
EXERCISE 1: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 
1. It isn't necessary to finish the work to day. 
You don't _______________________________________________________________________ 
2. Sally finally managed to get a job. 
Sally finally succeeded _____________________________________________________________ 
3. That's the last time I go to that restaurant. 
I certainly _______________________________________________________________________ 
4. "I advise you to take a holiday," the doctor continued. 
You'd __________________________________________________________________________ 
5. If you don't rest yourself you really will be ill. 
Unless __________________________________________________________________________ 
6. I should like someone to take me out to dinner. 
What I should ____________________________________________________________________ 
7. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life. 
Martin's poor ____________________________________________________________________ 
8. They'll have to take the dog on holiday with them. 
They can't leave __________________________________________________________________ 
9. My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up. 
The break-up of the marriage ________________________________________________________ 
10. I can't believe that he passed the exam. 
I find ___________________________________________________________________________ 
EXERCISE 2: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 
1. This is the fastest way to get to the city center. 
There __________________________________________________________________________ 
2. If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him. 
He is the most ____________________________________________________________________ 
3. We arrived too late to see the first film. 
We didn't _______________________________________________________________________ 
4. "Would you mind not smoking in here?" 
I'd rather ________________________________________________________________________ 
5. He wrote the letter in two hours. 
It took _________________________________________________________________________ 
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6. "Why don't we go out for a walk?" 
My father suggested _______________________________________________________________ 
7. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast. 
Though _________________________________________________________________________ 
8. I was very interested in our conversation. 
It was interesting _________________________________________________________________ 
9. Why did you do that ? 
Whatever _______________________________________________________________________ 
10. These bookshelves are my own work. 
I made __________________________________________________________________________ 
EXERCISE 3: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 
1. Don't play tennis as well as you do. 
You ____________________________________________________________________________ 
2. I haven't been to the dentist's for two years. 
It's _____________________________________________________________________________ 
3. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress. 
She never _______________________________________________________________________ 
4. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university. 
After ___________________________________________________________________________ 
5. It's not worth living to make her change her mind. 
There's _________________________________________________________________________ 
6. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car. 
He denied _______________________________________________________________________ 
7. Is this the only way to reach the city centre? 
Isn't there _______________________________________________________________________ 
8. He never suspected that the money had been stolen. 
At no time _______________________________________________________________________ 
9. It's my opinion that you should take more exercise. 
If I ____________________________________________________________________________ 
10. I was going to leave, but because of what he said, I didn't. 
She persuaded ___________________________________________________________________ 
EXERCISE 4: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 
1. He was very sorry that he didn't see Andrey on her trip to London. 
He greatly regretted _______________________________________________________________ 
2. It's thought that the accident was caused by human error. 
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The accident is ___________________________________________________________________ 
3. "Will you be visiting the Taj Mahal when you go to India?" he asked Elizabeth. 
He asked ________________________________________________________________________ 
4. "I think you should try the chicken Marengo," said the waiter. 
The waiter recommended ___________________________________________________________ 
5. This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted. 
I have __________________________________________________________________________ 
6. Just after solving one problem, I was faced with another. 
Scarcely ________________________________________________________________________ 
7. Without his help, we would all have been in worse trouble. 
Had it __________________________________________________________________________ 
8. No students in my class can speak English as fluently as she does. 
She speaks ______________________________________________________________________ 
9. My father started to read that book two weeks ago. He’s still reading it. 
My father has ____________________________________________________________________ 
10. “I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star. 
The film star objected _____________________________________________________________ 
EXERCISE 5: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 
1. The questions are so easy that everyone can answer them. 
They're such _____________________________________________________________________ 
2. The boy will receive some money to continue his study. His parents died in a traffic accident. 
The boy whose ___________________________________________________________________ 
3. They are producing motorbikes in Vietnam. 
Motorbikes are ___________________________________________________________________ 
4. I wasn't there yesterday, so I didn't know who he was. 
If I _____________________________________________________________________________ 
5. If you do not try hard, you can't pass the examination. 
Unless __________________________________________________________________________ 
6. They spent more money, they had to work harder. 
The more _______________________________________________________________________ 
7. People thought that the cover was made of iron. 
The cover________________________________________________________________________ 
8. He went to London. He had lived there when he was a boy. 
He went to London where ___________________________________________________________ 
9. Jane was absent from class because of her sickness. 
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Because Jane was _________________________________________________________________ 
11. The package was too heavy for Peter to carry. 
The package was so _______________________________________________________________ 
EXERCISE 6: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 
1. You should take the train instead of the bus. 
If ______________________________________________________________________________ 
2. I'm sure that someone forgot to lock the door. 
Someone must ___________________________________________________________________ 
3. They bought this house ten years ago. 
They have _______________________________________________________________________ 
4. The course finished with a big party. 
At the end _______________________________________________________________________ 
5. We invited a pop star onto the chat show, but he didn't turn up. 
The pop star _____________________________________________________________________ 
6. Although she said that she would come, I don't think she ever will. 
Despite _________________________________________________________________________ 
7. The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened. 
No sooner _______________________________________________________________________ 
8. You feel tired now because you didn't sleep very well last night. 
Had ____________________________________________________________________________ 
9. When did you start the project? 
How long _______________________________________________________________________ 
10. Their wedding will be held in a lovely church. 
The church ______________________________________________________________________ 
EXERCISE 7: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 
1. My father used to play football when he was young. 
My father doesn't _________________________________________________________________ 
2. Jane gave me a present on my last birthday. 
I was ___________________________________________________________________________ 
3. "Let's go swimming" 
She suggests _____________________________________________________________________ 
4. "Would you like a cup of coffee?" 
He _____________________________________________________________________________ 
5. We got lost in the jungle because we didn't have a map. 
If we had ________________________________________________________________________ 
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6. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City. 
I haven't seen ____________________________________________________________________ 
7. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Namdinh. 
It takes _________________________________________________________________________ 
8. It's a pity you didn't tell us about this. 
I wish __________________________________________________________________________ 
9. They think the owner of the house is abroad. 
The owner _______________________________________________________________________ 
10. The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was very rough. 
The sea was too __________________________________________________________________ 
EXERCISE 8: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 
1. When did you first know him? 
How ___________________________________________________________________________ 
2. Their trip lasted three day. 
They had ________________________________________________________________________ 
3. It may rain hard this afternoon, so take the rain coat with you. 
In case _________________________________________________________________________ 
4. She had to do the washing up but she didn't. 
She forgot _______________________________________________________________________ 
5. English is easy to learn. 
It ______________________________________________________________________________ 
6. Don't leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity. 
If ______________________________________________________________________________ 
7. The furniture was too old to keep. 
It was __________________________________________________________________________ 
8. Gary is the best guitarist in her class. 
No one else ______________________________________________________________________ 
9. Since the invention of computer, people have saved a lot of time. 
Since the computer was ____________________________________________________________ 
10. It's necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week. 
Everybody ______________________________________________________________________ 
EXERCISE 9: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 
1. It is necessary to finish the work today. 
You need _______________________________________________________________________ 
2. Sally finally managed to get the job. 
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Sally finally succeeded _____________________________________________________________ 
3. This is the last time I go to this restaurant. 
I certainly _______________________________________________________________________ 
4. "I advise you to take a holiday," the doctor continued. 
You'd __________________________________________________________________________ 
5. "If you don't rest yourself you really will be ill. 
Unless _______________________________________ ___________________________________ 
6. The doctor told him that he work too hard. 
You ____________________________________________________________________________ 
7. Those pictures are beautiful. 
How ___________________________________________________________________________ 
8. It was an interesting film. 
What ___________________________________________________________________________ 
9. What is the weight of your suitcase? 
How ___________________________________________________________________________ 
10. How tall is Peter's father? 
What ___________________________________________________________________________ 
EXERCISE 10: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 
1. He can't afford to buy the car. 
The car _________________________________________________________________________ 
2. Shirley didn't begin to read until she was eight. 
It wasn't ________________________________________________________________________ 
3. Mrs. Taylor regretted buying the second-hand washing-machine. 
Mrs. Taylor wished _______________________________________________________________ 
4. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice. 
It ______________________________________________________________________________ 
5. Jane is the tallest girl in her class. 
Nobody _________________________________________________________________________ 
6. They couldn't find the manager anywhere. 
The manager was _________________________________________________________________ 
7. Their teacher is making them study hard. 
They ___________________________________________________________________________ 
8. As I get older, I want to travel less. 
The older _______________________________________________________________________ 
9. I have never been to Liverpool in my life. 
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Never __________________________________________________________________________ 
10. My father speaks very little French. 
My father speaks hardly ____________________________________________________________ 
EXERCISE 11: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 
1. “You were cheating, “ said Carol to June. 
Carol accused ____________________________________________________________________ 
2. Don’t you wish you could get out more in the evenings? 
Don’t you get fed _________________________________________________________________ 
3. This car is too expensive for Peter to buy. 
Peter does not ____________________________________________________________________ 
4. Tom is a more careful driver than Tim. 
Tim drives ______________________________________________________________________ 
5. It was such a long dress that my sister could not wear it. 
The dress was not _________________________________________________________________ 
6. I’ve never met such a famous person before. 
It is ____________________________________________________________________________ 
7. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges. 
Apples are not ___________________________________________________________________ 
8. I am always nervous when I travel by air. 
Traveling _______________________________________________________________________ 
9. Remind me to water the plants. 
Don’t __________________________________________________________________________ 
10. I tried to eat the cake, but it was too sweet. 
The cake ________________________________________________________________________ 
EXERCISE 12: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 
1. James doesn’t play football as well as he used to. 
James used ______________________________________________________________________ 
2. She doesn’t enjoy travelling any more. 
No longer _______________________________________________________________________ 
3. I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to him. 
I wish __________________________________________________________________________ 
4. It is said that he escaped to a neutral country. 
He _____________________________________________________________________________ 
5. My suit needs to be cleaned before the interview 
I must __________________________________________________________________________ 
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6. You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry. 
Unless __________________________________________________________________________ 
7. They were still playing tennis after three hours. 
They ___________________________________________________________________________ 
8. It will be impossible to avoid pollution if we don’t find other fuels. 
We can’t ________________________________________________________________________ 
9. People say that nuclear energy has caused lots of problems. 
Nuclear energy is supposed _________________________________________________________ 
10. I’m sure you were surprised when you heard the new. 
You must _______________________________________________________________________ 
EXERCISE 13: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 
1. It is extremely difficult for them to cut down on smoking. 
They find _______________________________________________________________________ 
2. We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful. 
Much to ________________________________________________________________________ 
3. The last time I met her was in 1999. 
I haven’t ________________________________________________________________________ 
4. Speaking English fluently is not easy. 
It ______________________________________________________________________________ 
5. She didn’t know you were in hospital, so she didn’t visit you. 
If she had _______________________________________________________________________ 
6. “Why didn’t you pay your bills?” Mr. Jackson asked his son. 
Mr. Jackson wanted to know ________________________________________________________ 
7. He wore glasses and a false beard, He didn’t anyone to recognize him. 
He wore glasses and a false beard so that ______________________________________________ 
8. We wore warm clothes. We didn’t want to get cold. 
We wore warm clothes in order ______________________________________________________ 
9. Unless you water these plants everyday, they will die. 
If you __________________________________________________________________________ 
10. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it. 
The furniture was too ______________________