Transformation writing

TRANSFORMATION WRITING
Choose the sentence which has the closest, meaning to the original one.
Lan suggested going out for dinner. .
a. Lan said, "Why don't we go out for dinner?"
b. Lan said, "Do you want to go out for dinner?" 
c. Lan said, "Must we go out for dinner?"
d. Lan said, "Will you go out for dinner?"
"I'm sorry. I can't help you," Peter said to me.
a. Peter promised to help me. 	 b. Peter approved of helping me.
c. Peter regretted not to help me. d. Peter regretted not helping me.
"It is a surprising gift. Thank you very much, Mary," said Mr. Pike.
a. Mr. Pike promised to give Mary a surprising gift.
b. Mr. Pike thanked Mary although she did not really like gift.
c. Mr. Pike thanked. Mary for the surprising gift.
d. Mr. Pike congratulated Mary on the surprising gift.
Peter promised to pick Mary up at 10 o'clock.
a. Peter said, "Mary, I will pick you up at 10 o'clock."
b. Peter said, "Mary, I am sorry for not picking you up at 10 o'clock."
c. Peter said.' "Mary, I am too busy to pick you up at 10 o'clock."
d. Peter said, "Let's pick Mary up atl0 o'clock."
"If I were you, I would take a break," Tom said to Daisy.
a. Tom wanted to take a break with Daisy.
b. Tom advised Daisy to take a break.
c. Tom suggested not taking a break.
d. Tom wanted to take a break, and so did Daisy.
6. I did not come to your party due to the rain.
a. If it did not rained, I would come to your party.
b. It was the rain that prevented me from coming to your party.
c. Even though it rained, I came to your party.
d. Suppose it .did not rain, I would come to your party.
7. They got success since they took my advice.
a. They took my advice, and failed.
b. If they did not .take my advice, they would not get success.
c. But for taking my advice, they would not have got success.
d. My advice stopped them from getting success.
8. Unless you come on time, we will go without you.
a. Come on time or we will go without you.
b. Come on time, we will go without you.
c. Because of your punctuality, we will go without you.
d. Without jour coming on time, we will go.
9. Thanks to her high grades at university, she is offered the position.
a. If she had not got high grades at university, she would not be offered the position.
b. It was her high grades at university which offer her the position.
c. If she had not got high grades at university, she would not have been offered the position.
d. Without her high grades at university, she is not offered the position.
10 . I am very interested in the book you lent me last week.
a. The book is interesting enough for you to lend me last week.
b. It was the interesting book which you lent me last week.
c. The book which you lent me last week is too interesting to read.
d. The book that you lent me last week interests me a lot.
11. Optimists believe that life will be far better than it is today.
a. Optimists cannot tell any differences between today life and future life.
b. It is believed by optimists that there will be no changes for life in the future.
c. Optimists believe that today's life is not as good as it will be.
d. Optimists believe that we will have a worse life in the future.
12. In spite of his poverty, he led a devoted life to the revolutionary cause.
a. He could not devote his life to the revolutionary cause because of his poverty.
b. If he had not been so poor, he could have devoted his life to the revolutionary cause.
c. Poor as he was, he leg a devoted life to the revolutionary cause.
d. He led a devoted life to the revolutionary cause, but he was so poor.
13. They did not let me in because I was not a member of the club.
a. They invited me although I was not a member of the club.
b. They did not allow me to enter because I was not a member of the club.
c. They invited me to the clubs as if I had been a member.
d. They asked me to get out of the club because I was not a member.
14. Can you account for your strange behavior? 
a. Does your strange behavior make anybody surprised?
b. Can you please stop behaving strangely?
c. Can you give a good explanation for your strange behavior?'
d. Is your strange behavior only for me?
15. Most bosses cannot put up with irresponsibility.
a. Irresponsibility is what most bosses are trying to find.
b. Most bosses cannot tolerate irresponsibility.
c. Irresponsibility is a must to please most bosses.
d. Without responsibility, most bosses will not offer you a job.
16. You must never take your helmet off while you are riding a motorcycle.
a. If you are riding a motorcycle, you needn't wear a helmet.'
b. When you are riding a motorcycle, wearing a helmet is not a must.
c. You needn't wear a helmet whenever you are riding a motorcycle.
d. Helmets must be worn at all times when you are riding a motorcycle.
17. John was not here yesterday. Perhaps he was ill.
a. John needn't be here yesterday because he was ill.
b. Because of his illness, John should have been here yesterday.
c. John might have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.
d. John must have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.
18. I think Tom needs to see a doctor. His cough is terrible.
a. With that terrible cough, Tom ought to see a doctor.
b. Although his cough was terrible, I think Tom needn't see a doctor.
c. Tom must have got a terrible cough and he needs to see a doctor.
d. Tom did not see a doctor due to his terrible cough;
19. I took a sweater but it was not necessary.
a. I needn't have taken a sweater.
b. It was too necessary for me to take a sweater.
c. I should have taken a sweater. 
d. I must have taken a sweater.
20. If I were you, I would take the train instead of the bus.
a. You should have taken the train instead of the bus.
b. You should take t4e train instead of the bus.
c. I advise you to take the bus.
d. You must have taken the train instead of the bus.
21. "To Build a Fire", ________, was first published in 1908.
a. a short story by Jack London, he was an American author,
b. a short story was written by Jack London, an American author,
c. a short story by Jack London, an American author.
d. a short story by Jack London, an American author,
22. The story is about a man, , .suffered extreme weather conditions.
a. traveled to camp in Yukon during the winter and he, and his dog
b. traveling to camp in Yukon during the winter and he, together with his dog 
c. he traveled to camp in Yukon during the winter so he, with his dog
d. who traveled to camp in Yukon in the winter so that he, together with his dog 
23. The man managed to build a fire to keep himself and the dog from freezing ________.
a. so he could not keep the fire in flame because he ran out of matches
b. and he was unable to keep the fire in flame, therefore he ran out of matches
c. but he could not keep ,the fire in flame and then ran °!It of matches
d. as he could not keep the fire in flame and because of this, he ran out of matches
24. ________, the man felt panic and even considered killing his dog to keep himself warm, but he failed.
a. Because it got colder and colder 
b. Although it got more and more cold
c. If only it had got colder and colder 
d. As though he had got colder and colder
25. The man fell down and died in' the snow. ________.
a. His dog which smelt the death and left away
b. As his dog smelt the death and left away
c. His dog smelt the death and so leaving away
d. His dog smelt the death and left away
TRANSFORMATION WRITING
Choose the sentence which has the closest, meaning to the original one.
Lan suggested going out for dinner. .
a. Lan said, "Why don't we go out for dinner?"
b. Lan said, "Do you want to go out for dinner?" 
c. Lan said, "Must we go out for dinner?"
d. Lan said, "Will you go out for dinner?"
"I'm sorry. I can't help you," Peter said to me.
a. Peter promised to help me. 	 b. Peter approved of helping me.
c. Peter regretted not to help me. d. Peter regretted not helping me.
"It is a surprising gift. Thank you very much, Mary," said Mr. Pike.
a. Mr. Pike promised to give Mary a surprising gift.
b. Mr. Pike thanked Mary although she did not really like gift.
c. Mr. Pike thanked. Mary for the surprising gift.
d. Mr. Pike congratulated Mary on the surprising gift.
Peter promised to pick Mary up at 10 o'clock.
a. Peter said, "Mary, I will pick you up at 10 o'clock."
b. Peter said, "Mary, I am sorry for not picking you up at 10 o'clock."
c. Peter said.' "Mary, I am too busy to pick you up at 10 o'clock."
d. Peter said, "Let's pick Mary up atl0 o'clock."
"If I were you, I would take a break," Tom said to Daisy.
a. Tom wanted to take a break with Daisy.
b. Tom advised Daisy to take a break.
c. Tom suggested not taking a break.
d. Tom wanted to take a break, and so did Daisy.
6. I did not come to your party due to the rain.
a. If it did not rained, I would come to your party.
b. It was the rain that prevented me from coming to your party.
c. Even though it rained, I came to your party.
d. Suppose it .did not rain, I would come to your party.
7. They got success since they took my advice.
a. They took my advice, and failed.
b. If they did not .take my advice, they would not get success.
c. But for taking my advice, they would not have got success.
d. My advice stopped them from getting success.
8. Unless you come on time, we will go without you.
a. Come on time or we will go without you.
b. Come on time, we will go without you.
c. Because of your punctuality, we will go without you.
d. Without jour coming on time, we will go.
9. Thanks to her high grades at university, she is offered the position.
a. If she had not got high grades at university, she would not be offered the position.
b. It was her high grades at university which offer her the position.
c. If she had not got high grades at university, she would not have been offered the position.
d. Without her high grades at university, she is not offered the position.
10 . I am very interested in the book you lent me last week.
a. The book is interesting enough for you to lend me last week.
b. It was the interesting book which you lent me last week.
c. The book which you lent me last week is too interesting to read.
d. The book that you lent me last week interests me a lot.
11. Optimists believe that life will be far better than it is today.
a. Optimists cannot tell any differences between today life and future life.
b. It is believed by optimists that there will be no changes for life in the future.
c. Optimists believe that today's life is not as good as it will be.
d. Optimists believe that we will have a worse life in the future.
12. In spite of his poverty, he led a devoted life to the revolutionary cause.
a. He could not devote his life to the revolutionary cause because of his poverty.
b. If he had not been so poor, he could have devoted his life to the revolutionary cause.
c. Poor as he was, he leg a devoted life to the revolutionary cause.
d. He led a devoted life to the revolutionary cause, but he was so poor.
13. They did not let me in because I was not a member of the club.
a. They invited me although I was not a member of the club.
b. They did not allow me to enter because I was not a member of the club.
c. They invited me to the clubs as if I had been a member.
d. They asked me to get out of the club because I was not a member.
14. Can you account for your strange behavior? 
a. Does your strange behavior make anybody surprised?
b. Can you please stop behaving strangely?
c. Can you give a good explanation for your strange behavior?'
d. Is your strange behavior only for me?
15. Most bosses cannot put up with irresponsibility.
a. Irresponsibility is what most bosses are trying to find.
b. Most bosses cannot tolerate irresponsibility.
c. Irresponsibility is a must to please most bosses.
d. Without responsibility, most bosses will not offer you a job.
16. You must never take your helmet off while you are riding a motorcycle.
a. If you are riding a motorcycle, you needn't wear a helmet.'
b. When you are riding a motorcycle, wearing a helmet is not a must.
c. You needn't wear a helmet whenever you are riding a motorcycle.
d. Helmets must be worn at all times when you are riding a motorcycle.
17. John was not here yesterday. Perhaps he was ill.
a. John needn't be here yesterday because he was ill.
b. Because of his illness, John should have been here yesterday.
c. John might have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.
d. John must have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.
18. I think Tom needs to see a doctor. His cough is terrible.
a. With that terrible cough, Tom ought to see a doctor.
b. Although his cough was terrible, I think Tom needn't see a doctor.
c. Tom must have got a terrible cough and he needs to see a doctor.
d. Tom did not see a doctor due to his terrible cough;
19. I took a sweater but it was not necessary.
a. I needn't have taken a sweater.
b. It was too necessary for me to take a sweater.
c. I should have taken a sweater. 
d. I must have taken a sweater.
20. If I were you, I would take the train instead of the bus.
a. You should have taken the train instead of the bus.
b. You should take t4e train instead of the bus.
c. I advise you to take the bus.
d. You must have taken the train instead of the bus.
21. "To Build a Fire", ________, was first published in 1908.
a. a short story by Jack London, he was an American author,
b. a short story was written by Jack London, an American author,
c. a short story by Jack London, an American author.
d. a short story by Jack London, an American author,
22. The story is about a man, , .suffered extreme weather conditions.
a. traveled to camp in Yukon during the winter and he, and his dog
b. traveling to camp in Yukon during the winter and he, together with his dog 
c. he traveled to camp in Yukon during the winter so he, with his dog
d. who traveled to camp in Yukon in the winter so that he, together with his dog 
23. The man managed to build a fire to keep himself and the dog from freezing ________.
a. so he could not keep the fire in flame because he ran out of matches
b. and he was unable to keep the fire in flame, therefore he ran out of matches
c. but he could not keep ,the fire in flame and then ran °!It of matches
d. as he could not keep the fire in flame and because of this, he ran out of matches
24. ________, the man felt panic and even considered killing his dog to keep himself warm, but he failed.
a. Because it got colder and colder 
b. Although it got more and more cold
c. If only it had got colder and colder 
d. As though he had got colder and colder
25. The man fell down and died in' the snow. ________.
a. His dog which smelt the death and left away
b. As his dog smelt the death and left away
c. His dog smelt the death and so leaving away
d. His dog smelt the death and left away
TEST FOR CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (3) and TENSES
I/ rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the suggestion
1. He didn't prepare for the interview, so he didn't get the job.
- If	__________________________________________________________
We came home from our holiday early because we ran out of money.
- Had_______________________________________
I can't take much exercise because I don't have enough free time.
- If 	__________________________________________________________
The house didn't burn down because the fire brigade came immediately.
- had____________________________________________
The men were wearing protective clothing, so they were all quite safe.
-if	__________________________________________________________
People don't realise how important it is to conserve energy, so they do nothing about it.
- had_____________________________________
7. There isn't any truth in her allegations, so I won't resign.
- were__________________________________________________________
8. The wind is blowing hard. so I won't take the boat out for a ride.
- if	_________________________________________________________________
9. Nick can't find the way because he hasn't got a map.
	-were_________________________________________________________________
II. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
 1. If I have to fly, I would get very nervous, so I usually drive.
2. Two days ago, the weather forecaster warned us that a tornado is coming. 
3. If I will have to make a difficult decision, I always discuss it with my friends. 
4. Marie Curie....................a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.
	a. awarded	b. was awarded	c. had awarded	d. had been awarded
5. .............. you work harder, you are going to pass your exams.
	a. If	b. Unless	c. Although	d. Because
6. This computer isn't capable.................... running this software.
	a. for	b. of	c. in	d. on
7. 	 ................... here since 1976 when her parents moved from New York.
	a. She's lived.	b. She's living	c. She lived	d. She'd. lived
8. If it .................... , we'll have the party outside.
	a. wouldn't lain	b. doesn't rain	c. didn't rain	d. won't rain 
9. If you want to go skiing in the south,.................... to Black Mountain.
	a. you go	b. you'll go	c. go	d. went
10. When the firework....................off, the dog....................away.
	a. had gone/ ran	b. went/ had run	c. went /ran	d. went/was running
PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT
I. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.
1. 	I went to the box office at lunch time, but they...................(already/ sell) all the tickets.
2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I ..................... (go) straight to bed.
I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I ........ (be) very ill.
4. At last the committee were ready to announce their decision. They............ (make) up their mind.
5. 'Was Tom at the party when you arrived?' 'No, he .................(go) home.'
6. Sorry I'm late. The car ................ (break) down on my way here.
7. I ................... (take) the book back to the library when I ....................(read) it.
The house was very quiet when I................(get) home. Everybody............... (go) out for dinner.
 After she ................. (fill) the basket..................	 (go) to the check out.
10. Yesterday morning I........................ (remember) the answer t the question. Bob............... (ask) me the night before, so I ................... (phone) him. 
11. Las night, I........................ (go) to Jim’s room and ................. (knock) on the door but there ............. (be) no answer. Either he ........................ (go) out or he ..................... (not want) to see anyone. 
12. Angel asked me how to use the photocopier. She .................... (never/ use) it before, so she................ (not/ know) 
Karen ...................... (not want) to come to the cinema with us be cause she.............. (already/ see) the film. When the students..............(do) the experiment, they what to do.
13. Two days a go I................ (meet) an old friend who I ................ (not see) for years ................. (write) a report on it.
II. Choose the correct form of the verbs. 
A young man walked into a supermarket in Southampton and (1) put/ had put a few items of food in a basket. He (2) chosen-had chosen a time when not many people (3) shopped/ were shopping in the store. He (4) found / had found a checkout where no one else (5) had waited/ was waiting. When the cashier (6) checked/ had checked the goods, the man (7) gave/ was giving, her a £10 note. When she (8) was opening/ opened the till, the man quickly (9) snatched/ had snatched ail the money from it and (10) ran/ had run, out of the store. before she (11) had realized/ realized what (12) was happening / happened. At the time the security guard (13) stood/ was standing at the Other end of the store. When staff (l4) checked/ had checked the recor