BÀI TẬP CHUYỂN ĐỔI CÂU ÔN THI TN THPT QUỐC GIA
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________________________________________________________________

4. He seldom keeps his promise.
→ Seldom_________________________________________________________________
5. I have never travelled by plane in my life.
→ Never __________________________________________________________________
6. Jack is not old enough to see horror films.
→ Jack is too ______________________________________________________________
7. You will catch cold if you don’t keep your feet dry.
→ Unless _________________________________________________________________
8. People saw him leave the office yesterday.
→ He ____________________________________________________________________
9.She came late because of the rain.
→ Because it ______________________________________________________________
10. “You’d better not lend them any more money.” said Alice.
→ Alice advised ____________________________________________________________
11. She decided to help him with some money.
→ She made _______________________________________________________________
12. We have to notice the teacher’s explanation.
→ We have to pay __________________________________________________________
13. This flower is very beautiful.
→ What___________________________________________________________________
14. He spent 2 hours doing the mathematical exercises.
→ It took _________________________________________________________________
15. They have to change the date of the meeting again.
→ The date ________________________________________________________________
16. It was so late that nothing could be done.
→ It was too _______________________________________________________________
17. I didn’t go out because it rained.
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→ If _____________________________________________________________________
18. I have fewer books than she has.

→ It took _________________________________________________________________
13. I have never heard him shout at his children.
→ He ____________________________________________________________________
14. The enemy used to attack this place.
→ This place ______________________________________________________________
15. Doing exercises before going to school is important.
→ It is ____________________________________________________________________
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16. Rice won’t grow if there isn’t enough rain.
→ Unless _________________________________________________________________
17. “Why don’t you close the door, John ?”, Nam asked.
→ Nam asked ______________________________________________________________
18. We have been doing our work since 8 o’clock.
→ Our work _______________________________________________________________
19. They didn’t leave the house early. They were so late for the play.
→ If _____________________________________________________________________
20. She won’t stay with us.
→ I wish __________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences :
1. Keep quiet or I’ll scream.
- Unless ___________________________________________________________________
2. I regret speaking to him so severely yesterday.
- I wish ___________________________________________________________________
3. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information.
- If _______________________________________________________________________
4. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
- If _______________________________________________________________________
5. We didn’t have enough rain, so we could not grow rice.
- If _______________________________________________________________________
6. The sky was so clear that I could see millions of stars.

Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the words given :
1. Will you please open the door ?
→ Would you mind _________________________________________________________
2. Although it was raining heavily, they still came to the party.
→ Despite _________________________________________________________________
3. She seldom went to the movies last year.
→ Seldom _________________________________________________________________
4. He has decided to make a tour of England.
→ He has made ____________________________________________________________
5. He often swims with his friends.
→ He often has _____________________________________________________________
6. She sometimes walks with her pet dog.
→ She sometimes has ________________________________________________________
7. They decided to go to the zoo in spite of the heavy rain.
→ Though _________________________________________________________________
8. Because the weather was bad,the plane couldn’t take off.
→ Because of ______________________________________________________________
9. They had no intention of travelling around the world.
→ They didn’t intend ________________________________________________________
10. He said to me, “I don’t want you to make such a silly mistake again”
→ He told _________________________________________________________________
11. She said, “I didn’t know you.”
→ She said ________________________________________________________________
12. The boy said, “I don’t know what I’ll do”
→ The boy said ____________________________________________________________
13. She asked him, “Have you read this book ?”
→ She asked him ___________________________________________________________
14. He asked, “Why didn’t you come to school yesterday?”
→ He asked _______________________________________________________________
15. The teacher said to me, “You have to learn the lesson by heart.”

9. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it.
→ He was very proud of _____________________________________________________
10. We’ve never talked to an interesting person like you before.
→ Never before ____________________________________________________________
11. They cancelled the flight because it was foggy.
→ Because of ______________________________________________________________
12. Because the traffic is heavy, I sometimes come to my office late.
→ Because of ______________________________________________________________
13. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
→ I wish __________________________________________________________________
14. You’d better put your money in the bank.
→ I advise ________________________________________________________________
15. He prefers golf to tennis.
→ He’d rather ______________________________________________________________
16. It is necessary to master English.
→ Mastering _______________________________________________________________
17. He spent two hours writing the essay.
→ It took _________________________________________________________________
18. He is too young to ride a motorbike.
→ He isn’t ________________________________________________________________
19. The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs.
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→ The bag was too __________________________________________________________
20. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
→ He is looking forward
Rewrite the following sentences :
1. Her mother said, “Try to learn your lesson carefully, Lan”.
- Lan’s mother told ___________________________________
2. Mary doesn’t have a modern calculator .
- Mary wishes _______________________________________

→ Her old mother ___________________________________________________________
3. They are growing trees round their school to make a fence.
→ Trees __________________________________________________________________
4. We have to pay attention to lessons.
→ Lessons ________________________________________________________________
5. “How many stars are there in the sky?” asked he.
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→ He asked _______________________________________________________________
6. Because of the absence of atmosphere on the moon, the sky is black just as in space.
→ Because ________________________________________________________________
7. I advise you to put your money in the bank.
→ You’d __________________________________________________________________
8. “Don’t leave the house until I get back, William!” his mother said.
→ William’s mother _________________________________________________________
9. Robert can’t cook so well as Jane can.
→ Jane ___________________________________________________________________
10. You ‘d better apologize to Sally.
→ I advise ________________________________________________________________
11. She worked hard. She wanted to become a good teacher of English.( so that )
→________________________________________________________________________
12. The sportsmen take first place at the Olympic Games. They receive gold medals.
→ The sportsmen wh- _______________________________________________________
13. Mr.Miller lost his job because he was late every day.
→ If _____________________________________________________________________
14. They travelled across India, and then flew to Japan.
→ After ___________________________________________________________________
15. They asked him about the countries. He visited them last month.
→ They asked ______________________________________________________________
16. He gave me a book for my birthday.
→ I ______________________________________________________________________

- We can only ______________________________________________________________
11. Because of her carefulness, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.
- Because _________________________________________________________________
12. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year.”
- She said _________________________________________________________________
13. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.
- Because of _______________________________________________________________
14. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.
- If _______________________________________________________________________
15. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.
- The question was too________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences.
1. My father said I could use his car.
→ My father allowed ________________________________________________________
2. Scientists began to carry out researches on AIDS in 1980.
→ Researches on AIDS_______________________________________________________
3. That girl is very beautiful.
→ How___________________________________________________________________
4. The last time I wrote to him was in 1996.
→ I haven’t________________________________________________________________
5. It took him only ten minutes to get there.
→ He spent________________________________________________________________
6. I didn’t meet him yesterday so I couldn’t tell him about that.
→ If______________________________________________________________________
7. Could you turn the radio down please?
→ Would you mind _________________________________________________________
8. The man was very tired , so he didn’t answer my question.
→ The man was too__________________________________________________________
9. Nobody could move the piano. It was too heavy.
→ It was such______________________________________________________________

14. If it doesn’t rain, they will go for a picnic.
- Unless___________________________________________________________________
15. The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor.
- Unless___________________________________________________________________
16. I don’t have enough money, so I can’t buy a computer.
- If _______________________________________________________________________
17. If you don’t rest yourself you will be ill.
- Unless___________________________________________________________________
18. It was such a crazy story that nobody believe it.
- The story ________________________________________________________________
19. They had such a good crop that they decided to give a party.
- Their crop ________________________________________________________________
20. “How long will it take us to get there?” she said.
- She wanted to know ________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences.
1. The child is living with his aunt. His parents died in the air crash.
- The child wh-_____________________________________________________________
2. This place used to be the site of an animal market. You were standing there.
- This place,________________________________________________________________
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3. If she doesn’t work harder, she’ll lose her job.
- Unless ___________________________________________________________________
4. We must leave now, or we will miss the plane.
- We will miss ______________________________________________________________
5. They will change the day of the meeting again.
- The day __________________________________________________________________
6. Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole, somebody will fall into it.
- If _______________________________________________________________________
7. The workers repaired the bridge last week.
- The bridge _______________________________________________________________

- On______________________________________________________________________
11. I hope to see you at Christmas.
- I’m looking forward________________________________________________________
12. I’ve never seen such a mess in my life.
- Never in my life___________________________________________________________
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13. Don’t try to escape. It’s no use.
- It’s no use________________________________________________________________
14. It won’t be difficult to get a ticket for the concert.
- You won’t have any________________________________________________________
15. Whose is this handbag?
- Who ___________________________________________________________________?
Rewrite the following sentences.
1. My father often walks in the park with my mother every morning.
→ My father often has _______________________________________________________
2. They seldom went to the cinema last year.
→ Seldom_________________________________________________________________
3. We didn’t intend to go for a walk with them.
→ We had_________________________________________________________________
4. He doesn’t smoke anymore, but he smoked a lot 2 year ago.
→ He used to_______________________________________________________________
5. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
→ Apples are not____________________________________________________________
6. My salary is high but his is very high.
→ His salary_______________________________________________________________
7. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.
→ My mother______________________________________________________________
8. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out.
→ If______________________________________________________________________
9. She didn’t cook as well as you did.

- No matter_________________________________________________________________
9. He asked me if I was ready to carry out other assignments.
- He said to me: “___________________________________________________________“
10. “Which of you has put the ink on my chair ?” The teacher said .
- The teacher asked__________________________________________________________
Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed above it :
1. We finished the work in two hours.
→ It took _________________________________________________________________
2. To advertise this new kind of soap is necessary.
→ We find it _______________________________________________________________
3. I’m very pleased that I’ll go to London next week.
→ I’m looking _____________________________________________________________
4. He started playing football five years ago.
→ He has _________________________________________________________________
5. Whose is the car? It’s parked outside.
→ Whose _________________________________________________________________
6. The room is going to be painted next week.
→ We ____________________________________________________________________
7. We must finish those letters by 5 o’clock.
→ Those letters ____________________________________________________________
8. Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident.
→ Because he ______________________________________________________________
9. She wrote a letter in thirty minutes.
→ It ______________________________________________________________________
10. Tom finds it difficult to meet people.
→ Tom has ________________________________________________________________
11. I expect that he will get there by lunch time.
→ I expect him _____________________________________________________________
12. Keep quiet or I’ll scream.

→ It ______________________________________________________________________
7. The car is so old that he can’t drive it.
→ It ______________________________________________________________________
8. The book is so bad that nobody read it.
→ It ______________________________________________________________________
9. The homework is so long that I can’t finish it.
→ It ______________________________________________________________________
10. The film was so interesting that we couldn’t miss it.
→ It ______________________________________________________________________
11. He usually played tennis on Sundays, but now he doesn’t any more.
→ He usually used __________________________________________________________
12. The British people drive on the left. They are used to it .
→ The British people are used _________________________________________________
13. We have lived in the countryside for many years. We are used to it.
→ We are used _____________________________________________________________
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14. They lived in a big city many year ago. Now they live in a small village.
→ They used ______________________________________________________________
15. She travelled a lot , but now she doesn’t any more.
→ She used ________________________________________________________________
16. My boss doesn’t smoke in his office. He isn’t used to it.
→ He isn’t used ____________________________________________________________
17. Japanese men don’t shake hands to say good-bye.
→ Japanese men aren’t used __________________________________________________
18. American women earn their own money. They are used to it.
→ American women are used _________________________________________________
19. Ann enjoyed classical music a lot. But now she likes pop music.
→ Ann used _______________________________________________________________
20. My father smoked a lot. But he gave up smoking a week ago.
→ My father used ___________________________________________________________

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- You_____________________________________________________________________
15. I spoke very slowly. I wanted the man to understand what I said.
- I
Rewrite the following sentences with th words given:
1. My brother lent me this book.
- I________________________________________________________________________
2. The children were frightened by the noise.
- The noise_________________________________________________________________
3. The crops are late this year because the weather is cold.
- Because of________________________________________________________________
4. They didn’t go to the movies because of the bad weather.
- Because__________________________________________________________________
5. He walked slowly because of his injured legs.
- Because__________________________________________________________________
6. He retired last month because of his illness.
- Because__________________________________________________________________
7. Could you open the door, please?
- Would you mind___________________________________________________________
8. My teacher asked me, “Where did you go last night ?”
- My teacher asked__________________________________________________________
9. She said, “I don’t know what I’ll do.”
- She said__________________________________________________________________
10. My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job, too. ( not only but as well )
-_________________________________________________________________________
11. He didn’t go to school yesterday, so he didn’t understand the lesson.
- If_______________________________________________________________________
12. People say that the price of gold is going up.
- If_______________________________________________________________________
13. I hadn’t known her until he told me.

- It was such________________________________________________________________
8. Nobody can solve this problem.
- This problem______________________________________________________________
9. The man injured in the accident was taken to the hospital.
- The man who______________________________________________________________
10. That girl is very beautiful.
- What____________________________________________________________________
11. He studied English at school. He succeeded in it.
- He succeeded in___________________________________________________________
12. She went to the bookshop. She wanted to buy a dictionary.
- She went to the bookshop in order_____________________________________________
13. We visited Hyde Park. It is a very big park in London.
- We visited Hyde Park, ______________________________________________________
14. The man turned off the lights. He went out.
- Turning__________________________________________________________________
15. Tom was punished by the teacher. He was very sad.
- Tom was very sad about
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence.(2p)
1. “Please sit down”, the teacher said to me.
- The teacher asked me_______________________________________________________
2. Let’s go camping now.
- Why don’t________________________________________________________________
3. I fell asleep because the film was boring.
- The film was so____________________________________________________________
4. “What are you doing?”, she asked me.
- She wondered_____________________________________________________________
5. Cars cause pollution but people still want them.
- Although_________________________________________________________________
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5. Would you please do it for me ?
- Would you mind__________________________________________________________?
6. They don’t usually drink beer.
- They are not used__________________________________________________________
7. The flight was delayed because of the bad weather.
- Because the weather________________________________________________________
8. “Why didn’t you make an appointment earlier?”the doctor asked.
- The doctor asked her________________________________________________________
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence.(2p)
1. The bridge was so low that the lorry couldn’t go under it.
- It was such________________________________________________________________
2. Someone was cleaning the classroom when we arrived.
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- The classroom_____________________________________________________________
3. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.
- If we____________________________________________________________________
4. “What’s your name?”, said the policeman to the little boy.
- The policeman asked the little boy_____________________________________________
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence.(2p)
1. Jane can swim further than I can.
- I can’t swim_______________________________________________________________
2. He didn’t go to school because of his illness.
- Because he________________________________________________________________
3. They went out in spite of the heavy rain.
- Although_________________________________________________________________
4. I’ll help you if you promise to work harder.
- Unless___________________________________________________________________
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the

I have no
1. When you phoned me, it was my lunchtime.
When you phoned me, I
2. Nobody knows anything about Pam’s past life.
Nothing
3. This house was specially built for my uncle.
My uncle
4. William never makes mistakes because he is a careful reader.
William is so
5. We expected Larry to accept the job, but he didn’t.
Even though Larry
same as the sentence printed before it.
1. The cake is so hard that I can’t eat it.
It is …………………………………………………………………
2. Because of the bad weather, we had to stay at home.
Because the ………………………………………………………
3. “You’ve passed your driving test, Ron! Well done !” said Carol.
Carol congratulated ……………………………………………….
4. He felt ill to get up.
He did not …………………………………
5. I was sitting next to a boy in the exam. He told me the answers.
The boy I ……………………………………………………….
.
1. If I met the author one day, I'd ask him to sign my copy of this book.
Were I …….
2. He always has his nose in a book and never pays attention to what I say.
If he didn't ………
3. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child.
Only when …….
4. You are under no obligation to accept their offer.

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 …………………………………
1. I was very interested in our conversation.
It was interesting …………………
2. Why did you do that ?
Whatever …………………………… ?
3. These bookshelves are my own work.
I made ………………………………
4. I don’t play tennis as well as you do.
You ………………………………….
5. I haven’t been to the dentist’s for two years.
It’s ………………………………………
6. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.
She never …………………………………………….
7. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university.
After ……………………………………………………………………
8. It’s not worth living to make her change her mind.
There’s ………………………………………………
1. When you phoned me, it was my lunchtime.
When you phoned me, I
2. Nobody knows anything about Pam’s past life.
Nothing
3. This house was specially built for my uncle.
My uncle
4. William never makes mistakes because he is a careful reader.
William is so
5. We expected Larry to accept the job, but he didn’t.
Even though Larry

1. This is too hard a question for her to answer.
The question ……………………………………….
2. I was sitting next to a boy in the exam. He told me the answers.
The boy I ……………………………………………………….
3. I haven't been to Ha Noi for three years.
The last time …………………………………………
4. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.
Travelling ……………………………………………
5. Speaking English fluently is not easy.
It is ………………………………………………….
6. The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t push it open.
The door was too ………………
7. Our meeting is tomorrow.
We are …………………………
8. You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa.
If you ……………………………
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9. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.
She left the room ……………….
10. Michael laughed when I told him the joke.
The joke …………………………
1. The remark was so unexpected that she didn’t know what to say.
It was
2. You're the worst guitarist in the world.
Noone
3. it was waste of time to write that letter.
I needn’t
4. Although the fish appears to be harmless, it is quite dangeruos.
Contrary
5. He didnt remember anything about it, and neither did she.

If ……………………………….
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1. She and I have never been there before.
Neither
2. John doesn't always speak the truth, I'm afraid.
You can't
3. I'm always nervous when I face a lot of people.
Facing
4. They never made us do anything we didn't want to do.
We
5. We had to wait two hours for John.
John kept
6. This is the best essay I have ever written.
Never
7. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble.
You
8. They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left.
Only after a
9. " Would you like to come round for a drink ? " He said.
He
10. If the work is finished by lunchtime you can go home.
Get

1. Where do you come from ?
Would you mind telling me
2. I am taking the 5.30 train tomorrow evening.
Janet said
3. I will call the police if you don't leave me alone !
Unless

There were far ……….
9. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble.
You ………….
10. This is the best essay I have ever written.
Never ……….
HÕt
1. How excellent the girl is !
 What
2. It takes him about two hours each day to do his homework.
 He spends
3. Mr Binh couldn’t enjoy the meal because of the stomachache.
 The stomachache prevented
4. Let's leave at the end of the next lecture.
 As soon as
5. Computers are used to design new models.
 People
6. The black car is cheaper than the red car.
 The red car
7. They have decorated their house recently.
 Their house
8. Shall we go to the sports centre this weekend?
 Why
9. She wanted to know if he had studied French
 She asked him: “ ?”
10. "I don’t behave very well in front of a crowd," said Peter.
 Peter
1. Nobody has heard of John since he went to live in America.
John ………………………………………………………
2. It was dark when we arrived because the journey took a very long time.
……… so ……… that ………