SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION – LEVEL C
1C
1.Though the doctor has warned him, he keeps on smoking.
In spite of ...............................................................................................
2.She preferred to stay at home rather than to go to the play.
She preferred staying ...............................................................................................
3.He doesn't smoke, and his brother doesn't smoke, either
Neither ...............................................................................................
4.She came to London to study English.
She came.........................................., so that............................................
5.Because she behaves badly, everybody hates her.
Because of ...............................................................................................
6."Shall we post it, Sir?" he said.
He asked ...............................................................................................
7."When it stops snowing, we must start digging ourselves out," I said.
I said that ...............................................................................................
8.He found that it was impossible to study at home.
He found ...............................................................................................
9.It was more expensive than I thought.
I ...............................................................................................
10.I bought a book for Jane.
I bought ..............................
2 C
1. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago. [nửa tháng]
It .......................................
2. Your decision to get married before finishing your college studies surprised us.
We were .....................................................................
3. The car was so rusty that it couldn/t be repaired.
The car was too ..............................................................................
4. He never has enough money.
He's always ......................................................................................

Although ...............................................................................................
There are two large restaurants in the art gallery.
The art gallery ...............................................................................................
The police started looking for him two months ago.
For two months now ...............................................................................................
How old do you think the house is?
When do you think ..............................................................................................?
This holiday is so expensive; I don't think I can go.
It is such ..............................................................................................
He spoke so quickly that I couldn't understand what he said.
He spoke too ...............................................................................................
4C
I'm grateful that you looked after my mother so well.
Thank you ...............................................................................................
"Why didn't I get a computer before?" thought the office manager.
The office manger wondered ...............................................................................................
" You'd better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth," said John.
John advised Elizabeth ...............................................................................................
I started work for the company a year ago.
I've been ...............................................................................................
My suit needs to be cleaned before the interview.
I must ...............................................................................................
As my grandfather gets older, he wants to travel less.
The older ...............................................................................................
A house in that district will cost you at least $ 200,000.
You won't be able to ......................................................................................
Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.
Alan's illness ...............................................................................................
My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year.
I was ...............................................................................................

Although ...............................................................................................
Its a pity that you wrote that letter.
I'd ..............................................................................................
We must continue our efforts whether there are problems or not.
Regardless ...............................................................................................
The reason I came here was solely to try and improve conditions. [chỉ là]
My sole purpose ...............................................................................................
Less noise! the teacher told the boys.
The teacher shouted ...............................................................................................
In the event that nuclear weapons being used, we are all doomed. [tận số; chết]
If it should ...............................................................................................[khó !]
You should take two tablets every four hours.
Two tablets should ...............................................................................................
7 C
Its extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days. [xoay xở cho qua ngày]
We find ...............................................................................................
They've been living here for seven years now.
They moved ...............................................................................................
Mrs Taylor does not like to live in that small house.
Mrs Taylor wishes ...............................................................................................
Mr Mills lost his job because he was late every day.
If Mr Mills ...............................................................................................
James spoke to his lawyer before he signed the contract. [hợp đồng]
James didn't ...............................................................................................
They travelled across India, and then flew on to Japan.
After ...............................................................................................
Youd better go to the doctor if youve got a pain in your back, Anna, Henry said.
Henry suggested ...............................................................................................
He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
At no time ...............................................................................................[khó!]

He insisted on a full apology.
Nothing but ...............................................................................................
He remembered, and so did she.
He didn't ...............................................................................................
My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band's decision to stop playing.
The moment ...............................................................................................
I only recognized him when he came into the light.
Not until ...............................................................................................
That rumour about the politician and the construction contract is absolutely false.
There is ...............................................................................................
One runner was too exhausted to complete the last lap of the race.
One runner was so ...............................................................................................
My mother was the most warm-hearted person I've ever known.
I've ...............................................................................................
They never made us do anything we didn't want to (do).
We ...............................................................................................
10 C
The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the Prime Minister.
Had it no ...............................................................................................
It is quite pointless to complain. [thiếu cơ sở]
There is no ...............................................................................................
How could I help, except to offer to lend her some money?
Other ...............................................................................................
We had to wait two hours for Donald.
Donald kept ...............................................................................................
It would not have been possible to solve that puzzle, even for a genius.
That puzzle ...............................................................................................[ khó!]
The students regretted that they had missed the lecture.
The students regretted not ...............................................................................................
If you missed the programme, you can't really judge. [phán đoán]

It's ...............................................................................................
My father speaks very little French.
My father speaks hardly ...............................................................................................
The critics were very impressed by her peformance.
Her performance made ...............................................................................................
This is the best essay I have ever written.
Never ...............................................................................................
I assumed that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course.
I took it ...............................................................................................
I am terribly sorry. I thought you were a friend of Anna's.
I took ...............................................................................................
Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to proofread for me.
Busy ...............................................................................................
I would prefer you to do computer science.
I'd rather ..........................................................................................
He didnt get his visa until last Monday.
It was ...............................................................................................
They continue to say that I was to blame. [có lỗi]
They persisted .........................................................................................[ khăng khăng]
13 C
Vietnamese coffee is considered to be one of the best in the world.
Vietnamese coffee ...............................................................................................
If you ask me well in advance, I'll be willing to work overtime.
Provided you ...............................................................................................
" I never used bad language," she said.
She denied ...............................................................................................
" What time does the manager come back?" the customer asked.
The customer wanted ...............................................................................................
You'd better not touch that switch.
If I ...............................................................................................

15 C
Who does this bag belong to?
Whose ...............................................................................................?
Never borrow money from friends, my father said.
My father told me ..............................................................................................
The accident happened because the train driver ignored a warning light. [lờ đi]
If the train driver ..............................................................................................
Paul said he would visit China the following year.
Im qThe porter told us the train had left five minutes earlier.
Im sorry but ..................................................................................................................."
She couldn't afford the Persian cat.
The Persian cat ...............................................................................................
The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.
No animals run ...............................................................................................
You must not smoke in here.
Smoking ...............................................................................................
"Would you like to come round for a drink?" he said.
He ...............................................................................................
"Don't swim out too far, boys," I said.
16 C
" Go on, apply for the job," said Jack.
Jack ...............................................................................................
He asked all persons not travelling to go ashore.
" Will ...............................................................................................?
" If the flood gets worse, we must leave the house," he said.
He said that .............................................................................................
Somebody repaired her refrigerator last month.
She ...............................................................................................
The postman was bitten by our dog.
Our dog .............................................................................................