Viết lại câu:

1.They think that he was a spy.

=> He is thought to be a spy

2.We could not have finished our project without your help.

=> Had it not been for your help,We could not have finished our project

3.I do not know one of her friends

=>I do not know a friends of hers

4.The fund-raiser haven't offically decided where to send the proceeds of the concert.

=>No where has been offcially decided to send the proceeds of the concert by the fund-raiser

5.I would have been a superb weekend if the weather had been better.

=>But for the not better weather,.I would have been a superb weekend

Viết lại câu:

1.They think that he was a spy.

=> He ....................is thought to have been a spy...................

2.We could not have finished our project without your help.

=> Had it .................not been for your help, we could not have finished our project......................

3.I do not know one of her friends

=>I do not know a ....................friend of hers...................

4.The fund-raiser haven't offically decided where to send the proceeds of the concert.

=>No official decision on where to send the proceeds of the concert has been made by the fund-raisers.

5.I would have been a superb weekend if the weather had been better.

=>But ..................for the bad weather, it would have been a superb weekend.....................

1. It was wrong of you to scare your little brother like that.
 =>You oughtn’t to scare your little brother like that.

 2. The idea no longer interests her.
   => She has gone off the idea

3.    It would have been a superb weekend if the weather had been better.
 =>But for the better weather,  It would have been a superb weekend

4.    The news was so good that she smiled happily.
=>Such was good news that she smiled happily.

5.    The teacher started to write the lesson plan right after he returned home.
=>Hardly had the teacher returned home did he start to write the lesson plan

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentences:

1. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.

--> It came as no surprise to me that Harry had failed his driving test

2. It was the fog that caused the traffic problem.

--> If it hadn't been for the fog, there wouldn't have been traffic problem

3. Most students can work very hard when they feel like it.

--> Most students are capable of working very hard when they feel like it

4. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.

--> A lot of effort has been made to find a cure for this disease

5. " If I were you, I wouldn't accept his marriage proposal," said Nam to Lan

--> Nam advised Lan not to accept his marriage proposal

1, yoga is supposed to be good for you
yoga is supposed to do............you good .......................

2, is it essential to meet your aunt at the station?
Does your aunt........................really need to be met at the station?............................

3,even though I admire his courage I think he is foolish.
Much....................as I admire his courage I think he is foolish............................

4,Given fair warning, I could have avoided the date
if you had told me.......................in advance I couls have avoided the date...........................

5, please don't say things like that.
I wish................you didn't say thingd like that............................

it would have been a superb weekend if it hadn't been for the weather
But.................................for the weather, it would have been a superb weekend......................................

Make the letter A,B,C,D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is the closet in meaning to each of the following questions

1. The only that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect

A. The way he spoke the local dialect was unique

B. We were sent to prison beacause he spoke only one dialect

C. We sent him to prison because he spoke the local dialect

D. But for his command of the local dialect, we would have been put in prison

2. I did not understand what the lecturer was saying because I had not read his book

A. What the lecturer wrote and said was too difficult for me to understand

B. The lecturer's book which I not had read was dificult for me to understand

C. I found it very difficult to understand what the lecturer was saying if I had read his book

D. I would have understood what the lecturer was saying if I had read this book

3. Without skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation

A. Had it been for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation

B. He would not have survived the orpeation if he had had skillful surgery

C. But for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the opreration

D. He did not survive the operation beacause of unskillful surgery

4. He didn't take his father's advice. That's why he is out of work

A. If he takes his father's advice, he will not be out of work

B. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not be out of work

C. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not have been out of work

D. If he took his father's advice, he would not be out of work

5. It would be nice if you hadn't said that

A. I wish you not to say that

B. I hope you will not say that

C. If only you didn't say that

D. I wish you hadn't said that

6. It was his incompetence which led to their capture

A. If it hadn't been for his incompetence, they would not have been captured

B. They were captured just because he was incompetent

C. If he had been so incomepetent, they would have escaped from captured

D. All of the above

7. If it hadn't been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work

A. If he had been more carefull, we would have completed the work

B. He was careless because he hadn't finished the work

C. If he were careful, he would finish the work

D. Because he wasn't careless, we didn't finish the work

8. It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement

A. If you need assisted us, we could not get achievement

B. But for your assistance, we could not have got achievement

C. Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement

D. Without your assistance, we could get achievement

1.If he doesn't work

=> Unless .........he works harder,he'll lose his job hared,he'll lose his job
2. I have never been here before
=> It is the first........time i have been here
3. you have read this novel, haven't you?
=> Have you......read this novel?
4. It was raining hard , so we had to cancel the game
=> We had to cancel the game because It was raining hard
5.Is's very wonderful to spend the weekend in the countryside
=> spending........the weekend in the countryside is very wonderful

Viet lai cau

1. Public opinion was so strong that the Prime Minister had to resign

-> Such was the strength of public opinion that the Prime Minister had to resign.

2. His jealousy increases with his love for her

-> The more he loves her, the more jealous he is.

3. I haven't been to the cinema for three months

-> The last time I went to the cinema was three months ago.

4. It seems that no - one predicted the correct result

-> No one seemed to predict the correct result.

5. Most of the students ignored what the teacher was saying

-> Few of the students paid attention to what the teacher was saying.

6. He delayed writing the book until he had done a lot of research

-> Only when he had done a lot of research did he write the book.

7. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease

-> A lot of effort has been made by scientists to find a cure for this disease.

8. We weren't surprised by his success

-> It came as no surprise that he succeeded.

9. The government has been reviewing their immigration policy fot some time

-> The government's immigration policy has been reviewed for some time.

10. If anyone succeeds in solving the problem, it would be him

-> He is the most person likely to succeed in solving the problem.

11. We won't get to the aitport in less then 20 minutes ( take)

-> It won't take us less than 20 minutes to get to the airport.

12. Corol finds it very easy to make friends (difficulty)

-> Corol has no difficulty making friends.

13. It was snowing so they canceled the football match ( owning)

-> The snowy weather prevented them from continuing the football match.

14. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did ( against)

-> Against everybody's expectation, she lost.

15. He owed his rescue to a passer-by ( indebted)

-> He was indebted to a passer-by for his rescue.

16. The fridge is completely empty( left)

-> Nothing is left in the fridge.

17. His smooth manner didn't deceive us ( taken)

-> We weren't taken in by his smooth manner.

18. I am sure City will win ( bound)

-> City is bound to win.

19. Foolishly, I paid all the money before collecting the goods ( Which)

-> I paid all the money before collecting the goods, which was foolish.

20. The cause of explosion is still unkown (caused)

-> It is still unknown what caused the explosion.

1)she can meet him if he arrives before eleven.

-So long...as he arrives before eleven, she can meet him...............

2)If would have been a superb weekend if it hadn't been for the weather.

-But....for the weather, it would have been a superb weekend............................

3)He lost his money simply because he wasn't careful.

-If.......he had been careful, he wouldn't have lost his money simply..........

4)I haven't much money.I can't buy any new clothes.

-If....I had much money , I could buy some new clothes..