They reported that the President suffered a heart attack.. α It was reported that the President suffered a heart attack.. α The President was reported to have suffered a heart attack.. P
Trang 149 Everyone believes that terrorists kidnapped him.
α It is believed that terrorists kidnapped him
α The terrorists are believed to have kidnapped him
α He is believed to have been kidnapped by terrorists
50 They reported that they had seen you in Oxford street
α It was reported that they had seen you in Oxford street
α You were reported to have been seen in Oxford street
51 People report that two people were badly injured in
the accident
α It is reported that two people were badly injured in the
accident
α Two people are reported to have been badly injured in
the accident
52 People said he had swallowed a safety pin
α It was said he had swallowed a safety pin
α He was said he to have swallowed a safety pin
α A safety pin was said to have been swallowed by him
53 People say that they bought this shop last year
α It is said that they bought this shop last year
α This shop is said to have bought last year
54 People believe that the policeman had saved many
children from the fire
α It is believed that the policeman had saved many
α The policeman is believed to have saved many children from the fire
α Many children are believed to have been saved from the fire by the policeman
55 They will invite the professor to the meeting
α It is said that they will invite the professor to the meeting
α The professor is said to be invited to the meeting
56 Mosquitoes cause malaria
α It is known that mosquitoes cause malaria
α Mosquitoes are known to cause malaria
α Malaria is known to be caused by mosquitoes
57 They reported that the President suffered a heart attack
α It was reported that the President suffered a heart attack
α The President was reported to have suffered a heart attack
58 They rumour that he has gone to Canada on some important business
α It is rumoured that he has gone to Canada on some important business
α He is rumoured to have gone to Canada on some
Trang 259 Everybody thought that Jack was the laziest of all the
pupils
α It was thought that Jack was the laziest of all the pupils
α Jack was thought to have been the laziest of all the
pupils
60 People believe that he escaped in a stolen car
α It is believed that he escaped in a stolen car
α He is believed to have escaped in a stolen car
61 People know that Japan produces a wide range of
cars
α It is known that Japan produces a wide range of cars
α Japan is known to produce a wide range of cars
62 People said that he could swim across the river
α It was said that he could swim across the river
α He was said to [have been able to] swim across the
river
63 People rumour that he died in office
α It is rumoured that he died in office
α He is rumoured that he died in office
64 People say that he escaped to a neutral country
α It is said that he escaped to a neutral country
α He is said to have escaped to a neutral country
65 People believe that the thieves got in through the
kitchen window
α It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen
window
α The thieves are believed to have got in through the
kitchen window
66 Everyone thought that he has got married before
α It was thought that he has got married before
α He wasthought to have got married before
67 They reported that the President suffered a heart
attack
α It was reported that the President suffered a heart
attack
α The President was reported to have suffered a heart
attack
68 They rumour that he has gone to Canada on some
important business
α It is rumoured that he has gone to Canada on some
important business
α He is rumoured to have gone to Canada on some important business
69 Everybody thought that Jack was the laziest of all the pupils
α It was thought that Jack was the laziest of all the pupils
α Jack was thought to have been the laziest of all the pupils
70 People believe that he escaped in a stolen car
α It is believed that he escaped in a stolen car
α He is believed to have escaped in a stolen car
71 People know that Japan produces a wide range of cars
α It is known that Japan produces a wide range of cars
α Japan is known to produce a wide range of cars
72 People said that he could swim across the river
α It was said that he could swim across the river
α He was said to [have been able to] swim across the river
73 People rumour that he died in office
α It is rumoured that he died in office
α He is rumoured that he died in office
74 People say that he escaped to a neutral country
α It is said that he escaped to a neutral country
α He is said to have escaped to a neutral country
75 People believe that the thieves got in through the kitchen window
α It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window
α The thieves are believed to have got in through the kitchen window
76 Everyone thought that he has got married before
α It was thought that he has got married before
α He wasthought to have got married before
77 They have planned on living in the city
α They are going to live in the city
78 Mr Brown is going to retire at the end of this year
α Mr Brown has planned on retiring at the end of this year
79 They are going to industialize this area
α They have planned on industializing this area
α
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Trang 380 What about having a party on Saturday?
α Why don’t we have a party on Saturday?
α Let’s have a party on Saturday
81 Why don’t we work out how much it will cost first?
α How about working out how much it will cost first?
α Let’s work out how much it will cost first
82 Let’s invite the neighbours
α Why don’t we invite the neighbours?
α What about inviting the neighbours?
83 Why don’t we apologise in advance if you have a barbecue in the garden?
α Let’s apologise in advance if you have a barbecue in the garden
α How about apologising in advance if you have a barbecue in the garden
84 Let’s put an advertisement in the local paper
α Why don’t we put an advertisement in the local paper?
How about putting an advertisement in the local paper?
85 “Let’s sit more closely,” she said
α She suggested sitting more closely
α She suggested they [should] sit more closely
86 “Let’s tell him about the dangers,” I said
α I suggested telling him about the dangers
87 “Let’s apologise to our parents,” she said
α She suggested apologising to their parents
α She suggested that they [should] apologise to their parents
88 “Let’s stay in and watch TV,” Sally said
α Sally suggested staying in and watching TV
89 “Let’s join a weaving class.”
α He suggested joining a weaving class
90 “Let’s go for a walk in the park,” said Andrew
α Andrew suggested going for a walk in the park
α Andrew suggested that they [should] go for a walk in the park
91 “Let’s not jump to conclusions,” the chairman said
α The chairman was against jumping to conclusions
α The chairman suggested that they shouldn’t jump to conclusions
92 “Let’s not leave the wrecked car here,” the policeman said
α The policeman was against leaving the wrecked car there
α The policeman suggested that they shouldn’t leave the wrecked car there
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93 “Why don’t we visit the museum after lunch?” I said to them
α I suggested visiting the museum after lunch
α I suggested that they should visit the museum after lunch
94 “Why don’t we go away for a few days?” Jack said
α Jack suggested going away for a few days
α Jack suggested that they should go away for a few days
95 She suggested that they should eat more vegetables
α “Why don’t we eat more vegetables?” she said
96 “Why don’t you install gas central heating?” said Mr Jones
α Mr Jones suggested installing gas central heating
α Mr Jones suggested that they should install gas central heating
97 “Why don’t we ask them what they’d like to do?”
Trang 498 “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said
α She apologised for being late
99 “I’m sorry I didn’t pay attention to that,” said Ann
α Ann apologised for not paying attention to that
100 He apologised for having forgotten my address
α “I’m sorry I have forgotten your address,” he said
101 He apologised for being late and explained that the bus had broken down
α “I’m sorry I’m late because the bus broke down,” he said
102 “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter
α Peter apoligised for having broken the glass
α Peter apoligised for breaking the glass
103 I am sorry I was rude to you yesterday
α I apologised for having been rude to you yesterday
26/11
104 “You should learn English,” she said to me
α She advised me to learn English
α Her advice to me is to learn English
105 “You should not walk alone in that part of the city It can be very dangerous there at night.”
α He advised me not to walk alone in that part of the city because it could be very dangerous there at night
α His advice to me is not to walk alone in that part of the city because it could be very dangerous there at night
106 “You shouldn’t go to school late,” the teacher said
α The teacher advised us not to go to school late
α The teacher’s advice to us is not to go to school late
107 If I were you, I would not worry about going to university
α I advise you not to worry about going to university
α My advice to you is not to worry about going to university
108 “If I were you, I would not lend Barry so much money,” she told John
α She advised John not to lend Barry so much money
α Her advice to John is not to lend Barry so much money
109 I advise you to give up smoking
α If I were you, I would give up smoking
27/11
110 “Please, please, don’t tell anyone,” she said
α She begged me not to tell anyone
111 “Would you like to come to our party tonight?” Mrs Smith
α Mrs Smith invited me [us] to come to their party that night
112 “Would you like to come for a drive tomorrow, Ann?” Tom said
α Tom invited Ann to come for a drive the next day [the following day]
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113 “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill the boy,” said the kidnappers
α The kidnappers threatened to kill the boy
114 “I won’t answer any questions,” said the arrested man
α The arrested man refused to answer any questions
115 “I’ll sell the TV set if you keep quarrelling about the programme,” said their mother
α Their mother threatened to sell the TV set if they kept quarrelling about the programme
116 “We won’t quarrel any more,” said the children
α The children promised not to quarrel any more
117 “Will I help you with this suitcase?” said the young man
Trang 5α The young man offered to help with that [the] suitcase.
118 “I’ll drop you from the team if you don’t train harder,” said the captain
α The captain threatened to drop me from the team if I didn’t train harder
119 “I will wait for you, I promise,” he said to me
He promised to wait for me
120 It is better for you to buy an alarm clock You oversleep very often
α You had better buy an alarm clock You oversleep very often
121 You had better look round before passing the street
α It is better for you to look round before passing the street
122 It is better for us to turn on the heating It is too cold in here
α We’d better turn on the heating It is too cold in here
123 We had better not be late
α It is better for us not to be late
124 It is better for him to give me a receipt
α He’d better give me a receipt
125 It is better for you to drive more carefully
α You’d better to drive more carefully
α It is time you drove more carefully
126 We had better buy a new cooker
α It is better for us to buy a new cooker
α It is time we bought a new cooker
127 I had better get back to work
It’s high time we got back to work
128 Why don’t we learn more new words
α I suggest learning more new words
129 Why don’t you phone the police?
α I suggest that you should phone the police
130 Why don’t we find somewhere to rest?
α I suggest finding somewhere to rest
131 Why don’t we do the exercises carefully?
α I suggest doing the exercises carefully
132 I suggest telling John about the coming dangers
α Why don’t we tell John about the coming dangers?
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133 Would you mind changing the cloth?
α Would you please change the cloth?
134 Would you please answer the phone?
α Would you mind answering the phone?
135 Would you please switch on the TV for me?
α Please switch on the TV for me
136 Would you mind turning off the tap?
α Would you please turn off the tap?
137 Please don’t drink in here
α Would you mind not drinking in here?
138 May I borrow your pen?
α Would you mind lending your pen?
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Trang 6139 I would rather stay at home than go to the cinema
α I prefer staying at home to going to the cinema
140 I prefer driving to being driven
α I would rather drive than be driven
141 I would rather phone people than write letters
α I prefer phoning people to writing letters
142 We would rather go to the cinema than watch films on television
α I prefer going to the cinema to watching films on television
143 I prefer leaving now to waiting for a few minutes
α I would rather leave now than wait for a few minutes
144 She prefers deciding now to thinking about it for a while
α She would rather decide now than think about it for a while
145 Tom prefers watching to participating in sports
α Tom would rather watch than participate in sports
146 She prefers Italian food to French food
α She would rather eat Italian food than [eat] French food
147 I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home
α I would rather go out for a meal than stay at home
148 I don’t really want to visit the museum
α I would rather not visit the museum
149 I would rather not see him tomorrow
α I don’t really want to see him tomorrow
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150 I would prefer to go for a swim rather than play tennis
α I would rather go for a swim than play tennis
151 I prefer to read a book rather than watch television
α I would rather read a book than watch television
152 She would prefer to eat home rather than go to a restaurant
α She would rather eat home than go to a restaurant
153 She prefers to decide now rather than think about it for a while
α She would rather decide now than think about it for a while
154 I prefer to phone people rather than write letters
I would rather phone people than write letters