Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using the word given (The given words must not be altered in any way).. The hurricane blew the roof the h[r]
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Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using
the word given (The given words must not be altered in any way)
1.” Why don’t you spend a little time listening to recording of different English
accents? (ADVISED)
2 I can’t often afford to spend my holiday abroad (SELDOM)
3 Never mind your previous failures-try to forget them and think of what your next venture
might be! (BEHIND)
4 The two young men introduced a virus into the computer system (ALLEGED)
5 This is an important scheme and we want him to approve (APPROVAL)
6 I wouldn’t object to moving to a larger flat (RATHER)
7 The price of coffee has risen 50% since last year (HIGHER)
8 As a boy, he was a regular churchgoer (USED)
9 She seemed quite unhappy when I saw her last week (…LOOK… AT ALL.)
10 They decided to build a new school immediately (SHOULD)
11 I go out very little these days (HARDLY)
12 “ Could I borrow five pounds from you, Rose?” asked Nick (Nick … lend …)
13 Nobody plays this piece as beautifully as he does (He … more … else)
14 I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me (I …
say … thankful.…)
15 People claim that she is the best tennis player of our times (SAID)
16 Don’t you regret not learning to swim? (Don’t … swim?)
17 The telephone rang right after he had left the room (Hardly … )
18 It’s impossible for us to measure the distances between planets because they are very
immense (The distances … )
19 A country can not be prosperous if it is not quite independent (Only )
20 I didn‟t have enough time to visit the town properly (The time I had )
21 What exactly am I supposed to have done wrong? (STAND)
22 Good colour sense is instinctive for some people (COME)
23 Don‟t ask him about the accident, he‟s upset already (STATE)
24 Everyone‟s saying the government is about to resign (RU MOURED)
25 The senior students believe that they are old enough to choose which classes to
attend (REGARD)
26 Since the company‟s methods were exposed in a newspaper, people have lost their good
opinion of it (DISREPUTE)
27 What really depresses me is this continual wet weather (GETS)
28 We missed the bus because we had overslept (CONSEQUENCE)
Trang 229 She passed the world around that she was looking for a flat (KNOWN)
30 They continued to suggest that I was lying (PERSISTED)
Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using
the word given…
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1.” Why don‟t you spend a little time listening to recording of different English accents? (
ADVISED)
He advised me to listen to recording of different English accents
2 I can‟t often afford to spend my holiday abroad ( SELDOM)
I‟m seldom able to afford to spend my holiday abroad
3 Never mind your previous failures-try to forget them and think of what your next venture
might be! ( BEHIND)
Put your previous failures behind you and think of what your next venture might be
4 The two young men introduced a virus into the computer system ( ALLEGED)
The two young men are alleged to have introduced a virus into the computer system
5 This is an important scheme and we want him to approve ( APPROVAL)
We want his approval of / for this important scheme
6 I wouldn‟t object to moving to a larger flat ( RATHER) I‟d rather like to move a larger flat
7 The price of coffee has risen 50% since last year (HIGHER)The price of coffee is 50% higher than last year
8 As a boy, he was a regular churchgoer (USED)
As a boy, he used to (be a regular churchgoer / go to church regularly)
9 She seemed quite unhappy when I saw her last week ( …LOOK… AT ALL.)
→ When I saw her last week,( she didn‟t look happy )at all
10 They decided to build a new school immediately (SHOULD) A new school should be built
11 I go out very little these days ( HARDLY) Hardly do I go out these days
12 “ Could I borrow five pounds from you, Rose?” asked Nick
→ Nick ( asked Rose if she could ) lend (him five pounds)
13 Nobody plays this piece as beautifully as he does → He ( plays) more ( beautifully than
anybody) else
14 I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me
→ I („d like to )say ( how) thankful ( I am for everything you have done for me.)
15 People claim that she is the best tennis player of our times (SAID)
He is said to be the best tennis player of our times
16 Don‟t you regret not learning to swim? ( WISH)
→ Don‟t ( you wish you had learnt ) swim?
17 The telephone rang right after he had left the room → Hardly…( had he left the room the
telephone rang.)
Trang 318 It‟s impossible for us to measure the distances between planets because they are very
immense
→ The distances…( between the planets are so immense that‟s it is …measure them.)
19 A country can not be prosperous if it is not quite independent
→ Only…( when it is quite independent can a country be prosperous
20 I didn‟t have enough time to visit the town properly
→ The time I had…( was too short to visit the town properly
21 What exactly am I supposed to have done wrong? ( STAND) What exactly do I stand
accused of?
22 Good colour sense is instinctive for some people ( COME)
Good colour sense comes naturally to some people
23 Don‟t ask him about the accident, he‟s upset already ( STATE)
Don‟t ask him about the accident, he‟s in the state already
24 Everyone‟s saying the government is about to resign ( RU MOURED)
It is rumoured the government is about to resign
25 The senior students believe that they are old enough to choose which classes to attend (
REGARD) The senior
students regard themselves as (being) old enough to choose…
26 Since the company‟s methods were exposed in a newspaper, people have lost their good
opinion of it
(DISREPUTE) Since… newspapers, it has fallen into dispute
27 What really depresses me is this continual wet weather (GETS)
What really gets me down is this continual wet weather
28 We missed the bus because we had overslept ( CONSEQUENCE)
We missed the bus as a consequence of over-sleeping
29 She passed the world around that she was looking for a flat (KNOWN)
She let it be known that she was looking for a flat
30 They continued to suggest that I was lying ( PERSISTED) They persisted in suggesting that
I was lying
I Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using the prepositions given( The given words must not be altered in any way)
1 You‟ll need the choke out to start the car ( WITH)
2 Some people always live within the limitations of their own experience ( OUTSIDE)
3 There was one policeman on my left, another on my right ( BETWEEN)
4 I don‟t think she‟s good enough to join my class ( UP TO)
5 Ten thirty is too late to arrive ( BEFORE)
6 Her job is making her miserable ( DOWN)
7 I‟m not considering that suggestion ( OUT)
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9 He‟s so careless that he lost his passport (IN)
10 Soft lighting usually makes people look younger ( BY)
11 You don‟t think about me when I‟m not here ( OUT OF)
12 I‟m sorry, but I don‟t think there any hope for your brother now ( BEYOND)
13 You have to be eighteen to vote You‟re not old enough (UNDER)
14 Alcohol makes some people act very foolishly ( LIKE)
15 Martin has been living in Holland since 1990 It‟s now 2008 (FOR)
16 I‟m going to give up drinking Today I‟ll have my last glass of wine ( AS FROM)
II Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using the word given (The given words must not be altered in any way)
1 The hurricane blew the roof the house → The house…
2 I wasn‟t a bit surprised to hear that Carol had changed her job → It came…
3 I‟d do anything to be able to travel to China → There’s…
4 It was two years ago at the end of this week that I started working here → At the end
5 The weather forecast was inaccurate, so we didn‟t take the right here
→ Had the weather forecast…
6 You should have an early night, so that you don‟t feel tired → So precautions
7 Fischer will require bottlers to use water that Fischer specifies → Bottlers…
8 The dress was so tempting that I bought it → I couldn’t resist…
9 The passengers don‟t realize how lucky they have been → Little…
10 You must not leave important documents lying around (ACCOUNT)
11 You don‟t seem very well Take a few days holidays ( RUN)
12 It‟s age since that telephone worked properly ( ORDER)
13 Do you think you could come to the point ? I‟m in a hurry (BUSH)
14 We should abolish all these antiquated customs (DONE)
15 I‟m afraid our problems are only just beginning ( ICEBERG)
16 His spoken English is very poor indeed ( SCARECELY)
17 I haven‟t the faintest idea what you are talking about ( EARTH)
18 I am sure it wasn‟t Bob‟s fault → It can’t…
19 I don‟t think it is a good idea for you to go out this evening → I’d rather…
20 I‟m sure it was Tom who cleared everything up → Tom must…
21 I apply for the job but was turned down → My…
22 The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic → The average…
23 Alice did not decide to move to a new house until the roof fell in → Only when…
24 He suggested that Tom and I should go ahead and get the tickets → He said: “ What…”
25 Jo may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life → Jo’s poor…
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1 You‟ll need the choke out to start the car ( WITH) The car will only start with the choke
2 Some people always live within the limitations of their own experience ( OUTSIDE)
Some people never go outside their own experience
3 There was one policeman on my left, another on my right ( BETWEEN) I am between two
policemen
4 I don‟t think she‟s good enough to join my class ( UP TO) I don‟t think she‟s up to the
standard of my class
5 Ten thirty is too late to arrive ( BEFORE) You must arrive before ten thirty
6 Her job is making her miserable ( DOWN) Her job is getting her down
7 I‟m not considering that suggestion ( OUT) That suggestion is out/ I‟ve ruled out that
suggestion
8 My cat has lost its appetite ( OFF) My cat has gone/ is off its food
9 He‟s so careless that he lost his passport (IN) He lost his passport in his carelessness
10 Soft lighting usually makes people look younger ( BY) People look younger by soft lighting
11 You don‟t think about me when I‟m not here ( OUT OF) You don‟t think about me when I‟m out of sight
12 I‟m sorry, but I don‟t think there any hope for your brother now ( BEYOND)
I‟m sorry, but I think your brother is beyond hope now
13 You have to be eighteen to vote You‟re not old enough (UNDER) You can‟t vote if you‟re under 18
14 Alcohol makes some people act very foolishly ( LIKE) Alcohol makes some people act like fools
15 Martin has been living in Holland since 1990 It‟s now 2008 (FOR) for 18 years
16 I‟m going to give up drinking Today I‟ll have my last glass of wine ( AS FROM) As from
tomorrow I‟ll give up drinking
II Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using the word given
1 The hurricane blew the roof the house → The house ( had its/the roof blown off by/in /during/
as a result of/ because of the hurricane
2 I wasn‟t a bit surprised to hear that Carol had changed her job → It came as no surprise (to me) (to hear ) that Carol…
3 I‟d do anything to be able to travel to China → There‟s (nothing I wouldn‟t do to be able to
travel to …)
4 It was two years ago at the end of this week that I started working here → At the end ( of this weekend I‟ve been working here for 2 years
5 You should have an early night, so that you don‟t feel tired → So as ( not to feel tired, you
should have…)
Trang 66 The weather forecast was inaccurate, so we didn‟t take the right precautions →Had the
weather forecast (been accurate, we might have taken the right precautions)
7 Fischer will require bottlers to use water that Fischer specifies → Bottlers( will be required to use water specified by Fischer)
8 The dress was so tempting that I bought it → I couldn‟t resist ( the temptation to buy the
dress)
9 The passengers don‟t realize how lucky they have been Little( do the passengers realize
how lucky they have been)
10 You must not leave important documents lying around (ACCOUNT) On no account
should/must we leave important documents lying around
11 You don‟t seem very well Take a few days holiday ( RUN) You are/ seem a bit run down Take…
12 It‟s age since that telephone worked properly ( ORDER) That telephone has been out of
order for ages
13 Do you think you could come to the point ? I‟m in a hurry (BUSH) Please stop beating
about the bush I‟m…
14 We should abolish all these antiquated customs (DONE) all … customs should be done
away with
15 I‟m afraid our problems are only just beginning ( ICEBERG) These problems of ours are
just the tip of the iceberg
16 His spoken English is very poor indeed ( SCARECELY) He can scarcely speak any
English
17 I haven‟t the faintest idea what you are talking about ( EARTH) I don‟t know what on earth you are…
18 I am sure it wasn‟t Bob‟s fault It can‟t ( have been Bob‟s fault)
19 I don‟t think it is a good idea for you to go out this evening I’d rather you didn‟t go out this
evening
20 I‟m sure it was Tom who cleared everything up Tom must have cleared everything up
21 I apply for the job but was turned down My application for the job was turned down
22 The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic The average depth of the pacific ocean is greater than that of the Atlantic
23 Alice did not decide to move to a new house until the roof fell in Only when ( the roof fell in did Alice decide to move to a new house.)
24 He suggested that Tom and I should go ahead and get the tickets He said: “What about
Tom and you going ahead and getting the ticket?”
25 Jo may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life Jo‟s poor health does not prevent/ stop him (from) enjoying life
ĐÁP ÁN
1 He advised me to listen to recording of different English accents
2 I' m seldom able to afford to spend my holiday abroad
3 Put your previous failures behind you and think of what your next venture might be
Trang 74 The two young men are alleged to have introduced a virus into the computer system
5 We want his approval of / for this important scheme
6 I‟d rather like to move a larger flat
7 The price of coffee is 50% higher than last year
8 As a boy, he used to (be a regular churchgoer / go to church regularly)
9 When I saw her last week, (she didn‟t look happy) at all
10 They decided to build a new school immediately (SHOULD) A new school should be built
11 I go out very little these days (HARDLY) Hardly do I go out these days
12 Nick (asked Rose if she could) lend (him five pounds)
13 He (plays) more (beautifully than anybody) else
14 I ('d like to) say (how) thankful (I am for everything you have done for me.)
15 He is said to be the best tennis player of our times
16 Don't (you wish you had learnt) swim?
17 Hardly (had he left the room the telephone rang.)
18 The distances (between the planets are so immense that‟s it is measure them.)
19 Only when it is quite independent can a country be prosperous
20 The time I had was too short to visit the town properly
21 What exactly do I stand accused of?
22 Good colour sense comes naturally to some people
23 Don‟t ask him about the accident, he‟s in the state already
24 It is rumoured the government is about to resign
25 The senior students regard themselves as (being) old enough to choose
26 Since newspapers, it has fallen into dispute
27 What really gets me down is this continual wet weather
28 We missed the bus as a consequence of over-sleeping
29 She let it be known that she was looking for a flat
30 They persisted in suggesting that I was lying
I Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using the prepositions given (The given words must not be altered in any way)
1 You‟ll need the choke out to start the car (WITH)
2 Some people always live within the limitations of their own experience (OUTSIDE)
3 There was one policeman on my left, another on my right (BETWEEN)
4 I don‟t think she‟s good enough to join my class (UP TO)
5 Ten thirty is too late to arrive (BEFORE)
6 Her job is making her miserable (DOWN)
7 I‟m not considering that suggestion (OUT)
Trang 89 He‟s so careless that he lost his passport (IN)
10 Soft lighting usually makes people look younger (BY)
11 You don‟t think about me when I‟m not here (OUT OF)
12 I‟m sorry, but I don‟t think there any hope for your brother now (BEYOND)
13 You have to be eighteen to vote You‟re not old enough (UNDER)
14 Alcohol makes some people act very foolishly (LIKE)
15 Martin has been living in Holland since 1990 It‟s now 2008 (FOR)
16 I‟m going to give up drinking Today I‟ll have my last glass of wine (AS FROM)
II Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using the word given (The given words must not be altered in any way)
1 The hurricane blew the roof the house → The house…
2 I wasn‟t a bit surprised to hear that Carol had changed her job → It came…
3 I‟d do anything to be able to travel to China → There’s…
4 It was two years ago at the end of this week that I started working here → At the end
5 The weather forecast was inaccurate, so we didn‟t take the right here
→ Had the weather forecast…
6 You should have an early night, so that you don‟t feel tired → So precautions
7 Fischer will require bottlers to use water that Fischer specifies → Bottlers…
8 The dress was so tempting that I bought it → I couldn’t resist…
9 The passengers don‟t realize how lucky they have been → Little…
10 You must not leave important documents lying around (ACCOUNT)
11 You don‟t seem very well Take a few days holidays (RUN)
12 It‟s age since that telephone worked properly (ORDER)
13 Do you think you could come to the point? I‟m in a hurry (BUSH)
14 We should abolish all these antiquated customs (DONE)
15 I‟m afraid our problems are only just beginning (ICEBERG)
16 His spoken English is very poor indeed (SCARECELY)
17 I haven‟t the faintest idea what you are talking about (EARTH)
18 I am sure it wasn‟t Bob‟s fault → It can’t…
19 I don‟t think it is a good idea for you to go out this evening → I’d rather…
20 I‟m sure it was Tom who cleared everything up → Tom must…
21 I apply for the job but was turned down → My…
22 The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic → The average…
23 Alice did not decide to move to a new house until the roof fell in → Only when…
24 He suggested that Tom and I should go ahead and get the tickets → He said: “ What…”
25 Jo may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life → Jo’s poor…
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… P25 T 4 VIII, P31 T5 IX, P52 T9 VIII, P72T12 II(134678), P77 t13 VIII, P112,113 T19 III
1 You‟ll need the choke out to start the car ( WITH) The car will only start with the choke
2 Some people always live within the limitations of their own experience (OUTSIDE) Some
people never go outside their own experience
3 There was one policeman on my left, another on my right (BETWEEN) I am between two
policemen
4 I don‟t think she‟s good enough to join my class (UP TO) I don‟t think she‟s up to the
standard of my class
5 Ten thirty is too late to arrive (BEFORE) You must arrive before ten thirty
6 Her job is making her miserable (DOWN) Her job is getting her down
7 I‟m not considering that suggestion (OUT) That suggestion is out/ I‟ve ruled out that
suggestion
8 My cat has lost its appetite (OFF) My cat has gone/ is off its food
9 He‟s so careless that he lost his passport (IN) He lost his passport in his carelessness
10 Soft lighting usually makes people look younger (BY) People look younger by soft lighting
11 You don‟t think about me when I‟m not here (OUT OF) You don‟t think about me when I‟m out of sight
12 I‟m sorry, but I don‟t think there any hope for your brother now (BEYOND) I‟m sorry, but I
think your brother is beyond hope now
13 You have to be eighteen to vote You‟re not old enough (UNDER) You can‟t vote if you‟re under 18
14 Alcohol makes some people act very foolishly (LIKE) Alcohol makes some people act like
fools
15 Martin has been living in Holland since 1990 It‟s now 2008 (FOR) for 18 years
16 I‟m going to give up drinking Today I‟ll have my last glass of wine (AS FROM) As from
tomorrow I‟ll give up drinking
II Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using the word given
1 The hurricane blew the roof the house → The house (had its/the roof blown off by/in /during/
as a result of/ because of the hurricane
2 I wasn‟t a bit surprised to hear that Carol had changed her job → It came as no surprise (to me) (to hear ) that Carol…
3 I‟d do anything to be able to travel to China → There‟s (nothing I wouldn‟t do to be able to
travel to …)
4 It was two years ago at the end of this week that I started working here → At the end (of this weekend I‟ve been working here for 2 years
5 You should have an early night, so that you don‟t feel tired → So as (not to feel tired, you
should have…)
6 The weather forecast was inaccurate, so we didn‟t take the right precautions →Had the
weather forecast (been accurate, we might have taken the right precautions)
Trang 107 Fischer will require bottlers to use water that Fischer specifies → Bottlers (will be required to use water specified by Fischer)
8 The dress was so tempting that I bought it → I couldn‟t resist (the temptation to buy the
dress)
9 The passengers don‟t realize how lucky they have been Little (do the passengers realize
how lucky they have been)
10 You must not leave important documents lying around (ACCOUNT) On no account
should/must we leave important documents lying around
11 You don‟t seem very well Take a few days holiday (RUN) You are/ seem a bit run down
Take…
12 It‟s age since that telephone worked properly (ORDER) That telephone has been out of
order for ages
13 Do you think you could come to the point? I‟m in a hurry (BUSH) Please stop beating about the bush I‟m…
14 We should abolish all these antiquated customs (DONE) all … customs should be done
away with
15 I‟m afraid our problems are only just beginning (ICEBERG) These problems of ours are just the tip of the iceberg
16 His spoken English is very poor indeed (SCARECELY) He can scarcely speak any English
17 I haven‟t the faintest idea what you are talking about (EARTH) I don‟t know what on earth you are…
18 I am sure it wasn‟t Bob‟s fault It can‟t ( have been Bob‟s fault)
19 I don‟t think it is a good idea for you to go out this evening I’d rather you didn‟t go out this
evening
20 I‟m sure it was Tom who cleared everything up Tom must have cleared everything up
21 I apply for the job but was turned down My application for the job was turned down
22 The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic The average depth of the pacific ocean is greater than that of the Atlantic
23 Alice did not decide to move to a new house until the roof fell in Only when (the roof fell in did Alice decide to move to a new house.)
24 He suggested that Tom and I should go ahead and get the tickets He said: “What about
Tom and you going ahead and getting the ticket?”
25 Jo may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life Jo‟s poor health does not prevent/ stop him (from) enjoying life
Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using
the word given (The given words must not be altered in any way)
P118 t20 VI
1 That reminds me of the time I climbed to the top of the Mount Fuji (BACK)
2 “ I‟m most awfully sorry, but I seem to have broken your fountain pen” he said (
APOLOGISED)
3 The weather never seems as bad abroad as it does at home, does it? ( BETTER)