SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION WITH IDIOMS (2) with key (8 pages) Mã A369343

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION WITH IDIOMS (2)

1. Any correspondence from the Canberra office must be dealt with before other matters. (PRIORITY)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. I advise you not to believe what you read in the papers about me. (RELIANCE)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. “I don’t mind where the money goes as long as the people are the real beneficiaries”. (MATTER)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. Critics are hoping the new director can bring some positive changes into the French film industry. (BREATH)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. The terrorists attack on the Capital Trade Center was very much like the 11-9 attack on the WTO building. (CARBON)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

6. It is very difficult to give the exact value of a table like this, but it’s probably worth about $5000. (FIGURE)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

7. Five boys on a motorbike at the speed of 60mph is very likely to end up in hospital. (RECIPE)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

8. Detectives had stopped working on the Hornsey murders case three years previously. (BOOK)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

9. He is very good at cooking spaghetti. (DAB)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

10. We all want to make him realize that he is not as important as he thinks. (SIZE)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

11. He really disappointed me when breaking the promise to help me out. (TEETH)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

12. He died, having nothing of his own. (NAME)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

13. Have a look at this picture. It may help you to remember something. (JOG)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

14. Motorists are jamming the streets as they slow down to see the wall paintings. (HOLD UPS)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

15. He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer. (NAME)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

16. Social scientists find it hard to accept that the fall in the birth rate is responsible for the old age of our society. (RESISTANCE)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

17. Every possible effort was made by the orphanage to find the boy’s parents. (STONE)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

18. The minister gave no precise figures about the casualties. (GO INTO)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

19. The new musical has delighted theatre audiences throughout the country. (STORM)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

20. They’ve been arguing about the motorway extension for years. (BONE)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

21. My father doesn’t approve of my borrowing so much money from a person like John. (VIEW)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

22. I like her a lot. (AFFECTION)

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23. You look as if something unpleasant has happened to you. (WARS)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

24. It’s brilliant film. – I laughed uncontrollably all through the way. (HEAD)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

25. She finds grammar exercises extremely boring. (STIFF)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

26. I’ll have to wait before I know whether he’ll keep his promise or not. (REMAINS)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

27. He was so worried that his mind couldn’t function normally. (STRAIGHT)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

28. They’ll cause a lot of trouble. (CAT)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

29. Some people say that there’s hardly any difference between love and hate. (LINE)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

30. She can buy anything she wants – She’s very rich. (ROLLING)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

31. A rise in temperature in the next century seems likely. (CHANCE)  …