Sentence transformation with key - dành cho học sinh ôn thi Olympic 30-4, học sinh giỏi THPT Mã A890272

THI OLYMPIC

Finish each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the printed one.

1. Under no circumstances should you phone the police. (The last thing you could do is to call the

police.) 2. Sam didn’t celebrate until he received the prize. (It was not until Sam received the prize that he celebrated.) 3. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did. ( Against everybody’s expectation, she lost) 4. You’ll learn the basic rules. Then you’ll find it easy to play. (One you have learnt the basic rules,

you’ll find it easy to play.) 5. If nothing unfortunate happens, I’ll see you next week. (All being well, I’ll see you next week.) 6. The government have been reviewing their education policies recently. (The government’s

education policies have been under review recently. 7. When the policeman appeared at the door. I was pretty taken aback. (Imagine my surprise/

astonishment when a policeman appeared at the door.) 8. My protests were ignored. (Nobody took notice of my protests.) 9. It’s what people eat that betrays their social background, not their table manners. (What gives people’s social background away is what they eat, not their table manners.) 10. The chances are a hundred to one against you. (It’s most difficult for you to get the chances) 11. Giving fair warning, I could have avoided that date. (If you could tell me in advance, I could

have avoided that date.) 12. I would do anything for you. ( There’s nothing I would not do for you) 13. Ann’s mother gave her a gold watch. (What Ann’s mother gave her was a gold watch) 14. It’s only when you’re ill that you start to appreciate good health. (It isn’t until you are ill that you

start to appreciate good health.) 15. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t open the door. (Try as hard as I might, I could not open

the door.) 16. The last time I go to that restaurant. (I certainly won’t go to that restaurant again) 17. The rail workers do not intend to call off their strike. (The rail workers have no intention of

calling off their strike.) 18. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly. (I object to people criticizing me unfairly.) 19. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic. (We were not able to have our

picnic because of the heavy rain.) 20. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport. (He regretted not saying goodbye to

her at the airport.) 21. Mosquitoes cause malaria and this is well known. (That mosquitoes cause malaria is well-

known) 22. Her husband died. When she heard the news she fainted. (On hearing the news of her hushand’s

death she fainted) 23. Jerry’s salary as an accountant is two thousand dollars a month. (Jerry makes 2,000 dollars a

month.) 24. I only recognized him when he came into the light. (Not until he came into the light did I

recognize him.)? 25. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week. (There has been a considerable

fall in the value of sterling in the past week.) 26. He refused to help, which surprised us. (His refusal to help surprised us.) 27. It is said that there is plenty of oil off our own coast. (There is said to be plenty of oil off our

own coast.) 28. Can we trust her? (Is she trustworthy?)