560 câu Tiếng Anh dạng Biến đổi câu (Có đáp án)
77. The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke to the local dialect.
→But for his command of the local dialect, we could have been jailed.
78. The council rarely allows appeals against its decisions.
→Hardly does the council allow appeals against its decisions.
79. She is a student good at mathematics. (FIGURES)
→She is a student having a head for figures.
80. I think we ought to permit him to do whatever he chooses. (HAND)
→I think we should give him a free hand.
81. Margaret was offered a place on the course but couldn’t accept because she was ill. (TURN)
→Margaret was offered a place on the course but had to turn down because
82. You’ll just have to take a chance. (POT)
→You’ll just have to take pot luck. (Take pot luck: ăn thử)
83. Assembling the furniture is extremely easy. (PLAY)
→Assembling the furniture is a child’s play.
84. I resent the way that she clearly feels herself to be superior to me. (NOSE) superior: cấp cao hơn
→I resent the way that she looks down her nose at me.
85. Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed. (LEAF)
→You have to turn over a new leaf if you want to succeed.
86. Many species of wildlife are threatened with extinction. (VERGE)
→Many species of wildlife are on the verge of extinction.
oss as a very good violinist. 188. We missed the beginning of the concert because we had overslept. (CONSEQUENCE) →We missed the beginning of the concert as a consequence of oversleeping. 189. It is your duty to tell him what to do. →You are supposed to tell him what to do. 190. My boss works better when he’s pressed for time. →The less hurried the boss is, the worse he works. 191. It is expected that the company can get more profit this year. →The company is expected to get more profit this year. 192. I was astonished by her confidence. →What astonished me was her confidence. 193. Someone told me my flight was cancelled when I got to the airport. →Arriving at the airport, someone told me my flight was cancelled. 194. I knew I had met him before, but I can’t remember his name. (TONGUE) →I knew I had met him before, but his name is on the tip of my tongue. 195. His choice always followed what his wife decided. (STEP) →His choice was always in step with his wife’s decision/what his wife decided. 196. Remember to write to us! (DROP) →Remember to drop us a line/note! 197. Phone and write to him if you can’t talk directly to him. (GET) →Get in touch with him if you can’t talk directly to him. 198. Don’t worry. There will be another chance. (KEEP) →Keep your end up, there will be another chance. 199. On the day she agreed to marry him, he was happier than he had ever been in his life. →The day she agreed to marry him was the happiest he had ever had in his life. 200. Is it really necessary for me to arrive so early? →Do I have to arrive so early? 201. Someone has stolen the boss’s car. →The boss has had his car stolen/ been robbed of his car. 202. Whoever did that must have been a very brave person. →Only a very brave person could have done that. 203. The last time we were here was in 1980. →We haven’t been here since 1980. 204. The fourth time he asked her to marry him, she accepted. →Only on his fourth proposal did she accept him. 205. Has she written to you lately? (HEARD) →Has you heard form her lately? 206. We must have your answer tonight at the latest. (INSIST) →We insist on having your answer tonight at the latest. 207. We’ve decided to replace those plastic shower curtains with these rubber ones. (SUBSTITUTE) →We have decided to substitute those plastic shower curtains for these rubber ones. 208. Somebody has stolen all Miranda’s jewellery. (ROBBED) →Miranda has been robbed of all her jewelry. 209. Nothing ever frightens him. (AFRAID) →He is afraid of nothing. 210. It’s not my habit to get up quite so early as this. (USED) →I am not used to getting up quite so early like this. 211. Everything went well that morning. (NOTHING) →Nothing went wrong that morning. 212. A portion of strawberries and cream costs a lot in the café. (CHARGES) →The café charges a lot for a portion 213. How likely am I to pass the examination, do you think? (CHANCE) →What chance have I of passing the examination, do you think? 214. He had no idea how difficult the exercise would be until he was half way through it. →Only when he was half way through the exercise did he realize how difficult it was. 215. Further progress was impossible because of the floods. →The floods made further progress impossible. 216. As he rose to speak, the crowd began cheering. →The cheering from the crowd began as he rose to speak. 217. We had not expected that we should have so much difficulty in finding the place. →The place was much more difficult to find than we had expected. 218. Our present financial problems will soon be a thing of the past. →We’ll soon find a solution to/overcome our present financial problems. 219. It’s nobody’s fault that the meeting was cancelled. →Nobody is to blame/is responsible for the fact that the meeting was cancelled. 220. The fate of the two climbers is unknown. →It’s a mystery as to what happened to the two climbers. 221. There is no need for us to hurry; the play doesn’t start until 8:30. (TIME) →We can take our time; the play 222. John is very self-confident. (CONFIDENCE) →John has a lot of confidence in himself. 223. His holiday is at exactly the same time as mine. (COINCIDES) →His holiday time coincides with mine. 224. He is alleged the owner of the valuable picture. (CLAIMED) →He is claimed to be the owner of the valuable picture. 225. The way he took everything he did for granted really annoyed her. (BACK) →The way he took everything he did for granted really got/put her back up. 226. It was touch and go whether he recovered or not. (BALANCE) →It was in the balance whether he recovered or not. 227. Which of the two books would you prefer? (RATHER) →Which of the two books would you rather read? 228. These books have been lent by the British Council library. (LOAN) →These books have been on loan from the British Council library. 229. I bought a pair of shoes this morning. They cost 40 pounds. →This morning I spent 40 pounds on a pair of shoes. 230. Mrs. Wilson says she is sorry she didn’t attend the meeting yesterday. →Mrs. Wilson sends her apologies for not having attended the meeting yesterday. 231. It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine. →I cancelled my subscription to that magazine nine months ago. 232. The north west of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast. →The annual rainfall in/for the North West of Britain is greater/higher than that in the southeast. 233. When I arrived in Canberra, I wrote a letter home. →On arriving in Canberra, I wrote a letter home. 234. What Rachel does in her spare time doesn’t concern me. (BUSINESS) →It’s none of my business what Rachel does in her spare time. 235. The final version of the plan was quite different form the initial draft. (RESEMBLANCE) →The final version of the plan bore no/little resemblance to the initial draft. 236. They feel the same way about each other. (MUTUAL) →Their feeling about each other is mutual. 237. The bottle must not be laid on its side. (UPRIGHT) →The bottle must be kept/ placed in an upright position. 238. Not many people attended the meeting. (TURNOUT) →There was a poor turnout for the meeting. 239. I’d like to visit Singapore more than any other countries in the world. →Singapore is the country I’d like to visit most. 240. She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know. →She is a person who listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know. 241. People don’t want to buy cars with large engines any more. (CALL) →There is no longer any call for cars with large engines. 242. In the end, I felt I had been right to leave the club. (REGRETS) →I had no regrets about leaving the club in the end. 243. His reactions are quite unpredictable. (KNOWS) →Nobody knows how he is going to react. 244. “If you don’t apologize immediately, I’m leaving”, she told him. (THREATENED) →She threatened to leave if he didn’t apologize immediately. 245. There isn’t enough space in this room for a big cupboard. (TAKE) →A big cupboard would take up too much space in this room. 246. Could I stay with you for the weekend? (PUT) →Could you put me up for the weekend? 247. The service given by the bank has improved recently. (IMPROVEMENTS) →The bank has made improvements to its service recently. 248. They are letting the well-known gang leader out of prison tomorrow. (RELEASED) →The well-known gang leader is being released from prison tomorrow. 249. Is this the only way to reach the city center? →Isn’t there any another way to reach the city center? 250. I have never seen such a mess in my life! →Never in my life have I seen such a mess! 251. The weather is probably not going to change. →There will probably be no change in the weather. 252. I’d made up my mind, but at the last minute I lost my confidence. (FEET) →I’d made up my mind, but at the last minutes I got/had cold feet. 253. I couldn’t help smiling when he told me of his plan. (A STRAIGHT FACE) →I couldn’t keep a straight face when he told me of his plan. 254. He seemed to be worried about something. (IMPRESSION) →I had/got the impression that he was worried about something. 255. I’ve never seen anyone play so skillfully before. (MUCH) →I’ve never seen anyone play with so much skill before. 256. When should we collect the books we ordered last week? (SUPPOSED) →When are we supposed to collect the books 257. His memory gradually failed as he grew old. →The older he got, the more his memory failed him. 258. The house has got everything except for a large garden. (LACKS) →The only thing the house lacks is a large garden. 259. I hardly think she will agree to give you a pay rise. (LIKELIHOOD) →There is little likelihood of her giving you a pay rise. 260. I remained neutral during their disagreement because I like both of them. (SIDES) →I didn’t take sides during their disagreement because I like both of them. 261. A great many people will congratulate her if she wins. (SHOWERED) →She will be showered with great many congratulations if she wins. 262. I’m annoyed with you for not phoning me to say you’d be late. (MIGHT) →You might have phoned me if you’d be late. 263. She thought she had paid the bill but she hadn’t. →She was convinced that she had paid the bill but she hadn’t. 264. The hurricane blew the roof off the house. →The house had its roof blown off by the hurricane. 265. This affair doesn’t concern you. →This affair is no concern of yours. 266. That dress has only the slightest mark on it. →I can barely see any marks on that dress. 267. No one stands a chance of beating Mansell in this year’s championship. →It’s a foregone conclusion that Mansell will win this year’s championship. 268. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money. →Were it not for the money, the job wouldn’t be worthwhile. 269. Her success went beyond her expectation. →Never had she expected that she was so successful. 270. How likely is it she will pass the exam? (CHANCES) →What are her chances of passing the exam? 271. He did the puzzle in two minutes. (SOLUTION) →He found the solution to the puzzle in two minutes. 272. My brother is not feeling terribly well. (UNDER) →My brother is under the weather. 273. It will be necessary to pay the full amount when you look. (HAVE) →The full amount will have to be paid when you look. 274. The room seemed to have been unoccupied for weeks. →It looked though the room had been unoccupied for weeks. 275. I didn’t see her again for five years. →Five years have passed since I last saw her. 276. People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to. →The smoking of cigarettes is no longer as popular as it used to be. 277. The millionaire decided to give away his money to the poor. (PRESENT) →The millionaire decided to make a present of his money the poor. 278. There is no ice cream left. (RUN) →We have run out of ice cream. 279. I had better go back to work. (TIME) →It is high time I went back to work. 280. He is more a lecturer than a teacher. →He is considered a lecturer rather than a teacher. 281. I’m the only child in my family. →My mother gave birth to only one child. 282. She was smoking in the bathroom, I went in to the bathroom and knew that. (CAUGHT) →I caught her smoking in the bathroom. 283. He was forced to apologize. (CHOICE) →He had no choice but apologize. 284. John inflated the tires of his bicycle. (BLEW) →John blew up the tires of his bicycle. 285. Alternative medicine is a complete mystery to some people. →Some people are strange to alternative medicine. 286. You may be disqualified if you don’t obey the regulations. →Failure to obey the regulations may cause your disqualification. 287. He tried hard so that he would win the first prize. →With the hope to win the first prize, he tried hard. 288. They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights. →The excuse for the declaration of the war is the defence of their territorial rights. 289. Can I speak to someone about my problem? →Would it be possible for me to talk to 290. He is said to be a very hard bargainer. (REPUTATION) →He has a reputation for being a very hard bargainer. 291. He doesn’t appreciate his wife. (GRANTED) →He doesn’t take his wife for granted. 292. The amount of firm spent on the project initially was $15,000. (OUTLAY) →The initial outlay on the project was $15,000. 293. It was a red-letter day. →That day was a memorial one for me. 294. We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful. →Much to our regret we must inform 295. He made no bones about helping me. →He didn’t hesitate to help me. 296. He never thought of telling her. →It never occurred to him to tell her. 297. The dress was so temping that I bought it. →I couldn’t resist the temptation to buy the dress. 298. The idea no longer interests her. →She has gone off the idea. 299. Very little money was raised by the charity appeal. (RESPONSE) →The response to the charity appeal was very poor. 300. His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career as a doctor. (JEOPARDY) →His irresponsible attitude is putting his career as a doctor in jeopardy. 301. He liked the new job straight away. (DUCK) →He took to the new job like duck to water. 302. He’s not sure whether to go or not. (MINDS) →He’s in two minds about whether to go or not. 303. She has extensive knowledge of ancient Egypt. (VERY) →She is very knowledgeable about ancient Egypt. 304. We were very impressed by the new camera but found it rather expensive. →Impressed by the new camera as/though we were, we found it rather expensive. 305. The team is the same as it for last Saturday’s match. →There have been no changes to the team since last Saturday’s match. 306. Couldn’t you have got a bus to the station? →Wasn’t it possible for you to get a bus 307. I’m telling you this for you not to make a mistake. (FEAR) →I’m telling you this for fear that you might make a mistake. 308. They have security guards so that people won’t try to steal. (DISCOURAGE) →They have security guards in order to discourage someone from trying to steal. 309. This government has changed its taxation policy completely since the last general election. (UNDERGONE) →This government has undergone a complete change in its taxation policy since 310. We won’t get to the airport in less than 30 minutes. (LEAST) →It will take us at least 30 minutes to get to the airport. 311. Claire suddenly realized what a blunder she had made. (DAWNED) →It suddenly dawned on Clair what a 312. Collecting stamps is Peter’s great passion. (CRAZY) →Peter is crazy about collecting stamps. 313. Don’t run away with the idea that this job is easy. (CONCLUSION) →Don’t come to/draw a conclusion that this job is easy. 314. Tony’s very charming, but I wouldn’t trust him. →Charming as/though Tony may be/is, I wouldn’t trust him. 315. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting. →Rather than disturbing the meeting, I left without saying goodbye. 316. The thief must have come in through the window. →The thief almost certainly came in through the window. 317. Driving at that speed is dangerous whether you are an experienced driver or not. →However experienced a driver you are, driving at that speed is dangerous. 318. The play is so popular that the theater is likely to be full every night. →Such is the popularity of the play that the theater is likely to be full every night. 319. All of you are likely to be able to enter college. (CHANCES) →The chances are that all of you will be able to enter college. 320. I think his theory is clear and logical. (STANDS) →I think his theory stands to reason. 321. Don’t panic about something so trivial. (MOUNTAIN) →Don‘t make a mountain out of the molehill. 322. Mass tourism has been one of the causes of the problem. (BLAME) →Mass tourism is partly to blame for the problem. 323. Teaching doesn’t really suit her. (CUT) →She isn’t really cut out for teaching. 324. Graham spends all his time doing research. (DEVOTED) →Graham has devoted all his time to doing research. 325. You must accept the fact that she has left you. (RESIGN) →You must resign yourself to the fact that she has left you. 326. My friend took no notice of my advice. (DEAF) →My friend turned a deaf ear to my advice. 327. She was just as good as they had thought. (CAME) →She came up to their expectations. 328. They will not announce the decision formally. →No formal announcement of the decision was made/ given. 329. She firmly believed John to be telling the truth. →It was her firm belief that was telling the truth. 330. Although he didn’t want to pay such a high price, he had no choice. →Reluctant as/though he was to pay such a high price, he had no choice. 331. This is our temporary office. →For the time being, this is our office. 332. The spectators got so angry that they had to cancel the football match. →Such was the anger of the spectators that they 333. They arrived at the station with only a minute to spare. (NICK) →They arrived at the station in the nick of time. 334. She had completely forgotten him. (MIND) →He was completely out of her mind. 335. The man in that painting reminds me of my uncle. (BEARS) →The man in that picture bears a resemblance to my uncle. 336. Why you are against inviting Jackie to the party? (OBJECTION) →What’s your objection to inviting Jackie to the party? 337. She is too busy to go shopping. (HANDS) →She has her hands full so cannot go shopping. 338. Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh. →The very thought of his face at that moment makes me laugh. 339. Their chances of success are small. →It’s not likely that they will succeed. 340. I’ve considered the advantages and disadvantages and I’ve decided not to go. (WEIGHED) →I’ve weighed up the pros and cons and 341. This house is very different from the little flat we used to live in. (CRY) →This house is a far cry from the little flat we used to live in. 342. I really want to see her again. (DYING) →I am dying to see her again. 343. Oil was slowly coating the edge of the shore. →The edge of the shore was becoming covered with oil. 345. We may not be able to give the concert. →The concert may have to be cancelled. 346. Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness. →Alan’s illness was the result of/ caused by her working too hard at the office. 347. The coach’s tactics were directly responsible for the team’s defeat. (CONSEQUENCE) →The team’s defeat was the direct consequence of the coach’s tactics. 348. There is no point in your phoning Caroline – she’s away. (TIME) →It is a waste of time phoning 349. Who will inherit the estate? (HEIR) →Who is the heir to the estate? 350. He likes to be addressed as “Professor”. (CALL) →He likes people to call him “Professor”. 351. The brochure gives hardly any useful information. →Precious little useful information is given in the brochure. 352. That reminds me of the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji. →That takes me back to the time I climbed to the 353. If you find it necessary, you can contact me on this number. →Should you find it necessary, you can 354. My friend persuaded me to go to the party in fancy dress. →My friends talked me into going the party 355. Mr. Foster asked me to write this letter to you. →It is at Mr. Foster’s request that I write this letter to you. 356. He gave me a detail account of the operation. →He gave me a blow to blow by blow account of the operation. 357. We agreed that each of us would do the washing up on alternative days. (TURNS) →We agreed t
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