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BỘ CÂU HỎI SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION – HSG TIẾNG ANH 9
Dưới đây là 100 câu biến đổi câu thường xuất hiện trong các đề thi Học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh lớp 9 (không kèm đáp án để luyện tập).
1. Louise should have been given more time to complete her thesis. (INSUFFICIENT)
2. We are able to afford a holiday because I was promoted. (RESULT)
3. She believed she was very likely to win the scholarship. (CHANCE)
4. Don’t take Tim too seriously; he often exaggerates minor problems. (TENDENCY)
5. It seems that Amy was offended by what you said. (OFFENCE)
6. We are unlikely to have clear weather for our picnic tomorrow. (PROSPECT)
7. I doubt if we will go fishing this weekend. (LIKELIHOOD)
8. Dawn’s boss is constantly criticising her work. (FAULT)
9. It is often difficult accepting retirement. (TERMS)
10. My neighbour assumes that he can use my lawnmower whenever he likes. (GRANTED)
11. How has the strike affected student attendance? (EFFECT)
12. She began to suffer from irrational fears. (PREY)
13. The book was not as good as he had hoped. (EXPECTATIONS)
14. He always makes everything look so difficult. (WEATHER)
15. The tourists were unharmed after the train crash. (NONE)
16. Tim was always an optimist even when things were going wrong. (SIDE)
17. The bank manager had apparently found a staff stealing money from the till. (RED-HANDED)
18. You should always be grateful for what you are given. (HORSE)
19. The volume of traffic creates problems for local traders. (DIFFICULT)
20. Everybody needs to clean up their neighbourhood once a week.
21. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today. → You don’t …
22. Sally finally managed to get a job. → Sally finally succeeded …
23. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant. → I certainly …
24. “I advise you to take a holiday,” the doctor continued. → You’d …
25. If you don’t rest yourself you really will be ill. → Unless …
26. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university. → After …
27. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car. → He denied …
28. I was going to leave, but because of what he said, I didn’t. → She persuaded …
29. The car is too expensive for him to buy.
30. It wasn’t until Shirley was eight years old that she began to read.
31. I suppose it’s possible that she didn’t understand my message. (may)
32. Our car is in the garage for repairs. (by)
33. “Why don’t you relax for a while?” she said to me. (easy)
34. He succeeded in the project, which caused my amazement. (amazed)
35. You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police. (result)
36. Much as I like her voice, I don’t like her song choices. (I really like … but)
37. Don’t go to lunch until you have typed all these letters. (hour)
38. If student numbers fall again, we’ll have to cancel the class. (reduction)
39. I’d prefer a salad to your cooked meal. (you)
40. They ran and ran until they were exhausted. (out)
41. The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes. (vain)
42. The crops were badly affected by the storm. (effect)
43. The project received unanimous approval of the committee. (favour)
44. Nobody could possibly believe the story he told us. (beyond)
45. I had lost his phone number, so I could not contact him before. (touch)
46. The bank robbers escaped in a stolen car. (getaway)
47. As people use a lot of wood‑pulp, many trees are cut down. (the more)
48. Because of the absence of the atmosphere on the moon, the sky there is black. (because)
49. These young men became doctors after six years’ training. (after)
50. People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D. (Paper)
51. A man I don’t know told me about that. (I was)
52. That was a silly thing to say! (What)
53. We’ve run out of petrol. (There is)
54. It takes six hours to drive from here to London. (It is)
55. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport. (He regretted)
56. No other city in Vietnam is so large as Ho Chi Minh City.
57. They produce a lot of paper, so they need a lot of wood pulp.
58. We spent our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort, and always remember it.
59. She insisted that she should be called Joyce.
60. It might be a good idea to use honey instead of sugar.
61. When you lie, some gestures can show you are lying.
62. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
63. The shoes were too small for her to wear.
64. This motorbike is not as expensive as I thought it would be.
65. Sue is looking forward to going to Spain on holiday.
