Tài liệu ôn thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10

Key Word Transformations Advanced Level 

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TRANSFORMATIONS Transformations 1

1. If it doesn't rain soon, millions of pounds' worth of crops will be lost.  Unless it rains soon, millions of... 2. Although the team played well, they lost.  Despite (their) playing well, …. / the fact that… 3. Galileo is considered to be the father of modern astronom.  Galileo is regarded as the father of... 4. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day.  Only by training hard every day can you become... 5. He speaks more persuasively than his brother.  He is a more persuasive speaker than his brother. 6. He can hardly read at all. (virtually)  He is virtually blind / illiterate. 7. He can speak French well enough to go to the conference. (fluent)  His French is fluent enough to go to the conference.  He is fluent enough in French to go to the … 8. I travel by bus only when I have no alternative. (resort)  I resort to traveling by bus only when…  I travel by bus only as a last resort. 9. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.  No sooner had he arrived than things went wrong. 10. "I must see the manager!" he cried.  He insisted on seeing the manager. 11. I had better get back to work.  It's high time I got back to work. 12. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.  It hasn't rained for a fortnight.  It last rained a fortnight ago. 13. He never has enough money.  He's always short of money / hard up / broke. 14. Martin had difficulty in accepting the loss of his money. (hard)  Martin had a hard time accepting... / found it hard to accept... 15. My father speaks very little English. (hardly)  My father hardly speaks any English. 16. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.  He denied stealing the car. 17. I'm sorry now that I asked her to stay.  Now I wish I hadn’t asked her to stay. 18. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.  At no time did he ever suspect that... 19. I have never seen such a mess in my life!  Never in my life have I seen... 20. If I were left alone, I'd finish the job quickly. (interrupting)  If people didn't keep interrupting, I'd finish the job quickly. 21. The notice said that you could not smoke in class. (forbidden)  The notice said that smoking in class was forbidden / it was forbidden to smoke in class. 22. My mother did not like my new shoes. (disapproved)  My mother disapproved of... 23. Anne’s dedication to her work has always been exemplary. (herself)

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 Anne has always dedicated herself to her work/job in… 24. The delay is a nuisance, but I’m sure Sam can solve our problems. (come)  … Sam can come up with a/the solution/answer / the/some solutions/answers to…. 25. Henrik was very pleased to be selected for the team. (delight)  Much to Henrik’s delight/to the delight of Henrik, he was selected… 26. Yoshi wanted to make sure that everything was as it should be on the big day. (leave)  Yoshi didn’t want to leave anything to chance…. 27. It may seem strange, but the composer has no formal training in music. (lacks)  Strange as/though it seems/appears, the composer lacks any…. 28. I’ve never thought of asking the hotel staff for advice about restaurants. (occurred)  It has never occurred to me to ask… 29. In spite of all my efforts, I couldn’t persuade Soraya to come to the concert. (hard)  No matter how hard I tried, … 30. The police had to let the suspect go because new evidence was produced. (light)  The police had to let the suspect go, in the light of (the) new evidence produced. 31. The cost of building materials has gone up a great deal recently. (sharp)  There has been a sharp/dramatic rise in/of the cost/price of … 32. Don’t let her relaxed manner deceive you; she’s an extremely shrewd businesswoman! (taken)  Don’t let yourself be/get taken in by… 33. Unless the weather changes dramatically overnight, …