PRACTICE TEST

FURTHER SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
He couldn’t come because of his serious illness. → Because ……………………….
Tom eats very little so as not to put on weight. → Tom eats very little because ……………………………
Because she behaves well, everybody loves her. → Because of ………………………….
Since I can’t read Italian, I’ve had to have the book translated into English..
Because of ………………………
Despite his inexperience, he got a good salary. → Although ………..……………….
The box was too heavy for the child to carry. → The box was so …………………….
The air is too polluted for us to breath.
The air ……………………..
This question is easy enough for us to answer. → This question is so …………………………..
It is such …………………..
This song is simple enough for her to sing. → It is ………………………..
The song ……………………………..
This raincoat is so small that she can’t wear it. → This raincoat is too ………………………………..
It was such an interesting novel that I read it many times.
The novel ……………………………
The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
The water was not ……………….
The film was so good that I saw it three times.
It was such ………………………….
It is such a bad book that nobody reads it.
This book is so ………………….
To sit here with you is so nice.
It’s ………………………
To find a mouse in this city is difficult.
It’s ……………………….
To live on my salary must be hard.
I find ……………………
To be accurate is a good thing.
I think ………………………
To swim across this river is very dangerous.
I find……………….
Unless you start at once, you’ll be late.
If ……………………….
If you missed the program, you couldn’t really understand their intention.
Unless …………………….
I can’t see the play because the ticket is sold out.
If …………………………
I’m not a millionaire.
I wish ………………..
You’re making a lot of noise.
I wish …………………….
Tom and Mary have been married for five years. → It is …………………….
Tom has not had his hair cut for over 3 months. → It is ………………………
Mary hasn’t rung for hours. → It is …………………..
I haven’t seen that man here before. → It’s the first time ……………………
My father hasn’t driven a car before. → This is the first time ………………….
I haven’t heard him since August. → The last time ………………………….
I haven’t seen him since I was a student. → I last ……………………
We haven’t seen Tom since he moved to Bristol. → We last ……………………
He started working for this factory a year ago. → He has ………………….
My sister began to study English a year ago.
She has ………………………
My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago.
My father has …………………….
She typed the letter in 20 minutes. → It took ………………………
I walked to my office in 10 minutes. → It took …………………
She found the bill in several seconds. → It took ……………………
Tom didn’t begin to read until he was eight. → It was not until …………………………………………
The doctor was not out until 2 o’clock in the afternoon. → It was not until ………………………
I didn’t know how to use a computer until I was ten. → It was not until …………………….
I’ll have Tom wash the car.
I’ll have Tom wash …………………..
I’ll get Tom ………………
I’ll have the car ……………….
I’ll get the car ……………………
I had my shoes polished.
I had the boy ……………….
I got the boy ………………..
He has got his shirt washed.
He has had someone …………………
He has asked someone …………………..
I will take care of the baby. → The baby …………………….
My parents made me do it. → I ………………………….
We have made great progress in our economy in the last few years.
Great progress……………………..
Susan isn’t as good at chemistry as Sarah → Sarah is ……………………..
Stone isn’t as hard as iron. → Iron is ……………………………..
I don’t play the guitar as well as he does. → He plays ………………………….
It’s not as cheap as it was. → It’s more ………………….
George is not nearly as energetic as he used to be. → He used to be ……………………
My father can’t cook as well as my mother does. → My mother cooks ………………..
no other city in Vietnam is so large as HCM City. → HCM City ………………..
“Why don’t you apply for the job, Ann?” said Sue → Sue suggested ……………….
Tom asked me “What is her name?” → Tom asked me …………………….
“Why don’t you close the door, John?” said Mrs. Clark → Mrs. Clark asked John …………………….
She said “Are you hungry, Tom?” → She asked Tom …………………….
Mother said, “Has Tom spent all the money?” → Mother asked …………………….
Her husband said, “How much does it cost?” → Her husband asked ……………….
He said, “Is Tom really working hard?” → He asked …………………………..
“Can I borrow your typewriter, Mary?”