Lý thuyết và bài tập chuyên đề viết lại câu - Nguyễn Quỳnh Trang

eeted Mary and asked how she was. 
42. “Please don’t leave until I come back,” Sarah said. 
A. Sarah told us do not leave until she comes back. 
B. Sarah asked us not leave until she came back. 
C. Sarah told us not to leave until she came back. 
D. Sarah said to us to not leave until she comes back. 
43. Tom was too surprised to say a word. 
A. Tom was such surprise that he couldn’t say a word. 
B. Surprised as he was, Tom couldn’t say a word. 
C. So surprised was Tom that he couldn’t say a word. 
D. Tom was so surprised that he could say a word. 
44. It is said that two men were arrested after the explosion. 
A. People said two men be arrested after the explosion. 
B. Two men are said to be arrested after the explosion. 
C. Two men are said to have been arrested after the explosion. 
D. Two men were said to be arrested after the explosion. 
45. While I sympathize with your problem, there is nothing I can do to help. 
A. Perhaps I can help you if you tell me more about your problem. 
B. Since I have no idea about your problem, I cannot be of any assistance. 
GV: Nguyễn Quỳnh Trang Facebook: lopcoquynhtrang 
Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định mình 63 Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 
C. I can’t do anything for you, though I understand what you are going through. 
D. I would like to help you sort out this problem, but I won’t. 
46. The court found the man innocent of murdering his wife. 
A. The court found a murdered man and his wife. 
B. The court decided that the man had killed his wife. 
C. The man was found murdered by his wife. 
D. The man was judged not guilty of killing his wife. 
47. “Cigarette?” he asked. “No, thanks,” I said. 
A. He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refused. 
B. He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him. 
C. He offered a cigarette, but I promptly declined. 
D. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once. 
48. The burglar was caught red-handed by the police when he broke into the flat. 
A. The police caught the burglar when breaking into the flat. 
B. When the burglar had broken into the flat, the police caught him at once. 
C. The police caught the burglar breaking into the flat. 
D. The police caught the burglar to break into the flat. 
49. Don’t let her treat you like that. 
A. She isn’t let treat you like that. 
B. You are not let be treated by her like that. 
C. Don’t allow you to be treated like that by her. 
D. Don’t let yourself be treated by her like that. 
50. Only customers with coupons may use the service. 
A. The service is available for coupons only. 
B. The service is restricted to customers in possession of coupons. 
C. Only rich customers can use the service. 
D. Only customers with coupons are serviced here. 
51. They couldn’t climb up the mountain because of the storm. 
A. Their climbing up the mountain was unable due to the storm. 
B. The storm made them impossible to climb up the mountain. 
C. The storm discouraged them from climbing up the mountain. 
D. The storm made it not capable of climbing up the mountain. 
GV: Nguyễn Quỳnh Trang Facebook: lopcoquynhtrang 
Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định mình 64 Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 
52. It’s pointless to try and call him at this hour. 
A. There is no point in calling his this late. 
B. To try and call him at this hour is inconvenient. 
C. It’s waste of time trying to call him at this hour. 
D. Don’t point at him when you call him at this hour. 
53. The holiday wouldn’t have cost so much if they hadn’t gone abroad. 
A. They went abroad for the holiday and spent a lot. 
B. They didn’t go abroad for the holiday, so they didn’t spent much. 
C. They had a holiday abroad at a very low cost. 
D. The holiday cost as much as a foreign holiday would have cost. 
54. He is said to have escaped to another country. 
A. He said he has escaped to another country. 
B. It is another country that he has escaped. 
C. He is told to escape to another country. 
D. It is said that he has escaped to another country. 
55. Mrs. Mason said: “Janet may have gone to the cinema” 
A. She knew Janet had gone to the cinema. 
B. She wasn’t sure where Janet had gone. 
C. Janet was allowed to go to the cinema. 
D. Janet had certainly not gone to the cinema. 
56. My daughter is looking forward to seeing her friend. 
A. My daughter feels bored because she is going to see her friend soon. 
B. My daughter is being looked after while her friend is abroad. 
C. My daughter does not want to see her friend again. 
D. My daughter is expecting to see her friend. 
57. It last rained three months ago. 
A. It didn’t rain for three months. 
B. It hadn’t rained three months before. 
C. It has rained for three months. 
D. It hasn’t rained for three months. 
58. David drove so fast; it was very dangerous. 
A. David drove so fast, then was very dangerous. 
B. David drove so fast and was very dangerous. 
C. David drove so fast that was very dangerous. 
D. David drove so fast, which was very dangerous. 
GV: Nguyễn Quỳnh Trang Facebook: lopcoquynhtrang 
Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định mình 65 Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 
59. The demand was so great that they had to print the book immediately. 
A. So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately. 
B. So great the demand was that they had to reprint the book immediately. 
C. So great was the demand so they had to reprint the book immediately. 
D. So great the demand was, they had to reprint the book immediately. 
60. There aren’t many other books which explain this problem so well. 
A. This book is very well explained and had no problem. 
B. In few other books would one see this problem so well explained. 
C. This is the only book which explains the problem so well. 
D. This problem is explained very well in this book as well as in many other books. 
61. When we crossed the Alps, we couldn't see Mont Blanc because of the rain. 
A. If it had been raining we could have seen Mont Blanc. 
B. If it hadn't been raining we could have seen Mont Blanc. 
C. If it hasn't been raining we could have seen Mont Blanc. 
D. If it hadn't been raining we couldn't have seen Mont Blanc. 
62. French is the only language other than English spoken on five continents. 
A. Worldwide, French is the most widely taught second language after English. 
B. French and English are the only languages that are spoken on five continents. 
C. Before English, French was the only language spoken on five continents. 
D. Unlike French, English is spoken on five continents. 
63. He used to write home once a week. 
A. He enjoys writing home every week. 
B. He never fails to write a weekly letter to home. 
C. He doesn't now write home once a week. 
D. He was force to write home every week. 
64. Peter managed to get promoted to the job of Office Manager because he worked extremely hard. 
A. By working extremely hard Peter managed to get promoted to the job of office Manager 
B. By working extremely hard Peter manages to get promote to the job of Office Manager 
C. By working extremely hard Peter had managed to get promoted to the job of Office Manager 
D. By working extremely hard Peter has been managed to get promoted to the job of Office Manager 
65. People in our community no longer smoke as much as they used to. 
A. People in our community no longer smoke. 
B. Smoking is no longer as popular as it used to be in our community. 
C. People in our community don’t smoke any longer. 
D. People in our community used to smoke far less than they do now. 
66. “No, it wasn’t me who stole the money,” she said. 
GV: Nguyễn Quỳnh Trang Facebook: lopcoquynhtrang 
Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định mình 66 Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 
A. She insisted that she hadn’t stolen the money. 
B. She denied not having taken the money. 
C. She refused to steal the money. 
D. She admitted to not having taken the money. 
67. In the event that nuclear weapons being used, we are all doomed. 
A. If it should happen that nuclear weapons are used, we are all doomed. 
B. We are all doomed to die in nuclear war. 
C. That nuclear war is unavoidable and will doom us all. 
D. That nuclear weapons will doom us all is unbelievable. 
68. David broke his leg and couldn’t play in the final. 
A. But for his broken leg, David couldn’t have played in the final. 
B. If David didn’t break his leg, he could play in the final. 
C. David couldn’t play in the final due to his broken leg. 
D. If David hadn’t broken his leg, he could play in the final now. 
69. He will always regret not accepting the opportunity to go to university. 
A. He wanted to go to university as an opportunity to accept knowledge. 
B. He turned down the opportunity to go to university and never feels sorry fot it. 
C. He will always wish that he hadn’t turned down the opportunity to go to university. 
D. The opportunity to go to university was not for him. 
70. He shouldn’t expect to know everything on the test. 
A. He should have studied every word that was on the test. 
B. He shouldn’t take the test because he didn’t study well enough. 
C. The test will seem easy if he studies more. 
D. The test will probably ask some questions that are difficult for him. 
71. Guiding us through the museum, the director gave us a special explanation. 
A. The director guided us through the museum while he was giving us a special explanation. 
B. Guiding us through the museum, a special explanation was given to us by the director. 
C. While the director was guiding us through the museum, he gave us a special explanation. 
D. The director guided us through the museum and was giving us a special explanation. 
72. I have not seen a more wonderful building anywhere else. 
A. Nowhere else have I seen a more wonderful building. 
B. Nowhere I have seen a more wonderful building. 
C. Anywhere else haven’t I seen a more wonderful building. 
D. Anywhere have I not seen a more wonderful building else. 
GV: Nguyễn Quỳnh Trang Facebook: lopcoquynhtrang 
Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định mình 67 Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 
73. She asked if I had passed the English test the week before. 
A. “Had you passed the English test the week before?” she asked. 
B. “Have you passed the English test the week before?” she asked. 
C. “Did you pass the English test last week?” she asked. 
D. “If you passed the English test last week,” she asked. 
74. Why don’t you have your house redecorated, Mike?” said John. 
A. John requested Mike to redecorate his house himself. 
B. John asked why Mike didn’t redecorate his house. 
C. John suggested that Mike should have his house redecorated. 
D. John persuaded Mike to have his house redecorated. 
75. “How brave you are!” he said to the firemen. 
A. He praised the firemen for their courage. 
B. He condemned the firemen for their discouragement. 
C. He blamed the firemen for their discouragement. 
D. He asked the firemen how brave they were. 
76. The students exclaimed that the final test was so difficult. 
A. “How difficult is the final test?” the students said. 
B. “How difficult the final test is!” the students said. 
C. “What’s a difficult final test?” the students said. 
D. “What a final test it is so difficult,” the students said. 
77. “Be careful; the steps are very slippery,” I said to him. 
A. I warned him to be careful as the steps were very slippery. 
B. I suggested being careful as the steps were very slippery. 
C. I threatened him to be careful and said the steps were very slippery. 
D. I told him be careful and the steps were very slippery. 
78. Chris really needs help in solving this problem; otherwise he will be in trouble. 
A. Chris could really use some help in solving this problem to stay out of trouble. 
B. Chris could need help in solving this problem to stay out of trouble. 
C. The problem is so complex that no one could help Chris in solving it. 
D. Chris helps his friend solve the problem so that he is not in trouble. 
79. Sorry, I took you for someone else. 
A. Sorry, I made a mistake in taking you to someone else. 
B. Sorry, I took you instead of somebody else. 
C. Sorry, I thought you were somebody else. 
D. Sorry, I asked somebody else to take you. 
GV: Nguyễn Quỳnh Trang Facebook: lopcoquynhtrang 
Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định mình 68 Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 
80. Dave had to take a cut in pay to keep from losing his job. 
A. Dave’s salary was lowered. 
B. Dave lost his job and had to cut in pay. 
C. Dave had an accident one the job. 
D. Dave was given a salary increase. 
81. The doctor said, ‘You really ought to rest for a few days, Jasmine’. 
A. It is the doctor’s recommendation that Jasmine rested shortly. 
B. Jasmine’s doctor insisted that she should rest for a few days. 
C. The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few days’ rest. 
D. The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a short rest. 
82. He makes a better husband than father. 
A. Fathers are usually good husbands. 
B. He is more successful as a husband than as a father. 
C. His father is better than her husband. 
D. He tries to be a good husband and father. 
83. I wish Geogre had come to Italy with us. 
A. I am pleased that Geogre came to Italy with us. 
B. I am sorry that Geogre isn’t going to Italy with us. 
C. I hope that Geogre will go to Italy with us. 
D. I am sorry that Geogre didn’t come to Italy with us. 
84. “If I were you, I would not choose to write about such a sensitive topic,” the teacher said. 
A. I was ordered by the teacher not to write about such a sensitive topic. 
B. The teacher advised me on writing about such a sensitive topic. 
C. The teacher advised me against writing about such a sensitive topic. 
D. I was blamed for writing about such a sensitive topic by the teacher. 
85. You can enrich your knowledge by listening to the radio. 
A. Listening to the radio makes you know less. 
B. Listening to the radio makes you know more. 
C. Listening to the radio enables you to be rich. 
D. Listening to the radio makes your knowledge rich. 
86. You should have persuaded him to change his mind. 
A. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn’t. 
B. You didn’t persuade him to change because of his mind. 
C. You should persuade him to change his mind. 
D. You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn’t listen. 
87. “It’s the excessive number of songs that makes my laptop crash.” said Tim. 
GV: Nguyễn Quỳnh Trang Facebook: lopcoquynhtrang 
Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định mình 69 Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 
A. Tim refused to save more songs on his laptop to avoid crash. 
B. Tim blamed the excessive number of songs for the crash of his laptop. 
C. Tim insisted that the songs be deleted from his laptop to avoid crash. 
D. Tim advised me not to save so many songs that his laptop crashed. 
88. “You're always making terrible mistakes”, said the teacher. 
A. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes. 
B. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes. 
C. The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes. 
D. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes. 
89. He was suspected to have stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days. 
A. Suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days. 
B. Suspecting to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days. 
C. Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days. 
D. He has investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards. 
90. Anne had the TV on when her parents entered the room. 
A. Anne’s parents told her to turn on the TV. 
B. The TV was on a table in Anne’s room 
C. Anne noticed her parents watching TV. 
D. Anne’s parents found her watching TV. 
91. When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high. 
A. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher. 
B. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is. 
C. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate. 
D. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime. 
92. The writer Kate Millett was forced to stay in a psychiatric hospital by her family. 
A. Together with her family, the writer Kate Millett was made to go into a psychiatric hospital. 
B. Problems with her family made the writer Kate Millett go to a psychiatric hospital. 
C. The writer Kate Millett’s family made her stay in a psychiatric hospital. 
D. The family of the writer Kate Millett convinced her to remain in a psychiatric hospital. 
93. It was not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago. 
A. Not only was it cold but it also snowed a few days ago. 
B. Was it not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago. 
C. It was not only cold but did it also snow a few days ago. 
D. Not only it was cold but did it also snow a few days ago. 
GV: Nguyễn Quỳnh Trang Facebook: lopcoquynhtrang 
Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định mình 70 Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 
94. We bought two bicycles. Neither of them worked well. 
A. We bought two bicycles, of which neither worked well. 
B. We bought two bicycles neither of which worked well. 
C. We bought two bicycles, neither of which worked well. 
D. We bought two bicycles which neither of worked well. 
95. He’ll know if he’s got the position or not sometime before 5 o’clock today. 
A. If they decide to accept him for the position, they’ll contact him around 5 o’clock today. 
B. If he has been accepted for the position, he will receive the confirmation at around 5 p.m today. 
C. By 5 p.m today he’ll be informed about whether he’s been accepted for the position. 
D. Although it seems certain that he will be accepted, the decision won’t be made known to him until 5 
o’clock. 
96. If it hadn’t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work. 
A. If her were careful, we would finish the work. 
B. He was careless because he hadn’t finished the work. 
C. Because he wasn’t careless, we didn’t finish the work. 
D. If he had been more careful, we would have completed the work. 
97. Although the doctor had recommended several treatments, Carol was still unsure which one to 
choose. 
A. The doctor had recommended many different treatments, but Carol didn’t like any of them. 
B. Though several treatments were suggested by Carol’s doctor, she couldn’t understand how any of them 
would help. 
C. Carol didn’t know which treatment she should select from among the options her doctor had given her. 
D. Choosing the best available treatment for Carol’s illness was a difficult choice for her doctor to make. 
98. Sara must have been sleeping; otherwise, she would have heard the window break. 
A. I’m pretty sure that Sara was asleep at the time, because she didn’t hear the window smash. 
B. Sara was sleeping so deeply that she wouldn’t even have heard a window breaking. 
C. If she had been sleeping, Sara would have missed the sound of the breaking window. 
D. The window broke while Sara was about to fall asleep, but she wasn’t aware of it. 
99. Adults laugh less than children, probably because they play less. 
A. No matter how much adults play, they can’t laugh more than children. 
B. Since adults have less time playing games, they don’t laugh as much as children. 
C. Unlike adults children laugh more while play games. 
GV: Nguyễn Quỳnh Trang Facebook: lopcoquynhtrang 
Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định mình 71 Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 
D. The reason why adults laugh less than children might be that they play less. 
100. Jane refused to attend his birthday party, which made him feel sad. 
A. Jane’s refusal to attend his birthday party made him feel sad. 
B. Jane made him sad despite her refusal to attend his birthday party. 
C. He felt sad not to be able to attend her birthday party. 
D. Jane refused to attend his birthday party because it made him feel sad.