1. The demand for tickets was so great that people queued day and night. (Such)

-> It was such a great demand for tickets that people queued day and night.

2. Now that his mother was being there,they said nothing about it. (Account)

->On account of being there, they said nothing about it.

3.Thanks to his aunt's legacy of $10.000, he was able to buy the house he wanted.(NOT)

->Had his aunt not left him a legacy of $10.000, he wouldn't be able to buy the house he wanted.

4. The house seemed to have been unoccupied for a several time. (LOOKED)

-> It looked as if the house have been unoccupied for several months.

Rewrite each of following sentences in such a way that it means the same as sentence before it.

1. The demand for tickets was so great that people queued day and night. (Such)

-> It was_SUCH A GREAT DEMAND FOR TICKETS THAT PEOPLE QUEUED DAY AND NIGHT_______.

2. Now that his mother was being there,they said nothing about it. (Account)

->On_ACCOUNT OF BEING THERE,THEY SAID NOTHING ABOUT IT________.

3.Thanks to his aunt's legacy of $10.000, he was able to buy the house he wanted.(NOT)

->Had his_AUNT NOT LEFT FOR HIM A LEGACY OF $10.000,HE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUY THE HOUSE HE WANTED_______.

4. The house seemed to have been unoccupied for a several time. (LOOKED)

->It__LOOKED AS IF THE HOUSE HAVE BEEN UNOCCUPIED FOR A SEVERAL TIME_____.

1. It was more of an argument than a discussion

It was not so............... a discussion as an argument.........

2. Thanks to her uncle's legacy of 15,000 dollars she was able to buy the house she wanted.

Had her............ uncle not died and left her $15,000, she would not have have been able to buy the house she wanted .........

3. Batigol is the footballer I admire most of all.

There is........... footballer who I admire more than Batigol...........

4. the man's life was of great poverty.

Throughout............ his life the man was suffered from great poverty..........

5. There was no precedent for the king resignation.

Never......... before had a King resigned.............

1)The weather forecast was inaccurate ,so we didn't take the right precaution.

-Had the weather forecast not been inaccurate , we would have taken the right precaution.

2)You must speak slowly or he'll not be able to understand you.

-Unless you speak slowly ,he'll not be able to understand you.

3)Do as I tell or you 'll regret about it.

-Unless you do as I tell, you 'll regret about it.

6)Mary didn't work hard enough. She failed in her exams.

-If mary had worked hard enough,she wouldn't have failed in her exams.

7)But for his help , I would have gone bankrupt.

-If. he hadn't helped, I would have gone bankrupt.

8)We got lost because we didn't have a map.

-If we had had a map, we would not have got lost

9)You may get hungry on the train , so take some sandwiches.

-In case you get hungry on the train , take some sandwiches.

10)If there is an emergency, ring this number .

-In case of emergency, ring this number .

11)I'm having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week.

-If i hadn't lost my passport last week, i wouldn't have a lot of trouble now

12)I only made that terrible mistake because I wasn't thinking.

-If I had been thinking, i wouldn't have made that terrible mistake

13)Your car might break down on the rough mountain road, so take plenty of spare parts.

-In case your car break down on the rough mountain road, take plenty of spare parts.

14)It was his incompetence which led to their capture.

-If he hadn't been incompetent, they wouldn't have been captured

15)I only bought the dog because my children wanted a pet.

-If my children hadn't wanted a pet, I wouldn't have bought the dog

16)Without this treatment, the patient would have died.

-If he hadn't been treated, the patient would have died.

17)In the event of nuclear wearpons being used ,we are doomed.

-If it should happen that nuclear weapons are used, we are all doomed.

18)Mr.Miller lost his job because he was late every day.

-If Mr.Miller hadn't been late everyday, he wouldn't have lost his job

19)If I had known she was sick , I would have visited her.

-Had i known she was sick , I would have visited her.

20)The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the Prime Minister.

-Had it not been for the death of the Prime Minister, the bill would have passed

21)If ask me in advance , I'll be willing to work orvertime.

-Provided that you ask me in advance , I'll be willing to work orvertime.

22)You'd better not touch that switch.

-If I were you, i wouldn't touch that switch.

Make the letter A,B,C,D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is the closet in meaning to each of the following questions

1. The only that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect

A. The way he spoke the local dialect was unique

B. We were sent to prison beacause he spoke only one dialect

C. We sent him to prison because he spoke the local dialect

D. But for his command of the local dialect, we would have been put in prison

2. I did not understand what the lecturer was saying because I had not read his book

A. What the lecturer wrote and said was too difficult for me to understand

B. The lecturer's book which I not had read was dificult for me to understand

C. I found it very difficult to understand what the lecturer was saying if I had read his book

D. I would have understood what the lecturer was saying if I had read this book

3. Without skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation

A. Had it been for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation

B. He would not have survived the orpeation if he had had skillful surgery

C. But for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the opreration

D. He did not survive the operation beacause of unskillful surgery

4. He didn't take his father's advice. That's why he is out of work

A. If he takes his father's advice, he will not be out of work

B. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not be out of work

C. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not have been out of work

D. If he took his father's advice, he would not be out of work

5. It would be nice if you hadn't said that

A. I wish you not to say that

B. I hope you will not say that

C. If only you didn't say that

D. I wish you hadn't said that

6. It was his incompetence which led to their capture

A. If it hadn't been for his incompetence, they would not have been captured

B. They were captured just because he was incompetent

C. If he had been so incomepetent, they would have escaped from captured

D. All of the above

7. If it hadn't been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work

A. If he had been more carefull, we would have completed the work

B. He was careless because he hadn't finished the work

C. If he were careful, he would finish the work

D. Because he wasn't careless, we didn't finish the work

8. It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement

A. If you need assisted us, we could not get achievement

B. But for your assistance, we could not have got achievement

C. Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement

D. Without your assistance, we could get achievement

Gạch chân dưới đáp án đúng:
1. If that hat costs much, I (would have bought / will buy / bought / would buy) a small one.
2. If you (drive / drove / had driven / driven) more carefully, you wouldn't have had so many accidents.
3. If I (make / makes / made / had made) this mistake again, my teacher will get angry with me.
4. If I spoke English, my job (was / were / will be / would be) a lot easier.
5. If he (goes / went / had gone / would go) to London yesterday, he (met / would meet / had met / would have met) his old friend.
6. I will lend them some money if they (ask / will ask / asked / had asked) me.
7. If we had known who he was, we (would have invited / have invited / will invite / would invite) him to speak at our meeting.
8. My dog will bark if it (hear / hears / heard / had heard) any strange sound.
9. If I (had / had had / will have / have) enough money, I would buy a house.
10. They (won't let / not let / wouldn't let / hadn't let) you in if you came late.
11. If you (not go / don't go / hadn't gone / didn't go) away, I'll send for a policeman.
12. If I (were / am / be / was) in your place, I would accept Mr.Anderson's invitation.
13. If I (win / had won / won / winning) a big prize in a lottery, I'd give up my job.
14. If I (is / are / was / were) you, I (will tell / told / would tell / would have told) the truth.
15. I was busy. If I (have / had / had had / have had) free time. I (would go / will go / would have gone / go) to the cinema with you.
16. Why didn't you attend the meeting?
Oh, I did not know. If I (know / knew / had known / known) I (would come / would have come / will come / had come) there.
17. What (would / will / did / had) we do if they do not come tomorrow?
18. If I had enough time now, I (would write / write / will write / wrote) to my parents.
19. It's too bad Helen isn't here. If she (is / was / were / are) here, she (will know/ knows / would know / would have known) what to do.
20. If I don't eat breakfast tomorrow morning, I (will get / got / would get / had got) hungry during class.

Bài I :

Vợ của một nông dân đã dành hầu hết thời gian của mình có nhu cầu cho dép cô không có. Cô thường nói, "Tôi muốn tôi là người giàu có" hoặc "Tôi muốn tôi là đẹp" hay "Tôi ước gì có một người chồng đẹp trai".
 Có mũi, một ngày, một số nàng tiên quyết định việc cho phép cô có ba đều ao ước. Người nông dân và vợ ông đã nói chuyện một thời gian dài hơn những gì cô ấy nên muốn cho. Nhưng người nông dân và vợ ông đột nhiên trở thành một chút giận dữ, và từ sức mạnh của thói quen, cô nói, "Tôi ước gì tôi có một số xúc xích để ăn".
 Ngay lập tức tấm cô trên bàn đầy xúc xích. Sau đó, một cuộc tranh cãi đã bắt đầu vì người chồng nói rằng vợ mình đã lãng phí một trong những lời chúc tốt đẹp của họ về một điều giá rẻ như xúc xích. Đối số tăng nóng hơn, và cuối cùng là vợ giận dữ nói, "Tôi muốn các xúc xích đã được treo từ mũi của bạn". Ngay lập tức xúc xích đã bay đến mũi của chồng và ở lại đó.
 Bây giờ, chỉ có một điều người phụ nữ nghèo có thể làm. Cô ấy thực sự yêu chồng, và vì vậy cô đã phải dành điều ước thứ ba của cô loại bỏ xúc xích từ mũi của chồng.

Bài II

Cuộc sống đầu đời của cậu bé
     George đã được sinh ra ở Virginia. Gia đình ông sở hữu một trang trại lớn và có nô lệ. George, đã không hề có giáo dục hơn nhiều. Trong suốt cuộc đời, ông đã có ba công việc: ông là một nông dân, một người lính, và một chính trị gia. Anh yêu cuộc sống của một người nông dân. Ông lớn thuốc lá và ngựa thuộc sở hữu. Ông đã làm việc chăm chỉ nhưng ông cũng thích nhảy múa và đi đến nhà hát. Năm 1759, ông kết hôn với một góa phụ tên là Martha Custis. Họ hạnh phúc bên nhau, nhưng đã không hề có bất kỳ trẻ em.
  cuộc sống sau này của ông
      Ông là Tổng Tư Lệnh quân đội và chiến đấu người Anh trong cuộc Chiến tranh giành độc lập. Khi chiến tranh kết thúc vào năm 1781 ông đã được hạnh phúc để trở lại trang trại, nhưng đất nước ông muốn ông làm tổng thống, và đưa tên ông đến thủ đô mới. Ông bắt đầu việc xây dựng của Nhà Trắng, nhưng ông không bao giờ sống trong đó. 1797 ông đã mệt mỏi của chính trị. Anh trở lại trang trại của mình và chết ở đó hai năm sau đó.

Bài 1 :
Vợ một bác chủ trại dành gần hết thời gian của mình ước ao những điều mà bà không có. Bà thường ước: "Ước gì tôi giàu có," hoặc "Ước gì tôi xinh đẹp," hoặc "Ước gì tôi có một ông chồng đẹp trai."
Do đó, một ngày nọ, có mấy bà tiên quyết định ban cho bà ba điều ước.
Bác chủ trại cùng vợ bàn bạc rất lâu xem nên ước gì. Nhưng bà vợ bác chủ trại đột nhiên thấy đói bụng và do tác động mạnh mẽ của thói quen, bà ước: "Tôi ước tôi có vài khúc xúc xích để ăn."
Ngay lập tức, cái khay trên bàn của bà hiện lên đầy những khúc xúc xích. Thế là hai người bắt đầu cãi nhau vì người chủ trại cho rằng vợ của mình đã phí mật một trong những điều ước quí báu để xin một thứ chẳng đáng gì là những khúc xúc xích. Càng lúc cuộc cãi vã càng to, sau cùng bà vợ nói một cách giận dữ: "Tôi ước những khúc xúc xích đó treo lòng thòng ở mũi của ông." Ngay lập tức khúc xúc xích bay lên mủi của chồng bà và dính chặt vào đó.
Bây giờ người đàn bà khốn khổ chỉ còn duy nhất một điều có thể làm. Bà ta thực sự yêu chồng và thế là bà dành điều ước thứ ba để xin tháo gỡ những khúc xúc xích ra khỏi mũi của chồng bà.

Bài 2 : Bạn Lê Nguyên Hạo đã làm 

Ex1 : Rewriting sentences

1. I didn't eat lunch, i feel hungry now

-> if i .....had eaten lunch, I wouldn't feel hungry now .........

2. if hadn't rained, we would have a better crop

-> but for....rain, we would have a better crop.......

3. if you want my advice, i wouldn't buy it

-> if i ...were you, I wouldn't buy it ........

4. i only come if they invite me

-> unless.......they invite me, I will come.........

5. he didn't revise all his lesson, he failed the exam

-> if he .......had revised all his lesson, he wouldn't have failed the exam........

6. his sister sent her money, so he continued to study

-> but for.........his sister's money, he wouldn't have continued to study..........

7. the park is over there, only 5 minutes walk

-> if you walk........5 minutes, the park is over there...........

8. in case it rains, we'll stay at home

-> if it ........rains, we will stay at home.............

9. we got lost because we didn't have a map

-> if.....we had had a map, we wouldn't have got lost........

10. i don't know the answer, so i can't tell you

-> if......I knew the answer, I could tell you........

11. Susan felt sick because she ate four cream cakes

->.....If Susan hadn't eaten four cream cakes, she wouldn't have felt sick........

12. without this treatment, the patient would have die

->.........But for this treatment, the patient would have died...........

13. i'll only help you if you promise to try harder

-> unless.......you promise to try harder, I won't help you ......

14. i'm afraid i haven't got time to listen to you

-> i wish...........I had got time to listen to you ........

15. if i were you i'd look for another job

->i suggest.........looking for another job ...........

16. i would love to be famous and rich

-> if only........I was famous and rich...........

17. it's such a pity youf sister can't come as well

-> if only.........your sister could come .................

18. thanks to his aunt's legacy of $ 10,000 he was able to buy the house he wanted

-> had did.........his aunt give him a legacy of $10,000, he would have been to buy the house he wanted.............

19. it would have been a superb weekend if it hadn't been for the weather

-> but.............for the weather, it would have been a superb weekend...........

20. the only reason the party was a success was that a film star attended

-> had it not.........for a film star's attendence, the party wouldn't have been a success............

21. robert is sorry now that he didn't accept the job

->.........Robert regrets not having accepted the job .....

Bài 1: Viết lại câu

1, She said that they were quite smart and intelligent

They were said to be quite smart and intelligent

2, "If I were you, I would revise all my lesson carefully." she said to me

She advised me to revise all my lessons carefully

3, Supposed that he hadn't completed his plan on time?

What would have happened if he hadn't completed his plan on time ?

4, I regret telling her my secret

I wish I told her my secret

5, That is the town where I lived when I was a child

That is the town in which I lived when I was a child

6, "I am sorry I have broken your glass, Lan." He said to Lan

He apologized to Lan for having broken her glass

7, She is having him repaint her house

She is having her house repainted by him

8, If he didn't pay the bill,he would be arrested

Unless he paid the bill, he would be arrested

9, If he had seen the accident, He would have phoned the police

had he seen the accident, he would have phoned the police

10, He sat down to write the letter as soon as he had returned from his walk

No sooner had he returned from his walk than he sat down to write the letter

11, That is the girl. Her test is excellent

That is the girl whose test is excellent

12, They wanted the carpet to be mended by the tailor

They wanted to get the tailor to mend the carpet

13, Though she was late, she wasn't punished by her boss

Despite / In spite of her latenesss, she wasn't punished by her boss

14, Does no one come there?

No one comes there, do they ?

15, On watching a program on TV,he found his old friend

When he was watching a program on TV, he found his old friend

Rewrite the following sentences

1. If I had known she was sick, I would have visited her

=> Had.....I known she was sick , I would have visited her.........................................................................

2. If the train should be delayed, I shall send the telegram

=> Should........the train be delayded , I shall send the telegram......................................................................

3. If it were true, how would we laugh?

=>Were........it true , how would we laugh ?......................................................................

4. If I met the author one day, I would ask him to sign my copy of his new book

=> Were I................. to meet the author one day I would ask him to sign my copy of this book..............................................................

5. If I were the Prime Minister, I would reduce taxes

=> Were.....I the Prime Minister, I would reduce taxes.........................................................................

6. I can meet you if you arrive before eleven

=> Should yo arrive before eleven , I can meey you............................................................................

7. If you persist in defying instructions, we'll be forced to act

=> Should............you persist in defying instructions, we'll be forced to act..................................................................

8. If you changed your mind, you'd be welcome to join us

=> Were you............to change your mind , you'd be welcome to join us..................................................................

9. He would have lent you his violin if you'd asked him

=> Had you...............asked him , he would have lent you his violin...............................................................

10. If you had given it in on time, you would have got a high mark

=> Had..............you given it in on time, you would have got a high mark................................................................

11. If you wish to take advantage of the offer, kindly tick the box on your order form

=> Should...........you to take advantage of the offer, kindly tick the box on your order form...................................................................

Rewrite the following sentences

1. If I had known she was sick, I would have visited her

=> Had I known she was sick, I would have visited her.

2. If the train should be delayed, I shall send the telegram

=> Should the train to be delayed, I shall send the telegram.

3. If it were true, how would we laugh?

=>Were it to be true, how would we laugh

4. If I met the author one day, I would ask him to sign my copy of his new book

=> Were I to meet the author one day, I would ask him to sign my copy of his new book

5. If I were the Prime Minister, I would reduce taxes

=> Were I to be the Prime Minister, I would reduce taxes

6. I can meet you if you arrive before eleven

=> Should you arrive before eleven, I can meet you.

7. If you persist in defying instructions, we'll be forced to act

=> Should you persist in defying instructions, we'll be forced to act.

8. If you changed your mind, you'd be welcome to join us

=> Were you to changed your mind, you'd be welcome to join us

9. He would have lent you his violin if you'd asked him

=> Had you asked him, he would have lent you his violin.

10. If you had given it in on time, you would have got a high mark

=> Had you given it in on time, you would have got a high mark.

11. If you wish to take advantage of the offer, kindly tick the box on your order form

=> Should you wish to take advantage of the offer, kinly tick the box on your order form.

Rewrite the sentences:

1.Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.

=>Martin's ..........................poor health can't prevent him from enjoying life...........................

2.Thanks to his aunt's legacy of 10.000$ he was able to buy the house he wanted.

=>Had his ............................not received the legacy of 10000 from his aunt.........................

3.Mary is the only student absent from class.

=>Apart .........................from Mary, evertbody attended the class............................

4.Jane hasn't made much progress at school.

=>Jane has only ........................made a little progress at school.............................

5.My parents find fault with everything I do.

=>No matter ....................what I do, my parents always find fault with it.................................

6.It's the cheapest watch bit it's the nicest.

=>Not only .......................is it the cheapest but it is also the nicest...............................

7.The police didn't at all suspect that the judge was the murder.

=>Little ...........................did the police suspect that the judge..........................

8."What you have cooked is the best in the world!" John said to his girlfriend.

=>John congratulated .......................his girl friend on what she had cooked..............................

9.Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it.

=>On .......................account of his mother's presence there, they said nothing about it..............................

10.The last storm destroy Lan's house.

=>It's high time .................Lan repaired her house.....................................