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DAY 11 – SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

succeeded
1: It’s unlikely that the product would have taken off, if they hadn’t run such a massive TV
campaign. LIKELIHOOD
conditional 3 would have been little likelihood of
=> Without such a massive TV campaign, there ____________________ the product taking
off. there is little likelihood of sb Ving: có khả năng thấp sth xảy ra
làm nguy hiểm
2: The group leader’s poor judgement jeopardised the safety of the climbers. PUT
was put in jeopardy
=> The climbers’ safety ____________________
bị đặt vào nguye hiểm
by the poor judgement of the group leader.
3: Paula and I have been friends since 2008. DATES
date back to: bắt đầu từ ( 1 khoảng tgian nào đó)
=> My ______________________________
friendship with Paula dates back to 2008.
quen vs việc gì đó
4: My grandmother has finally got used to living alone. TERMS
=> My grandmother _______________________
has finally come to terms with living alone.

5: The students were told to either keep quiet or leave the art gallery. NO
had no choice/alternative/option but to : ko còn cách nào khác ngoài việc làm sth
=> The students ______________________ keep quiet or leave the art gallery.
6: I’m afraid the only option open to me is to ask you to leave the restaurant. ALTERNATIVE
=> I _________________________ you to leave the restaurant.
7: The authorities made the landlord take on the financial burden of looking after the building.
SHOULDER shoulder (v) : hứng chịu (gánh nặng, trách nhiệm) be made to do sth: bị ép làm gì
=> The landlord _____________________________
was made to SHOULDER the financiallooking
burdenafter the building.
khả năng cao là
8: In all probability, Alan will get a place to study music at Oxford. CHANCES
the chances are that: khả năng cao là
=> The __________________________
chances are that Alan will get accepted to study music at Oxford.
9: Professor Potts is unlikely to retire before she has to. DOUBTFUL get accepted to sw: đc nhận vào đâu
=> It _____________________________
is doubtful that Pr.Potts will take early retirement. về hưu sớm
10: It’s pretty certain that we’ll win a gold medal this year in the 100 metres. FOREGONE
a foregone conclusion: chắc rằng
a foregone conclusion that a gold
=> It’s _________________________ is medal
ours for the taking in the 100 metres this year.
11: They left their car and almost immediately heard a deafening crash. SOONER
sooner had they left their car THAN
=> No _________________________ they heard a deafening crash.
12: I’m quite sure that Bill hasn’t left yet as I saw him yesterday. SET
=> Bill _______________________
can't have set off yet as I saw him yesterday. can't have done: chắc chắn đã ko làm sth
must have done: chắc chắn đã làm
13: Bridgton is very proud of its new shopping mall. TAKES
=> Bridgton ____________________
takes Great prides in its new shopping mall.
14: We weren’t aware at the time that we were making a big mistake. KNOW
=> Little ____________________
dis we know what a big mistake we were making.
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many's the time: rất nhiều lần come to one's mind: nghĩ tới sb
15: I’ve often thought of you when listening to that sonata by Barsanti. COME
the time you have come to my
=> Many’s ______________________ mind
when I have been listening to that sonata by Barsanti.
16: They should do a proper review of teachers’ salaries. OUT it's high time + v2
=> It’s high __________________________
time they carried out a proper review of teachers’ salaries.
17: It will be necessary to wear safety gloves throughout this experiment. DURATION
will have to be worn for the duration of this experiment. for the duration : trong khoảng
=> Safety gloves ____________________________
tgian
18: Using electron beams, it is possible to manufacture machines that are too small to see.
NAKED
=> Tiny machines that cannot _____________________
be seen by the naked eye are manufactured by means of
electron beams.
19: The children agreed they would each tidy the playroom on alternate days. TURNS
take it in turns: làm lần lượt
=> The children _____________________________
agreed to take it in turns to tidy the playroom.
20: Professor Smith talked firstly about living on Mars, and then discussed the Space Lab.
WENT
went on to do sth: làm sth sau khi làm sth
=> After talking about living on Mars, Professor Smith ___________________
went on to discuss the Space Lab.
21: We must always bear in mind that many scientific breakthroughs are due to luck. SIGHT
đóng vai trò qtrong
=> We must _______________________________
never LOST SIGHT OF the fact that luck plays a large part in many scientific
breakthroughs. lose sight of sth: quên sth, bỏ sót sth
22: Helen’s running style seems to be improving now she has lessons. SIGNS
show signs of improvement có dấu hiệu cải thiện
=> Helen’s running style _________________________ now she has lessons.
23: I’ve never attempted to write poetry, though I have had a go at short stories. HAND
try your hand at sth: thử sth
=> Despite trying ______________________________
my hand at short stories, poetry is something I’ve never attempted.
24: Although poetry readings are fun, the way in which poems are read sometimes annoys me.
EXCEPTION take exception to sth: tháy khó chịu vì sth
enjoy poetry readings, I take exception to
=> Much as I _____________________________________ how poems are read.
tiền thù lao
25: While most writers earn only modest royalties, a lucky few create a bestseller. STRIKE
strike it lucky by: gặp may mắn làm gì
=> A few writers __________________________ earning
strike it lucky by creating a bestseeller only modest royalties is the norm.
while

26: Luisa and I never agreed on anything to do with the children’s education. EYE
never saw eye to eye when it
=> Luisa and I _________________________________ came to the children’s education.
when it comes to: khi nhắc tới sth
27: Susie believes this job interview is really important. STORE
=> Susie ____________________________________________
sets great store by this job interview.

commissions tiền hoa hồng ( tranh vẽ, ghost-writing) sets great store by: tin rằng sth important
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set one's sights on: quyết tâm làm gì

28: Their mother was determined to visit Paris and nothing would stop her. SIGHTS
=> Their mother had __________________________
set her sights on visiting Paris and nothing would stop her.
rút lại lời nói
29: Graham took back his words on noticing there were fresh strawberries on the menu. TUNE
changed his tune when he
=> Graham ____________________________ noticed fresh strawberries were on the menu.
30: We found it difficult not to laugh because the situation was so funny. KEEP keep a straight face: cố
gắng gượng cười
=> We found it difficult to __________________________________ such a funny situation.
keep a straight face because it was

31: Jenny felt elated when she won the regional skating competition. CLOUD get first place: về nhất
on cloud nine when she got first
=> Jenny was ______________________________ place in the regional skating competition.
vì quyền lợi của sth
32: I really admire people who are prepared to risk their job for the sake of their principles.
LINE mạo hiểm làm gì đó

=> I really admire people who are prepared to __________________________

put their job on the line for the sake of
their principles. set the record straight about sth: thành
thật về sth
33: It’s time the organisation told the truth about the misuse of its funds. STRAIGHT
=> The organisation should set ____________________________
the record straight about how its funds were misused.
giấy kiến nghị
34: Would you mind if I asked you to sign this petition? RAISE raise objection to: phản đối sth
raise any objection to my
=> Would you ____________________________ asking you to sign this petition?
tự cao
35: Penny Stone has become really self-important since she was promoted. GONE
=> Getting a __________________________________
promotion has really gone to Penny's head. go to one's head: làm ai đó tự cao
get a promotion: được thăng chức
36: I can never follow what he’s saying – he’s always changing the subject. TANGENT
=> If he __________________________________
did not go off on a tangent I would know what he was talking about.
37: It was kind of you to help us clean up, but it really wasn’t necessary. HELPED
need not have helped us with
=> You __________________________________ the cleaning up.

go off on a tangent: đổi chủ đề nói lan man sang chủ đề khác