Vocabulary for Examination - Sentence Transformation 3

* A great many people will congratulate her if she wins. (SHOWERED)

She will be SHOWERED WITH CONGRATULATIONS if she wins.

Since the company's methods were exposed in a newspaper, people have lost their good opinion of it.

Since the company's methods were exposed in a newspaper, it has FALLEN INTO DISREPUTE FALL INTO DISREPUTE - to not be respected or trusted

* They have discovered some interesting information. (LIGHT)

Some interesting information has COME TO LIGHT.

Attendances at the exhibition have been down this year.

THE EXHIBITION has not been well-attended this year.

We had not expected we should have so much difficulty in finding the place.

THE PLACE was much more difficult to find than we had expected.

The river overflowed last year.

THE RIVER burst its bank last year.

There is surely a better way of encouraging people to recycle more. (HAS)

THERE HAS TO BE a way of encouraging people to recycle more.

I hardly think he will agree to give you a pay rise.

THERE IS LITTLE LIKELIHOOD that he will agree to give you a pay rise.

It's impossible to predict how long it will take to finish this kind of job. (TELLING)

THERE IS NO TELLING HOW long it will take to do this kind of job. THERE IS NO TELLING +Wh

Few people smoke these days.

THERE IS a decrease in the number of smokers these days.

They haven't decided whether to sack him or not.

THEY HAVEN'T COME to decision ABOUT whether to save him or not.

* The custom dates back to medieval times. (ROOTS)

The ROOTS of the custom date backs medieval times.

No one believed in the accused's explanation about the illegal merchandise during the trial. (RING)

The accused's explanation didn't RING TRUE during the trial. RING TRUE/FALSE - to seem true/false - to seem believable/unbelievable

* The conflict between two political parties will carry on for a long time. (MEANS)

The conflict between two parties is BY NO MEANS over. BY NO MEANS - definitely not - certainly not

The enquiry was held in private. (DOORS)

The enquiry was held BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - If something happens behind closed doors, it is hidden or kept secret from public view

The incident ruined my chance of promotion. (PAID)

The incident PUT PAID TO my chance of promotion. PUT PAID TO STH - to ruin - to finish - to destroy

The mistake in the account was not noticed until the figures were re-checked. (LIGHT)

The mistake in the account didn't COME TO LIGHT until the figures were re-checked.

The handling of the matter has been heavily criticized by the press. (SCORN)

The press has POURED SCORN ON handling of the matter. POUR SCORN ON SB/STH - to say sb/sth is stupid - to criticize sb/sth

* The prisoner was recaptured as he rushed towards the gate. (DASH)

The prisoner was recaptured as he MADE A DASH FOR the gate. MAKE A DASH FOR STH - to dash for sth - to rush towards sth

The motorcyclist rounded the corner at a quite unbelievable speed. (WHICH)

The speed AT WHICH the motorcyclist rounded the corner was quite unbelievable.

The tourists were unharmed after the train crash.

The tourists were NONE THE WORSE after the train crash. NONE THE WORSE, BETTER, RICHER etc. - not worse, better, richer etc.

* A party will be thrown for the twins when they return. (THEM)

The twins will have a party thrown for THEM when they return.

* There were very few people who understood what the professor said in the meeting. (VIRTUALLY)

There was VIRTUALLY NO ONE who understood what the professor said in the meeting.

* The government is always changing its policies on transportation. (LACK)

There's a LACK OF CONSISTENCY in the government's policies on transportation.

They accused me of causing the accident. (BLAME)

They PUT THE BLAME ON ME FOR the accident. PUT THE BLAME ON SB (for sth) - to blame sb for sth - to blame sth on sb - to accuse sb of sth

They'll have to take the dog on holiday with them. (BEHIND)

They can't LEAVE THE DOG BEHIND when they go on holiday.

* Their heavy downpour brought their picnic to an abrupt end. (CUT)

They have to CUT THEIR PICNIC SHORT because of the heavy downpour. CUT STH SHORT - to stop doing sth before it is finished

Anthony wasn't at all discouraged by this bad experience. (PUT)

This bad experience didn't PUT Anthony OFF in the least.

To put it bluntly, we are making no progress with this rehabilitation scheme. (STANDSTILL)

This rehabilitation scheme is AT A STANDSTILL AT A STANDSTILL - making no progress

* Uncle August did not suffer from his experience. (WORSE)

Uncle August was NONE THE WORSE after his experience.

* We had a long discussion about the problem but we couldn't solve it.

WE DISCUSSED the problem AT LENGTH but we couldn't solve it.

* How likely is it she will pass the exam?

WHAT ARE HER CHANCES of passing the exam? WHAT ARE YOUR CHANCES...: always plural.

What Daniel told me was more of an order than a piece of advice.

WHAT DENIEL TOLD ME WAS NOT so much a piece of advice as an order. NOT SO MUCH STH AS STH: Không giống như... mà là... e.g: - They're not so much lovers as friends - I don't feel angry so much as sad.

Perhaps no one will ever know what happened that fateful night.

WHAT HAPPENED that fateful night will never be known.

Why are you against inviting Jack to the party?

WHAT'S the reason of your objection to inviting Jack to the party?

When you do decide want you want to do, please let us know. (MIND)

WHEN you have made up your mind what you want to do, please let us know.

* It's just possible that we may have to introduce pay cuts. (RULED)

We haven't RULES OUT the possibility of introducing pay cuts. RULE STH OUT - to exclude

Our broken immersion heater must be repaired urgently. (SEEN)

We must have our broken immersion heater SEEN TO urgently. SEE TO SB/STH - to deal with a problem, person or task - to fix/repair sth

We need to stamp out the prejudice. (GET)

We need to GET RID OF the prejudice. STAMP STH OUT = GET RID OF STH = REMOVE STH

* We regret not having been able to come to Uncle Tom's funeral. (RESPECTS)

We would like to have been able to come to PAY OUR LAST RESPECTS to Uncle Tom when he died. PAY YOUR LAST RESPECTS - to honor sb after their death - to pay tribute to sb dead

Winning that prize has made him very conceited. (HEAD)

Winning that prize has GONE TO HIS HEAD.

I'm not to blame for your financial problems.

YOU CAN'T HOLD me responsible for your financial problems. HOLD SB RESPONSIBLE FOR STH: đổ quấy trách nhiệm - to blame sth for sth

It's bad you spent your past years doing trivial things. (ERRANDS)

YOU SHOULDN'T have spent your past years RUNNING ERRANDS. RUN ERRANDS - to go out or to buy sth - to do trivial things

You don't have to pay now if you would rather not. (UNDER/PREFER)

You are UNDER NO OBLIGATION to pay if you'D PREFER not.

You've eaten so much that it's logical you feel sick. (STAND)

You have eaten so much that IT STANDS TO REASON you feel sick. IT STANDS TO REASON (that...) - it makes sense - it is obvious

You should always be grateful for what you are given.

You should NOT LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH. NOT LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH - to not appreciate or question a gift

There isn't enough space in this room for a big cupboard.

A BIG CUPBOARD will TAKE UP/OCCUPY too much space in this room.

If there's no reason not to, I'll vote for Carol.

ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, I'll vote for Carol. ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL: Nếu không có gì thay đổi. - if everything happens as expected

The audience suddenly started to applaud loudly.

ALL of a sudden there was a loud applause from the audience.

Alex grimaced as he swallowed the foul-tasting medicine. (PULLED)

Alex PULLED A FACE as he swallowed the foul-tasting medicine. PULL A FACE: nhăn mặt - to grimace

Customs officials are stopping more travelers than usual this weekend. (SEARCHED)

An increased number of travelers are being SEARCHED by customs officials this weekend.

Tim tried to be like his idol when he was a teenger. (MODELLED)

As a teenager, Tim MODELLED HIMSELF ON his idol. MODEL YOURSELF ON SB - to try to be like sb - to set sb as an example for you to make progress, or simply to follow, imitate their behavior

* This system of communication only worked within groups.

BETWEEN groups this system didn't work.

Bad publicity badly affects sales figures. (DETRIMENTAL)

Bad publicity is DETRIMENTAL TO sales figures. DETRIMENTAL (to) - harmful to sb - deleterious to sb

Be sure to say goodbye to your grandmother before you leave. (WITHOUT)

Be sure not to leave WITHOUT saying goodbye to your grandmother.

Before you leave the office, please look at the new contract. (EYE)

Before you leave the office, please CAST AN EYE OVER the new contract. CAST AN/YOUR EYE OVER STH - to look quickly at sth

Bill was much taller than all of his classmates.

Bill TOWERED OVER all of his classmates. TOWER OVER - very tall in comparison to others

* The reforms will not succeed unless they are carefully planned. (CRUCIAL)

Careful planning is CRUCIAL for success of the reforms.

Coming second didn't make her feel any better because she only wanted to win. (CONSOLATION)

Coming second was OF NO CONSOLATION TO her because winning was all that mattered to her.

Don't panic about something so trivial. (MOUNTAIN)

Don't MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL.

I was about to hand in my notice when I was unexpectedly offered promotion. (ON)

I was ON THE POINT OF handing my notice when I was unexpectedly offered promotion. ON THE POINT OF DOING STH - about to do sth

I really want to see her again. (DYING)

I'M DYING to see her again.

* Alice is the most generous person I have ever met.

I'VE never met anyone who is more generous than Alice

I'll be thinking of you and hoping that you have good luck on the day of your interview. (FINGERS)

I'll KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED for you on the day of your interview. KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED/CROSS YOUR FINGERS - to hope that things will happen nicely

* Should they strike the consultant off, she will never work again.

IF SHE BE struck off, the consultant will never work again.

It was an impressive building but it wasn' to my taste.

IMPRESSIVE as the building was, it wasn't to my taste.

In the event, the extra insurance they took out wasn't necessary.

IN THE EVENT, WE needn't have taken out the insurance.

* Fred has only himself to blame for losing his driving license for repeated speeding. (SERVES)

IT SERVES Fred to lose his driving license for repeated speeding. SERVE SB - it's because of sb's mistake

If you need any help, please don't hesitate to ask.

If I can be OF ANY ASSISTANCE, please don't hesitate to ask. OF (ANY) ASSISTANCE - of (any) help - helpful

The store will probably accept a credit card instead of cash. (ALTERNATIVE)

It is likely that the store will accept a credit card AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO cash.

We won't get to the airport in less than 30 minutes. (LEAST)

It will take us AT LEAST 30 minutes to get to the airport.

It's too complex to understand why you quit your job while you haven't got another one. (BEYOND)

It's BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION to understand why you quit your job while you haven't got another one.

No one stands a chance of beating Mansell in this year's championship.

It's a FOREGONE CONCLUSION that Mansell will win this year's championship. FOREGONE CONCLUSION - a result obvious to everyone

* It's difficult to imagine his work being improved on by anyone. (BETTERING)

It's difficult to imagine anyone BETTERING his work.

It's possible the looming crisis won't ever actually materialize. (BOUNDS)

It's not BEYOND BOUNDS OF POSSIBILITY that the looming crisis won't ever actually materialize. NOT BEYOND BOUNDS OF POSSIBILITY - not impossible - possible

Jack doesn't know all the answers, though he pretends to.

JACK ACTS as if he knew all the answers

* They suspended Jack for the next two matches. (BANNED)

Jack was BANNED FROM playing in the next two matches. BAN SB FROM DOING STH - to forbid sb from doing sth - to refuse to allow sb to do sth

* The majority of their clientele is made of local people. (COMPRISE)

Local people COMPRISE the majority of their clientele.

Mimi knew for sure her boyfriend was lying to her. (SHADOW)

Mimi knew WITHOUT A SHADOW OF DOUBT that her boyfriend was lying to her. BEYOND/WITHOUT A SHADOW OF DOUBT - there is no doubt that something is true

* Most people are indifferent to the mistreatment of animals. (SHOW)

Most people SHOW little/no concern about the mistreatment of animals. SHOW LITTLE/NO CONCERN ABOUT STH - to not give a damn - to not give a rat's ass

That jumper you knitted for my daughter no longer fits her. (GROW)

My daughter has GROWN OUT OF that jumper you knitted for her. GROW OUT STH # GROW INTO STH

* In order to stay open, the charity shop needs at least four helpers. (ENABLE)

NO fewer than four helpers are need to ENABLE the charity shop to stay open.

The truth only came out on the publication of the general's personal diaries.

ONLY WHEN the general's personal diaries were published did the truth come out.

Please make sure you have all the documents available before the meeting. (FINGERPRINTS)

Please make sure you have all the documents AT YOUR FINGERTIPS before the meeting. AT YOUR FINGERTIPS - getting and using sth easily

She began to suffer from irrational fears. (PREY)

She FELL PREY TO irrational fears. BE/FALL PREY TO STH - to be hurt or deceived by sth bad

* She paid tribute to him in her farewell speech. (SHOWED)

She SHOWED her admiration for him in her farewell speech.

She isn't very good at arranging flowers. (FLAIR)

She doesn't HAVE much of A FLAIR FOR arranging flowers. HAVE A FLAIR FOR STH - to have a natural ability to do sth well

If you want my opinion, he's useless. (WORTH)

FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH, he's useless. FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH - even though it/my opinion may not be important or valuable

* He said he had nothing to do with the accident.

HE REFUSED to take the blame for the accident.

* I feel completely exhausted when I've listened to Marion for half an hour. (LEAVES)

Half an hour listening to Mario LEAVES ME FEELING completely exhausted.

The impression most people have of him is that he is an honest person. (COMES)

He COMES ACROSS/OVER AS an honest person. COME ACROSS/OVER AS STH/ADJ - to be understood in a particular way

* He liked the new job straight away. (DUCK)

He TOOK TO the new job LIKE A DUCK TO WATER. TAKE TO STH LIKE A DUCK TO WATER - to like sth so much - to have a natural ability to do sth well

It is said that he has acted in a very determined way. (ACCOUNTS)

He has showed a great DETERMINATION in his actions, BY ALL ACCOUNTS. BY/FROM ALL ACCOUNTS - as said by many people

* He was unable to control his emotions after his big win. (SPILLED)

His emotions SPILLED OVER after his big win. SPILL OVER - to go over the edge (literary)

That dress has only the slightest mark on it.

I CAN BARELY make out/see a mark on that dress.

* She is almost certain to turn down your proposal.

I DOUBT whether she will accept your proposal.

I suspected him when he started being so helpful. (RAT)

I SMELT A RAT when he started being so helpful. (RAT) SMELL A RATE - to smell sth fishy - to suspect sb

I couldn't understand a word of what he said. (TAIL)

I couldn't MAKE HEAD OR TAIL what he said. MAKE HEAD OR TAIL: hiểu rõ ngọn ngành - to understand

I remained neutral during their disagreement because I liked both of them. (SIDES)

I didn't TAKE SIDES during their disagreement because I liked both of them.

* The instructions said I should use glue. I did use glue. (AS)

I used glue AS it said I should in the instructions.