Sentences transformation

. Helen was so sorry that she couldn’t attend Susan’s birthday party. (MAKE)

→ Helen greatly _______________________________

regretted not being able to/ that she couldn't make it to Susan's birthday party

• make it to + event/place: tham dự, có mặt tại một sự kiện nào đó

• Regret + that + S + V: Tiếc vì điều gì đó đã xảy ra

• Regret + V-ing: Tiếc vì đã làm (hoặc không làm) điều gì đos

. We were lucky to narrowly win the championship. (BREADTH)

→ It was by a _____________________________________________.

a stroke of luck that we won the championship by a hair’s breadth

• a stroke of + noun (usually luck/genius): một sự kiện đặc biệt (thường là may mắn, sáng tạo) hoặc bất ngờ dẫn đến kết quả tích cực

• by a hair's breadth: suýt nữa thì, chỉ trong gang tấc

. There are widespread rumours that the annual budget will be significantly reduced. (BONE)

→ The annual budget ______________________________

is widely rumoured to be cut/pared to the bone

• cut/pared to the bone: cắt giảm đến mức tối thiểu

There’s no way he cancels the trip so near the departure date. (QUESTION)

→ There’s _____________________________________

no question of his cancelling the trip so near the departure date

• There’s no question of + noun/V-ing: không có khả năng/không thể có chuyện

You’d better start studying seriously. (KNUCKLED)

→ I’d _____________________________________________

rather you knuckled down to serious study/to studying seriously

• Would (‘d) rather + subject + past simple: muốn ai đó làm gì ở htai, tương lai

• Be/get/knuckle down to + noun/V-ing: bắt đầu tập trung nghiêm túc vào việc gì

Without financial backing, the project couldn’t go as planned. (WANT)

→ The project fell _____________________________________________

through for want of financial backing

• Fall through: thất bại/Không diễn ra như dự định

• For want of + noun: vì thiếu...

You are responsible to find out what caused her depression. (ON)

→ It’s up _____________________________________________.

to you to find out what brought on her depression

• - It’s up to + someone + to + V: tùy ai đó/Ai đó có trách nhiệm làm gì

• - Bring on + noun: gây ra điều gì, thường là điều không mong muốn

Although some members objected to the proposal, it met with the council’s approval. (GO-AHEAD)

→ Notwithstanding _____________________________________________.

some members’ objection(s) to the proposal, it was given a go-ahead from/by the council

• meet with + noun: gặp phải/Nhận được điều gì đó – thường là phản ứng, thái độ

• Notwithstanding + noun phrase, clause (=despite/ in spite of)

• Be given a/the go-ahead (from/by...): được cho phép tiến hành bởi...

I won’t change my mind, no matter what you say. (BLUE)

→ You can talk _____________________________________________.

till you are blue in the face but I won’t change my mind.

• talk till you are blue in the face: nói hết lời, đến mức kiệt sức/Nói mãi

Because of his arrogance, nobody was willing to help him. (FULL)

→ Had he _____________________________________________

not been (so) full of himself, everybody/somebody would have been willing to help him

• Be full of oneself: tự phụ/Tự cao

. Your story is dierent from the facts. (TIE)

→ Your story doesn’t _______________________________________________.

tie in with the facts

• Tie in with + noun (Phù hợp với/Khớp với điều gì)

. Martine cannot go any higher in his career. (PINNACLE)

→ Martine _______________________________________________.

has reached the pinnacle of his career

• Reach + the pinnacle of + noun: đạt đến đỉnh cao của điều gì

. I would appreciate it if you didn’t pretend to support my view. (LIP)

→ I would sooner _______________________________________________.

you hadn’t paid lip service to my view yesterday

• Would appreciate it if + subject + past tense: sẽ rất cảm kích nếu ai đó làm/không làm gì

• Would sooner + subject + past perfect: thà rằng ai đó đã làm gì

• Pay lip service to + noun: nói miệng ủng hộ điều gì mà không thật lòng

Sorry, you can do whatever you want.

→ Sorry you are not in a ______________________ and choose.

You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new lunch-bar. → You can eat _______________________________________________.

. My father became extremely angry when he discovered someone had damaged his car.

→ There _________________________________.

Addicts of computer games struggle to distinguish the virtual world from the real world. (DRAW)

→ Those obsessed _____________________________.

Have a look at this picture. It may help you remember something. (JOG)

→ Have a ________________________.

Have a look at this picture. It may help you remember something. (JOG)

→ Have a ____________________________.

Although the beginning may be smooth for a business, one has to think about the worst-case scenario. (PREOCCUPIED) → _______________________________________________.