e.g.　 1. I got a letter from my brother last weekend.

　　 = I heard from my brother last weekend.

2.His little sister could dress herself when she was three years old.

　 = His little sister was able to dress herself at the age of three.

这类题目首先要注意比较上下两句，找出需要改动的地方，运用同义词或同义词组进行转换。还要注意把握两句的时态、数的单复和主谓一致等。

Exercises:

20. As she was tired with walking, the old woman sat down to have a rest.　 　

　　 _____　 _____　 _____, the old woman sat down to have a rest

19. The article needs shortening.

　　 The article needs _____　 _____　 ________.

18.　 I regretted having told her the news.

　　 I wish I _____　 _____　 _____　 her the news.

17. Isn't he clever?

　　 _____　 _____　 _____　 man he is.

16. While he was running downstairs, Li Ming knocked into his teacher.　　

　　 _____　 _____　 ________　 , Li Ming knocked into his teacher.

15. He insisted that she join us in the game.

　　 He insisted _____　 _____　 _____ us in the game.

14. We put off the outing because of the weather.

　　 _____　 _____　 because of the weather _____ we put off the outing.

13. "Will you please speak louder?" she said to him.

　　 She _____　 _____　 _____ speak louder.

12. He took off his shoes because he did not want to wake up his

　　 roommates.　　

　　 _____　 _____　 _____ wake up his roommates, he took off his shoes.