8. The earth is bigger than the moon.

　The moon Is _________ _________ _________ _________the earth.

7. Mr. Brown left London six years ago.

　　Mr. Brown　 _________ _________ _________ _________London for six years.

6. The player smiled and jumped into the river.

　　The player jumped into the river_________ _________ _________.

5. He is so young that he can't join the army.

　　He is _________ young________ the army.

4. I am a League member. He is a League member,too.

　　_________ he_________ I _________League members.

3. They made him work 12 hours a day.

　　He_________ 　_________ _________ _________ 12 hours a day.

2. It took Mary an hour to do her homework last night.

　　Mary________ an hour _________her homework last night.

1. Bike is short for bicycle.

　　Bike is_________ 　_________ _________saying bicycle.

15. Something is wrong with that machine.

　　That machine_________ _________.

　答案：doesn't work

　简析：综合转换是在整体把握句意的基础上，对原句重新进行概括表达，它在词汇、结构等多方面都有较大的变化。

　至于一些特殊形式的变化，同学们在解题过程中要不断归纳总结，彻底掌握它们。下面就请你做几道练习题一试身手吧！

14. Do you know how you can get the kite down from the tree?

　　Do you know_________ _________get the kite down from the tree?

　答案: how to

　简析：复合句转换为简单句一般侧重于将从句变化为短语或词组，使其句意简单明了。常见的转换方法有：(1)用不定式替换、用介词短语替换、用名词短语替换、用分词短语替换；(2)将宾语从句简化为"疑问词+不定式"；(3)将so... that... (such... that... )引导的状语从句简化为含有too... to... (或enough to)的简单句；(4)将if引导的状语从句简化为"祈使句，and(or)+句子"。