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1. REWRITE
Exercise 1:
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given.
1. The heat was such that I nearly fainted.
It was ........................................................................................................................
2. I’m going to the theatre tomorrow, and I’m really looking forward to it.
I’m really looking .....................................................................................................
3. I’ve never eaten this before.
It’s the first ..................................................................................................................
4. Is it possible to travel to London by coach?
I wonder ........................................ .............................................................................
5. It’s a pity you didn’t tell us about this.
I wish ........................................ .................................................................................
6. He’s getting someone to mend the windows.
He’s having ........................................ ........................................................................
7. It started to rain at two o’clock.
It has ........................................ ...................................................................................
8. They made her hand over her passport.
She was ........................................ ..............................................................................
9. I thought it would be better than that.
It’s not ........................................ ...............................................................................
10. I tried to eat the cake, but it was too sweet.
The cake was ........................................ ....................................................................
11. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad.
It was such ........................................ ........................................................................
12. Six years ago we started writing to each other.
We have ....................................... .............................................................................
13. My brother and I both went to that school.
I went to that school and so ........................................ ...............................................
14. I’m never going to visit them again.
That’s ................................ ........................................................................................
15. She and I had never been there before.
Neither ..................................... ..................................................................................
16. No one has ever discussed that question.
That question .................................... .........................................................................
17. Someone must meet him at the railway station.
He ........................................ ......................................................................................
18. She said to us ‘Don’t be late’.
She told ........................................ .............................................................................
19. I often get up early.
I am used ........................................ ............................................................................
20. He was too far away to hear me.
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2. He was so ....................................... ............................................................................
21. I am sorry I interrupted your dinner.
I apologize ........................................ ..........................................................................
22. Someone stole my purse from my handbag.
My purse ........................................ .............................................................................
23. ‘Go home at once, John,’ she said.
She told ....................................... ................................................................................
24. It was such good weather that we went swimming.
The weather ........................................ ..........................................................................
25. Getting a good job doesn’t interest him.
He ........................................ ........................................................................................
26. The garden is too small to play football in.
The garden isn’t ........................................ ....................................................................
27. When did you start working here?
How long ...................................... ................................................................................
28. The children should be in bed by now.
It’s time ........................................ .................................................................................
29. No one in the group is younger than her.
She is........................................ .....................................................................................
30. He can’t do anything about it.
There’s ....................................... ...................................................................................
31. He borrowed my book, but he forgot to return it.
I ........................................ .............................................................................................
32. They made him wait for two hours
He was........................................ ...................................................................................
33. I must leave now, or I will miss the bus.
I will miss ....................................... .............................................................................
34. I can’t see that far.
It is too ...................................... .................................................................................
35. She’s a slower and more careful driver than I am.
She drives ...................................... ..............................................................................
36. The police started looking for him two months ago.
For two months now the ...................................... .........................................................
37. How old do you think this house is?
When do you think ............................... ........................................................................
38. This holiday’s so expensive, I don’t think I can go.
It’s such .................................... ....................................................................................
39. It’s the cheapest watch but it’s the nicest.
Not only ...................................... ..................................................................................
40. I will get home at about seven, and I’ll give you a ring then.
I’ll give you a ring.................................. .......................................................................
41. We had never been so happy before.
We were ................................ .......................................................................................
42. I’m sorry that I didn’t learn to ride a bicycle when I was younger.
I regret ...................................... ....................................................................................
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3. 43. The police made the boat turn back.
The boat.................................. .......................................................................................
44. I have never been to the ballet before.
It’s ..................................... ............................................................................................
45. He spoke so quickly that I couldn’t understand what he said.
He spoke too ...................................... ..........................................................................
46. She asked John to repeat what he had said.
‘Please ..................................... ......................................................................................
47. She didn’t work hard enough, so she lost her job.
The reason..................................... ................................................................................
48. I’m grateful that you looked after my mother so well.
Thank you................................ ......................................................................................
49. It’s impossible to cross the road because of the traffic.
The traffic makes it................................. .......................................................................
50. The switch was too high for him to reach.
He wasn’t tall................................. ................................................................................
Exercise 2:
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given.
1. It’s not worth trying to make her change her mind.
There’s ........................................
2. He was driving very fast because he didn’t know the road was icy.
If ........................................
3. I haven’t seen her since we left school.
The ........................................
4. I get to work in twenty minutes.
It ........................................
5. ‘Don’t walk on the grass,’ the gardener said to us.
The gardener told ........................................
6. It is vital that this work is finished by Monday.
This work ........................................
7. He regretted not inviting her to his birthday party.
He wished ........................................
8. The weather was so bad that we couldn’t go sailing.
The weather was not ........................................
9. How long is it since they went to Nairobi?
When ........................................
10. Although he was exhausted he managed to finish the London Marathon race.
Despite ........................................
11. He does almost no work.
He hardly ........................................
12. She’s very pleased to be going away on holiday soon.
She’s looking ........................................
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4. 13. I’m sure she’s not at home — I’ve just phoned and there’s no reply.
She ........................................
14. They took away his passport so that he wouldn’t leave the country.
They prevented ........................................
15. The storm blew a lot of trees down last night.
A lot of trees ........................................
16. ‘Where are you spending your holidays?’ Janet asked us.
Janet asked ........................................
17. We stayed in this hotel.
This is ........................................
18. I can’t find the letter anywhere. I’m sure someone has thrown it away.
I can’t find the letter anywhere. It ........................................
19. I last spoke to Jack when I sold him my old car.
I haven’t ........................................
20. He was annoyed because I walked across the field.
He objected ........................................
21. ‘Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?’ said William.
William suggested ........................................
22. He started to play the guitar five years ago.
He has ........................................
23. I am fond of my nephew although he behaves terribly.
I am fond of my nephew in ........................................
24. I won’t swim in the sea because it is too cold.
The sea is not ........................................
25. ‘I was not there at the time,’ he said.
He denied ........................................
26. ‘Who does that suitcase belong to?’ the policeman asked us.
The policeman asked us whose ........................................
27. She hasn’t ridden a horse before.
It ........................................
28. We couldn’t answer those two difficult questions.
Those two ........................................
29. Haven’t you got any cheaper televisions?
Are these ........................................
30. I would prefer you not to smoke in here.
I’d rather ........................................
31. ‘Please don’t make such a mess in your room,’ his mother said.
His mother asked ........................................
32. The Americans have just recalled their ambassador.
The American ........................................
33. It is not necessary for you to do the test.
You ........................................
34. The day was so cold that we stayed indoors.
It was ........................................
35. She prefers reading to watching TV.
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5. She would ........................................
36. I’ve never eaten snails before.
This is ........................................
37. Eventually he succeeded in making her answer the question.
Eventual1y he managed ........................................
38. She wants someone to make her a new dress.
She wants to have ........................................
39. We really ought to go home now.
It’s ........................................
40. The south of England is drier than the north.
There is not ........................................
41. The book interested me more than the film.
I thought ........................................
42. The teacher did not allow the class to leave before 4.30.
The teacher made ........................................
43. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
In ........................................
44. I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye.
I wish ........................................
45. They arrived very late because they had a flat tyre.
If ........................................
46. If he doesn’t apologize I will never invite him here again.
Unless ........................................
47. You must water the plants at least once a week.
The plants ........................................
48. I advise you not to say anything like that again.
You’d ........................................
49. She couldn’t get to work because of the heavy snow.
The heavy ........................................
50. I had expected the weather to be worse.
The weather was not ........................................
CLOZE TEXTS
Text 1
A. Hullo, love. Have you had a good day at .................... (1)?
B. Yes, quite good, .................... (2) that the manager was unpleasant .................... (3)
day. How about you?
A. Oh, it was a quiet day. There wasn’t much work .................... (4) so I got home early.
B. Good for you. What’s for dinner?
A. Well, when .................... (5) dinner at a restaurant? It was .................... (6) time ago
that I can’t remember. Can’t we go tonight?
B. Well, it’s a good idea, but let’s not .................... (7) tonight because I want to watch
the football on the television.
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6. A. Oh, I forgot .................... (8) you. There’s something .................... (9) the television.
I wanted to watch a programme this afternoon but I .................... (10) get a picture.
B. All right, I believe you. Which restaurant do you want to go to?
1. A. work B. job C. office D. factory
2. A. but B. expect C. though D. except
3. A. in the all B. the all C. in the whole D. the whole
4. A. to me to do B. for doing C. that I did D. for me to do
5. A. had we last B. did we last have
C. last had we D. did we have last
6. A. such a long B. a such long C. so long a D. a so long
7. A. go away B. go out C. to go away D. to go out
8. A. to say B. to tell C. saying D. telling
9. A. wrong on B. bad on C. wrong with D. bad with
10. A. can’t B. couldn’t C. may not D. might not
Text 2
I have a brother who is .................... (1) me. We .................... (2). Yesterday was an
important day .................... (3) friends. In the morning .................... (4) of us had a big
exam at the technical college and then .................... (5) there was a big meeting at the
youth club at 9 o’clock. (That’s where we usually go when we want to .................... (6)
ourselves.) A rich woman had given us some money and yesterday we .................... (7)
decide what to do .................... (8). Many people wanted to buy something new for our
club, but my brother and I wanted to give the money to another club that
has .................... (9). In the end we decided to give half to the poor club
and .................... (10) half for ourselves.
1. A. so old as B. so old that
C. the same age that D. the same age as
2. A. both are 6 B. are both 6 C. are 6 both D. are 6 the both
3. A. to us and our B. for us and our C. to us and ours D. for us and ours
4. A. most B. much C. more D. few
5. A. last night B. the last night C. last evening D. the last evening
6. A. enjoy B. meet C. like D. divert
7. A. had to B. must C. should D. would
8. A. with it B. with them C. for it D. for them
9. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
10. A. keep another B. keep the other C. hold another D. hold the other
Text 3
A. Is Ann .................... (1) music?
B. Well, she likes to listen to records but she’s never .................... (2) anything. What
about Tommy?
A. He’d .................... (3) be outside than in the house. .................... (4) best is to spend a
whole weekend in the country. I was .................... (5) when I was young.
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7. B. My husband and I .................... (6) walk a lot before we got married. But he’s
got .................... (7) fat stomach now that he can hardly walk to his car.
A. Perhaps he .................... (8) eat so much.
B. I try to help when I cook, but he .................... (9) the cooking and then there’s
enough food for ten people, and the .................... (10) about it is that he cooks very
well so everybody eats a lot.
1. A. liking B. fond of C. interest in D. playing the
2. A. learning to play B. learning play
C. learnt to play D. learnt play
3. A. rather B. prefer C. better D. like
4. A. What he prefers B. What he likes
C. That he prefers D. That he likes
5. A. same B. like that C. so D. as him
6. A. used to B. were used to
C. were liking to D. liked
7. A. so B. such C. such a D. a so
8. A. shouldn’t B. shan’t C. mustn’t D. hasn’t to
9. A. often makes B. often does C. does often D. makes often
10. A. more bad B. most bad C. worse thing D. worst thing
Text 4
Thursday, 9 October
Dear Christine,
I was a pity that you .................... (1) be here for the play last night. I think that
it .................... (2) very well, but I’m glad that it’s over now because it was a lot
of .................... (3). Mrs. Johnson is the leader of the theatre group so she told
everyone .................... (4). My sister Penny had one of the big parts (she was the queen
and she .................... (5)) but I only had .................... (6) things to say. A lot of people
came to see the play and we made over one hundred pounds. Mrs. Johnson asked
everyone how .................... (7) spend it. We have agreed to organise a trip to one of the
big theatres in London, but can’t go now; it’ll .................... (8) Christmas.
In your last letter you asked .................... (9) Jim’s new address, but I’m afraid I don’t
know it. We must both wait until he .................... (10) to us.
I hope you are well. Write soon.
Love,
1. A. can’t B. couldn’t C. may not D. mightn’t
2. A. went B. was going C. was D. has been
3. A. the work B. work C. job D. the job
4. A. which to do B. which they did
C. what to do D. what they did
5. A. seemed very nicely B. seemed very nice
C. looked very nicely D. looked very nice
6. A. few short B. a few short C. a short few D. short few
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8. 7. A. we should B. should we C. shall we D. we shall
8. A. must be at B. must be in C. have to be at D. have to be in
9. A. from me B. me for C. to me D. to me for
10. A. is going to B. is writing C. will write D. writes
Text 5
Buying a Hotel
The price of hotels in Britain is going up .................... (1) at any time since the
war. There are a number of reasons for this but the .................... (2) all is the
Government’s economic policy. Managers in factories see .................... (3) so they are
attracted to the idea of owning .................... (4) businesses. .................... (5) Britain’s
weather is often disappointing, the tourist industry is growing. Many
people .................... (6) like to combine a .................... (7) holiday with the opportunity
of improving their English. It is therefore not surprising that businessmen are buying
hotels. The only thing .................... (8) worries me is the kind of treatment their guests
are .................... (9) to receive since .................... (10) of them know anything about
hotel management.
1. A. more fast than B. more fast that
C. faster than D. faster that
2. A. most important of B. more important of
C. most important from D. more important from
3. A. to fall their standard of living B. falling their standard of living
C. their standard of living to fall D. their standard of living falling
4. A. his proper B. his own
C. their proper D. their own
5. A. In spite of B. Although
C. Even D. However
6. A. in the Continent B. in the overseas
C. abroad D. foreign
7. A. fortnight B. fortnight’s
C. two weeks D. two week’s
8. A. that B. what
C. as D. who
9. A. like B. probable
C. probably D. likely
10. A. little B. a little
C. few D. a few
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