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Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the firstsentence using the word given (in

brackets). Use between two and five words.Do not change the word given. 1.I moved here 10 years ago.I . for 10 years. ( lived ) 2.I'm not as old as my brother.My brother . me. ( than) 3. 'Why don't we go to the inema!'"aniel . to the inema.(going ) #.I regret not st$dying harder when I was at s hool.I wish. when I was at s hool.(st$died ) %.&omeone has 'illed the (arty leader in a ar bomb atta '.)he (arty leader . in a ar bombatta ' .(has) *. It's too old to go to the bea h today.It's . to the bea h today.(warm) +.,o$ won't (ass the e-am $nless yo$ st$dy harder.If . yo$ won't (ass the e-am.(don't ) ..It too' me two wee's to re over from the fl$.I needed . the fl$.(over ) /.0e rashed his ar be a$se he wasn't (aying attention.If he . he wo$ldn't have rashedhis ar.(been) 10.)he do tor s$ggested that I starting (laying golf.)he do tor s$ggested I . golf.($() 11.What are yo$r (lans for the wee'end!What . at the wee'end! (do) 12.I haven't visited my family sin e 200%.)he . my family was in 200%.(time).

You could have been seriously injured not wearing a seat belt. THINK You should ......................................... seriously injured not wearing a seat belt. 2. 2. Would you give us your answer as soon as possible. CONVENIENCE Please respond ......................................... 3. 3. The hotel was urther away ro! the beach than was clai!ed in the brochure. NOWHERE The hotel ......................................... the beach as they"d clai!ed in the brochure. #. #. I wasn"t e$pecting !y colleagues to organise a arewell party on !y last day at the co!pany. TAKEN
1.

I ......................................... when !y colleagues organised a arewell party on !y last day. %. %. It"s not li&ely to happen but i you"re not satis ied with the product we"ll re und your !oney. EVENT ........................................ that you are not satis ied with the product your !oney will be re unded. '. '. It"s one thing to thin& there"s a de!and or your product and another to actually !a&e a sale. WORLD There"s ........................................ between thin&ing there"s a de!and or your product and actually !a&ing a sale. (. (. I"! sure we went the wrong way at the last junction. TAKEN We !ust ........................................ at the last junction. ). ). I"! so sorry* I didn"t realise it was so late. TRACK +orry* I ........................................ ti!e.
/. 1. It is possible that fog will delay their departure until tomorrow.

may
Their departure until tomorrow.

2. It is essential for every passenger to carry a boarding card.

must
A boarding card every passenger.

3. "I bought nothing abroad", ita told the customs officer.

she
ita told the customs officer !.................. anything abroad. 10. 1. Many (eo(le thin' &teve stole the money. believed &teve .......................... the money. 2. The strong winds blew down the two ancient trees during the storm. blown The two ancient trees .................................... the storm. 3. He doesn't have enough money to buy the computer. too The computer ......................... to buy.

4. "You should start a new hobby !r. "en#ins" the doctor said. ta"e The $octor advised ................... a new hobby. %. &e have been waiting here since hal' past ten. for &e have been waiting .................. one hour. (. The man suddenly realised that the neighbor was watching him. watched The man suddenly realised that he ................. the neighbor. ). * could never have passed that e+am without your help. you * could never have passed that e+am ............................... me. ,. &e paid some people to landscape the garden 'or us last year. had &e ...... last year. 11.
-. .rian was really interested in /orth 0merican history in his school days.

interest
.rian ......................... /orth 0merican history in his school days. 2. &hen it comes to population .ei1ing2s is much bigger than 0uc#land2s.

populated
.ei1ing is.................. than 0uc#land. 3. The manager should thin# about e+perience when hiring new sta''.

consideration
The manager should when hiring new sta''. 4. The anti3smo#ing advertisement does not stop people 'rom smo#ing.

ineffective
The anti3smo#ing advertisement is people 'rom smo#ing. %. 4he has learnt a substantial amount 'rom her university course.

gained
4he has 'rom her university course. (. *t is a good idea to learn 5hinese to improve your 'uture 1ob prospects.

taking
is a good way to enhance your wor# opportunities. ). &hen * realised what had happend * became 6uite a'raid.

overcome
* when * wor#ed out what had occurred. ,. He saw the litter on the ground and pic#ed it up an put it in the bin immediately.

hesitation
He grabbed the rubbish o'' the ground and threw it . 7. $o you thin# you could give me a hand to move the so'a8

mind
&ould you to move the so'a8

Re-write the sentences below without changing their meaning. You must use the word given in bold without changing it in any way. You can also add up to another four words.
1. What he did next really surprised us. taken We were............... what he did ne$t. 2. We will never forget that experience. an That was...................... e$perience. 3. erry is the shortest member of the team. than /o0one in the tea!....................... Terry. #. his is the first time anyone has done that. $efo%e .................................. has anyone done that. ). $ really wish that $ had studied harder.. mo%e I only . 6.You will get everything you have ever wanted. come ,ll your wishes 7. Everybody thinks that Frank stole the money. of -verybody ........... the !oney. . !id she say who the dog belonged to". !o" 1id she say .............was2 &. hey are going to get married next #une.. ................ '(anne! Their................. ne$t 3une. 1*. $ haven%t eaten fish since last Wednesday.. t+me The .......... ish was last Wednesday.

Helen 9eller only pronouns Helen 9eller who was born in -,,: became dea' and blind at the age o' -, months as a result o' a terrible illness. .ecause o' - ;;;; she soon became unable to spea# either. 2. ;;;; seemed to be no solution to the problem until her parents as#ed 0le+ander <raham .ell to help 3. ;;;;. He decided that 4. ;;;; she needed was a special teacher and a'ter much searching he 'ound %.;;;; . 4he was a young woman called 0nne 4ullivan (. ;;;; began to teach Helen the names o' things by writing ).;;;; in the palm o' her hand. Helen later learned to spea# by 'eeling the vibrations in 4ullivan's throat when she spo#e. Helen gradually learned to read and write in .raille. 4he studied at special schools 'or the dea' in .oston and /ew Yor# and 'rom ,.;;;; she went to university 7. ;;;; 4ullivan "wrote" the lectures in the palm o' her hand. Helen never recovered her hearing or her sight but 1#. $$$$ did not stop her spending her li'e wor#ing to help the dea' and blind. 4he travelled all over the world giving lectures to raise money 'or their education and to ma#e people more aware o' their problems and 11. $$$$ can be done to solve them. .ecause 12.$$$$ was di''icult 'or ordinary people to understand 13.$$$$ she was saying she generally spo#e using an interpreter. 4he wrote several boo#s about her li'e and wor# and in -7(2 1%.$$$$ o' these was made into a 'ilm. 4he died in -7(, 1&.$$$$ she was ,,.

The 5hip =very schoolgirl and schoolboy #nows that -. ;;;; was 0le+ander <raham .ell who invented the telephone and Thomas =dison who invented the electric 2.;;;; bulb. .ut what 3. ;;;; more modern inventions8 &ho 'or e+ample invented the silicon chip or the mobile phone both o' 4. ;;;; have trans'ormed our lives so suddenly and so completely8 /owadays inventions tend to be 'ar %. ;;;; comple+ than a hundred or a hundred and 'i'ty years (. ;;;; and they are normally developed by teams o' scientists or technologists wor#ing ). ;;;; large companies or universities. /obody in particular invented the mobile phone ,. ;;;; we can give credit to Ted Ho'' 'or inventing the silicon chip in -7)-. Ted Ho'' '. $$$$ been wor#ing 'or *ntel which in those days had about a do>en employees 1#. $$$$ about a year 11. $$$$ he was as#ed by a "apanese customer to develop a chip 'or an adding machine. 12. $$$$ he came up with was a microprocessor on a single piece o' silicon 13. $$$$ could be used 'or any number o' di''erent tas#s depending 1%. $$$$ the so'tware 1&. $$$$ than one predetermined tas#. The computer revolution had begun.

+tress 4tress (#) .............. o'ten called a 2-st century illness but it has always been with us i' perhaps (1) ........... di''erent names. These days we regard stress (2) ......... a necessary evil o' modern living. Yet stress is not negative and without (3)............. we would not en1oy some o' the highpoints in li'e (%) ...... as the anticipation be'ore a date or the tension leading (&) ...... to an important match. 0ll these situations produce stress but (*) ... you can control it and not the other way (+) ... you will 'eel stimulated not worn (,) ... ?nli#e these situations which are generally positive and easier to deal with sitting in a train (') ... is late (1#) ... stuc# in a tra''ic 1am wor#ing to a tight deadline are (11) ... harder to manage and control. 4tress is now recognised as a medical problem and as a sign'icant 'actor (12) ... causing coronary heart disease high blood pressure and a high cholesterol count. @atients are o'ten unwilling to admit to stress problems(13) ... they 'eel they are a 'orm o' social 'ailure and it is important that symptoms (1%) ... identi'ied in order to avoid unnecessary su''ering. 4o what should we be loo#ing out 'or as danger signals8 5ommon signs o' stress are increased tiredness irritability and (1&) ... inability to cope with certain situations.

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