1. John frequently invented a ridiculous story like that.

(Make)
2. / it is typical of John to make up a ridiculous story like that.
3. Mr. Smith speaks Vietnamese extremely well. (Command)
4. / he has a good command of spoken vietnamese.
5. Don’t panic about something so trivial. (Mountain)
6. / don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.
7. Everyone has heard about the leaning tower of Pisa. (famous)
8. / Pisa is famous for leaning tower.
9. This passport can be used in most countries. (Valid)
10. / this passport is valid for most countries.
11. They didn’t tell anyone they were getting married. (Secret)
12. /they got married in secret.
13. He laughed very loudly when he saw the clown. (Roared)
14. / he roared with laughter when he was the clown.
15. The painting is worth 25000D. (valued)
16. / the painting has been valued at 25,000D 9. People’s race, creed or colour is not
taken into account when they apply for a job with us. (Irrespective)
17. / anyone can apply for a job with us irrespective of race, creed or colour.
10. My bank manager and I get on together very well. (Terms)
11. / I’m on very good terms with my bank manager.
12. I didn’t like the way you spoke to your sister. (Disgusted)
13. / I was disgusted at/ by the way you spoke to your sister.
14. John knows a great deal about organic farming. (Expert)
15. / John is expert on organic farming.
16. He has always done things to help her in her career. (Supported)
17. / He has always supported her in her career.
18. They were brought up a conventional middle-class way. (Theirs)
19. / Theirs was the/ a conventional middle-class upbringings.
20. The new ambassador is well-informed about current affairs. (wide)
21. The rate of inflation has fallen steadily during recent months. (Decline)
22. / there has been a steady decline in the rate of inflation during recent months.
23. They were on the point of cancelling the match when the opposition arrived. (Call)
24. / they were ready to call off the match when the opposition arrived.
25. It’s waste of time to try and explain anything to Tony. (Worth)
26. / it’s not worth trying to explain anything to Tony.
27. I never thought of going by train. (Occurred)
28. / It never occurred to me to go by train/ the thought of going by train never occurred
to me.
29. He said he disapproved of people who smoke. (Expressed)
30. / he expressed his disapproval of people who smoked.
31. He is likely to come. (probability)
32. / In all probability he will come
33. The cause of explosion is still unknown. (Caused)
34. / what caused the explosion is still unknown.
35. The train is 5 minutes late in leaving. (due)/
36. The police caught the burglar in the process of committing the crime. (Red)
37. / The burglar was caught red-handed.
38. My brother is not feeling terribly well these days. (Weather)
39. / my brother is under the weather these days.
40. I suddenly realized the meaning of a “freebie.” (Dawned)
41. / the meaning of a “freebie” suddenly dawned on me.
42. You look grumpy this morning. (Bed)
43. / you get out of bed on the wrong side this morning.
44. She felt uncomfortable in the huge hotel. (Fish)
45. / she felt like a fish out of water in the huge hotel.
46. I regret shouting at him. (Only)
47. / If only I had not shouted at him.
48. I was there when he admitted the truth. (Presence)
49. / he admitted the truth in my presence.
50. I’ve hardly done anything today. (Next)
51. / I’ve done next to nothing today.
52. The demand for tickets was so great that people queued day and night. (Such)
53. / it was such a great demand for tickets that people queued day and night.
54. If you don’t have time, don’t visit Mr. Jones today because he will talk for a long
time. (Head)
55. / if you don’t have time, don’t visit Mr.Jones today because he’ll talk you head off.
56. I’m sure that therre aren’t any mistakes in my compposition. (nothing)
57. / I’m sure that there is nothing wrong with my composition.
58. Don’t you regret not leanring to swim? (with)
59. / Don’t you wish you had learnt to swim?
60. I’d prefer you to stay at home? (rather)
61. / I’d rather you stayed at home.
62. Jane looks nothing like her mother. (take)
63. / Jane dosn’t take after her mother at all.
64. I’ve never seen a match as good as this before. (Match)
65. / this is the best match I’ve ever seen.
66. We all have great respect for our father. (Look)
67. / we all look up to our father.
68. He only understood very little of what she said. (Hardly)
69. / Hardly did he understand what she said.
70. I think you should stop wasting your time on those club activities. (Time)
71. /It’s time you stopped wasting your time on those club activities.
72. She thinks she’ll pass the exam though it may be very difficult. (However)
73. / however difficult it may be she thinks she’ll pass the exam.
74. He shouldn’t have told her such things. (Unwise)
75. / It’s unwise of him to tell her such things.
76. The train timetable has been changed. (Made)
77. / they have made changes to the train timetable/ changes have been made to the train
timetable.
78. I have no intention of giving up now. (Intend)
79. / I don’t intend to give up now.
80. Tom pointed the mistake to me. (Attention)
81. / Tom drove my attention to the mistake.
82. Not many people attended the concert. (Poorly)
83. / the concert was poorly attended.
84. You ought to fasten your seat belt before driving away. (Without)
85. / you oughtn’t to drive away without fastening you seat belt.
86. I just didn’t know what to say. (Lost)
87. / I was lost for word.
88. We should be going home. (Went)
89. / it’s time we went home.
90. This is the procedure. (Follows)
91. / this procedure is as follows.
92. The house has got everything expect a large garden. (Lacks)
93. / the only thing the house lacks is a large garden.
94. I’m annoyed with you for not phoning me to say you’d be late. (Earth)
95. / why on earth didn’t you phone me to say you’d be late.
96. Most people regard him as being the best man for the job. (Widely)
97. / he is widely regarded as being the best man of the job.
98. I wanted to learn Russian before I visited Moscow. (Without)
99. / I didn’t want Moscow without having learn Russian.
100. From the educational point of view his childhood years had been well spent.
(Term)
101. / in term of education his childhood years had been well spent.
102. It seems to be a foregone conclusion that David will win the gold medal.
(Doubt)
103. / there is no doubt that David will win the gold medal.
104. The film is similar to Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways. (Common)
105. / the film has much in common with Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
106. If you want to understand Yeat’s poetry, you need to study Irish history. (Key)
107. / Irish history is the key to understanding of Yeat’s poetry.
108. Many filmmakers were very much influenced by Citizen Kane. (Impact)
109. / The film Citizen Kane has had a big impact on many filmmakers.
110. My husband is obssessed with football; it’s the only thing he ever thinks
about. (Brain)
111. / my husband has football on the brain; it’s the only thing he ever thinks about.
112. She is not really upset; he’s only pretending. (Act)
113. / she is not really upset; she’s only putting on an act.
114. She complains far too often my liking. (Frequent)
115. / her complaints are too frequent for my liking.
116. There’s no need for us to hurry; the play doesn’t start until 7.30. (Time)
117. / we can take our time, the play doesn’t started until 7.30.
118. It was hard not to start laughing when she started to sing (face)
119. / it was hard to keep a straight face when she started to sing.
120. I’m afraid our problems are only just beginning. (Iceberg)
121. / I’m afraid our problems are just the tip of the iceberg.
122. Most people know that Britain’s economy is heavily dependent on North Sea
oil. (Common)
123. / it is common knowledge that Britain’s economy is heavily dependent on
North Sea oil.
124. It is certain that the new cuts will worry the staff. (Bound)
125. / The new cuts are bound to worry the staff.