1. I’d rather (live) ___________ in the eighteenth century than in the nineteenth century.

2. It was our fault to keep Mary (wait) ___________ for so long.

3. On the first of next month, he (be) ___________ in prison for five years.
4. I decided to (have) a garage (build) ___________ next to the house.
5. I’d rather you (not be) ___________ absent from class yesterday.
6. But for your folly (sự ngu xuẩn), you could have been a partner in the firm (công ty, xí nghiệp)
 If
7. The teller (giao dịch viên) was made (lie) ___________ down on the floor.
8. You risk (lose) ___________ your money when you put it into that business.
9. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.
 No sooner
10. I have never read such a romantic story.
 This is
11. I think cycling is preferable to walking. (rather)
12. Were I (know) ___________ the answer, I’d tell you right away.
13. Scarcely they (move) ___________ into the house when their friends (come) ___________ in
14. The last time he (see) ___________ in the public, he (wear) ___________ a gray suit.
15. John hasn’t had his hair cut for over six months.
 The last
16. It won’t help if you worry about it. (point)
17. My friend finds driving on the left difficult.
 My French friend isn’t
18. I wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.
 It came
19. We agreed that each of us would do the washing up on alternative days. (TURNS)

Part 2.

1. Dear Aunt Mary

Finally, I've managed (1. find) someone who is genuinely interested in the research that I'm doing. The biology
professors at my university are all too busy (2. help) me. They are only concerned about (3. publish) their own
material. Professor Greenberg, from Boston College. however, took my research very seriously. He even offered (4.
let) me use the faculty lab for my experiments. You know, that's actually against the rules. They do not permit students
from other universities to do experiments in their labs. I really appreciate him (5. be) so involved in my project. He
supports me in whatever I do and has encouraged me (6. write) about the results in the next month’s issue of Science
Magazine.

2. Last Saturday an old friend from abroad, whom I was expecting to stay with me telephoned from the airport to
tell that he (1. arrive). I was still at the office at the time, but I (2. make) arrangements for his arrival. After I (3.
explain) where my flat was, I told him that the key was under the door-mat.
Two hours later, my friend phoned me from the flat. He said that at that moment he (4. listen) to some of my records.
When I asked him if he had reached the flat without difficulty, he answered that he hadn't been able to find the key
under the door-mat, but luckily the living-room window just by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed
in. I realized that he (5. enter) the wrong flat. He was lucky because my neighbours (6. be) away for the weekend. If
they (7. be) at home, they (8. call) the police.