PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY ANSWERS THAT DON'T MATCH UP WITH THE EXERCISES

1.  This is the third

third time this
this week
week I have
have warned
warned you
you 1)about
1)about not being on time for work
work 2)not to be
late for work.

2. It looks
looks as thou
though
gh Anita
Anita has
has been diet
dieting
ing becau
because
se she's
she's quite
quite slim
slim now.
now.

3.  Tom didn't
didn't use to like getting up early when he was a child.

4. Having been to see the apartment for myself.............

5. We would like to have continued on with our mountain trek, but the weather was too bad.

6. I would
would like to express
express my dissatisf
dissatisfaction
action with the standard
standard of service
service in your hotel.

7. I would have sooner stayed in last night, but my flat mate insisted we go out.

8. Would you rather I had not informed/told the staff about your resignation?

9. It was only after reaching the safety of camp that I stopped worrying about the wild animals.

10. The time he spent as a pilot was the only thing that Steve ever talked about.

11. It wasn't until we arrived at the airport that we

we realized our passports were still at home.

12. When Michael's boat began to sink, what he did was send a signal for help.

13. As soon as she had handed/given in her notice, Emi booked a package tour around Europe.

14. I don't get on very well with many people but Jason and I took to each other straightaway.

15.  The holiday

holiday was
was so disastrous
disastrous that
that I couldn't
couldn't wait
wait to get home.
home.

16. I was hoping I would have the tent to myself on the camping trip but I had to share.

17. Not wanting to let down my parents, I agreed to go to medical school.

18. Having made the decision to leave home, Enrique immediately began searching for an.....

19. I suggest you keep an eye on your bag in this cafe, as there are many thieves around.

20.  The more

more time / The longer
longer you
you spend in front of a screen, the more
more likely you are to suffer
suffer from
from
eye-strain and .......

21. With that bad cold you'll be of no use to anyone so take the day off work.

22. It was a surprise to James to hear that his father had left all his money to his brother.

23. In my opinion, there is bound to be a new system of government after the election.

24. Most employees take no pride in working for the same company all their lives nowadays.

25. At Jeremy's leaving party, his boss made a speech and wished him all the best for the future.

26. Our attempts to persuade Alice not to give up studying met with no success and he left .......

27.  The interviewe

interviewerr told Belinda that he would let her know in writing
writing whether
whether her
her application
application .......

28. We should buy all the bottled water we need now in case the shops run out of it.

29. We need to stop the sale of tiger products now otherwise they will die out within the......
30. Despite not knowing a single word in French, Diego managed to communicate ......

31.  Tom's tutor told him he would

would fail the course
course unless
unless he
he made more of
of an effort.
effort.

32. I ought not to have lent my money to Max because none of his investments has shown a profit.

33. We would appreciate if you could pay in advance for the delivery of this special order.

34. According to scientists, there appears to be no sign of

of life on that planet.

35. ....... my emails, I told him I regarded it as an invasion of my privacy.

36. It is now 24 hours since Mr. William's boat sank and his chances of survival seem to be slim.

37. I wish I had had a sense of achievement after reaching the summit but I was too exhausted.

38.  Jane can't

can't help wanting
wanting to be
be the centre
centre of
of attention
attention every time
time we go out in a group.
group.

39. I hoped to persuade the boss that a 10-day camping trip would do me good.

40. Although the job provided him with a regular source of income, Tony did not enjoy it.

41.  The cost

cost of electrici
electricity
ty is getting
getting higher
higher and
and higher these days.

42. .......solution
.......solu tion due to the considerable increase of unemployment over the last eighteen months.

43. ........... minister's role in the financial scandal led to his resignation from the government.

44. I was unaware of fact that you had gone out.

45.  This has nothing to do with you

you so keep out
out of it,
it, John.

46. I am really baffled by his inability to finish the project on time.

47. Mr. Edwards' constant tardiness/lateness contributed to his being dismissed/getting the
sack/being fired from the company.

48. Going on safari isn't a decision you can make on the spur of the moment. You need to plan
things very carefully.

49. She has set her heart on getting that job.

50. If your role in the incident comes to light, you'll go to prison.

51. I am not nearly so good a tennis player as Harry is.

52.  There is hardly any difference

difference between
between the two
two job candidates.
candidates.

53.  That child's

child's has
has doubled
doubled in size
size in the last
last two
two years.
years.

54. No sooner had I arrived than a fight broke out in the pub.

55.  There was virtually

virtually nobody
nobody who understood
understood what
what the
the professor
professor said in the meeting.
meeting.

56.  There was no

no sign of the robbers when the police
police arrived.
arrived.

57. Unless you run out of gas, don't call me.

58. Keep an eye on the new secretary this week to make sure she doesn't make any big
mistakes.
59. It can't have come as much of a surprise that Kevin won that tournament.

60. It is a foregone conclusion that the government will win the election.

61. It is by no means certain that you won't be needed again on a Sunday.

62. Under no circumstances should you let anyone into the building without proper identity.

63. But for you arrogance, you would have gotten your promotion a long time ago.

64. Can I read it in your eyes you are coming to the party Miriam?

65. I just don't think you are cut out to be a lawyer.

66. I have no idea whatsoever if he will be coming or not.

67. His failure was blamed on his inability keep pace with the rest of the class.

68.  The governmen

governmentt has come
come in for a lot
lot of criticism
criticism over its
its unemployme
unemployment
nt record.
record.

69. He was bound to leave the house after the divorce.

70. It's no wonder that nobody came to the party.

71. Keep it to yourself what I told you about Elizabeth.

72. Our boss has no intention of giving us the pay rise.

73. Had you not lent me the money, I wouldn't have been able to afford the house.

74.  You are

are under no obligation
obligation to come
come and see the
the new house
house if you don't
don't wish.
wish.

75.  You were

were supposed
supposed to immediate
immediately
ly see the boss
boss when
when you arrived.

76.  You might

might have
have told me she
she was married!

77. I need not have gone into work but I did anyway.

78.  The top

top student
student will be awarded
awarded a prize by the headmaster.
headmaster.

79.  Johnson
 Johnson was detained on suspicion
suspicion of being
being involved
involved in the robbery.
robbery.

80.  The new

new tax laws will
will come into effect
effect in October.
October.

81..
81 This
This is the last
last time
time I tell
tell you
you wha
whatt you
you have
have to do.
do.

82..
82 You
You migh
mightt hav
have
e tol
told
d me
me his
his losi
losing
ng his
his job
job!!

83.
83. Tim
Tim didn
didn't
't use
use to lik
like
e gett
gettin
ing
g up
up earl
early
y as
as a chi
child
ld..

84..
84 We don't
don't see
see eye
eye to eye
eye anym
anymor
ore,
e, we've
we've tota
totally
lly falle
fallen
n out.
out.

85.  They would

would like to have
have told you what
what had happened,
happened, but they were afraid
afraid you'd
you'd be angry

86.
86. I have
have no
no inte
intent
ntio
ion
n of sayin
saying
g anyt
anythin
hing
g unle
unless
ss requir
required
ed by law
law..

87. Ian would sooner have left early, but his wife insisted they stayed till the end.

88. Would you rather I told the boss about the drop in sales?

89. She can't be feeling sick now.

 90. Harry is likely to be sunbathing this time tomorrow.

91..
91 They
They plan
plan to
to buil
build
d a new road
road whic
which
h will
will link
link bot
both
hsside
ides
s of
of the
the bay.
bay.

92. Soldiers are not to leave camp unless they get special permission.

93. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed/forbidden to go beyond this point.

94.  Jim doesn't

doesn't have
have to get up early tomorrow
tomorrow,, as it is a holiday.
holiday.

95..
95 Reade
Readers
rs can
can borro
borrow
w book
books
s from
from the
the libr
librar
ary
y if they
they fill
fill in
in a form.
form.

96.  You don't

don't have
have to water
water the
the plants
plants this morning.

97. Arthur needn't have taken the train because his brother offered to give him a lift.

98. It is not my fault there’s no food in the house.

99. It takes an hour to get to our house from the village.

100. The curtains need washing.

101.  They didn't

didn't advise
advise us to book
book in advance.
advance.

102. He didn't arrive early enough to catch the 9.30 train.

103. She took 3 hours to prepare the meal.

104.  These trousers aren't big enough

enough for me.

105. Politicians were surprised at the results of the local election.

106. Would mind passing me the cheese?

107. She was made to pay £2,000 tax.

108.  They let

let her stay
stay at her friend's
friend's house.
house.

109. He was too short to become a policeman.

110. He could hardly see anything in the dark room.

111. I'd rather

rather go out than stay
stay at
at home.
home.

112.  The runner

runner had difficulty
difficulty keeping
keeping up with
with the others.
others.

113. It took them ages to reach a decision.

114.  The suspect

suspect was allowed
allowed to make
make one phone call.

115.  The tourists

tourists were
were fascinated
fascinated by/at/w
by/at/with
ith the
the carnival.
carnival.

116. The jury had difficulty reaching a verdict.

117.  The 17-year-

17-year-olds
olds were
were too young to get into
into the
the club.

118. She would rather speak French than write it.

119. He was made to work overtime.

120. It is no use crying over spilt milk.

121. It is not warm enough to go camping.

122.  You’ll find

find it easy
easy to get out of the country.
country.

123. We were amused by the film.

124. I’m afraid we have run out of milk.

125. He still hasn't finished cooking the meal.

126.  This is supposed

supposed to be the best film
film ever made.

127. Sally used to go to ballet classes three times a week before she broke her ankle.

128. I was going to phone you last night but I forgot.

129. I am not used to lying on the beach all day.

130. When I was young, I would pay my

my grandmother a visit every day after school.
school.

131. I haven't seen him for a week.

132. How long is it since she moved to France?

133. It’s the first time he has ever seen this film.

134. He hasn't paid her a visit for a week / he hasn't seen her for a week.

135.  They waited

waited until
until the last guest
guest arrived
arrived before
before they
they started
started eating.
eating.

136. I have never driven such a fast car.

137. Sue tried on some shoes, none of which fitted.

138. Clare Spender is the author whose book became a bestseller overnight.

139.  They were

were such
such a good
good team
team we couldn't
couldn't beat them.

140. She had a very bad night's sleep as a result, she was exhausted.

141.
141. He may
may be
be on time.
time.

142. I find it difficult to understand his accent.

143. We met several people from Portsmouth,

P ortsmouth, none of whom knew Dr Irons.

144. She has a class of twenty students, half of whom are of Canadian origin.

145. He need not have written to his mum because she rang him.

146.  The car was too

too expensive
expensive for us to buy.

147. Could you keep quiet while she's talking?

148.  Julie doesn't

doesn't have
have to work
work today;
today; she
she can have the
the day off.

149. She may come with us.

150. It was such strong coffee it was undrinkable.