* Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences

printed before it.

Example: I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
Answer: It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
The trains couldn’t run because of the snow.
 The snow prevented the train from running
2. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
 I wasn’t early enough to see her
3. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
 I apologize for my rudeness to you yesterday
4. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train.
 If he had hurried , he won’t have caught the train
5. Janet is the best tennis- player in the club.
 No one in the club plays tennis better than Janet
6. I haven’t seen that man here before.
 It’s the firt time I have ever seen that man
7. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
 The furniture was too .expensive for me to buy.
8. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.
 The bank manger was made to hand over the money by the robbers
9. He learned to drive when he was 18.
 He has learnt to drive since he was 18
10. She had never been unhappy before.
 She was unhappier than he had ever before
11. It was so late that nothing could be done.
 It was too late to do something.
12. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.
 “ Please wake me up at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning
13. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.
 The date of the meeting will have to be changed again
14. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
 We are going to have the car prepare
15. The bus takes longer than the train.
 The train take shorter than the bus
16. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.
 It’s over six months since John had his hair cut
17. Maria says she’ll like to have been put in a high class.
 Maria wishes she had been put in a higher class
18. Would you like me to finish the work tonight?
 I’ll .finish the work tonight if you like
19. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.
 In case you get hungry on the train, you should take some sandwiches.
20. My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station.
 If my husband had left the car key , I couldn’t have picked him up at the station
21. “I don’t think John will come,” said Bill.
 Bill doubted if John didn’t come
22. The postman was bitten by our dog.
 Our dog bit the postman
23. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
 The fog prevented us from driving
24. Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car.

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  In spite of the broken leg, he managed to get out of the car
25. The cake was so hard that I could not eat it.
 It was too hard for me to eat the cake
26. We didn’t go because it rained.
 If it hadn’t rained ,we could have gone
27. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.
 My mother cook better than me
28. I don’t suppose you have change for a pound, do you?
 Do you happen
29. He failed to win the race.
 He didn’t win the race
30. Mary rang hours and hours ago.
 It’s hours .............................................................................................
31. I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night.
 I wish I had finshed my homework last night
32. She asked John how he liked her new dress.
 “How....................................................................................................
33. A train leaves at eight o’clock every morning.
 There is ..............................................................................................
34. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.
 It .........................................................................................................
35. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
 Do you mind .......................................................................................
36. The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor.
Unless ................................................................................................
37. He would prefer you to pay him immediately.
 He’d rather ..........................................................................................
38. The water was so cold that the children could not swim vin it.
 The water was not ..............................................................................
39. Somebody repaired her car yesterday.
 She .....................................................................................................
40. You must see the manger tomorrow morning.
 You’ve ................................................................................................
41. There was never any answer when we rang.
 Every ..................................................................................................
42. That’s an insulting name to use for him.
 Don’t call .............................................................................................
43. John asked if it was the blue one or the green she wanted.
 “Which ................................................................................................
44. She liked Paris very little, and Rome less.
 She thought Rome .............................................................................
45. I can meet you if you arrive before eleven.
So ........................................................................................................
46. They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight.
 All the prisoners ..................................................................................
47. I’ve warned you not to go near that dog.
 I’ve warned you about ........................................................................
48. No, please don’t tell him.
 I’d rather .............................................................................................
49. Why don’t you ask her yourself?
 I suggest .............................................................................................

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50. An up- to- dated visa is necessary for Andorra.
 You’ll ...................................................................................................
51. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?” said John
 John suggested ..................................................................................
52. Although both his legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
 Despite his ........................................................................................
53. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
 This is the 1st time ..............................................................................
54. After fighting the fire for twelve hours the firemen succeeded in putting it out.
 The firemen managed to put the fire out after the had fight out fỏ twelve hours
55. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house.
 Plans ..................................................................................................
56. In Stratford-on-Avon we saw Shakespeare’s birth place.
 We saw the house .............................................................................
57. It is not necessary for you to finish by Saturday.
 You ....................................................................................................
58. “How many survivors are there? Asked the journalist.
 The journalist wanted to know ...........................................................
59. It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.
 The meat was ....................................................................................
60. It is essential that Professor Van Heeling be met at the airport.
 Professor Van Heeling .......................................................................
61. You can’t visit the United States unless you get visa.
 If you ...................................................................................................
62. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.
 Peter asked if .....................................................................................
63. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
 She has ..............................................................................................
64. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
 I don’t know ........................................................................................
65. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult.
 My French friend ................................................................................
66. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
 The owner ..........................................................................................
67. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.
 If we ....................................................................................................
68. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
 The sea was too .................................................................................
69. What a pity you failed your driving test.
 I wish ..................................................................................................
70. The mechanic served my car last week.
 I ..........................................................................................................
71. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.
 Traveling............ ................................................................................
72. He could not afford to buy the car.
 The car ...............................................................................................
73. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked.
 He suggested .....................................................................................
74. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
 In spite ................................................................................................
75. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.

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  He objected ........................................................................................
76. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
 I wish ..................................................................................................
77. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week.
 The streets .........................................................................................
78. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
 Apples are not ....................................................................................
79. I advise you to put your money in the bank.
 You’d ..................................................................................................
80. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
 It is such .............................................................................................
81. John only understood very little of what the teacher said.
 John could hardly ..............................................................................
82. Unless someone has a key, we can’t get into the house.
 We can only get ..................................................................................
83. I’m sure you didn’t lock the front door. Here is the key.
 You can’t ............................................................................................
84. He prefers golf to tennis.
 He’d rather .....................................................................................
85. He is sorry now that he didn’t invite Molly to his party.
 He wishes ..........................................................................................

81.John could hardly understand what the teacher said.

82. We can only get into the house if someone has a key.

83.You can't lock the front door without having key

84.He’d rather golf  than tennis.

85.He wishes he had invited Molly to his party.

86. “Bring your swimming things incase it’s sunny”.

 He told ..............................................................................................
87. There’s no need for you to talk so loudly.
 You don’t ...........................................................................................
88. I haven’t been to Bristol for three years.
 The last time .....................................................................................
89. No one has signed this cheque.
 This cheque ......................................................................................
90. Time will be 18 next week.
 It’s Tim’s ............................................................................................
91. Unless he phones immediately he won’t get any information.
 If ........................................................................................................
92. How long is this since they bought the house?
 When .................................................................................................
93. He couldn’t repair the broken vase.
 The ....................................................................................................
94. The garden still needs digging.
 The garden hasn’t ..............................................................................
95. Have you got a cheaper carpet than this?
 Is this ..................................................................................................
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96. I can’t get my feet into these shoes.
 These shoes .......................................................................................
97. I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon.
 I’m looking ..........................................................................................
98. “Keep away from this area,” said the security guard, when we approached the fence.
 The security guard told .......................................................................
99. I’ve never met such a famous person before.
 It’s ..................................................................................................
100. “Why didn’t I get a computer before?” thought the office manager.
 The office manager wondered ...........................................................