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1. Sally gets on well with her father-in-law.
good terms with her father-in-law.
→ Sally is on ........................................................................................................
2. We paid some people to landscape the garden for us last year.
→ We had .............................................................................................................
the garden landscaped last year.
3. He worked very hard but he was unable to earn enough for his living.
→ Hard-working as ..............................................................................................
he worked, he was unable to earn enough for his living.
4. There is no situation in which we will allow the management to lower wages.
→ Under no ..........................................................................................................
5. Susan couldn't get to the date because of the heavy rain.
circumstances will we allow the management to lower wages.
→ The heavy rain .................................................................................................

prevented Susan from getting to the date.

6. Because the gym increased its fees last month, I am no longer a member.
(UP)
→ If the gym had not gone up its fees last month, I would be a member now.
.......................................................................................................
7. Our boss is absolutely determined not to give us the pay rise. (INTENT)
is intent on/upon not giving us the pay rise.
→ Our boss .........................................................................................................
8. I really don't know what you're talking about. (FAINTEST)
have the faintest idea what you’re talking about.
→ I don't ..............................................................................................................
9. There's no point arguing about this small detail, in my opinion. (WORTH)
is not worth arguing about, in my opinion.
→ This small detail .............................................................................................
10. The film script was very different from the novel it was based on.
(RESEMBLANCE)
→ The film didn’t bear a passing resemblance to the novel it was based on.
script ...................................................................................................
11. You don’t find such exquisite hand-made suits in many shops here.
shops here do you find such exquisite hand-made suits.
→ In few ..............................................................................................................
12. "Don’t worry. Of course you can take a month’s paid leave", said my boss.
me that I could take a month’s paid leave.
→ My boss reassured ..........................................................................................
13. His insistence on dropping out of the race at the last minute came as no
shock to everybody.
insisted on dropping out of the race at the last minute, which came as
→ He ....................................................................................................................
…………………………………………..
no shock to everybody.
14. What are the chances of Twilight 2 being a huge box-office success?
→ How likely .......................................................................................................
is Twilight 2 to be a huge box-office success?
15. I wish you hadn’t breathed a word about his private life to anyone.
→ I would like ..................................................................................................
you not to have breathed a word about his private life to anyone.
16. Jack doesn’t know all the answers, though he pretends to.
if/though he knew all the answers.
→ Jack acts .........................................................................................................
17. The realization of what she had sacrificed for him led him to believe she was
all the world to him.
until he realized what she had sacrificed for him did he believe she
→ Not .................................................................................................................
was all the world to him.
…………………………………………….
18. We rely too much on the Internet. Therefore, our lives are in danger of
becoming more impersonal.
it not for our great reliance on the Internet, our lives could not be in
→ Were ...............................................................................................................
danger of becoming more impersonal.
…………………………………………..
19. Their work on developing an H1N1 vaccine is already under way to cope with
the new strain.
have already started working on developing an H1N1 to cope with the
→ They .................................................................................................................
new strain.
…………………………..
20. Nowadays I consider taking up a hobby to be far less important than I used
to.
as/so much importance to taking up a hobby
→ Nowadays I don’t attach nearly .......................................................................
as I used to be.
……………….............
21. The flight from Bangkok to London lasted for more than twelve hours.
→ It us more than twelve hours to fly from Bangkok to London.
took ...............................................................................................................
22. No decision on the onussue
the issuehas has
beenbeen made made
yet.yet.
→
Nothing .............................................................................................................
that you fill the car up with petrol, you can borrow it.
23. You can borrow the car but you’ve got to fill it up with petrol.
→ Provided ............................................................................................
point/sense/good/use in complaining about the situation.
24. It's quite pointless to complain about the situation.
25. Susan finds it easy to make friends at her new school.
difficulty in making friends at her new school.
→ Susan has no ...................................................................................................
26. There are a lot of vehicles on the road today.
→ There is ............................................................................................................
a lot of traffic on the road today.
27. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
→ Martin’s ...........................................................................................................
poor health can’t prevent him from enjoying life.
28. Thanks to his aunt’s legacy of £10.000 he was able to buy the house he wanted.
→ Had his ............................................................................................................
………………………………….
aunt not left him her legacy of £10.000, he could not have bought
29. Mary was the only student absent from class.
the house he wanted.
→ Apart ................................................................................................................

from Mary, every student was present in class.

30. Jane hasn’t made much progress at school.
→ Jane has only made little progress at school.
..................................................................................................
31. My parents find fault with everything I do.
what I do, my parents find fault with it.
→ No matter ........................................................................................................
32. It’s the cheapest watch but it’s the nicest.
is the watch the cheapest but it is also the nicest.
→ Not only ..........................................................................................................
33. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murder.
did the police suspect that the judge was the murder.
→ Little ...............................................................................................................
34. “What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his
girlfriend.
his girlfriend on her cooking.
→ John congratulated .........................................................................................
35. Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it.
account of his mother being there, they said nothing about it.
→ On ...................................................................................................................
36. The last storm destroyed Lan’s house.
Lan repaired her house because of the last storm.
→ It’s high time ....................................................................................................
37. It took us three hours to find a room for the night. (SPENT)
→ We ....................................................................................................................
spent three hours finding a room for the night.
38. Would you rather I stayed with you during the holidays? (PREFER)
→ Would you ........................................................................................................
prefer me to stay with you during the holidays?
39. The police said Jim had stolen the money. (ACCUSED)
→ The police.........................................................................................................
accused Jim of having stolen the money.
40. Because of his illness he could not work effectively. (IMPOSSIBLE)
→ His illness .........................................................................................................
made it impossible for hime to work effectively.
41. Both Peter and John don’t like tea.
→ Neither .............................................................................................................
Peter nor John likes tea.
42. Mary will only come to the party if Peter is invited.
Peter is invited, Mary will not come to the party.
→ Unless ..............................................................................................................
43. He is very sorry he didn’t come to the meeting yesterday.
→ He apologies ....................................................................................................
for not coming to the meeting yesterday.
44. The demand for tickets was so great that people queued day and night. (SUCH)
→ It was ................................................................................................................
45. I haven’t
suchseen her fordemand
a great two years that(LAST)
people queued day and night.
→ The ...................................................................................................................
46. Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it. (ACCOUNT)
last time I saw her was two years ago.
→ On ....................................................................................................................

account of his mother’s being there, they said nothing about it.
47. The house seemed to have been unoccupied for several months.
(LOOKED)
→ looked as if/as though the house had been unoccupied for several months.
It ......................................................................................................................
48. Although herJudy
severewasdisability,
severely disabled, she participated
she participated in many sports.
in many sports.
→
Despite ............................................................................................................
for being rude to you yesterday.
49. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
→I
is a fact that she has a beautiful voice.
apologize ......................................................................................................
50. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.
is even more boring than Paris is.
→
It ......................................................................................................................
51. She liked Paris very mustlittle,
be turned
and Romeoff before
less. leaving the workshop.