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BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ PHẦN VIẾT LẠI CÂU Sưu tầm : Lê Đức Thọ Lời tựa : Nhân dịp năm mới 2016 cho anh gửi lời chúc tốt đẹp nhất tới tất cả thành viên của nhóm .Tài liệu này anh mong sẽ giúp các em tự tin phần “ Viết lại câu “trong đề thi chính thức sắp tới .Đề thi được anh sưu tầm của hơn 100 đề thi thử các tỉnh ,các trường khắp cả nước năm 2015-2016 và anh tin các em chỉ cần làm tốt tài liệu này sẽ chiếm trọn điểm 5 câu viết lại câu trong kì thi sắp tốt . Chúc các em học tốt hơn với 545 câu viết lại câu này ! WRITING Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning 1. You should take the train instead of the bus. --> If ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. I’m sure that someone forgot to lock the door. --> Someone must ____________________________________________________________________ 3. They bought this house ten years ago. --> They have ________________________________________________________________________ 4. The course finished with a big party. --> At the end ________________________________________________________________________ 5. We invited a pop star onto the chat show, but he didn’t turn up. --> The pop star ______________________________________________________________________ 6. Although she said that she would come, I don’t think she ever will. --> Despite __________________________________________________________________________ 7. The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened. --> No sooner ________________________________________________________________________ 8. You feel tired now because you didn’t sleep very well last night. --> Had _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. When did you start the project? --> How long ________________________________________________________________________ 10. Their wedding will be held in a lovely church. --> The church _______________________________________________________________________ 11. My father used to play football when he was young. --> My father doesn’t __________________________________________________________________ 12. Jane gave me a present on my last birthday. --> I was ____________________________________________________________________________ 13. “Let’s go swimming” Page 1 Tham gia nhóm : https://web.facebook.com/groups/tienganh.cohuong.thayphuc.hocmai/ để học tốt --> She suggests ______________________________________________________________________ 14. “Would you like a cup of coffee?” --> He ______________________________________________________________________________ 15. We got lost in the jungle because we didn’t have a map. --> If we had ________________________________________________________________________ 16. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City. --> I haven’t seen _____________________________________________________________________ 17. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Namdinh. --> It takes __________________________________________________________________________ 18. It’s a pity you didn’t tell us about this. --> I wish ___________________________________________________________________________ 19. They think the owner of the house is abroad. --> The owner _______________________________________________________________________ 20. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough. --> The sea was too ___________________________________________________________________ 21. When did you first know him? --> How ____________________________________________________________________________ 22. Their trip lasted three day. --> They had ________________________________________________________________________ 23. It may rain hard this afternoon, so take the rain coat with you. --> In case _________________________________________________________________________ 24. She had to do the washing up but she didn’t. --> She forgot ________________________________________________________________________ 25. English is easy to learn. --> It ______________________________________________________________________________ 26. Don’t leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity. --> If ______________________________________________________________________________ 27. The furniture was too old to keep. --> It was ___________________________________________________________________________ 28. Gary is the best guitarist in her class. --> No one else ______________________________________________________________________ 29. Since the invention of computer, people have saved a lot of time. --> Since the computer was ____________________________________________________________ 30. It’s necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week. --> Everybody _______________________________________________________________________ 31. The doctor told him that he work too hard. --> You ____________________________________________________________________________ 32. Those pictures are beautiful. --> How ____________________________________________________________________________ 33. It was an interesting film. --> What ____________________________________________________________________________ 34. What is the weight of your suitcase? --> How ____________________________________________________________________________ 35. How tall is Peter’s father? --> What ___________________________________________________________________________ 36. He can’t afford to buy the car. --> The car _________________________________________________________________________ 37. Shirley didn’t begin to read until she was eight. --> It wasn’t ________________________________________________________________________ 38. Mrs. Taylor regretted buying the second –hand washing-machine. --> Mrs. Taylor wished ________________________________________________________________ 39. Jane is the tallest girl in her class . --> Nobody _________________________________________________________________________ 40. Their teacher is making them study hard . --> They ___________________________________________________________________________ 41. As I get older, I want to travel less. --> The older _______________________________________________________________________ 42. I have never been to Liverpool in my life . --> Never __________________________________________________________________________ 43. This mobile phone is not as cheap as I thought it would be --> This mobile phone is _______________________________________________________________ 44. My brother likes to go swimming better than to play computer games --> My brother would _________________________________________________________________ 45. She speaks English very well Tham gia nhóm : https://web.facebook.com/groups/tienganh.cohuong.thayphuc.hocmai/ để học tốt --> She is ___________________________________________________________________________ 46. The food in France is famous --> France is ________________________________________________________________________ 47. John could not find the way to the hotel --> John was not _____________________________________________________________________ 48. My motorbike is going to be checked next Sunday --> I’m _____________________________________________________________________________ 49. I intend to come over to pick you up --> I’m _____________________________________________________________________________ 50. Nam has difficulty in studying English --> It is _____________________________________________________________________________ 51. The boy threw the ball through the window --> The ball _________________________________________________________________________ 52. The stamps are so beautiful that all of us want to buy them --> They are such ____________________________________________________________________ 53. I don’t clean up the apartment today. I’m busy. --> I’m too _________________________________________________________________________ 54. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school. --> In spite of _______________________________________________________________________ 55. The window was broken by a cricket ball It __________________________________________________________________________________ 56. I will never forget the day I heard I’d got into my chosen university The day on __________________________________________________________________________ 57. Glynn became a social worker to help people less fortune than himself The ___________________________________________________________________________ reason 58. The driver didn’t see the motorcyclist What happened _______________________________________________________________________ 59. Christopher Columbus discovered America The person __________________________________________________________________________ 60. Seeing Patricia cry like that made me feel guity What _______________________________________________________________________________ 61. What we had to do first was decide where to meet The first thing _______________________________________________________________________ 62. There are lots of facilities where we go camping The ____________________________________________________________________________ place 63. I had to clear the spare room before I could start decorating Only when___________________________________________________________________________ 64. The phone rang again as soon as I put it down Hardly _____________________________________________________________________________ 65. The Watsons moved to London and very soon after they decided to get divorced No sooner ___________________________________________________________________________ 67. I was told about the website by Charlie It __________________________________________________________________________________ 68. Buying a plane ticket at the last minute isn’t often possible Rarely ______________________________________________________________________________ 69. They didn’t ask me anything about my plans for the summer Not ________________________________________________________________________________ 70. There is no situation in which we will allow the management to lower wages Under ______________________________________________________________________________ 71. Mr. Holton only operated because he knew the rumour was malignant Mr. Holton wouldn't __________________________________________________________________ 72. Immediately after their arrival, things went wrong. No sooner ___________________________________________________________________________ 72. He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film He was too __________________________________________________________________________ 74. Hearing that an earthquake had occurred was a great shock to us. We were ____________________________________________________________________________ 75. The decorators have finished our first floor. We have ____________________________________________________________________________ 76. Her hobby is one thing that she does not intend to give up. She has _____________________________________________________________________________ 77. That is the best meal I have ever eaten. Tham gia nhóm : https://web.facebook.com/groups/tienganh.cohuong.thayphuc.hocmai/ để học tốt I have never _________________________________________________________________________ 78. Home computers used to be much more expensive. Home computers aren’t ________________________________________________________________ 79. It was a mistake of mine to park outside the police station. I shouldn’t __________________________________________________________________________ 80. She knows a lot more about it than I do. I don't know _________________________________________________________________________ 81. Let's go abroad for our holiday this year. Why _______________________________________________________________________________ 82. During dinner, the phone rang. While I _____________________________________________________________________________ 83. Your hair needs cutting. It's time you _________________________________________________________________________ 84. If you run a lot, you'll become healthy. The ________________________________________________________________________________ 85. They regret ever doing business with him. They wish __________________________________________________________________________ 86. We didn’t finish the work because of his carelessness. If _________________________________________________________________________________ 87. If you followed my advice, you’d be successful. Were _______________________________________________________________________________ 88. He left without saying a single word, which is very impolite. It was impolite _______________________________________________________________________ 89. Working for this travel agency will not be possible without a good command of English. Unless _____________________________________________________________________________ 90. I simply fail to understand some of my friends’ attitudes to work. I have some friends ___________________________________________________________________ 91. He didn't study his lessons very carefully, so he gets bad marks now. If he _______________________________________________________________________________ 92. Although Judy was severely disabled, she took part in many sports Despite _____________________________________________________________________________ 93. The film was so interesting that I couldn’t go to bed. It was such __________________________________________________________________________ 94. “Why didn’t you go to the club last night?” the girl said to Jim. The girl asked _______________________________________________________________________ 95. The keepers feed the lions at 3 pm every day. The lions ___________________________________________________________________________ 96. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday. I would rather ________________________________________________________________________ 97. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it. It was ______________________________________________________________________________ 98. That was a silly thing to say. What _______________________________________________________________________________ 99. We've run out of tea. There _______________________________________________________________________________ 100. I last saw him when I was a student. I haven't ____________________________________________________________________________ 101. Susan was too excited to sleep. Susan was __________________________________________________________________________ 102. Robert has not had a job for two years. Robert has been ______________________________________________________________________ 103. She will complete the work only she is paid extra. She will not _________________________________________________________________________ 104. I am sorry I don’t have time to come and help you with your homework. I wish ______________________________________________________________________________ 105. Let’s visit the museum this afternoon.. Why don’t __________________________________________________________________________ 106. The school keeper cleans the classrooms every day. The classrooms ______________________________________________________________________ 107. “Why don’t we go out for a while?” He suggested ________________________________________________________________________ 108. He forgot his umbrella, so he got wet. He got _____________________________________________________________________________ 109. At the weekend I get up later than during the week. Tham gia nhóm : https://web.facebook.com/groups/tienganh.cohuong.thayphuc.hocmai/ để học tốt During the week I ____________________________________________________________________ 110. Yesterday morning my friend Marco arrived before I finished breakfast. Yesterday morning I was _______________________________________________________________ 111. Marco told me not to forget my tennis racket. Marco said: “ ________________________________________________________________________ 112. That girl's mother used to work with mine. That's the girl ________________________________________________________________________ 113. They think the thief got in through the bathroom window. The thief ____________________________________________________________________________ 114. I haven’t got any siblings to play with She wishes __________________________________________________________________________ 115. My brother used to smoke. My brother has _______________________________________________________________________ 116. Without your help, I shouldn’t have been able to find my way. If you _____________________________________________________________________________ 117. Her step-mother made her do chores all day. She _______________________________________________________________________________ 118. Did anybody see him come down the lane ? Was _______________________________________________________________________________ 119. I haven't enjoyed myself so much for years. It's ________________________________________________________________________________ 120. Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop. All the switches ______________________________________________________________________ 121. Although the traffic was heavy, I arrived on time. In spite ____________________________________________________________________________ 122. The last time Henry smoked a cigarette was in 2005. Henry hasn’t ________________________________________________________________________ 123. Jack is stopped by the police because he passes the speed limit. If __________________________________________________________________________________ 124. Bill and Peter are too young to ride motor-cycles. Bill and Peter are not __________________________________________________________________ 125. The flood was so high that they had to live on the roofs. It was such __________________________________________________________________________ 126. This winter is colder than the last winter. The last winter _______________________________________________________________________ 127. People all over the country have helped the poor people in the flood region. The poor people ______________________________________________________________________ 128. It’s cold in the morning, so the children go to school in heavy clothes. Because of __________________________________________________________________________ 129. David has read a lot of books, however, he cannot find a good solution. Although ___________________________________________________________________________ 130. I have never read such a romantic story. This is _____________________________________________________________________________ 131. He has never behaved so violently before. He is behaving _______________________________________________________________________ 132. I've warned you not to go near that dog. I've warned you about _________________________________________________________________ 133. She can meet him if he arrives before eleven. So _________________________________________________________________________________ 134. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job. In spite _____________________________________________________________________________ 135. I'm sorry that I didn't finish my homework last night. I wish ______________________________________________________________________________ 136. Reading scientific books is one of my interests. I'm ________________________________________________________________________________ 137. I’ve never seen a girl as beautiful as that girl. That is _____________________________________________________________________________ 138. I don’t have any hats as cheap as this hat. This hat is ___________________________________________________________________________ 139. They are growing many trees in the school garden. Many trees __________________________________________________________________________ 140. I and Hoa are the same weight. I am _______________________________________________________________________________ 141. She isn’t as intelligent as he. He is _______________________________________________________________________________ 142. I am not to be disturbed under any circumstances. Under no ___________________________________________________________________________ 143. I’d rather you didn’t go. Tham gia nhóm : https://web.facebook.com/groups/tienganh.cohuong.thayphuc.hocmai/ để học tốt I’d prefer ___________________________________________________________________________ 144. She never seems to succeed, even though she works hard. However ____________________________________________________________________________ 145. A new flu vaccine has been on trial since the beginning of the year. They have __________________________________________________________________________ 146. I took little notice of the girl standing at the gate. I didn’t pay __________________________________________________________________________ 147. It was easy for us to find the house. We had _____________________________________________________________________________ 148. You can leave only when I tell you. Until _______________________________________________________________________________ 149. The rain in Ha Noi last October was the biggest one since 1984. No rain ____________________________________________________________________________ 150. An aerial is not required with this radio You don’t ___________________________________________________________________________ 151. When he stops smoking, he’ll feel better. The sooner __________________________________________________________________________ 152. These young men became doctors after six years training. After these young men _________________________________________________________________ 153. People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D. Paper ______________________________________________________________________________ 154. A man I don’t know told me about that. I was _______________________________________________________________________________ 155. It takes six hours to drive from here to London. It is ________________________________________________________________________________ 156. It was the goalkeeper that saved the match for us. Had ________________________________________________________________________________ 157. I don’t really like her, even though I admire her achievements. Much ______________________________________________________________________________ 158. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic. The average _________________________________________________________________________ 159. Under no circumstances should you phone the police. The last ____________________________________________________________________________ 160. We couldn’t find George anywhere. George was _________________________________________________________________________ 161. Although Nam was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him. Despite _____________________________________________________________________________ 162. The council rarely allows appeals against its decisions. Hardly _____________________________________________________________________________ 163. If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house. If I ________________________________________________________________________________ 164. I applied for the job but was turned down. My ________________________________________________________________________________ 166. Although he seems friendly, he’s not to be trusted. Friendly ____________________________________________________________________________ 167. “Whatever you do, don’t give up hope” they said. They urged __________________________________________________________________________ 168. My boss works better when he’s pressed for time. The less ____________________________________________________________________________ 169. It is expected that the company can get more profit this year. The company ________________________________________________________________________ 170. I was astonished by her confidence. What _______________________________________________________________________________ 171. Someone told me my flight was cancelled when I got to the airport. Arriving ____________________________________________________________________________ 172. Someone has stolen the boss’s car. The boss has _________________________________________________________________________ 173. The last time we were here was in 1980. We haven’t __________________________________________________________________________ 174. Mrs. Wilson says she is sorry she didn’t attend the meeting yesterday. Mrs. Wilson sends her apologies _________________________________________________________ 175. It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine. Tham gia nhóm : https://web.facebook.com/groups/tienganh.cohuong.thayphuc.hocmai/ để học tốt I cancelled __________________________________________________________________________ 176. The north west of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast. The annual rainfall ____________________________________________________________________ 177. When I arrived in Canberra, I wrote a letter home. On ________________________________________________________________________________ 178. I’d like to visit Singapore more than any other countries in the world. Singapore is _________________________________________________________________________ 179. She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know. She is the person _____________________________________________________________________ 180. I have never seen such a mess in my life! Never _____________________________________________________________________________ 181. The hurricane blew the roof off the house. The house ___________________________________________________________________________ 182. I didn’t see her again for five years. Five years ___________________________________________________________________________ 183. People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to. The smoking ________________________________________________________________________ 184. If you find it necessary, you can contact me on this number. Should _____________________________________________________________________________ 185. Mary is so young that she can’t join our club. Mary is _____________________________________________________________________________ 186. The owners of the restaurants are usually very rich. The people __________________________________________________________________________ 187. It was easy for us to get tickets for the concert. We had _____________________________________________________________________________ 188. He drove so badly that he kept having accidents. He was _____________________________________________________________________________ 189. You didn’t come home early so the house was broken into and things were stolen. Had you ____________________________________________________________________________ 190. It’s a pity I can’t go to the game next Saturday. I wish ______________________________________________________________________________ 191. I only found out the truth because I heard the two of them talking. If I ________________________________________________________________________________ 192. “Why didn’t you mention the problem before?” I asked them.  I asked them ______________________________________________________________________ Page 12 193. You are unfit because you don’t do enough exercise.  If _______________________________________________________________________________ 194. I bought myself some good new clothes. I need them for my new job. I bought ____________________________________________________________________________ 195. This food is so good that I’m going to have some more. This is ______________________________________________________________________________ 196. It is necessary that I post this letter tonight. I __________________________________________________________________________________ 197. We arrived too late to see the first film We didn’t ___________________________________________________________________________ 198. I was drowning, but he saved me If he ________________________________________________________________________________ 199. His parents made him study for his exams He was _____________________________________________________________________________ 200. We couldn’t get the nearer because of the police The police __________________________________________________________________________ 201. You must see the manager tomorrow evening You’ve _____________________________________________________________________________ 202. There was never any answer when he rang Every time __________________________________________________________________________ 203. Speaking English fluently is not easy It __________________________________________________________________________________ 204. You remembered to post this letter, didn’t you? You didn’t ___________________________________________________________________________ 205. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice It __________________________________________________________________________________ 206. The news was so wonderful that she decided to have a celebration It was_______________________________________________________________________________ 207. I have never been to the ballet before It is ________________________________________________________________________________ 208. I’m always nervous when I face a lot of people Facing _____________________________________________________________________________ 209. The owners of newspapers are usually very rich The people __________________________________________________________________________ 210. John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man Page 13 John used ___________________________________________________________________________ 211. It was such good weather that we went swimming The weather _________________________________________________________________________ 212. Hand your books to me when have finished, please He asked students ____________________________________________________________________ 213. You do not have to pay for secondary education in Britain Secondary education ___________________________________________________________________ 214. He had a weak heart which meant he couldn’t walk very far His heart was ________________________________________________________________________ 215. When I was younger, I used to go climbing more than I do now Now I don’t __________________________________________________________________________ 216. England no longer had dreadful fogs There ___________________________________________________________________________ used 217. By the time we arrive, the other guests will have already started dinner The other guests will start _______________________________________________________________ 218. I would like the school holidays to be longer I wish ______________________________________________________________________________ 219. He is to blame for his mistake. This is very necessary It __________________________________________________________________________________ 220. He must pass his intermediate level English examination. That was obligatory It __________________________________________________________________________________ 221. The mother came and lived with them to take care of their children. That was their request It __________________________________________________________________________________ 222. Isabel: “You can’t borrow my pen, Robert?” Isabel refused ________________________________________________________________________ 223. You lied to him, which was wrong You should __________________________________________________________________________ 224. Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station? Does your aunt has ____________________________________________________________________ 225. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish Much ______________________________________________________________________________ 226. It would have been a superb weekend if it hadn’t been for the weather But ________________________________________________________________________________ 227. There’s a spare bed in David’s room Page 14 David’s room ________________________________________________________________________ 228. I can’t get my feet into these shoes These shoes _________________________________________________________________________ 229. I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon I’m looking _________________________________________________________________________ 230. They thought that he was waiting for a message He _________________________________________________________________________________ 231. He found out the key which he lost a long time ago The key ____________________________________________________________________________ 232. Nothing could be done to help him They _______________________________________________________________________________ 233. Someone stole my purse from my handbag My purse ___________________________________________________________________________ 234. She asked Jone to repeat what he had said “Please, ____________________________________________________________________________ 235. It is a pity you didn’t tell us about this I wish ______________________________________________________________________________ 236. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad It was such __________________________________________________________________________ 237. The mountain is very high; we can’t climb it This mountain is too ___________________________________________________________________ 238. Are you very tall? Can you reach that picture? Are you tall _________________________________________________________________________ 239. A donkey is less beautiful than a horse A donkey is not _______________________________________________________________________ 240. She doesn’t usually stay up late She’s not used _______________________________________________________________________ 241. If I were you, I’d look for another job I suggest ____________________________________________________________________________ 242. He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful If __________________________________________________________________________________ 243. All his suits were made in Paris He had _____________________________________________________________________________ 244. I saw him come out of the house Page 15 He _________________________________________________________________________________ 245. I haven’t much money, I can’t buy any new clothes If only _____________________________________________________________________________ 246. She was believed to have taken part in revolutionary activities It was ______________________________________________________________________________ 247. In a few countries, the whole of the population only enjoy a reasonable standard of living Only _______________________________________________________________________________ 248. Mr. Jones would rather watch TV than go to the cinema Mr. Jones prefers _____________________________________________________________________ 249. Frank is very good at tennis Frank plays _________________________________________________________________________ 250. I’m sorry, I couldn’t help him I wish ______________________________________________________________________________ 251. This is too hard a question or her to answer The question ________________________________________________________________________ 252. I am sorry that I didn’t study French last year I wish ______________________________________________________________________________ 253. The children will go swimming if it is sunny Unless _____________________________________________________________________________ 254. There’s no need for you to talk so loudly You don’t ___________________________________________________________________________ 255. Tim will be eighteen next week It’s Tim’s ___________________________________________________________________________ 256. Her grief was so great that she almost fainted So _________________________________________________________________________________ 257. You can leave only when I tell you Until _______________________________________________________________________________ 258. She prefers Italian food to French food She’d ______________________________________________________________________________ 259. Sarah is better at chemistry than Susan Susan isn’t___________________________________________________________________________ 260. When is John and Mary’s wedding? When are ____________________________________________________________________________ 261. Most people can understand him when he speaks English Page 16 He can make ________________________________________________________________________ 262. Tom is sorry that he didn’t watch the football match last night Tom wishes _________________________________________________________________________ 263. The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours Yesterday we did such _________________________________________________________________ 264. She is listening to the radio. She turned it on at seven thirty She has _____________________________________________________________________________ 265. You must pay taxes or go to prison Failing _____________________________________________________________________________ 266. The poor farmer was tired but he kept working In spite of ___________________________________________________________________________ 267. This is the sad news that you have brought What _______________________________________________________________________________ 268. No, please don’t tell him I’d rather ____________________________________________________________________________ 269. Why don’t you ask her yourself? I suggest ____________________________________________________________________________ 270. Peter said he wasn’t feeling well Peter said: ___________________________________________________________________________ 271. Collecting dolls from foreign countries is one of Jane’s interests Jane is ______________________________________________________________________________ 272. George is not nearly as energetic as he used to be George used _________________________________________________________________________ 273. Jim didn’t lend me any money so I was unable to buy the car If __________________________________________________________________________________ 274. She can’t ask intelligent questions. She can’t profit from listening to her colleagues She can neither _______________________________________________________________________ 275. He spoke English very carefully. He spoke very clearly He not only __________________________________________________________________________ 276. Gravity makes ball thrown into the air fall back down If there weren’t gravity, ________________________________________________________________ 277. Because Faraday’s father was very poor, he couldn’t send Faraday to school Faraday’s father was too ________________________________________________________________ 278. It is such a boring book that nobody likes it Page 17 The book is so ________________________________________________________________________ 279. They were so strong that they could lift the rock They _______________________________________________________________________________ 280. The weather forecast was inaccurate, so we didn’t take the right precaution Had ________________________________________________________________________________ 281. The temperature didn’t fall below zero last night, so the crops weren’t damaged If __________________________________________________________________________________ 282. Though I am poor, I’ll not serve a villain Poor as _____________________________________________________________________________ 283. Although I pay him much, this man’s never satisfied However ____________________________________________________________________________ 284. These mangoes are so cheap that they can not be good Since _______________________________________________________________________________ 285. You must speak slowly or he’ll not be able to understand you Unless ______________________________________________________________________________ 286 John always spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract John didn’t __________________________________________________________________________ 287. My suit needs cleaning before I go to the party I need ______________________________________________________________________________ 288. Did they build the garage at the same as the house? Was _______________________________________________________________________________ 289. The people who were at the meeting will say nothing to the press Nobody who _________________________________________________________________________ 290. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic We were ____________________________________________________________________________ 291. He is such a slow speaker that his students get very bored He speaks ___________________________________________________________________________ 292. Mackenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty By the age of twenty, __________________________________________________________________ 293. He stole some money and was arrested for it He was _____________________________________________________________________________ 294. She met Mike when she went to Spain for her holiday last year She wouldn’t _________________________________________________________________________ 295. Someone should do the job tomorrow Page 18 The job _____________________________________________________________________________ 296. I’ve never met a more dependable person than Roger Roger is _____________________________________________________________________________ 297. Somebody opened the door just after she rang the bell She had hardly _______________________________________________________________________ 298. People say that he has been all over the world He is _______________________________________________________________________________ 299. I have to write letters, but I hate it I hate ______________________________________________________________________________ 300. As the war ended, soldiers returned home The war _____________________________________________________________________________ 301. It is said that he died by his own hand He is _______________________________________________________________________________ 302. Do as I tell that or you’ll regret about it Unless _____________________________________________________________________________ 303. We must do our work well or the master will get angry with us Unless _____________________________________________________________________________ 304. “Don’t forget to phone the office” she told him She reminded ________________________________________________________________________ 305. I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you I wish ______________________________________________________________________________ 306. The police has just released John John ________________________________________________________________________________ 307. I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking too softly They were speaking ___________________________________________________________________ 308. The news of her son’s death was a great shock to her The news that ________________________________________________________________________ 309. He had written the problem on the blackboard. He solved it Hardly ______________________________________________________________________________ 310. He studied English. He also studied French Not only ____________________________________________________________________________ 311. We live far from our home. We miss it very much The farther __________________________________________________________________________ 312. You may be strong, but you can’t lift this heavy box Page 19 No matter ___________________________________________________________________________ 313. Jane weighs as much as her sister Jane is _____________________________________________________________________________ 314. They were building a new shopping center when we came A new shopping center ________________________________________________________________ 315. Are they going to demolish these old houses? Are these old houses ___________________________________________________________________ 316. It was such bad coffee that he couldn’t drink it The coffee ___________________________________________________________________________ 317. Weather conditions influence most crops Most crops are _______________________________________________________________________ 318. You must not smoke here Smoking ____________________________________________________________________________ 319. We had to spend three hours to open the door It __________________________________________________________________________________ 320. It was not until mid-night that I finished the homework I ___________________________________________________________________________________ 321. Is this the only way to reach the city centre? Isn’t there ___________________________________________________________________________ 322. He remembered, and so did she He didn’t ____________________________________________________________________________ 323. When are the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problem? It’s high time something ________________________________________________________________ 324. May I borrow your pen? Would you mind ______________________________________________________________________ 325. “I’d take a taxi if I were you?” said Peter Peter suggested ______________________________________________________________________ 326. It is said that he escaped to a neutral country He _________________________________________________________________________________ 327. Mrs. Dean was one of the customers of Mr. Brown’s bank. Her house was for sale Mrs. Dean __________________________________________________________________________ 328. Mr. Smith’s company is busier in December than in any other month December ___________________________________________________________________________ 329. Mary didn’t work hard enough. She failed in her exams Page 20