PRACTICE EXERCISES
Rewrite sentences without changing their meanings .
1.You needn’t make an appointment to see the bank manager .
There is ......................
2.It’s Alice’s job to look after new staff.
Alice is responsible .........................
3.I don’t really want to have lunch yet .
I’d rather.............................
4.It was careless of you to leave the window open last night .
You shouldn’t .................
5.Shirley didn’t begin to read until she was eight .
It wasn’t ............................
6.Michael laughed when I told him the joke.
The joke ......................................
7.The train journey from London to Briston takes two hours.
It is ......................................
8.George is not nearly as energetic as he used to be .
George used .................................
9.They believe that the robbers got into the bank through the roof.
The robbers ...................................
10.Karajan was the first person to recognize her extraordinary musical gift.
It .....................................................
11.If he had done his homework ,his parents might have let him go to the party.
If he had done his homework ,he might ...............................
12.He speaks more persuasively than his brother.
He is a...........................................
13.He forgot about the gun until he got home .
Not until .....................................
14.Mary told the police about the burglary.
Mary reported...............................
15.I never intended to go to the meeting .
I never had ...............................
16.Immediately after his arrival ,things went wrong .
No sooner .........................................
17.I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years .
It’s ....................................................
18.You can eat as much as you like for 5 at the new lunch –bar .
There is no........................................
19.He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk .
No sooner .................................
20.I have never read such a romantic story .
This is ......................................
21.He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful.
If .........................................
22.We couldn’t get nearer because of the police .
The police ........................
23.Just after solving one problem ,I was faced with another.
Hardly .............................................
24.It’s my impression that she’s enjoying her new job a great deal.
She seems ..........................................
25.You must congratulate her –she’s passed the exam .She’s succeeded.
You must ........................................
26.He wanted to have his own way .He insisted ,and this led to difficulties.
His .....................................................
27.This is an important scheme and we want him to approve .
We want ................................................
28.It’s either this or that .You must choose .
It’s.........................................................
29.I had better get back to work .
It’s .........................................................
30.I wasn’t there at that time .
He denied...............................................
31.Why was she late ?
What ...............................................................
32.I’m more interested in the people than the job.
It’s not the ..............................................
33.I spoke to Colonel and Mrs Tibbs only last week ,just before they died in that terrible train accident .
Colonel and Mrs Tibbs ,.......................................................
34.That question can not be answered satisfactorily .
There is ...................................................................................
35.A fire destroyed most of the old city of London in the 1600s.
The destruction .........................
36.Someone is going to repair my TV set tomorrow .
I’m .........................................
37.We had never stayed in such an expensive hotel hotel before .
The hotel was more expensive ......................................
38.We must find him no matter where he is hiding .
Wherever ...........................................................
39.They went on smoking all through the meal .
They didn’t .................................
40.A country can’t be prosperous if it’s not quite independent .
Only .........................................................
41.”Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week ?”The officer asked her
The officer wanted ........................................
42.I remembered and so did he .
He didn’t ......................................
43They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left .
Only after a .........................................
44.Children learn a lot about how to behave in a situation like this .
Only ................................................
45.No sooner had the new editor been appointed to the post than he fell ill
Immediately after ....................................................
II. Write letters .
Dear Mary and Paul ,
Thank /have / Tony /me /weekend .

We /have /a great time /,especially /dinner party / Saturday night .

We/ never have /a real Thai dinner before /now we can’t wait /our next one .

Tony /especially like /the frogs’legs /peanut sauce

In fact /when /get home /he /go into the yard /try /catch / frogs .

He /out /there /every night /work.

I /not know /what /he /think /we /be going to do with them /once /they’re caught

/because /am sure not / go to cook them .!

We /also enjoy /tour /