5 Christmas won’t be the same if we don’t have any snow.. 6 We have a six o’clock dead line for this work.. 7 I don’t see the point of re-decorating this room.. 15 She was just as good a
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I- Rewrite the sentences
1) A fire destroyed most of the old city of London in the 1960s
- The destruction
2) “Is it, or is it not true that you have been misappopriating company funds?”, the managing director asked the accountant
- The managing director wanted
3) Attendances at the exhibition has been down this year
- The exhibition
4) They declared war on the pretex of defending their teritorial rights
- The excuse
5) Christmas won’t be the same if we don’t have any snow
I’ll be very
6) We have a six o’clock dead line for this work
This work
7) I don’t see the point of re-decorating this room
Re-decorating
8) Cheques should only be accepted with proof of identity
Never
9) They stretched a rope from one side of the crevasse to the other in order to haul their equipment across
By stretching
10) We’ve been thinking the matter over and have finally come to a decision We’ve
11) I never miss out on a cup of coffee when I visit her flat
She always
12) We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful Much to
13) “I think the whole idea’s ridiculous”, he said
He dismissed
14) I’m always inviting him for a weekend with us but he is always too busy
No matter
15) She was just as good as they had thought
She quite definitely came
16) The outcome of the election ws never in doubt
At no time
17) Doris thought the woman in front of her was her sister-in-law
Doris mistook
18) How could I help, except to offer to lend her some money?
Other
19) I don’t understand one word of this wretched report
I can’t make head
20) We must continue our efforts, whether there are problems or not
Regardless
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If
22) I can’t understand how this new computer works
This new computer works
23) But for your unsuspected talents as a mechanic, we would have been stranded there for hours
If
24) Do you have a good relationship with your boss?
Are
25) She didn’t inherit anything under her uncle’s will
Her uncle didn’t
26) Betty is very happy to look after handicapped people
Betty is devoted
27) I’ve forgotten that commentator’s name but he’s very well-known
That commentator,
28) I applied for the job but was turned down
My
29) “Please don’t drive so fast!” Ann begged her boyfriend
Ann pleaded
30) Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test
As long as
31) That dress has only the slightest mark on it
I can barely
32) No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door
Try
33) His second attempt on the world record was successful
He broke
34) The house seemed to have been unoccupied for several months
It looked
35) For a teacher of her experience and ability, discipline was not a problem For such
36) He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery
He received a
37) Mrs Scot is proud of her cooking
Mrs Scot prides
38) This affair doesn’t concern you
This affair is no
39) You are under no obligation to accept their offer
You can please
40) These new machines have put an end to queuing
Before these
41) It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England The English owe
42) You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new lunch-bar
There is no
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reconsider
There has been
44) Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life
Martin’s poor
45) We weren’t surprised by his success
It came
46) It is not certain that Jones will get the job
It is open
47) She wore a hearing- aid, even though she could hear the phone ring
perfectly well
She wasn’t so
48) The company presents a gold watch to each of its retiring employees
Each
49) They couldn’t trace who had supplied the information in the first place The source
50) My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing
The moment
51) My boyfriend is very short-tempered
My boyfriend loses
52) Don’t you wish you could get out more in the evening?
Don’t you get fed
53) It was more of an argument than a discussion
It was not so
54) They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do
We
55) My boss works better when he’s pressed for time
The less
56) What a surprise to see you here
Fancy
57) The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect
But for his command
58) I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t ant to disturb the meeting
Rather
59) The children’s riotous behavior should have been severely punished
The children deserved
60) He was suspended for two matches for swearing at the referee
Swearing at the referee earned
61) I write to him almost every day
Hardly
62) The patient recovered more rapidly than expected
The patient made
63) There aren’t many other books which explained this problem so well
In few other books
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Never
65) You pay $20 a month for a period of one year
You pay in twelve successive
66) Provided your handwriting is legible the examiner will accept your answer
So long as the examiner
67) The chances are that the whole thing’ll have been forgotten by next term
In all
68) He’ll settle down.Then his perfomance will improve
Once
69) People who haven’t been abroad shouldn’t criticise foreign customs
Nobody who
70) Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation The operation left
71) Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness
Alan’s illness
72) Their chances of success are small
It is not
73) Under no circumstances should you phone the police
The last
74) They were just as good as we had expected
They certainly lived
75) Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station?
Does your aunt
76) That’s an insulting name to use for him
Don’t call
77) I need an early night
I could
78) A lot of men think that it’s wrong for women to work
A lot of men disapprove
79) I really need a holiday
I’m desperate
80) People are persuaded by adverts to spend more than they can affort
Adverts tempt
81) I felt like walking out without paying because the service was so bad
I was tempted
82) I find their lifestyle quite attractive, although I probably woudn’t really enjoy it
Their lifestyle appeals
83) I don’t know why people are attracted to spending all day on the beach
I can’t see the
84) Their party is on the same date as another one I’ve been invited to
Their party coincides
85) If I’m lucky, I’ll get a job as soon as I get there
With a
86) Fortunately, the boat hadn’t left
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87) If nothing unfortunately happens, I’ll see you next week All being
88) She fully understands that she will have to work hard She’s well
89) He never thought of telling her
It never occurred
90) That sentence doesn’t have an understandable meaning That sentence makes
91) I didn’t want to buy it, but because he insisted, I bought it
He pushed
92) His wife keeps telling him that she should get a better job His wife is pushing