EXERCISE 1. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train. – If -…………………………………………………………………………. 2. I asked my mother to wake me up at 6 o’clock the following morning. - “Please-…………………………………………………………………………. “ 3. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week. - We are going to have the car -…………………………………………………………………………. 4. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. - In spite -…………………………………………………………………………. 5. Unless you water these plants everyday, they will die. - If -…………………………………………………………………………. 6. The fire has destroyed many houses. – Many houses -…………………………………………………………………………. 7. He wrote the letter in two hours . – It took -…………………………………………………………………………. 7. It was such hot tea that I couldn’t drink it. - The tea -…………………………………………………………………………. 8. Because she behaves well, every body likes her. - Because of… …………………………………………………………………………. 10. My sister is not very intelligent. I am not very intelligent. - Neither -…………………………………………………………………………. 11. We have made great progress in our economy in the last few years. - Great progress -…………………………………………………………………………. 12. I have studied English for 3 years. - I began -…………………………………………………………………………. 13. They are building a new school in that village. - A new school -…………………………………………………………………………. 14. She didn’t take your advice, so she failed in the exam. - If -…………………………………………………………………………. 15. The cake was so hard that I couldn’t eat it. It was -…………………………………………………………………………. 1. The driver said: ‘Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving”. - The driver asked the passengers-…………………………………………………………………………. 17. He learned to drive when he was eighteen. - He has -…………………………………………………………………………. 18. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it. - The furniture was too -…………………………………………………………………………. 19. I haven’t seen that good film before. - It’s -…………………………………………………………………………. 20. Although it is very noisy, we continue to study our lessons. - Despite -…………………………………………………………………………. 21. My father seldom goes to the cinema. - Seldom -…………………………………………………………………………. 22. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there. - It is such -…………………………………………………………………………. 23. She didn’t say a word as she left the room. - She left the room -…………………………………………………………………………. 24. Speaking English fluently is not easy. - It -…………………………………………………………………………. 25. It is a six-hour flight from London to New York. - It takes -…………………………………………………………………………. 26. Mrs. Green said to her son “Be careful when you cross the street.” - Mrs. Green told -…………………………………………………………………………. 27. The moon doesn’t have an atmosphere, the planet Mars doesn’t, either. - Neither -…………………………………………………………………………. 28. Please don’t tell him my address. - I’d rather -…………………………………………………………………………. 29. He couldn’t come because of his serious illness. - Because -…………………………………………………………………………. 30. “I have already finished my report”, said Jack. - Jack said -…………………………………………………………………………. 31. Living in the city is not as safe as living in the countryside. - Living in the countryside -…………………………………………………………………………. 32. You won’t succeed unless you work hard. - If -…………………………………………………………………………. 33. I haven’t had breakfast and my sister hasn’t, either. - Neither -…………………………………………………………………………. 34. “Did you play football last week, Nam?” said Lan. - Lan asked -…………………………………………………………………………. 35. The last time I met her was in 2008. - I haven’t -…………………………………………………………………………. 36. He started investigating the case a week ago. - He has -…………………………………………………………………………. 37. Tom speaks English more fluently than Tim. Tim doesn’t -…………………………………………………………………………. 38. I’ve never met such a famous person before. - It’s -…………………………………………………………………………. 39. Alcohol is bad for you and so are cigarettes. - Both -…………………………………………………………………………. 40. This raincoat is too small for him to ear. - This raincoat isn’t -…………………………………………………………………………. 41. The weather is too bad for us to go for a picnic. - The weather is not -…………………………………………………………………………. 42. Tom is not tall enough to reach that picture. - Tom is -…………………………………………………………………………. 43. Mary is too young to get married. - Mary isn’t -…………………………………………………………………………. 44. My father hasn’t been to Hanoi for two years. - It is -…………………………………………………………………………. 45. I haven’t driven a car before. - This is the first time -…………………………………………………………………………. 46. Have you got a cheaper coat than this? - Is this -…………………………………………………………………………. 47. She doesn’t walk to work any more. - She used to -…………………………………………………………………………. 48. I’m saving money so that I can buy a house next year. - I’m saving -…………………………………………………………………………. 49. He had no sooner arrived than he began to make trouble. - No sooner -…………………………………………………………………………. 50. I had only put the phone down when the boss rang back. - Hardly ….………………………………………………………………………….