I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.. The children couldn’t go swimm
Trang 11 He could not afford to buy the car.
The car
2 I’m sorry I missed your birthday party
I wish
3 They haven’t cleaned the streets this week
The streets
4 That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there
It is such
5 You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa
If you
6 “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter
Peter asked if
7 She started working as a secretary five years ago
She has
8 We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money
If we
9 The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough
The sea was too
10 What a pity you failed your driving test!
I wish
11 The mechanic serviced my car last week
I
12 “How many survivors are there?” asked the journalist
The journalist wanted
13 It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away
The meat was
1 I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night
I wish
2 The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor
Unless
3 He would prefer you to pay him immediately
He’d rather
4 The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it
The water was not
5 Somebody repaired her car yesterday
She
6 The postman was bitten by our dog
Our dog
7 We couldn’t drive because of the fog
The fog prevented
8 Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car
In spite
9 The cake was so hard that I could not eat it
It was
10 We didn’t go, because it rained
Had
11 I can’t cook as well as my mother does
My mother
12 Mary rang hours and hours ago
It’s hours
13 It was so late that nothing could be done
It was too
14 They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again
The date
15 The garage is going to repair the car for us next week
We are going
16 The bus takes longer than the train
The train
17 John has not had his hair cut for over six months
It is
18 Maria says she’d like to have been put in a higher class
Maria wishes
19 My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station
If my husband
20 The trains couldn’t run because of the snow
The snow
21 I didn’t arrive in time to see her
I wasn’t early
22 I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday
I apologise
23 He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train
If
Trang 224 Janet is the best tennis-player in the club.
No one
25 I haven’t seen that man here before
It’s
26 The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it
The furniture was too
27 The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money
The bank manager
28 He learned to drive when he was eighteen
He has
29 It is ages since Alan visited his parents
Alan
30 Mrs Taylor does not like living in such a small house
Mrs Taylor wishes
31 Mr Mills lost his job because he was late every day
If Mr Mills
32 The keepers feed the lions at 3 pm every day
The lions
33 We got lost because we didn’t have a map
If we
34 The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it
It was
35 I last saw him when I was a student
I haven’t
36 It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice
I wish
37 The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it
The bread isn’t
38 This furniture is so old that it’s not worth keeping
This is
39 Without the treatment, the patient would have died
If he
40 Although he didn’t speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam
In spite
41 The last time it rained was a fortnight ago
It
42 storm blew a lot of trees down last night
A lot of trees
43 “Where are you spending your holidays?”, Janet asked us Janet
44 We stayed in this hotel
This is
45 I can’t find the letter anywhere I’m sure someone has thrown it away
I Can’t find the letter anywhere It
46 I last spoke to Jack when I sold him my old car
I haven’t
47 The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the Prime Minister
Had it not
48 My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year
I was
49 As I get older, I want to travel less
The older
50 The patient recovered more rapidly than expected
The patient made
51 John didn’t celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing Not until
52 I don’t intend to apologise to either of them
I have
53 The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic
The average
54 We couldn’t find George anywhere
George was
55 There aren’t many other books which explained this problem so well
In few other books
56 The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard
Only by
57 Although he was not guilty they executed him
In spite