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Finish each of the open sentences so that it means the same as the given sentences before
it:
1 The theatre has two cafés
There
2 Theatre tickets are more expensive than last year
Last year
3 Alison said that the booking office telephone was always engaged
Alison said : " "
4 Peter said : "Why don't you go to the booking office yourself ? "
Peter said : "How about ?"
5 Many theatres accept credit cards
At many theatres you can
6 You can't smoke in public places
Smoking
7 Last month my sister borrowed a novel from me
Last month I lent
8 She hasn't read a novel by Joan Brady before
This is the first novel
9 The novel has 250 pages
There
10 This novel is longer than Joan Brady's other books
Joan Brady's other books are
11 How much does the shelf cost ?
What is
12 Yesterday it snowed a lot
Yesterday there
13 Last year it wasn't as cold as this year
This year it's
14 What about having a skiing holiday this year ?
Shall we
15 Who do these skis belong to ?
Whose
4 Finish each of the following open sentences so that it means the same as the given
sentence before it :
16 How much is a skiing holiday ?
What does
17 The snow makes driving dangerous
The snow makes it
18 Feeding the animals is not allowed here
You must
19 A family ticket costs £10
The cost
20 Entrance at weekends is more expensive than on weekdays
Entrance on weekdays
21 You don't have to pay to visit the zoo on Thursdays
On Thursdays you can
22 There aren't any elephants at the zoo now
The zoo doesn't
23 The new zoo restaurant has been open for a week
The new zoo restaurant was
24 House prices have risen dramatically this year
There has
25 I don't intend to apologise to either of them
I have
26 It was only when I left home that I realised how much my parents meant to me
Not until
27 Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second
child
Only when
28 Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life
Martin's poor
29 The company presents a gold watch to each of its retiring employees
Each
30 The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic
The average
31 My father finds maps difficult to follow
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My father has
32 The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him
The film star avoided
33 I was amazed by the mistakes he made
What
34 We weren't surprised by his success
It came
35 "That's a lovely new dress, Jane", said her mother
Jane's mother complimented
36 We couldn't relax until all the guests had gone home
Only
37 We couldn't find George anywhere
George was
38 She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know
She is a
39 No one has challenged his authority before
This is the first time
40 "If Brian doesn't train harder, I won't select him for the team," said the manager
The manager threatened
41 The hurricane blew the roof off the house
The house
42 In few other books is this problem explained so well
There aren't
43 I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly
I object
44 Robert is sorry now that he didn't accept the job
Robert now wishes
45 He didn't hurry, so he missed the train
If
46 I asked Peter to wake me up at 6 o'clock the following morning
"Please
47 The garage is going to repair the car for us next week
We are going
48 Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car
In spite
49 I can't cook as well as my mother does
My mother
50 Unless you water these plants every day, they will die
lf
51 The fire has destroyed many houses
Many
52 She won't visit me again
I wish ,
53 He wrote the letter in two hours
It took
54 It was such hot tea that I couldn't drink it
The tea
55 The mother smiled happily She took the baby in h«r arms
Smiling ,
56 Because she behaves well, everybody loves her
Because of
57 My sister is not very tall I am not very tall, too
Neither
58 We have made great progress in our economy in the last few years
Great progress
59 I want to see the manager, not his assistant
It is
60 He will die if nobody brings him to hospital
Unless
61 I have collected stamps for 5 years
I began
62 He not only spent all his money; he even borrowed some from me
Not only
63 They are building a school near our house
A school
64 I am sorry that I didn't go to the party last Sunday
I wish that
65 She didn't take your advice, so she failed in the exam
If
66 We spent our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort, and we always remember it
We always remember
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67 The fire has destroyed almost all the houses in the neighbourhood.
Almost all the houses
68 Unless you water those flowers regularly, they will wither
If you
69 The cake was so hard that I could not eat it
It was
70 Without a passport she couldn't have left the country
If
71 The driver said, "Don't get off the bus while it's moving !"
The driver asked the passengers
72 Robert opened the drawer and took out a knife
Opening
73 Mr Brown is going to retire by the end of this year It was decided
The fact that
74 The owners of newspapers are usually very rich
The people
75 She had never been so unhappy before
She was unhappier
76 He learned to drive when he was eighteen
He has
77 The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money
The bank manager
78 The furniture was so expensive that I didn't buy it
The furniture was too
79 I haven't seen that man here before
It's
80 I am sorry that I didn't go to the party last Sunday
I wish that
81 Although it was very noisy we continued to study our lessons
Despite
82 "Why don't you do your exercises, John ?" said Mrs Clark
Mrs Clark asked
83 My father seldom goes to the pictures
Seldom
84 The restaurant belongs to a twin
………
85 Checkers was opened in 1984 by Jane Williams
Jane Williams
86 You can avoid waiting in this restaurant by booking a table in advance
If
87 You have to pay about £10 for a three-course meal
A three-course meal
88 The restaurant is considered to be very good
Everyone
89 The National Theatre has very comfortable seats
The seats
90 The seats near the stage are more expensive than those at the back
The seats at the back
91 Theatre seats can be booked by telephone
You
92 Theatre programmes usually have lots of information
There
93 Refreshments are sold in the intervals
You
94 There is a choice of more than thirty theatres in London
You
95 The teacher asked Tom whether he had any hobbies
"Do
96 I like swimming best of all sports
My
97 "I like tennis, swimming and football, "Tom replied
Tom said that
98 He has also been collecting stamps for five years
He also started
99 He has over 3,000 stamps in his collection
There
100 He spends two hours a week sorting out stamps
Sorting ………
ANSWER KEY
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1 There are two cafés in the theatre.
2 Last year theatre tickets were cheaper than now
3 Alison said, "The booking office telephone is always engaged."
4 Peter said, "How about going to the booking office yourself?"
5 At many theatres you can use your credit card(s) to pay for your ticket(s)
6 Smoking is not allowed / permitted / forbidden / prohibited in public places
7 Last month I lent my sister a novel
8 This is the first novel |of Joan Brady's / (written) by Joan Brady (that) she has ever read
9 There are 250 pages in the novel
10 Joan Brady’s other books are shorter than this one
11 What is the cost / price of the shelf.
12 Yesterday there was a lot snow
13 This year it's colder than (it was) last year
14 Shall we have a skiing holiday this year?
15 Whose skis are these / are these skis?
16 What does a skiing holiday cost? / does it cost for a skiing holiday?
17 The snow makes it dangerous to drive / for driving/ drivers
18 You must not feed the animals here
19 The cost of a family ticket is £10 / is £10 for a family ticket
20 Entrance weekdays is cheaper than / less expensive (entrance) than at weekends
21 On Thursdays you can visit the zoo free / without having to pay / without paying
22 The zoo doesn't have (/ keep) any elephants now
23 The new zoo restaurant was opened a / one week ago / last week
24 There has been a dramatic rise in house prices this year
25 I have no intention of apologising to either of them
26 Not until I left home did I realize how much my parents meant to me.
27 Only when their second child was born did Alice and Charles decide to move to a bigger house
28 Martin's poor health doesn't prevent him from enjoying life
29 Each of the company's retiring employees is presented with a gold watch
30 The average depth of the Pacific Ocean is greater than that of the Atlantic
31 My father has difficulty following maps.
32 The film star avoided being recognized by wearing dark glasses
33 What amazed me was the mistakes he made
34 It came as no surprise that he succeeded
35 Jane's mother complimented her on her lovely new dress
36 Only when all the guests had gone-home could we relax.
37 George was nowhere to be found
38 She is a more sympathetic listener than anyone else I known
39 This is the first time his authority has been challenged
40 The manager threatened not to select Brian for the team if he didn't train harder
41 The house had its roof blown off by the hurricane.
42 There aren't many other books which explain this problem so well
43 I object to being unfairly criticized
44 Robert now wishes he had accepted the job
45 If he had hurried, he wouldn’t have missed / would have caught the train.
46 'Please wake me up at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, Peter."
47 We are going to have our car repaired by the garage the garage repair our car next week
48 In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car
49 My mother cooks better than do (me)
50 If you don't water these plants every day, they will die
51 Many houses have been destroyed by the fire.
52 I wish she would visit me again
53 It took him two hours to write the letter
54 The tea was so hot that I couldn't drink it
55 Smiling happily, the mother took the baby in her arms
56 Because of her good behaviour, everybody loves her
57 Neither my sister nor I am very tall
58 Great progress has been made in our economy in the last few years
59 It is the manager, not his assistant, that I want to see
60 Unless somebody (/someone) brings him to hospital, he will die
61 I began to collect (/ collecting) stamps 5 years ago
62 Not only did he spend all his money; he even borrowed some from me
63 A school is being built near our house
64 I wish that I had gone to the party last Sunday
65 If she had taken your advice, she wouldn't have failed in the exam
66 We always remember spending our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort
67 Almost all the houses in the neighbourhood have been destroyed by the fire
68 If you don't water those flowers regularly, they will wither
69 It was such a hard cake that I could not eat it
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70 If she hadn't had a passport, she couldn't have left the country.
71 The driver asked the passengers not to get off the bus while it was moving.
72 Opening the drawer, Robert took out a knife
73 The fact that Mr Brown is going is to retire by the end of this year was decided
74 The people who own newspapers are usually very rich
75 She was unhappier than she had ever been before
76 He has been driving since he was eighteen.
77 The bank manager was made to hand over the money by the robbers
78 The furniture was too expensive for me to buy
The furniture was expensive, so I didn't buy it
79 It's the first time I've seen that man here
80 If he had hurried, he wouldn't have missed would have caught the train
81 Despite the great noise, we continued to study our lessons.
82 Mrs Clark asked John to do his exercises / why he didn't do his exercises
83 Seldom does my father go to the pictures
84 It's a twin's restaurant
85 Jane Williams opened Checkers in 1984
86 If you book a table in advance, you can avoid waiting in this restaurant.
87 A three-course meal costs about £10
88 Everyone considers the restaurant (to be) very good
89 The seats in the National Theatre are very comfortable
90 The seats, at the back are cheaper than those near the stage
91 You can book theatre seats by telephone.
92 There is lots of information about theatre programmes
93 You can buy refreshments in the intervals
94 You can choose one out of more than thirty theatres in London
95 "Do you have any hobbies, Tom ?" asked the teacher
96 My favourite sport is swimming
97 Tom said that he liked tennis, swimming and football
98 He also started collecting /to collect stamps 5 years ago
99 There are over 3,000 stamps in his collection
100 Sorting out his stamps takes him two hours a week