II. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in brackets so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the words given in any way:
1. Because Lan was sick, she did not go to school yesterday.
Because of.........................................................................................
2. The women could not enjoy the concert because of their headache
Their headache prevented .......................................................................
3. Listening to music at home is more interesting than going to the concert.
I prefer .............................................................................................
4. This girl is the most hardworking in our class.
No one ..............................................................
5. The visitor spoke so quickly that we could not understand what she said.
The visitor spoke too.....................................................................................
II. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in brackets so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the words given in any way:
1. Because Lan was sick, she did not go to school yesterday.
-> Because of sickness / Lan's sickness, she did not go to school yesterday. 2. The women could not enjoy the concert because of their headacheTheir headache prevented the women from enjoying the concert.
3. Listening to music at home is more interesting than going to the concert.
I prefer to listening to music at home to going to the concert.
4. This girl is the most hardworking in our class.
No one in our class is more hardworking than this girl.
5. The visitor spoke so quickly that we could not understand what she said.
The visitor spoke too quickly for us to understand what he said.
