VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
46. No one has seen Peter since the day of the party.
à Peter _____________________________________________________________________________.
47. We haven’t seen him for over twenty years.
à It’s ______________________________________________________________________________.
48. She went to the zoo last year and that is where she saw a real tiger for the first time.
à Before she ________________________________________________________________________.
49. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
à The fog prevented __________________________________________________________________.
50. He used to depend on his parents for money.
à No longer _________________________________________________________________________.
51. It is the most interesting novel I’ve ever read.
à I have ____________________________________________________________________________.
52. Although she lived in difficult conditions, she worked very hard.
à In spite of _________________________________________________________________________.
53. The flight to London lasted more than three hours.
à It ________________________________________________________________________________.
54. The weather was so bad that we couldn’t go sailing.
à The weather was not ________________________________________________________________.
55. The big oak tree was in the garden, but then they cut it down.
à There used ________________________________________________________________________.