1. Ha had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house.

=> Hardly......................................................

=> No sooner...............................................

2. When I got outside, it began to rain

=> Hardly..........................................

=> No sooner...................................

3. After he had arrived home, he began to make trouble.

=> Hardly..............................................

=> No sooner........................................

4. The soldier leaped into the water as soon as the ship touched the shore.

=> No sooner...........................

5. Just after solving one problem, I was faced with another.

=> Hardly.................................

6. The teacher started to write the lesson right after he returned home.

=> Hardly....................................

7. Just when he arrived at the station, the train was starting to move.

=> Hardly......................................................

8. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.

=> Hardly..............................

9. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill.

=> No sooner...........................

10. I only recognize him when he came into light.

=> Not until.........................................

11. John didn't celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing.

=> Not until................................................

3.   I really enjoyed the concert. The music was too loud. (although)

4.   He got a cream pie smashed in his face. Everyone laughed. (when)

5.   Paul was walking to the bus stop. He found somebody’s wallet on the ground. (while)

6.   Jackie will take out the trash. She is done with her chores. (after)

7.   You study for the test. You will do much better. (if)

8.   Rex practiced his guitar. He could play the song perfectly. (until)

9.   We could get back to shore. It started to rain hard. (before)

10. I saw him. He was always carrying a plastic shopping bag. (whenever)

1. You can take any of the routes, it will still take you about 3 hours to get there.

-> Whichever.............................................................

2. Michael's mother was very busy, but she still played with her.

-> No matter...............................................................

3. He doesn't get on well with his colleagues (account).

->.................................................................................

4. Immediately after his arival, things went wrong.

-> No sooner................................................................

5. I met John in London while I was going on holiday last summer.

-> London....................................................................

III. Complete the text with a word from the box in the correct form. 

admit – ask – deny – explain – suggest – tell

At first, she had (1)___________ deleting Robert's essay. When he found out that it was gone, he was furious and demanded to know who had deleted it. Sarah knew that she must have closed the essay without saving it. Robert (2)___________ who had used the computer and she (3)___________ that she'd bought a new computer game and had used the computer for half an hour the previous night. She couldn't believe what she had done. After a big argument, she knew that she had to (4)___________ him the truth and she (5)___________ that she'd closed the file without thinking. Sarah did everything she could to calm Robert down and she even (6)___________ writing the whole essay again for him, but nothing worked.Three days later, he still wasn't speaking to her, and she couldn't even look at her new game.

I. Rewrite the following sentences using the word given so that it has the same meaning as the original one.
1. The cinema was practically empty. There was hardly_____________________________________________________
2. The house has got everything except a large garden. The only thing_______________________________________________________
3. Although he works hard, he cannot earn enough. Hard______________________________________________________________
4. Alan was not a confident person, and that was why he was so shy. Alan’s______________________________________________________________
5. Jack is proud of the fact that he is never late. Jack prides himself___________________________________________________
6. It’s very kind of you to give me a lift. I appreciate _________________________________________________________ 7. Although he wasn’t experienced, he got the job. Despite______________________________________________________________
8. My mother lives a long way from the supermarket. There isn’t___________________________________________________________
9. It is cheaper to send things by sea than by airmail. It costs _____________________________________________________________
10. He delayed writing the book until he had done a lot of research. Only when___________________________________________________________

1. I strongly advise you to tell her you're sorry ( apologize)

= I think you'd .................................................. her

2. I've never seen anyone play so skillfully before ( much)

= I've never seen anyone .......................................

3. Because Mary was so proud, she couldn't admit that she was wrong ( too)

= Mary had ........................................... that she was wrong

4. His father usually waks to work but today he drove ( instead)

= His father drove to work today .............................. foot

5. The print in that magazine is so small that my grandther can't read it (enough)

= I wish the print ............................................................

2. Read the descriptions of two events and check your ideas for exercise 1. What do you think of each prank? Use the adjectives below or your own ideas.

childish   clever   cruel   funny   predictable

Sarah_B: Tell us about pranks you played on friends or family members! 

Dave338: When I was about nine years old, I bought an enormous plastic spider from a joke shop. I couldn't wait to play a prank on my sister with it. One morning, I put it in the shower just before my big sister went into the bathroom. I waited outside the door. I heard a really loud scream and my sister ran out of the bathroom. I thought it was really funny, but she was really cross when she found out, and chased me round the house. I feel bad about it now, it took her ages to get over it because she was so shocked.

Kate44: Last February, I sent my brother a Valentine's card. In the card, I wrote 'Be my Valentine! With love from ???’, and I tried to disguise my handwriting. When he opened it, he looked carefully at the writing, and I thought for a moment he realised it was from me. But there was a girl in his class who he liked, and he thought the card was from her. He seemed really pleased and he decided to ask her out, and now they're going out! Eventually, he found out she didn't send it. He immediately suspected me, so I owned up. He was a bit cross, but he forgave me because of the happy ending.