V. Use the word given in the brackets to rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning (10pts)
1. If you postpone too long, you are unlikely to have the golden chance. (LESS)
→ The longer you postpone, the less likely you are to have the golden chance.
2. That boy took the pencil by mistake. (MEAN)
→ The boy took the pencil by mistake, meaning to take his own.
3. Yuri qualified and then immediately found a really good job. (THAN)
→ No sooner had Yuri qualified than he found a really good job.
4. Customers of the bank are never allowed into the basement area. (CIRCUMSTANCES)
→ Under no circumstances are customers of the bank allowed into the basement area.
5. We very much regret our absence from the meeting, although there was no alternative. (AS)
→ Much as we regret our absence from the meeting, there was no alternative.
6. They never thought of travelling to Egypt. (OCCURRED)
→ It never occurred to them to travel to Egypt.
7. The accusation that she had gone away with the money was unfound. (WRONGLY)
→ She was wrongly accused of going away with the money.
8. Jack doesn't know all the answers, though he pretends to. (IF)
→ If Jack doesn't know all the answers, he acts like he does.
9. I think I have gained a few kilos over the last few months. (ON)
→ I think I have put on a few kilos over the last few months.
10. Why didn't you check the deadline for applications? (SHOULD)
→ You should have checked the deadline for applications
1. He promised to come but he's very (rely) unreliable.
2. He owes his popularity largely to his sense of humor. (popular)
3. Traveling in big cities is becoming more troublesome every day. (trouble)
4. Due to the clerk's stubbornness, we missed the train. (stubborn)
5. He is completely unemployable ! Not only is he lazy but he is also dishonest. (employ)
6. The idea that the sun "rises" is a popular conception. (conceive)
7. Hundreds of unemployed prisoners . could be pushed back towards crime by the closure of job training program. (prison)
8. Do you feel panic-stricken when travelling home from work late at night? (panic)
9. He became a bedridden patient after a serious accident. (bed)
10. The old lady hid all her savings under the floor. (save)
11. I express my strong objection. to those who criticize me unfairly. (object)
12. The evening was enjoyable spent playing cards and chatting. (enjoy)13. In India there are a lot of beggars in the street. (beg)
14. Out of curiosity, there didn't seem to be a bank in the town. (curiosity)