I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one. (15 pts)

1.       Please don't interrupt me when I’m speaking.

I’d rather____you didn't  interrupt me when I’m speaking.________________________________________________________

2.       I was very sorry I wasn't able to see him off at the airport.

If only___i had been able to see him off at the airport. ___________________________________________________________

3.       Lola said she was sorry she had not attended the meeting.

Lola apologized for_____not having attended the meeting. _______________________________________________

4.       ’Please don't make such a mess in my room,’ his mother said.

His mother asked him not to make such a mess in her room ____________________________________________________

5.       Eventually he succeeded in making her answer the question.

Eventually he managed____to make her answer the question.____________________________________________

6.       I should have bought that car.

If only__i would have bought that car__i __________________________________________________________

7.       She wants someone to make her a new dress.

She wants to have___a new dress made_________________________________________________

8.       The day was so cold that we stayed indoors.

It was such a cold day that we stayed indoors ______________________________________________________________

9.       It is not necessary for you to do the cleaning.

You___don't have to do the cleaning_____________________________________________________________

10.    'I’ll be arriving tomorrow morning,’ Jamie said.

Jamie said that____he would be arriving the next morning___________________________________________________

11.    You should have an early night, so that you don't feel tired.

So as not to feel tired,u should have an early night ______________________________________________________________

12.    He lost his money simply because he wasn't careful.

If____he had been careful, he wouldn't have lost his money simply______________________________________________________________

13.    I’m afraid I haven't got time to listen to you.

I wish______i had got time to listen o u________________________________________________________

14.    ’I’ll have to take out this tooth,’ the dentist said.

The dentist said that I would have to take out that tooth _________________________________________________

15.    Bob plays tennis better than Mike.

Mike doesn't__play tennis as well as Bob_________

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Exercise 1: Complete the second sentence with (not) too/ enough + adj/adv so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

1.   The weather is fine. Mary and her little brother can go to school.

The weather is...fine enough......... for Mary and her little brother to go to school.

2.   The sun is not warm. We can’t live on it.

The sun is...too cold....... for us to live on.

3.   The water is quite warm. I can drink it.

The water is...too warm...........for me to drink.

4.   The weather is so bad that we can’t go out.

The weather is.....too bad........for us to go out.

5.   The film was so boring that we couldn’t go on seeing it.

The film was.....not interesting enough........ for us to go on seeing it.

6.   He was so old that he couldn’t run fast.

He was...too old..........to run fast.

7.   You speak so fast that I can’t catch up with your words.

You speak.....too fast........ for us me to catch up with your words.

8.   It is so early that we can’t go out.

It is.too early............ for us to go out.

9.   The film was very boring. We left before the end.

The film was....boring enough......... for us to leave before the end.

10. The water is so hot that I can’t drink it.

The water is....too hot......... for me to drink.

Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

1. He studied so badly that he couldn’t pass the exam.

He studied too badly to pass the exam

2. It is very cold. We can’t bathe.

it is too cold for us to bathe

3. Would you be very kind and answer this letter by return?

would you be kind enough to answer this letter by return?

5. The floor wasn’t strong. We couldn’t dance on it.

The floor was too weak for us to dance on

7. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t understand him.

he spoke too fast for us to understand

8. The restaurant is so expensive that we can’t eat in that restaurant.

it is such an expensive restaurant that we can’t eat in it

9. The price of the house is very high. We can’t buy it.

The price of the house is too high for us to buy it

10. I am very unhappy, so I cannot go out with him.

i am not happy enough to go out with him

11. They sang very well. I could invite them to the party.

they sang too well for me to invite them to the party

12. You are very young. You can’t have a front-door key.

you are too young to have a front-door key

13. I am rather old. I can’t wear that kind of hat.

i am not young enough to wear that kind of hat

14. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window.

the ladder was too short to reach the window

15. He hadn’t much money. He couldn’t live on it.

he hadn't too much money to live on it

16. He was furious. He couldn’t speak.

he was too furious to speak

17. The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil a kettle.

the fire is cold enough to boil a kettle

18. You are quite thin. You could slip between the bars.

you are too thin to slip between the bars

19. He is very ill. He can’t eat anything.

he is too ill to eat sth

20. Our new car is very wide. It won’t get through those gates.=>our new car is too wide to get through those gates

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