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1.   We arrived too late to see the first film.

      We didn’t________________________________________________________________

2.   “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.

      Peter apologised__________________________________________________________

3.   I was drowning, but he saved me.

      If he____________________________________________________________________

4.   Sally is the cleverest student in the class.

      Nobody _________________________________________________________________

5.   I have never read such a romantic story.

      This is___________________________________________________________________

6.   We can’t afford to buy the car.

      The car_________________________________________________________________

7.   His parents made him study for his exams.

      He was__________________________________________________________________

8.   We started cooking for the party four hours ago.

      We have________________________________________________________________

9.   He has never behaved so violently before.

      He is behaving____________________________________________________________

10. We couldn’t get nearer because of the police.

      The police_______________________________________________________________ 

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1.   He started investigating the case a week ago.

      He has__________________________________________________________________

2.   I’m quite sure that she didn’t steal the necklace.

      She can’t________________________________________________________________

3.   The flat’s very noisy but we enjoy living there.

      Even____________________________________________________________________

4.   “If I were you I wouldn’t trust Peter,” she told John.

      She advised______________________________________________________________

5.   Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.

      So______________________________________________________________________

6.   You can leave only when I tell you.

      Until____________________________________________________________________

7.   She prefers Italian food to French food.

      She’d___________________________________________________________________

8.   Sarah is better at chemistry than Susan.

      Susan isn’t_______________________________________________________________

9.   When is John and Mary’s wedding?

      When are_______________________________________________________________

10. Most people can understand him when he speaks English.

      He can make_____________________________________________________________ 

1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1.   “Why hasn’t Peter phoned? she wondered.

      She wondered____________________________________________________________

2.   I’m only interested in why he did it.

      The only thing____________________________________________________________

3.   He tried to escape but the police stopped him.

      The police prevented him___________________________________________________

4.   She has ordered a new outfit from her dressmaker.

      She is having_____________________________________________________________

5.   Couldn’t you find a better hotel?

      Is this___________________________________________________________________

6.   John began playing the piano ten years ago.

      John has_________________________________________________________________

7.   They won’t be able to come on Sunday.

      It will be_________________________________________________________________

8.   She needs to study harder.

      She doesn’t______________________________________________________________

9.   I only paid a few hundred pounds for the car.___________________________________

      The car_________________________________________________________________

10. My mother made these curtains.

      These curtains____________________________________________________________ 

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