1 His grandfather is now under the knife

2 I lacked the courage to tell him what I really thought

3 It is a waste of time trying to save endangered species

4 The train was due to leave 5 minutes ago

5 However hard he tried, he met with no success

1 I have no intention of changing my plan just to fit in with his

2 What I’d really like for my coming birthday is a new computer

3 The job offer came as a surprise to my brother

4 Mike complained that he hadn't done very well in his interview

5 It was such strong coffee that it kept us awake all night

1 To build up friendships, you should engage in friendly conversations with your classmates

2 Chances are (that) he will become a great artist in the future

3 Had the football star not attended the event, it wouldn't have been a great success

4 My family decided to go to the beach on the spur of the moment

5 There seems to be a slight decrease in the number of tourists in the city this year

1 The news I listened to last night was very informative

2 Because the weather is hot, a lot of children and old people have to go to hospitals these days

3 His brother plays tennis professionally, doesn't he?

4 Hardly a day goes by when he doesn't listen to the radio

5 Only when their second son was born did they decide to move to a bigger house

1 It doesn’t make any difference to me whether we have the meeting today or tomorrow

2 Dickens died without finishing his last novel

3 The kidnappers let all the hostages go yesterday

4 It came as a shock to John to hear that he had failed his driving test

5 This solution is out of the question

1 I don’t like to make snap decisions about important things

2 If you should happen to see Mum, could you give her this money?

3 It was no longer until he lost the last match that he realized he was a little too old for competitions

4 It’s bad I failed to pull my weight in the job

5 Katy has been feeling a bit run down lately

17 His son is woken up early (by him) every morning

18 The picture is hung on the wall (by her)

19 English is not used (by you) at home

20 English is not used (by you) at home

13 The house is not cleaned (by her) every week

14 A big house is wanted (by Tom) for his family

15 A flat is hired in Hanoi (by us)

16 The room is not decorated (by Lan) before Tet Holiday

9 New words are not learned (by Tom) every evening

10 I am woken up early (by her) every morning

11 Dinner is eaten at home (by him) every evening

12 Things are prepared for dinner in the kitchen (by them)

5 The piano is sometimes played (by him) in the evening

6 As a rule, a secret thing is not discussed in public (by us)

7 English is mastered very well (by her)

8 Vietnamese is spoken badly by John