VI. Writing

Nobody in the class is as tall as Mike.

1. Everybody in the class is taller than Mike.
2. Somebody in the class may be shorter than Mike.
3. Mike is the tallest student in the class.
4. Mike may be taller than most students in the class.

I haven't got enough money to buy a new car.

1. I need more money to buy a new car.
2. I don't want to spend more money on a new car.
3. A new car is not something I really need.
4. Money is not the most essential issue to buy a new car.

I am really keen on playing sports.

1. I am a big fan of sports.
2. Playing sports makes me sick.
3. I am not really into sports.
4. I can't stand sports.

“I will come back home soon,” he said.

1. He advised to come back home soon.
2. He offered to come back home soon.
3. He promised to come back home soon.
4. He suggested that he should come back home soon.

He prevented his close friend from telling the truth.

1. He forbade his close friend to tell the truth.
2. He allowed his close friend to tell the truth.
3. He ordered his close friend to tell the truth.
4. He paid his close friend to tell the truth.

My brother speaks too loud. It is really annoying.

1. My brother is speaking too loud.
2. My brother likes to speak too loud.
3. My brother feels annoyed when he can't speak too loud.
4. My brother is always speaking too loud.

There is always conflict between parents and children. However, they still should talk and share things with each other.

1. Although there is always conflict between parents and children, they still should talk and share things with each other.
2. There is always conflict between parents and children, so they still should talk and share things with each other.
3. Unless there is always conflict between parents and children, they still should talk and share things with each other.
4. Not only there is always conflict between parents and children, but they still should talk and share things with each other.

Your parents will help you with the problem. You should tell them the story.

1. Because your parents will help you with the problem, you should tell them the story.
2. Your parents will help you with the problem since you should tell them the story.
3. If your parents will help you with the problem, you should tell them the story.
4. Your parents will help you with the problem because you should tell them the story.

Unemployment rate is high. This makes many children move back to their parents' house.

1. Many children move back to their parents' house, which makes high unemployment rate.
2. High unemployment rate forces many children to move back to their parents' house.
3. Moving back to their parents' house suggests that the unemployment rate is high.
4. It is necessary to move back to your parents' house if unemployment rate is high.

She is an honest person. She is also a very friendly one.

1. She is an honest but friendly person.
2. She is not only an honest but also a very friendly person.
3. Though she is a honest person, she is friendly.
4. Being honest is necessary to become friendly.

The car was very expensive and he couldn’t afford it.

1. The car was very expensive so that he couldn’t buy it.
2. The car was too expensive for him to buy.
3. He was rich enough to buy the car.
4. He was so poor but he bought the car.

“Please send me to a warm climate” Tom said.

1. Tom pleaded with the boss to send him to a warm climate.
2. Tom begged the boss to send him to a warm climate.
3. Tom would rather went to a warm climate.
4. Tom asked his boss to go to a warm climate.

He expected us to offer him the job.

1. We were expected to be offered him the job.
2. He expected to be offered the job.
3. He is expected that we should offer him the job.
4. He was offered the job without expectation.

He held the rope with one hand. He stretched it out.

1. The robe is held with one hand then he stretched it out.
2. Stretching the robe out, he holds it with one hand.
3. Holding the rope with one hand, he stretched it out.
4. He stretched the rope with one hand and held it.

The plan may be ingenious. It will never work in practice.

1. Ingenious as it may be, the plan will never work in practice.
2. Ingenious as may the plan, it will never work in practice.
3. The plan may be too ingenious to work in practice.
4. The plan is as impractical as it is genius.