We haven’t received confirmation of hotel booking yet.. " Our hotel (hasn’t) booking hasn’t.[r]
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I-Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning
1 Because of the rough sea the ferry couldn’t sail
The rough see
2 I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday
I’d rather
3 Jame spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract
Jame didn’t
4 It’s a pity I didn’t come to your party yesterday
I wish
5 A child can understand this problem
This problem
6 He couldn’t afford to buy the car
The car
7 Couldn’t you have got a bus to the station ?
Wasn’t
8 Fares will be very likely to go up again this autumn
It looks
9 How about something to eat before the show ?
Shall
10 There is no satisfactory answer for that question
That question
11 If it hadn’t been delayed by her kissing everyone good bye, she would have caught the train
If she hadn’t insisted
12 “It certainly wasn’t me who took your card” said Bol
Bob denied
13 I never had the intention of going to the meeting
I never intended
14 If you missed the program me, you couldn’t really understand their intention
Unless
15 I haven’t been able to see them for over a year
It is
16 He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film
He was too
17 He borrowed the money from the bank
The bank
18 It is not very expensive
It doesn’t
19 The owners of newspapers are usually very rich
The people
20 Some one should have written to the newspapers
The newspapers
21 A doctor took out her tonsils when she was six
She
22 You look different Has some one done your hair
Have you
23 “If I were you, Richard, I’d go by tram” she said
Have you thought
24 “why don’t you buy them this picture as a wedding present, Sarah?
Robin suggested
25 “Don’t move, or I’ll kill you ’’ ,the bank robber said to the clerk
The bank manager threatened
26 Is this the only way to reach the city centre ?
Isn’t there
27 He remembered and so did she
He didn’t
28 When are the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problem
It’s high time something
29 May I borrow your pen ?
Would you mind
30 “I’d take a taxi if I were you” said Peter
Peter suggested
31 It’s said that he escaped to a neutral country
He
32 We’d prefer you not smoke
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33 You really should be able to dress your self by now
It’s high
34 He is getting someone to mend the window
He’s having
35 I’m sorry now that I didn’t learn to ride a bike when I was younger
I regret
36 Book now for a 10 percent reduction
You’ll get
37 People who haven’t been abroad shouldn’t criticize foreign customs
Foreign customs
38 You sent me a present Thank you very much for it
Thank you very much for
39 I expect that he will get there by lunch time
I expect him 40.” You stole the jewels” The inspector said to him
The inspector accused
41 The drama critic of the “Daily news” regards the new play as a major break thought
According to
42 Although the team played well, they lost
Despite
43 The only way you can be come a good athlete is by training hard everyday
Only by
44 I’m immediately his arrivals things went wrong
No sooner
45 The noise next door didn’t stop until after midnight
It was not I/ Rewrite the sentences
1 “You should have waited for us ” the team leader said to him
" The team leader criticised
2 It’s possible that he didn’t get my letter
" He might
3 The last time it snowed here was 6 years ago
" It
4 I only realised what I had missed when they told me about it later
" Only when
5 There weren’t nearly as many people at the meeting as I had expected
" There were far
6 When the minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment
" On
7 There wasn’t need for you to have gone to all the trouble
" You
8 Please don’t say things like that
" I wish
9 This is the best composition I have ever written
" Never
10 Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to help me
" Busy
11 Vietnamese coffee is considered to be one of the best in the world
" They regard
12 If you ask me well in advance, I’ll be willing to work over time
" Provided you
13 It would have been a super weekend if it hadn’t been for the weather
" But
14 I’m having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week
" If I
15 “I’m sorry I was late” said Peter
" Peter apologized
16 I’m sure she didn’t do it on purpose
" She can’t
17 “ I thihk you should look for a better job” Jill said to Alison
" Jill advised
18 “ We will go on strike” the workers said
"The workers threatened
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" This meal didn’t
20 This problem can not be solved instantly
" These is no
21 David went home before I arrived
"When I arrived
22 Richard reduced his intake of fatty food and lost 7 kilos in a month
" Richard cut down
23 While mending the road, they accidently blocked our water pipes
" They accidently cut off
24 Six cars were stolen from the car park A teenage boy is responsible
" A teenage boy is responsible
25 It was such a cold day yesterday that I wore my winter coat
" I felt
26 The builder is going to mend my roof tomorrow
" I
27 She can’t have any more children because of her age
" She is too
28 He failed to win the race
" He didn’t
29 He would prefer you to pay him immediately
" He’d rather
30 Pamela became popular with young people in the 1950
" Pamela caught
31 At school, my reading was very slow and my writing was illegible
" I read very
32 As the patient was still too weak, the surgeon postponed the operation
" The surgeon put off
33 I thought she bores a strong resemblance to her grandmother
" She reminded
34 Is this the best hotel you could find?
" Couldn’t
35 I prefer Vietnamese food to English food
" I’d
36 Is there any likelihood of their passing the exams?
" Are they likely
37 We haven’t received confirmation of hotel booking yet
" Our hotel (hasn’t) booking hasn’t
38 He is on the fifteenth page of the report he’s typing
" So far he
39 My English friend finds using chopsticks difficult
" My English friend isn’t
40 You must see the rector tomorrow afternoon
" You’ve
41 He never expressed regret for what he had done
" At no time
42 As soon as I locked all the doors, the doorbell rang
" Hardly
43 I won’t tolerate this behaviour for a minute longer
" I won’t put
44 It is essential that the road is finished before next summer
" The road
45 Mathematics improves the way we think, it is a basic tool of thinking
" Since mathematics
46 Women in developed countries nolonger bear many children
" No longer
47 Safeguarding our natural resources is nous a must
"
48 We have a six o’clock deadline for this work
" This work
49 I don’t see the point of re-decorating this room
" Redecorating
50 You can’t park here: It’s a restricted area
" No
51 I had had no experience of striking but I quickly picked it up
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52 I never intended to help such a man
" I never had
53 They decided not to go for the picnic because the weather might be bad
" For fear
54 I was on the point of leaving the house when the telephone rang
" I was
55 The students were so clever to see the solution to the problem very quickly
" How
56 Mrs Scott is proud of her cooking
" Mrs Scott prides
57 John didn’t celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing
" Not until
58 I don’t really like her even though I admire her achievement
" Much
59 It is thought that the accident was caused by human error
" The accident is
60 Yogurt is supposed to be good for you
" Yogurt is supposed to do
61 Crops in low-lying areas have suffered serious damage as a result of flooding
" Flooding
62 I trued as hard as I could but I just couldn’t get the money
" No matter
63 It was so late that nothing could be done
" It was too
64 After fighting the fire for 12 hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out
" The firemen managed
65 Roses can’t possibly grow in such poor land
" It’s impossible
66 The nurse may be taking his pulse but I can’t see well
" It looks
67 It isn’t a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon
" I’m
68 “Congratulation ! I’m happy when I hear your success”
" She congratulated
69 “I must see the manager” she cried
" She insisted
70 Arthur said he was sorry he had hurt her feelings
" Arthur apologized