Exercise l.
1. I`d never eaten this before.
→ It is the first
2. "I must see the manager !" she cried.
→ She insisted
3. The only way you can become a good althlete is by training hard every day.
→ Only by.....
4. I`m sorry now that I asked her to say .
→ Now I wish .....
5. He left quietly, so thar he wouldn`t disturb the children
→ So as.
6. Would you mind not smoking in here ?
→ I`d rather
7. Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn’t sail
→ The rough sea ...
8. Who does this bag belong to ?
→ whose ..........
9. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday
→ I would rather ....
10. Jame spoke to his lawyer befole signing the contract
→ Jante didn’t
Exercise 2
1. Soomeone stole my purse from my handbag
→ My purse
2. She asked Jone to repeat what he had said
→ PIease.
3. It is a pity you didn`t tell us about this.
→ I wish
4. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad.
→ It was such..
5. "Keep away from this area" said the security guard when we approached the fence.
→ The security guard told ...
6. He could repair the broken vase
→ The ....
7. He is sorry now that he didn`t invite us to his party
→ He wishes.
8. Although he had a good salary he was unhappy in his job
→ In spite
9. He could not afford to buy the car.
→ The car.
10. Couldn`t you have got a bus to the station.
→ Wasn`t
Exercise 3
1. Fares will very likely to go up again this Autunrn
→ It looks
2. Do you think Sally will be able to come to us for Christmas ?
→ Is there any..
3. How about something to eat before the show ?
→ Shall.........
4. That question cannot be answered satisfactorily.
→ There is......... . ... .. .
5. He tries hard, but he cannot master English pronunciation
→ No matter
6. These new machines have put an end to queuing
→ Before these........
7. Many people were severely critical of proposals for the new motorway
→ There was....
8. If she hadn`t insisted on kissing everyone good bye she would have caught the train
→ If it hadn`t
9. "It certainly wasn`t me who took your card" said Bob.
→ Bob denied
10. I never intended to go to the meeting.
→ I never had........... .
Exercise 4.
1. If you missed the programme you couldn`t really understand their intention.
→ Unless you
2. I haven`t been able to see them for over a year
→ It is.........
3. Someone has suggested abolishing income tax.
→ It
4. There was no precedent for the King`s resignation
→ Never.......
5. He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film
→ He was too
6. He failed to win the race.
→ He didn`t
7. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.
→ It ...
8. The rent is S 60 per week.
→ The flat.....
9. He borrowed the money from the bank.
→ The bank...
10. It is not very expensive.
→ It doesn`t..