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1/ I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
 This is the first time ...........................................................................................
2/ It was such rotten meat that it had to be throw away.
 The meat was......................................................................................................
3/ She started working as a secretary fire years ago.
 She has ..............................................................................................................
4/ The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
 The sea was too .................................................................................................
5/ The machanic serviced my car last week.My car.............................................
6/ I’m always nervous when I travel by air. Traveling by air ...............................
7/ They haven’t cleaned the streets this week. The streets ................................
8/ They will have to change the date of the meeting again.
 The date .............................................................................................................
9/ Jane is the best tennis player in the club. No one ...........................................
10/ The postman was bitten by our dog. Our dog ...............................................
11/ The cake was so hard that I couldn’t eat it. It was such ...............................
12/ The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
 The water was not ..............................................................................................
13/ Somebody repaired her car yesterday. She ..................................................
14/ They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight.
 All the prisoners .................................................................................................
15/ Why don’t you meet to discuss to play offer. I suggest ................................
16/ How long have Catherine and John been engaged?
 When ..................................................................................................................
17/ Who does this bag belong to? Whose............................................................
18/ The keepers feed the lions at 3p.m everyday. The lions ..............................
19/ The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.
 It was .................................................................................................................

20/ It was a six-hour drive from London to Edinburgh.
 It takes ...............................................................................................................
21/ Mrs. Pike doesn’t live in a big house. Mrs. Pike wishes .................................
22/ They traveled across India, and then flew on to Japan.
 After ...................................................................................................................
23/ John is fat because he eat so many chips. If .................................................
24/ Collecting dolls from foreign countries is one of Jane’s interests.
 Jane is ................................................................................................................
25/ Mr. Baker mended the wasting machine for me. I had .................................
26/ Daisy is the tallest girl in her class. No one ..................................................
27/ Mary’s parents gave her a computer for her birthday. Mary ........................
28/ It was such bad news that Helen burst into tears.
 The news ............................................................................................................
29/ The flight to Los Angeles lasted three and a half hours.
 It took .................................................................................................................
30/ Peter plays football better than John. John doesn’t .......................................
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31/ Whose suitcase is this? Who does .................................................................
32/ Did they build this school two years ago? Was .............................................
33/ Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year. Why .............................................
34/ Unless he phones immediately he won’t get any information.
 If..........................................................................................................................
35/ How long is it since they bought the house? When ......................................
36/ He couldn’t repaire the broken vase. The .....................................................
37/ The gardern still needs digging. The gardenr hasn’t.....................................
38/ Have you got a cheaper carpet than this? Is this ..........................................

39/ I can’t get my feet into these shoes. These shoes ........................................
40/ I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon. I am looking ...................
41/ “Keep away from this area”, said the security guard, when we approached
the fence.
 The security guard told ......................................................................................
42/ I’ve never met such a fmous person before. It’s ...........................................
43/ This pudding can be cooked in its tin. You ....................................................
44/ I had an accident last night. If only ...............................................................
45/ Ann didn’t finish high school. If only .............................................................
46/ John doesn’t understand me. If only .............................................................
47/ I didn’t go to class yesterday. If only ............................................................
48/ Mum isn’t at home today. If only ..................................................................
49/ I don’t know how to dance. If only ................................................................
50/ My father doesn’t come in time. If only ........................................................
51/ I don’t know her name. If only ......................................................................
52/ I am not rich. I wish ......................................................................................
53/ You don’t work hard. I wish ..........................................................................
54/ I can’t speak Chinese. I wish ........................................................................
55/ She will not tell me. I wish ...........................................................................
56/ It is raining now. I wish ................................................................................
57/ He came late. I wish .....................................................................................
58/ I couldn’t come. I wish .................................................................................
59/ She has lost her watch. I wish ......................................................................
60/ I don’t have motorbike. I wish ......................................................................
61/ I have a cold. I wish ......................................................................................
62/ John doesn’t know how to swim. I wish ........................................................
63/ I live in the dorm. I wish ...............................................................................
64/ I can’t speak Japanese. I wish ......................................................................
65/ My friend can’t come. I wish ........................................................................
66/ Tom can’t find a good job. I wish .................................................................

67/ It isn’t Sunday. I wish ...................................................................................
68/ I have to study for a test. I wish ...................................................................
69/ I am not at home right now. I wish ..............................................................
70/ I don’t know how to dance. I wish ................................................................
71/ Our classroom doesn’t have any window. I wish ..........................................
72/ The sun isn’t shining. I wish .........................................................................
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73/ My sister didn’t go fishing. I wish .................................................................
74/ You didn’t tell me about it. I wish ................................................................
75/ It’s very cold today. I wish ...........................................................................
76/ I can’t go with you. I wish ............................................................................
77/ Jerry didn’t comr to the meeting I wish ........................................................
78/ Cindy isn’t come to dinner with us tonight I wish ........................................
79/ Mary couldn’t go to class yesterday I wish ..................................................
80/ I didn’t know many people.  I wish ...............................................................
81/ I can’t give up smoking.  I wish ....................................................................
82/ I haven’t any cigarettes.  I wish ...................................................................
83/ It’s cold.  I wish ............................................................................................
84/ Tina can’t come to the party.  I wish ............................................................
85/ His sons got bad grades.  I wish ...................................................................
86/ I have to work tomorrow.  I wish ..................................................................
87/ I’m not lying on a beautifu sunny beach.  I wish ..........................................
88/ I don’t know anything about cars.  I wish .....................................................
89/ I live in New York.  I wish .............................................................................
90/ I am short.  I wish .........................................................................................

91/ I hadn’t any girlfriends.  I wish .....................................................................
92/ I make a mistake to her.  I wish ...................................................................
93/ I’ve eaten too much.  I wish .........................................................................
94/ I’ve just painted the door red.  I wish ...........................................................
95/ I didn’t have any books yesterday.  I wish ...................................................
96/ He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me
 Not only...............................................................................................................
97/ He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang
 No sooner ...........................................................................................................
98/ I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back
 Hardly ................................................................................................................
99/ He didn’t finish his work untill the bell rang. Not untill .................................
100/ We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months
 Only.....................................................................................................................
101/ I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you
 Never .................................................................................................................
102/ A sleeping dog was lying under the table
 Under the table ..................................................................................................
103/ His brother had rarely been moved more excited
 Rarely .................................................................................................................
104/ I think the owner of the house is abroad
® The owner ..........................................................................................................
105/ I last saw him when I was a student.  I haven’t ..........................................
106/ As he grows older, he becomes increasingly cheerful
 The older ............................................................................................................
107/ “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked
 He suggested .....................................................................................................
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108/ I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.  I wish ............................................
109/ Although it was very noisy, we contnued to study our lessons
 Despite ...............................................................................................................
110/ His bank manager turned down his request for a loan
 His request .........................................................................................................
111/ “Why don’t you close the door, John? said Mrs.Clack
 Mrs. Clack asked ................................................................................................
112/ I have studied French for 4 years.  I began .................................................
113/ She not only spent all her money, she even borrowed some from me
 Not only ..............................................................................................................
114/ Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information
 If .........................................................................................................................
115/ She started working as a teacher of English five years ago
 She has ..............................................................................................................
116/ I said to John, “Remember to phone Sally”
 I reminded ..........................................................................................................
117/ “Why don’t you ask her yourself?” I said
 I suggested ........................................................................................................
118/ People say he is an excellent footballer
 He .......................................................................................................................
119/ My brother cannot speak English.  I wish ....................................................
120/ It is such a bad book that nobody reads it
 This book ............................................................................................................
121/ Linda is too young to get married.  Linda is not ..........................................
122/ To live on my salary must be hard.  I find it ................................................
123/ It rained heavily, so I couldn’t go out yesterday
 If .........................................................................................................................

124/ He wrote the letter in two hours.  It took ....................................................
125/ It was such hot tea that I couldn’t drink it
 The tea ...............................................................................................................
126/ The garage is going to repair the car for us next week
 We are going ......................................................................................................
127/ Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car
 In spite ...............................................................................................................
128/ He didn’t return to his native village until the war ended
 Not until .............................................................................................................
129/ My sister is not very intelligent, I am not very intelligent
 Neither ...............................................................................................................
130/ We have made great progress in our economy in the last few years
 Great progress ...................................................................................................
131/ I want to see the manager, not his assisstant
 It is .....................................................................................................................
132/ He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train
 If .........................................................................................................................
133/ I asked my mother to wake me up at 6 o’clock the following morning
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 “Please ...............................................................................................................
134/ The mother smiled happily. She took the baby in her arms
 Smiling ...............................................................................................................
135/ Because she behaves well, everybody loves her
 Because of .........................................................................................................
136/ Unless you water these plants every day, they will die

 If .........................................................................................................................
137/ The fire has destroyed many houses
 Many houses ......................................................................................................
138/ She won’t visit me again.  I wish .................................................................
139/ To lie on the beach all day is wonderful
 We think it ..........................................................................................................
140/ Shall we invite our relatives to our party?
 Do you consider .................................................................................................
141/ Unless you water those flowers regularly, they will wither
 If you ..................................................................................................................
142/ the cake was so hard that I could not eat it
 It was .................................................................................................................
143/ He not only spent all his money, he even borrowed some from me
 Not only ..............................................................................................................
144/ They are building a new school in that village
 A new school ......................................................................................................
145/ I am sorry that I didn’t go to the party last Sunday
 I wish that ..........................................................................................................
146/ She didn’t take your advice, so she failed in the exam
 If .........................................................................................................................
147/ We spent our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort, and we always
remember it
 We always remember ........................................................................................
148/ The fire has destroyed almost all the houses in the neighbourhood
 Almost all the houses .........................................................................................
149/ He will die if nobody brings him to hospital
 Unless ................................................................................................................
150/ I have studied English for 7 years.  I began ................................................
151/ The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it
 The furniture was too .........................................................................................

152/ I haven’t seen that man before.  It’s ...........................................................
153/ Without a passport she couldn’t have left the country
 If .........................................................................................................................
154/ The driver said: “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving”
 The diver asked the passengers ........................................................................
155/ Robert opened the drawer and took out a knife
 Opening ..............................................................................................................
156/ “John, please don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary
 Mary asked .........................................................................................................
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157/ I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years
 It has been 2 years ............................................................................................
158/ Henry regretted buying the second-hand car
 Henry wished .....................................................................................................
159/ Although William had a bad cold, he still went to work
 In spite ...............................................................................................................
160/ The keepers feed the lions at 3pm every day
 The lions .............................................................................................................
161/ She had never been so unhappy before
 She was unhappier .............................................................................................
162/ He learned to drive when he was eighteen
 He has ................................................................................................................
163/ The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money
 The bank manager .............................................................................................
164/ He has designed the fine modern buildings

 The fine modern buildings .................................................................................
165/ It’s impossible for a woman to have too many hats
 A woman ............................................................................................................
166/ I was writing a letter when he came
 A letter ...............................................................................................................
167/ My sister never does the cooking.  My sister is not fond ............................
168/ It is impossible for each family to have a lot of children in society now
 Each family ........................................................................................................
169/ Temperature is measured by a thermometer
 A thermometer ...................................................................................................
170/ They think that the owner of the house has gone abroad
 The owner ..........................................................................................................
171/ People rumoured that he had died in battle
 He .......................................................................................................................
172/ It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday
 You .....................................................................................................................
173/ The weather was so cold that the children could not swim in it
 The water was not ..............................................................................................
174/ Althoungh is was raining heavily, none of the workers came late
 In spite ...............................................................................................................
175/ I walked away as calmly as I could so that they wouldn’t think I was a thief
 In case ................................................................................................................
176/ They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again
 The meeting .......................................................................................................
177/ The Prime Minister said that there were so many difficulties ahead and
suggested that we should double our efforts

The
Prime
Minister

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178/ Someone has already paid for it.  It ............................................................
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179/ The noise next door did not stop until after midnight
 It was not ...........................................................................................................
180/ She urged her husband to write and accept the post
 She urged her husband that ..............................................................................
181/ I can meet you if you arrive before eleven
 So long as ..........................................................................................................
182/ My suit need to be cleaned before the interview
 I must have ........................................................................................................
183/ Roses can’t possibly grow in such poor ground
 It is impossible ...................................................................................................
184/ Why don’t you meet and discuss the pay offer?
 I suggest ............................................................................................................
185/ What a pity you failed your driving test?.  I wish ........................................
186/ Alice eats very little so as not to put on weight
 Alice eats very little so that ...............................................................................
187/ “Do you know which is the cup you used?”, she asked her son
 She asked ...........................................................................................................
188/ “Don’t move or I’ll shoot”, the bank robber said to the clerk
 The bank roober threatened ..............................................................................

189/ Although the team played well, they lost
 Despite ...............................................................................................................
190/ The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired
 The car was too ..................................................................................................
191/ I’m sorry now that I asked her to stay.  Now I wish ....................................
192/ I have never seen such a mess in my life
 Never in ..............................................................................................................
193/ Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them
 They had ............................................................................................................
194/ He remember, and so did she.  He didn’t ...................................................
195/ We left quietly, so that we wouldn’t disturb the children
 So as ..................................................................................................................
196/ I expect that he will get there by lunch time
 I expect him .......................................................................................................
197/ Their teacher is making them study hard
 They are .............................................................................................................
198/ My brother isn’t good at French. I’m not good at French
 Neither ...............................................................................................................
199/ He isn’t going to attend the meeting. I’m not either
 Neither ...............................................................................................................
200/ I didn’t speak. The other guest didn’t speak
 Neither ...............................................................................................................
201/ The missing boy could not be found. His dog could not be found
 Neither ...............................................................................................................
202/ The moon doesn’t have an atmosphere; the planet Mars doesn’t either
 Neither ...............................................................................................................
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203/ He said to me: “Where are you going?”
 He asked me ......................................................................................................
204/ Her husband said: “How much does it cost?”
 Her husband asked ............................................................................................
205/ “How old is your little boy?”, said the nurse to Mary
 The nurse asked Mary ........................................................................................
206/ She asked Tom how he liked her new dress

She
asked,
“
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207/ He asked: “Can Tom speak English?”
 He asked ............................................................................................................
208/ He said, “Is Tom really working hard?”
 He asked ............................................................................................................
209/ Mother said, “Has Tom spent all the money?”
 Mother asked .....................................................................................................
210/ It was a big difficulty to get into work this morning
 Getting ...............................................................................................................

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