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I- Rewrite the sentences
1) A fire destroyed most of the old city of London in the 1960s.
- The destruction

2) “Is it, or is it not true that you have been misappopriating company funds?”, the
managing director asked the accountant.
- The managing director wanted
3) Attendances at the exhibition has been down this year.
- The exhibition
4) They declared war on the pretex of defending their teritorial rights.
- The excuse
5) Christmas won’t be the same if we don’t have any snow.
I’ll be very
6) We have a six o’clock dead line for this work.
This work
7) I don’t see the point of re-decorating this room.
Re-decorating
8) Cheques should only be accepted with proof of identity.
Never
9) They stretched a rope from one side of the crevasse to the other in order to haul
their equipment across.
By stretching
10) We’ve been thinking the matter over and have finally come to a decision.
We’ve
11) I never miss out on a cup of coffee when I visit her flat.
She always
12) We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.
Much to
13) “I think the whole idea’s ridiculous”, he said.
He dismissed

14) I’m always inviting him for a weekend with us but he is always too busy.
No matter
15) She was just as good as they had thought.
She quite definitely came
16) The outcome of the election ws never in doubt.
At no time
17) Doris thought the woman in front of her was her sister-in-law.
Doris mistook
18) How could I help, except to offer to lend her some money?
Other
19) I don’t understand one word of this wretched report.
I can’t make head
20) We must continue our efforts, whether there are problems or not.
Regardless
21) In the event of nuclear weapons being used, we are all doomed.
If
22) I can’t understand how this new computer works.
This new computer works
23) But for your unsuspected talents as a mechanic, we would have been
stranded there for hours.
If
24) Do you have a good relationship with your boss?
Are
25) She didn’t inherit anything under her uncle’s will.
Her uncle didn’t
26) Betty is very happy to look after handicapped people.
Betty is devoted
27) I’ve forgotten that commentator’s name but he’s very well-known.
That commentator,
28) I applied for the job but was turned down.

My
29) “Please don’t drive so fast!” Ann begged her boyfriend.
Ann pleaded
30) Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
As long as
31) That dress has only the slightest mark on it.
I can barely
32) No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door.
Try
33) His second attempt on the world record was successful.
He broke
34) The house seemed to have been unoccupied for several months.
It looked
35) For a teacher of her experience and ability, discipline was not a problem.
For such
36) He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery.
He received a
37) Mrs Scot is proud of her cooking.
Mrs Scot prides
38) This affair doesn’t concern you.
This affair is no
39) You are under no obligation to accept their offer.
You can please
40) These new machines have put an end to queuing.
Before these
41) It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England.
The English owe
42) You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new lunch-bar.
There is no
43) The protest has been so vociferous that the committee has had to

reconsider.
There has been
44) Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
Martin’s poor
45) We weren’t surprised by his success.
It came
46) It is not certain that Jones will get the job.
It is open
47) She wore a hearing- aid, even though she could hear the phone ring
perfectly well.
She wasn’t so
48) The company presents a gold watch to each of its retiring employees.
Each
49) They couldn’t trace who had supplied the information in the first place.
The source
50) My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop
playing.
The moment
51) My boyfriend is very short-tempered.
My boyfriend loses
52) Don’t you wish you could get out more in the evening?
Don’t you get fed
53) It was more of an argument than a discussion.
It was not so
54) They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do.
We
55) My boss works better when he’s pressed for time.
The less
56) What a surprise to see you here.
Fancy

57) The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local
dialect.
But for his command
58) I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t ant to disturb the meeting.
Rather
59) The children’s riotous behavior should have been severely punished.
The children deserved
60) He was suspended for two matches for swearing at the referee.
Swearing at the referee earned
61) I write to him almost every day.
Hardly
62) The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.
The patient made
63) There aren’t many other books which explained this problem so well.
In few other books
64) There are more people out of work in this country than ever before.
Never
65) You pay $20 a month for a period of one year.
You pay in twelve successive
66) Provided your handwriting is legible the examiner will accept your answer.
So long as the examiner
67) The chances are that the whole thing’ll have been forgotten by next term.
In all
68) He’ll settle down.Then his perfomance will improve.
Once
69) People who haven’t been abroad shouldn’t criticise foreign customs.
Nobody who
70) Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.
The operation left
71) Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.

Alan’s illness
72) Their chances of success are small.
It is not
73) Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
The last
74) They were just as good as we had expected.
They certainly lived
75) Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station?
Does your aunt
76) That’s an insulting name to use for him.
Don’t call
77) I need an early night.
I could
78) A lot of men think that it’s wrong for women to work.
A lot of men disapprove
79) I really need a holiday.
I’m desperate
80) People are persuaded by adverts to spend more than they can affort.
Adverts tempt
81) I felt like walking out without paying because the service was so bad.
I was tempted
82) I find their lifestyle quite attractive, although I probably woudn’t really
enjoy it.
Their lifestyle appeals
83) I don’t know why people are attracted to spending all day on the beach.
I can’t see the
84) Their party is on the same date as another one I’ve been invited to.
Their party coincides
85) If I’m lucky, I’ll get a job as soon as I get there.
With a

86) Fortunately, the boat hadn’t left.
By a stroke
87) If nothing unfortunately happens, I’ll see you next week.
All being
88) She fully understands that she will have to work hard.
She’s well
89) He never thought of telling her.
It never occurred
90) That sentence doesn’t have an understandable meaning.
That sentence makes
91) I didn’t want to buy it, but because he insisted, I bought it.
He pushed
92) His wife keeps telling him that she should get a better job.
His wife is pushing