Bai 11. GA. TCNC A. 11

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same:
1. I haven’t heard from them for ages.
It’s ages
2. John has not had his hair cut for over 6 months.
It is
3. Robert and Catherine have been married for 4 years.
It is
4. I haven’t been to the sentist for 6 months.
The last time
5. Lucy hasn’t won that dress since Barbara’s wedding.
The last time
6. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
It
7. She hasn’t ridden a horse before.
It’s the first time
8. I haven’t seen that man here before.
It’s
9. I’ve never met such a famous person before.
It’s
10. He started to play the guitar 5 years ago.
He has
11. She has studied Japanese for 5 years.
She began
12. She started working as a secretary 5 years ago.
She has
13. How long is it since you saw Mary?
When ?
14. How long is it since you travelled HaNoi?
When ?
15. How long is it since Peter met Janet?
When ?

16. John left the office before I arrived?
When
17. The guests left and the new tidied the house.
When
18. He did all his work and then he went home
After
19. Steven bought a new bike, but first he saved enough money.
Before
20. During lunch, someone rang the bell.
While
21. I had better get back to work.
It’s high time
22. You really should be able to dress yourself by now!
It’s high time
23. We ought to find out why he is in Moscow.
It’s time
24. The government should really do something about air pollution.
It’s time
25. You say that I’ve met Janet, but I can’t remember her.
I can’t remember
26. Please remember that you must buy some stamps.
Please remember
27. We wanted to open the door, but we couldn’t
We tried
28. Sheila intended to phone Peter, but she forgot.
Sheila forgot
29. It will not be easy to finish all the work today.
We’ll try
30. People say he died of lung cancer.
He is said

31. The dictionary was too expensive for me to buy.
I couldn’t afford
32. We regretted that we had sold our house.
We regretted
33. To meet him again is a pleasure.
It
34. Studying maths is interesting.
I find it
35. He left the house early this morning.
I saw
36. While jane was having a bath, Peter came to visit her.
Jane
37. Johgn went to bed after he had finished the report.
John had
38. It’s advisable for Bob to work harder for the exam.
Bob
39. She was made to type these letters before 5 p.m. yesterday.
The boss
40. Before going out, we had turned off all the lights.
Before we