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I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible
in meaning to the sentence printed before it.
1. People say that the president wanted to be a filmstar.
The president is said to have wanted to be a film star.
2. In the unlikely event of a fire, please do not use the lift.
Should there be a fire, please do not use the lift.
3. It’s impossible for them to have found him in that jungle.
He can't have been found in that jungle.
4.I am very much looking forward to seeing my great grandson for the first time.
What I am very much looking forward to is seeing my great grandson for the first
time.
5. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately.
Only by operating immediately can we save your eyesight.
6.It was his own fault that he lost the job. He was late for work every morning.
If he hadn't been late for work every morning, he wouldn't have lost the job.
7.Attendances at the exhibition have been down this year.
The exhibition hasn't been so well attended this year.
8.I’m more interested in the people than the job.
It’s not the people that I am interested in; it's the job.
9.They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights.
The excuse for their declaration of was was the defense of their territorial rights.
10.Although Johnny Brax drives carefully on public roads, he is a terror on the race
track.
Johnny Brax is a careful driver on public roads, but a terror on the race track.
11.You have done really well to pass your driving test so quickly.
She congratulated me on passing my driving test so quickly.
12. This is the first time that I have seen an eclipse of the sun.
Never before have I seen an eclipse of the sun.
13.No situation is more depressing than being unemployed.
Being unemployed is the most depressing situation.
14.If you should get caught doing this. You will go to prison.

Were you to get caught doing this, you will go to prison.
15.I admit he’s clever, but I don’t think he’ll solve this problem.
However clever he may be, I don't think he'll solve this problem.
16.The thinking is that he has been targeted to succeed the president.
He is thought to have been targeted to succeed the president.
17.The house collapsed because of faulty building work.
It was because of faulty building work that the house collapsed.
18.They are not going to reach an agreement before it’s too late.
By the time they reach an agreement, it will be too late.
19.Many people died because of the lack of medical facilities.
It was because of the lack of medicine facilities that many people died.
20. He managed to complete the sculpture although his eyesight was failing.
Despite his failing eyesight, he managed to complete the sculpture.
21. Although it rained torrentially all day, we all enjoyed the excursion.
Despite the torrential rain all day, we all enjoyed the excursion.
22. The manager is not to be disturbed.
On no account should the manager be disturbed.
23. If we don’t hear from you within seven days, the order will becancelled.
Unless we hear from you within seven days, the order will be cancelled.
24. However friendly he seems, he’s not to be trusted.
Friendly as he seems, he's not to be trusted.
25. If you didn’t contribute generously, we couldn’t continue our work.
But for your generous contribution, we couldn't continue our work.
26. ‘I’m sorry I didn’t ring you to say I’d be late.’
He apologised for not having rung me to say he would be late.
27.Although he wasvery tired, he agreed to playtennis.
Tired as he was, he agreed to play tennis.
28.I didn’t realise how much he was influenced by his brother.
I didn't realise the extent to which he was influenced by his brother.
29. ‘I never told anyone about your scheme,’ he said.

He denied having told anyone about my scheme.
30.It was wrong of you to scare your mother like that.
You oughtn’t to have scared your mother like that.
31. This is my brother’s first solo flight in a glider.
This is the first time my brother has flied solo in a glider.
32.We will not see each other again before I go.
This will be the last time we see each other.
33. The train left before he got to the station.
By the time he got to the station the train had left.
34.The school was founded ten years ago.
It is ten years since the school was founded.
35.The house looks better since the repainting was done.
The house looks better now that the repainting was done.
36.She hadn’t had a relapse for six months.
It was six months since she had had a relapse.
37.We should spend as little money as possible.
The less money we spend, the better it will be.
38.My slow progress was due to bad teaching.
As a result of bad teaching, my progress was slow.
39.Nobody in the world can run as fast as Fleetfoot.
Fleetfoot is the fastest runner in the world.
40.All that stood between John and a gold medal was Jim’s greater speed.
But for Jim's greater speed, John would have won the gold medal.
41. The students regretted that they had missed the lecture.
Thestudents regretted not
42.If you missed the programme you can’t really judge.
Unless
43.It was more of an argument than a discussion.
It was not so
44.I write to him almost everyday.

Hardly
45.I never intended to go to the meeting.
I never had
46.I only recognised him when he came into the light.
Not until
47.That rumour about the politician and the construction contract is absolutely
false.
There is
48.One runner was too exhausted to complete the lastlap of the race.
One runner was so
49.They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do.
We
50.It is quite pointless to complain.
There’s no
51.Nothing was done about it.
Nobody
52. It is hardly likely that he took poison.
He is
53. We couldn’t make the machine work.
The machine
54. I have never seen such beautiful pictures before.
These pictures
55. These two boxers weigh exactly the same.
There is no
56. I haven’t forgone a meal for two years.
The last time
57.It’s difficult to answer her question adequately.
Hers is
58.To the best of my knowledge, Mr Green’s a vegetarian.
As far .

59.He is more a lecturer than a teacher.
He is not so
60.He had some hair-raising stories to tell.
Some of
61.No-one has challenged his authority before.
This is the first time
62.‘If Brian doesn’t train harder, I won’t select him for the team.’ said the
manager.
The manager threatened
63.The hurricane blew the roof off the house.
The house
64.You’ll certainly meet lots of people in your new job.
You are
65.I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.
Rather
66.There aren’t many other books which explain this problem so well.
In few other books
67.I dislike it when people criticise me unfairly.
I object
68.Robert is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job.
Robert now wishes
69. Customs officials are stopping more travellers than usual this week.
An increased
70.She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know.
She is a
71.I have called this meeting in order to present the latest sales figures.
My purpose
72.Skyscrapers in the USA are on average taller than anywhere else in the world.
The average
73.I was surprised at how easy he was to talk to.

I hadn’t expected
74.Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves.
All dogs are
75.The two sides never looked likely to reach an agreement.
At no time
76.Melissa’s father was very busy, but he still played with her.
Busy
77.Mrs Wilson says she’s sorry she didn’t attend the meeting yesterday morning.
Mrs Wilson sends
78.It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
I cancelled
79.For further information, please send a self-addressed envelope to the above
address.
Further information can
80.Richard only took over the family business because his father decided to retire
early.
But for his
81.It is said that he escaped to a neutral country.
He
82.The truth only came out on thepublication of the general’s personal diaries.
Only when
83.Oil was slowly coating the edge of the shore.
The edge of the shore
84.In spite of the forecast it stayed fine.
Although rain
85.We’d prefer you not to smoke.
We’d rather
86.You really should be able to dress yourself by now!
It’s high
87.Provided your handwriting is legible the examiner will accept your answer.

So long as the examiner
88.You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out.
No matter
89.If the work is finished by lunchtime you can go home.
Get
90.Although Judy was severely disabled she participated in many sports.
Despite her
91. Their dog was so fierced that nobody would visit them.
They had
92.That dress has only the slightest mark on it.
I can barely
93.He insisted on a full apology.
Nothing but
94.He remembered, and so did she.
He didn’t
95.My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop
playing.
The moment
96.The doctor advised me to rest.
The doctor suggested
97.They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left.
Only after a
98.Their teacher is making them study hard.
They are
99.They were just as good as we had expected.
They certainly lived
100. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.
Much
101. I never miss out on a cup of coffee when I visit her flat.
She

102. If we wait long enough we’ll get what we want.
It’s just
103.The brochure gives hardly any useful information.
Precious
104.Trudy was quite relieved when she found out the truth.
Itwas something
105.What put me off the idea was simply how expensive it was going to be.
The sheer
106.The government shouldn’t let this situation get worse.
This state
107.We were all shocked by his reaction.
His reaction came
108.If you were in the situation I’m in, you’d feel the same.
If you put
109. His efforts to find a solution didn’t deserve such savage criticism.
He shouldn’t
110.The number of road accidents has soared in recent months.
There
111.She is now leadinga normal life as a result of all the support she received
from social workers.
If she
112.A work permit will only be issued on receipt of the correct documents.
Not
113.Didn’t you realise that he was only pretending?
Didn’t it ?
114.The completion of the work was scheduled for last week.
The work was to
115.They’ll soon find out what she’s been doing.
It won’t
116.Most newsagents these days have ice-cream available all summer.

Ice-cream can
117.If I have plenty of warning, I’ll willingly baby-sit for you.
Provided you
118.As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful.
The
119.The house was so badly damaged in the fire that it couldn’t be repaired.
The house was too
120.He told me my request was unreasonable.
He said, “You can hardly .”
121. I was exasperated when the appointment was cancelled once again.
Imagine
122. You won’t reach the station in less than twenty minutes.
It will take
123. I took my car to the garage last Saturday and they resprayed it.
I had
124.The collision didn’t damage my car much.
Not a great
125.What has this experience taught you?
What conclusions
126.To pass the time, I looked through some magazines.
I whiled
127.He declared his disapproval of the behaviour of some of his supporters.
He let it
128. Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh.
The very
129.Although Christopher was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon
overpowered him.
Despite his
130.What a surprise to see you here!
Fancy

131.I don’t intend to apologise to either of them.
I have
132.It was only when I left home that I realised how much my father meant to me.
Not until
133.The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
Had it not
134.No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door.
Try
135.The critics were very impressed by her performance.
Her performance made
136.When are the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problems?
It’s high time something
137.I didn’t realise who he was until later.
Only later
138.The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.
There has
139.Nobody expected her to lose, but she did.
Against
140.I have frequently made stupid mistakes like that.
Many’s