GIFTED STUDENTS - GRADE 8

* Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it.
Example: I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
Answer: It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.

1. The trains couldn’t run because of the snow.
( The snow ............................................................................................
2. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
( I wasn’t early ....................................................................................
3. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
( I apologize .........................................................................................
4. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train.
( If ........................................................................................................
5. Janet is the best tennis- player in the club.
( No one ................................................................................................
6. I haven’t seen that man here before.
( It’s .......................................................................................................
7. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
( The furniture was too ..........................................................................
8. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.
( The bank manger ...............................................................................
9. He learned to drive when he was 18.
( He has ................................................................................................
10. She had never been unhappy before.
( She was unhappier .............................................................................
11. It was so late that nothing could be done.
( It was too ............................................................................................
12. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.
( “ Please ..............................................................................................
13. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.
( The date .............................................................................................
14. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
( We are going ......................................................................................
15. The bus takes longer than the train.
( The train .............................................................................................
16. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.
( It’s .......................................................................................................
17. Maria says she’ll like to have been put in a high class.
( Maria wishes ......................................................................................
18. Would you like me to finish the work tonight?
( I’ll .......................................................................................................
19. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.
( In ........................................................................................................
20. My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station.
( If my husband .....................................................................................
21. “I don’t think John will come,” said Bill.
( Bill doubted .........................................................................................
22. The postman was bitten by our dog.
( Our dog ..............................................................................................
23. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
( The fog prevented ..............................................................................
24. Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car.
( In spite ................................................................................................
25. The cake was so hard that I could not eat it.
( It was ..................................................................................................
26. We didn’t go because it rained.
( If it hadn’t ..........................................................................................
27. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.
( My mother ..........................................................................................
28. I don’t suppose you have change for a pound, do you?
( Do you happen ...................................................................................
29. He failed to win the race.
( He didn’t .............................................................................................
30. Mary rang hours and hours ago.
( It’s hours .............................................................................................
31. I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night.
( I wish ..................................................................................................
32. She asked John how he liked her new dress.
( “How....................................................................................................
33. A train leaves at eight o’clock every morning.
( There is ..............................................................................................
34. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.
( It .........................................................................................................
35. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
( Do you mind .......................................................................................
36. The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor.
(Unless ................................................................................................
37. He would prefer you to pay him immediately.
( He’d rather ..........................................................................................
38. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
( The water was not ..............................................................................
39. Somebody repaired her car yesterday.
( She .....................................................................................................
40. You must see the manger tomorrow morning.
( You’ve ................................................................................................
41. There was never any answer when we rang.
( Every ..................................................................................................
42. That’s an insulting name to use for him.
( Don’t call .............................................................................................
43. John asked if it was the blue one or the green she wanted.
( “Which ................................................................................................
44. She liked Paris very little, and Rome less.
( She thought Rome .............................................................................
45. I can meet you if you arrive before eleven.
(So ........................................................................................................
46. They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight.
( All the prisoners ..................................................................................
47. I’ve warned you not to go near that dog.
( I’ve warned you about ........................................................................
48. No, please don’t tell him.
( I’d rather .............................................................................................
49. Why don’t you ask her yourself?
( I suggest .............................................................................................
50. An up- to- dated visa is necessary for Andorra.
( You’ll ...................................................................................................
51. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?” said John
( John suggested ..................................................................................
52. Although both his legs