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I. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. The judge was taken ill just after the trial proceedings began.
-> Barely ………………………………………………………………………………..
2. She didn’t let us know what she was thinking .
-> She ……………………………………………………………………………………
The chances are that the whole thing I have been fogotten by next term .
-> In all …………………………………………………………………………………..
Christmas won’t be the same if we don’t have any snow .
-> ………………………………………………………………………………………..
You can take any of the routes , it will still take you about an hours to get there .
-> Whichever …………………………………………………………………………….
6. The way he took everything she did for granted really annoyed her . ( BACK )
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7. She was so anxious while the results were read out. ( BREATH )
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8. The house shouldn’t be left unlocked for any reason . ( ACCOUNT )
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A huge investment has been put into the field of solar-electricity.( INVEST )
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Alice was not a confident person, and that was why she was so shy. ( DUE )
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II. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. Our hotel booking hasn’t been confirmed. We haven’t received ____________________________________________ 2. The salesman told me that my new car would be delivered next Wednesday. According ____________________________________________________ 3. The Yeti has very rarely been seen at this attitude. There have ____________________________________________________ 4. It is not certain that Jones will get the job. It is open ______________________________________________________ 5. Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made. No sooner _____________________________________________________ 6. As I get older, I want to travel less. The older _____________________________________________________ 7. A house in that district will cost you at least $ 100,000. You won’t be able ______________________________________________ 8. Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness. Alan’s illness __________________________________________________
III. Write a second sentence as similar in meaning as the first one. Use the given words (1m)
When I started work, I was so inexperienced that I couldn’t send a fax. CLUE
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What you have been saying is quite irrelevant. BEDISE
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Please stop criticizing everybody! DOWN
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We don’t expect that the missing climbers have survived. HOLD
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Helen’s report is rather unclear in places. LACKING
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Everybody in the audience stood to applaud the actor’s performance. STANDING
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Taxpayers had to pay the cost of the privatization plan. FOOT
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The fact that he will never race again is something he cannot accept. TERMS
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A government official leaked the story to the world press. WIND
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Building societies will have to guard against their rivals. LAURELS
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IV. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as the sentences printed before.
1. Criteria like language or tribe can become the basis for political disintegration.
Political disintegration……………………………………………………………………. ……………………
92. Language group conflicts may persist beyond the situation which gave rise to them.
Language group conflicts…………...……………………………………………………… …………………
3. It is not certain that John will get the job.
It is not …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Waiting for buses irritates me.
Waiting for………………………………………….…………………………………………………………...
5. “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,” she said.
She flatly…………………………….………………………………………………………. …………………
6. We regret to inform you that your application hasn’t been successful.
Much to our regret………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.
Such was…………………………………………...………………………………………… …………………
8. You can’t expect me to pay for the ticket.
There’s no …………………………………………………………………………………................................
9. Some people simply can’t remember historical dates.
Some people find ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. You won’t find a more dedicated worker than Mrs. Jones anywhere.
Nowhere…………………………………………………………………………………….................................

V. Write a new sentence using the word given.
He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer. NAME
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He makes sure that he isn`t associated with policies he disagrees with. DISTANCES
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I really don`t know what you`re talking about. FAINTEST
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I feel I am not being treated fairly. RAW
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Someone paid five thousand pounds for the painting. WENT
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You can walk to the station easily from the hotel. DISTANCE
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Pauline isn’t one of the people who know the secret. ON
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We don’t expect that the missing climbers have survived. HOLD
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You must accept the fact that she has left you. TERMS
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He was not given details of the company’s new plans. DARK
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VI. Sentence transformation: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentences as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the words given in bold letters. The words MUST NOT BE ALTERED in any way.
Stop criticizing everybody! (DOWN)
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Terry has just insured her life. (OUT)
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