I/ Rewrite the following sentences, using It was not until……….
1/ Cinema didn’t become an industry until 1915
2/ My son didn’t start talking until he was 5
3/ Lan didn’t go abroad until she was 35
4/ We didn’t go to bed until midnight
5/ The boy didn’t stop singing until their teacher came.
6/ She didn’t write to him until she receive a letter from him.
7/ The letter didn’t arrive until yesterday
8/ We didn’t have a holiday until last summer
9/ We didn’t finish it until the end of last summer
10/ The child didn’t go to sleep until her mother came home.
11/ The boy didn’t tell the truth until his father threatened to punish him.
12/ The patient’s heart condition didn’t improve until she received that new treatment.
13/ He didn’t stop working until he felt too tired.
14/ The police didn’t make any accusations until they had some proof.
15/ The little girl didn’t open the gifts until the last visitor left.
16/ He didn’t get married until he was forty
17/ He hadn’t been a famous singer before he went to HCM city.
18/ She didn’t begin to learn English until 1980
19/ We didn’t study English until we began primary school.
20/ I didn’t learn English until 2002
17/ I bought a camera. I didn’t understand the directions. ( confuse)
a. I was ………………. When I tried to understand the directions.
b. They were …………… directions.
18/ Kim is going to Mexico next month. She never been there before. ( excite)
a. It will be an ……………. experience for her.
b. Going to new places is always …………………
c. She is really ……………… about going to Mexico.
19/ The famous singer stole money. The scandal shocked the fans. (shock)
a. It was a ………………. scandal.
b. The ……………… fans soon boycotted the singer.
20/ Mike heard some bad news. The bad news depressed him. (depress)
a. Mike is very sad. In other words, he is ………………
b. The news made Mike sad. The news was …………………
21/ I like to study sea life. The subject of marine biology fascinates me. (fascinate)
a. I am ………………… by marine biology.
b. Marine biology is a ………………. subject.
22/ Naomi: It was an ………………. (excite) film, wasn’t it?
Michael: Oh, do you think so? I’m (surprise) …………… you like it.
I thought it was rather (disappoint) ………………
Naomi: Well, I was (puzzle) ………………. once or twice. I didn’t understand the whole story.
I was (confuse) ………………… in places. But the end was good.
Michael: I was (bore) ……………… most of the time.
I didn’t find it very (interest) …………………
III/ Read the situations and complete the sentences, using will (‘ll) or be going to
1/ The phone rings and you answer. Somebody wants to speak to Jim.
CALLER: Hello. Can I speak to Jim, please?
YOU: Just a moment. ………………… him. ( I / get)
2/ It’s a nice day. You decided to sit in the garden. Before going outside, you tell your friend.
YOU: The weather is too nice to stay indoors. ……………… in the garden. (I / sit)
FRIEND: That’s a good idea. I think ………………you. (I / join)