WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning
1. You should take the train instead of the bus.
--> If _______________________________________________________________________________
2. I’m sure that someone forgot to lock the door.
--> Someone must _____________________________________________________________________
3. They bought this house ten years ago.
--> They have _________________________________________________________________________
4. The course finished with a big party.
--> At the end _________________________________________________________________________
5. We invited a pop star onto the chat show, but he didn’t turn up.
--> The pop star _______________________________________________________________________
6. Although she said that she would come, I don’t think she ever will.
--> Despite ___________________________________________________________________________
7. The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened.
--> No sooner _________________________________________________________________________
8. You feel tired now because you didn’t sleep very well last night.
--> Had ______________________________________________________________________________
9. When did you start the project?
--> How long _________________________________________________________________________
10. Their wedding will be held in a lovely church.
--> The church ________________________________________________________________________
11. My father used to play football when he was young.
--> My father doesn’t ___________________________________________________________________
12. Jane gave me a present on my last birthday.
--> I was _____________________________________________________________________________
13. “Let’s go swimming”
--> She suggests _______________________________________________________________________
14. “Would you like a cup of coffee?”
--> He _______________________________________________________________________________
15. We got lost in the jungle because we didn’t have a map.

26. Don’t leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity.

--> If _______________________________________________________________________________
27. The furniture was too old to keep.

--> It was ____________________________________________________________________________
28. Gary is the best guitarist in her class.

--> No one else _______________________________________________________________________
29. Since the invention of computer, people have saved a lot of time.

--> Since the computer was ______________________________________________________________
30. It’s necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week.

--> Everybody ________________________________________________________________________
31. The doctor told him that he work too hard.
--> You ______________________________________________________________________________
32. Those pictures are beautiful.
--> How _____________________________________________________________________________
33. It was an interesting film.
--> What _____________________________________________________________________________
34. What is the weight of your suitcase?
--> How _____________________________________________________________________________
35. How tall is Peter’s father?
--> What ____________________________________________________________________________
36. He can’t afford to buy the car.

--> The car ___________________________________________________________________________
37. Shirley didn’t begin to read until she was eight.


46. The food in France is famous

--> France is _________________________________________________________________________
47. John could not find the way to the hotel

--> John was not ______________________________________________________________________
48. My motorbike is going to be checked next Sunday

--> I’m ______________________________________________________________________________
49. I intend to come over to pick you up

--> I’m ______________________________________________________________________________
50. Nam has difficulty in studying English

--> It is______________________________________________________________________________
51. The boy threw the ball through the window

--> The ball __________________________________________________________________________
52. The stamps are so beautiful that all of us want to buy them

--> They are such _____________________________________________________________________
53. I don’t clean up the apartment today. I’m busy.

--> I’m too ___________________________________________________________________________
54. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.

--> In spite of ________________________________________________________________________
55. The window was broken by a cricket ball
It___________________________________________________________________________________
56. I will never forget the day I heard I’d got into my chosen university

70. There is no situation in which we will allow the management to lower wages
Under________________________________________________________________________________
71. Mr. Holton only operated because he knew the rumour was malignant
Mr. Holton wouldn't ____________________________________________________________________
72. Immediately after their arrival, things went wrong.
No sooner ____________________________________________________________________________
72. He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film
He was too ___________________________________________________________________________
74. Hearing that an earthquake had occurred was a great shock to us.
We were _____________________________________________________________________________
75. The decorators have finished our first floor.
We have _____________________________________________________________________________
76. Her hobby is one thing that she does not intend to give up.
She has ______________________________________________________________________________
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77. That is the best meal I have ever eaten.
I have never __________________________________________________________________________
78. Home computers used to be much more expensive.
Home computers aren’t _________________________________________________________________
79. It was a mistake of mine to park outside the police station.
I shouldn’t ___________________________________________________________________________
80. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
I don't know __________________________________________________________________________
81. Let's go abroad for our holiday this year.
Why ________________________________________________________________________________
82. During dinner, the phone rang.

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I would rather_________________________________________________________________________
97. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it.
It was _______________________________________________________________________________
98. That was a silly thing to say.
What ________________________________________________________________________________
99. We've run out of tea.
There________________________________________________________________________________
100. I last saw him when I was a student.
I haven't _____________________________________________________________________________
101. Susan was too excited to sleep.
Susan was ____________________________________________________________________________
102. Robert has not had a job for two years.
Robert has been _______________________________________________________________________
103. She will complete the work only she is paid extra.
She will not __________________________________________________________________________
104. I am sorry I don’t have time to come and help you with your homework.
I wish _______________________________________________________________________________
105. Let’s visit the museum this afternoon..
Why don’t ___________________________________________________________________________
106. The school keeper cleans the classrooms every day.
The classrooms _______________________________________________________________________
107. “Why don’t we go out for a while?”
He suggested _________________________________________________________________________
108. He forgot his umbrella, so he got wet.
He got _______________________________________________________________________________
109. At the weekend I get up later than during the week.
During the week I ______________________________________________________________________

Henry hasn’t __________________________________________________________________________
123. Jack is stopped by the police because he passes the speed limit.
If ___________________________________________________________________________________
124. Bill and Peter are too young to ride motor-cycles.
Bill and Peter are not ___________________________________________________________________
125. The flood was so high that they had to live on the roofs.
It was such ___________________________________________________________________________
126. This winter is colder than the last winter.
The last winter ________________________________________________________________________
127. People all over the country have helped the poor people in the flood region.
The poor people _______________________________________________________________________
128. It’s cold in the morning, so the children go to school in heavy clothes.
Because of ___________________________________________________________________________
129. David has read a lot of books, however, he cannot find a good solution.
Although ____________________________________________________________________________
130. I have never read such a romantic story.
This is _______________________________________________________________________________
131. He has never behaved so violently before.
He is behaving ________________________________________________________________________
132. I've warned you not to go near that dog.
I've warned you about __________________________________________________________________
133. She can meet him if he arrives before eleven.
So __________________________________________________________________________________
134. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
In spite ______________________________________________________________________________
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150. An aerial is not required with this radio
You don’t ____________________________________________________________________________
151. When he stops smoking, he’ll feel better.
The sooner ___________________________________________________________________________
152. These young men became doctors after six years training.
After these young men __________________________________________________________________
153. People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D.
Paper _______________________________________________________________________________
154. A man I don’t know told me about that.
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I was ________________________________________________________________________________
155. It takes six hours to drive from here to London.
It is _________________________________________________________________________________
156. It was the goalkeeper that saved the match for us.
Had _________________________________________________________________________________
157. I don’t really like her, even though I admire her achievements.
Much _______________________________________________________________________________
158. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic.
The average __________________________________________________________________________
159. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
The last ______________________________________________________________________________
160. We couldn’t find George anywhere.
George was ___________________________________________________________________________
161. Although Nam was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.
Despite ______________________________________________________________________________
162. The council rarely allows appeals against its decisions.

176. The north west of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast.
The annual rainfall _____________________________________________________________________
177. When I arrived in Canberra, I wrote a letter home.
On __________________________________________________________________________________
178. I’d like to visit Singapore more than any other countries in the world.
Singapore is __________________________________________________________________________
179. She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know.
She is the person ______________________________________________________________________
180. I have never seen such a mess in my life!
Never _______________________________________________________________________________
181. The hurricane blew the roof off the house.
The house ____________________________________________________________________________
182. I didn’t see her again for five years.
Five years ____________________________________________________________________________
183. People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to.
The smoking __________________________________________________________________________
184. If you find it necessary, you can contact me on this number.
Should ______________________________________________________________________________
185. Mary is so young that she can’t join our club.
Mary is ______________________________________________________________________________
186. The owners of the restaurants are usually very rich.
The people ___________________________________________________________________________
187. It was easy for us to get tickets for the concert.
We had ______________________________________________________________________________
188. He drove so badly that he kept having accidents.
He was ______________________________________________________________________________
189. You didn’t come home early so the house was broken into and things were stolen.
Had you _____________________________________________________________________________
190. It’s a pity I can’t go to the game next Saturday.
I wish________________________________________________________________________________

It ___________________________________________________________________________________
204. You remembered to post this letter, didn’t you?
You didn’t____________________________________________________________________________
205. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice
It___________________________________________________________________________________
206. The news was so wonderful that she decided to have a celebration
It was________________________________________________________________________________
207. I have never been to the ballet before
It is_________________________________________________________________________________
208. I’m always nervous when I face a lot of people
Facing _______________________________________________________________________________
209. The owners of newspapers are usually very rich
The people____________________________________________________________________________
210. John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man
John used_____________________________________________________________________________
211. It was such good weather that we went swimming
The weather___________________________________________________________________________
212. Hand your books to me when have finished, please
He asked students ______________________________________________________________________
213. You do not have to pay for secondary education in Britain
Secondary education____________________________________________________________________
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214. He had a weak heart which meant he couldn’t walk very far
His heart was__________________________________________________________________________
215. When I was younger, I used to go climbing more than I do now
Now I don’t___________________________________________________________________________

231. He found out the key which he lost a long time ago
The key ______________________________________________________________________________
232. Nothing could be done to help him
They________________________________________________________________________________
233. Someone stole my purse from my handbag
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My purse ____________________________________________________________________________
234. She asked Jone to repeat what he had said
“Please, ______________________________________________________________________________
235. It is a pity you didn’t tell us about this
I wish________________________________________________________________________________
236. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad
It was such____________________________________________________________________________
237. The mountain is very high; we can’t climb it
This mountain is too____________________________________________________________________
238. Are you very tall? Can you reach that picture?
Are you tall __________________________________________________________________________
239. A donkey is less beautiful than a horse
A donkey is not________________________________________________________________________
240. She doesn’t usually stay up late
She’s not used ________________________________________________________________________
241. If I were you, I’d look for another job
I suggest_____________________________________________________________________________
242. He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful
If ___________________________________________________________________________________
243. All his suits were made in Paris

256. Her grief was so great that she almost fainted
So__________________________________________________________________________________
257. You can leave only when I tell you
Until________________________________________________________________________________
258. She prefers Italian food to French food
She’d _______________________________________________________________________________
259. Sarah is better at chemistry than Susan
Susan isn’t____________________________________________________________________________
260. When is John and Mary’s wedding?
When are_____________________________________________________________________________
261. Most people can understand him when he speaks English
He can make __________________________________________________________________________
262. Tom is sorry that he didn’t watch the football match last night
Tom wishes __________________________________________________________________________
263. The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours
Yesterday we did such __________________________________________________________________
264. She is listening to the radio. She turned it on at seven thirty
She has ______________________________________________________________________________
265. You must pay taxes or go to prison
Failing ______________________________________________________________________________
266. The poor farmer was tired but he kept working
In spite of____________________________________________________________________________
267. This is the sad news that you have brought
What ________________________________________________________________________________
268. No, please don’t tell him
I’d rather_____________________________________________________________________________
269. Why don’t you ask her yourself?
I suggest_____________________________________________________________________________
270. Peter said he wasn’t feeling well
Peter said:____________________________________________________________________________

However_____________________________________________________________________________
284. These mangoes are so cheap that they can not be good
Since________________________________________________________________________________
285. You must speak slowly or he’ll not be able to understand you
Unless_______________________________________________________________________________
286 John always spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract
John didn’t___________________________________________________________________________
287. My suit needs cleaning before I go to the party
I need________________________________________________________________________________
288. Did they build the garage at the same as the house?
Was ________________________________________________________________________________
289. The people who were at the meeting will say nothing to the press
Nobody who__________________________________________________________________________
290. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic
We were _____________________________________________________________________________
291. He is such a slow speaker that his students get very bored
He speaks ____________________________________________________________________________
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292. Mackenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty
By the age of twenty, ___________________________________________________________________
293. He stole some money and was arrested for it
He was_______________________________________________________________________________
294. She met Mike when she went to Spain for her holiday last year
She wouldn’t__________________________________________________________________________
295. Someone should do the job tomorrow
The job ______________________________________________________________________________

311. We live far from our home. We miss it very much
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The farther ___________________________________________________________________________
312. You may be strong, but you can’t lift this heavy box
No matter ____________________________________________________________________________
313. Jane weighs as much as her sister
Jane is _______________________________________________________________________________
314. They were building a new shopping center when we came
A new shopping center __________________________________________________________________
315. Are they going to demolish these old houses?
Are these old houses____________________________________________________________________
316. It was such bad coffee that he couldn’t drink it
The coffee____________________________________________________________________________
317. Weather conditions influence most crops
Most crops are ________________________________________________________________________
318. You must not smoke here
Smoking _____________________________________________________________________________
319. We had to spend three hours to open the door
It ___________________________________________________________________________________
320. It was not until mid-night that I finished the homework
I____________________________________________________________________________________
321. Is this the only way to reach the city centre?
Isn’t there ____________________________________________________________________________
322. He remembered, and so did she
He didn’t_____________________________________________________________________________
323. When are the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problem?

336. There was never any answer when we rang
Every _______________________________________________________________________________
337. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?” said John
John suggested ________________________________________________________________________
338. He left college after he had taken his degree
He hadn’t ____________________________________________________________________________
339. No other town in India is as large as Calcutta
Calcutta is ____________________________________________________________________________
340. Who taught you grammar last year?
By __________________________________________________________________________________
341. It’s time to prepare lunch
It’s time for___________________________________________________________________________
342. Peter is a careless driver. If he doesn’t take more care, he’ll have an accident
Unless _______________________________________________________________________________
343. After fighting the fire for 12 hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out
The firemen managed___________________________________________________________________
344. They made him wait for two hours
He was_______________________________________________________________________________
345. The police made the boat turn back
The boat _____________________________________________________________________________
346. If I had known all the facts, I would not have rung the police
As I_________________________________________________________________________________
347. We will notify the police about this matter
The police____________________________________________________________________________
348. Galileo is considered to be the father of modern astronomy
Galileo is regarded _____________________________________________________________________
349. He was a fool to say that
It ___________________________________________________________________________________
350. It wasn’t necessary for you to go to so much trouble on my behalf
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He __________________________________________________________________________________
364. He’ll never forget waiting for his friend to go to school
He’ll always __________________________________________________________________________
365. “Let’s go for a walk in the park”, said Andrews
Andrews suggested that_________________________________________________________________
366. He wished he hadn’t spent so much money
He was sorry__________________________________________________________________________
367. John Speke failed to find the source of the River Nile
John Speke did not succeed ______________________________________________________________
368. Although he did not speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam
In spite ______________________________________________________________________________
369. Sally’s parents gave her a micro-computer for her birthday
Sally ________________________________________________________________________________
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370. Barbara plays squash better than Mike
Mike doesn’t__________________________________________________________________________
371. The train journey from London to Bristol takes two hours
It is a________________________________________________________________________________
372. The lecturer didn’t prepare his speech carefully, so he did it very badly
If ___________________________________________________________________________________
373. The gardener didn’t water those plants yesterday, so they died
If ___________________________________________________________________________________
374. Although the weather was bad, the schoolchildren managed to come to class on time
In spite_______________________________________________________________________________
375. We couldn’t drive because of the fog
The fog prevented______________________________________________________________________



Though ______________________________________________________________________________
390. Fossil fuel will be more expensive if scientists don’t get energy from the wind and the sun
Unless _______________________________________________________________________________
391. He didn’t study hard; he failed in his examination
If ___________________________________________________________________________________
392. “I don’t love you any more” said Eric to his girlfriend
Eric told______________________________________________________________________________
393. “I must see the manager!” he cried
He insisted____________________________________________________________________________
394. Arther said he was sorry he had hurt her feelings
Arther apologized______________________________________________________________________
395. He is said to have been in the French Foreign Legion
People _______________________________________________________________________________
396. I’m sure it wasn’t Mrs. Elton you saw because she’s in Bristol
It can’t ______________________________________________________________________________
397. “You are cheating” said Carol to June
Carol accused _________________________________________________________________________
398. She bought that house in 1973
She has ______________________________________________________________________________
399. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm
We are_______________________________________________________________________________
400. They believed that the wanted man was living in London
The wanted man_______________________________________________________________________
401. We can’t see most of the stars. We don’t use a giant telescope
Unless _______________________________________________________________________________
402. His briefcase was too full for the zip fastener to close properly
His briefcase was so____________________________________________________________________
403. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk

416. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches
In case_______________________________________________________________________________
417. “If you don’t take it easy, you’ll have another heart attack”, the doctor said to the patient
The doctor warned the patient ____________________________________________________________
418. I know this reporter’s background well and he’s 100% honest
This reporter__________________________________________________________________________
419. I’ve never tasted pheasant before
This is _______________________________________________________________________________
420. If there’s an emergency, ring this number
In___________________________________________________________________________________
421. I’m having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week
If I__________________________________________________________________________________
422. “You should have waited for us” the team leader said to John
The team leader criticized _______________________________________________________________
423. I only made that terrible mistake because I wasn’t thinking
If ___________________________________________________________________________________
424. When the police caught him, he was climbing over the garden wall
The police caught______________________________________________________________________
425. Though the doctor has warned him, he keeps on smoking
In spite ______________________________________________________________________________
426. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago
It ___________________________________________________________________________________
427. Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn’t sail
The rough sea _________________________________________________________________________
428. He is thought to be the best player
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Whenever ____________________________________________________________________________
444. He never suspected that the money had been stolen
At no time____________________________________________________________________________
445. I have never seen such a mess in my life!
Never________________________________________________________________________________
446. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them
They had_____________________________________________________________________________
447. I only recognized him when he came into the light
Not until _____________________________________________________________________________
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448. One runner was too exhausted to complete the last lap of the race
One runner was so _____________________________________________________________________
449. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known
I’ve _________________________________________________________________________________
450. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do
We__________________________________________________________________________________
451. John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago
It is _________________________________________________________________________________
452. She never seems to succeed, even though she works hard
However _____________________________________________________________________________
453. The critics were impressed by her performance
Her performance made__________________________________________________________________
454. This is the best essay I have ever written
Never________________________________________________________________________________
455. Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to proofread for me
Busy ________________________________________________________________________________

The bread isn’t ________________________________________________________________________
469. Paul said he was going to visit Spain the following year
“I’m_________________________________________________________________________________
470. The cheetah is the fastest animals in the world
No animals run________________________________________________________________________
471. “If the flood gets worse, we must leave the house” he said
He said that___________________________________________________________________________
472. Somebody repaired her refrigerator last month
She _________________________________________________________________________________
473. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later
Only when____________________________________________________________________________
474. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment
On __________________________________________________________________________________
475. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble
You _________________________________________________________________________________
476. The only thing they didn’t steal was the television
They stole ____________________________________________________________________________
477. They had been lost in the mountains for three days, but they looked strong and healthy
Even ________________________________________________________________________________
478. I’ll find the man, no matter how long it takes
However _____________________________________________________________________________
479. The last time it snowed here was six years ago
It is _________________________________________________________________________________
480. The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him
The film star avoided ___________________________________________________________________
481. “That’s a lovely new dress, Jean” said her mother
Jean’s mother complimented Jean_________________________________________________________
482. We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home
Only ________________________________________________________________________________
483. That factory is producing more and more pollution