1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. “Why hasn’t Peter phoned? she wondered.
She wondered____________________________________________________________
2. I’m only interested in why he did it.
The only thing____________________________________________________________
3. He tried to escape but the police stopped him.
The police prevented him___________________________________________________
4. She has ordered a new outfit from her dressmaker.
She is having_____________________________________________________________
5. Couldn’t you find a better hotel?
Is this___________________________________________________________________
6. John began playing the piano ten years ago.
John has_________________________________________________________________
7. They won’t be able to come on Sunday.
It will be_________________________________________________________________
8. She needs to study harder.
She doesn’t______________________________________________________________
9. I only paid a few hundred pounds for the car.___________________________________
The car_________________________________________________________________
10. My mother made these curtains.
These curtains____________________________________________________________
Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. Peter is a good footballer.
=> Peter plays ___football well_______________________________
2. He has been learning English for two years.
=> He started _________learning English two years ago_________________________
3. Jim can't be a good goalkeeper because he is quite short.
=> Jim is not ___tall enough to be a good goalkeeper_______________________________
4. Nobody's looked after this garden for months.
=> This garden __hasn't been looked after ____for months____________________________
5. He spent half an hour doing his homework.
=> It took __him hafl an hour to do his homework________________________________
Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. Peter is a good footballer.
=> Peter plays ____________football very good_____________________
2. He has been learning English for two years.
=> He started _______________learn English for two years___________________
3. Jim can't be a good goalkeeper because he is quite short.
=> Jim is not ________________a good goalkeeper __________________
4. Nobody's looked after this garden for months.
=> This garden ______________was looked after for months____________________
5. He spent half an hour doing his homework.
=> It took _____________him _________an hour to do his homework.____________