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1. She just had time to put up her umbrella before the rain came down in torrents.
No sooner_______________________________________________________________
2. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” the officer asked the frightened witness.
The officer wanted to know_________________________________________________
3. The Presidential visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to a standstill.
So many_________________________________________________________________
4. A fire destroyed most of the old city of London in the 1600s.
The destruction___________________________________________________________
5. He hasn’t been back to his home town for over 20 years now.
It is_____________________________________________________________________
6. Travelling by plane is much more expensive than traveling by train.
Travelling by train_________________________________________________________
7. I would love to be rich and famous.
If only___________________________________________________________________
8. It took a long time for them to decide to get married.
They____________________________________________________________________
9. “Is it, or is it not true that you have been misappropriating company funds?” the managing director asked the accountant.
The managing director wanted_______________________________________________
10. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately.
Only by_________________________________________________________________
II/ Report the police officer’s questions to the receptionist.
1. “What’s your name?”
The police officer asked her _________what her name was_________________
2. “Did you see the robbers?”
The police officer asked her ___________if she had seen the robbers________________
3. What were they wearing?”
The police officer asked her ______what they had been wearing_____________________
4. “What did they take?”
The police officer asked her ______what they had taken_____________________
5. “Has it happened before?”
The police asked her is it had happened before