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* Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it.
Example: I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. Answer: It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much. 1. The trains couldn’t run because of the snow.
The snow ............................................................................................ 2. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
I wasn’t early .................................................................................... 3. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
I apologize ......................................................................................... 4. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train.
If ........................................................................................................ 5. Janet is the best tennis- player in the club.
No one ................................................................................................ 6. I haven’t seen that man here before.
It’s ....................................................................................................... 7. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
The furniture was too .......................................................................... 8. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.
The bank manger ............................................................................... 9. He learned to drive when he was 18.
He has ................................................................................................ 10. She had never been unhappy before.
She was unhappier ............................................................................. 11. It was so late that nothing could be done.
It was too ............................................................................................ 12. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.
“ Please .............................................................................................. 13. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.
The date ............................................................................................. 14. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
We are going ...................................................................................... 15. The bus takes longer than the train.
The train ............................................................................................. 16. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.
It’s ....................................................................................................... 17. Maria says she’ll like to have been put in a high class.
Maria wishes ...................................................................................... 18. Would you like me to finish the work tonight?
I’ll ....................................................................................................... 19. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.
In ........................................................................................................ 20. My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station.
If my husband ..................................................................................... 21. “I don’t think John will come,” said Bill.
Bill doubted ......................................................................................... 22. The postman was bitten by our dog.
Our dog .............................................................................................. 23. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
The fog prevented .............................................................................. 24. Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car.
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