Mini Test 47

I. Rewrite the following sentences by using the suggested words at the beginning of
each sentence.
1. “Don’t break my doll,John or I’ll scream” said Mary.
Mary threatened John not to break her doll or she would scream
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2. You should spend as little money as possible.
The less money you spend, the better.
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3. She hadn’t had a relapse for 6 months.
It was 6 months since her last relapse
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4. It’s hardly likely that he took poison to kill himself.
He is unlikely to have taken poison to kill himself
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5. These two boxers weigh exactly the same.
There are two same boxes in weight
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6. We couldn’t make the machine work.
The machine couldn’t be made to work.
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7. We have never seen such beautiful pictures before.
These pictures are so beautiful………………………………………………………….
8. Somone threw a stone through my window.
My window was thrown a stone through.
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10. Couldn’t you have come in earlier?
Wasn’t ……………………………………………………………………..
II. Change the followin into direct speech.
1. She said that he had stolen the money from the safe the previous day.
She said, “I stole the money from the safe yesterday”
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2. Mary asked him if he had seen them before he went to London to live for good.
Mary said, “Did you see them before you go to London to live for good”
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3. She advised him to go to the dentist as soon as possibe.
She said, “You should go to the dentist as soon as possible”
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4. He told the woman to close all the windows that morning.
This morning he said to the woman, “Close all the windows”
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5. She asked me whether or not I liked to see her house the next day.
 She said, “Do you like to see my house tomorrow”
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6. She accused him of having spoilt her carpet 2 days before.
She said, “You spoilt my carpet 2 days ago”
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7. She wanted to know where I had been born.
She asked me, “Where were you born”
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8. She said if he had started 10 minutes earlier, he wouldn’t have miss the flight.
She said, “If you had started 10 minutes earlier, you wouldn’t have missed the flight”
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9. He wished he hadn’t divorsed her the year before.
He said, “I wish I didn’t divorce last year”
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10. She told me to to come in and take a seat.
She said, “Come in and take a seat”………………………………………..
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as he sentence printed before it.
1. They had scarcely entered the room yesterday when there was a downpour.
Scarcely had they entered the room yesterday when there was a downpour
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2. She had no sooner reached the door than she realized that it was locked.
No sooner had she reach the door than she realized that it was locked.
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3.The only way for her to recover from this hurt is to have the hear operated.
Only by having the hear operated, will she recover from this hurt.
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4. . I didn’t remember that I had forgotten to put on a stamp until I had posted the letter.
Only after I had posted the letter did I remember that I had forgotten to put on a stamp
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5. Mary not only studies English well but she also works well at home.
Not only ……...........................................
6. They aren’t to open the fire without a warning on any condition.
On no condition are they to open the fire without warning……......................................
7. She didn’t notice that she had taken the wrong umbrella until she got home yesterday.
→ Not until she got home yesterday did she notice that she had taken the wrong
umbrella.…….............
8. The government appreciates little what the result would be.
Little does the government appreciate what the result would be.
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9. The flood was so devastating that some areas may never recover.
So devastating the flood was that some areas may never recover.
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10. She was so disabled that she had to sit on a wheel chair when she wanted to go out.
Such disabled was she that she had to sit on a wheel chair when she wanted to go out.
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11. The force of the storm was such that many trees in the main streets were uprooted.
Such the force of the storm was that many trees in the main streets were uprooted.
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12. The facts were not all made public until later.
Only later were the facts not all made public.
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13. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job.
→Were I have realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job.
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14. If you do happen to see Mrs. Green at the meeting tomorrow, could you ask her to
call me?
Should you see Mrs. Green at the meeting tomorrow, could you ask her to call me?
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15. The bus driver can not be blamed for the accident in any way.
In no way can the bus driver be blamed for the accident.
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16. If the government raised interest rates, they would lose the election.
Were the government to raise interest rates, they would lose the election.
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17. The excused never expressed regret for what he had done.
At no time did he express regret for what he had done.
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18. He had no idea what she was doing then.
Little……............................................................................................
19. The money is not to be paid under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances is the money to be paid.……….....................................
20. You can’t buy a cheaper car than this one anywhere in our city.
Nowhere can you buy a cheaper car than this one. ……..................................................
IV. write a new sentence as similar as in meaning to the original sentence, but using
the words given in capital letters.
1. Are they likely to pass Proficiency? (LIKELIHOOD)
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2. It’s a pity she didn’t come. (WISH)
…I wish she had come.
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3. I’m sorry. He faied to win the match. (IF ONLY)
…If only he could win the mathc.
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4. He tried his best, but he couldn’t find the lost car. (EFFORT)
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5. She suffered from an irrational idea. (PREY)
…She felt prey from an irrational idea.
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6. She could hardly read at all. (VIRTUALLY)
…She is virtually readable.
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7. She can speak English fluently enough to be chosen as an interpreter in the workshop.
(FLUENT)
…She is fluent enough in speaking English to be chosen as an interpreter in the
workshop. ……………………………………………………………………………..
8. Sarash wore dark glasses so that nobody could recognise her when she appeared.
(AVOID)
…Sarah wore dark glasses to avoid being recognised when she appeared.
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9. I wondered if you could possibly give me the key to the safe in his room. (MIND)
…Would you mind giving me the key to the safe in his room.
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10. It might be better if this paragraph was dropped. (LEAVE)
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11. Martin had difficulty in accepting the loss of his money. (HARD)
…Martin found it hard to accept the loss of his money.
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12. It wasn’t my itention to make you angry. (MEAN)
…I didn’t mean to make you angry.
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13. She was sucessful in the exam because she made a great effort. (DUE TO)
…She was successful in the exam due to her great effort.
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14. Anne was afraid that her friends would despise her for not having a car. (LOOK)
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15. She continued to work until mid-night. (KEPT)
…She kept working until mid-night.
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