SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2)

36. A waiter spilled soup over Lydia’s new dress last night.
→ Lydia
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37. It was the goalkeeper that saved the match for us.
→ Had
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38. Tim insisted on being told the complete story.
→ Nothing
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39. Jane’s husband will be returning from South America quite soon.
→ It won’t
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40. The permit expires at the end of this month.
→ The permit is not
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41. I don’t really like her, even though I admire her achievements.
→ Much
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42. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the
birth of their second child.
→ Only
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43. Martin may not be very well but she still manages to enjoy life.
→ Martin’s poor
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44. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic.
→ The average
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45. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
→ The last
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46. We couldn’t find George anywhere.
 → George was
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47. Provided your handwriting is legible, the examiners will accept your paper.
→ So
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48. We must do something about the problem even if it costs a lot.
→ Costly
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49. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.
→ No sooner
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50. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star
attended.
→ Had
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51. Galileo is considered to be the father of modern astronomy.
→ Galileo is regarded
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52. It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobaccos into England.
→ The English
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53. That rumour about the politician and the construction contract is absolutely
false.
→ There is
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54. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery.
→ He received
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55. You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new lunch-bar.
→ There is
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56. The Yeti has very rarely been seen at this altitude.
→ There have been
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57. You think that fat people are allays jolly, but you are wrong.
 → Contrary
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58. The council rarely allows appeals against its decisions.
→ Hardly
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59. The teachers agreed to introduce the new methods. (AGREEMENT)
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60. If interest rates are cut, the economic situation may improve. (REDUCTION)
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61. I don’t personally care if they come or not. (MATTER)
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62. Local residents said they were against the new traffic scheme.
(DISAPPROVAL)
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63. He can hardly read at all (VIRTUALLY)
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64. He can speak French well enough to go to the conference. (FLUENT)
→
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65. His arrival was completely unexpected. (TOOK)
→
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66. The first sign of the disease is a feeling of faintness. (ONSET)
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67. He began by giving us a summary of his progress so far. (OUTSET)
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68. As an antidote to their disappointment, he bought them ice-cream. (OFFSET)
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69. She is a student good at mathematics. (FIGURES)
→
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70. I think we ought to permit him to do whatever he chooses. (HAND)
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