Rephrase

Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown.Make inversions Rescrieţi propoziţiile următoare, după începutul dat. Faceţi inversiunile cerute de propoziţii:

Ex. There was never a man more proud than himself

Never was there a man more proud than himself.

1.This weakness never appears to others only.

Never............................................................................................

2. I have rarely seen such a beautiful girl.

Rarely............................................................................................

3. When I got in the restaurant I realised I had forgotten my purse.

Scarcely .........................................................................................

4.When she entered her house the telephone rang.

Barely.................................................................................................

5. When we got to the theatre we found it in fire.

No sooner............................................................................................

Rephrase

Rewrite the sentence so that it contains the word given in bold. Rescieţi propoziţiile în aşa fel încât să conţină cuvintele boldate, fără să le modificaţi:

Ex. Oddily enough, he apologized immediately. which

He apologized immediately, which was odd.

1. I am sure a change of scenery woul do you good. from

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2. Is there any news of their arrival? about

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3. Her party wasn’t as successful as she wanted. come up

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4. This is none of your business. doesn’t

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5. Please, write me a letter as soon as possible. delay

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6. I didn’t expect him to win the race. last

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7. If he doesn’t love me, I feel miserable. lack

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8. My sons grew up happily. upbringing

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9. Tom hasn’t got married yet. single

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10. He continued to smoke, although I told him to stop. give up

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11. What is happening here? go on

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12. I suppose you are Dan’s daughter. must

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13. She has been unemployed for more than two months. out

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14. This situation is more complicated than we expected it to be. beyond.

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15. I met him by chance in the morning. ran.

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Rephrase

Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown. Rescrieţi propoziţiile următoare, după începutul dat:

Ex. I don’t suppose that he has let him be hanged in this way.

He won’t let him be hanged in this way.

1.What do you intent to do?

What are you.........................................................................

2. Where’s the railway station?

Could you........................................................................

3. How far is the bus stop?

Would you mind.................................................................

4. I don’t want to go to the cinema tonight. I want to stay at home

I prefer...............................................................................

5. You can’t play tennis in here.

Playing.........................................................................

1.      Can you describe your city?

What is.........................................................................

2.      Although she is very old, Mrs. Brad can still practise sports.

In spite............................................................................

3.      The competitors solemnly promissed never to forget that day.

The competitors solemnly promissed that.............................................

4.      She said that her letter must be posted immediately.

She wanted her letter...................................................................

5.      I am sorry you dindn’t bring any flowers.

I wish............................................................................................

Rephrase

Fill in with a word made from the word in bold. Completaţi propoziţiile următoare cu un cuvânt format din cele date în bold:

Your statements today are in.................................... with what you said yesterday. contradict

His unexpected arrival threw everything into...................................confuse.

The doctor said that the.................................. of the lump would be a simple operation. remove

............................ gum is in fashion with the young people. chew.

Mrs. Jones is sure to have a good reason for her.............................act.

We mustn’t take these facts into............................... consider.

This food is very.............................. taste.

With your................................... I’ll be ready with my paper in time. assist

This is kind of food that is easy of ............................... digest.

He ceded to.................................. and opened the letter addressed to his sister. curious.

These arguments are of great.............................. important.

The scientist said that he had made an incredible...................................discover.

In this way we could find out something about the...................................... of malted barley. distil

The President made a ................................... to the new laws in his speech. refer

I love this soup; it is.................................; bring me another one, please! taste.

Tom refused to give us any ...................................... about his new projects. inform