III. WRITING (4.0 pts) a. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. I am having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week.
If I ________________________________________________________________________________________.
2. The hurricane blew the roof off the house.
The house __________________________________________________________________________________.
3. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery.
He received a ________________________________________________________________________________.
4. That rumor about the politician and the construction contract is absolutely false.
There is _____________________________________________________________________________________.
5. I thought about what had happened all those years before.
I cast ______________________________________________________________________________________.
6. There aren’t many other books which explain this problem so well.
In few other books ___________________________________________________________________________.
7. Don’t you think we should ask the price?
Hadn’t _____________________________________________________________________________________?
8. Doris tiptoed up the stairs because she didn’t want to wake anyone up.
To _________________________________________________________________________________________.
9. I’m sure it wasn’t Mr. Bill you saw because he’s in New York.
It can’t _______________________________________________________________________________________.
10. The collision didn’t damage my car much.
Not a great ___________________________________________________________________________________.
b. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given in any way. 1. Most people regard him as the best man for the job. (widely) _____________________________________________________________________________________________.
2. The suspect could not explain why he had sand on his boots. (account) _____________________________________________________________________________________________.
3. The best solution was thought of by Sally. (came) _____________________________________________________________________________________________.
4. You should consider the fact that he hasn’t spoken French for years. (allowances) _____________________________________________________________________________________________.
5. He stood no chance of passing his driving test. (inevitable) _____________________________________________________________________________________________.
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