FOR EACH QUESTION, COMPLETE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT IT
MEANS THE SAME AS THE FIRST. USE NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. WRITE ONLY THE MISSING WORDS. 1. I havent read a good novel for a long time. Its no long time______________ I read a good novel. 2. Why dont you borrow a book from the library? If I were you, I _______________ a book from the library. 3. I spend an hour reading the newspaper every day. It takes me an hour______________ the newspaper every day. 4. I think that history books are more interesting than novels. I think that novels are not_______________history books. 5. There arent many history books in my local library. My local library has only got a ________________history books. 6. My brother is too young to read computer books. My brother isnt_____________________ to read computer books. 7. The new restaurants name is The Bluebell. The name________ new restaurant is The Bluebell. 8. The owner of The Bluebell is a very rich man. The new restaurant_____________ to a very rich man. 9. The Bluebell was designed by a famous architect. A famous architect_________ The Bluebell. 10. The Bluebell is more comfortable than other restaurants in the area. Other restaurants in the area are not so_________________ The Bluebell. 11. There are English and French dishes on The Bluebells menu. The Bluebell____________________ got English and French dishes on its menu. 12. Meal prices at The Bluebell will change on 30 August. Meal prices at The Bluebell will be the same_________30 August. 13. The King School has been open for five years.
The King School____________five years ago.
14. Last year the King School had more than 500 students. Last year there_____________ more than 500 students at the King School. 15. I asked at Reception about the price of a conversation course. I asked at Reception: How much_______ a conversation course cost? 16. The course book is included in the price of the course. The price of the course_____________ the course book. 17. All the other schools in town are more expensive than the King School. The King School is the __________ expensive of all schools in town. 18. Students are not allowed to attend classes if they have not paid the fee. Students are not allowed to attend classes____________ they have paid the fee. 19. Old Farham Castle was built six hundred years ago. Old Farham Castle____________six hundred years old. 20. People say there is no other castle as interesting as this one in Europe. People say that this is ___________ castle in Europe. 21. The castle opened to the public last year. The castle______________ open to the public since last year. 22. Students are allowed to visit the castle without paying anything. Students_____________have to pay anything to visit the castle. 23. Visitors are always met at the door by the owner, Mr. Brandon. The owner, Mr. Brandon, always_________ visitors at the door. 24. I asked Mr. Brandon if he lived in the castle when he was a child. I asked Mr. Brandon: _______________ live in the castle when you were a child? 25. Niko really enjoys playing basketball. Niko is very Keen________________basketball. 26. Last year, Niko was shown how to play basketball by his older brother. Nikos older brother_________ him how to play basketball last year. 27. Niko joined a basketball team three years ago.
Niko has been in a basketball team________ 3 years
28. Niko practices at a stadium quite near his house. Nikos house is not very ______ from the stadium where he practices. 29. Niko walks to the stadium in the minutes. It ______________ Niko then minutes to walk to the stadium. 30. Nikos team had an important match last week. There _________an important match last week for Nikos team. 31. I prefer playing tennis to playing squash. I like playing tennis_____________ playing squash. 32. its too cold to play tennis. It isnt warm_____________ to play tennis. 33. There are only a few squash courts in this town. There arent very_____________ squash courts in this town. 34. If you dont play every week, you wont improve your tennis. You wont improve your tennis unless_________every week. 35. Why dont you join a tennis club? If I were you,__________________ join a tennis club. 36. I havent been to a tennis match for a long time. Its a long time since___________a tennis match. 37. We had not been on a canal boat for two years. It was two years________________ we had been on a canal boat. 38. It took us a long time to decide where to go. We spent a long time_______________where to go. 39. The boat did not move very quickly down the river. The boat moved very_____________ down the river. 40. We could not fish in many parts of the river. We were not________________- fish in many parts of the river. 41. there was a small kitchen on the boat.
The boat_____________a small kitchen
42. The sun shone every day of the boat trip. It was______________every day of the boat trip. 43. Clocks and watches are seen everywhere. You can _________ clocks and watches everywhere. 44. The earliest clocks used the suns shadow to tell the time. With the earliest clocks, people_____________ the time by using the suns shadow. 45. Modern clocks are more accurate than old-fashioned ones were. Old-fashioned clocks werent as____________ modern ones are. 46. The most famous clocks in the world are made in Switzerland. In Switzerland, they______________ the most famous clocks in the world. 47. An alarm clock can help you wake up early. An alarm clock is helpful_____________you need to wake up early. 48. People without watches are often late for appointments. People without watches are often not____________ time for appointments. 49. The alphabet we use in English has 26 letters. In the alphabet we use in English, ____________ are 26 letters. 50. Without an alphabet, we couldnt write down our ideas. If we _____________have an alphabet, we couldnt write down our ideas.