Rewrite the following sentences using the given words.

Do not alter these words:

1. Tasteful furniture made your room attractive. (Graced)/

2. Tasteful furniture graced your room.
3. The train is 5 minutes late in leaving. (Due)/
4. The train is due to leave 5 minutes ago.
5. We had a long discussion about the problem but we couldn’t solve it. (Length)
6. / we discussed the problem at length but we couldn’t solve it.
7. The river Volta overflowed last year. (burst)/
8. the river Volta brust its banks last year.
9. You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided. (Ought)/
10. you ought to have thought more carefully before you decided.
11. I think you should try and be optimistic as you can. (Side)
12. / I think you should try and look on the bright side. (look on the bright side)
13. Don’t misquote: I never said I hated ballet. (Mouth)
14. / don’t put words into my mouth: I never said I hated ballet.
15. While they were on leave, the sailors exploited their freedom fully. (Most)
16. / while they were on leave the sailors made the most of their freedom.
17. He shouldn’t have told her such things. (Unwise)
18. / It was unwise of him to tell her such things.
19. Teaching doesn’t suit her. (Cut)
20. / she isn’t really cut out for teaching.
21. It’s not convenient to live to far from the supermarket. (Such)
22. / Living such a long way from the supermarket is very inconvenient.
23. Mr. Nong held the post of principal in our school 15 years ago. (Ex)
24. / our ex-principal is Mr.Nong.
25. She was smoking in the bathroom. I went into the bathroom and knew that. (Caught)
26. / On going to the bathroom, I caught her smoking.
27. That young man can speak English as well as French. (Bilingual)
28. / that young man is bilingual in English and French.
29. A sudden thunderstorm surprised the climbers. (Surprise)
30. / the climbers were taken by surprise by a sudden thunderstorm.
31. The explorers disregarded the mosquitoes, flies and snakes. (Notice)
32. /the explorers took no notice of the mosquitoes, flies and snakes.
33. This cloudy weather is making me feel depressed. (Down)
34. / the cloudy weather is getting me down.
35. I was told that it would be repaired free of charge but the man in the shop refused to
honour his promise. (back)
36. / I was told that it would be repaired free of charge but the man in the shop has gone
back on his promise.
37. He got angry because we all disagreed with him. (Temper)
38. / he lost temper because we all disagreed with him.
39. Try not to panic even if you don’t know what’s going to happen. (Head)
40. / Try to keep your head even if you don’t know what’s going to happen.
41. I’ll never tell you the secret information. (Away)
42. / I’ll never give away the secret information.
43. “Without the rapid growth in population, there would be fewer food shortage”
(blamed)
 44. / He blamed the food shortage on the rapid growth in population.
45. It’s because he was reprimanded that he is feeling so upset. (If)
46. / If he hadn’t been reprimanded, he wouldn’t be feeling so upset.
47. The film didn’t come up to my expectation. (Short)
48. / the film feel short of my expectation.
49. I can’t stand that dreadful noise any more. (Enough)
50. / I have had enough of that dreadful noise.
51. I suffered from obsessive and agonising thoughts. (Prey)
52. / I was a prey to obsessive and agonising thoughts. (obsessive and agonising thoughts
used to prey on me.
obsessive / agonising / prey
53. You’ll be affected badly at the end of the day with the job as a cook. (ON)
54. / the job as a cook will tell you/ have a bad effect on you at the end of the day.
55. I certainly won’t change my mind about resigning. (Question)
56. / there is no question of my changing my mind about resigning.
57. How likely is it she will pass the exam? (Chances)
58. / what are her chances of passing the exam?
59. He is famous for his vast knowledge of primitive religion. (Authority)
60. / he is an authority on primitive religion.
61. He is very surprised me when he said he loved me. (Breath)
62. / he took my breath away when he said he loved me.
63. Throughout his speech, the boys were deeply attentive. (Ears)
64. / the boys were on ears throughout his speech.
65. I know it inside out. (Fingers)
66. / I have it at my fingers’ end.
67. John is very dependable. (Let)
68. / John will never let you down.
69. The architect’s new design was heavily criticised. (Criticism)
70. / there was strong/ heavy/ a lot of/ much/ great criticism of the architect’s new design.
71. The Councillior answered every question frankly. (Frank)
72. / The Councillor gave frank answers to every questions.
73. Local residents said they were against the new traffic scheme. (Disapproval)
74. / local residents expressed/ voiced their disapproval of the new traffic scheme.
75. Scientists say forests are being destroyed by air pollution. (Blame)
76. / scientists blame air pollution for destroying forests.
77. The bank robbers escapsed in a stolen car. (Getaway)
78. / the bank robbers made their getaway.
79. The two theories appear to be completely different. (Common)
80. / the two theories have nothing in common/ no common ground.
81. He did the puzzle in two minutes. (Solution)
82. / he found the solution to the puzzle in 2 minutes.
83. The policeman acted quickly and averted an accident. (promt)
84. / the policeman’s promt action averted an accident.
85. The Greens consider Henry a good friend. (Look)
86. / the Greens look on/ upon Herry a good friend.
87. The new ambassador is well informed about current affairs. (Wide)
88. / the new ambassador has a wide knowledge of current affairs. / The new
ambassador’s knowledge of current affairs is very wide.
89. The train is 5 minutes late in leaving. (Due)
90. / The train is due to leave 5 minutes ago.
91. The river Volta overflowed last year. (Burst)
92. / the river Volta brust its banks last year.
93. One essay is just as bad as the other. (Choose)
94. / there is little/ not much/ nothing to choose between these essay.
95. There is less chance that John will become champion after his recent defeat. (Blow)
96. / John’s recent defeat is dealt a blow to his chance of becoming champion.
97. Give in to him and I’ll regret it. (stand)
98. / stand up to him and you’ll regret it / if you don’t stand up to him, you’ll regret
99. The critic had a low opinion of the new play. (Much)
100. / the critic did not think much of the new play.
101. Tom decided that an actor’s life was not for him. (Cut)
102. /Tom decided that he was out to be an actor.
103. My cat has lost its appetite. (Off).
104. / My cat has gone/ is off its food.
105. His behaviour was rather a shock to me. (Aback)
106. / his behaviour took me aback/ I was taken aback by his behaviour.
107. They’ll have to take the dog on holiday with them. (Behind)
108. / they can’t leave the dog behind when they go to the holiday.
109. We have made neither a profit nor a loss this year. (Even)
110. / we have broken even this year.
111. He always makes everything look so difficult. (Weather)
112. / he always makes heavy weather of everything.
113. Could you watch my bag while I’m away, please? (Eye)
114. / could you keep an eyes on my bag while I am away, pleased?
115. Turning down that job was very foolish of you. (Fool)
116. / we were a fool to turn down that job.
117. There’ll be trouble if you do that again. (Better)
118. / you’d better not do that again.
119. I was there when he admitted the truth. (Presence)
120. / he admitted the truth in my presence.
121. I think you should try and be as optimistic as you can. (Side
122. )/ I think you should try and look on the bright side of things.
123. Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed. (Leaf)
124. / You will have to turn over a new leaf if you want to succeed.
125. It took her a long time to recover from her illness. (Over)
126. / it took her a long time to get over her illness.
127. I regret saying that to him. (Wish)
128. / I wish I hadn’t said that to him.
129. I’m sure that wasn’t Tony we saw. He’s in London. (Can’t)
130. / It can’t have been Tony we saw. He is in London.
131. It is important that I post this letter tonight. (Need)
132. / I need to post this letter tonight.
133. I’m sure the children have been doing something terrible while we’ve been
out. (Up)
134. / I’m sure the children have been getting up to something terrible while we’ve
been out.
135. The mechanic checked the tyres on my car. (Had)
136. / I had the tyres checked on my car.
137. I think you should go to bed now. (Time)
138. / It’s time you went to bed.
139. It was difficult for me to read the number plate in the fog. (Make)
140. / I couldn’t make out the number plate in the fog.
141. Pleased don’t tell Andrew about our conversation. (Rather)
142. / I’d rather you didn’t tell Andrew about our conversation.
143. Unless you start studying now, it’s possible that you will fail the exam.
(Could)
144. / You could fail the exam unless you start studying now.
145. I found the film quite disappointing. (Let)
146. / I felt quite let down by the film.
147. I didn’t agree with the idea. (favour)
148. / I wasn’t favour of the idea.
149. Jeremy frequently invents ridiculous stories like that. (Make)
150. / It is a typical of Jeremy to make up a ridiculous story like that.
151. I don’t think she likes doing other people’s work for them. (Objects)
152. / I think she objects to doing other people’s work for them.
153. He seemed to be worried about something. (Impression)
154. / I got/ had impression that something was worrying him.
155. I tried to talk to Jack about the problem but he was too busy. (Word)
156. / I tried to have a word with Jack about the problem but he was too busy.
157. The Potato Famine caused the death of a quarter of the population of Ireland
between 1845 and 1851. (About)
158. / The Potato Famine brought about the death of a quarter of ________.
159. Reserves of copper and other minerals will eventually become exhausted.
(Out)
160. / reserves of copper and other minerals will eventually give out.
161. While they were on leave the sailors exploited their freedom fully. (most)
162. /
163. My worse fear about this government have actually happened. (True)
164. / my worse fear about this government has come true.
1. Because there’s nothing better, I’ll take this one. (Want)
2. / I’ll take this one for want of the better.
3. She passed the world around that she was looking for a flat. (Known)
4. / she let it be known that she was looking for a flat.
5. That completely suits me. (Ground)
6. / that suits me down to ground.
7. I tiptoed to the door so as not to wake up the baby. (Rather)
8. / rather than wake up the baby, I tiptoes to the door.
9. My brother is not feeling terribly well. (Under)
10. / my mother is under the weather.
11. I’m afraid our problems are only just beginning. (Iceberg)
12. /these problems of ours are just the tip of the iceberg.
13. Our opinions on the subject are identical. (Difference)
14. / there is absolutely no difference in between our opinion on the subject.
15. Teaching doesn’t suit her. (Cut)
16. / she isn’t really cut for teaching.
17. Dicken’s last novel was unfinished when he died. (Without)
18. / Dickens died without having finished his last novel.
19. We’d better leave them a note, because it’s possible they’ll arrive late. (Case)
20. / we’d better leave them a note, in case they’ll arrive late.
21. His arrival was completely unexpected. (took)
22. / his arrival took us completely by surprised
23. I tried to talk to Jack about the problem but he was too busy. (Word)
24. / I tries to have a word with Jack about our problem but he was too busy.
25. It was easy for us to get tickets for the concert. (No)
26. / We had no difficult getting tickets for the concert.
27. I suppose it’s possible that she didn’t understand my message. (May)
28. / I suppose she may no have understood my message.
29. I was the only person who wanted to watch the program. (Else)
30. / there was no one else but me who wanted to watch the program.
31. You can’t blame me for your stupid mistake. (Fault)
32. / It isn’t my fault that you made stupid mistakes.
33. We had a long discussion about the problem but we couldn’t solve it. (Length)
34. / we discusssed the problem at length but we couldn’t solve it.