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Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it
1. Tear gas was released as soon as the thieves touched the safe.
-> No sooner had the thieves touched the safe than tear gas was released
2. She most certainly wasn't in London on the 26th
-> She couldn't possibly be in London on the 26th
3. I can't remember the time of our appointment.
-> I can't remember when our appointment is
4. Unfortunately my stay here will be too short for me to visit many of the tourist attractions.
-> Unfortunately I shan't stay here long enough to visit many of tourist attractions
5. It is not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon.
-> I am not used to sleeping in the afternoon.
6. We'd never stayed in such an expensive hotel before.
-> The hotel was more expensive than any hotels which we'd ever stayed in before
7. The cost of living has gone up considerably in the last few years.
-> There has been a considerable increase in the cost of living in the last few year
8. "Shall we go to Paris for the weekend, John?" Mary asked.
-> Marry suggested John and her should go to Paris for the weekend
9. We will stop off in France on our way to Germany.
-> We will break our journey in France on our way to Germany
10 The managing director refuses to resign.
-> The managing director has no acceptance to resign
V. Fill in the space in each following sentence with a suitable phrasal verb or a connective in the box.
,, ,, , ,,, ,, ,
1. Remember to....turn off....the cassette player before going to bed.
2. Scientists have found a way to produce silicon in long sheets similar to the way plastic for plastic bag is made today.....therefore .., the cost of unit of solar energy will soon fall.
3. The bus was full. We couldn't............
4. It's her duty to collect plastic bags...and...put different kinds of waste in places different
5. Many cells must be used to create a reasonable amount of electriciy........however...., technology can be developed to make the cell more efficient.
t plastic bags..put different 4.
6. People should use more solar energy.....because.......it is cheap, clean and unlimited.
7. If you don't pay your electricity bill soon, you will be.......cut off.....
8. We are working in the same school.....moreover........, we are close friends.
9. Our parents..look after..us very carefully.
10. Scientists are trying to....look for.......other energies.
11. She was interested in studying French,....but....she wasn't good at French.
12. It's dark in here, pleas....turn on......the lights.
Read the passage. Write T for true sentences, F for false sentences and N for the sentences containing no information.
It is great to have pen pals. In my opinion, friendship is among the meaningful relations in our life. Many of my friends have pen pals and they correspond regularly. A friend of mine once got a letter from the school mailbox and told me a lot of interesting things about her pen pal. That made me excited and I was eager to have one. Therefore, I got online and did some chatting. I was lucky to get to know a very nice Australian girl. Her name's Jenny. She and I are the same age and we have a lot of things in common.
Although my English was not very good at first, we were able to understand each other quite well. My English has improved a lot. Jenny has never been to Viet Nam. However, she thinks well of our country and our people. When she comes to Viet Nam, I will take her to some interesting places, especially our World Heritage Sites, such as Ha Long Bay, Hoi An Ancient Town, My- Son Tower. Through her mail, she tells me about her country. Thanks to Jenny, I know more and more about Australia. I hope to be an exchange student in Australia some day and we will be able to meet.
1. The writer's English is now better than before. ( T )
2. The writer has never been to Australia. ( T )
3. Australia doesn't have as many World Heritage Sites as Viet Nam. ( F )
4. The pen pal mentioned is as old as the writer. ( T )
5. They correspond in Vietnamese ( T )
Sửa lỗi sai
2.The plane was delayed for more than one hour because=>because of the bad weather
4.The gorilla is much in=>as danger of extinction as the giant tortoise is
5.The city has been destroyed completely after terrorists had bombed=>had been bombed it
8.The exercises were such=>so difficult that we couldn't do them
9.I wish you can=>could help me with that difficult problem
13.Uncle John said that he would go to Nha Trang tomorrow=>the next day
14.A stranger asked me how far was it=>ít was from my house to the school
15.The mother asked her son what did he want=>he wanted for his birthday
IV. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it.
1. I wish I can go to the cinema with you tonight.
Can -> could
2. He asked me if I know that man over there.
Know -> knew
3. We are used to live next door to each other at one time.
To live -> living
4. Printing was invented by the Chinese.
The -> O
5. There was little traffic, so the journey didn’t take very long.
6. The number of the books in the library has risen to over five million.
Has risen -> have risen
7. If I had his phone number here, I will give it to you immediately.
Will give -> would give
8. My aunt has begun taught English for twenty years.
Taught -> to teach
9. He became interest in reading while he was working in the city library.
Interest -> interested
10. My father has retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension.
Is living -> lives
Đề 2
I. Each sentence has a mistake indentify and correct it.
1. If only we had a bigger house we can=> could invite our friends to stay.
2. It took me so many => much time to learn this lesson.
3. They listened to their teacher carefully, as=> so they understood the lesson easily.
4. The boy broke the window when he is=> was playing football with his friends.
5. Peter and John plays=> play badminton every Saturday with Maria and me.
6. She wishes he will => would stop interrupting her whenever she speaks.
7. Digital flat televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this=> that time.
8. I haven't seen my grandparents since=> for a quarter of a year
9. Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren't=> didn't they?
10. Nam asked Mai what he can=> could do to help her.
II - Finish the second sentences so that it has the same meaning with the first one:
1. She planted that tree five years ago.
That tree....was planted five years ago .....
2. My family has someone water the roses every day.
My family has the.....roses watered everyday ............
3. He's going to have his room redecorated with some new furniture.
He's going to ask....to redecorate with some new furniture .......
4. Shall we use gas instead of burning coal?
I suggest....using has instead of burning coal.....
5. Tom failed the exam because of his laziness.
Because Tom.....was lazy, he failed the exam.......
6. I hope to see you at Christmas.
I'm.....looking forward to seeing you at Christmas ......
7. Laurence last saw his sister when she left from Japan.
Laurence 's......sister was last seen byLaurence when she left from Japan ...........
8. Do you spend two hours surfing the web every evening?
Does it .....take you two hours to surf the web every evening ?..........
9. I think it is the better to wait for the next bus.
I suggest....you should wait for the next bus .....
10. People have used the Internet all over the world.
The Internet.....has been used all over the world .....
III. Put in the correct word forms.
1. There has been a....reduction ....... (reduce) of 10% in the amount of the money available for buying the new books.
2. The alpine ......landscape .... (land) is very dramatic.
3. Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of ............organization ............ (organize) their diet.
4. She always listens ............attentively ...............(attention) to what she is told.
5. He was..........informed ................. (information) of the consequences in advance.
6. The professor explained his ideas with great ............clearance............(clear)
7. The cost of the.....carriage ....... (carry) must be repaired by the buyer.
8. His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constantly.........overslept ........ (sleep).
9. In ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of......wisdom .......... (wise)
10. The judge told him it was........irresponsible ............. (responsible) to drink and drive, and banned him for a year.
Đề 1
I. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it.
1. I wish I can => could go to the cinema with you tonight.
2. He asked me if I know => knew that man over there.
3. We are => X used to live next door to each other at one time.
4. Printing was invented by the => X Chinese.
5. There was little traffic, so the journey didn't take very long.
6. The number of the books in the library has risen to over five million.
7. If I had his phone number here, I will => would give it to you immediately.
8. My aunt has begun => X taught English for twenty years.
9. He became interest => interested in reading while he was working in the city library.
10. My father has retired => retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension.
II. Rewrite these following sentences into conditional Sentences
1. They don't behave themselves so their parents are not happy about that.
→ If they behaved themselves, their parents would be happy about that.
2. She didn't say sorry so he was angry.
→ If she had said sorry, he woud not be angry
3. I am not a rich businessman and I can't afford to buy an expensive car.
→ If I was a rich businessman and I could afford to buy an expensive car.
4. It rained last night so I didn't go to the barbecue.
→ If it had not rained last night, I would have gone to the barbecue
5. My parents do not allow me to go, so I have to stay at home.
→ If my parrents allowed me to go, I would not stay at home
6. She doesn't pay attention to her cooking so the food is horrible.
→ If she paid attention to her cooking, the food would not be horrible
7. The weather was very nice so we didn't go camping.
→ If the weather had not been nice, we would have gone camping
8. The computer broke down and I had to stop my work.
→ If the computer had not broken down, I would not have stopped my work
9. She loves him so she forgives him easily.
→ If she didn't love him, she would not forgive him easily
10. He was angry so I didn't say anything.
→ If I had said something, he wouldn't have been angry
III - Fill in the blank space with the correct from of the words in parentheses:
1. They live happily in a small village. (Happy)
2. You should spend your money and energy as economical as possible. (Economy)
3. You can buy waste products made from this factory. (Produce)
4. This library is open to all readers (Read)
5. Air and water are necessary in our life. (Necessary)
6. My brother can repair electric appliances very well. (Apply)
7. These innovations will conserve the earth. (Innovate)
8. Since the world's energy resources are limited, we must conserve them. (Conservation)
9. We suggest replacing the light bulb. It is broken. (Replacement)
10. To keep the air unpolluted, people ought to use solar energy to create electricity. (Sun)
VI - Join each of the following pairs of sentences with "or, and, but, so or because"
1. I told a joke. Nobody laughed.
=> I told a joke but nobody laughed.
2. You must study harder. You will go into another class.
=> You must study harder or you will go into another class.
3. The city suffers from air pollution. The city suffers from water pollution.
=> The city suffer from both air and water pollution
4. I knew her family. I did what I could for her.
=> I knew her family so I did what I could for her.
5. We can't afford energy - saving light bulbs. The light bulbs are too expensive.
=> We can't afford energy-saving light bulbs because the light bulbs are too expensive.
V. Put the verbs in the right tense or form
1. If he (learn) learnt to drive, he would be able to drive his car.
2. They will lose their way if they (not have) don't have a map.
3. If the students (attend) attend Quang Trung school, they have to wear uniform.
4. Frogs and toads (die) will die a lot if people continue to use electricity to catch fish.
5. If Lan (not have) doesn't have a bicycle, she will not go camping with us.
6. His father would buy that house if it (not be) was not expensive.
7. If students do not throw plastic bags anymore, our school yard (clean) will clean.
8. I would do the test in five minutes if it (not be) was not difficult.
VI. Complete the sentence with the one word given below. One word can be used for more than one sentence: for/ up/ after/ on/ off/ away/ in.
1. Who's going to look after the children while you're away?
2. "Turn on the TV for me, will you? I want to watch the cartoon.
3. She's looked for her keys everywhere.
4. Turn off the radio. I'm working.
5. If we go on littering, the environment will become seriously polluted.
6. Don't throw these newspapers away.
7. Could you fill in this form?
8. Don't wake the baby up . Let him sleep.
9. Don't believe her. She's just made up the story.
10. Susan took off her coat and put it on the sofa.
VII. Fill in the blanks with proper words, then answer the following questions.
power - effective - nuclear - advanced - pollution
heat - stored - electricity - energy - panels
Are you looking for a cheap, clean, (1) effective source of power that doesn't cause (2) pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar (3) energy from our Sun.
At present, most of our (4) electricity comes from the use of coal and gas, oil or (5) nuclear power. This power could be provided by the Sun. one percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide (6) power for the total population.
Many countries are already using solar energy. Solar (7) pannels are placed on the roofs of a house and the Sun's energy is used to (8) water. The energy can be (9)stored for a number of days, so on cloudy days you can use solar energy, too.
Sweden has an (10) advanced solar energy program. There, all buildings will be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar power instead of gas by the year 2015.
1) Is the solar energy an efficient source of power?
=> Yes, it is
2) Where are the solar panels placed?
=> Solar panels are placed on the roof of a house
3) How long can the energy be stored?
=> The energy can be stored for a number of days
4) Is the solar energy used in Vietnam now?
=> Yes, it is
Đề 2
I. Each sentence has a mistake indentify and correct it.
1. If only we had a bigger house we can => could invite our friends to stay.
2. It took me so many => much time to learn this lesson.
3. They listened to their teacher carefully, as => so they understood the lesson easily.
4. The boy broke the window when he is => was playing football with his friends.
5. Peter and John plays => play badminton every Saturday with Maria and me.
6. She wishes he will => would stop interrupting her whenever she speaks.
7. Digital flat televisions are => is too expensive for we to buy at this time.
8. I haven't seen my grandparents since => for a quarter of a year
9. Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren't => didn't they?
10. Nam asked Mai what he can => could do to help her.
II - Finish the second sentences so that it has the same meaning with the first one:
1. She planted that tree five years ago.
That tree was plated 5 years ago
2. My family has someone water the roses every day.
My family has the roses watered every day
3. He's going to have his room redecorated with some new furniture.
He's going to ask somebody for redecorating his room with some new furniture
4. Shall we use gas instead of burning coal?
I suggest using gas instead of burning coal
5. Tom failed the exam because of his laziness.
Because Tom was lazy, he failed the exam
6. I hope to see you at Christmas.
I'm looking forward to seeing you at Christmas
7. Laurence last saw his sister when she left from Japan.
Laurence 's not seen his sister since she left from Japan
8. Do you spend two hours surfing the web every evening?
Does it take you two hours to surf the web every evening?
9. I think it is the better to wait for the next bus.
I suggest waitting for the next bus
10. People have used the Internet all over the world.
The Internet has been used all over the world
III. Put in the correct word forms.
1. There has been a reduction (reduce) of 10% in the amount of the money available for buying the new books.
2. The alpine landing (land) is very dramatic.
3. Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of organizing (organize) their diet.
4. She always listens attentionly (attention) to what she is told.
5. He was infomative (information) of the consequences in advance.
6. The professor explained his ideas with great clearly(clear)
7. The cost of the carriage (carry) must be repaired by the buyer.
8. His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constantly sleeping(sleep).
9. In ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of wisdom (wise)
10. The judge told him it was irreponsible (responsible) to drink and drive, and banned him for a year.
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Đề 1
I. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it.
1. I wish I can => could go to the cinema with you tonight.
2. He asked me if I know => knew that man over there.
3. We are used to live => living next door to each other at one time.
4. Printing was invented by the Chinese => Chinese.
5. There was little traffic, so the journey didn't take very long. (câu này đúng rồi nha )
6. The number of the books in the library has risen => have been risen to over five million.
7. If I had his phone number here, I will => would give it to you immediately.
8. My aunt has begun taught => taught English for twenty years.
9. He became interest => interested in reading while he was working in the city library.
10. My father has retired => retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension.
II. Rewrite these following sentences into conditional Sentences
1. They don't behave themselves so their parents are not happy about that.
→ If ............they behaved themselves , their parents would be happy about that
2. She didn't say sorry so he was angry.
→ If ...........she had said sorry , he wouldn't have been angry
3. I am not a rich businessman and I can't afford to buy an expensive car.
→ If ........I were a rich businessman , I could afford to buy an expensive car
4. It rained last night so I didn't go to the barbecue.
→ If ..........it hasn't rained last night , I would have gone to the barbecue
5. My parents do not allow me to go, so I have to stay at home.
→ If ......my parents allowed me to go , I wouldn't have to stay at home
6. She doesn't pay attention to her cooking so the food is horrible.
→ If .......she paid attention to her cooking , the food wouldn't be horrible.
7. The weather wasn't very nice so we didn't go camping.
→ If ....the weather had been very nice , we would have gone camping
8. The computer broke down and I had to stop my work.
→ If .......the computer hadn't broken down , I wouldn't have stopped my work
9. She loves him so she forgives him easily.
→ If .............she didn't love him , she wouldn't forgive him easily
10. He was angry so I didn't say anything.
→ If ........he hadn't been angry , I would have said anything
III - Fill in the blank space with the correct from of the words in parentheses:
1. They live........happily....... in a small village. (Happy)
2. You should spend your money and energy as......economy..... as possible. (Economy)
3. You can buy waste.....product... made from this factory. (Produce)
4. This library is open to all........readers....... (Read)
5. Air and water are......necessary...... in our life. (Necessary)
6. My brother can repair electric.....appliances..... very well. (Apply)
7. These......innovations.... will conserve the earth. (Innovate)
8. Since the world's energy resources are limited, we must..conserve... them. (Conservation)
9. We suggest....replacing..... the light bulb. It is broken. (Replacement)
10. To keep the air unpolluted, people ought to use.......solar... energy to create electricity. (Sun)
VI - Join each of the following pairs of sentences with "or, and, but, so or because"
1. I told a joke. Nobody laughed.
=> I told a joke but nobody laughed.
2. You must study harder. You will go into another class.
=> You must study harder or you will go into another class.
3. The city suffers from air pollution. The city suffers from water pollution.
=> The city suffers from air pollution and the city suffers from water pollution.
4. I knew her family. I did what I could for her.
=> I knew her family and I did what I could for her.
5. We can't afford energy - saving light bulbs. The light bulbs are too expensive.
=> We can't afford energy - saving light bulbs because the light bulbs are too expensive.
V. Put the verbs in the right tense or form
1. If he (learn) ____learnt___ to drive, he would be able to drive his car.
2. They will lose their way if they (not have) _don't have___ a map.
3. If the students (attend) _attends_ Quang Trung school, they have to wear uniform.
4. Frogs and toads (die) _will die__ a lot if people continue to use electricity to catch fish.
5. If Lan (not have) _doesn't have___ a bicycle, she will not go camping with us.
6. His father would buy that house if it (not be) _weren't_ expensive.
7. If students do not throw plastic bags anymore, our school yard (clean) _won't be cleaned__.
8. I would do the test in five minutes if it (not be) _weren't difficult.
VI. Complete the sentence with the one word given below. One word can be used for more than one sentence: for/ up/ after/ on/ off/ away/ in.
1. Who's going to look __after____ the children while you're away?
2. "Turn ___on___ the TV for me, will you? I want to watch the cartoon.
3. She's looked ____for__ her keys everywhere.
4. Turn ___off___ the radio. I'm working.
5. If we go __on____ littering, the environment will become seriously polluted.
6. Don't throw these newspapers ___away___.
7. Could you fill __in____ this form?
8. Don't wake the baby __up____. Let him sleep.
9. Don't believe her. She's just made __up____ the story.
10. Susan took __of____ her coat and put it on the sofa.
Complete the sentences. Use the right tense form of the phrasal verbs: go off (1); go off (2); turn off; turn on; set off; cut off; come off; get off; see off; take off.
1) You can take off your jacket if you like.
2) We forgot to pay the bill and our electricity was cut off
3) Monica didn't want to get off the bus because it was raining.
4) Turn on the machine and give it time to heat up.
5) You don't need to come to the station to see me off . I'll be fine on my own.
6) You must drink it up until two weeks or it will go off .
7) Oh bother! One of my button has come off
8) I set the alarm for 7 a.m before going to bed last night, but this morning it didn't go off
9) Remember to turn off the lights before leaving for work.
10) We decided to set off early the next day to avoid the rush hour traffic.
Use a Relative Adverb to combine each pair of the sentences below.
1. This is the house. We often stay in this house in the summer.
=> This is the house where we often stay in the summer.
2. That was the time. He managed the enterprise at that time.
=> That was the time when he managed the enterprise.
3. I'll show you the second-hand bookshop. You can find valuable books in this shop.
=> I'll show you the second-hand bookshop where you can find valuable books.
4. I never forget the park. We met each other for the first time at this park.
=> I never forget the park where we met each other for the first time.
5. The police want to know the hotel. Mr Bush stayed at this hotel two weeks ago.
=> The police want to know the hotel where Mr Bush stayed two weeks ago.
6. The reasons are basic grammatical ones? I'm scolded by the teacher for these reasons.
=> The reasons why I'm scolded by the teacher are basic grammatical ones?
7. She doesn't want to speak to the cause. She divorced her husband for this cause.
=> She doesn't want to speak to the cause why she divorced her husband.
8. The road is shaded with trees. I go to school on this road every day.
=> The road where I go to school on this road every day is shaded with trees.
9. I have not decided the day. I'll go to London on that day.
=> I have not decided the day when I'll go to London.
10. He doesn't want to sell the house. He was born in this house.
=> He doesn't want to sell the house where he was born.
11. The airport is the most modern one. We are going to arrive at this airport.
=> The airport where w e are going to arrive is the most modern one.
12. He was born on the day. His father was away on that day.
=> He was born on the day when his father was away.
13. The days were the saddest ones. I lived far from home on those days.
=> The days when I lived far from home were the saddest ones.
14. I do not know the reason. She left school for it.
=> I do not know the reason why she left school.
15. The bed has no mattress. I sleep on this bed.
=> The bed where I sleep has no mattress.
16. Our school has a good laboratory. The students practise chemistry in the laboratory.
=> Our school has a good laboratory where the students practise chemistry.
17. You didn't tell us the reason. We had to cut down our daily expenses for that reason.
=> You didn't tell us the reason why we had to cut down our daily expenses.
18. The book is a telephone directory. We can look up telephone numbers in this book.
=> The book where we can look up telephone numbers is a telephone directory.
19. Mrs Brown rang Dr Brown. He was going to carry out an urgent operation at that moment.
=> Mrs Brown rang Dr Brown when he was going to carry out an urgent operation.
20. This is the house. We have lived there for 5 years.
=> This is the house where we have lived for 5 years.
BT mình cần giúp gấp.
X. Complete the second sentences so that it has a same meaning as the frist.
1. They will have to change the date of the meeting again.
-> The date____will have to be changed of the meeting again._____
2. I haven't got a key, so I can't get in.
-> If______I had got a key, I could have got in.____
3. Nobody must expect to be rich without hard work.
-> Unless_____people work hard, they won't be rich._______
4. I'm too poor to take a space trip.
-> I'm not______rich enough to take a space trip._________
5. She was tired, but she stayed up late to watch the late film on TV.
-> In spite of _being tired,she stayed up late to watch the late film on TV._
6. Since he was careless, Tim lost his job.
-> Because of ___being careless, Tim lost his job.___
7. Let's go abroad for our holiday this year.
-> Why_____don't we go abroad for our holiday this year?______
8. We stayed in this hotel.
-> This is_____a hotel that we stayed_____
9. We don't take a trip to space because we don't have enough money.
-> If we___had enough money,we would take a trip to space_____
10. The astronauts orbited the earth in 2 hours.
-> It took____The astronauts 2 hours to orbite the earth____
X. Complete the second sentences so that it has a same meaning as the frist.
1. They will have to change the date of the meeting again.
-> The date will be had to change of the meeting again.
2. I haven't got a key, so I can't get in.
-> If I got a key,I could get in
3. Nobody must expect to be rich without hard work.
-> Unless people work hard, they won't be rich.
4. I'm too poor to take a space trip.
-> I'm not rich enough to take a space trip.
5. She was tired, but she stayed up late to watch the late film on TV.
-> In spite of the fact that she was tired,she stayed up late to watch the late film on TV.
6. Since he was careless, Tim lost his job.
-> Because of
7. Let's go abroad for our holiday this year.
-> Why don't go abroad for our holiday this year?
8. We stayed in this hotel.
-> This is hotel that we stayed
9. We don't take a trip to space because we don't have enough money.
-> If we had enough money,we would take a trip to space
10. The astronauts orbited the earth in 2 hours.
-> It took 2 hours for the astronauts to orbite the Earth
Tham khảo
1. Tear gas was released as soon as the thieves touched the safe.
-> No sooner had the thieves touched the safe than tear gas was released
2. She most certainly wasn't in London on the 26th
-> She couldn't possibly be in London on the 26th
3. I can't remember the time of our appointment.
-> I can't remember when our appointment is
4. Unfortunately my stay here will be too short for me to visit many of the tourist attractions.
-> Unfortunately I shan't stay here long enough to visit many of tourist attractions
5. It is not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon.
-> I am not used to sleeping in the afternoon.
6. We'd never stayed in such an expensive hotel before.
-> The hotel was more expensive than any hotels which we'd ever stayed in before
7. The cost of living has gone up considerably in the last few years.
-> There has been a considerable increase in the cost of living in the last few year
8. "Shall we go to Paris for the weekend, John?" Mary asked.
-> Marry suggested John and her should go to Paris for the weekend
9. We will stop off in France on our way to Germany.
-> We will break our journey in France on our way to Germany
10 The managing director refuses to resign.
-> The managing director has no acceptance to resign
refer
1. Tear gas was released as soon as the thieves touched the safe.
-> No sooner had the thieves touched the safe than tear gas was released
2. She most certainly wasn't in London on the 26th
-> She couldn't possibly be in London on the 26th
3. I can't remember the time of our appointment.
-> I can't remember when our appointment is
4. Unfortunately my stay here will be too short for me to visit many of the tourist attractions.
-> Unfortunately I shan't stay here long enough to visit many of tourist attractions
5. It is not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon.
-> I am not used to sleeping in the afternoon.
6. We'd never stayed in such an expensive hotel before.
-> The hotel was more expensive than any hotels which we'd ever stayed in before
7. The cost of living has gone up considerably in the last few years.
-> There has been a considerable increase in the cost of living in the last few year
8. "Shall we go to Paris for the weekend, John?" Mary asked.
-> Marry suggested John and her should go to Paris for the weekend
9. We will stop off in France on our way to Germany.
-> We will break our journey in France on our way to Germany
10 The managing director refuses to resign.
-> The managing director has no acceptance to resign