It began to pour with rain as soon as we had started our walk .
=> No sooner had we started our walk than it began to pour with rain.
I)Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning as the given ones
1.How long is it since you saw Mary?
->When....
2.The flight to Moscow lasted three and a half hours
->It took....
3.Lucy hasn't worn that dress since Barbara's wedding.
->The last...
4.He wrote four best sellers before he was twenty
->By the age....
5.It started to pour with rain moments after we had started our walk.
->Hardly...
6.The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
->It....
7.Next Saturday is our tenth wedding anniversary.
->We'll celebrate.....
8.He'll settle down.Then his performance will improve
->Once he......
9.I've never watched a more exciting football match than this.
->This is.......
10.We stepped outside the front door and it began to rain
->No sooner.....
11.It started to rain at 2 o'clock and it's still raining
->It has.....
12.The rain began to fall during my walk in the country
->While I...
13.I no longer work as a telephone operator.
->I used....
Practice test:
I.Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. No sooner had we started the picnic.............. the rain began pouring down!
A. than B. when C. that D. and
2. Hardly....................................attack people.
A. have snakes B. do snakes C. snakes do D. snakes have
3. ______ but he also proved himself a good athlete.
A. Not only he showed himself a good student B. He did not show himself only a good student
C. Not only did he show himself a good student D. A good student not only showed him
4. Not until the end of the 19th century ______ become a scientific discipline.
A. plant breeding has B. did plant breeding C. plant breeding had D. has plant breeding
5. Had she worked harder last summer, she ______.
A. wouldn't have been sacked B. wouldn't have sacked
C. wouldn't sack D. wouldn't be sacked
6. ______ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
A. No longer has B. No sooner had C. Not until had D. Hardly had
7. Only when you grow up ______ the truth.
A. you will know B. you know C. do you know D. will you know
8. ______, he would have learned how to read.
A. If he has been able to go school as a child B. If he could go to school as a child
C. Were he able to go to school as a child D. Had he been able to go to school as a child
9. _______,they would have had what they wanted.
A. If they arrived at the fair early B. Had they arrived at the fair early
C. Unless they arrived at the fair early enough D. Supposing they were arriving at the fair early
10. _______ that she burst into tears.
A. Such was her anger B. So angry she was C. She was so anger D. Such her anger was
11. No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.
A. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.
B. Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back.
C. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.
D. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.
12. Never before ______ as accelerated as they are now during the technological age.
A. have historical changes been B. have been historical changes
C. historical changes have been D. historical have changes been
13. _____ make a good impression on her.
A. Only by doing so can I B. Only so doing can I
C.Only by so doing I can D. Only by doing so I can
14. They drove fifteen miles off the main road. Also, they had nothing to eat for the day.
A. They drove fifteen miles off the main road until they had something to eat for the day.
B. They neither drove fifteen miles off the main road nor had anything to eat for the day.
C. Driving fifteen miles off the main road, they eventually had something to eat for the day.
D. Not only did they drive fifteen miles off the main road, they also had nothing to eat for the day
1. She stared driving 1 month
=> She has
2. We began eating when it started to rain
=>We have
Ex3 : Rewrite the sentences , using the conjunctions in parentheses in place of although/ though/no matter
1. Although it got dark , they continued with their work ( as)
2. Although the weather was bad , we set off on our trip (however)
3. Although he iss powerful , he won't avoid dying some day (no matter )
4.Though our country has had certain kinds of economic difficulty , we have been able to increase our exports every year ( whatever )
9 Fill in: after, as soon as, since, before, by the time, while, until or as long as. A: Welcome to your first driving lesson, Ms Thorton. Are there any questions you'd like to ask me 1) ..... we begin?
B: No, not really. It's been a long time 2).... I last drove a car. I took a few lessons 3).... I was studying at university, but I never got very far. So, I'm a bit nervous to be honest
A: Don't worry. 4)..... I've been a driving instructor. I've never seen a first-time driver who wasn't at least a little nervous. And I'll only take you out on the road 5) ..... we have practiced the basics in the car park a couple lessons.
B: OK. I don't want to drive on the road 6) ..... I feel confident enough. A: That shouldn't be a problem. But when we get out on the road, just remember to tell me 7) ..... you need to stop. And I assure you that 8) ...... you have finished this course, you will have become a safe and confident driver.
. Put the verb in the bracket into the correct form
1. I …………………. this film twice. (see)
2. The train ………………….when we got to the station. (just, leave)
3. It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. So it …………………. for two hours. (rain)
4. As soon as Martina (see) …………….. the fire, she ………….the fire department. (telephone)
5. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she …………. any kind of contest. (not, enter)
6. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he ……………homesick. (feel)
7. The last time I ………………….in Athens, the weather was hot and humid. (be)
8. After the race …………………., the celebration began. (win)
9. At this time tomorrow, we …………………. our final exam. (take)
10. Peter said he ………………….a test the following day. (have)
Scientists say life started in the ocean. However, humans aren't natural swimmers. We (1) swim as babies, but we forget and then we (2)... learn to swim again We...(6)... learn to swim when we are young. It is easier to learn then. Our parents (7) help. They (8) give us the opportunity to learn to swim. We .(3)\ forget that our world is mainly water. So we (4) all learn to swim. We 5) try to stay away from water, but it is very difficult. The time always comes when we need to cross water
Yesterday, Carlos went (1) La Tomatina. The festival is held on the last Wednesday of August every year in Buñol, Spain. (2)___ were thousands of people there. In the morning, many people tried (3) up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m., they (4)_________a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (5)___________on the crowds, and they began throwing tomatoes at one another. They all had to wear goggle (6) ____their eyes.
After one hour, they saw another jet and stopped (7) . The whole town square (8) ____red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, they tried tomato Paella, (9) _________Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourists, they enjoyed the (10) ________food and drink.
1. A. at B. in C. to D. from
2. A. There B. They C. That D. This
3. A. climb B. climbed C. climbing D. to climb
4. A. saw B. see C. seen D. seeing
5. A. thrown B. threw C. throw D. throwing
6. A. protecting B. to protect C. protected D. protect
7. A. to throw B. throw C. throwing D. thrown
8. A. were B. are C. was D. is
9. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalize
10. A. badly B. better C. well D. good
Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first.
11. He drives more carelessly than he used to.
A. He doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to.
B. He doesn’t drive carefully than he used to.
C. He doesn’t drive as carefully than he used to.
D. He doesn’t drive as carefully he does.
12. No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.
A. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club.
B. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club.
C. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club.
D. Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club.
13. The sooner you stop smoking cigarettes the better you’ll feel.
A. As soon as you feel better, you’ll try to stop smoking.
B. You feel so much better since he stopped smoking.
C. Though you feel better, you still smoke.
D. When you stop smoking, you’ll begin to feel better.
14. No one in the class is taller than Dave.
A. Dave is taller student in the class.
B. Dave is the tallest student in the class.
C. Dave is the taller student in the class.
D. Dave is tallest student in the class.
15. The crowd became increasingly angry at the long delay.
A. The crowd became very angry because the delay was so long.
B. The longer the delay was, the angrier the crowd became.
C. The more increasingly the crowd became, the longer the delay was.
D. The more the crowd became angry at the delay, the longer they feel.
16. In spite of trying very hard, we failed in the final match.
A. Although we tried very hard, we failed in the final match.
B. We made all our efforts so that we could gain success in the final match.
C. Whatever efforts we had made, we weren’t able to win in the final match.
D. We failed in the final match as a result of all our great efforts.
17. Although old-age pensions have risen considerably, they haven’t kept pace with the cost of living.
A. The cost of living is so high that they couldn’t keep with it.
B. Despite the fact that old-age pensions have risen considerably, the cost of living isn’t going down.
C. Old-age pensions may have risen considerably, but they haven’t kept pace with the cost of living.
D. The cost of living hasn’t been kept with no matter how high the old-age pensions are.
19. We began eating when it started to rain. ( Rewrite the sentence so that the meaning stays the same.)
- We have........................................................................
20. When did you start your hobby? (Rewrite the sentence so that the meaning stays the same.)
- How long...........................................................
21. The last time I saw my uncle was two years ago. (Rewrite the sentence so that the meaning stays the same.)
- I haven’t .................................................................
22. I have never studied Japanese before. (Rewrite the sentence so that the meaning stays the same.)
- This is............................................................
23. He has played football for five years. (Rewrite the sentence so that the meaning stays the same.)
- He started.................................................................
24. She has worked for this volunteer organization since 2010. (Rewrite the sentence so that the meaning stays the same.)
- She began..............................................................
