I Complete the second sentence to give it the same meaning as the first sentence. Use between
two to four words in each sentence.There is one example.
Example
“ One of these plates is broken,” Adam told us.
Adam told us that one of those plates w as broken.
1 That box is Chinese. It's made of wood and it’s old and expensive.
It’s a n __ Chinese box.
2 “You must be quiet during the test,” the head teacher told us.
The head teacher told us that w e __have to be quiet during the test.
3 Before she bought the car, Sarah inspected the engine.
Sarah inspected the e n gine _ Before she bought the car .
4 The noise from the accident disturbed Brian and he woke up.

the noise from the accident, Brian woke up.
5 “You should finish the experiment before break tim e,” the teacher said.
The teacher said that the experim ent before break time.
6 Shakespeare wrote most of his plays when he was in London.
Most of Shakespeare’s p lay s he was in London.
7 The satellite was launched three days ago. It contains a space telescope.

, the satellite contains a space telescope.
8 By next year, volunteers will have donated thousands of old books.
Thousands of old bo ok s by volunteers by next year.
9 Julie ’s parents were poor. They didn’t take Julie abroad.
If Julie ’s p a re n ts more money, they would have taken Julie abroad.
10 “Mimi, did you finalise the arrangements for the festival last night?” Lucie asked.
Lucie asked M imi the arrangements for the festival the previous night.

2 Complete each gap in the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets, as in
the example.
Exam ple
Sonya suffered from respiratory problems when she was a small girl, (suffer)
1 “ Diabetes affects a lot of people,doesnt… it?" Sarah asked, (do)
2 By the time you wake up, Doug… in China for at least an hour, (be)
3 If Emad hadn’t been so busy, he… the course, (complete)
4 Eva warned her brother: “ Be careful. I’ve ju st had the room …(paint)
5 Maxine, who was from a poor family,… quite rich by the age of 30 . (become)
6 Tom’s new radio didn’t work. He should… it before he bought it. (check)
7 Boris told us we …to go climbing because of the strong winds, (not able)
8 Hala forgot to lock the door to her house when… to work, (hurry)
9 The police officer asked Manuel how long he… his motorbike, (own)
10 It’s predicted that the Earth’s population …six billion by the year 2030. (reach)
3 Complete each gap in the sentences with the correct form of the words, as in the example.
Example
Charles Dickens was a leading nineteenth-century writer.
LEAD
1 Melanie is small but she is an … woman.
ASSERT
2 When Jane lost her mobile phone she went straight to a phone store to buy a….
REPLACE
3 Mario is a … to TV and radio orogrammes covering films and music.
CONTRIBUTE
4 Pavel has an excellent …with his grandfather.
RELATE
5 The runner could not carry on because he felt …due to the heat and the distance.
EXHAUST
6 There are manv examples of …achievements in sport ,exploration and medicine.
HERO
7 Although Stan was better at playing the guitar, Alex didn’t like admitting to his
friend’s …. .
SUPERIOR
8 After the fire was out, the firemen put water on it because they didn’t want it to… .
IGNITE
9 After their first hit in the early 1960s, The Beatles wrote a …of excellent songs.
SUCCEED
10 The actress wore a …dress made of satin.
STUN