1. When did you book the tickets?
   How long ago did you book the tickets?
2. He hasn't redecorated the house for years.
   It's years since he (last) redecorated the house.
3. Tom found it difficult to read my handwriting.
   Tom could hardly read my handwriting. (hardly)
4. It wasn't necessary for you to give me so much money.
   You needn't have given me so much money.
5. If you don't put petrol in the car, it won't start.
   The car won't start unless you put petrol in it. (unless)
   
6. People said she was responsible for the accident.
   She was said to be responsible for the accident. (was)
7. "What did she give you for your birthday?" she asked me.
   She asked me what she had given me for my brithday.
8. They didn't listen to the forecast and got trapped in the floods.
   If they had listened to the forecast they wouldn't have got trapped.
9. The music was so awful that I decided to leave before the end of the concert.
   It was such awful music that I decided to leave before the end of the concert.
10. If you praise him, he will do well.
    The more you praise him, the better he will do.
11. They are cleaning our offices right now.
    Our offices are being cleaned right now.

If you stopped the first two hundred people you met / saw / passed(1) in the street and gave them each a(2) quarter of a million pounds, what(3) effect would it have on(4) their lives? Winning the football pools is a kind of natural social experiment in which(5) a number of people are selected more or less at(6) random, and are suddenly given(7) thousands of pounds. How do pools winners spend / use(8) their money, and what do their reactions tell us about their lives and the kind / type / sort(9) of people they are? Are they happier as(10) a result of winning? What does it feel like(11) to be a pools winner? It(12) is these questions that this book sets out(13) to answer.

At the outset, our research involved following up 191 people who had won(14) between 160,000 and 500,000 pounds. The winners were located by (15) searching through telephone directories / books(16) and calling on / up(17) their former neighbours and old friends to establish forwarding addresses. They were then approached for an(18) interview and asked a whole range / series(19) of questions about(20) their way of life and the effects of the win.

1. Nothing has changed (change) since you left (leave).
2. It's time you washed (wash) the car.
3. I wish you hadn't behaved (not, behave) so foolishly. Everybody laughed at you.
4. What time does this train get (this train, get) to Edinburgh?
5. Yesterday I bought (buy) a new watch as my old one had been stolen (be, steal).
6. Don't get off the train till it stops (stop).
7. It says (say) in today's paper that a number of valuable paintings have been stolen (be, steal) from the Tate Gallery.

1. old-fashioned / car / they / elegant / arrived / hired / in / black / an
   They arrived in an elegant, old-fashioned, black, hired car.
2. quite / today / is / hard / it / snowing / still
   It is still snowing quite hard today.
3. Susan / everything / at / and / fully / enough / confirmed / was / time / with / the / I / me / said / luckily
   Luckily enough Susan was with me at the time and fully confirmed everything I said.
4. cancel / have / it / as / the / we / if / looks / meeting / will / to
   It looks as if we will have to cancel the meeting.
   

1. Their house was struck by lightning again last night.
   What was their house struck by again last night?
2. She has to exercise twice a day to build up her strength.
   How often does she have to exercise to build up her strength?
3. They say that Susan doesn't like parties.
   Who do they say doesn't like parties?
4. They have demolished Mr Smith's house.
   Whose house have they demolished?
5. He was taken to hospital last night.
   What happened to him last night?
6. Dr Peters is German.
   What nationality is Dr Peters?

1. What is the weather like now? It's still raining, I'm afraid.
2. What is your mother? A teacher.
3. How is your mother / family etc? Pretty well, thank you. And yours?
4. I'm sure / positive she is telling the truth? I disagree. I think she's lying.

1. During(1) our stay in Paris, we visited a lot of museums and galleries.
2. There are usually a lot of parties on(2) New Year's Eve.
3. Are Betty and Sue asleep? No, neither(3) of them is.
4. I haven't seen Ken for some time. I last saw him at(4) Dave's wedding.
5. What time do you expect to arrive in(5) London.
6. Tom visited two villages, both of which(6) were on the coast.
7. My sister is married to(7) a pop star.
8. It's by far(8) the largest town in the region.
9. Despite(9) trying hard to save the whale, it died.
10. It was her first visit to(10) the theatre and she was very excited.
11. It's no use(11) explaining this to her, she won't understand.
12. I heard her crying / cry(12) in the middle of the night.
13. Let's sing a song, shall(13) we?
14. Whatever(14) happens, keep calm.
15. What was the reason for(15) his resignation?
16. They built up the business all by themselves(16).
17. They live on(17) the outskirts of Warsaw.
18. The dentist said, "Open wide(18)."
19. I'm a part(19) - time teacher; I only work twelve hours a week.
20. I prefer winter to(20) summer.

The Cotswolds is an area of great beauty in England. It has a number of delightful (DELIGHT) villages and small towns with lovely old buildings that have remained unchanged (CHANGE) since the area was a major commercial (COMMERCE) centre several centuries ago. The countryside in the area is charming (CHARM) and most of the buildings there are made from an attractive (ATTRACT) type of light stone that is particular to the Cotswolds.

In the summer, the Cotswolds can get rather crowded (CROWD) but it is always possible to find pretty places that do not have the fame (FAMOUS) of the more well-known villages and towns. There's no shortage (SHORT) of pleasant hotels and traditional (TRADITION) inns for visitors to stay in and the Cotswolds area is an excellent place for an enjoyable (ENJOY) weekend or longer trip.

1. I'm trying to remember the name of that beautiful town. It's on the tip of my tonque .
2. Is this your temporary or permanent address?
3. "God Save The Queen" is the British national anthem .
4. We lifted our heads to breathe in the fresh clear air.
5. My favourite occupation is playing chess. I play chess every evening.
6. I missed my flight owing to a traffic jam.
7. A night-watch man is a person whose job is to guard buildings at night.
8. Warsaw has almost two million inhabitants.
9. The injured people where taken to hospital. Most of them were suffering from shock.
10. Another word for the top of the mountain is peak.

1. prosperous - fortunate - well-off - costly
2. predict - forecast - anticipate - analyse
3. failure - downfall - defeat - accomplishment
4. stretch - elongate - deflate - lengthen
5. wonderfully - lovely - prettily - frantically

1. The man put took off his hat and sat down.
2. Her eyes have are the same colour as her mother's.
3. He won't be back for another one and a half week weeks.
4. All orders must be payed paid in advance.
5. My feet are killing me! I need to lay lie down.
6. No one None of the accident victims lived through.
7. Although Despite his misery, he put on a brave face.
8. Information of this nature is valuable, according to me in my opinion.
9. The all whole town was in ruin.
10. Her favourite play game is "Monopoly".