20130122

Sentence transformation. Answers


31.- Can you understand what this paper means?
sense
Can you ……make sense of…… this paper?
32.- It wasn’t necessary to meet me at the airport yesterday.
needn’t
You ……needn’t have met… me at the airport yesterday.
33.-It was unkind of you to talk to her like that.
not
You …should not have talked… to her like that.
34.-I saw the film although I strongly dislike thrillers.
spite
I saw the film in …spite of my strong dislike… of thrillers.
35.-It’s not possible to play tennis because of the rain.
makes
The rain ……makes it impossible…. to play tennis.
36.-I’ve never tasted such good food before.
ever
It is the …best food I’ve ever.. tasted.
37.-Do your parents allow you to watch TV late at night?
let
Do your parents …let you watch…. TV late at night?
38.-”Did you write a note for Anna?” I asked my mother.
she
I asked my mother …whether/if she had written…. a note for Anna.
39.-He gave me the money first, and then he left.
after
He left ……after he had given me/after giving me….. the money.
40.-I don’t find it difficult to get up early any more.
used
I ……am used to getting…. up early.

Sentence transformation. Answers


31.- Can you understand what this paper means?
sense
Can you ……make sense of…… this paper?
32.- It wasn’t necessary to meet me at the airport yesterday.
needn’t
You ……needn’t have met… me at the airport yesterday.
33.-It was unkind of you to talk to her like that.
not
You …should not have talked… to her like that.
34.-I saw the film although I strongly dislike thrillers.
spite
I saw the film in …spite of my strong dislike… of thrillers.
35.-It’s not possible to play tennis because of the rain.
makes
The rain ……makes it impossible…. to play tennis.
36.-I’ve never tasted such good food before.
ever
It is the …best food I’ve ever.. tasted.
37.-Do your parents allow you to watch TV late at night?
let
Do your parents …let you watch…. TV late at night?
38.-”Did you write a note for Anna?” I asked my mother.
she
I asked my mother …whether/if she had written…. a note for Anna.
39.-He gave me the money first, and then he left.
after
He left ……after he had given me/after giving me….. the money.
40.-I don’t find it difficult to get up early any more.
used
I ……am used to getting…. up early.

20130121

LONELINESS ‘CAN LEAD TO DISEASE’


LONELY people are at a greater risk of developing a host of chronic diseases, researchers say.  Scientists say that being alone harms the immune system and puts people more at risk of heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and Alzheimer’s.

LONELINESS ‘CAN LEAD TO DISEASE’


LONELY people are at a greater risk of developing a host of chronic diseases, researchers say.  Scientists say that being alone harms the immune system and puts people more at risk of heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and Alzheimer’s.