A. Rewrite the following sentences with the words given so that the rewritten ones have the same meaning as the original ones.

1)      The bridge was so low that the lorry couldn’t go under it.

---> The bridge was too                                                                  

---> It was such                                                                             

2)      My brother used to walk to school with his friends.

---> My brother no longer                                                               

---> No longer                                                                                

3)      “What’s your name?” the policeman said to the little boy.

---> The policeman asked the little boy                                             

4)      My kitchen is smaller than yours.

---> Your                                                                                       

5)      I’ll give you my phone number. I want you to phone me when necessary.

---> I’ll give you my phone number so                                              

6)      I couldn’t come there on time because I got up late.

---> Because of                                                                              

---> If                                                                                            

---> I got up late                                                                             

7)      My father advised me to choose that job.

---> I                                                                                             

8)      That boy is clever. He can make children’s toys.

---> That boy is so                                                                          

---> That is such                                                                             

9)      That pupil is very lazy. My sister can’t teach him English.

---> That pupil is so                                                                        

---> That pupil is too                                                                       

10)  I regret buying the second-hand motorbike.

---> I wish I                                                                                   

11)  They think that she is the most beautiful girl in this class.

---> She is                                                                                      

---> It is                                                                                         

12)  We have to keep these explosives in a safe place.

---> These explosives                                                                     

13)  It was such a good film that we decided to go and see it again.

---> The film was                                                                           

14)  People are using computers in almost every field.

---> Computers                                                                              

15)  The thief drove very quickly. The police couldn’t catch him.

---> The thief                                                                                 

16)  I would like you to help me to lift this heavy box up.

---> Would you mind                                                                       

17)  Someone rang the alarm as soon as the burglars left the shop.

1. ---> No sooner                                                                         

18)  The last time I saw her was a week ago.

---> I haven’t                                                                                 

19)  He had hardly put down the phone when his wife rang back.

---> Hardly                                                                                    

20)  She stayed in bed because of her sickness.

---> Because                                                                                  

21)  You didn’t work hard. You got bad marks.

---> If                                                                                            

22)  The boy can’t wear the shirt because it’s very tight.

---> The shirt  is so                                                                         

---> The shirt is too                                                                         

23)  Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientific expeditions.

---> Mary enjoys scientific expeditions, and so                                  

---> Peter enjoys scientific expeditions, and Mary                             

24)  Mike is a more careful driver than his brother.

---> Mike drives                                                                             

25)  She worked hard so she got high wages.

---> If                                                                                            

26)  Unless you phone me tonight, you won’t get any information.

---> If                                                                                            

27)  Tom cried a lot when he was a child.

---> Tom used to                                                                            

28)  This problem is very difficult. He can’t solve it.

---> The problem is too                                                                   

---> It is such                                                                                 

---> The problem is so                                                                    

29)  Let’s go to the seaside this summer.

---> Why don’t we                                                                         

---> How about                                                                              

---> I suggest                                                                                 

30)  Many people said that our team won the gold medal by chance.

---> Our team was                                                                         

31)  I’m sorry that I lent him much money.

---> I wish                                                                                       

32)  Mary felt sick because she drank too much wine.

---> If                                                                                            

33)  You will catch a cold if you don’t put on your coat.

---> Unless                                                                                    

34)  Both he and she couldn’t afford to buy a car.

---> He couldn’t afford to buy a car, and neither                               

---> He couldn’t afford to buy a car, and she                                    

35)  We enjoyed our trip although the weather was bad.

---> In spite of                                                                                

36)  He was sleepy; therefore, he went to bed early.

---> Because                                                                                  

37)  I made a mistake because I was very tired.

---> Because of                                                                              

38)  These cars are cheap but they last a long time.

---> Even though                                                                            

39)  Despite the noise, the children slept well.

---> Although                                                                                 

40)  Because of being tired, he didn’t walk to the station.

---> Because                                                                                  

B. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence or to best replace the orginal sentence.

1) Our seats were _____ far from the stage that we couldn't see the actors and actresses clearly.

A. very             B. too               C. enough         D. so

2) He was _____ he never washed his clothes by himself.

A. too lazy        B. so lazy that   C. very lazy thatD. such lazy that

3) They are _____  young _____  drive the car.

A. so / that        B. too / to         C. enough / to   D. not only / but also

4) It's _____  long time since he last saw his parents.

A. such a          B. so                C. very             D. too

5) Is there  _____  for everyone?

A. food and drink enough           B. enough food and drink

C. enough of food and drink       D. enough food and drink enough

6) He was _____  he could not continue to work.

A. very tired that                       B. such tired that

C. too tired that                         D. so tired that

7) John’s eyes were _____  bad that he couldn’t read the number plate of the car in front.

A. such             B. too               C. so                D. very

8) She was _____  clever that she could make a dress by hands.

A. much           B. very             C. so                D. such

9) Most of the pupils are _____  to pass the examination.

A. enough good B. good enough C. too good       D. very good

10) You can send me a letter if you want to, but your phone call is _____ for me.

A. enough good                         B. good as enough

C. good enough                         D. good than enough

11)Davis has _____ many patients _____ he is always busy.

A. too / that      B. very / until    C. such / that    D. so / that

12) It was _____  a difficult question that they couldn't explain.

A. so                B. such             C. very             D. too

13) The lesson _____  for me to understand.

A. is very difficult                      B. too difficult

C. difficult too                           D. is too difficult
14) The tent show is _____  for us to see.

A. enough interesting                 B. very interesting

C. interesting enough                 D. interesting

15) They are _____  that they can't buy a bicycle.

A. enough poor B. poor enough C. so poor         D. too poor
16) If I have _____, I'll travel south toNew Orleans.

A. money enoughB. enough moneyC. too moneyD. so money
17) It's surprising now _____ beautiful girl can make so heinous crime.

A. such             B. so                C. a such          D. such a
18) These are _____ ugly chairs _____ I am going to give them away.

A. so / that                                B. such / that   

C. so many / that                       D. so much / that

19) She is _____  kind that everybody loves her.

A. such             B. such a          C. so                D. so a
20) We have _____  in the house, so we needn't go shopping tomorrow.

A. enough food B. food enough C. too food       D. food too
21) The day was _____ that we had a shower four times a day.

A. such a hot    B. so hot           C. very hot       D. hot

22) It was _____  that I couldn't eat it.

A. such a hard cake                  B. such hard cake

C. so a hard cake                      D. so hard cake

23) He is _____  a busy man that he really needs a helper.

A. so                B. such             C. very             D. quite
24) It was _____  that we went for a picnic in the countryside.

A. so nice a day                                    B. such nice day

C. so nice day                           D. such a nice day

25) My mathematics teacher is _____ person that all of us like his period.

A. a such funny B. a so funny    C. such funny   D. such a funny

26) That old woman is _____ deaf to hear what her children say.

A. so                B. enough         C. too               D. not

27) He was _____ terrified to move.

A. enough         B. very             C. too               D. so

28) -"Was the boy upset about his bad marks?"

      -"Yes, he was _____  upset that he cried about it afterwards."

A. very             B. so                C. such             D. too

29) She hasn't got _____  to buy a car.

A. enough money                      B. money enough

C. so many money                    D. so much money

30) It was _____ a boring speech that I felt asleep.

A. such             B. so                C. very             D. too

31) It was _____ a boring film that Tom fell asleep.

A. such             B. so                C. much           D. too

32) My son is _____ young to go to school.

A. very             B. too               C. so                D. enough

33)  -"What a cold day!"

       -"Yes, it's _____  that I have to wear two pullovers and a coat.

A. such cold      B. so cold         C. too cold        D. cold so

34) Those boys took a long ladder _____ 

A. that they will get the ball from the roof

B. and then get the ball from the roof

C. in order to get the ball from the roof

D. so that the ball from the roof can get

35) This skirt is _____   small for me. I need a larger size.

A. so                B. not               C. too               D. all are correct

36) She regretted to tell him that _____ 

A. she was leaving the tickets at home

B. the tickets at home would be left

C. she would have left the tickets at home

D. she had left the tickets at home

37) - Why don’t we make a fire? - It’s not cold _____   to make a fire.

A. too               B. enough         C. such             D. much

38) They are not _____ to take part in this program of the World Health Organization.

A. as old           B. enough old    C. old enough    D. so old

39) Why can’t you solve _____   easy exercises?

A. so                B. such a          C. such             D. all are correct

40) The football match was postponed _____ the bad weather.

A. because B. in spite C. despite D. because of

41). She is _____   to answer the question.

A. enough intelligent                  B. so intelligent

C. intelligent enough                  D. very intelligent

42) Peter doesn't like scuba-diving. _____ does his brother.

A. Too              B. Neither        C. Either           D. So

43). This exercise is  _____  hard for me to do.

A. very             B. too               C. so                D. quite

44) _____, we couldn't have continued with the project.

A. Unless we had your contribution

B. Provided your contribution wouldn't come

C. Even if you didn't like to contribute

D. If you hadn't contributed positively

45) Alex did not do very well in class _____ 

A. therefore he was a good student

B. because he failed to study properly

C. although he was not hard-working

D. as long as he had studied badly

46) That play was _____  for her to see again.

A. too interesting                       B. enough interesting

C. interesting enough                 D. so interesting

47) She didn't want to go _____ she knew all her friends would be there.

A. wherever      B. so that          C. therefore       D. even though

48) Surely 15 minutes is _____   for you to make tea.

A. long time      B. enough time  C. long enough  D. too enough

49) If I had the map now, I _____ a short-cut across the desert.

A. could take     B. take              C. can take        D. could have taken

50) My father is very busy. _____, he is always willing to give a hand with the housework.

A. However      B. Despite        C. Therefore     D. Although

51) I’m not _____   that ceiling.

A. enough tall to reach                                       B. tall enough for reach

C. tall enough reaching                                      D. tall enough to reach

52) Lan's grandfather _____ teach literature at a high school, but now he has retired.

A. is used to      B. was used to C. use to           D. used to

53) I _____ any classes if I were you.

A. didn't miss    B. wouldn't missC. won't miss   D. don't miss

54) It was cold and wet, _____ Paul went to the beach.

A. therefore      B. although       C. because       D. but

55) John hasn’t seen the new movie yet, and _____ 

A. I have neither B. I don’t either C. so have I   D. neither have I

56) Peter never comes to class late, ____?

A. does he        B. does Peter    C. doesn’t Peter D. doesn’t he

57)  They haven’t seen their parents for five years.

1. A.     It’s five years since they last saw their parents.
2. B.     Their parents have seen them for five years.
3. C.     They saw their parents five years ago.
4. D.     A & C are correct.

58)  Although she felt jealous, she tried to hide her feelings.

1. A.     Despite feeling jealous, she tried to hide her feelings.
2. B.     Despite her jealousy, she tried to hide her feelings.
3. C.     She tried to hide her feelings in spite of she felt jealous.
4. D.     A & B are correct.

59)  I regret not studying French when I had a chance.

1. A.     I wish I had studied French when I had a chance.
2. B.     I wish I studied French when I had a chance.
3. C.     I wish I would study French when I had a chance.
4. D.     I wish I study French when I had a chance.

60)  You must work harder or you’ll be sacked.

1. A.     Unless you work harder, you’ll be sacked.
2. B.     If you work harder, you won’t be sacked.
3. C.     If you don’t work harder, you won’t be sacked.
4. D.     A & B are correct.

61)  Jane can swim further than I can.

A. I can’t swim as far as Jane.  C. I can swim further than Jane.

B. Jane can swim as far as I can.          D. A & C are correct.

62)  It’s not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon.

1. A.     I am not used to sleeping in the afternoon.
2. B.     I used to sleep in the afternoon.
3. C.     I am not used for sleeping in the afternoon.
4. D.     A & C are correct.

63)  Someone was breaking into my shop.

A. My shop was broken into.     C. My shop was being broken into.

B. My shop being broken into.    D. My shop broken into.

64)  My brother is a factory worker. He talked with you yesterday.

1. A.     My brother, who talked with you yesterday, is a factory worker.
2. B.     My brother, that talked with you yesterday, is a factory worker.
3. C.     My brother, with whom talked you yesterday, is a factory worker.
4. D.     All are correct.

65)  The test was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

1. A.     It was such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.
2. B.     The test was too difficult for us to finish in two hours.
3. C.     The test was not easy enough for us to finish it in two hours.
4. D.     All are correct.

66)  This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighbourhood.

1. A.     I have lived in such a friendly neighbourhood before.
2. B.     I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighbourhood before.
3. C.     I had lived in such a friendly neighbourhood before.
4. D.     All are correct.

67)  She didn’t make any mistakes in her answers because of her carefulness.

1. A.     Because her carefulness she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.
2. B.     Because she was careful, she made many mistakes in her answers.
3. C.     Because she was careful, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.
4. D.     Because she was careful, so she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.

68)  I didn’t have time, so I didn’t go shopping.

1. A.     If I have time, I will go shopping.
2. B.     If I had time, I would go shopping.
3. C.     If I had had time, I would have gone shopping.
4. D.     If I have had time, I would have gone shopping.

69)  I won’t do anything if you don’t answer my question.

1. A.     Unless you answer my question, I won’t do anything.
2. B.     If you answer my question, I won’t do anything.
3. C.     Unless you don’t answer my question, I won’t do anything.
4. D.     A & B are correct.

70)  Shall we go out for dinner?

A. What about go out for dinner?C. How about going out for dinner?

B. I suggest go out for dinner.    D. All are correct.

71)  We spent a whole day looking for these old pictures.

1. A.     It took we a whole day to look for these old pictures.
2. B.     It took us a whole day looking for these old pictures.
3. C.     It took us a whole day to looking for these old pictures.
4. D.     It took us a whole day to look for these old pictures.

72)  It was so late that nothing could be done.

1. A.     It was too late for nothing to be done.
2. B.     It was too late for anything to be done.
3. C.     It was such late that nothing could be done
4. D.     B & C are correct.

73)  Learning a foreign language is interesting.

1. A.     It is interesting to learn a foreign language.
2. B.     It is interesting to learning a foreign language.
3. C.     It is interesting learning a foreign language.
4. D.     It is interesting for learning a foreign language.

74)  It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn.

1. A.     The speech was very boring that we began to yawn.
2. B.     It was so a boring speech that we began to yawn.
3. C.     The speech was too boring that we began to yawn.
4. D.     The speech was so boring that we began to yawn.

75)  He kept on working though he was ill.

A. In spite of was ill, he kept on working.           

B. In spite of being ill, he kept on working.

C. Despite his illness, he kept on working.   

D. B & C are correct.

76)  Tim is too young to drive a car.

A. Tim is not old enough to drive a car.  

B. Tim is not young enough to drive a car.

C. Tim is old enough to drive a car.                   

D. Tim is so old that he can drive a car.

77)  Unless you work harder, you’ll fail.

A. If you work harder, you’ll fail.          

B. If you don’t work harder, you’ll fail.

C. If you work harder, you’ll not fail.     

D. B & C are correct.

78)  To do all this work is hard.

A. I find it hard to do all this work.        

B. I find it hard do all this work.

C. I find hard to do all this work.           

D. I find it hard doing all this work.

79)  Although Tom took a taxi, he was still late for the party.

1. A.     In spite of Tom took a taxi, he was still late for the party.
2. B.     Tom was still late for the party in spite of taking a taxi.
3. C.     Despite took a taxi, Tom was still late for the party.
4. D.     B & C are correct.

80)  The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.

A. It was so a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

B. It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

C. The book was so good for me to put it down.

D. B & C are correct.

C. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

1) In my opinion that girl is enough beautiful to be a movie star.

                A                               B                  C                  D

2) The specific gravity of the water in the great Salt Lake is too great that
               A                                                                               B

one cannot sinkor completely submerge in it.

                                     C            D

3) This lesson is such long that I have written it for 30 minutes.

                       A   B