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I. Rewrite the following sentences
1. As soon as I locked all the doors, the door bell rang.
=> Hardly …
2. I just touched the handle and the burglar alarm went off.
=> Hardly …
3. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.
=> No sooner …
4. The men continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border.
=> Not until …
5. The electric guitar was developed for pop music in the 1930s.
=> It was not …
6. I didn’t discover there was a snake in the basket until I opened the lid.
=> Not until …
7. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately.
=> Only by …
8. She looked so ridiculous that everybody burst out laughing.
=> So …
9. The Picasso painting was so expensive that nobody could buy it.
=> So …
10. Such was the demand for tickets that people queued day and night. (GREAT)
=>
11.So exhausted were the runners that none of them finished the race. (TOO)
=> …
12. Tom arrived late and started complaining.
=> Not only …
13. She not only passed the exam but also got a prize.
=> Not only …
14. Although she was frightened, she forced herself to pick up the snake.
=> Frightened …
15. The villagers refuse to leave even though their food supply is threatened.
=> Despite …
16. Although Richard is competent in his work, he doesn’t know how to deal with his client.
=> Competent …
17. You believe that fat people are always jolly, but you are wrong.
=> Contrary …
18. It’s sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
=> Sad …
19.What would you do if there were an earthquake?
=>Supposing__________________________________________________________
20.If Paul hadn’t been interested, the project would have been abandoned.
=>But for__________________________________________________________
21.Without you, I would have given up years ago.
=>If__________________________________________________________
22.She is so busy that she can’t come to the party
=>Were__________________________________________________________
23.They would have discovered land sooner if they had carried a compass
=>Had_________________________________________________________
24.Be calm, or you’ll make a wrong decision.
=>Unless___________
25.If we hear any further news, we will be in touch immediately.
=>Should__________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________