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1. They made the girl take her medicine.

A. The girl was made take her medicine.
B. The girl was made to take her medicine.
C. The girl was made taking her medicine.
D. The medicine was made to be taken by the girl.
2. I don’t object to the council building a new road here.
A. My objection is that the council’s going to build a new road.
B. I have no objection to the council building a new road here.
C. The council don’t object to building a new road here.
D. I strongly object to building a new road here.
3. A man repaired our computer yesterday.
A. Our computer was repaired yesterday.
B. A man had our computer repaired yesterday.
C. A man got our computer to repair yesterday.
D. Our computer got it repaired yesterday.
4. It’s too bad Mr. Nelson’s son couldn’t have found a more comfortable apartment to live in.
A. Mr. Nelson’s son doesn’t live in a comfortable apartment.
B. Mr. Nelson found his son a comfortable apartment.
C. Mr. Nelson and his son live comfortably.
D. Mr. Nelson’s son managed to find a comfortable apartment for his father.
5. Because the lecturer failed to come to the point quickly, the class was dismissed an hour late.
A. The class started an hour late.
B. The lecturer dismissed the class on time.
C. The lecturer got off the main subject of the discussion and did not dismiss the class on time.
D. The class failed to understand what the lecturer was saying.
6. He got over his illness in three months.
A. It took to get over his illness in three months.
B. It took three months to him to get over his illness.
C. It took him three months to get over his illness.
D. It took three months for his illness to get over.
7. Peter said that whatever happened, it was Mary’s fault.
A. Peter blamed Mary at what had happened.
B. Peter blamed Mary on what had happened.
C. Peter blamed Mary for what had happened.
D. Peter blamed Mary of what had happened.
8. You should have an early night, so that you do not feel tired.
A. To have an early night, you should feed tired.
B. In order not to fell tired, you should have an early night.
C. To not feeling tired, you should have an early night.
D. You should have an early night because you feel tired.
9. I need to discuss some things with you.
A. I’m necessary to discuss some things with you.
B. It’s necessary that you have some things to discuss with me.
C. There are a few things (that) we need to discuss.
D. I need to have something discussing with you.
10. I hate living here but I’ll probably like it more in time.
A. I like living here but maybe I’ll no longer like it with time.
B. I find living here boring and I’ll probably get used to more boring living with time.
C. I hate living here but I’ll probably get used to it in time.
D. I like it to live here but maybe I’ll not like it any longer with time.
11. When you buy a new car, you need some time to practice driving it.
A. When you buy a new car, you need some time to get used to driving it.
B. You need some time to practice driving a long time before you buy a new car.
C. I was used to driving my new car since I bought it.
D. I used to practice driving a car before I had my new car.
12. On her father’s death. Anna took over the business.
A. When her father passed away, Anna took over the business.
B. Anna took over the business before her father died.
C. On her father’s death, the business took over Anna.
D. On her father’s death, Anna replaced the business.
13. She would eat nothing but small pieces of bread and butter.
A. Ate small pieces of bread and butter but didn’t like them.
B. Ate only some small pieces of bread and butter.
C. Didn’t eat anything, not even the bread and butter.
D. Wouldn’t touch the bread and butter, but she ate other things.
14. Perhaps he had left before you called.
A. He may be leaving before you called.
B. He may have left before you called.
C. He should have left before you called.
D. He must have left before you called.
15. Diamonds are expensive but people still buy them.
A. Even though diamonds are expensive, people still buy them.
B. Because diamonds are expensive; people still buy them.
C. Diamonds are expensive; that’s why people still buy them.
D. Although diamonds are expensive, but people still buy them.
16. The town was so unfriendly that we left immediately.
A. It was so unfriendly town that we left immediately.
B. It was a town was too unfriendly that we left immediately.
C. It was such an unfriendly town that we left immediately.
D. It was so unfriendly town, we left immediately.
17. It was reported that the demonstrators were taken away by the police.
A. The demonstrators are reported to been taken away by the police.
B. The demonstrators were taken away by the police to be reported.
C. The demonstrators were reported to have been taken away by the police.
D. The report that the demonstrators were taken away by the police.
18. Because you’re still very young, you can't go to discos late at night.
A. You’re still young enough to go to discos late at night.
B. You’re not old enough to go to discos late at night.
C. You’re still very young that you can't go to discos late at night.
D. You’re still not young enough to go to discos late at night.
19. I have never had such a good job.
A. This job isn't as good as the one I’ve ever done.
B. This is the best job I have ever had.
C. My previous jobs were ever better than this job.
D. Never did I have such a good job.
20. “Why don’t we play tennis?” Mary said to me.
A. Mary advised us not to play tennis.
B. Mary said to me that we shouldn’t play tennis.
C. Mary asked me why we stopped playing tennis.
D. Mary suggested we should play tennis.