English

Test for good students

                                                        Thursday, November 26th, 2009
I. Rewrite the sentences.
1. My father said I could use his car.
-> My father allowed...................................................
2. Mary was very kind to me.
-> Mary behaved.........................................................
3. He would prefer you to tell him a story.
->He’d rather..............................................................
4. Daisy likes to eat fish better than meat.
-> Daisy would rather.................................................
5. I’m going to ask somebody to mend your bike.
-> I’m going to have....................................................
6. He didn’t have anyone repair his son’s bicycle.
-> He didn’t want.......................................................
7. “Where has he been?’
-> She doesn’t know....................................................
8. “Don’t sit on my bed.”
-> She told me...............................................................
9. He is extremely lazy, and he failed the exam again.
-> Because of................................................................
10. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
-> Despite..............................................................................
11. He is a famous writer and everyone knows him.
-> He is such........................................................................
12. It isn’t necessary for us to repay the loan.
-> We...................................................................................
13. That problem is not worth discussing.
-> It’s pointless....................................................................
14. Mrs Scott is proud of her cooking.
-> mrs. Scott prides.............................................................
15. I’ve never eaten this before.
-> It’s the first...................................................................
16. I...