English practice 1

Question 1

If the work is finished by lunchtime, you can go home

Answer 1

Get the work finished by lunch time and you can go home

Question 2

You haven’t done your work, have you?

Answer 2

It’s about time you did your work

Question 3

The fourth time he asked her to marry him, she accepted

Answer 3

Only on his fourth proposal did she accept to marry him

Question 4

He said that he had won as a result of good luck

Answer 4

He attributed his win to good luck

Question 5

That reminds me of the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji

Answer 5

That takes me back to the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji

Question 6

People rumor that he is rich but stingy

Answer 6

What people rumor is that he is rich but stingy

Question 7

Such a ridiculous proposal isn’t worth serious consideration

Answer 7

There is no point in considering such a ridiculous seriously

Question 8

Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh

Answer 8

The very thought about his face……….

Question 9

We cannot see animals in a vast area after the forest fire

Answer 9

There is an absent of animals in………….

Question 10

The staff hated Frank’s new policies so intensely that they went on strike

Answer 10

So intense was the hatred for Frank’s new policies that the staff went on strike

Question 11

I suddenly realized the meaning of a “freebie”( DAWNED )

Answer 11

It dawned me on the meaning of a “freebie” was

Question 12

After the scandal, he was asked to resign( HAND )

Answer 12

After the scandal, he was asked to hand in his resignation

Question 13

Bruce said that the situation at work was like a family argument( LIKENED )

Answer 13

Bruce likened the situation at work to a family argument

Question 14

My father is not feeling well these days( WEATHER )

Answer 14

My father is feeling under the weather this day

Question 15

I don’t think this record will ever be popular( CATCH )

Answer 15

I don’t think this record will ever catch on

Question 16

His arrival was completely unexpected( TOOK )

Answer 16

His arrival took us by surprise

Question 16

He is certainly not a reliable witness( MEANS )

Answer 16

He is by no means of a reliable witness

Question 16

Our company is the only company allowed to import these chemicals ( MONOPOLY )

Answer 16

Our company has the monopoly on importing theses chemicals

Question 16

The success of our local theater has made our city famous( MAP )

Answer 16

The success of our local theater has put our city on the map

Question 16

It’s uncertain whether the band’s tour will take place( BALANCE )

Answer 16

The band’s tour is in the balance