Question

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given. Do not change the
word given. You must use between three and eight words.
1 I began washing up after they had gone to bed.
UNTIL
I...........the children had gone to bed.
an absurd story!

2 Our college has never held a Halloween party before.
TIME

3 While I was tuning my guitar, the string broke.
THAT
It....the string broke.

4 It's weeks since I last turned on the computer.
NOT
I.....weeks.

5 They began building the hotel in June.
BEEN
They....June.

6 It was his first time on a plane, wasn't it?
NEVER
He.....,had he?

7 She moved to Egypt a year ago
IN
She.....a year.

8 It's the most absurd story I've ever heard!
SUCH
I....an absurd story!

9 Germany hadn't won a medal in that sport for a
long time.
SINCE
It...had won a medal in that sport.

10 How long ago did you find out the truth?
IT
How long....the truth?

11 There's no doubt she'll be released from prison.
BOUND
She....from prison.

12 The last time he came to visit us was six months
ago.
VISITED
He.....six months

Answer 1

I didn’t wash up until
2.It’s the first time our college held a Halloween party.
3.It wasn’t until I was tuning my guitar that the string broke
4.I haven’t turned on my computer for weeks.
5.They have been building the hotel since June
6.He had never been on a Plane,had he?
She has been living in Egypt for a year
7.I have never heard such an absurd story.
9.It has been a long time since Germany had won...
8.I have never heard such an absurd story.
10.How long is it since you found out the truth.
11.She is bound to be released from prison.
12.He hasn’t visited us for six months.