Solution exercises

5. SOLUTIONS to exercise: 1. He hasn’t visited us for a long time.   2. It isn’t warm enough to ...    3. I prefer to stay... 4. What a beautiful day!    

5. In spite of feeling ill, ...   6. It was such an awful meal that ... 7. Haven’t you finished your homework yet?     8. Jane invited Anne to stay for dinner.

9. Your bicycle will get stolen.     10. This is the first time I've been to a safari.   11. Simon denied taking the money. 

8. SOLUTIONS to GAP FILLING exercise:     1. in/ near     2. had      3. one     4. At/four     5. what    6. whether      7. else    8. by   9. to  

10. very/ totally/completely/really/quite...  11. least   12. on     13. were   14. as    15. at/round/over   16. very/ quite/obviously/clearly      17. by      

18. clear/definite   19. led    20. else/different 

9. SOLUTIONS to  REWRITING exercise: 1. It isn't warm/hot enough to go swimming today.    2. He hasn't visited us for a long time.

3. I prefer staying/to stay stay at home than going/to go to a bad film.// staying at home to going to a bad film.

4. 'What a beautiful day!' exclaimed George.     5. In spite of feeling ill / of the fact that he felt ill,....

6. It was such an awful meal that they refused ......  7. Haven't you finished your homework yet?

8. Jane invited Anne to stay for/to dinner.    9. Your bicycle will be stolen unless you lock it.

10. This is the first time (that) I have been to a safari park.  11. Simon denied taking /that he had taken the money. 

10. SOLUTIONS to  WISHES and REGRETS exercise: 1. I wish it had snowed in Salobreña yesterday. 2. If only I had a lot of money.

3. I wish I knew the answer to that question.  4. If only I didn't have to work in this terrible place.

5. I wish I could help you. 6. If only I were rich.  7. Don't you wish you could drive?        8. I wish I could speak English perfectly. 

11.SOLUTIONS to GAP FILLING exercise: 1. guilty    2. to   3. complaining   4. which    5. failed   6. unable   7. accompanied  8. about  9. being  10. made

11. from   12. such 13. except   14. had   15. way   16. rather   17. client  18. whole  9. income  20. food 

12. SOLUTIONS to REPHRASING exercise:      1. He asked if Mary was having a party on Friday.    2. The doctor asked her why she hadn't made an

appointment earlier.   3. Is smoking allowed in British cinemas?   4. He admitted that he had made a mistake.

5. Would you mind not playing your music so loudly?    6. Neither alcohol nor cigarettes are good for you.

7. They asked me how many times I had been to Spain (we are in England) / in Spain (we are in Spain).

8. You don't mind if I take the car this evening, do you?   9. Would it be all right if I opened the window?

10. I asked the waiter to bring me another cup of coffee. 

16. SOLUTIONS to MULTIPLE-CHOICE exercise on USE OF ENGLISH: 1. d   2. b  3. c   4. a   5. d   6. b   7. b  8. d  9. d  10. d   11. b  12. a  13. b  14. b   15.  c   16. b   17.  c   18.  b   19. c   20. b 21.  a   22. c  23. a   24. c   25. a   26. d   27. d  28. c  29. d  30. b   31. d  32. b  33. a  34. d   35.  a   36.  c   37.  b   38.  a   39. c   40. c 

17. SOLUTIONS to MULTIPLE-CHOICE exercise on USE OF ENGLISH: 1.  b   2. c  3. c   4. d   5. d   6. d   7. b  8. a  9. d  10. c   11. a  12. c  13. c  14. d  15.  d   16.  b   17.  d   18.  c   19. c   20. b   21. c  22. a  23. c   24. c   25. b   26. a   27. d  28. b  29. c  30. d   31. d  32. c  33. c  34. c   35.  d   36.  d   37.  b   38.  a   39. c   40. c