Even though he tried hard, he couldn't do anything about it. (MATTER) No __________________ tried, he couldn't do anything about it.
MATTER HOW HARD HE
'What's the depth of the lake?' Martha asked her mother. (HOW) Martha asked her mother __________was.
HOW DEEP THE LAKE
A.Despite winning the race, he wasn't very pleased. EVEN B.He wasn't very pleased, __________________ the race
even though he won
A.His first novel was better than this one. GOOD B. This novel is not ______________ one he wrote.
as good as the first
A.I'm sorry, could you wait a moment, please? MIND B. I'm sorry, ______________ for a moment, please?
would you mind waiting
A. We're so late now that we definitely won't get to the party on time. CHANCE B. We're so late that we have ____________ to the party on time.
no chance of getting
A. The food she eats affects her health badly EFFECT B. The food she eats _________ her health
has a bad effect on
A. The only thing I did at the weekend was housework APART B. I did __________ housework at the weekend
nothing apart from
A. He didn't buy a present for her, he gave her some money. INSTEAD B. He gave her some money _____________present
instead of buying her a
A. A temporary manager is running the shop at the moment. RUN B. The shop ____________ a temporary manager at the moment.
is being run by
A. How long is your journey from home to work? TAKE B. How long ______________ get from home to work?
does it take you to
A. When I rang the box office, the tickets had all been sold. LEFT B. There __________________ when I rang the box office.
were no tickets left
A. If public opinion doesn't change suddenly, he'll win the next election. SUDDEN B. Unless _________ change in public opinion, he'll win the next election.
there is a sudden
A. This is the happiest that Paula has ever been. HAPPIER B. Paula _____________ she is now
has never been happier
A. Her behaviour tends to be bad when she is under pressure. TENDENCY B. She ______________ badly when she is under pressure.
has a tendency to behave
A. My brother earns half of what I earn TWICE B. I earn _____________ my brother
twice as much as
