Use of English 4
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1 We need to find an imaginative solution.
need
What we ___________________________ an imaginative solution.
2 They didn't let her watch TV.
allowed
She ________________________ TV.
3 They have made the castle a tourist attraction.
turned
The castle ______________________________ a tourist attraction.
4 It hasn't rained for two years.
time
The ____________________________________ two years ago.
5 She wouldn't let me pay the bill.
paying
She ____________________________________ the bill.
6 Asthma cases have gone up.
increase
There has ________________________________ asthma cases.
7 Someone must find the answer.
must
The _____________________________________ by someone.
8 Do you know the story of Frankenstein?
familiar
Are ______________________________ the story of Frankenstein?
9 She didn't find his behaviour at all surprising.
hardly
She ______________________________ his behaviour.
10 The air is clean since they fitted filters.
used
The air ___________________________ they fitted filters.
Answers
1 What we need is to find an imaginative solution.
2 She was not allowed to watch TV.
3 The castle has been made a tourist attraction.
4 The last time it rained was two years ago.
5 She stopped me from paying the bill.
6 There has been an increase in asthma cases.
7 The answer must be found by someone.
8 Are you familiar with the story of Frankenstein?
9 She was hardly surprised by his behaviour.
10 The air used to be dirty before they fitted filters.