1. The notebook computer is so expensive that I can’t buy it.

  The notebook computer is ______ expensive ______ ______ buy.

2. We spent half a day going over all the lessons before the Chinese test.

  ______ ______ us half a day going over all the lessons before the Chinese test.

3. I really don’t know where I can find my lost key to the bike.

  I really don’t know ______ ______ find my lost key to the bike.

4. An old lady got on the bus. A baby was crying in her arms.

  An old lady got on the bus ______ a baby ______ in her arm.

5. Jenny says, “I sometimes help my mother do the washing up.”

  Jenny says that he sometimes ______ mother do the washing up.

7. I will lend you my motorcycle if you promise not to lend it to others.

  I won’t lend you my motorcycle ______ you ______ not to lend it to others.

8. In fifty years, perhaps beautiful forests will no longer exist in the world.

  In fifty years, perhaps beautiful forests won’t exist in the world ______ ______.

9. The farmer stopped working in the fields when the sun set.

  The farmer ______ stop working in the fields ______ the sun set.

10. The vegetables in the street market are quite cheap. The vegetables in the    supermarket are not so cheap.

  a. The vegetables in the street supermarket are _____ _____ those in the supermarket.

  b. The vegetables in the supermarket aren’t ______ cheap ______ those in the street market.

11. Jimmy is not here now. He left two hours ago.

   Jimmy ______ ______ away for two hours.

12. Jonathan plays squash more frequently than any other person in our country.

   Jonathan plays squash ______ ______ in our country.

13. Denny said, “Let’s go to the beach!”

   Denny suggested ______ to the beach.

14. May got up very early this morning. She wanted to get to school on time.

   May got up very early this morning ______ ______ to get to school on time.

15. The robot looks very funny.

   ______ ______ the robot looks!

16. The little girl was frightened. She began to cry.

   The little girl was ______ frightened ______ she began to cry.

17. Nobody knows when we will start tomorrow.

   Nobody knows ______ ______ start tomorrow.

18. We must keep our classroom clean every day.

   Our classroom ______ ______ kept clean every day.

19. Computers have played an important part in our daily life.

   ______ ______ important part computers have played in our daily life!

20. We mustn’t cut down forests.

   ______ ______ down forests.

21. The conference will come to end tomorrow afternoon.

   The conference will ______ ______ tomorrow afternoon.

22. Miss Wu is not only our class teacher but also our friend.

   Miss Wu is our class teacher and our friend ______ ______.

23. You needn’t pay for that phone call.

   You ______ ______ to pay for that phone call.

24. Be careful, or you will make the same mistake again.

   ______ you ______ careful, you will make the same mistake again.

25. I didn’t finish the work on time. Alice didn’t finish it, either.

   ______ Alice ______ I finished the work on time.

26. The boys stopped playing basketball when it was dark.

   The boys ______ stop playing basketball ______ it was dark.

27. Tony made great progress last term because his teachers helped him.

   ______ the ______ of his teachers, Tony made great progress last term.

28. As we know, most Chinese like tea better than milk.

   As we know, most Chinese ______ tea ______ milk.

29. You can’t work out the problem in that way.

   It’s ______ ______ you to work out the problem in that way.

30. The Nile is the longest river in the world.

   The Nile is ______ than _____ other river in the world.

   No other river is ______ long ______ the Nile in the world.

31. Jenny speaks Japanese better than Pansy.

   Pansy doesn’t speak Japanese ______ ______ as Jenny.

32. The boy got up very early this morning in order to catch the early bus.

   The boy got up very early this morning _____ _____ he could catch the early bus.

33. Ken spent 5,000 yuan on the beautiful vase.

   Ken _____ 5,000 yuan _____ the beautiful vase.

   The beautiful vase _____ Ken 5,000 yuan.

34. You will be late for the meeting if you don’t hurry up.

   ______ ______, or you will be late for the meeting.

35. How is the weather today?

   ______ is the weather ______ today?

36. To go for a walk after supper is good for us.

   ______ is good for us ______ go for a walk after supper.

37. My father often went to work on foot.

   My father ______ ______ go to work on foot.

38. Don’t play football on the street, Children.

   Children ______  ______ to play football on the street.

39. They were surprised that he lost the game.

   ______ their ______, he lost the game.

40. Study hard and you will pass the mid-exam.

   _____ _____ study hard, you will pass the mid-exam.

41. Why don’t children go and watch the tank of Ghost African Fish in my room?

   ______ ______ go and watch the tank of Ghost African Fish in my room?

42. They needn’t take a taxi to the hospital. They can take an underground there.

   They can take the underground to the hospital ______ _______ taking a taxi.

43. Millie is the best singer in our school.

   Millie sings _____ in our school.

44. Damin starts his journey on his bamboo raft with his birds.

   Damin ____ _____ on his bamboo raft with his birds.

45. The candles went out. The wind is strong.

   The candles went out ______ ______  the strong wind.

46. She hopes that she will be a singer when she grows up.

   She hopes ____ _____ a singer when she grows up.

47. Nothing can live if there is no water or air.

   Nothing can live ______ water _____ air.

48. How do you like the cars on show?

   _____ do you ______ of the cars on show?

49. The nurse told the child, “Don’t cry any more.”

   The nurse told the child _____ ______ cry any more.

50. They all studied hard so that they could pass the exam.

   They all studied hard ______ ______ to pass the exam.