Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions.

      Singapore is an Island City of about three million people.It is a beautiful city with lots of parks and open spaces. It is also a very____ (21)____city.

       Most of the people____ (22)____in high- rise flats in different parts of the Island. The business district is very modern with ____ (23)____ high new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown, there are rows of old shop houses. The Government buildings in Singapore are very beautiful and date from the colonial days.

      Singapore is famous ____ (24)____ its shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers. Most of the goods are ___(25)___. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the ____ (26)____is quite acceptable.

     It is also a very____ (21)____city.

She started to clean up the house just after the guests had left.

→ No sooner _______________________________________________.

He didn’t succeeded in searching for the stolen car.

The only thing they didn’t steal was the television.

House prices have risen dramatically this year.

Rewrite each of the sentences without changing its meaning, using the cue given.

We couldn’t have managed without my father’s money.

→ If it hadn’t _______________________________________________.

The policeman acted quickly and averted an accident. (prompt)

→ The policeman’s ________________________________.

The prime minister in unlikely to call an early general election.  (likelihood)

-> The likelihood __________________________________.

Twenty years ago this region produced twice as much coal as it does now.   (halved)

-> The coal produced _____________________________.

People don’t want to buy cars with large engines any more.   (call)

Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one, using the word in capital letters which must not be altered in any way.

You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not.            (consideration)

-> You should ______________________________________.