1. "Why don't you put better lock on the door, Barbara"? said John

=> John suggested.................. that Barry should put a better lock on the door.................................................................................

2. Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

=> Despite his.............both broken legs, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded...........................................................................................

3. I haven't eaten this kind of food before.

=> This is the first........... time I have eaten this kind of food..................................................................................

4. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house.

=> Plans.......for an extension to the house have been drawn by the architect........................................................................................................

5. It isn't necessary for you to finish by Saturday

=> You................ don’t have to finish by Saturday....................................................................................

6. "How many survivors are there?", asked the journalist.

=> The journalist wanted to know..........how many survivors there were.............................................................

7. It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.

=> The meat was......was so rotten that it had to be thrown away...........................................................

8. It is essential that Professor Van Helsing is met at the airport.

=> Professor Van Helsing............must be met at the airport.....................................................................

9. You can't visit the USA unless you have a visa.

=> If you.......don’t have a visa you can’t visit the USA..........................................................

10. "Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet"? asked Peter.

=> Peter asked if..........he could borrow Janet’s typewriter.............................................................

11. She started working as a secretary five years ago.

=> She has.......been working as a secretary for five years........................................................................

12. She knows a lot more about it than I do.

=> I don't know........so much about it as she does........................................................................

13. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult.

=> My French friend isn't.......used to driving on the left......................................................................

14. They think the owner of the house is abroad.

=> The owner.......of the house is thought to be abroad..............................................................................

15. We didn't go on holiday because we did not have enough money.

=> If we......had enough money we would have gone on holiday............................................................................................

16. The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was rough.

=> The sea was too........... rough for the children to go swimming .......................................................................

17. The mechanic serviced my car last week.

=> I......... got my car serviced by the mechanic last week...................................................................................

18. I'm always nervous when I travel by air.

=> Traveling..by air always makes me nervous......................................................................................................

19. He couldn't afford to buy the car.

=> The car...........was too expensive for him to buy................................................................................................

20. "Why don't you put your luggage under the seat?"he asked.

=> He suggested........that I should put my luggage under the seat ...............................

21. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.

=> In spite of............... his earning a good salary, he was unhappy in his job..............................................................................

22. I'm sorry I missed your birthday party.

=> I wish.......hadn’t missed your birthday party...................

23. They haven't cleaned the streets this week.

=> The streets.......haven’t been cleaned this week.........