Rewrite the following sentences without chaning their meaning, using the give words

I. Rewrite the following sentences without chaning their meaning, using the give words.
1. My mother is making a cake for my birthday.
$\to$ A cake .................................................
2. "Don't be afraid," he said to his daughter.
$\to$ He told ..................................
3. Our company spent thousands of dollars upgrading our computer sytems.
$\to$ It took ..................................
4. She can't xleep at night because she has a backache.
$\to$ Because of ..................................
5. He is busy right now. So, he can't help them.
$\to$ If ..................................
6 She doesn't pay attention to her cooking so the food is horrible.
$\to$ If ..................................
7. We haven't seen her since 1999.
$\to$ We last ..................................
8. They went to Paris for the first time.
$\to$ It was ..................................
9. We last saw your sister in May.
$\to$ We haven't ..................................
10. That policeman arrived too late, so the rober escaped.
$\to$ By the time that policeman arrived ..............................