1. I enjoy playing table tennis most of the time, but today I'm tired.
1. I do not want to play table tennis now, though I like it.
2. Mr. Smith spent $200 on newspapers each year. Newspapers cost Mr. Smith $200 each year.
3. My watch says 6: 20, but it's 2 minutes slow. It's 6: 22 now.
4. There is little water in the vase. I find almost no water in the vase.
5. Linda asked Bob not to speak loudly. Bob spoke loudly.
6. Mrs. White works in the library only at night. Mrs. White never works in the library in the day time.
7. John is eleven years old and quite tall for his age. John is taller than most eleven-year-old boys.
8 Are you fond of pop music? Do you like pop music?
9. Jenny cut her finger while doing housework. When she was doing housework, Jenny cut herself.
10. The smoke in the room made me sick. I felt terrible because of the smoke in the room.
11. You needn't hand in your work today. You don't have to hand in your work today.
12. They visited the animals before going boating. They saw the animals first and then went boating.
13. He is too young to understand it. He is so young that he can't understand it.
14. Sports is more popular than any other way of relaxing. Sports is the most popular way of relaxing.
15. Mary is not as tall as Jane. Jane is taller than Mary.
16. Linda said hello to Dick when they met. Linda greeted Dick when they met.
17. Please help yourself to some home-made cakes. Please have some home-made cakes.
18. Did you make a phone call to your teacher? Did you give your teacher a call?
19. You should go over your lessons after class. You must review your lessons after class.
20. Nothing can't be done if you try hard. If you try hard, you can do everything.
21. Mr. Li got up so late that he missed the train. Mr. Li didn't catch the train, because he got up late.
22. How do you like your trip to Hainan Island? What do you think of your journey to Hainan Island?
23. Peter is the most hardworking among the three. Peter works much harder than the other two.
24. You should say sorry to Mr. Wang. You must apologize to Mr. Wang.
25 .When the work was finished, the farmers went home.
The farmers went home after they had completed their work.
26. He has decided to learn another language. He is determined to learn another language.
27. He stopped to check his bike. He stopped to have a look at his bike.
28. He failed to finish the test in an hour. He didn't complete the test in 60 minutes.
29. A dog is chasing a chick. A dog is running after a chick.
30. The teacher was very pleased with our work. Our work made our teacher very happy.
31. Don't forget to give the book back to Jane. Remember to return the book to Jane.
32. Though they are twins, they are different in many ways.
They do things differently though they are twins.
33. Sue worked out the maths problem by herself. Sue solved the maths problem alone.
34. It will take people at least 5 hours to go to Beijing by train.
It will take no less than five hours to reach Beijing.
35. Finally they decided not to go. They made a final decision not to go.
36. Apples are not as juicy as strawberries. Apples are not as juicy as strawberries.
37. Few students make such mistakes again. Almost no student makes the same kind of mistakes.
38. They reached home by 9 last night. They got home at about nine last night.
39. They haven't heard from their son for a long time.
They haven't received any letter from their son for a quite long time.
40. Too much sugar will do you harm. If you take too much sugar, it will be bad for your health.
41. Can you give a hand to move the table? Could you help me to move the table?
42. It seems that Sam is in trouble. Sam may be in trouble now.
43. Now you're old enough to do it. You can do it now because you've grown up.
44. My Grandpa goes to see the doctor from time to time. My grandfather often goes to see the doctor.
45. It seems that my headache is going away. I feel almost well again now.
46. As soon as we left it began to rain. It didn't begin to rain until we left.
47. We do physical exercises in order to keep fit. We do physical exercises to be strong enough.
48. He used to be the top student in his class. Once he was the top student.
49. Mr. Johnson has been to France for many times. Mr. Johnson goes to France from time to time.
50. Beside the river there is a house. There is a house by the river.
51. Some people prefer beef to pork. Some people like beef better than pork.
52. Who does the washing up in your family? Who washes the dishes and bowls in your house?
53. He went to three shops before he found this book. He found the book after going to three shops.
54. Mr. Chen got up early so that he could catch the early train.
Mr. Chen got up early because he wanted to catch the train.
55. I paid 120 yuan for the English-Chinese dictionary. The English-Chinese dictionary cost me 120 yuan.
56. You will be sick if you have too much ice cream. Have too much ice cream and you will be ill.
57. Shall we go for a walk in the park? What about taking a walk with me in the park?
58. He has made up his mind to do it. He is determined to do it.
59. A car was traveling along a road towards a lake. Someone was driving a car along a road.
60. Was the bus crowded on your way to school? Was the bus full of people on your way to school?
61. He was so excited that his heart beat fast. His heart beat quickly because he was excited.
62. Hurry up, or you will be late for school. If you don't be quick, you will be late for school.
63. Most leaves of the tree have turned yellow. Most of the leaves of the tree have become yellow.
64. Sue is good at English, but poor in math. Sue's English is much better than her math.
65. Can I borrow your DVD for several days? Please lend me your DVD for two or three days.
66. He said very little at the meeting this morning. At the meeting this morning, he said almost nothing.
67. He can write with either of his hands. He can use either his right or left hand to write.
68. He didn't pass the Chinese test on Friday. He failed Friday's Chinese test.
69. Bob has done little since last week. Since last week, Bob has done almost nothing.
70. Chinese is as important as English. Both Chinese and English are important.
71. Take it easy, please. Don't be nervous.
72. He didn't catch what the speaker was saying. He didn't understand the speaker.
73. Their pet dog is well looked after. Their pet dog is taken good care of.
74. Their house is still standing after the earthquake. Their house hasn't been destroyed by the earthquake.
75. Tom worked hard but he failed the English exam. Tom didn't pass the exam, though he worked hard.
76. Thank you. I'm full. I cannot eat any more.
77. The skirt is beautiful, but it's expensive. Though the skirt is nice, it is of high price.
78. He didn't feel well enough to get up. He was still in bed feeling sick.
79. Everyone was at Mary's party except John. Only John was absent at Mary's party.
80. The news of going to Beijing for a visit pleased him. He was glad to hear the news.
81. Linda is great at telling stories. Linda is good at telling stories.
82. You should read the passage a second time. The passage has to be read once more.
83. I think I will get used to this kind of food. I’ll like this kind of food.
84. Yesterday it was my turn to be on duty in the library. I was on duty in the library yesterday.
85. Only John finished the work in an hour. It took most students more than an hour to do the work.
86. Jane, there's no school for us tomorrow afternoon. We've got no lessons tomorrow afternoon.
87. My watch says eleven twenty five, but it's three minutes fast. It's 11:22 now.
88. You needn't do it in a hurry. You can do it later.
89. Jack runs faster than any other student in his class. Jack runs the fastest in his class.
90. Your nose is like your father's. Your father's nose and yours look the same.
91. He worked in London for two years before he moved to America.
Before he went to the USA, he worked in London for two years.
