REWRITE: 1. I wish I had applied for that job. -> It is a job ......................... 2. People think that he buys me this new car on my 18th birthday. -> I ....................... 3. Sudden fires often cause serious damage. (happen) -> Fires ............... serious damage. 4. It was such hot news that I couldn't help announcing it to my classmates. -> So ................... 5. Ben was too exhausted to complete the marathon race. -> So................... 6. I could finish the work early because he helped me. -> Thanks ............... 7. I have little confidence that he will be able to do the job -> I have serious ........... 8. I don't think it's a good idea to invest all your money in the property market. -> Were ...................... 9. When are the council going to do something about the city's traffic problem? -> It's high time something ................................ (by) 10. I couldn't understand him because he spoke so quickly. -> Hadn't ............................. (have) 11. "Honestly, I've never met him before," she said -> She .............. him before. (denied) 12. He didn't run fast enough, did he? -> He ............. he? (too) 13. People believed that Peter told a lie. -> Peter ..................... 14. "Have you had enough for lunch?" the landlady asked us. -> The landlady asked ................... 15. Not many people attended the meeting last week. -> Only a .............. 16. It was very kind of you to help me. (grateful) -> I am ............................... 17. People did not discover AIDS until 1981. (not until) -> Not until ................. 18. She didn't agree with the idea. (favor) -> She ................ 19. I've lost interest in going to the same place all the time. (fed up) -> I'm ...................... 20. Fred tried hard to start the car, but without success.(matter) -> No matter how ......................