Finish each of these sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

A. 1. No one wants to go out with me. I’m so ugly! — If only I weren’t _____. 2. I always leave my things about. — If only _____. 3. I always confide my secrets to strangers. — If only _____. 4. My brother always leaves his room in a mess. — If only _____. 5. It’s very difficult for me to teach children, as I hate them. — If only _____. 6. My younger brother is always getting on my nerves. — If only _____. 7. I always forget people’s names. — If only _____. 8. I’ll never get promotion as I lack self-confidence. — If only _____. 9. I argue with my parents for no obvious reason. — If only _____. 10. I’m a new kid in town and I’ve no friends to go out with. — If only _____. 11. I lack experience in this kind of work. — If only _____. 12. My room is always in a mess as I’m too lazy to put everything in order. — If only _____. 13. He’ll never fall in love with me. I’m too old for him. — If only _____. 14. I work day and night, but there never seems to be a single penny left for me. — If only _____. 15. He says he loves me but I don’t believe him. — If only _____. 16. I’m sick and tired of working for somebody. — If only _____.

B. 1. I overslept and missed my train. — If only I hadn’t _____. 2. You’ve slipped and broken your mother’s favourite vase. — If only _____. 3. You’ve spent too much money on make-up and now you are a bit hard up. — If only _____. 4. During my life I’ve lied to so many people that nobody believes me now. — If only _____. 5. We had an awful fortnight in that rest house. — If only _____. 6. Yesterday I was caught in the rain without an umbrella or a raincoat and my nose is running now. — If only _____. 7. You told your friend that her partner is seeing another girl. She called you a liar and doesn’t talk to you any more. — If only _____. 8. You cracked a joke and hurt your friend’s feelings without meaning it. — If only _____. 9. You’ve been fired because you betrayed your firm’s secrets. — If only _____. 10. At the party you were making eyes at some handsome guy and now everyone says that you were too pushy. — If only _____. 11. You’ve got a bad mark today because you spent the whole Sunday watching TV. — If only _____. 12. You didn’t like French at the Institute and now you need it for your job badly. — If only _____. 13. You’ve slipped on a rock and broken your leg. — If only _____. 14. You stayed in the sun too long and got sunburnt. — If only _____. 15. You got your best dress torn on a bus. — If only _____. 16. You were very nervous at the exam and failed. — If only _____.

C. 1. Tom is on a business trip and you need his help tomorrow. — If only he would _____. 2. You need this job badly. — If only _____. 3. You’ve applied for the position of the manager of a hotel. — If only _____. 4. My friend is sick. — If only _____. 5. My son has lots of girlfriends but he doesn’t want to marry any. — If only _____. 6. He promised to call me tomorrow. I hope he will. — If only _____. 7. They’re sure to be planning something awful. — If only _____. 8. All my friends have toy-cars. Will you buy me one? — If only _____. 9. I hate living with my parents. — If only _____. 10. Grammar’s my weak point and I’m having a test tomorrow. — If only _____. 11. No one calls me. I feel so bored and lonely. — If only _____. 12. I’ve bought my friend a new trendy tie but I’m not sure if he’ll like it. — If only _____. 13. I’ve been waiting for Tom to call me for two hours already. — If only _____. 14. I’m dreaming of becoming a movie star. — If only _____.

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