1、（填空题）  Writing the world - famous works cost his whole life.【改】He _______ his whole life writing the world - famous works.

2、（填空题）  It was not until this week that they moved into their house.【改】They ______________ into their house until this week.

3、（填空题）  She prefers pink to purple.【改】She likes pink ____________ purple.

4、（填空题）  Jack’s parents gave him a call yesterday.【改】Jack __________ a call from his parents yesterday.

5、（填空题）  Lucy walked to the clothes shop.【改】Lucy went to the clothes shop ___________.

6、（填空题）  They said that they were coming to see him.【改】They _______ him that they were coming to see him.

7、（填空题）  Mrs. White planted some beautiful flowers in front of the house.【改】Some beautiful flowers ____________ in front of the house.

8、（填空题）  Jenny spent half an hour on her homework on Saturday morning.【改】It _________ Jenny half an hour to do her homework on Saturday morning.

9、（填空题）  Jenny couldn’t do the housework because she was very busy.【改】Jenny was __________ busy to do the housework.

10、（填空题）  Elizabeth is always the first student to get to school.【改】Elizabeth always gets to school earlier than __________ student in her class.

11、（填空题）  People all over the world like his novels.【改】His novels _______ by people all over the world.

12、（填空题）  It was not until last month that Mrs. White moved into the house.【改】Mrs. White _____________ into the house until last month.

13、（填空题）  She visited both Beijing and Guangzhou in China.【改】She visited Beijing, and she _________ visited Guangzhou in China.

14、（填空题）  Elizabeth goes to school by bike every day.【改】Elizabeth _____________ to school every day.

15、（填空题）  They had a very good time in the zoo.【改】They ________________ in the zoo.

16、（填空题）  Jenny can speak Chinese, and her mother can speak Chinese, too.【改】_______ Jenny _______ her mother can speak Chinese.

17、（填空题）  Mark Twain was a well - known American writer.【改】Mark Twain was ___________ his American novels and stories.

18、（填空题）  Lucy and her mother visited the zoo yesterday.【改】Lucy visited the zoo _________________ yesterday.

19、（填空题）  Jenny has learned Chinese for one year.【改】Jenny began to learn Chinese one year _______.

20、（填空题）  Jenny asked me what she should wear at the party on Saturday afternoon.【改】Jenny asked me what __________ at the party on Saturday afternoon.

21、（填空题）  Jenny studies Chinese for three hours every day.【改】It _______ Jenny three hours to study Chinese every day.

22、（填空题）  Elizabeth is too young to go to school on her own.【改】Elizabeth is not _____________ to go to school on her own.

23、（填空题）  It was Amy’s dream to visit China.【改】Amy was looking forward to _________ China.

24、（填空题）  They also asked the way to his house from the station.【改】They also asked how _________ his house from the station.

25、（填空题）  It took Tina and her family six months to build the new house.【改】Tina and her family _______ six months in building the new house.

26、（填空题）  They took a taxi to the zoo.【改】They went to the zoo _______.

27、（填空题）  It took Mrs. White 2,220,000 yuan to buy a new house.【改】It _____________Mrs. White 2,220,000 yuan for a new house.

28、（填空题）  Her dream came true when a friend invited her to join a party.【改】Her dream came true when she __________ by a friend to join a party.

29、（填空题）  Tina grew some flowers in the garden of the house.【改】Some flowers __________ by Tina in the garden of the house.

30、（填空题）  She spent 150 yuan on the pink skirt.【改】The pink skirt _______ her 150 yuan.