Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words.

In spite of her poor memory, the old woman told interesting stories to the children.

It isn’t quite ........ that he will be present at the meeting.

My wife had never been to Hue, __________?

Tony was totally opposed, but if you give him some time to think about what you said, I'm sure he will __________ to your point of view.

London is the city ________I have visited several times.

I have accustomed myself to getting up very early.

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

You must concentrate on your work more.

Other oceans in the world aren’t as large as the Pacific one.

Please do not smoke in this area of the restaurant.

The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.

Find the mistake in the sentence

He didn’t get the job despite of his experience in the field.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence

I’m sorry I didn’t look at the hotel room before I booked it.

=> I regret ____________ the hotel room before I booked it.

I was already fed up with the job, but when the boss walked into my office and told me he expected me to work overtime; that was the ______.

Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.

Find the mistake in the sentence

The professor had already given the homework assignment when he had remembered that Monday was a holiday.