Join the groups of sentences using participles and making any necessary changes in the word order.
1. I was away at the time of the disastrous floods. I could, therefore, do nothing to help with salvage work. 2. The world disappointed him. He became a monk. 3. The rescue party decided that it would be hopeless to carry out a search while the fog persisted. They put off their rescue bid until the next day. 4. He was brought up in the belief that pleasures were sinful. As a result, he now leads an ascetic life. 5. This letter was addressed to the wrong house. It never reached my friend. 6. One can allow for the fact that the orchestra was under-rehearsed. Even so, last night's concert was extremely disappointing. 7. He was very angry when his car broke down. He had had it serviced only a week before. 8. A new conception has been developed in theoretic linguistics. The conception is useful in language teaching. 9. The man lost interest in his work. He had been passed over in favour of an outsider when a senior position became vacant. 10. He had to put off buying a house. He was unable to borrow the money from any bank.

1.      Have you already been at the seaside with your family? – Yes, we have already been at  the seaside with my family.
2.      Has your brother sent you an invitation to the party? – No, he hasn`t sent me an invitation to the party.
3.      How many times have you been at your mother` house? — I have been at my mother` house only twice.
4.      Have your father ever been in car accidents? — Unfortunately, he has already been in car accidents three times.
5.      Have your family always interested in politics? – No, my family has never interested in politics. 

I did not love  my husband. He was a cold and selfish man. But I did not murder him, either. After dinner last night he said he wanted to check some business papers in his study. He would have  a meeting with his business partner Gerald the next morning.
He asked me for some tea. That was about nine o' clock. I was watching a rather exciting film, so I told Lucy to take it to him.
At quarter past nine Doctor Emerson called. I expected him to come earlier. I answered  the front door bell. Trevor noticed the time because we were shouting in his study. He and Lucy obviously were having  a serious row. So I took the Doctor into the sitting-room for a moment. Then Trevor stopped shouting. I guessed Lucy went out by the back door. Doctor Emerson went to the study. I think he wanted to persuade Trevor to go into hospital for some tests, but Trevor did not want  to go. I heard my husband shouting again several times over the next twenty minutes. He called Emerson an ignorant country doctor and later he said something like, 'There's nothing you can do!' I think Lucy came  back into the house while the doctor was still talking to Trevor. I heard  the front door bang during a moment of quiet when Trevor was not  shouting. I was tired and fed up, and went to my bedroom soon after that. My sister phoned and we were talking  for ages. Itold  her that I had decided to leave Trevor.