Saturday, March 7, 2009

FCE key word transformation practice 4

1. It looks as if she has been crying for hours.

seems She ...............................................................for hours.

2. He didn't make any mistakes.

avoided He ......................................................................mistakes.

3. We haven't been to the beach for weeks.

since It's weeks ...........................................................................the beach.

4. The professor said that his assistant had given away the secret formula.

accused The professor ............................................away the secret formula.

5. How long have you been studying French?

did When .....................................................French?

6. They are too young to stay out late.

enough They .....................................to stay out late.

7. She doesn't see some of her friends any more.

touch She has .........................................some of her friends.

8. Car workers have refused to work for two days.

strike Car workers .............................................two days.

9. You don't seem to realise the risk involved.

aware You don't seem to .................................................the risk involved.

10. You have access to every file except the red one.

only The ..................................................have access to is the red one.

11. They say a multinational company owns this mine.

said The mine ..............................................by a multinational company.

12. It's not necessary to fax this today.

need There's .......................................................................this today.

13. He took five minutes to fix the tap.

him It .........................................................to fix the tap.

14. He felt happy after getting his results.

mood He ................................................... after getting his results.

15. You should remove this old settee.

rid You should .................................................this old settee.

16. The school closes for the holidays on December 23rd.

breaks The .................................................the holidays on December 23rd.

17. The detective is going to investigate the murder.

look The detective .................................................................the murder.

18. It's the nicest gift I've ever been given.

such I've ..............................................................................nice gift.

19. Perhaps they went the wrong way and got lost.

may They ......................................................the wrong way and got lost.

20. I don't want to lend him any money.

rather I .................................................................him any money.

21. I'm sure they didn't plan this.

have They ......................................................this.

22. It was wrong of you to insult him.

have You ...............................................................................him.

23. There aren't any cakes left.

no There ....................................................................................left.

24. I'm sure he knew all the details.

known He .....................................................................all the details.

25. The plane left the ground at 10 o'clock sharp.

took The ................................................................at 10 o'clock sharp.

26. It's very difficult to raise a child alone.

bring It's............................................................a child alone.

27. It wasn't necessary for you to come so early.

needn't You ...............................................................so early.

28. Is it possible that he will win the race?

likely Is .........................................................................the race?

29. He guarded the luggage while I bought the tickets.

eye He ..........................................................................the luggage while I bought the tickets.

30. Your coat is like mine.

similar Your coat ................................................................mine.

31. Bertha is the best cook of all.

other No ................................................................as Bertha is.

32. Bill has read the same number of books as Jim.

many Jim has read ............................................................Bill has.

33. Playing tennis is much more tiring than playing golf.

less Playing golf ...............................................................playing tennis.

34. They started their journey early in the morning.

set They.....................................................................early in the morning.

35. Jill's parents supported her when she failed her exams.

stood Jill's parents ........................................................... she failed her exams.

36. Pat's hair has just been dyed by the hairdresser.

dyed Pat has ....................................................................by the hairdresser.

37. She woke up early because she wanted to catch the 5.30 train.

order She woke up early ....................................................................the 5.30 train.

38. Did you get the electrician to have a look at the fridge ?

looked Did you ...................................................... by the electrician?

39. I met an old friend quite unexpectedly this morning.

ran I ..................................................................this morning.

40. It was raining heavily all day yesterday.

rain It .............................................................all day yesterday.

41. It's possible that he won't stay any longer.

may He..............................................................any longer.

42. People say he was dismissed last week.

have He ...................................dismissed last week.

43. He becomes angry whenever people call him by his nickname.

temper He ................................whenever people call him by his nickname.

44. It was such an exciting film that we saw it twice.

so The .............................................we saw it twice.

45. We were warned to beware of wild animals.

look We were warned to ..............................wild animals.

46. I only managed to see the driver for a second.

glimpse I only ..........................................................................the driver.

47. He didn't run fast enough to catch the bus.

too He ......................................................... to catch the bus.

48. They don't allow smoking in this area.

people They don't ............................................................... in this area.

49. The coffee machine has stopped working again.

order The coffee machine ....................................................again.

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