Key Word Transformations - Test 5

C1 Advanced · Key Word Transformation · Cambridge English Advanced 2, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given.

UNAWARE

parents were

parents are

unaware of

Ben's ___ his marriage to his fiancée.

Ben married his fiancée without his parents' knowledge.

COMMONLY

as is commonly

as it is commonly

as it's commonly

believed

thought

The help-desk service is not, ___ , restricted to customers who buy products from the company directly.

The help-desk service is not, as many people believe, restricted to customers who buy products from the company directly.

MOOD

in the mood

to go

for going

Jane wasn't ___ to her sister's party.

Jane didn't feel like going to her sister's party.

ELSE

somewhere else

to

My friends and I are looking for ___ live because our apartment building is being pulled down.

My friends and I are looking for alternative accommodation because our apartment building is being pulled down.

FAILED

failed to realise

failed to realize

failed to appreciate

failed to understand

the significance

the importance

Peter's colleagues ___ of the research he was doing for his PhD.

Peter's colleagues didn't realise how significant the research he was doing for his PhD was.

ANY

there any

improvement in

increase in

increase to

'Was ___ our sales figures last month, Martha?'

'Did our sales figures get better last month, Martha?'

ON

James ___ to the head of department alone.

James would only speak to the head of department alone.

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