Key Word Transformations - Unit 3 Review

C1 Advanced · Key Word Transformation · Ready for C1 Advanced 4th Edition, Macmillan Education

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.

NEVER

we had never

gone

I wish ___ on holiday together because we argued all the time.

Having a holiday together was a mistake because we argued all the time.

SECRET

you had kept

my news secret

I'd rather ___ instead of telling everyone!

You were not supposed to tell anyone about my news!

PREFER

would have preferred

would prefer

to give

to have given

I ___ up sugar gradually, but my doctor told me to stop immediately.

Although I wanted to quit eating sugar gradually, my doctor told me to stop immediately.

SENSE

not for his strange

sense of

If it were ___ humour, I would find Andy quite attractive.

I would find Andy more attractive if he didn't laugh at strange things.

HAPPEN

should you

if you

if you should

happen to come

Please feel free to visit us ___ to France.

If you should ever come to France, please feel free to visit us.

PROBABLY

would probably not have

come

jumped

If their research had been more thorough, the scientists ___ to the wrong conclusion.

The most likely reason for the scientists getting the conclusion wrong is that they were not thorough enough with their research.

REQUEST

If the bank turns ___ a loan, we might have to ask your parents instead.

If the bank refuses to lend us money, we might have to ask your parents instead.

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