Key Word Transformations - Worksheet 2

C1 Advanced · Key Word Transformation · Cambridge Exam Booster for Advanced, 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.

DATE

John ___ the news on his commute to work.

John reads what's happening in the world on his commute to work.

FOR

If ___ that promotional campaign, sales would have been lower.

Without that promotional campaign, sales would never have been so high.

AMOUNTS

What ___ is too expensive.

When it comes down to it, it's not worth the money.

BLUE

Success ___ for the novelist.

Suddenly, the novelist became successful.

INCLINED

I'm ___ that the whole story is a hoax.

I think you may be right about the whole story being a hoax.

ISSUE

The organisers ___ of the event.

The organisers were not happy with the way the press covered the event.

SCENES

The press officer ___ the campaign.

The press officer worked secretly on the campaign.

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