Key Word Transformations - Units 11 and 12 Review

C1 Advanced · Key Word Transformation · Complete Advanced, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1-8, 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.

WOULD

not overslept, he would not

not overslept, he wouldn't

have

If Dieter had ___ missed the plane.

Dieter missed the plane because he overslept.

TIME

had arrived on

had been on

time for

If Nelson ___ his job interview, he would have got the job.

Nelson didn’t get the job because when he came to his job interview, he arrived late.

BETTER

were better, she could

have applied

Eva knows that if her computer skills ___ for the job in IT.

Eva couldn’t apply for the job in IT because she knows that her computer skills aren’t good enough.

GRATEFUL

would be grateful

would be most grateful

would be very grateful

would be extremely grateful

if you

I ___ would refund my money as soon as possible.

Could you please refund my money as soon as possible?

FOR

had not been for

hadn't been for

Bruno's advice

If it ___ , we would have gone swimming.

We would have gone swimming if Bruno hadn’t advised us not to.

PART

would not be taking

wouldn't be taking

part in

I ___ this activity if my teacher had not asked me to.

I am only participating in this activity because my teacher asked me to.

AFRAID

was not

wasn't

were not

weren't

afraid of

I wish I ___ travelling by air.

I really want not to be scared of flying anywhere in a plane.

CONTACT

had been in

had made

contact

If only you ___ with me, I would have given you a lift.

You should have sent me a message saying you’d arrived as I would have picked you up.

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