Key Word Transformations - Unit 14

C1 Advanced · Key Word Transformation · Complete 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.

HOLDING

well be holding Katya up

be holding Katya up

well be holding up Katya

be holding up Katya

is

What may ___ the heavy traffic.

It’s possible that the heavy traffic is delaying Katya.

NOT

was not until lunchtime

wasn't until lunchtime

was not until lunch time

wasn't until lunch time

that

It ___ Franz got to the office.

Franz didn’t get to the office until lunchtime.

DOES

does behave

even worse

My little brother is often naughty, but he ___ when he’s tired.

While my little brother is often naughty, he is even more badly behaved when he’s tired.

INTELLIGENT

Pat is astonishingly

intelligent

That ___ is something that no one would ever question.

No one would ever question whether or not Pat possesses an astonishing intelligence.

LOVE

is his love of

is his love for

the outdoors

being outdoors

It ___ that has inspired Tim to take up landscape photography.

Tim has taken up landscape photography, mainly because he loves to be outdoors so much.

CAUSED

might have caused

may have caused

could have caused

caused the fire may

caused the fire might

caused the fire could

the fire was

have been

What ___ a cheap power supply left on overnight.

A cheap power supply left on overnight might have been to blame for the fire.

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