Key Word Transformations - Original 11

C1 Advanced · Key Word Transformation · Cambridge Ready original exercise

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.

SOONER

No ___ down than the lights went out.

As soon as we had sat down, the lights went out.

GRANTED

Many people take ___ because they've always had it.

Many people don't appreciate clean water because they've always had it.

VERGE

The company was ___ bankrupt when an investor saved it.

The company was about to go bankrupt when an investor saved it.

STARTED

It's high time ___ for your exams.

You should have started revising for your exams by now.

MUCH

___ like Tom, I find him exhausting.

Although I like Tom, I find him exhausting.

POINT

There's ___ with him.

It's pointless to argue with him.

SAID

The castle ___ haunted.

People say the castle is haunted.

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