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B2 First Reading and Use of English part 4

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    Sentence Transformations for First Certificate (B2)
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  • l wished I'd done more to help. (HAVING) l regretted ____________ more to help.
    not having done
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  • They will be selling tickets for the concert during the lunch hour. (SALE) Tickets for the concert will _____________ during the lunch hour.
    be on sale
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  • We played tennis despite the cold weather. (EVEN) We played tennis ________ cold.
    even though it was
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  • The manager had the respect of everyone in the office. (UP) Everyone in the office _________ the manager.
    looked up to
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  • No one helped Tracey with her homework yesterday. (OWN) Tracey did  __________ yesterday.
    her homework on her own
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  • My views on this subject are exactly the same as yours. (DIFFERENCE) There ___________ my views on this subject and yours.
    is no difference between
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  • María had to go away unexpectedly, so they postponed the wedding for a month. (OFF) María had to go away unexpectedly, so they _______ for a month.
    put off the wedding / put the wedding off
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  • It isn’t worth asking Philip to tidy up. (POINT) There’s ________ Philip to tidy up.
    no point asking / no point in asking
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  • I suggest phoning your aunt before turning up at her house. (YOU) l suggest ____________ your aunt before turning up at her house.
    that you phone / you phone
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  • When I tried to make changes to the school timetable, l was faced with a lot of opposition. (AGAINST) When I tried to make changes to the school timetable, l _________ a lot of opposition.
    came up against
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  • They had just started their walk when it began to pour with rain. (SET) They had just _________ their walk when it began to pour with rain.
    set off on
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  • You'll miss your plane if you don't hurry up. (UNLESS) You'll miss your plane _______ up.
    unless you hurry
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  • I really can't bear to live near the railway line any longer. (PUT) I really can‘t _______ near the railway line any longer.
    put up with living
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