C1 Sentence Transformations | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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CAE Reading and Use of English Part 4

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I've been too busy to answer my emails, but 'll do it soon. / ROUND / I ____________ my emails yet, but I'll do it soon.

haven't / have not got ROUND | to answering

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The ambulance came within minutes. / MATTER / It ____________ before the ambulance came.

was a MATTER | of minutes

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Experts say that things are bound to improve. / DOUBT / Experts say there is ____________ better.

no DOUBT (that) | things will get

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Jake was the person who started my interest in collecting pottery. / GOT / It ____________ in collecting pottery.

was Jake who / that | GOT me interested

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He really wanted to impress the interviewers. / DESPERATE / He ____________ the interviewers a good impression.

was DESPERATE to | give

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Because he was injured he couldn't play in the next game. / PREVENTED / His ____________ in the next game

injury | PREVENTED him from playing

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It took some time to understand fully what happened. / WHILE / It was ____________ understood what had happened.

a WHILE | before / until / till I fully

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There's no point arguing about this small detail, in my opinion. / WORTH / This small detail ____________, in my opinion.

isn't / is not WORTH | arguing about

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If your order is delayed, we will contact you. / DELAY / Should _____________ to your order, we will contact you.

there be | a / any DELAY

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The two situations are completely different. / COMMON / The two situations don't ____________ each other.

have anything | in COMMON with

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I was amazed because there were no problems throughout the holiday. / WENT / To ___________ wrong throughout the holiday.

my amazement, | WENT wrong

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I have no intention of doing another kind of job. / DREAM / I ____________ other kind of job.

wouldn't / would not DREAM of doing | any

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I've just noticed the car has almost run out of petrol. / HARDLY / I've just noticed that ____________ left in the car.

there's / there is | HARDLY any petrol

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I didn't know that cars were so expensive in this country. / IDEA / I ____________ so much in this country.

had no IDEA (that) | cars cost

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Don't get depressed because of such a small problem. / LET / It's such a small problem that you shouldn't ____________ down.

LET it | get you

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It is reported that he is now recovering in hospital. / RECOVERY / He is reported ____________ in hospital now.

to be | making a RECOVERY

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