Part 4 of the FCE 'Use of English' exam | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Sentence transformation

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I can't afford to pay for all the books I need on my income (HIGH)

My income is not high enough to pay for all the books I need

My income is high enough to pay for all the books I need

My income is high to pay for all the books I need

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Scientists say that the climate didn't use to be so warm (THAN)

Scientists say the climate is warmer than it used to be

Scientists say the climate is warm than before

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Use 'FORWARD' to complete the following sentence: Angela .......... the party next week.

is looking forward

was looking forward to

is looking forward to

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No matter how hard he tried, .......... an idea for a really original birthday present. (COME)

he couldn't come up with

he could come up with

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Her teacher warned her that she was .......... behind with her assignments. (DANGER)

in danger of falling

in danger because she was

in lots of danger

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David found it unfair that his team .......... for not scoring a goal. (AGAINST)

held it against him

not held it against him

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'to hold it against someone' means ...

to support someone because of something they did

to think badly of someone because of some fault or event

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'Don't worry, I'll back you up'

to host someone

to help/support someone

to go behind someone and push them

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'It's a very delicate situation and she feels very sensitive about it, so you mustn't bring it up'

to mention something

to ignore something

to vomit

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'No matter how hard we try to be healthy, we always end up getting takeaway'

to finally do something

to arrive somewhere

to only eat out

to avoid doing something

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'My diet was very unsuccessful despite trying to give up eating chocolate'

to stop doing something

to do something more

to reduce the amount you do something

to stop a habit

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Children grow up quickly nowadays.

become an adult

become mature

act childish

act immature

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If you don't understand something, look it up.

look for a piece of information

ignore something you don't know the answer to

forget something you don't know

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I _______ up football when I was 12 years old, and I loved it.

came

turned

took

brought

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I _______ up tennis after I broke my wrist, because it was too difficult to catch up again.

took

turned

kept

gave

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I couldn't ______ up with the work my teacher gave me - it was too difficult.

bring

keep

end

back

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