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 high enough to pay for all the books I need

My income is not 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

is looking forward to

was 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 lots of danger

in danger because she was

in danger of falling

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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 think badly of someone because of some fault or event

to support someone because of something they did

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

to host someone

to go behind someone and push them

to help/support someone

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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 ignore something

to vomit

to mention something

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

to arrive somewhere

to finally do something

to avoid doing something

to only eat out

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

to reduce the amount you do something

to stop a habit

to stop doing something

to do something more

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Children grow up quickly nowadays.

act immature

act childish

become mature

become an adult

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

forget something you don't know

look for a piece of information

ignore something you don't know the answer to

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

brought

took

turned

came

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

turned

gave

kept

took

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

end

keep

back

bring

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