PART 4 READING AND USING OF ENGLISH FCE | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Andrew’s job is to supervise all the employees of the company. RESPONSIBLE Andrew -- all the employees of the company.

is responsible for supervising

They’ve postponed the match and it’ll be played next weekend. PUT The match --- until next weekend.

has been put off

Harry reads faster than his little sister. READER Harry - his little sister.

is a faster reader than

Thomas spoke so quickly I had difficulty understanding him. IT Thomas spoke so quickly I --- him.

found it difficult to understand

Without your help, I wouldn’t have finished the job. BEEN I wouldn’t have finished the job if --- your help.

it had not been for

During our holidays, we eat out rather than cook at home. INSTEAD During our holidays, we eat out _______________ at home.

INSTEAD OF COOKING

Everyone expects that the Olympic champion will win the next race, too. EXPECTED The Olympic champion _______________ win the next race, too.

IS EXPECTED TO

It seems certain that lightning started the forest fire. HAVE The forest fire --- by lightning.

must have been started

We phoned the restaurant, but they said booking a table wasn’t necessary. HAVE We phoned the restaurant, but they said we --- a table.

didn’t have to book

The hairdresser did Mary’s hair last Tuesday. / HAD / Mary - last Tuesday.

had her hair done

I’m never going to speak to Louis again. INTENTION I’ve got --- to Louis again.

no intention of (ever) speaking

It was our first trip to Italy so we were very excited about it. TIME It was the --- to Italy so we were very excited about it.

first time we had travelled/been

It wasn’t worth going to the market because it was closing. POINT The market was closing, so --- going there.

there was no point in

‘I’ll take you to the station if you’re ready,’ my brother said. LONG My brother said he’d take me to the station --- ready.

as/so long as I was

The firm said profits had fallen on account of the recession. FALL The firm blamed --- the recession.

the fall in profits on

People believe that poem was written about these beautiful hills. HAVE That poem ---- written about these beautiful hills.

is believed to have been

My bike needs repairing again. GET I’ll have to --- again.

get my old bike repaired

“Whose car is this?” he asked. BELONG “Who --- ?” he asked.

does this car belong to

“I didn’t steal the lady’s purse”, said the boy. DENIED The boy -- the lady’s purse.

denied stealing/having stolen

Sigourney regretted spending so much in the shops. WISHED Sigourney ---- less in the shops.

wished (that) she had/she’d spent