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For questions 1-6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given.

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1. [first=" For all his faults, she agreed to marry him." word="HAS" beginning="However " answer="many faults he has#many faults he has got" ending=" , she agreed to marry him."]

2. [first=" If I were you, I would throw this old shirt away." word="DISPOSE" beginning="If I were you " " answer="I would dispose of#I'd dispose of" ending=" this old shirt."]

3. [first=" No one expected Sarah to promote." word="CAME" beginning="Sarah's " answer="promotion came as a surprise to#promotion came as a shock to" ending=" everybody."]

4. [first=" The children did not return from the excursion until midnight." word="BEFORE" beginning="It was " answer="midnight before the children" ending=" arrived back home from the excursion."]

5. [first=" She didn't stay long at the concert as it was extremely noisy." word="SO" beginning="If " answer="there had not been so much#there hadn't been so much" ending=" noise, she could have stayed longer at the concert."]]

6. [first=" What explanation can you offer for this rapid rise in crime?" word="ACCOUNT" beginning="How can you " answer="account for" ending=" the fact that crime has rapidly rose?"]

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ANSWER KEYS

 

1)    MANY FAULTS HE HAS/MANY FAULTS HE HAS GOT
CONCESSION HOWEVER + ADVERB (ADJECTIVE)
When we use however in clauses of concession, it must be followed by an adjective or an adverb:
However hard she studies, she will never pass the exam.
 
2)    I WOULD DISPOSE OF/I'D DISPOSE OF
SECOND CONDITIONAL + PHRASAL VERB IF I WERE IN YOUR SHOES (PLACE) + DISPOSE OF
To get rid of somebody/something that you do not want or cannot keep:
I have disposed of your old coat.
 
3)    PROMOTION CAME AS A SURPRISE TO/PROMOTION CAME AS A SHOCK TO
IDIOM COME AS A SURPRISE (SHOCK) TO SOMEBODY
Happen unexpectedly:
It came as a surprise to me that the boss had been lying. 
 
4)    MIDNIGHT BEFORE THE CHILDREN
TIME CLAUSE + PHRASAL VERB GOT (COME, ARRIVE) BACK
To return to a particular place or person:
You must come back again soon.
 
5)    THERE HAD NOT BEEN SO MUCH/THERE HADN'T BEEN SO MUCH
THIRD CONDITIONAL + THERE  IF + THERE + PAST PERFECT
The third conditional is a structure used for talking about unreal situations in the past:
If there had been 10 people at the meeting how many handshakes would there have been?
 
6)    ACCOUNT FOR
PHRASAL VERB  ACCOUNT FOR + THE FACT THAT 
To give an explanation of something:
How do you account for the fact that the ball's kinetic energy has increased?