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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=" It's years since the telephone in the hall worked." word="OUT" beginning="The telephone in the hall " answer="has been out of order for#has been out of service for" ending=" years"]

2. [first=" George said that he had not seen today's newspaper." word="HAVING" beginning="George " " answer="denied having seen" ending=" today's newspaper."]

3. [first=" I wish I had revised more for the exam." word="LIKE" beginning="I " answer="would like to have revised#'d like to have revised" ending=" more for the exam."]

4. [first=" Mr. Trump has been offended about some comments that couldn't possibly be directed at him." word="EXCEPTION" beginning="Mr. Trump " answer="has taken exception to" ending=" some comments that couldn't possibly be directed at him."]

5. [first=" What gave her the impression that Jane was going to get a promotion?" word="LED" beginning="What was it that " answer="led her to believe" ending=" that Jane was going to get a promotion?"]

6. [first=" Tom doesn't get on with his father-in-law any more." word="FALLEN" beginning="Tom " answer="has fallen out with" ending=" his father-in-law."]

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ANSWER KEYS

 

1)    HAS BEEN OUT OF ORDER FOR/HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR
IDIOM OUT OF ORDER/OUT OF ACTION
No working correctly:
This machine is out of order.
 
2)    DENIED HAVING SEEN
VERB + PAST PARTICIPLE FORM DENY + HAVING + III FORM
To refuse to admit or accept something:
He denied having stolen the car.
 
3)    WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REVISED/'D LIKE TO HAVE REVISED
THE PERFECT INFINITY  WOULD LIKE TO + HAVE + III FORM
The perfect infinitive is used to say 'to have done'. It's formed with the infinitive of have + the past participle: 
I would like to have seen Marilyn Monroe in her heyday.
 
4)    HAS TAKEN EXCEPTION TO
IDIOM TAKE EXCEPTION TO
To dislike something because you feel annoyed or offended by it:
The old lady took exception to the bad behaviour of the children.
 
5)    LED HER TO BELIEVE
IDIOM LEAD SB TO BELIEVE
To imply something to someone; to cause someone to believe something untrue:
Did you lead her to believe that she was hired as a clerk?
 
6)    HAS FALLEN OUT WITH
PHRASAL VERB FALL OUT WITH SB
To have an argument with somebody so that you are no longer friendly with them:
I fell out with my brother last week.