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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 is possible that Stanley had a love affair." word="LIKELY" beginning="Stanley is " answer="likely to have had" ending=" a love affair."]

2. [first=" Leo bought this big building because he wanted to open a warehouse." word="VIEW" beginning="Donald bought this big building " " answer="with a view to opening" ending=" a warehouse."]

3. [first=" His car was parked eight hundred metres away from the city centre." word="DISTANCE" beginning="His car was parked " answer="at a distance of" ending=" eight hundred metres away from the city centre."]

4. [first=" One day he's going to become a rock star." word="MATTER" beginning="It's only " answer="a matter of time until he#a matter of time before he" ending=" becomes a rock star."]

5. [first=" You must do it, which is a pity." word="HAVE" beginning="If " answer="only you didn't have to#only you did not have to" ending=" do it."]

6. [first=" Unless you have a camping permit, you can't stay overnight." word="POSSESSION" beginning="Unless " answer="you are in possession of#you're in possession of" ending=" a camping permit, you can't stay overnight."]

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ANSWER KEYS

 

1)    LIKELY TO HAVE HAD
THE PERFECT INFINITIVE 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:
He pretended to have seen the film.
 
2)    WITH A VIEW TO OPENING
IDIOM WITH A VIEW TO + GERUND
Because you are planning to do something in the future: 
They bought the boat with a view to using it for their holidays.
 
3)    AT A DISTANCE OF
FIXED PHRASE AT A DISTANCE OF
The amount of space between two places or things:
A white bear can smell blood at a distance of ten kilometres.
 
4)    A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL HE/ A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE HE
IDIOM A MATTER OF TIME
Used to say that something will definitely happen, although you are not sure when:
It's only a matter of time before they bring out their own version of the software.
 
5)    ONLY YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO/ONLY YOU DID NOT HAVE TO
UNREAL PAST IF ONLY + PAST SIMPLE
We use wish with past Tense forms (simple and continuous) to express regret about present situations:
If only I knew the answer 
 
6)    YOU ARE IN POSSESSION OF
PHRASE IN POSSESSION OF
If something is in your possession, you own it, or you have obtained it from somewhere:
He was caught in possession of drugs.