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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=" I thought she might have forgotten about our meeting so I called her." word="CASE" beginning="I called her " answer="in case she had forgotten#in case she'd forgotten" ending=" about our meeting."]

2. [first=" In my opinion she is sure to win the contest." word="CONFIDENT" beginning="I am " " answer="confident of her winning#confident that she will win" ending=" the contest."]

3. [first=" If you don't know what you're doing, you shouldn't dismantle the laptop." word="APART" beginning="Don't " answer="take the laptop apart unless" ending=" you know what you're doing."]

4. [first=" If Megan hadn't refused to work overtime, she would have got a promotion." word="FOR" beginning="Had " answer="it not been for Megan's refusal" ending=" to work overtime, she would have got a promotion."]

5. [first=" There is very little time left for him now!" word="RUNNING" beginning="He's " answer="running out of" ending=" time."]

6. [first=" Alex always has his breakfast before going to school." word="UNTIL" beginning="Alex never goes to school " answer="until he has had" ending=" his breakfast."]

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ANSWER KEYS

 

1)    IN CASE SHE HAD FORGOTTEN/IN CASE SHE'D FORGOTTEN
PHRASE IN CASE + PAST PERFECT
We use in case to talk about taking precautions, doing something because something else might happen:
In case I forget, remind me to check the tyre pressure before we load up the car. 
 
2)    CONFIDENT OF HER WINNING/CONFIDENT THAT SHE WILL WIN
ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION CONFIDENT OF
Sure that something will happen in the way that you want or expect:
The Prime Minister appeared relaxed and confident of winning an overall majority.
 
3)    TAKE THE LAPTOP APART UNLESS
PHRASAL VERB + UNLESS TAKE STH APART
To separate a machine or piece of equipment into the different parts that it is made of:
I love taking apart old machines, and then putting them together again. 
 
4)    IT NOT BEEN FOR SUE'S REFUSAL
THIRD CONDITIONAL HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR + NOUN
We use 'if it had not been for + noun' to say that one situation is dependent on another situation or on a person:
Had it not been for your help, we would have failed. 
 
5)    RUNNING OUT OF
PHRASAL VERB RUN OUT OF 
To use up or finish a supply of something:
They ran out of money and had to abandon the project.
 
6)    UNTIL HE HAS HAD
TIME CLAUSE UNTIL + PRESENT PERFECT
’Until’ introduces a time clause. Do you know which tense must be used? Check the rules for time clauses after expressions: before, after, as soon as, until, and when:
You're not going out until you've finished this.