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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 eight words, including the word given.

 

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1. [first=" When he won the championship, Mark began to realise just how happy he was." word="DAWN" beginning="When he won the championship, it began " answer="to dawn on Mark" ending=" just how happy he was."]

2. [first=" She may run into additional problems if she doesn't have any proper insurance." word="PRONE" beginning="She " " answer="is prone to run into additional problems unless#'s prone to run into additional problems unless" ending=" she has any proper insurance."]

3. [first=" Mr Trump was offended by some of the comments that were made about his wife." word="EXCEPTION" beginning="Mr Trunp " answer="took exception to" ending=" some of the comments that were made about his wife."]

4. [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."]

5. [first=" Helga never really expected the venture to be a roaring success." word="OF" beginning="Helga had little " answer="expectation of the venture becoming#hope of the venture becoming" ending=" a roaring success."]

6. [first=" I'm sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt the conversation." word="INTENTION" beginning="I'm sorry, I " answer="didn't have any intention of interrupting#did not have any intention of interrupting#had no intention of interrupting" ending=" the conversation."]

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ANSWER KEYS

 

1)    TO DAWN ON MARK
PHRASAL VERB DAWN ON SOMEBODY
If something dawns on you, you realize it for the first time:
Suddenly it dawned on her that they couldn't possibly have met before.

 
2)    IS/'S PRONE TO RUN INTO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS UNLESS
ADJECTIVE AND PREPOSITION + UNLESS PRONE TO
Likely to suffer from something or to do something bad:
The coastal region is prone to earthquakes.

 
3)    TOOK EXCEPTION TO
IDIOM TAKE EXCEPTION TO SOMETHING
To object strongly to something; to be angry about something:
No one could possibly take exception to his comments.

 
4)    HOW TO DRAW THE LINE | WHERE TO DRAW THE LINE
IDIOM DRAW THE LINE BETWEEN SOMETHING AND SOMETHING
To distinguish between two closely related ideas:
Where do you draw the line between genius and madness?

 
5)    EXPECTATION OF THE VENTURE BECOMING | HOPE OF THE VENTURE BECOMING
PHRASE HAVE LITTLE EXPECTATION (HOPE) OF + GERUND 
A belief that something will happen because it is likely:
I have little expectation of cheering the team on to victory in the final.

 
6)    DIDN'T/DID NOT HAVE ANY INTENTION OF INTERRUPTING | HAD NO INTENTION OF INTERRUPTING 
PHRASE HAVE NO INTENTION OF + GERUND
A plan in your mind to do something:
She had no intention of paying me the money.