CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH examinations / PROFICIENCY EXAM / CPE / USE OF ENGLISH / Key word transformations

 

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=" She woke up very early this morning." word="CRACK" beginning="She got " answer="up at the crack of dawn" ending=" this morning."]

2. [first=" My attitude towards Diana changed when I learnt the truth about what had happened." word="LIGHT" beginning="I " " answer="saw Diana in a new light" ending=" after I learnt the truth about what had happened."]

3. [first=" The boss thinks the chief accoutant stole the documents." word="SUSPECTED" beginning="The chief accountant " answer="is suspected by the boss of stealing" ending=" the documents."]

4. [first=" It looks as if the burglars escaped in a red Volkswagen." word="GETAWAY" beginning="The burglars may " answer="have made their getaway" ending=" in a red Volkswagen."]

5. [first=" The hotel wasn't as good as she thought it would be." word="LIVE" beginning="The hotel " answer="didn't live up to her#did not live up to her" ending=" expectations."]

6. [first=" When she heard the news of her father's death, she found herself crying." word="TEARS" beginning="She found " answer="herself moved to tears#that she was moved to tears" ending=" by the news of her father's death."]

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ANSWER KEYS

 

1)    UP AT THE CRACK OF DAWN
IDIOM AT THE CRACK OF DAWN
Very early in the morning:
She has to get up at the crack of dawn.
 
2)    SAW DIANA IN A NEW LIGHT
PHRASE SEE SOMEBODY IN A ... LIGHT
Used for talking about people's opinion of a particular person or thing:
It was an incident that made me see him in a completely different light.
 
3)    IS SUSPECTED BY THE BOSS OF STEALING
PASSIVE VOICE + (VERB + PREPOSITION) SUSPECT SB OF DOING STH
To think that something is probably true, especially something bad:
Pilcher was suspected of giving away government secrets to the enemy. 
 
4)    HAVE MADE THEIR GETAWAY
COLLOCATION MAKE ONE'S GETAWAY
To escape after committing a crime:
The thugs made their getaway in a souped-up Sherman tank. 
 
5)    DIDN'T LIVE UP TO HER | DID NOT LIVE UP TO HER
PHRASAL VERB LIVE UP TO SOMETHING
To do as well as or be as good as other people expect you to:
He failed to live up to his parents' expectations.
 
6)    HERSELF MOVED TO TEARS | THAT SHE WAS MOVED TO TEARS
PHRASE TO BE MOVED TO TEARS
To make someone feel strong emotions, especially of sadness or sympathy:
Grown men were moved to tears at the horrific scenes.