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=" Angela never knew that we were preparing a goodbye party for her." word="TIME" beginning="At " answer="no time did Agela know" ending=" that we were preparing a goodbye party for her."]
2. [first=" You are absolutely not permitted to take photographs inside the museum." word="TOTAL" beginning="There " answer="is a total ban on taking" ending=" photographs inside the museum."]
3. [first=" The mayor praised only one firefighter who was badly hurt." word="SINGLED" beginning="Only one firefighter who was badly hurt " answer="was singled out for praise" ending=" by the mayor."]
4. [first=" The girls had been in a perfect relationship before Jack appeared." word="HOUSE" beginning="The girls had been getting " answer="on like a house on fire" ending=" before Jack appeared."]
5. [first=" As far as I know, she was the only one who enjoyed the show." word="BEST" beginning="To " answer="the best of my knowledge" ending=" , she was the only one who enjoyed the show."]
6. [first=" We must all do a lot of work before we build a brand." word="DEAL" beginning="There is " answer="a great deal of work to be done" ending=" before we build a brand."]
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ANSWER KEYS
| INVERSION | AT NO TIME + AUXILIARY + SUBJECT + VERB |
| Used for emphasizing that you did not do something or that it did not happen: At no time did anybody involved speak to the press. |
| ADJECTIVE + (NOUN + PREPOSITION) | TOTAL + (BAN ON) |
| BAN ON STH => an official order that prevents something from being used or done: They lifted the ban on the drug. |
| PASSIVE VOICE + PHRASAL VERB | WAS + SINGLED OUT (FOR) |
| SINGLE OUT => to choose somebody/something from a group for special attention: His immediate superior has singled him out for a special mention. |
| IDIOM | GET ON LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE |
| To become good friends very quickly and have a lot to talk to each other about: It was hard at first but now we get on like a house on fire. |
| PHRASE | TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE |
| From the information you have, although you may not know everything: To the best of my knowledge, everyone arrived on time. |
| PHRASE + PASSIVE VOICE | A GREAT DEAL OF + TO BE DONE |
| A GREAT DEAL (OF) => a large quantity of something: It took a great deal of time and effort. |