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=" Surely Wendy likes it when her family make a fuss of her." word="BEING" beginning="Surely Wendy likes " answer="being made a fuss of" ending=" by her family."]

2. [first=" We watched horror films but we wished we had watched comedies." word="SOONER" beginning="We " " answer="would sooner have watched comedies than#'d sooner have watched comedies than" ending=" horror films."]

3. [first=" Everybody knows that Betsy interferes in other people's matters." word="POKE" beginning="Betsy " answer="is known to poke her nose into" ending=" other people's matters."]

4. [first=" Alex bought the old building because he wanted to convert it into holiday homes." word="VIEW" beginning="Alex bought the old building " answer="with a view to converting" ending=" it into holiday homes."]

5. [first=" You have to take into account the building's surroundings." word="PROVISION" beginning="You have to " answer="make provision for" ending=" the building's surroundings."]

6. [first=" Peterson was the person who sparked my interest in science." word="GOT" beginning="It " answer="was Peterson who got me interested in#was Peterson that got me interested in" ending=" science."]

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ANSWER KEYS

 

1)    BEING MADE A FUSS OF
PASSIVE VOICE + PHRASE (BEING + PAST PARTICIPLE) + MAKE A FUSS OF
MAKE A FUSS OF STH => to give a person a lot of attention to show that you love them:
They made a great fuss of the baby.

 
2)    WOULD SOONER ('D SOONER) HAVE WATCHED COMEDIES THAN
PREFERENCES WOULD SOONER + PERFECT INFINITIVE
WOULD SOONER + PERFECT INFINITIVE => expresses preferences about the past:
She'd sooner have walked, but she went by bus as it was raining.

 
3)    IS KNOWN TO POKE HER NOSE INTO
PASSIVE VOICE + IDIOM (SUBJECT + IS + KNOWN + TO) + (POKE YOUR NOSE INTO STH)
POKE YOUR NOSE INTO STH => to show too much interest in things that are someone's private business:
He's always poking his nose into other people's business.

 
4)    WITH A VIEW TO CONVERTING
IDIOM WITH A VIEW TO + GERUND
With the intention or hope of doing something:
They have reorganized the department with a view to making it more efficient.

 
5)    MAKE PROVISION FOR
PHRASE MAKE PROVISION FOR
Preparations that you make for something that might happen in the future:
Mr Johnson asked if it had ever occurred to her to make provision for her own pension.

 
6)    WAS PETERSON WHO/THAT GOT ME INTERESTED IN
CLEFT SENTENCE + PHRASE (IT + BE + WHO/THAT) + GET SB INTERESTED IN STH
GET SB INTERESTED IN STH => to make someone want to know about or take part in something:
I do not know what got me interested in technology.