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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 they got to Texas, they settled successfully and built a life." word="ROOTS" beginning="When they arrived " answer="in Texas, they put down roots" ending=" and built a life."] 

2. [first=" He had to do it, which was a shame." word="ONLY" beginning="If " " answer="only he hadn't had to do#only he had not had to do" ending=" it."]

3. [first=" No matter what you do, I intend to leave Britain." word="WHATEVER" beginning="I have " answer="every intention of leaving Britain, whatever" ending=" you do"]

4. [first=" She remembered she had forgotten to buy any butter after she arrived home." word="REMEMBER" beginning="Only " answer="after she had arrived home did she remember#after she'd arrived home did she remember" ending=" she had forgotten to buy any butter."]

5. [first=" Bruce isn't good at languages." word="FLAIR" beginning="Bruce " answer="doesn't have a flair for#does not have a flair for" ending=" languages."] 

6. [first=" You stand a very good chance of getting the job." word="ODDS" beginning="The " answer="odds are that you will get#odds are that you'll get" ending=" the job."]

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ANSWER KEYS

 

1)    IN TEXAS, THEY PUT DOWN ROOTS
(VERB + PREPOSITION) + IDIOM ARRIVE IN + PUT DOWN ROOTS
PUT DOWN ROOTS => to settle and live in one place:
I didn't want to move away now I'd put down roots.
 
2)    ONLY HE HADN'T (HAD NOT) HAD TO DO
UNREAL PAST IF ONLY + PAST PERFECT
IF ONLY + PAST PERFECT => used to express regret that something happened or did not happen in the past:
If only I had met her yesterday!
 
3)    EVERY INTENTION OF LEAVING BRITAIN, WHATEVER
PHRASE + ADVERB (HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF) + WHATEVER
HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF DOING STH => really intend to do it:
I had every intention of phoning him yesterday, but I just didn't get a chance.
 
4)    AFTER SHE HAD (SHE'D) ARRIVED HOME DID SHE REMEMBER
ONLY AFTER + INVERSION ONLY AFTER ... DID ...
Inversion can occur after a clause beginning ONLY AFTER/ONLY WHEN/ONLY IF:
Only after you have finished your homework can you play computer games.
 
5)    DOESN'T (DOES NOT) HAVE A FLAIR FOR
PHRASE HAVE A FLAIR FOR STH
Have a natural ability to do something very well:
She has a flair for the dramatic.
 
6)    ODDS ARE THAT YOU WILL (YOU'LL) GET
PHRASE THE ODDS ARE THAT ...
The degree to which something is likely to happen:
The odds are that he will commit the same crime again.