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READY FOR READING AND USE OF ENGLISH PARTS 1–4
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Reading and Use of English
Part 4 Key word transformations

For questions 1–6 , complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to
D o n ’ t f o r g e t !
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.
The key word must
not be changed. 0 This house needs a lot more work before it is finished.
Any contractions DEAL
you use count as
A GREAT DEAL OF WORK TO BE DONE
There is on this house.
two words.
Journalists wouldn’t go easy on him during the press conference and the minister
1
Remember you
knew that.
should only write
HARD
the words that are
The minister knew that he during the
needed to complete
press conference.
the gap on the
answer sheet. What does the ‘he’ before the gap tell us about the structure required?
Do not write out the
What phrase, collocating with ‘hard’, means to make something difficult for someone?
full sentence.
2 It was a mystery to everybody as to why James kept moving from job to job.
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Bear in mind that in
DOWN
the exam you will
Nobody understood why James job.
not have the two
prompt questions. What phrasal verb, with ‘down’, collocates strongly with job?
What tense should the verb be in to match ‘kept moving’? Should it be positive or
negative?
3 It’s almost certain that Nico’s next opponent will win the tennis match.
STAND
Nico beating his next opponent.
What preposition often precedes an -ing verb form?
What phrase, meaning likely to be successful contains the word ‘stand’? https://english0905.com/private/
4 Julia’s manager said she shouldn’t go into the office until she had recovered from
her cold.
WEATHER
Because Julia , her manager advised
her not to come to work.
What tense should the answer be in?
What idiom, with the word ‘weather’, means to feel ill?
5 Upon arrival, we were disappointed to notice that the hotel looked nothing like the
pictures in the brochure.
BORE
Disappointingly, when we arrived at the hotel, we noticed that
that we had seen in the brochure.
Did the hotel look slightly like the pictures or not at all like the pictures?
What collocation goes with ‘bear’ to mean look like?
The staff were about to walk out when the management finally submitted to their
6
demands.
VERGE
The staff when their demands were
accepted by the management.
What tense do you need to use in the answer to match the first sentence?
What grammatically precedes and follows the noun ‘verge’?

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