EXTRA PRACTICE- MISS EMILSE SORIA

Key Word Transformations: 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.

1. Electricity is getting very expensive these days. COST

The ______________________________________________ higher and higher these days.
2. Unemployment has risen considerably over the last eighteen months and the government is
under pressure to find a solution. INCREASE
The government is under pressure due to ______________________________________________ over
the last eighteen months.
3. The minister's resignation from the government was caused by the discovery of his role in the
financial scandal.
LED
The discovery of the minister's role in the financial scandal _________________________________ the
government.
4. Oh, there you are! I didn't even know you had gone out! UNAWARE
I ______________________________________________ _ fact that you had gone out.
5. Don't get involved in this John, it has nothing to do with you. KEEP
This has nothing to do with you so _____________.
6. I really can't understand why he can't finish the project on time. BAFFLED
I am really ______________________________________________ to finish the project on time.
7. Mr. Edwards was sacked partly because of his arriving late to work. CONTRIBUTED
Mr. Edwards' constant lateness ______________________________________________ from the
company.
8. You can't just suddenly decide to go on a safari. You need to plan things very carefully. SPUR
Going on safari isn't a decision you can make ______________________________________________
moment. You need to plan things very carefully.
9. Until she passes her medical exams, she is as qualified to be a doctor as I am. MORE
Until she passes her medical exams, she ___________________________________________qualified to
be a doctor than I am.
10. It has warmed up considerably compared to yesterday. NEARLY
It is ___________________________________________ yesterday.
11. Mandy and her mother are as beautiful as each other. BIT
Mandy is ___________________________________________her mother.
12. I don’t like either candidate but Michael Jones is not quite as bad. LESSER
I don’t like either candidate but Michael Jones is the ___________________________________________
13. Not as many people attend the gym now as when it first opened. LOT
There are a ___________________________________________the gym now as when it first opened.
14. Her son thinks he’s really clever but he isn’t. HALF
Her son isn’t ___________________________________________ he thinks he is.
15. Without this new diet, Henry would never have lost so much weight. IT
Had ___________________________________________ this new diet, Henry would never have lost so
much weight.
16. Unless the plans change, we'll see you on the 19th . NO
Provided ___________________________________________the plans, we'll see you on the 19th.
17. If you applied now, there's a good chance you would get the job. APPLY
Were ___________________________________________ , there's a good chance you would get the job.
18. I didn't know about your problem so I didn't offer to help. HAVE
If I'd known about your problem, ___________________________________________ to help.
19. It could get cold at night, so take some warm clothes. IN
Take some warm clothes ___________________________________________ cold at night.
20. I'd love to travel the world if I didn't have to pay off my mortgage. HAVING
Were ___________________________________________ to pay off my mortgage, I'd love to travel the
world.
21. Ten years ago, people would have complained at seeing this film. SEEN
Had ___________________________________________, they would have complained.
22. Drivers are allowed to park here if they display a local resident permit. CONDITION
Drivers are allowed to park here ___________________________________________ they display a local
resident permit.
 23. You shouldn't tell him about my trip to China. NO
___________________________________________ tell him about my trip to China.
24. You are not going to get me to eat that! WAY
___________________________________________ going to get me to eat that!
25. I have seldom seen such a brilliant goal. SELDOM
___________________________________________such a brilliant goal.

Transformations: Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one
before it.

1. There has been universal condemnation of their threat to kill hostages.

Their threat _________________________________________________________________________
2. 'There will not be peace until free elections are held', he warned.
He warned that only _________________________________________________________________________
3. After the meeting, all the leaders refused to comment.
None _________________________________________________________________________
4. There are no tickets left for tonight's performance.
All the tickets _________________________________________________________________________
5. At the end of his speech, Mr White thanked the organisers.
Mr White ended _________________________________________________________________________
6. He just failed to break the world record.
He didn't quite_________________________________________________________________________
7. The exam results will come out in November.
We will know who_________________________________________________________________________
8. The two wings of the party are deeply divided.
There is_________________________________________________________________________
9. Who was the previous owner of the car?
Who did_________________________________________________________________________
10. Observers believe he resigned because of the economic crisis.
He is_________________________________________________________________________
11. Thomas never pays much attention to what his mother says.
Thomas doesn't ever_________________________________________________________________________
12. But for the sea temperatures being unusually high, they would never have survived.
If it hadn't been_________________________________________________________________________
13. I'm afraid I believed his story completely!
I regret to say_________________________________________________________________________
14. It's very unlikely that we will promote Ruth this year.
There is very little_________________________________________________________________________
15. Susan thinks that the colours are much too bright.
As_________________________________________________________________________
16. Students must not enter the exam late, whatever the reason might be.
Under_________________________________________________________________________
17. You must try to accept that you will never be famous!
You must_________________________________________________________________________
18. The tired soldiers marched over the hills, until finally they could go no further.
Over_________________________________________________________________________
19. The days when a house can be bought without help from the family are long gone.
Long_________________________________________________________________________
20. This will be my student's first performance in Canada.
This will be the _________________________________________________________________

Open Cloze

For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which fits each gap. Use
only one word in each gap. You can use the "?" button to get a clue but by doing so you will
lose points.

The Wondrous World of Coffee

A cup of coffee, like any (1) ... experience, can be enriched by selection and consciousness.
"No beans about it," the best coffee decisions (2) ... the ones most pleasant to one's own
palate - the selection of one's coffee is a matter of personal preference. Choosing coffee
beans can also be a perplexing experience, (3) ... there is a huge range of coffee types and
beans blends from all around the world. The final flavour and quality involves many complex
factors, beginning with the coffee seed, the beans' botanics, a wide variety of soil and climate
conditions, cultivation altitudes, and the care (4) ... in harvesting the beans. Raw green coffee
beans are then subjected (5) ... many influencing factors, including various processing,
production, and roasting, blending and brewing methods. On a global note, (6) ... many
species and varieties of coffee trees from different areas of the world also offer their own
distinctive flavours. There are more than forty-five coffee-exporting countries - all of (7) ... use
different classification systems - that supply the world with coffee beans, in sizes ranging over
sixty known species of coffee plants. No wonder coffee can involve a puzzling java jargon!
Fortunately, the world's coffee nomenclature, from mountain to market, can be
classified (8) ... simple categories. This briefly outlines the basics of bean botanics, coffee
cultivation and processing, and global classifications used by the coffee trade and coffee-
producing countries.

Female Butlers

A new breed of butlers has appeared 1…………………………………………… the scene;

increasingly, it seems 2 …………………………………………… rich and famous are turning
3………………………………………women to perform the little domestic duties of everyday life.
But while female butlers are in every 4…………………………………………… demand, they are
also in 5 …………………………………………… supply. Ivor Spencer, who runs the most traditional
of the well-known butler schools, 6…………………………………………… trained only 8 women in
21 years. Even at the more progressive butler academies, 7 ……………………………………………
as Robert Watson's Guild of Professional Butlers, fewer than one 8
…………………………………………… four trainees are female.

Butlerine Sarah Whittle says that women are in demand because they're less stuffy than men.
"We're better 9 …………………………………………… picking up on people's moods," she says.
"And we can organize several things at 10 ……………………………………………: it's in our nature
to multitask." Whittle 11 …………………………………………… expected to be smart and
professional 12 …………………………………………… duty, but she does get glamorous perks -
presents of chocolate, champagne and, on 13 ……………………………………………occasion, an
expensive pair of shoes. But the job has its downside. Hundred-hour weeks are 14
…………………………………………… uncommon, the hours are unsociable and the tasks often
15 ………………………………………… than glamorous.