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Free Exercises: Cambridge ESOL Exercises

Exam: FCE CAE CPE

Exercise: Multiple Choice Cloze Open Cloze Word Formation Gapped Sentences Keyword Transformation

CAE Keyword Transformation: Skiing Accident

For questions 1-8, 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 3 and 6 words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).

Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet below.

Example

  1. I wish I hadn't gone skiing and broken my leg.
    REGRET
    I   and breaking my leg.
0 REGRET GOING SKIING
  1. After 6 months of study, we are very close to becoming fluent at English.
    BRINK
    We are   becoming fluent at English, after 6 months of study.
  2. It's extremely difficult to get into university without school qualifications, these days.
    VIRTUALLY
    It's   university without school qualifications, these days.
  3. Because of all the traffic, our journey to the airport took a very long time.
    PAINFULLY
    Our journey to the airport   , due to all the traffic.
  4. The economic crisis will be very bad for small businesses.
    SPELL
    The economic crisis   small businesses.
  5. I asked for a refund since the service in the restaurant was extremely poor..
    SO
    If the service hadn't   have asked for a refund.
  6. I would never want to leave my pet dog, Rover.
    PERSUADE
    Nothing could   my pet dog Rover.
  7. Marcus attended so few classes over the last month that he was unable to get his visa renewed.
    POOR
    Marcus's visa renewal was refused due   over the last month.
  8. I know it was a bad idea to include my telephone number on the advertisement.
    PUT
    I really oughtn't   on the advertisement.

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