Free Exercises: Cambridge ESOL Exercises
Exam: FCE CAE CPE
Exercise: Multiple Choice Cloze Open Cloze Word Formation Gapped Sentences Keyword Transformation
CAE Keyword Transformation: Slip of the tongue
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
- Sorry, I didn't mean to say that! I meant to say
SLIP
It was , sorry! I meant to say
| 0 | A SLIP OF THE TONGUE |
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- You can talk to animals? Don't be ridiculous! I've never heard anything so absurd.
OFF
You can talk to animals? ! I've never heard anything so absurd. - If you revised for the test, why did you fail to get any answers correct?
COME
If you revised for the test, to get any answers correct? - I never got on with my geography teacher at school. He just told us really boring things about farming techniques for hours on end.
RAMBLED
I never got on with my geography teacher at school. He about farming techniques. - Although I love my brother dearly, he's the first to admit that he's not exactly a genius.
SHARPEST
Although I love my brother dearly, he's the first to admit that he's not the drawer. - The journey was problematic, thanks to the awful traffic conditions.
PLAIN
The journey , thanks to the awful traffic conditions. - The notion that cosmetic surgery will become the norm seems rather unrealistic to me.
FAR
The notion that cosmetic surgery will become the norm seems to me - It would be a waste of time to go to the gym after drinking alcohol.
NO
There's to the gym after drinking alcohol. - I find the prospect of crashing my car absolutely terrifying.
SHUDDER
I happen if I crashed my car.