B2 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION EXERCISES

1 Can you understand what this paper means? sense

Can you ____________________________________ this paper?

2.- It wasn’t necessary to meet me at the airport yesterday. needn’t

You _________________________________________ me at the airport yesterday.

3.-It was unkind of you to talk to her like that. not

You __________________________________________ to her like that.

4.-I saw the film although I strongly dislike thrillers. spite

I saw the film in _____________________________________of thrillers.

5.-It’s not possible to play tennis because of the rain. makes

The rain _________________________________________to play tennis.

6.-I’ve never tasted such good food before. ever

It is the ______________________________________________tasted.

7.-Do your parents allow you to watch TV late at night? let

Do your parents _________________________________________TV late at night?

8.-”Did you write a note for Anna?” I asked my mother. she

I asked my mother __________________________________a note for Anna.

9.-He gave me the money first, and then he left. after

He left _______________________________________________the money.

10 .-I don’t find it difficult to get up early any more. used

I ____________________________________________________ up early.

11 He really likes correcting her English. Pleasure

He ________________________________________________correcting her English.

1 2 It’s not necessary to take a lot of luggage when going on holiday. much

You _________________________________________luggage when going on holiday.

13 Perhaps he hasn’t received the doctor’s results yet. may

He__________________________________. the doctor’s results yet.

34 All I want you to do is to look after my dog. care

All I want you to do is to _____________________________________my dog.

35 She was not certain about the trip.

decide

She ……could not decide….. about the trip.

36 He locked the gate so that the dog wouldn’t escape.

prevent

He locked the gate ……to prevent the dog (from).. escaping.

37 They did not like to pay extra taxes.

objected

They ……objected to paying………. extra taxes.

38 The day was so nice that we went on a picnic.

such

It was …such a nice day…. that we went on a picnic.

39 The only person I didn’t see was Jane.

except

I ………saw everyone except….. Jane.

40 She decided to visit her friend and tell her the news.

drop

She decided to …drop in on… her friend and tell her the news.

ANSWERS

1. Can you ……make sense of…… this paper?

2 You ……needn’t have met… me at the airport yesterday.

3.- You …should not have talked… to her like that.

4.- I saw the film in …spite of my strong dislike… of thrillers.

5 The rain ……makes it impossible…. to play tennis.

6.- It is the …best food I’ve ever.. tasted.

7.- Do your parents …let you watch…. TV late at night?

8 I asked my mother …whether/if she had written…. a note for Anna.

9.- He left ……after he had given me/after giving me….. the money.

10.- I ……am used to getting…. up early.

11 He …takes pleasure in.. correcting her English.

12 You …don’t need much / needn’t take much / don’t have to take much… luggage when going on holiday.

13 Perhaps he hasn’t received the doctor’s results yet.may

He ..may not have received.. the doctor’s results yet.

14 All I want you to do is to ……take care of….. my dog.

35 She was not certain about the trip.decide

She ……could not decide….. about the trip.

36 He locked the gate so that the dog wouldn’t escape.prevent

He locked the gate ……to prevent the dog (from).. escaping.

37 They did not like to pay extra taxes.objected

They ……objected to paying………. extra taxes.

38 The day was so nice that we went on a picnic.such

It was …such a nice day…. that we went on a picnic.

39 The only person I didn’t see was Jane.except

I ………saw everyone except….. Jane.

40 She decided to visit her friend and tell her the news.drop

She decided to …drop in on… her friend and tell her the news.

MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWERS:

1. REMEMBERED; 2. LATTER 3.APPEARED 4TRULY 5 SEQUEL. 6ATTRACTED 7 DEALS. 8. PARTICULARLY 9. SO

10. EXCLUDED 11. PLOT 12. REFERRING

 FCE REVISED EXAM, PAPER 3 USE OF ENGLISH, PART 1

For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Write
the correct word into the gap (you must write the whole word into the gap not just the letter A, B, C or
D). Click on the "Check" button to check your answers.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, is
best (1) for his keen social observation and as the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The (2) became a landmark in the history of American
literature.

The book first (3) in 1885. Although it has been (4) popular with young readers and taken
as a (5) to the earlier Tom Sawyer, it has also (6) the attention of serious literary critics.
Based in the mid 1800s, the novel often (7) with deeply rooted attitudes, (8) racism, of
the time.

Immediately after its publication the book became controversial and has remained (9) up to the
present. It has been (10) from the sections for children of several libraries and removed from
reading lists and school programs because of its alleged racism. However, its defenders claim that
the (11) of the book is anti-racist, (12) to its satirical nature.

1) A remembered B famous C reminded D awarded

2) A last B latter C latest D second

3) A appeared B published C sold D printed

4) A absolutely B ordinary C truly D totally

5) A story B sequel C part D follow

6) A attracted B applied C pulled D amazed

7) A describes B focuses C disapproves D deals

8) A strongly B hardly C particularly D solely

9) A such B as C that D so

10) A excluded B forbidden C extracted D misplaced

11) A plot B chapter C plan D action

D regarding

12) A showing B relating C referring