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CPE SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 4 - KEY
nothing more annoying than people
are thought to have been introduced to put his success down to
has a high consumption of coffee
can(could) have failed to notice (so) (as) far as to reveal could not have been more 14 lOMoARcPSD|47207367 CPE CAM 5 15 lOMoARcPSD|47207367 CPE ESSENTIALS 16 lOMoARcPSD|47207367
CPE PRACTICE TESTS - MARK HARRISON 17 lOMoARcPSD|47207367 18 lOMoARcPSD|47207367 CPE CAM 1 19 lOMoARcPSD|47207367 EXERCISE 5
- no (previous) time (before) has the present government (ever)
- seems to be (rather/somewhat) lacking (in) clarity - not to take sides
- to meet a more generous person than
OR anyone who is more generous than
(anyone/anybody/someone/somebody)
- hesitate in the slightest when it came to (when.../ before/about) - (had) never crossed my mind
- (the reason) why Liz (should have) departed (so) suddenly - had (finally) run out of EXERCISE 6
- as I enjoy reading there are times when (there... /at times)
- had been/was published did the president make
- been for your support I'd still be
- expressed (their) disapproval of/about (expressed/voices/made clear)
- as no surprise to me to hear about/of - should say anything about
- (completely/totally) at a (total/complete) loss to explain /understand/know/account for the reason ass to/ over the reson
- Minister's resignation resulted from
- were (completely) taken aback at/by - given a standing ovation EXERCISE 7 20 lOMoARcPSD|47207367 - matter how late it - no idea (of) what was going
- (many) hours (have passed) since I (first) joined
- any/a chance of (me) having a
(private) chance/likelihood/possibility
- look (remarkably) alike in the
- can we account for the fact that
(for the fact that/the way that the/ why the
- being driven by Paul's son at the time
- it not been for Nick's advice I would
- no point did the police (actually ever) accuse
- much deal to choose between (either of) (much/a lot/ a great) EXERCISE 8 -
is a total ban on (you/your) smoking - makes no difference to Jenny -
improvement in the way the football team played -
singled out the school library for criticism -
was held up because of unforeseen
(by/due to/owing to/on account of/as a result of) -
wasn't anything (else) (than) I could do except from (other than /but /apart from) -
without the advice of her brother while/when/on OR
without her brother advising her when/having advised -
subject to the council agreeing OR
subject to the agreement of the council -
was her trainer's foreign accent which made/was making -
does Tim get an/any/the opportunity to play EXERCISE 9 - drew our attention to -
are asked/requested to remain in their seats -
a great/good deal more skill than -
didn't go down (so/particularly / all that /very) - explanation was ever given -
resignation came as a (total complete) surprise to - on the verge of leaving -
to extend his stay at the hotel by -
didn't have any/had no intention of interrupting -
unlike him to be/ arrive/come/turn up late
OR unlike him not to be on/in time EXERCISE 10 -
(almost) no /hardly any /very little call for -
it clear (that) you have the right to -
Martina's great annoyance her son had -
no circumstances is this door (ever) to be -
is bound to have finished the/his report -
a matter of time until/before she becomes -
are/will be subject to delay(s) 21 lOMoARcPSD|47207367 -
is of no/little consequence to me which/what -
has declined during/over/in the past; last - to drop us a line (in order) EXERCISE 11 -
Jane's failure to reply to his invitation -
the old vase could /might (possibly) be made into - in the habit of playing - the height of his success -
the (vast) majority of (the) students Shula makes -
impressed by/at/with (just) how skilful a
OR impressed to see how skilful a -
has (always) dedicated herself to her work/job in -
come up with the/a solution OR an/the answer -
to Henrik's delight, he was selected OR
to the delight of Henrik, he was selected -
want to leave anything to chance EXERCISE 12 -
purpose in calling a/the meeting was -
as/through it seems/appears the composer lacks any - never occurred to me to ask - how hard I tried - in the light of (the) new -
a sharp rise/increase in the cost/price of -
waited for John to finish eating his meal before - yourself be/get taken in by -
(that) there is/are no dramatic change in/to - to come to terms with EXERCISE 13 -
has (got) no intention of (ever) visiting -
was led/given to believe (that) -
Selena know/realise/suspect how difficult/hard it will be to -
made an immediate/instant impression on/upon - put me at (my) ease with -
was no vegetation whatsoever (growing) in -
no cicumstances will/shall we ever do business - came to the conclusion (that) -
was in no mood for going out/to go out OR wasn't/was not in the/a/any mood -
was taken aback by the news of the EXERCISE 14 -
did with her money was no concern -
was on the point of leaving (the office) -
sooner had I got in (to) my car than -
took (absolutely) no notice (what(so)ever) of -
not the first time (that) Sally has run -
better known as a writer (of books) -
has been brought to my attention 22