CAE Sentence transformations (CAE GOLD)

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36. are thought to People think that bilingual children were 13. don´t have It isn´t necessary to call him as he already
have been disadvantaged in the past. to knows about it.
disadvantaged thought have
Bilingual You
children_________________________ ________________________________
in the past. call him as he already knows about it.
30. At no time did She never doubted that she would be able to 66. expected to Everyone expects Maura to resign at the end of
she doubt meet the challenge. hand in her the month.
time resignation HAND
__________________________________ Maura is widely ______________ at the end
that she would be able to meet the challenge. of the month.
38. attention is Nobody notices children who fail at school. 60. The first I first met Serena at a conference in Berlin.
paid to attention time I met TIME
No Serena __________________________was at a
_________________________________ conference in Berlin.
children who fail at school.
67. had started We missed the start of the concert because we
29. Barely had I I had only just got on the train when it left! by the time arrived at the venue late.
got Barely BY
__________________________________ The concert _____________ we arrived at the
on the train when it left! venue.
4. came as a My brother Sam was very surprised to be offered 26. Hardly has She´s never been in greater need of a friend
surprise to the job. she ever than now.
came been Hardly
The job offer ________________________ __________________________________
my brother Sam. in greater need of a friend.
52. can afford This holiday is within our price range, provided 65. has to be You have to pierce the plastic film first and then
this/the we don't go to the expensive restaurants in the pierced you can put the tray in the microwave oven.
holiday as/so tourist centre. before BEFORE
long Afford The plastic film _________________ the
We _____________________ as we avoid tray is placed in the microwave oven.
the expensive restaurants in the tourist centre.
48. have any My grandfather had completely forgotten that
17. chances are She´ll probably end up marrying him! recollection he phoned me last night.
she´ll chances (at all) of Recollection
The My grandfather didn't __________________
______________________________end phoning me last night.
up marrying him!
70. have gained It's possible that the burglars got into the
50. count on being The company is unable to guarantee an access to building by forcing open a fire exit.
allocated car-parking space to all employees. the building GAINED
Count The burglars may ____________ by forcing
The company's employees shouldn't open a fire exit.
______________________ allocated a car
23. have Javier and I are completely different.
parking space.
nothing in common
63. delays to all A strike by check-staff led to all flights being common I __________________________ Javier.
flights because delayed. with
BECAUSE
8. is going to Cindy intends to complain about the service in
There were __________ of a strike by check-
make a that restaurant.
in staff.
going
42. did I manage I only got my money back after weeks of Cindy
calling. _______________________________
manage complaint about the service in that restaurant.
Only after weeks of calling
______________________________ to
get my money back.
58. It was a girl A girl from my town won the silver medal. 24. Never have I I´ve not seen such a fantastic performance
from my IT seen before.
town ________________________ who won the Never
silver medal. __________________________________
such a fantastic performance before.
14. it wasn´t my When he spoke to me he agreed that I wasn´t
fault responsible. 61. never known My grandmother was the most hardworking
fault a more person I've ever known.
When he spoke to me he agreed that _____ hardworking MORE
________________ . person I've ___________________ than my
grandmother.
31. It´s high She should get him to do more housework.
time she got high 53. no chance of It's very unlikely that Martin will win the 100
__________________________________ winning metres, as he's out of training.
him to do more housework. Chance
Martin has almost
1. likely is it What are the chances of the film winning an
_____________________ the 100 metres,
that the film Oscar?
as he's out of training.
likely
How 25. No sooner I had only just arrived when he insisted on
______________________________will had I arrived going out again.
win an Oscar? than sooner
__________________________________
55. made it Paul wasn't able to leave the house all day
he insisted on going out again.
impossible because of the terrible weather.
for Impossible 2. not as Fewer people live in extended family units in
The terrible weather ___________________ common this country nowadays.
Paul to leave the house all day. common
It is ______________________________
49. made/gotten If Marc hadn't taken up politics, he might have
to live in extended family units in this country
a name for become a famous art historian.
nowadays.
Name
If Marc hadn't taken up politics, he might have 20. on behalf of I´m phoning because my son is too ill to talk to
__________________________ himself as you.
an art historian. behalf
I´m phoning
5. make any I don´t mind where we decide to go for our
_________________________my son,
difference to family holiday this year.
who is ill.
me difference
It doesn´t __________________________ 54. on the point Nadia's friend arrived just as she was about to
where we decide to go for our family holiday of leaving leave the restaurant.
this year. Point
Nadia was just
69. make any I don't mind whether we go to the seaside or
________________________ the
difference to not this year.
restaurant when her friend arrived.
me DIFFERENCE
It doesn't ________ whether we go to the 27. Only when They split up and then realized that they loved
seaside or not this year. they split up each other.
Only
21. must have She isn´t in so I assume she went to the party.
__________________________________
gone must
did they realize that they loved each other.
She _______________________________
to the party. 59. person I like I like my Aunt Emily best of all my relatives.
best of all PERSON
33. neglected You didn´t tell me that the exhibition was
The ________________my relatives is my
telling me finishing today!
Aunt Emily.
neglected
You 57. The place We stopped in an absolutely beautiful place for
________________________________ where we lunch.
the exhibition was finishing today! stopped for WHERE
_______________________________
lunch was absolutely beautiful.
56. The reason She left her husband because he cheated on her. 32. threatened not She said she wouldn´t fund my art course if I
why she left REASON to fund didn´t work harder.
__________________ her husband was threatened
because he cheated on her. She
________________________________
22. role genes We need to know how genes determine
my art course if I didn´t work harder.
play in behaviour.
determining role 51. to put up with Delia said that she would no longer tolerate her
We need to know what (any) colleagues being rude.
____________________ rudeness Put
behaviour. 'I'm not willing ____________________
from my colleagues any longer,' said Delia.
46. Seldom have I have hardly ever come across such a strange
I come man. 15. to take part in She didn´t want to join in with the singing.
across Seldom _________________ such a strange take
man. She didn´t want ______________________
the singing.
10. she must be She said she´d come round so I´m sure she´s
on her way now. 64. took it for Everyone assumed that Dennis would sell the
must granted that haunted house he inherited from his uncle.
She said she´d come round so GRANTED
____________________on her way now. People ___________ Dennis would sell the
haunted house he inherited from his uncle.
16. she must Anya didn´t come to the dinner yesterday
have been evening so perhaps she was ill. 28. Under no You must never disturb someone when they are
must circumstances sleepwalking.
Anya didn´t come to the dinner yesterday must you circumstances
evening so _______________________ ill. __________________________________
disturb someone when they are sleepwalking.
47. She would Fernanda refused to wear her sister's old dress.
not wear Not 37. under the I thought you wanted me to invite him.
Fernanda said that ___________________ impression impression
her sister's old dress. I was
_____________________________you
39. should be Everybody should learn how to speak a second
wanted me to invite him.
taught to language.
taught 68. used to find When she was at school, Sandra was
A second language the idea fascinated by the idea of hypnotism.
___________________________everybody. USED
Sandra _________ of hypnotism fascinating
62. since Robin Robin has not been back to his birthplace for
when she was at school.
last went over twenty years.
back LAST 43. was delayed A driver´s strike delayed our train.
It is over twenty years ______________ to his due to due
birthplace. Our train
____________________________ a driver
40. so what I I need a weekend away, so I booked something
´s strike.
did was on the Internet.
book did 18. was out of her She waved until the train could not be seen any
I need a weekend away sight more.
_______________________________ sight
something on the Internet. She waved until the train
___________________
12. succeeded I managed to finish the preparations in time.
in finishing succeeded 35. was said to be They said the principal was resigning in the
I _______________________________ resigning summer.
the preparations in time. be
The principal
34. that the They have decided they will publish the book
_________________________ in the
book will be this summer.
summer.
published published
It has been decided
__________________this summer.
7. wasn´t I informed about Why did nobody tell me that the match had been cancelled?
informed
Why ___________________________
the cancellation of the match?
44. What I did was take I resolved the problem by taking an extra suitcase.
take
____________________________________ an extra suitcase.
41. What I object to is I object to hanging around in airports.
What
____________________________________
hanging around in airports.
45. What worries me is that It worries me that I don´t speak another language well.
What
____________________________________ I don´t speak another language well.
6. who talked her out of Gaynor´s friends persuaded her not to get married in spring.
talked
It was Gaynor´s friends __________________getting married in spring.
11. wish he had been able to What a pity he couldn´t come.
wish
I ___________________________________
come.
19. wish I hadn´t spoken I regret speaking to him like that.
wish
I _________________________________to him like that.
9. you lend me your umbrella Could I borrow your umbrella this evening, please?
lend
Would ______________________________
this evening, please?
3. you will have much difficulty I don´t think you´ll find it hard to find Cynthia´s house.
difficulty
I don´t think _________________________ finding Cynthia´s house.