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1A. So that he would be able Mathew POSITIONED HIMSELF BY THE DOOR -

to leave the room quickly, SO as to be able to leave the room quickly
Mathew stood by the door.
POSITIONED

Matthew ..............................as to
be able to leave the room
quickly.

1B. I haven't been told clearly It hasn't been made CLEAR TO ME - WHAT WILL
what I'll have to do in my next BE REQUIRED OF me in my next project at work
project at work. REQUIRED.

It hasn't been
made...........................me in my
next project at work

1C. In my opinion, it was an The fact that they survived the accident was
absolute miracle that they NOTHING SHORT OF -A MIRACLE/
survived the accident. SHORT
MIRACULOUS, in my opinion.
The fact that they survived the
accident was......................, in my
opinion.

1D I tried as hard as I could to I DID EVERYTHING (WITH)IN MY POWER - TO

make sure that this problem PREVENT /STOP this problem from arising.
would not arise. POWER

I ...............................................this
problem from arising.

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 1E I don't think it was I don't think you WERE JUSTIFIED IN - MAKING
reasonable of you to SUCH A fuss about the service.
complain so much about the
service. JUSTIFIED

I don't think you

................................................fuss
about the service.

1F Laura was faced by a lot of Laura had a LOT OF PROBLEMS TO - CONTEND

problems during her WITH during her childhood.
childhood. CONTEND

Laura had a
.....................................................during
her childhood.

1G The audience suddenly All ALL OF A SUDDEN - THERE WAS LOUD

started to applaud loudly. APPLAUSE from the audience.
SUDDEN

All ...................................................
from the audience.

2A David played the main role David WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN - THE DRAFTING
when the proposal was drafted. of the proposal
INSTRUMENTAL

David
.....................................................................
of the proposal

2B If you hadn't changed the Had YOU STUCK TO/BY - WHAT WE ORIGINALLY
original agreement, everything agreed, everything would have been fine.
would have been fine. STUCK

Had
....................................................agreed,
everything would have been
fine.

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2C I think you should have I think you should SPARE A THOUGHT FOR -
more consideration for those THOSE/ (THE) PEOPLE WHOSE lives aren't as
who don't have lives as privileged as yours.
privileged as yours. SPARE

I think you should

.................................................lives
aren't as privileged as yours.

2D We decided to stay for We decided to PROLONG OUR STAY - SO

longer becasue we were so THRILLED WERE we by the place.
thrilled by the place.
PROLONG

We decided to
.................................................. we by
the place.

2E Competitors were amazed Competitors MARVELLED AT - THE

by how shrewdly he SHREWDNESS WITH which he conducted his
conducted his business business affairs.
affairs. MARVELLED

Competitors
................................................ which
he conducted his business
affairs.

2F I didn't want to give up I was loath TO ADMIT DEFEAT - WHILE THERE

while some hope of success WAS STILL/ WHILE THERE REMAINED some hope
remained. DEFEAT
of success.
I was loath .............................
some hope of success.

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 2G After a long hard journey, I After a long hard journey, my spirits ROSE /
cheered up when I saw my (WERE) LIFTED - WHEN I CAUGHT SIGHT of my
home. SIGHT
home.
After a long hard journey, my
spirits .......................................... of
my home.

2H Your attitude to life woul Regular exercise would DO WONDERS FOR - THE
dbe greatly improved by WAY YOU LOOK at life.
regular exercise. WONDERS

Regular exercise would

................................................at life.

3A If Tony hadn't interfered, there Without Tony's INTERFERENCE - EVERYTHING

would have been no problems WOULD HAVE GONE SMOOTHLY yesterday, I'm
yesterday, I'm sure. SMOOTHLY
sure.
Without Tony's
..................................................yesterday,
I'm sure.

3B I said that I thought he was I TOOK ISSUE WITH HIM ABOUT - HOW best we
wrong about the best way for should proceed.
us to proceed. ISSUE

I
........................................................best
we should proceed.

3C He didn't want to get into He didn't want to expose HIMSELF TO - THE

a position where he might POSSIBILITY OF LOSING all his money.
lose all his money.
POSSIBILITY

He didn't want to expose

.................................................all his
money.

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3D The company received an The company WAS/ WERE DELUGED WITH
enormous number of calls CALLS - IN response to the advert.
responding to the advert.
DELUGED

The company
........................................... response
to the advert.

3E The manager said that he The manager said that he had TAKEN NOTE OF
had paid atention to my MY COMPLAINTS - AND WOULD ACT
complaints and would take accordingly.
the appropriate action. NOTE

The manager said that he had

.................................................
accordingly.

3F WE'll have to make sure We'll have to keep COSTS TO A/THE MINIMUM -
that costs are as low as OR WE'LL FIND ourselves with no money left.
possible or we'll have no
money left. MINIMUM

We'll have to keep

................................................................
ourselves with no money left.

3G His behaviour at the The way HE CONDUCTED HIMSELF AT THE

conference gave him the bad CONFERENCE - (HAS) RESULTED in the bad
reputation he now has. reputaiton he now has.
CONDUCTED

The way ............................................

in the bad reputaiton he now
has.

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3 H Her work didn't meet the Her work DIDN'T/DID NOT CONFORM TO -
standards that were WHAT WERE CONSIDERED acceptable
considered appropriate. standards.
CONFORM

Her work .........................................

acceptable standards.

4A The film was so Such was THE CONTROVERSY - (THAT WAS)

controversial that it was CAUSED BY the film that it was banned in several
banned in several parts of the parts of the world.
world. CAUSED

Such was
...........................................................the
film that it was banned in
several parts of the world.

4B He had no idea what was Little DID HE KNOW/REALIZE - WHAT LAY/WAS

going to happen to him when IN STORE FOR him when he walked into that
he walked into that room. room.
STORE

Little ..........................................him
when he walked into that
room.

4C You shouldn't let trivial You shouldn't let trivial matters PREY ON
matters worry you so much. YOU/YOUR MIND - TO SUCH AN/ TO SUCH A
PREY GREAT/TO SO GREAT AN/TO THAT extent.
You shouldn't let trivial
matters
.............................................extent.

4D He became famous but it His rise TO FAME - WAS/CAME AT THE EXPENSE

cost him his privacy. EXPENSE
of his privacy.
His rise .........................................of
his privacy.

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4E I helped Ray, with the I DID RAY A FAVOUR/DID A FAVOUR FOR RAY -
result that his business AS A RESULT OF / BECAUSE OF/DUE TO which his
became successful. FAVOUR
business became successful.
I .................................................which
his business became
successful.

4F I had to wait for the The manager kept ME WAITING - FOR THE BEST
manager for almost an hour PART OF an hour before he would see me.
before he would see me.
BEST

The manager kept

................................an hour before
he would see me.

4G I'll have to consider Unless an opportunity presents ITSELF(TO ME) -

working abroad if an IN/WITHIN THE NEAR future, I'll have to consider
opportunity doesn't arise here working abroad.
soon. NEAR

Unless an opportunity
presents
.....................................future, I'll
have to consider working
abroad.

4H I wanted to make sure that I wanted to prevent ALL MY GOOD WORK -

all my good work wasn't (FROM) GOING TO WASTE in that way.
wasted in that way. WASTE

I wanted to make sure that all

my good work wasn't wasted
in that way. WASTE

I wanted to
prevent.........................................in
that way.