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Reading and Use of English (Part 4)

Baddy kids
You must complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. You must use BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE WORDS including the word given.

1 Everyone at the kids party behaved well apart from James.

ONE
James was …………………………………………. at the kids party who didn’t behave well.

2 I only left the room for five minutes and Thomas was still able to make a mess.
MANAGED
I only left the room for five minutes and Thomas ……………………………………… to make a mess.

3 None of the children admitted breaking the chair.

RESPONSIBILITY
None of the children ……………………………………… breaking the chair.

4 Vanesa thought punishing the children was pointless and had no benefit.
POINT
Vanesa ……………………………………… of punishing the children and thought it had no benefit.

5 They didn’t let James play computer games during the week.
ALLOWED
James ………………………………………. computer games during the week.

6 “If your behaviour doesn’t improve I will have to call your parents” said the teacher.
FORCED
The teacher said she ……………………………………… to call his parents if his behaviour didn’t improve.

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Cooking At Home
You must complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. You must use BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE WORDS including the word given.

1 I always try and talk about something else when Sarah wants to talk about her cooking videos.
CHANGE
I always try and ……………………………………….. when Sarah wants to talk about her cooking videos.

2 Even though the dessert wasn’t very nice people were not brave enough to tell her.
DARE
Even though the dessert wasn’t very nice people ……………………………………… tell her.

3 I always prefer to prepare dinner by myself rather than with other people.
OWN
I always prefer to prepare dinner ……………………………………… rather than with other people.

4 Everyone said that the food was delicious except for Michael who always complains about everything.
APART
Everyone said that the food was delicious ……………………………………….. Michael who always
complains about everything.

5 “This Is the best cake I have ever eaten” said Maria.

HAD
Maria said the cake ……………………………………… ever eaten.

6 I needed to go to the shop and buy some milk so that we could make pancakes.
ORDER
I needed to go to the shop and buy some milk ……………………………………… make pancakes.

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Safari!
You must complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. You must use BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE WORDS including the word given.

1 We thought the safari would be a little bit cheaper.

SLIGHTLY
The safari was ……………………………………… than we thought it would be.

2 We assumed that the tour guide on the safari would speak English.
GRANTED
We ……………………………………… that the tour guide on the safari would speak English.

3 Watching the lions in their natural habitat was easily the best thing about the safari.
FAR
Watching the lions in their natural habitat was ……………………………………… about the safari.

4. The safari was educational as well as being a lot of fun.

NOT
The safari was ………………………………………. but was also a lot of fun.

5 We saw the hyenas just before we were going go back to the hotel.
ABOUT
We ………………………………………. to go back to the hotel when we saw the hyenas.

6 The tour guide became very angry when someone started feeding the animals.
TEMPER
The tour guide ……………………………………… when someone started feeding the animals.

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Flying First Class

You must complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. You must use BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE WORDS including the word given.

1 If we decide that we don’t want the flight, we have 48 hours to tell the airline.

MIND

If we ……………….. about the flight, we have 48 hours to tell the airline.

2 We found out it was a technical problem that delayed the flight.

TURNED

The reason the flight was delayed ………………………… a technical problem.

3 They only let us take one bag each on the plane.

ALLOWED

We ……………………….. to take one bag each on the plane.

4 It was our first time flying first class and we couldn’t wait to get on the plane.

FORWARD

It was our first time flying first class and we ………………………… getting on the plane.

5 It took us a few days to recover from the jet lag.

OVER

It took us a few days to ………………………… the jet lag.

6 The flight attendants gave us everything we wanted on the flight.

GIVEN

We ………………………… we wanted on the flight.

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