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

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CPE CAM 5

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CPE ESSENTIALS

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CPE PRACTICE TESTS - MARK HARRISON

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CPE CAM 1

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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

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- 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)
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 - 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

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