Key word transformation

1. I suggested that we should save up some money.

(about)

“How…………………………………………………..……… some money?”, I said.

2. I think you should solve the mysterious case.

(would)

If …………………………………………………………..…………… the mysterious case.

3. She didn’t have enough luck to find the treasure.

(enough)

She……………………………………………………………….. to win the treasure.

4. This product cost too much money which I didn’t have.

(afford)

I………………………………………………………………… this product.

5. You shouldn’t accept so much responsibility.

(not)

The psychologist advised………………………………………………………. so much responsibility.

6. They learned that they would get an award for their poetry book.

(awarded)

They learned that they………………………………..………….…for their poetry book.

7. We paid an architect to design our house two years ago.

(had)

We ………………………………………………………….………………. two years ago.

8. What a pity, there are no more hats on sale.

(wish)

I …………………………………………………….…………………..on sale.

9. I didn’t have the chance to help them, what a shame!

(wish)

I …………………………………………………….………………. help them.

10. The detectives were searching the location of the crime scene.

(being)

The location……………………………………………….………. by the detectives.

Tenses/verb forms

James Sarfield……………………………….(know) for………………….(be) a great magician and escapist . One

day, while he………………….....(perform) , he……………………(have) an accident. Before that terrible day,
he………….. …………(rehearse) his tricks many times. In fact, he………………….………….(practise) them
for hours and hours. But apparently, the day of the accident there…..............(be) something wrong
with one of his devices while performing. As he was trying …………….…….(get) rid of some chains
around his neck and arms underwater, one of the chains………………….…(get) stuck and he
almost…………….. …..(drown). After...................................(be) under the water for more than three
minutes, he ………………..……(pass) out.

Fortunately, a rescue team helped him…………….(go) out. Despite the fear of that moment,
he……………….(continue) with his job for many more years, until in 2018 he…………………….(find) dead
in his house at the age of 78, for natural causes.

……………………..(do) this kind of performances is really dangerous, even for trained people. That’s
why they should never……………………...….(do) at home.

Multiple choice cloze

An earthquake is the 1)…………. of the surface of Earth resulting from a 2)………..

release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes 3)
 …………… very frequently in some areas and they can have a wide 4)……….. in
intensity, from those that are so 5)…………. that they cannot be felt, to those violent
6)……………. to propel objects and people into the air, 7)……………. critical
infrastructure, and wreak destruction across 8)…………….. cities.

1. a) shaking b) moving c)shivering d)trembling

2. a) new b) sudden c) known d) ancient
3. a) take b) start c) happen d) occur
4. a) height b) kind c) range d) feature
5. a) weak b) strong c) remarkable d) silent
6. a) also b)too c) plus d)enough
7. a) harm b) hurt c) damage d) develop
8. a) complete b) entire c) whole d) full