FCE GRAMMAR TEST 2 PART 4 (USE OF ENGLISH)

For questions 35-42, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. There is an example (0).

In the exam you write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer sheet.
The gap can be filled by the words 'is your favourite', so you write:

Tip Strip

· Look at the key word. What type of word is it? What usually follows it, e.g. an infinitive, a gerund, a pronoun, a preposition, another verb, or is it part of a set phrase or phrasal verb?

· Think about other words that need to change in the new word order, e.g. an adjective may become a noun, or vice versa.

· Write your answer on the question paper and read both sentences again.

· Make sure that you haven't added any extra information.

· Make sure you haven't changed the meaning.

· Then, write only the missing words on the answer sheet.

· Check your spelling.

· Remember that contracted words count as two words, e.g. 'don't' = 'do not'.

Question 35: You need to form a comparative expression using 'as'
Question 36: What comes after this verb in reported speech - a gerund or an infinitive?
Question 39: Which multi-verb word means 'to participate'?

 

(0) IS YOUR FAVOURITE
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TEST 2: USE OF ENGLISH 4

Example:
0
What type of music do you like best?   
FAVOURITE
What ___________ type of music?


35
I expected ice-skating to be more difficult than it actually was.
NOT
Ice-skating ___________ as I expected.


36
'Leon, I think you should tell your mother the truth,' said Mary.
ADVISED
Maite ___________ his mother the truth.


37
Not many people went to see that live concert in the park.
NUMBER
Patrick is really ___________ the team's next home game.


38
Naomi hasn't seen any of her cousins for years.
SAW
It's ___________ any of her cousins.


39
How many competitors went in for the race?
PART
How many competitors ___________ the race?


40
You can borrow my new bicycle, but you must be careful with it.
LONG
You can borrow my new bicycle ___________ careful with it.


41
Melanie regretted choosing such an expensive jacket.
WISHED
Melanie ___________ a less expensive jacket.


42
Recycling old newspapers seems pointless to me.
POINT
I can't ___________ old newspapers.

35.  was not as difficult: comparative phrase with 'as'

36.  advised Leon to tell: reporting verb with infinitive

37.  a small number of people: parallel expression

38.  years since Naomi (last) saw: change of subject and tense with 'since'

39.  took part in: parallel phrasal verb

40.  as long as you are: fixed phrase with present indicative

41. (that) she had chosen: past perfect after 'wished'

42.  see the point in/of recycling: parallel expression with the noun

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