USE OF ENGLISH: Paper 3, Part 4

Use of English: Paper 3, Part 4

 

Complete the second sentences with three to eight words so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.

                  

1- We sometimes argue, but I get on well with him most of the time.

usually

Despite …………………………………………………………….......... get on well with him.

 

2- My friends are the most important thing in my life.

mean

My friends …………………………………………………………….......... else.

 

3- I only just managed to win the race.

close

I won the race, …………………………………………………………….......... thing.

 

4- There’s been a great improvement in Hannah’s relationship with her sister.

leaps

Hannah’s relationship with her sister …………………………………………………………….......... bounds.

 

5- That is the most outrageous suggestion I’ve ever heard!

outrageous

I’ve …………………………………………………………….......... life.

 

6- No-one could deny that he had won all the international competitions.

undisputed

He was …………………………………………………………….......... world.

 

7- The music was so loud that she couldn’t understand what he was saying.

make

She couldn’t …………………………………………………………….......... the loud music.

 

8- The opinion of the parents often has less effect on children as they grow older.

parental

As children grow older, …………………………………………………………….......... to decline.

 

9- It would have been a disaster for him to be made responsible.

put

If he …………………………………………………………….......... would have been serious consequences.

 

10- I think it would be better to get on as fast as possible.

much

I’d prefer us …………………………………………………………….......... progress as we can.

 

11- I wish he would learn to make his own breakfast.

high

It’s …………………………………………………………….......... for himself.

 

12- If only I had travelled more widely when I had the chance.

taken

I wish …………………………………………………………….......... more widely.

 

13- I feel I must say how worried I am about the proposed changes.

concern

I wish …………………………………………………………….......... over the proposed changes.

 

14- She thinks it would be better if he discovered the answer for himself.

found

She’d prefer …………………………………………………………….......... for himself.

 

15- I’d be happier if you kept it a secret.

rather

I’d …………………………………………………………….......... anyone.

 

16- I’d prefer to be given the chance to work with other people.

allowed

I think it would be better …………………………………………………………….......... a team.

 

KEY

1- Despite (our) occasional arguments, I usually get on well with him.

2- My friends mean more to me than anything else.

3- I won the race, but it was a close thing.

4- Hana’s relationship with her sister has improved by leaps and bounds.

5- I’ve never heard such an outrageous suggestion in my life!

6- He was the undisputed champion of the world.

7- She couldn’t make out what he was saying above the loud music.

8- As children grow older, parental influence tends to decline.

9- If he had been put in charge, there would have been serious consequences.

10- I’d prefer us to make as much progress as we can.

11- It’s high time he learned he learned to make breakfast for himself.

12- I wish I had taken the chance to travel more widely.

13- I wish to express/voice my concern over the proposed changes.

14- She’d prefer it if he found the answer for himself.

15- I’d rather you didn’t tell anyone.

16- think it would be better if I were/was allowed to work in a team.

 

 

 

GLOSSARY:

 

- by/in leaps and bounds: (idiom) If someone or something gets better by/in leaps and bounds, they improve very quickly. E.g.: Her Spanish has come on (= improved) in leaps and bounds this year.

- get on: (phrasal verb) to manage or deal with a situation, especially successfully: How are you getting on in your new home? We're getting on quite well with the decorating.

- make sth/sb out: (phrasal verb) to deal with a situation, usually in a successful way. E.g.: How is Frances making out in her new job? The business made out better than expected and profits were slightly up.

- outrageous: (adj) shocking and morally unacceptable. E.g.: The judge criticized the "outrageous greed" of some of the bankers. [+ that] It is outrageous that these buildings remain empty while thousands of people have no homes. These prices are just outrageous (= much too high). describes something or someone that is shocking because they are unusual or strange: outrageous clothes/behaviour an outrageous character.

 

REFERENCES:

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press. Available on < http://dictionary.cambridge.org/>

NEWBROOK, Jacky; WILSON, Judith. New Proficiency Gold coursebook. (new edition for the rvised CPE exam). Longman, 2005.