Key word transformation
I don't weigh as much as I did when last saw you.
LOST
I ____________ I last saw you.
have lost weight since
A study published by a team of ___________ (SCIENCE), led by Dr Marco Springmann of the University of Oxford, warns of the dangers of our diet for the planet.
Scientists
Sitting for lengthy periods at your desk may cause your shoulders, neck and upper back to become _______, and you are likely to become increasingly unproductive as your concentration begins to wander.
Tough. Hurtful. Stiff. Intense
Stiff
He'll have no ____________doing it.
( It will be easy for him to do)
Difficulty in
I wish you _________(not eat) with your mouth open. It's rude!
wouldn't eat
It's a pity we don't live nearer the school.
CLOSER
I wish we ___________ the school.
lived closer to
It also brings about deforestation and the ________(LOSE) of freshwater sources.
Loss
You should, therefore, __________ of spending too long in front of your computer without taking breaks.
Beware. Avoid. Discourage. Care
Beware
2 There's not much ________ him doing it.
(He's very unlikely to do it.)
chance of
If only people ________(listen) to my advice. They never do!
Listened
My parents would prefer me not to wear jeans to the wedding.
RATHER
My parents would _______________jeans to the wedding.
rather I did not wear
With the continued ___________ (GROW) in population, the problem will get worse, as the ________ (PRESS) on resources increases.
Growth
Pressure
Evidence suggests that a sedentary lifestyle can have a serious __________on your health. According to the World Heart Foundation, physical inactivity ________the risk of heart disease by 50%.
harm damage. effect importance
rises increases gains. grows
Effect
Increases
3 There's no ______ him doing it.
(It's senseless for him to do it.)
point in
I'd rather Max _______(not call) me when I am busy at work.
Didn't call
I really regret not accepting that part- time job offer.
WISH
I really ___________ down that part-time job offer.
wish I hadn't turned
To reduce our carbon footprint, and at the same time improve our health, the ___________ (ADVISE) of the study is that we should adopt a flexitarian diet, which is mostly vegetarian yet still allows for the ____________ (OCCASION) dish containing meat or other animal products.
Advice
Occasional
In an attempt to remedy this, you may try to keep yourself going with junk food, sweetened coffee or ________ drinks, leading to weight gain and perhaps even high blood ______.
floppy. foggy. furry. fizzy
tenseness. movement. problem. pressure
Fizzy
Pressure
We were all in _________ him doing it.
(We all wanted him to do it.)
favour of
It's time we _______ (do) some regular exercise.
Did
I'm amazed by how much he knows about wild flowers.
OF
His _________________ me.
'There'll be very few people at the meeting tomorrow,' she told Roger.
NOT
She told Roger there_____________people at the meeting the next day.
knowledge of wild flowers amazes
would not be many
A __________(FAIL) to take action, on the other hand, could have serious consequences for the planet and may lead to our __________ (ABLE) to feed ourselves in the future.
Failure
Inability
If taking time out for vigorous exercise is not a possibility, you should at least get up from your desk at regular _______to do stretching exercises or walk around. Drink ______of water too!
intervals. interruptions. stops. delays
much. full. plenty. lot
Intervals
Plenty
I have no ________ him doing it.
(I don't mind him doing it.)
Objection to
Do you wish you ________(learn) to cycle in your childhood?
Had learnt