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PASSIVE
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
WORD FORMATION
LYRICS
FILMS
100
People think that an apple a day is good for you. An apple a day ........... for you
An apple a day IS THOUGHT TO BE GOOD for you
100
Mary, what do you think you would do if you won the lottery? SUPPOSING Mary, .......................................... what would you do?
Mary, SUPPOSING YOU WON THE LOTTERY. what would you do?
100
I have had an __________ fear of bananas ever since I was a kid. (ration)
IRRATIONAL
100
I've paid my dues. Time after time. I've 1, ............. my sentence. But 2. ............. no crime. And bad 3. ............ ‒ I've made a few. I've had my 4. ............... of sand kicked in my face But I've 5. ............. through.
I've paid my dues Time after time. I've DONE my sentence But COMMITTED no crime. And bad MISTAKES ‒ I've made a few. I've had my SHARE of sand kicked in my face But I've COME through.
100
MIN 0:57 Frank: Don't I buy ................. you want? A bicycle — you get a bicycle. A car. Jim: You buy me many things. Frank: Well, not just buy. We give you love and ........, don't we? Well, then, what is it? Was it because we went to that party? Well, you know what kind of .............. brawls those kind of parties turn into. It's not a place for ......... Carol: [to Frank] A minute ago you said you didn't care if he drinks. Mrs. Stark: He said a ........... drink. Jim: You're tearing me apart!
MIN 0:57 Frank: Don't I buy EVERYTHING you want? A bicycle — you get a bicycle. A car. Jim: You buy me many things. Frank: Well, not just buy. We give you love and AFFECTION, don't we? Well, then, what is it? Was it because we went to that party? Well, you know what kind of DRUNKEN brawls those kind of parties turn into. It's not a place for KIDS Carol: [to Frank] A minute ago you said you didn't care if he drinks. Mrs. Stark: He said a LITTLE drink. Jim: You're tearing me apart!
200
The mechanics are repairing John's car. John is ................................
John is HAVING HIS CAR REPAIRED.
200
It really would best if you reported it to the police right away. BETTER You really ...................................... to the police right away.
You really HAD BETTER REPORT IT to the police right away.
200
If you go walking around the factory, ensure you have ..................... clothing on. (protect)
PROTECTIVE
200
I walked across an ................... land. I knew the .................. like the back of my hand. I felt the ................. beneath my feet. Sat by the river, and it made me complete. Oh, ................. thing, where have you gone? I'm getting old, and I need something to ............. on
I walked across an EMPTY land I knew the PATHWAY like the back of my hand I felt the EARTH beneath my feet Sat by the river, and it made me complete Oh, SIMPLE thing, where have you gone? I'm getting old, and I need something to RELY on
200
I don't know who you are. I don't know what you ............. If you are looking for ..................., I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very ............. set of skills, skills I have .............. over a very long .............. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my ............. go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not .............. you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will ........... you.
I don't know who you are. I don't know what you WANT If you are looking for RANSOM, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very PARTICULAR set of skills, skills I have ACQUIRED over a very long CAREER Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my DAUGHTER go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not PURSUE you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will KILL you.
300
Everyone says that the band is planning to go on a world tour next year.
The band IS SAID TO BE planning to go on a world tour next year.
300
He was late because of a traffic jam in the City Centre. BEEN If he hadn't got stuck in a traffic jam in the City Centre ........................late.
If he hadn't got stuck in a traffic jam in the City Centre HE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN late.
300
Be sure not to put more than three .......................... of vodka into the mix, otherwise it will be too alcoholic. (spoon)
SPOONFULS
300
Do you have the time to listen to me whine. ................. nothing and everything all at once. I am one of those ................................ fools. Neurotic to the .................... No .......................about it.
Do you have the time to listen to me whine ABOUT nothing and everything all at once I am one of those MELODRAMATIC fools Neurotic to the BONE No DOUBT about it
300
David Mills: Wait, I thought all you did was kill ............... people. John Doe: Innocent? Is that supposed to be .............? An obese man... a .............. man who could barely stand up; a man who if you saw him on the street, you'd point him out to your friends so that they could join you in mocking him; a man, who if you saw him while you were eating, you wouldn't be able to finish your .......... After him, I picked the ............. and I know you both must have been ............. thanking me for that one. This is a man who dedicated his life to making money by lying with every ............ that he could muster to keeping ............... and ................ on the streets!
David Mills: Wait, I thought all you did was kill INNOCENT people. John Doe: Innocent? Is that supposed to be FUNNY? An obese man... a DISGUSTING man who could barely stand up; a man who if you saw him on the street, you'd point him out to your friends so that they could join you in mocking him; a man, who if you saw him while you were eating, you wouldn't be able to finish your MEAL. After him, I picked the LAWYER and I know you both must have been SECRETLY thanking me for that one. This is a man who dedicated his life to making money by lying with every BREATH that he could muster to keeping MURDERERS and RAPISTS on the streets!
400
According to the papers, the driver of the sportscar was a drunk politician. BEING According to the papers, the sportscar .................................................... a drunk politician.
According to the papers, the sportscar WAS BEING DRIVEN BY a drunk politician.
400
They decided to cancel the barbeque due to the rain. CALLED The barbeque ............................... of the rain.
The barbeque WAS CALLED OFF BECAUSE of the rain.
400
Messi is ................................ the best footballer in the world. (doubt)
UNDOUBTEDLY
400
Disarm you with a .................... And cut you like you want me to. Cut that .................. child. Inside of me and such a part of you. Ooh, the years ................ Ooh, the years ............. I ................... to be a little boy. So old in my ..................... And what I choose is my ...................
Disarm you with a SMILE And cut you like you want me to Cut that LITTLE child Inside of me and such a part of you Ooh, the years BURN Ooh, the years BURN I used to be a LITTLE boy So old in my SHOES And what I choose is my CHOICE
400
"It seems that you've been living two ................ One life, you're Thomas A. Anderson, program writer for a ................ software company. You have a social security number, pay your taxes, and you...help your ........... carry out her ................. The other life is lived in computers, where you go by the ............... alias 'Neo" and are guilty of ...................... every computer crime we have a ............ for. One of these lives has a future, and one of them does not."
"It seems that you've been living two LIVES. One life, you're Thomas A. Anderson, program writer for a RESPECTABLE software company. You have a social security number, pay your taxes, and you...help your LANDLADY carry out her GARBAGE. The other life is lived in computers, where you go by the HACKER alias 'Neo" and are guilty of VIRTUALLY every computer crime we have a LAW for. One of these lives has a future, and one of them does not."
500
Bad weather meant that the climbers could not reach the base camp. PREVENTED The climbers ........... the base camp by the bad weather.
The climbers WERE PREVENTED FROM REACHING the base camp by the bad weather.
500
It wasn't Mark that you met in the shop. CAN'T It .............................. Mark that you met in the shop.
It CAN'T HAVE BEEN Mark that you met in the shop.
500
It is highly ...................... whether he is guilty or innoncent. (debate)
DEBATABLE
500
Coming out of my .................. And I've been doing just fine. Gotta gotta be down. Because I want it all. It ................. out with a kiss. How did it .............. up like this. It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss. Now I'm falling .................. And she's calling a .................
Coming out of my CAGE And I've been doing just fine Gotta gotta be down Because I want it all It STARTED out with a kiss How did it END up like this It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss Now I'm falling ASLEEP And she's calling a CAB
500
Hannibal Lecter: Quid pro quo. I tell you things, you tell me things. Not about this case, ............. About yourself. Quid pro quo. Yes or no? Hannibal Lecter: Yes or no, Clarice? Poor little Catherine is waiting. Clarice Starling: Go, doctor. Hannibal Lecter: What's your worst memory of childhood? Clarice Starling: The ................. of my father. Hannibal Lecter: Tell me. Don't lie, or I'll know. Clarice Starling: He was a ............. marshal one night he surprised two ................., coming out the back of a ......................... They shot him. Hannibal Lecter: Was he killed outright? Clarice Starling: No. He was strong, he .............. almost a month. My mother - died when I was very young, so my father had become - the .............. world to me... After he left me, I had nothing. I was ten years old.
Hannibal Lecter: Quid pro quo. I tell you things, you tell me things. Not about this case, THOUGH. About yourself. Quid pro quo. Yes or no? Hannibal Lecter: Yes or no, Clarice? Poor little Catherine is WAITING. Clarice Starling: Go, doctor. Hannibal Lecter: What's your worst memory of childhood? Clarice Starling: The DEATH of my father. Hannibal Lecter: Tell me. Don't lie, or I'll know. Clarice Starling: He was a TOWN marshal... one night he surprised two BURGLARS, coming out the back of a DRUGSTORE. They shot him. Hannibal Lecter: Was he killed outright? Clarice Starling: No. He was strong, he LASTED almost a month. My mother - died when I was very young, so my father had become - the WHOLE world to me... After he left me, I had nothing. I was ten years old.