SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1- Could you possibly give me a hand with moving the furniture round in my room? WAS
I _______________________
me a hand with moving the furniture round in my room.
WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD
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1- pressure
2- ensure
"Negotiating a longer lunch break for the employees while increasing productivity was a W__-W____ situation for both the staff and the company."
WIN-WIN
I 1-_______ walking through Boston during a downpour, 2-______ suddenly, I saw a poem appear on the sidewalk!
1- WAS
2- WHEN
When I’d finished the four exercises, I discovered another two on the other side of the page! ONLY
I finished the four exercises _______________another two on the other side of the page!
ONLY TO DISCOVER
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3-emphasis
4-monotonous
"The school play was a R___________ S____________, with every seat filled and the audience giving a standing ovation at the end."
RESOUNDING SUCCESS
Advertising agencies have had 1-_______ do a 360-degree turnaround in the last 2-______ years on how they think about their business.
1- TO
2- FEW
1- ‘Mark, don’t let your biology results discourage you,’ the teacher said. HIMSELF
The teacher told Mark _________ by his biology results.
NOT TO LET HIMSELF BE DISCOURAGED
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5- involvement
6- loosen
"Tom was so G______________ that he believed every silly prank his friends played on him, even when they told him the school was closing early for a secret holiday."
GULLIBLE
It seems that, generally, previous generations took great pride 1- _______specialising in a single skill and it looks as if we 2- _________really limiting ourselves in the past.
1- IN
2- WERE
I definitely didn’t intend my comment to Jake to be a criticism. TOOK
Jake _____________, which I definitely hadn’t intended.
TOOK MY COMMENT AS A CRITICISM
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7- inhibition
8-posture
"The small, cozy cabin we stayed in was a F______ C_________ from the luxurious hotel we had expected, but it turned out to be just what we needed for a peaceful getaway."
A FAR CRY FROM
An actor’s life can be hard. It 1______just one audition after another, and you have to grow a 2________ skin to deal with all the rejection.
1- is
2- thick
Since last weekend I haven’t been eating so many cakes and biscuits. CUT
I _____________a lot of cakes and biscuits recently.
HAVE CUT DOWN ON EATING
So, just why do parents favour their male 1__________(SPRING)? Could it be that boys’ toys are pricier or that boys bargain harder? Whatever, there should definitely be a(n) 2_________(HAUL) in the pocket money system from now. There needs to be a(n) 3-___________(CRY) from all the girls out there: ‘Equality in pocket money!’
1- offspring
2- overhaul
3- outcry
"Even after reading three books in one week, Sarah had an I___________ D__________ for more stories, spending every free moment searching for her next great read."
INSATIABLE DESIRE
The product, which 1-______ the capacity to make computing more affordable for millions of visually impaired people, also caught the attention of companies that wanted to invest 2-________ his idea.
1- has
2- in