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Created by Diego Chato
over 8 years ago
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Question | Answer |
The match will be played tomorrow unless it rains - LONG - The match will be played tomorrow as ........ any rain. | The match will be played tomorrow as LONG AS THERE IS NOT any rain. [AS LONG AS : Siempre que] |
The party was so successful that most people didn't want to go home. - SUCH - The party was ............ that most people didn't want to go home. | The party was SUCH A SUCCESS that most people didn't want to go home. [SUCH before the indefinite article, A/AN] |
They missed the appointment because the train was late. - RESULT - As a ............ late, they missed the appointment. | As a RESULT OF THE TRAIN BEING late, they missed the appointment. [As a result of + noun phrase] |
Sometimes tiredness causes the machine operators to make mistakes. - BECAUSE - Sometimes mistakes ............. the tiredness of the machine operators. | Sometimes mistakes ARE MADE / HAPPEN BECAUSE OF the tiredness of the machine operators. |
"It was Pierre who left the door unlocked!" said Mary. - ACCUSED - Mary ............... the door unlocked. | Mary ACCUSED PIERRE OF LEAVING the door unlocked. [ACCUSED sb OF sth / doing sth] |
Naomi is the only person who wants to go to the cinema tonight. - NOBODY - Apart ............. interested in going to the cinema tonight. | Apart FROM NAOMI, NOBODY IS or THERE IS NOBODY interested in going to the cinema tonight. |
I am absolutely sure we will win the match tomorrow. - DOUBT - There's absolutely ............. mind that we will the match tomorrow. | There's absolutely NO DOUBT IN MY mind that we will the match tomorrow. |
I was angry when Sandra was rude to me this morning. - MADE - Sandra's rudeness ............. my temper this morning. | Sandra's rudeness MADE ME LOSE my temper this morning. |
Patrick said he would not apologise to me and just walked away. - REFUSED - Patrick ............. sorry to me and just walked away. | Patrick REFUSED TO SAY sorry to me and just walked away. [REFUSE + TO 'INFINITIVE'] |
All the trees apart from that big apple tree were blown over in the strom. - ONLY - The big apple tree was the ........... be blown over in the storm. | The big apple tree was the ONLY ONE/TREE NOT TO be blown over in the storm. |
Teachers don't earn nearly as much as lawyers. - FAR - Lawyers .................. teachers. | Lawyers EARN FAR MORE (MONEY) THAN teachers. [FAR MORE THAN: mucho más que] [AS MUCH AS: tanto como] |
I had not expected that the play would be so funny. - TURNED - The play ................... really funny. | The play TURNED OUT TO BE really funny. [La obra resultó ser muy divertida] |
Very wisely, my grandfather has decided not to drive any more. - GIVE UP - My grandfather's decision .............. is very wise. | My grandfather's decision TO GIVE UP DRIVING is very wise. [WISE: sabio, inteligente] [THE DECISION TO DO STH: la decisión de hacer algo] |
I didn't take any notice of George's behaviour. - ATTENTION - I didn't pay ............... George was behaving. | I didn't pay ATTENTION TO HOW George was behaving. |
To Alan's amazement, the passport office was closed when he arrived. - FIND - Alan .................... the passport office closed when he arrived. | Alan WAS AMAZED TO FIND the passport office closed when he arrived. |
The top shelf was so high that the children couldn't reach it. - HIGH - The top shelf was ............... the children to reach. | The top shelf was TOO HIGH FOR the children to reach. |
There's no point in asking George to help. - WORTH - It ................... George to help. | It IS NOT WORTH ASKING George to help. [BE WORTH + DOING: merecer la pena hacer] |
Matthew didn't listen to what his doctor told him. - NOTICE - Matthew took .................. advice. | Matthew took NO NOTICE OF HIS DOCTOR'S advice. |
Sheila had to finish the accounts and write several letters as well. - ADDITION - Sheila had to finish the accounts ............. several letters. | Sheila had to finish the accounts IN ADDITION TO WRITING several letters. |
Heidi stayed with a friend when she went to London. - PUT - A friend ................ when she went to London. | A friend PUT HEIDI UP when she went to London. [PUT sb UP: alojar a alguien] |
The singer dislikes people asking for his autograph in the street. - LIKE - The singer ......... people ask him for his autograph in the street. | The singer DOES NOT LIKE IT WHEN/IF people ask him for his autograph in the street. |
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