Monday 7 November 2016

EXERCISE 2 DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM TEST: PET

EXERCISE 2                                    DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM                            TEST: PET


For questions 1– 8, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.

DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use between TWO and FIVE words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).

Example:
0             A very friendly taxi driver drove us to town.
DRIVEN
We . . . . . . WERE DRIVEN TO TOWN BY . . . . .  a very friendly driver.



1          I think Robert is too young to look after his brother.
CARE
I think Robert isn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of his brother.

2           Tomas put up a fence so that people didn´t walk on his garden.
PREVENT
Tomas put up a fence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on his garden.

3           The twins are eager to see their cousins again in the summer.
LOOKING
The twins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . their cousins again in the summer.

4           The last time Enrico saw Gloria was the day they left school.
SEEN
Enrico has . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the day they left school.

5           Luckily, we had enough glasses at the party.
RUN
Luckily, we . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . glasses at the party.

6           Nicholas finally managed to get his new video recorder to work.
SUCCEEDED
Nicholas finally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . his new video recorder to work.

7           You did not take enough care over your homework last week
OUGHT
You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . more care over your homework last week.

8           Reuben is the only person to have won the championship three times running.
NOBODY
Apart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ever won the championship three times running.

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