CAE Sentence transformations (CAE GOLD)
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are thought to
have been
disadvantaged
People think that bilingual children were
disadvantaged in the past.
thought
Bilingual
children_________________________
in the past.
At no time did
she doubt
She never doubted that she would be able to
meet the challenge.
time
__________________________________
that she would be able to meet the challenge.
attention is
paid to
Nobody notices children who fail at school.
attention
No
_________________________________
children who fail at school.
Barely had I
got
I had only just got on the train when it left!
Barely
__________________________________
on the train when it left!
came as a
surprise to
My brother Sam was very surprised to be offered
the job.
came
The job offer ________________________
my brother Sam.
can afford
this/the
holiday as/so
long
This holiday is within our price range, provided
we don't go to the expensive restaurants in the
tourist centre.
Afford
We _____________________ as we avoid
the expensive restaurants in the tourist centre.
chances are
shell
Shell probably end up marrying him!
chances
The
______________________________end
up marrying him!
count on being
The company is unable to guarantee an
allocated car-parking space to all employees.
Count
The company's employees shouldn't
______________________ allocated a car
parking space.
delays to all
flights because
did I manage
A strike by check-staff led to all flights being
delayed.
BECAUSE
There were __________ of a strike by checkin staff.
I only got my money back after weeks of
calling.
manage
Only after weeks of calling
______________________________ to
get my money back.
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60.
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65.
48.
70.
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dont have
to
It isnt necessary to call him as he already
knows about it.
have
You
________________________________
call him as he already knows about it.
expected to
hand in her
resignation
Everyone expects Maura to resign at the end of
the month.
HAND
Maura is widely ______________ at the end
of the month.
The first
time I met
Serena
I first met Serena at a conference in Berlin.
TIME
__________________________was at a
conference in Berlin.
had started
by the time
We missed the start of the concert because we
arrived at the venue late.
BY
The concert _____________ we arrived at the
venue.
Hardly has
she ever
been
Shes never been in greater need of a friend
than now.
Hardly
__________________________________
in greater need of a friend.
has to be
pierced
before
You have to pierce the plastic film first and then
you can put the tray in the microwave oven.
BEFORE
The plastic film _________________ the
tray is placed in the microwave oven.
have any
recollection
(at all) of
My grandfather had completely forgotten that
he phoned me last night.
Recollection
My grandfather didn't __________________
phoning me last night.
have gained
access to
the building
It's possible that the burglars got into the
building by forcing open a fire exit.
GAINED
The burglars may ____________ by forcing
open a fire exit.
have
nothing in
common
with
Javier and I are completely different.
common
I __________________________ Javier.
is going to
make a
Cindy intends to complain about the service in
that restaurant.
going
Cindy
_______________________________
complaint about the service in that restaurant.
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55.
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69.
21.
33.
It was a girl
from my
town
A girl from my town won the silver medal.
IT
________________________ who won the
silver medal.
it wasnt my
fault
When he spoke to me he agreed that I wasnt
responsible.
fault
When he spoke to me he agreed that _____
________________ .
Its high
time she got
She should get him to do more housework.
high
__________________________________
him to do more housework.
likely is it
that the film
What are the chances of the film winning an
Oscar?
likely
How
______________________________will
win an Oscar?
made it
impossible
for
Paul wasn't able to leave the house all day
because of the terrible weather.
Impossible
The terrible weather ___________________
Paul to leave the house all day.
made/gotten
a name for
If Marc hadn't taken up politics, he might have
become a famous art historian.
Name
If Marc hadn't taken up politics, he might have
__________________________ himself as
an art historian.
make any
difference to
me
make any
difference to
me
must have
gone
neglected
telling me
I dont mind where we decide to go for our
family holiday this year.
difference
It doesnt __________________________
where we decide to go for our family holiday
this year.
I don't mind whether we go to the seaside or
not this year.
DIFFERENCE
It doesn't ________ whether we go to the
seaside or not this year.
She isnt in so I assume she went to the party.
must
She _______________________________
to the party.
You didnt tell me that the exhibition was
finishing today!
neglected
You
________________________________
the exhibition was finishing today!
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Never have I
seen
Ive not seen such a fantastic performance
before.
Never
__________________________________
such a fantastic performance before.
never known
a more
hardworking
person
My grandmother was the most hardworking
person I've ever known.
MORE
I've ___________________ than my
grandmother.
no chance of
winning
It's very unlikely that Martin will win the 100
metres, as he's out of training.
Chance
Martin has almost
_____________________ the 100 metres,
as he's out of training.
No sooner
had I arrived
than
I had only just arrived when he insisted on
going out again.
sooner
__________________________________
he insisted on going out again.
not as
common
Fewer people live in extended family units in
this country nowadays.
common
It is ______________________________
to live in extended family units in this country
nowadays.
on behalf of
Im phoning because my son is too ill to talk to
you.
behalf
Im phoning
_________________________my son,
who is ill.
on the point
of leaving
Nadia's friend arrived just as she was about to
leave the restaurant.
Point
Nadia was just
________________________ the
restaurant when her friend arrived.
Only when
they split up
They split up and then realized that they loved
each other.
Only
__________________________________
did they realize that they loved each other.
person I like
best of all
I like my Aunt Emily best of all my relatives.
PERSON
The ________________my relatives is my
Aunt Emily.
The place
where we
stopped for
We stopped in an absolutely beautiful place for
lunch.
WHERE
_______________________________
lunch was absolutely beautiful.
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10.
16.
47.
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62.
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12.
34.
The reason
why she left
She left her husband because he cheated on her.
REASON
__________________ her husband was
because he cheated on her.
role genes
play in
determining
We need to know how genes determine
behaviour.
role
We need to know what
____________________
behaviour.
Seldom have
I come
across
I have hardly ever come across such a strange
man.
Seldom _________________ such a strange
man.
she must be
She said shed come round so Im sure shes
on her way now.
must
She said shed come round so
____________________on her way now.
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64.
she must
have been
Anya didnt come to the dinner yesterday
evening so perhaps she was ill.
must
Anya didnt come to the dinner yesterday
evening so _______________________ ill.
She would
not wear
Fernanda refused to wear her sister's old dress.
Not
Fernanda said that ___________________
her sister's old dress.
should be
taught to
Everybody should learn how to speak a second
language.
taught
A second language
___________________________everybody.
68.
since Robin
last went
back
Robin has not been back to his birthplace for
over twenty years.
LAST
It is over twenty years ______________ to his
birthplace.
43.
so what I
did was
book
I need a weekend away, so I booked something
on the Internet.
did
I need a weekend away
_______________________________
something on the Internet.
succeeded
in finishing
I managed to finish the preparations in time.
succeeded
I _______________________________
the preparations in time.
that the
book will be
published
They have decided they will publish the book
this summer.
published
It has been decided
__________________this summer.
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threatened not
to fund
She said she wouldnt fund my art course if I
didnt work harder.
threatened
She
________________________________
my art course if I didnt work harder.
to put up with
(any)
rudeness
Delia said that she would no longer tolerate her
colleagues being rude.
Put
'I'm not willing ____________________
from my colleagues any longer,' said Delia.
to take part in
She didnt want to join in with the singing.
take
She didnt want ______________________
the singing.
took it for
granted that
Everyone assumed that Dennis would sell the
haunted house he inherited from his uncle.
GRANTED
People ___________ Dennis would sell the
haunted house he inherited from his uncle.
Under no
circumstances
must you
You must never disturb someone when they are
sleepwalking.
circumstances
__________________________________
disturb someone when they are sleepwalking.
under the
impression
I thought you wanted me to invite him.
impression
I was
_____________________________you
wanted me to invite him.
used to find
the idea
When she was at school, Sandra was
fascinated by the idea of hypnotism.
USED
Sandra _________ of hypnotism fascinating
when she was at school.
was delayed
due to
A drivers strike delayed our train.
due
Our train
____________________________ a driver
s strike.
was out of her
sight
She waved until the train could not be seen any
more.
sight
She waved until the train
___________________
was said to be
resigning
They said the principal was resigning in the
summer.
be
The principal
_________________________ in the
summer.
7.
wasnt I informed about
Why did nobody tell me that the match had been cancelled?
informed
Why ___________________________
the cancellation of the match?
44.
What I did was take
I resolved the problem by taking an extra suitcase.
take
____________________________________ an extra suitcase.
41.
What I object to is
I object to hanging around in airports.
What
____________________________________
hanging around in airports.
45.
What worries me is that
It worries me that I dont speak another language well.
What
____________________________________ I dont speak another language well.
6.
who talked her out of
Gaynors friends persuaded her not to get married in spring.
talked
It was Gaynors friends __________________getting married in spring.
11.
wish he had been able to
What a pity he couldnt come.
wish
I ___________________________________
come.
19.
wish I hadnt spoken
I regret speaking to him like that.
wish
I _________________________________to him like that.
9.
you lend me your umbrella
Could I borrow your umbrella this evening, please?
lend
Would ______________________________
this evening, please?
3.
you will have much difficulty
I dont think youll find it hard to find Cynthias house.
difficulty
I dont think _________________________ finding Cynthias house.
