B2 ENGLISH REPHRASING and KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION Part I Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 1. It was silly of you to speak to him like that. You shouldn’t ____________________________________________________ 2. “ I didn’t do that ”, he said. He denied _______________________________________________________ 3. We haven’t seen him for a month. It’s _____________________________________________________________ 4. It is difficult to drive old cars. Old cars _________________________________________________________ 5. Pity I can’t swim. I wish ___________________________________________________________ 6. No, please. Don’t tell her about our visit. We’d rather ______________________________________________________ 7. Let’s try that new Chinese restaurant in Bond Street. Why ____________________________________________________________ 8. Where does she work? Do you happen to know _____________________________________________ 9. They managed to solve the mystery. They succeeded ____________________________________________________ 10. Tom didn’t take his doctor’s advice and now he is ill. If Tom ____________________________________________________________ 11. One of my friends is coming to see us tomorrow. A friend ___________________________________________________________ 12. Whose house is this? Who does __________________________________________________________ 13. How tall is the building? What is ____________________________________________________________ 14. We very rarely leave our children unattended. Our children are not used ______________________________________________ 15. I’m afraid we have no coffee. I’m afraid we have run ________________________________________________ 16. I had expected this exercise to be more difficult. This exercise ________________________________________________________ 17. People say he has been married four times. He is ______________________________________________________________ 18. It wasn’t necessary for you to come so early. You _______________________________________________________________ 19. I don’t want to go to Paris next week. I don’t feel __________________________________________________________ 20. She regretted not inviting them to her birthday party. She wished __________________________________________________________ 21. They are building a new cinema in our town. A new cinema _______________________________________________________ 22. Ben didn’t recover from his illness for a few weeks. It took _____________________________________________________________ 23. She has been working here for ten days and next Friday will make it a fortnight. By next Friday______________________________________________________ 24. Don’t speak Spanish. The teacher told the students ___________________________________________ 25. I have never eaten such a delicious dish. It’s _______________________________________________________________ 26. I can’t tolerate your behaviour anymore! I can’t put _________________________________________________________ 27. My mother makes my bed every day. I have ____________________________________________________________ 28. They will not participate in the competition. They will not take___________________________________________________ 29. I’m sure this woman is very rich. This woman must ___________________________________________________ 30. I’m sorry that I didn’t study enough. I should ___________________________________________________________ Part II Complete the second sentence with TWO to FIVE words using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 1. He couldn't concentrate on his exam because of the noise. (SO) It was _________________________________ couldn't concentrate on his exam. 2. I took the bus so that I wouldn´t be late for the big meeting. (AS) I took the bus ______________________ not be late for the big meeting. 3. This is the strangest music I have ever heard. (STRANGE) I have ____________________________________ music before. 4. Computers are much cheaper than they were a few years ago. (USED) Computers _________________________________________ a few years ago. 5. Gettting tickets for the concert is harder than I thought. (NOT) Getting tickets for the concert_________________________________ I thought. 6. My friend said, " You took my schoolbag away from me!" (ACCUSED) My friend _________________________________ her schoolbag away from her. 7. She didn't get many people to sign the petition. (SUCCEED) She didn't _________________________________________ many people to sign the petition. 8. London is a great city, but it's so expensive. (SUCH) London is great, but it's ______________________________ city. 9. Perhaps she has forgotten that the performance was postponed. (MIGHT) She ______________________________ that the performance was postponed. 10. If we don't look after our planet, everything could end in a catastrophe. (OF) If we don't ______________________________ our planet, everything could end in a catastrophe. 11. It would be great if someone discovered a way to organise a test for all the classes. (COME) Someone should ______________________ a way to organise a test for all the classes. 12. Herbie drove a car for the first time this year. (NEVER) Herbie ________________________ a car before this year. 13. My brother was too young to travel on his own. (ENOUGH) My brother was __________________________ to travel on his own 14. Famous people are always recognised no matter where they go. (AVOID) Famous people _________________________________________ no matter where they go. 15. 'What do you think of the college?' she asked me. (ASKED) She _________________________________________ of the college. 16. We went for a walk although it was raining yesterday. (SPITE) We went for a walk _________________________________________ yesterday.
