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FCE Sentence Transformation 1

This document provides sample questions and answers for the Reading section of the B2 First exam from Cambridge English. It includes 12 sentence transformation questions that require candidates to rewrite the second sentence to have a similar meaning to the first while using a specified word. The questions cover a range of topics and grammatical structures including parts of speech, prepositions, verb tenses and more. For each question, the correct answer is provided that successfully rephrases the original meaning using the designated connecting word.

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FCE Sentence Transformation 1

This document provides sample questions and answers for the Reading section of the B2 First exam from Cambridge English. It includes 12 sentence transformation questions that require candidates to rewrite the second sentence to have a similar meaning to the first while using a specified word. The questions cover a range of topics and grammatical structures including parts of speech, prepositions, verb tenses and more. For each question, the correct answer is provided that successfully rephrases the original meaning using the designated connecting word.

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FCE Sentence Transformation, 1


Instructions: 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.

1 We were surprised to see Pamela at the party.


expect

We____________________to see Pamela at the party.

2 Everyone has heard about the canals in Amsterdam


famous

Amsterdam __________________________canals

3 If you pay no attention to him, he’ll soon go away.


notice

If you____________________him, he’ll soon go away.

4 John Lennon was forty when he died.


age

John Lennon _______________________forty.

5 You can stay with my sister if you’re ever in Brighton.


put

My sister will _____________if you’re ever in Brighton.

6 She didn’t say goodbye when she left.


without

She _________________________ goodbye.

7 ‘I’m sorry I’m late,’ he said.


apologized

He_______________________late.

8 It’s possible that they didn’t get the message in time.


might

They __________________the message in time.


9 I haven’t smoked for six years.
gave

Six years______________________smoking

10 It was wrong of you to steal those apples from Mrs Brown’s garden.
should

You___________those apples from Mrs Brown’s garden.

11 It’s a four-hour journey from Swansea to London.


travel

It___________________from Swansea to London.

12 I don’t really want to leave yet.


rather

I __________________________leave yet.
ANSWERS

1 We did not expect to see Pamela at the party.

2 Amsterdam is famous for (its)canals

3 If you take no notice of him, he’ll soon go away.

4 John Lennon died at the age of forty.

5 My sister will put you up if you’re ever in Brighton.

6 She left without saying goodbye.

7 He apologized for being late.

8 They might not have got the message in time.

9 Six years ago I gave up smoking

10 You should not have stolen those apples from Mrs Brown’s garden.

11 It takes four hours to travel from Swansea to London.

12 I would rather not leave yet.

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