In this part of the exam the candidate must read a sentence and then complete a second sentence with 3-6 words so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. It is a text of grammar and vocabulary. Sometimes the sentence can be completed with only 2 words or more that 6 but these answers are not valid as the task stated 3-6 words.
Fill in the gaps in the second sentence with 3-6 words. You must use the word given in exactly the same form. Each question is worth 2 points, one based on vocabulary and the other on grammar.
Lexical: phrasal verbs, word patterns, fixed expressions, contextual vocabulary etc.
Structural: passive, relative clauses, reported speech, quantifiers, connectors, tense changes, gerund versus infinitive, modal verbs, inversions (rarely), conditionals etc
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS:
E.g. We must take as much advantage as possible of any opportunity to speak English.
MOST We have …………………………………………………………………… any opportunity to speak English.
Answer: to make the most of
- The language school is now being managed by new owners from New Zealand.
OVER
Some New Zealanders __________________________ language school.
- I have never studied so hard in my life.
STUDIED
________________________ so hard in my life.
- If I had more money, I would travel more.
ABLE
Unfortunately, I _____________________ travel much because of money.
- Only at the end of the class did I remember to ask the teacher for the booklet.
REMEMBERED
I ………………………………………. the teacher for the booklet at the end of the class.
- You must never hand in your homework late.
ACCOUNT
Your homework must never be __________________________.
- I was never told what the course involved.
TIME
At no ………………………………… what the course involved
- I will pay you for the meal next week unless you have any objections
OBJECT
If you ____________________________ for the meal next week, I will leave it until then.
- I have almost never studied so much in my life for an exam.
SELDOM
…………………………. studied so much in my life for an exam.
- Matt had only just set up his business when he became rich.
HARDLY
……………………………. up his business when he became rich.
- It remains to be seen if we will cover all the content in time for the exam.
KNOW
I do____________________ time to cover all of the content for the exam.
- As soon as Alejandro finished work, he went to have a beer with friends.
SOONER
No ………………………………………………….. than he went to have a beer with friends.
- If it is the same to you, I am eager to get on with the project.
LIKE
If you don´t mind, I ___________________ work as soon as possible.
- I have never before been asked to fix an exam.
HAVE
Never before ……………………………………………. an exam.
- “Would you lend me $2000 Jacob?” asked Rebecca.
BORROW
Rebecca asked _______________ $2000 from Jacob.
- He had hardly started jogging when he got injured.
HAD
Hardly ……………………………………….. when he got injured.
- Marc fully intends to make his language blog successful.
EVERY
Marc has ______________________ his language learning blog successful.
- As soon as he had finished his meal, he asked for the bill.
THAN
No sooner had …………………………………….. he asked for the bill.
- My parents did not approve of my choice of university.
MET
My choice of university ____________________disapproval by my parents.
- This display had better not be messed about with on any account.
SHOULD
On no account …………………………………………… about with.
- Marta found the driving test very difficult to pass.
TROUBLE
Marta ________________________ the driving test.
- We arrived at the football match too late to be able to play.
BY
The football match ________________________ time we arrived.
- I was at the point of delaying the meeting when you called.
JUST
I was __________________________ off the meeting when you called.
- Josh was disappointed with his results in his GCSE exams.
CAME
Josh´s GCSE results _________________________ to him.24.
- It is difficult to say why some exams are easier than others.
DIFFICULT
It´s hard to say _______________________than others.
- If only I had studied more, I wouldn´t be angry.
WOULD
I _____________________________ studied more.
- Only 4 students came to the class in the end.
UP
Finally, only 4 ________________________the class.
- I must say that the food in ´the Catacaldos restaurant´ is exquisite.
TO
I ___________________________ satisfaction with the amazing food at ´the Catacaldos restaurant´.
- It remains to be seen if it was a good decision or not.
TIME
Only ____________________ correctly or not.
- Robert´s friend recommended the website INTERCAMBIOIDIOMASONLINE to study English.
ON
Robert studies English at INTERCAMBIOIDIOMASONLINE ____________________ of a friend.
- As long as I pass, I don´t care how much I have to study.
DIFFERENCE
As long as I pass, it _______________________ much I need to study.
- It never occurred to us that the business would fail.
IMAGENED
We ___________________________ fail to take off.
- I need to solve this math problem by the end of the day.
COME
Before the day is up, I _______________________ to this math problem.
- In the last few months the unemployment rate has gone down.
DECREASE
There has ______________________ unemployment in recent months.
- You should not treat you kids like that, no matter how badly they behave at home.
HOWEVER
You ought not to handle your children that way, ______________ at home.
- There is no point in arguing with your boss on key decisions.
WORTH
It really ____________________________ key decisions with your boss.
- I have no intention of quitting the soccer team.
DREAM
I ________________________ up the soccer team.
- The two situations are completely separate and have nothing to do with each other.
COMMON
The two situations don´t __________________________ each other
- The problem needs to be resolved immediately.
FIND
We must ______________________ the problem immediately.
- The students have expressed their opposition to the changes.
SUBJECT
The changes ______________________ opposition.
- If you have a bus pass, you needn´t buy a ticket.
FREE
Your bus ride ______________________ have a bus pass.
- “Thanks for your help with the exam notes” Alex told me.
EXTREMELY
Alex ______________________ the help with the exam notes.
- I think you won´t find it easy to deal with the stress of the situation.
HARD
I think it will __________________ up with the stress of the situation.
- You should take advantage of your day off and fix the kitchen sink.
MOST
You ought _____________ the day off to mend the kitchen sink.
- “When do you reckon you´ll be able to fix the lock on the back door?” He asked Sam.
MEND
He asked Sam when _____________________ the back door.
- I wish I could just have a minute to myself.
ONLY
If ____________________ to spend a minute alone.
- No matter how hard he tried, he is still rubbish at it.
REGARDLESS
He is really bad at it, ____________________ tries.
- “I no longer wish to be known as ´the silly fat kid” he said.
ANYMORE
“I don´t want ______________________ the silly fat kid” he said.
- He is working on a very complicated project at the moment.
TO
In the last few days he has ______________________ a very complicated project.
- He does it just that way because that´s how he likes doing it.
INTO
He ___________________ he likes.
- I have been too busy to attend class, but I´ll do it soonish.
ROUND
I will ____________________ attending class when I have time.
