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. The task provided you with a word that you must use in the exact form. If the word is SAID, you must use SAID and not say or saying. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD PROVIDED! It is a test of your grammatical and lexical knowledge. Sometimes the sentence can be completed with only 2 words or more than 6, but these answers are not valid as the task states that you must use 3-6 words, in other words, the word provided + 2,3,4 or 5 more words.
Try the Deleting Technique. You take the sentence transformation, for example:
You´ll have a great time no matter where you go
REGARDLESS You´ll have a great time ________ where you go
YOU MUST CONSIDER WHAT IS THE SAME IN BOTH SENTENCES AND THEN DELETE WHAT IS THE SAME IN THE FIRST SENTENCE
You´ll have a great time no matter where you go
REGARDLESS You´ll have a great time ________ where you go
YOU ARE LEFT WITH NO MATTER AND ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS THINK OF THE SYNONYM FOR IT.
Answer: regardless of
Try our real exam questions (download the answers in the review section):
I will pay all of the debt next month unless you have any objections.
OBJECT
If you do _______________ the debt next month, I will leave it until then.
I have almost never taken so long to pass an exam.
SELDOM
_______________ long to pass an exam.
James had only just closed his business when he lost all of his money.
WOUND
Hardly _______________ his business when he went bankrupt.
It still remains to be seen if we will get over the problems in our relationship.
YET
I do _______________ we will get over our relationship problems.
I am struggling to get to grips with the vocabulary in this unit.
TROUBLE
I am _______________ my head around the vocabulary in this unit.
If you would not mind telling me who you are, I might be able to help you.
KIND
If you _______________ to tell me who you are, I could help you.
