FCE Use of English Part 4, Test 11 Page 1
For questions 1-10, 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.
Example:
I hate having potatoes for breakfast
FAVOURITE
Potatoes are ________________________ food to have for breakfast.
ANSWER: MY LEAST FAVOURITE
1 When you drive fast, you endanger other motorists.
PUT
You ________________________ when you drive fast.
2 We went to the same college and that’s why we became good friends.
IF
I wouldn’t have become good friends with him ________________________ to the same college.
3 „I can lend you some money if you like” Josh said.
OFFERED
Josh ________________________ some money.
4 My shyness makes it difficult for me to meet new people.
PREVENTS
My shyness ________________________ new people easily.
5 I didn’t expect him to know math so well.
OF
His ________________________ a surprise to me.
6 I offered him 100 dollars for the book.
OFFER
I ________________________ 100 dollars for the book.
7 The kids should really go to bed now.
WENT
It’s ________________________ to bed now.
8 The fireworks could be heard exploding from a mile away.
GOING
I could hear ________________________ from a mile away.
9 Mary managed to convince me not to quit the job.
MIND
Mary managed to ________________________ the job.
10 I found it difficult to reach the train station.
GETTING
I had ________________________ the train station.
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FCE Use of English Part 4, Test 11 Page 2
Answers and explanations
1. Put other motorists at risk. If you put somebody at risk, you expose them to danger. Even though
grammatically you can answer “You are putting other motorists at risk”, remember that your answer should
not exceed 5 words.
2. If we had not gone. A case of Third Conditional sentence is present here. Be ready to see (and know how to
use) all types of mixed conditionals in FCE Use of English Part 4.
3. Offered to lend me. Be careful not to confuse the words ‘lend’ and ‘borrow’. To borrow is to take money
from somebody in order to pay it back later, whereas to lend is to give the money and receive it later.
4. Prevents me from meeting. The structure ‘Prevents from’ requires a gerund form.
5. (Good) knowledge of math was. Try to stay as close to the original as possible – so turning ‘know’ into
‘knowledge’ is the only viable option. This is also important for tense consistency – both the original and the
changed sentences are in Past Simple.
6. Made him an offer of. Do not be tempted to use verbs in the past, e.g. “I decided to offer him” - first of all,
you won’t be able to squeeze them into the 5 word limit, and secondly, the meaning of the original sentence
will be changed as a result. Another key thing is when you introduce a number in a word like ‘offer’ or
‘amount’, it should come with the ‘of’ preposition.
7. High time the kids went. The expression ‘It’s high time somebody did something’ means that the time for it
has come or is past due. Note that the phrase ‘It is high time’ is normally followed by a structure in the Past
Simple.
8. The fireworks going off. The phrasal verb ‘to go off’ in this context means to explore or to make a distinct
noise. Answering ‘The fireworks were going to explode’ would obviously be wrong, as the action has already
taken place according to the original sentence.
9. Change my mind about quitting. If you change somebody’s mind it means you convince them to change
their decision or opinion regarding something.
10. Difficulties getting to. To have difficulties doing something should be pretty self-explanatory – it means that
something wasn’t easy for somebody.
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