FCE - UNIT 4 Pt. 1

Choose a sentence so that it has a similar meaning:

I was speaking to Myriam only a second ago.

• I have been speaking to Myriam.

• I have just been speaking to Myriam.

Choose a sentence so that it has a similar meaning:

By eight o’clock I couldn’t read because it was so dark.

• By eight o’clock it wasn’t light enough to read.

• By eight o’clock it wasn’t dark enough to read.

Choose a sentence so that it has a similar meaning:

Despite his poor eyesight, my grandfather continued to read books.

• Despite his poor eyesight, my grandfather carried on reading books.

• Despite his poor eyesight, my grandfather carried on to read books.

• Despite his poor eyesight, my grandfather carried in reading books.

Choose a sentence so that it has a similar meaning:

I stopped doing ballet when I was at primary school.

• I haven’t done ballet from I was at primary school.

• I haven’t been doing ballet since I was at primary school.

• I haven’t done ballet since I was at primary school.

Choose a sentence so that it has a similar meaning:

The plot was so complicated that none of us could follow it.

• The plot was to complicated for us to follow

• The plot was too complicated for us to follow

• The plot was to complicated to us to follow

Choose a sentence so that it has a similar meaning:

Before reading from her new book, the author thanked the audience for being there.

• The author thanked the audience and then went reading from her new book.

• The author thanked the audience and then went on to read from her new book.

• The author thanked the audience and then went on reading from her new book.

Choose a sentence so that it has a similar meaning:

I ‘ve had Chinese lessons since this tiem last year.

• I have learnt chinese exactly a year.

• I have been learning Chinese exactly a year.

• I have been learnt Chinese exactly a year.

Choose a sentence so that it has a similar meaning:

You can’t be sure you’ll win the prize, you know.

• You can’t  count to win the prize, you know.

• You can’t  count on win the prize, you know.

• You can’t  count on winning the prize, you know.