CPE transformations 2

Robert was offended when he was left out of the team. (exception); Robert......... left out of the team.

took exception to being

So that he would be able to leave the room quickly, Matthew stood by the door. (positioned); Matthew......... as to be able to leave the room quickly.

positioned himself at the door so

In my opinion, it was an absolute miracle that they survived the accident. (short); The fact that they survived the accident was ........, in my opinion.

nothing short of a miracle

I tried as hard as I could to make sure that this problem would not arise. (power); .......... this problem from arising.

I did everything in my power to prevent

I don't think it was reasonable of you to complain so much about the service. (justified); I don't think you ......... fuss about the service.

were justified in making such a

Laura was faced with a lot of problems during her childhood. (contend); Laura had...... during her childhood.

a lot of problems to contend with

The audience suddenly started to applaud loudly. (sudden); ............... from the audience.

All of a sudden there was loud applause

David played the main role when the proposal was drafted. (instrumental); ............ of the proposal.

David was instrumental in the drafting

If you hadn't changed our original agreement, everything would have been fine. (stuck); Had you .......... agreed, everything would have been fine.

stuck to what we originally

I think you should have some consideration for those who don't have lives as privileged as yours. (spare); I think you should..........lives aren't as privileged as yours.

spare a thought for those whose

I didn't want to give up while some hope of success remained. (defeat); I was loath ......... some hope of success.

to admit defeat while there remained

After a long hard journey, I cheered up when I saw my home again. (sight); After a long hard journey my spirits.......... of my home again.

rose when I caught sight

Your attitude to life would be greatly improved by regular exercise. (wonders); Regular exercise would....... at life.

do wonders for the way you look

If Tony hadn't interfered, there would have been no problems yesterday, I'm sure. (smoothly); Without Tony's.......... yesterday, I'm sure.

interference everything would have gone smoothly

He didn't want to get into a position where he might lose all his money. (possibility); He didn't want to expose........ all his money.

himself to the possibility of losing

The company received an enormous number of calls responding to the advert. (deluged); The company............. response to the advert.

was deluged with calls in

The manager said that he had paid attention to my complaints and would take the appropriate action. (note); The manager said that he had.............. accordingly.

taken note of my complaints and would act

His behavior at the conference gave him the bad reputation he now has. (conducted); The way ........... in the bad reputation he now has.

he conducted himself at the conference resulted

Her work didn't meet the standards that were considered acceptable. (conform); Her work...... acceptable standards.

didn’t conform to what were considered

The mistake in the accounts was not noticed until the figures were re-checked. (light); The mistake in the accounts only.........the figures were re-checked.

came to light when

I had no problems at all during my trip to France. (plan); Everything............... during my trip to France.

went according to plan

The heavy downpour brought their picnic to an abrupt end. (cut); They had to ........... because of the heavy downpour.

cut their picnic short

The reforms will not succeed unless they are carefully planned. (crucial); Careful......... of the reforms.

planning is crucial for the success

They think that Helen's brother stole the money. (suspected); Helen's brother........... the money.

is suspected of stealing

I feel completely exhausted when I've listened to Marion for half an hour. (leaves); Half-an-hour........... completely exhausted.

of listening to Marion leaves me

I think I just saw Frankie for a split second driving past a Ferrari no less. (caught); I think I just ......... for a split second driving past in a Ferrari no less.

caught sight of Frankie

There were plenty of people there to help us so the job got done quickly. (lack); The job got done quickly because............ help.

there was no lack of

Your gift is so generous that I do not feel like I can accept it. (possibly); I ............... generous gift.

could not possibly accept such a

Everything about the film was good but we were mostly impressed by the photography. (impressive); The photography................ the film.

was the most impressive thing about

Mandy has never forgotten to bring a snack. (remember); Mandy................ a snack.

will always remember to bring

Everyone in the company is hard-working, including Bob. (anyone); Bob is............ in the company.

as hard-working as anyone else

The time that must be invested in the development is the only drawback of this software. (aside); This software.......... its lengthy development time.

has no drawbacks aside from

Oliver did not suffer from his experience in the Bolivian jungle. (worse); Oliver was.......... his experience.

none the worse for

The local people were so generous that we felt quite at home there. (had); We wouldn't have felt so at home there ................ of the local people.

had it not been for the generosity

Besides mapping the mountain ranges, there were many other reasons for the trip. (to); There ................. simply mapping the mountain ranges.

was more to the trip than

After such a traumatic experience, somebody would have insisted that the airline passengers spent a short spell in hospital. (subjected); After such a traumatic experience, the airline passengers........... a short spell in hospital.

would have been subjected to

The delayed passengers were looking forward to arriving at their destination. (wait); The delayed passengers ........... at their destination.

couldn’t wait to arrive

Brad was determined to drive across the desert. (out); Brad had no intention........... across the desert.

of missing out on driving

The trip was never an ordeal for the travel writer. (looked); The travel writer never ............. an ordeal.

looked on the trip as