Test

Joe never takes notice of his teacher's suggestions.

ATTENTION

Joe never ..................... his teacher's suggestions.

Kendra is the only person who missed the party.

NOBODY

Apart ................... missed the party.

It was so hot that none of us wanted to go outside.

FELT

None of us ..................... outside as it was such a hot day.

Oliver impressed his new workmates by by breaking the single-day sales record at the company.

GOOD

Oliver ..................... his new workmates by by breaking the single-day sales record at the company.

I got angry when the boss became so impatient with me at the meeting.

MADE

The boss' impatience ..................... my temper at the meeting.

We feel you should decide straight away.

WERE

If I ..................... up my mind immediately.

I had trouble finding stories for the newspaper to cover.

DIFFICULT

I ...................... stories for the newspaper to cover.

Tresa found it difficult to control her motorcycle through the obstacle course.

UNDER

It was hard for Tresa to ..................... through the obstacle course.

Our opinion on this matter is exactly the same.

DIFFERENCE

There ..................... my opinion on this matter and yours.

We got lost driving back from the little town.

WAY

We couldn't ..................... from the little town.

The heavy snow meant that we couldn't reach our home.

PREVENTED

We ..................... our home by the heavy snow.

Collocations & Expressions – B2 – FCE – key word transformation