CPE SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 3 - key

CPE EXPRESS 3

CPE TESTBULDER

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CPE PLUS

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CPE OBJECTIVE

ONCE DID THE TRAIN ARRIVE ON SCHEDULE/TIME

HAD SUE AND BRIAN MET BEFORE/WHEN
NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU
SOONER HAD THEY LEFT THE CAR THAN
ONE POSTCARD DID KERRY SEND US
HAD THE BUS COMPANY PUT UP THEIR PRICES
HIGH HAS THE DEMAND FOR TICKETS BEEN THAT
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ONLY ARE THE BUILDINGS BEAUTIFUL, BUT THE CLIMATE

for a probe to be landed

have to be worn for the duration
be seen by the naked eye
increasing number of planets have been found
to be on the brink of
being advised not to continue with

agreed to take it in turns to tidy

went on to discuss
Peter had put on a suit for
is remembered for always having
not/never lose sight of the fact that luck
as friendship is concerned, I'd rather have
is showing signs of improvement
am full of admiration for
has the reputation of inspiring
for Professor's kind assistance

- even if they lose the rhyme;

- even if the rhyme is lost;
- even if the rhyme gets lost.
my hand at short stories, poetry is
like/enjoy poetry readings, I take exception to
as/though the biographer's progress was/had been initially
strike it lucky with a bestseller, although/yet
for fear it would

the outset the man had denied

never saw eye to eye when it
as I sympathize with the line taken
as it may seem
is setting/placing/sets/places great/much / a lot of store on
came as (something of) a surprise (to us)

set her sights on visiting / a visit to

changed his tune / sang a different tune when he
keep a straight face in OR keep a straight face because/as/since it was
on cloud nine at winning/gaining/getting first OR on cloud nine when she won/got/gained first OR on cloud nine
having won/got/gained first
nowhere near as much
sooner Ralph moves out the better so

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to have put in more
have been less humane prior to the establishment
put themselves/their job on the line
have let us know (about) Lisa's/ let us in on Lisa's
the record straight about how/ about the fact that
raise any objection(s) to my/me

promotion has gone to Penny Stone's

went/kept going over and over (again) in his
went on record as saying
was (ever) allowed to go to waste / (ever) went to waste
didn't (always) go off at a tangent
make a go of her business in spite

must not/should not/ cannot allow the rumours to carry on // must not/should not/ can not let the rumours carry on
need not have helped us do/with
come when/whenever he likes as far as I am
to preserve/protect her anonymity, I had the press
her sore throat/ having a sore throat, Eliza excelled (herself)
other than/ less than/ but a full apology would be acceptable

would have been easier if I’d stayed

put paid to | any
so as not to | wake (up) /(a)waken / disturb OR so(that) they wouldn’t / wouldnot | wake (up) / (a)waken/ disturb OR
so as to avoid| waking (up) / (a)waking /disturbing
(any) more than twenty push-ups | before
crossed my mind | (that) the supermarket would
cut our holiday short | because airport workers were
it off immediately | but I couldn’t / could not / didn’t /did not take a liking

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