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Linking Expressions with PrepositionsThese expressions are quite
common in the Use of English exam, and they will also helpyou with
the writing part of the exam.
Read these examples, then try the exercises below to practise
using the expressions.
Expression Meaning
I studied French instead of German.
I studied French rather than German.and not / in place
of
I love all meat apart from ham.I love all meat except
for ham.
not including
Zoos have wild animals such as lions.
Zoos have wild animals, for instance lions.for example
The school was closed due to the snow.
The school was closed because of the snow.as a result
of
She wears makeup so as to look older.
She wears makeup in order to look older.reason
FCE Part 1: Multiple Choice ClozeChoose the best word to
complete the following sentences.
1. e claims his success is !!!!!! to all the hours of practice
he has done.
so as in order due rather
". #egans a$oid all meat products, !!!!!!!! they do not wear
leather.for instance due to apart from rather than
%. &ll of Europe dri$es on the right, except !!!!!!!! 'reat
(ritain and )reland.
of than from for
*. +any people nowadays prefer to watch #s at home, rather
!!!!!! go to thecinema.
than to of from
FCE part 2: Open ClozeChoose one word to complete the following
sentences.
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1. +ost insects are solitary, but some, as bees and ants are
social.
". )t-s important that we also try to reuse things, rather
simply recycling
e$erything.
%. olar bears are losing their sea ice habitat, to global
warming.
*. /ome people don-t eat por0, of their religious beliefs.
. )n some schools, there is no encouragement to practise sports,
apart
football.2. The go$ernment are trying to encourage use of bi0es,
of dri$ing cars.
3. octors ad$ise 0eeping wounds co$ered so to pre$ent
infection.
4. +ost people nowadays ha$e at least two email addresses5 a
pri$ate one,
instance -hotmail- or -gmail-, and a wor0 address.6. uring
pregnancy, some foods should be a$oided order to pre$ent harm
to
the unborn child.17. 8o dogs are permitted in the hotel, for
guide dogs.
Word Foration: !ouns with "ence and "anceTwo common noun endings
are 9ance and 9ence. Usually, their ad:ecti$es are made with
9ant and 9ent. ere are some common examples which might help you
in the ;CE exam.
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occurrence to occur
!im"patience !im"patient
Noun (-ance) Adjective Verb
attendanceattendant !person" to attend
assistanceassistant !person"
to assist
!dis"appearance apparent to !dis"appear
distance distant
!un"importance !un"important
acceptance accepting accept
reassurance reassured to reassure
!ir"relevance !ir"relevant
!in"significance !in"significant to signif$
8ote5 ) ha$e only gi$en the more common words here. There are
other forms =forexample, it is possible to use >to e$idence
something> as a $erb? but these are lesscommon.
@rite the correct form of the word in brac0ets to complete these
sentences. The answercould be a noun or an ad:ecti$e. on-t forget
to use an 9s or a negati$e prefix ifnecessary.
1. Unfortunately, accidents are a common along this road.
=ACCUR?
". )t-s difficult to belie$e in the of aliens. =EB)/T?
%. The police are loo0ing for of the attac0. =E#)E8T?
*. /he thin0s e$eryone hates her and needs from her friends all
the time.
=RE&//URE?. /cientist belie$e that the mysterious of
millions of bees is due to disease.
=&E&R?2. @hat-s the best punishment for a teenager
=A(ED?
3. @hat he said was true, but it was completely . =RE
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6. )-m the only person who belie$es in his . E$en the police
thin0 he-s guilty.
=)88ACE8T?17.There are three shop o$er there 9 you should as0
one of them for help.
=&//)/T?11./ome people thin0 that if you en:oy your :ob, the
salary is , but ) lo$e moneyF
=)+ART&8CE?1".)-m excited because )-$e :ust got a letter of
from Cambridge Uni$ersityF
=&CCET?1%.Cats are extremely animals. They don-t really need
people. =EE8?
1*.Dou need a lot of if you want to wor0 with children.
=&T)E8T?
