Part 4 · Key word transformations

Q1.I only understood the problem when I saw the figures.

UNTIL

Not ___ the figures did I understand the problem.

Q2.Nobody expected the minister to resign.

TOOK

The minister's resignation ___ by surprise.

Q3.The delay was caused by an administrative error.

DOWN

The delay ___ an administrative error.

Q4.It's a pity I didn't apply earlier.

WISH

I ___ earlier.

Q5.He almost certainly forgot the meeting.

BOUND

He ___ the meeting.

Q6.They should have warned us about the risk.

OUGHT

We ___ about the risk.

Q7.Her main objection was the cost.

OBJECTED

What she ___ the cost.

Q8.Nobody has ever complained before.

TIME

This is the ___ has complained.