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Key to the Tests Test E A d B C (contained) C (prefers) D (put £20 in) D (show it to me or show me it) C (made all the young people happy) begins in November include fever catch the flu give it sneezes C D E b b d c Nick admitted to one of the detectives that he had taken the cash box The police persuaded us that it was too dangerous and we were convinced The frog suddenly turned into a prince after the princess kissed him He told us that two hours wouldn’t (or won’t) be enough to finish the job Someone painted the wall white yesterday a B D (is having) A (used to) C (knew) A (make) C (had put) C D By the time we sell the car, we will have spent £300 on repairs This is the first time I have (ever) had to think about my health Juliet has been working (or has worked) here for about six years It’s even worse than I thought it would be It was Christmas when I (last) talked to my parents was walking thinking were looking had decided d b a saw whispered wasn’t wearing hadn’t changed Oxford Practice Grammar • Advanced • Key to the Tests 10 have created lets holds Will … keep A d B A (may) D (ought not to be) D (would) C (can) A (had) C may not be familiar can be used must be paid won’t be required will be charged D Students are not allowed to park here (or Students are not permitted to park here.) His trip may have been cancelled at the last minute She didn’t enjoy having to get up at five o’clock every morning He couldn’t have committed the crime, according to the report This shirt shouldn’t have been (or ought not to have been) put in the washing machine Test c is … happening have been be experiencing had believe have … been changing or have been … changing Test were ready seemed quite satisfied stood alone is better became clear A E a a might* couldn’t was able to would be able to would* be willing to had to should 10 was … going to *1 and can be exchanged c a Test Test A b B C (did he ask) D (no longer take) D (didn’t you) C Aren’t what D Not only was the room cold, but it was also very damp Who did your sister say she gave the money to? What does Andreas think has been stolen? She said, ‘Why don’t you (or Why not) take the train instead of driving?’ They asked me what his name was and where he lived E 10 a d c a A d C (do they) B (not an) B B (are > is) D (the tennis) B (a research) C (pairs of trousers) C (device’s > devices) C The a the the D Yesterday, a masked man robbed a woman outside a (or the) post office In business news, the Bank of England is raising (or will raise) interest rates by 1.5 per cent (or %) Yesterday’s news of the murder of a priest in Kent (has) shocked the community Reviewers have criticized a new account of Scottish history by an English writer E the middle of the century The urgency of the challenges the authors of the report (or the report’s authors) Sims’ (or Sims’s or The Sims) organization the health of the earth (or the earth and the health of) the group’s latest report the world’s population (or the population of the world) the destruction of the environment no I’m not Can’t Nothing never no What … YZ-23 Why … Leisure Who … Somebody else Did … Yes which … London Where … New York How … None Test A d B C D E 2 a c c c b the – the a c 10 11 12 b an – – – 13 14 15 16 b the – the the C (married) D (crashed) B (with a special key) C (being repaired or which were being repaired or which had been repaired) B (was or is located) A c B C a lot of both D Not many people are willing to help others Half the report (or Half of the report) has been written already No explanation was given (to us) for the delay All of us want to live forever E is experienced was believed (or considered) were bitten by (or had been bitten by) could be cured by was … recommended by is … considered (or believed) may (or might) be said There’s a saying that Rome wasn’t built in a day The tests have been collected and the answers (have been) checked Death is more likely to be caused by a bee sting than a snake bite these days There were reported to be serious problems with the new design We weren’t given instructions or shown what to (or We were given no instructions … or We weren’t given any instructions …) n b o c h l i e Oxford Practice Grammar • Advanced • Key to the Tests Test c b c c D (some of their friends) C (either colour or either of the colours) C (a little information or some information) A (all of them or they all) A (most of Europe) a great deal of many more little no some neither 10 the a little Most of 88 per cent 51 per cent of twice most Test Test 10 A d b b c c B C something them myself D It should have been useful having wealthy parents, but they didn’t actually support her They don’t like each other (or They don’t like one another.) I’m sure there will be someone at the airport to meet you It would not be a good idea to go swimming out in the ocean by yourself There were said to be thousands of people affected by the rail strike E B (with her) C (the other) D (she tastes it) B (regarded it as an opportunity) B (a knife was discovered) she me myself him someone else it anyone ours that himself a c d c B C away from D During August this building will be closed for renovation Besides shopping, what else did you when you were in Rome? (or Besides shopping when you were in Rome, what else did you do?) Apart from the apple I gave you earlier, haven’t you eaten anything else today? Without more financial support we won’t be able to much E C (instead of) C (on every day) B (in) D (over) D (out of or in) to in By past At under out of for towards with into of along 10 across Test 11 A c B C already … never just … further longer … reading D Everyone thought the event was well-organized and exciting The earlier you leave here, the quicker you’ll get there Mark is not as good a cook as David I’m looking for a fairly long green woollen scarf a one 10 anywhere 11 it Test E A b b a A d B A (learning) D (refused to help) B (to wait) A (visiting) D (of doing) C assumed to be heard … sneeze (or sneezing) remembered … telling allowed to go smell … burning D A place to park is sometimes hard to find Is it really necessary to keep all these old files? It would be a mistake for him to buy a new car now Amy still remembers being bitten by a dog when she was very young The boy denied having done anything wrong (or The boy denied doing anything wrong.) E 5 c D (six feet deep) B (some soldiers who were afraid) C (I usually drink) A (remove ‘very’) B (Italians) only earlier yet acutely pleased Eventually … easier Suddenly … short round black 10 young Japanese coloured certainly far Oxford Practice Grammar • Advanced • Key to the Tests c trying to look to to regain stopping b a d to keep (or to have kept) starting losing putting 10 going Test 12 A b B C tell asked explained* hadn’t said *3 and can be exchanged D  E d b c D He didn’t conceal the fact that his parents weren’t English It has always been a big mystery to me why anyone would want to jump out of a plane and put their trust in a parachute Our expectation was that no one would be there Bridget was sorry that her comments had upset Mark’s mother Despite the fact that these apples don’t look very nice, they’re delicious E 5 a D (would be able) C (agreed with me) C (encouraged her not to quit) A (inquired about whether) B (offered to bring or offered to bring us) hadn’t spoken replied* pointed out talk (or talked) Mrs Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself She asked Henry if he had left (or left) his keys in the door There was an announcement that the strike was over His only comment was that he would return the following day (or the next day or the day after) His statement that he wouldn’t it surprised us I remember one time when my aunt told me not to talk with my mouth full (or … my aunt told me that I mustn’t (or shouldn’t) talk with my mouth full.) They invited me (or us) to stay at their house (that) he would be here by eight o’clock if she knew where Rob was (that) she thought he had gone out about half an hour earlier apologized (or said that he was sorry) that he had forgotten that he had promised to take his mother into town that morning c B C d a d idea of how categorization works we take it for granted that categories have and that all members of a given category we see that it is it is not surprising that we hold a B C (who, because that is not used in a nondefining clause describing a person) C (along which something slides) C (that or no relative pronoun, because when is not used after ‘every time’) C (which made, because reduced relatives are not used for sudden actions) D (all that, because a quantifier used as a pronoun takes that, not which) C whose that or which where or in which D Elizabeth is the name from which Betty is derived (or Elizabeth is the name (that/which) Betty is derived from.) India is where her parents were born (or India is the place/country where/in which her parents were born.) Hemingway is the author whose short stories I liked best Whatever I do, her parents will never like me I was at the first lecture during which he talked about humanism (or I was at the first lecture, when/where/in which he talked about humanism.) E 10 Oxford Practice Grammar • Advanced • Key to the Tests That emotion rule out that view that feel (that) unfair that A b A (That Amber … or The fact that Amber …) D (which > that) A (I heard about that) B (like that > like it that or like the fact or like it) B (remind that > remind us or me or you, etc that) 10 Test 14 Test 13 A noticed (that) know if reason to when argue (that) concedes that b c d b What which (that is/which is) often told to children who sells a cow (which/that) his mother thinks are worthless which grow very quickly (that is/which is) called a beanstalk where (or in which or above which) he discovers a giant from whom he steals some things (or that/who he steals some things from) suspecting (or who suspects) something is wrong which he then cuts down who is chasing him Test 15 E A b B A (was) D (will) C (had) B (will get) C (if only) if will take/have go work will lived C D E a d d c if they just stop working if your printer won’t print Whether you’re getting an error message if you have received no error messages if it’s a wireless model if any print jobs are on hold If your queue gets bogged down Even if your printer is an older model If you are still having a problem if necessary Test 16 a c d A d B 5 b C when because D Because it was late and I was exhausted, I went straight to bed In order for him to continue to work here, there will have to be a change in his attitude He talked as if (or as though) he owned the restaurant You can’t go out until you finish (or have finished) your homework Even though he’s your friend (or Even though I know he’s your friend), he can’t sleep here So as not to be late, we left half an hour earlier than necessary D (was) A (so that or replace ‘so that’ with ‘in order’) C (because they become) A (Because) B (as if or as though) when after Although as much as whereas as if just as as easy as though Despite the fact Test 17 Unless someone is willing to help, the party is not likely to (or will not) happen If only she had been wearing (or had worn) a crash helmet, she would (or might or could) have escaped injury Even though she could be very difficult, I still loved her Whether you like the idea or not, we’re leaving tomorrow or Whether or not you like the idea, we’re leaving tomorrow I’m sorry, but if the traffic hadn’t been so bad, I wouldn’t have arrived late 10 to As Oxford Practice Grammar • Advanced • Key to the Tests A a d a a a B C for example After all in the meantime D Instead of (using) butter, we used margarine Only in Poland can you get dishes and bowls with this design Not until much later did we discover the mistake It’s flooding that causes most of the damage in spring (or It’s in spring that flooding causes most of the damage.) It was because he was so unpleasant that she left All I know is that the main road is blocked What he did was go to the party by himself What Rose is hoping to is to travel across Canada by train E D (a dog and two cats as well.) C (in comparison to or in comparison with) C (actually stay in London) D (As a result, or As a result of that,) D (In addition to that, or In addition,) What To begin with Similarly That is In addition So Next In particular As a result of Key to the Exit Test Following the answers are page numbers from the Oxford Practice Grammar: Advanced book, where you can find information on the grammar points being tested 1 a (8) d (8) a (8) b (8) 10 b (34) b (34) d (34) d (35) 19 a (100) d (100) c (106) b (105) 28 a (176) c (180) d (176, 178) d (176) 2 c (10) a (10) d (10) c (10) 11 a (41) b (38) a (38) c (40) 20 b (112) b (112, 118) b (120) b (120) 29 a (192) a (185) d (192) d (186) 3 d (12) d (12) d (12) c (12) 12 a (45) a (45) a (46) b (46) 21 b (128, 130) c (126, 127) d (126) a (126, 127) 30 a (185) c (199) c (198, 199) a (199) 4 a (18) c (18) d (17, 18) d (18) 13 c (48) a (48) d (50) d (52) 22 b (128, 129) d (125) b (134) a (126, 127) 31 d (202) b (202, 203) d (205) c (198, 201) c (20) d (20) a (20) a (20) 14 d (58) a (57, 58) a (57, 63) a (57, 58) 23 b (142) b (142, 145) b (144) d (139, 143) 32 a (197, 199) b (197) c (205) c (204) c (22, 23) b (22, 23) c (22, 23) d (22, 23) 15 c (78) a (70) c (70) d (72) 24 d (144) b (144) c (144) c (140, 144) 33 b (217) a (209) c (210, 214) d (216) d (24) b (24) c (24) a (24) 16 d (74) a (74) b (75) d (74) 25 c (154) d (156) d (152) a (152) 34 b (217) a (212) b (212, 215) a (210) d (30) c (29) d (30) d (30) 17 b (83, 84) a (86, 90) d (84) a (88) 26 b (164) c (161) d (161, 167) a (162) c (32) a (32) b (32) a (33) 18 d (90) d (88, 89) c (93) c (92) 27 b (173) d (178) a (173, 179) b (173) Oxford Practice Grammar • Advanced • Key to the Exit Test ... instructions … or We weren’t given any instructions …) n b o c h l i e Oxford Practice Grammar • Advanced • Key to the Tests Test c b c c D (some of their friends) C (either colour or either... easier Suddenly … short round black 10 young Japanese coloured certainly far Oxford Practice Grammar • Advanced • Key to the Tests c trying to look to to regain stopping b a d to keep (or to have kept)... at the first lecture, when/where/in which he talked about humanism.) E 10 Oxford Practice Grammar • Advanced • Key to the Tests That emotion rule out that view that feel (that) unfair that A b A