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VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1 For questions 1–50, read the sentences below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

1 He _ very hard so was relieved when he scraped through the exam

A revised B hadn’t been revising C wasn’t revising D hasn’t been revising

2 She _ the lights switched on It never crosses her mind how much electricity she’s wasting

A ’s always left B ’s been always leaving C ’s always leaving D used to leave

3 After he had been in office for a year, they realised that he _ there as he was completely

incompetent and had no idea what he was doing

A wasn’t allowed to be B agreed to be C must be D shouldn’t have been

4 Although we’d lost our last five matches, we managed to get into the quarter finals _

A with the odds B against the odds C by the odds D for the odds

5 No one could have _ the chain of events that the accident set in motion

A foreseen B previewed C alerted D foreboded

6 She went in search of a new agent, without _ help she would never have made it

A who B whose C that D which

7 It’s pretty standard that _ of them don’t get through the first round of the competition

A hardly any B very little C the most D most

8 If the article is to be believed, most people _ with the newly proposed tax reforms

A agree B agrees C is agreeing D are agreeing

9 It was only when we heard a stifled cough that we realised someone was _ in the undergrowth

A concealing B ambushing C lurking D sneaking

10 Our boss is quite radical and doesn’t believe in _ strict limitations on the areas of work staff are

involved in within the company

A laying B burdening C imposing D commanding

11 Given recent events, _ cancel their holiday at any moment

A they were on the verge of B they were going to C we expected them to D they were due to

12 In later years she came to the conclusion that, as she preferred animals to people, she _ become a

vet not a doctor

A should’ve B might well have C could have D may have

13 You _ tell your brother – you know how much that car means to him

A don’t need to B had better not C couldn’t D weren’t able to

14 I don’t believe for a moment that if you play that record backwards, you’ll hear a _ message in the

background

A telepathic B subliminal C subsiding D sublingual

15 Aunt Doris has always been a bit of a hoarder but when we realised just how much _ she had

accumulated of late, even we were shocked

A chaos B confusion C muddle D clutter

16 He’s always been a _ , so we weren’t at all surprised when he decided to buck the system and do

his own thing

A nonconformist B unconformist C misconformist D reconformist

17 _ they couldn’t have told us all that we were likely to lose our jobs because the business was

failing is beyond me

18 Whether or not I _ work and travel for a while depends very much on my father’s health

A have decided to quit B ’m quitting C will be quitting D decide to quit

19 Yawning in a meeting isn’t considered polite so I knew I had to _ the one I could feel coming

A smother B squash C hush D stifle

20 He maintains that he has managed to keep his youthful appearance by always taking a short _ in

the afternoon

21 We were _ disappointed when the award for best project went to our main competitors

A virtually B bitterly C absolutely D completely

22 The party can regain public confidence _ it tackles the issue of expense claims in a just and open

manner

A otherwise B not unless C unless D providing that

23 If we had known it was going to be so difficult to reach the summit before nightfall, we wouldn’t even

_ to attempt it

A begin B had begun C have begun D have been beginning

24 He’s such a charming young man It’s clear that his parents have _ good manners in him

A inserted B instilled C inspired D incited

25 He didn’t mention his recent promotion for fear that it would _ trouble amongst his colleagues

A set off B spark off C set out D lead off

26 What do you think would be the best venue for the party then, _ place or ours?

A theirs B there C they’re D their

27 If you fancy _ while you’re in the area, give us a bell

A to meet up B to meeting up C meet up D meeting up

28 The boat struggled _ course in the gale force storms

A to stay on B staying on C to stay for D staying for

29 The _ green paisley tie he wore really set him apart from the other interview candidates

A vibrant B lively C vital D dynamic

30 When she’s that excited, it’s nigh on impossible to get a word in _ Believe me, I’ve tried!

A sideways B sidelong C edgewise D edgeways

31 _ returned home that I realised just how much I missed seeing my brother

A It wasn’t until I B It was only by C The reason why I D It’s only by

32 She said that what she _ most about living away from home would be our daily walks in the dunes

A misses B missed C will miss D would miss

33 _ help me make this decision I’m just so unsure of which direction to take for my future

A I’d sooner you will B I wish you will C If only you could D I rather you

34 After a momentary _ in concentration, Simon managed to regain his focus and complete the test

35 If it were possible to find a property within our budget and _ from the beach, that’d be wonderful.

A shouting distance B close range C a stone’s throw D near

36 Try as I might, the car’s wheels _ to budge from the mud

A have refused B refused C refuse D will refuse

37 Would you believe, he says he’s _ busy to come out with us this month?

A too much B much too C so much D much so

38 The report confirmed that pensioners were _ to try internet banking

A the little afraid B hardly afraid C the more afraid D too afraid

39 Since signing a rather _ sponsorship deal, his career has gone from strength to strength

A sufficient B lucrative C ample D wealthy

40 The recession has heavily impacted our small business, so much so that we have had no option but to

_ staff

A let up B give up C lay off D leave off

41 The board of Governors _ that we all meet the following week to discuss the issue of school

admissions

A insisted B discussed C encouraged D commented

42 His doctor _ him to take more regular exercise and to cut back on the amount he ate

A suggested B argued C demanded D advised

43 My grandfather never much cared _ people who judged others on material possessions

44 The moment the kennel doors opened the little dog came _ towards us

A colliding B hurtling C fleeing D flitting

45 Would you believe that the first time my sister went to get fuel, she got the _ stuck in the fuel tank

A tap B snout C nib D nozzle

46 Knowing that she _ offered such a wonderful opportunity again, she accepted the job offer and said

goodbye to all that she knew

A was B has been C would be D might never be

47 All successful applicants are required _ a week-long training programme before commencing their

new role

A to attend B attending C to be attending D attend

48 We were reminded that we _ obligation to give further details to the authority

A were not under B weren’t in C were under no D had under no

49 He’s such a hard man to _ as he’s always flitting from one site to another

A pin in B lock in C narrow down D nail down

50 When they discovered a _ flaw in the design of the product, all models were recalled

A fatal B mortal C tragic D suicidal

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2 For questions 1–25, read the sentences below Use the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence

to form a word that fits in the gap

1 The doctor suggested that my to sleep was stress-related and prescribed sleeping

pills to help me catch up on much-needed sleep ABLE

2 Although many cuts have been made, the local authorities have promised that the hospital

will remain open in the future FORESEE

3 The moment the project was deemed , the funding was stopped FEASIBLE

4 I think our cat is ill Not only is he completely in food but he’s hardly moved

5 Taking advantage of someone’s trust or innocence is completely DESPISE

6 Our yoga teacher told us never to the power of positive thinking and said it

was a lot more effective than we imagined ESTIMATE

7 , the rain soon cleared up so the match could go ahead as planned FORTUNE

8 Parking spaces are at such a premium in this city that many houses in the area come with

an _ parking space that you have to pay for ALLOT

9 After leaving his job in law , Juan retrained and became a surveyor ENFORCE

10 Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to find a new for our

11 When she found out that she had missed out on a place by 2 marks, she felt

12 Our puppies always get really when they see us putting our coats and boots on

I think they must know we’re going to take them for a walk EXCITE

13 The Eiffel Tower is one of the most symbolic constructions in Paris DENY

14 My boss has always been very and knew, the moment I entered the room,

15 This phone deal is fantastic and allows me to make an number of calls in the

16 The government decided that the funding of the project was completely

given the collapse of the economy SUSTAIN

17 His nasty comments were completely uncalled for and left an taste in my

18 Some people might call him because he never tried anything new, but Mike

always claimed he was happy at home and had no interest in going anywhere else ADVENTURE

20 Emilia has always been very and never thinks about the consequences of any

21 The restaurant was closed down following an inspection that deemed the kitchen to be

and unfit for food preparation HYGIENE

22 of the area led to the discovery of previously unknown species of mammals EXPLORE

23 In the early years of the crisis, staff tended to be offered a more generous

package than in the later years REDUNDANT

24 of East and West Germany began in 1990 when the Berlin Wall came down UNITY

25 You could hardly say he was lazy; he’s been employed ever since he left school GAIN

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3 For questions 1–25, read the text below and think of the word that best fits each space Use only one word in each space.

LONDON’S BLACK CABS

Black cabs, officially (1) as Hackney Carriages, are synonymous with London and are special for a number of reasons For a (2) , they are the only taxis in the city that can (3) hailed from the kerb with a raised hand signal to get the driver’s (4) Currently, it is estimated that there are some 20,000 black cabs (5) the capital’s streets (6) history, in fact, goes back a

long way, with the name ‘Hackney Carriage’ said to derive from the French word haquenée (7) to

the type of horse used to pull the carriages in the days of horse-drawn carriages The first horse-drawn Hackney

coaches appeared on London’s streets in the 17th century (8) the reign of Queen Elizabeth I

(9) transport developed and motor cars became popular, motor cabs replaced the horse-drawn

carriages (10) the end of the 19th century, various car manufacturers’ vehicles have been used as motor cabs but it was not (11) the mid-20th century that the cabs we have become more familiar with over the last decades first (12)

(13) is a major achievement to become a black cab driver in London and it is (14)

mean feat If you want to gain (15) honour you will need to (16) passed the infamous

test known as ‘the Knowledge’, which was first introduced in 1851 following a number of complaints by

passengers (17) cab drivers got lost This incredibly difficult test can take around three or four years to prepare for and you can often spot (18) drivers who are doing just this zipping around London on their mopeds, with a map fastened to a clipboard on their handlebars (19) people are essentially trying not only to master the 25,000 or so streets (20) a six-mile radius of Charing Cross, but also to work out the (21) direct routes from place to place They must know thousands

of ‘points of interest’ such as hotels, hospitals, places of worship, theatres, stations, sports and leisure facilities,

to name but a (22) Practically everywhere and anywhere that a potential passenger would wish to

be taken to or from (23) be known, and it is not just having a thorough knowledge of London that

is important but also, and perhaps this is the most difficult part, (24) the quickest way to get from one place to another (25) wonder so few people are successful

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