Adv expert m02

Name Class Advanced Expert Module 2 Test VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 1 For questions 1–10, read the sentences below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each gap.. 6 Although she h

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Advanced Expert

Module 2 Test

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1 For questions 1–10, read the sentences below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap

1 The cameras were set up so as to _ the badgers unawares during their night time forays

A startle B catch C discover D watch

2 We were _ at the exorbitant prices the hotel was charging for standard rooms

A puzzled B terrified C dazed D astounded

3 _ behaviour will not be tolerated at this college and any pupil found guilty of bullying will be expelled immediately

A Unsafe B Harmful C Threatening D Barbaric

4 In an attempt not to wake his parents, Tim found himself _ up the stairs whilst holding his breath

A slipping B lurking C sneaking D stalking

5 The TV documentary was so enthralling that we were all _ to the set until it ended

6 Although she had been told quite sternly to _ herself together, she simply couldn’t stop the tears from flowing

7 He was always such a charming and sensitive man that we couldn’t imagine how he could ever _ anyone up the wrong way

8 ‘If you don’t do as you’re _ , you’ll go straight to bed without any food,’ she threatened

9 Given how spontaneous she had always been, no one was in the least bit surprised when she decided she

10 Carol could not have known that her decision to turn left at the junction would _ such an interesting chain of events

A trigger B stir C establish D incite

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2 For questions 1–9, read the text below and think of the word that best fits each gap Use only one word

in each gap.

AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR

(1) was ringing the door bell was quite insistent I figured it (2) be something

important as (3) when would you call on someone in the middle of the night? Rushing to put on my dressing gown, (4) was close at hand, I decided to peep out of the window to get (5)

glimpse of the person below Through the glass, which was covered in frost, I could just about make

(6) a familiar-looking figure (7) was my sister doing here at this time of the night? I

let her in She was incredibly quiet, which was very unusual for her (8) who knew her would have recognised from her demeanour that she (9) come for help

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3 For questions 1–6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given You must use between three and six words, including the word given.

1 Many people said they had had enough of the economic situation

FED

An awful lot _ the economic situation

2 Nothing new was covered in the first term, they simply reviewed the basics

GROUND

In the first term they just went _ and reviewed the basics

3 Very few people put forward suggestions at the meeting

ANYONE

_ the meeting made any suggestions

4 Although we were working hard, we were getting nowhere

PROGRESS

No _ we were working hard

5 We spent ages trying to solve the problem

FIGURE

It took us a great deal _ solution

6 No one was surprised when the police arrested a few demonstrators

INEVITABLE

_ that some people would be arrested at the demonstration

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