Adv expert m07

Name Class Advanced Expert Module Test VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR For questions 1–11, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap AN OLD CHARACTER Joe had always been a (1) _ type of person and had never been one of those people who are prone to sudden (2) _ He was also a very kind man and not once in all the years I’d known him had he ever had a (3) _ word to say about anyone Some said he had a (4) _ air about him and that he seemed most (5) _ when tinkering with his train set but I’d always found him to be great company and loved tagging (6) _ with him whenever I had the chance to He’d been born in the same house where he now lived and after years of accumulation it had become a very (7) _ cottage He enjoyed living an easy day-to-day life without any (8) _ and often frequented the local auctions, which were a regular (9) _ He would often find himself having outbid someone for some item on the (10) _ the moment which, although not needed, would (11) _ inside him a sense of satisfaction A low-pressure B laid-back C offhand D fed up A outbursts B eruptions C outbreaks D blow-ups A bleak B harsh C clashing D severe A petty B young C babyish D childish A at rest B homely C at home D in comfort A along B about C by D on A crowded B restricted C confined D cramped A contests B hassle C struggle D rumble A appearance B circumstance C occurrence D incidence 10 A turn of B turn at C spur of D spur at 11 A switch up B trigger on C start on D stir up 11 PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2014 Pearson Education Ltd For questions 1–7, read the text below and underline the correct option (1) The reason that / The reason why / The thing that I’ve always really enjoyed about moving house is the excitement of exploring a new area and making new friends (2) It wasn’t until / It’s only by / It wasn’t since I retired that I felt my desire to keep uprooting myself had waned (3) The reason why I / All I’ve ever / What I only wanted to was to find a place where I felt I really fitted in and could be myself Some people have been astonished at the number of times I’ve relocated, moving from country to country even, but I have to say (4) it was my father / it was this travelling / it was the reason who gave me these itchy feet I guess (5) it is only when / it is only where / it is the reason I think back that I see how his working abroad shaped my own comfort zones and travelling experiences In all the years I lived abroad, (6) the thing I was missing / what I missed most / all I’d ever missed about my home country was my loved ones and I guess comedy Ultimately, (7) the one thing that / it is the place that / the place that I now find myself calling home is one where I am close to nature and my family PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2014 Pearson Education Ltd For questions 1–7, 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 Use between three and six words It’s a shame you aren’t able to take Monday off GET If only _ off on Monday I’m not sure I want us to spend a week in New York I think Austin sounds better SOONER _ a week in Austin than in New York Why didn’t you tell me my boss would be at the party? WISH I _ my boss was going to be at the party I’d love to have been able to go to the concert with you POSSIBLE If only _ to make it to the concert It was a mistake to accept that job offer – I’m really not enjoying the job TAKEN I _ that job It’s terrible! ‘Do you think we should have invited Jules to the party?’ COME What if we _ with us to the party? They did ignore you on purpose but you pretended they didn’t TALK You _ never purposely ignored you Total: PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2014 Pearson Education Ltd 25