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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

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B hadn’t been revising

B ’s been always leaving C ’s always leaving

B whose

C alerted

D foreboded

C that

D which

B very little

C the most

D most

If the article is to be believed, most people _____ with the newly proposed tax reforms.
B agrees

C is agreeing

D are agreeing

It was only when we heard a stifled cough that we realised someone was _____ in the undergrowth.
A concealing

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D for the odds

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

A agree
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C by the odds

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

A hardly any

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B against the odds

B previewed

A who
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D shouldn’t have been

No one could have _____ the chain of events that the accident set in motion.
A foreseen

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C must be

Although we’d lost our last five matches, we managed to get into the quarter finals _____ .
A with the odds

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D used to leave

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

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D hasn’t been revising

She _____ the lights switched on. It never crosses her mind how much electricity she’s wasting.
A ’s always left

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C wasn’t revising

B ambushing

C lurking

D sneaking

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

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D commanding

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Given recent events, _____ cancel their holiday at any moment.
A they were on the verge of

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B might well have

B confusion

D sublingual

C muddle

D clutter

B unconformist

C misconformist

D reconformist

B Why

C How

D Whether

B ’m quitting

C will be quitting

D decide to quit

Yawning in a meeting isn’t considered polite so I knew I had to _____ the one I could feel coming.
B squash

C hush

D stifle

He maintains that he has managed to keep his youthful appearance by always taking a short _____ in
the afternoon.
A nap

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C subsiding

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

A smother
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D weren’t able to

_____ they couldn’t have told us all that we were likely to lose our jobs because the business was
failing is beyond me.

A have decided to quit
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C couldn’t

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 When
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D may have

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 nonconformist
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B had better not

B subliminal

A chaos
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C could have

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

background.
A telepathic

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D they were due to

You _____ tell your brother – you know how much that car means to him.
A don’t need to

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C we expected them to

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

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B they were going to

B slumber

C nod

D roost

We were _____ disappointed when the award for best project went to our main competitors.
A virtually

B bitterly

C absolutely

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D completely

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The party can regain public confidence _____ it tackles the issue of expense claims in a just and open
manner.
A otherwise

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B not unless

B had begun

B instilled

B spark off

B there

B lively

B sidelong

C meet up

D meeting up

C to stay for

D staying for

C vital

D dynamic

C edgewise

D edgeways

B It was only by

C The reason why I

D It’s only by

She said that what she _____ most about living away from home would be our daily walks in the dunes.
B missed

C will miss

D would miss

_____ help me make this decision. I’m just so unsure of which direction to take for my future.
A I’d sooner you will

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D their

_____ returned home that I realised just how much I missed seeing my brother.

A misses
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C they’re

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

A It wasn’t until I
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D lead off

The _____ green paisley tie he wore really set him apart from the other interview candidates.

A sideways
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B to meeting up

B staying on

A vibrant
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C set out

The boat struggled _____ course in the gale force storms.
A to stay on

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D incited

If you fancy _____ while you’re in the area, give us a bell.
A to meet up

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C inspired

What do you think would be the best venue for the party then, _____ place or ours?
A theirs

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D have been beginning

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

A set off

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C have begun

He’s such a charming young man. It’s clear that his parents have _____ good manners in him.
A inserted

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D providing that

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

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C unless

B I wish you will

C If only you could

D I rather you

After a momentary _____ in concentration, Simon managed to regain his focus and complete the test.
A lapse

B fault

C failure

D error

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If it were possible to find a property within our budget and _____ from the beach, that’d be wonderful.
A shouting distance

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D too afraid

B lucrative

C ample

D wealthy

B give up

C lay off

D leave off

B discussed

C encouraged

D commented

B argued

C demanded

D advised

B for

C of

D about

The moment the kennel doors opened the little dog came _____ towards us.
B hurtling

C fleeing

D flitting

Would you believe that the first time my sister went to get fuel, she got the _____ stuck in the fuel tank.
A tap

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C the more afraid

My grandfather never much cared _____ people who judged others on material possessions.

A colliding
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B hardly afraid

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

A with
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D much so

The board of Governors _____ that we all meet the following week to discuss the issue of school
admissions.

A suggested
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C so much

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

A insisted

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D will refuse

Since signing a rather _____ sponsorship deal, his career has gone from strength to strength.

A let up
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C refuse

The report confirmed that pensioners were _____ to try internet banking.

A sufficient
40

B refused

B much too

A the little afraid
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D near

Would you believe, he says he’s _____ busy to come out with us this month?
A too much

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C a stone’s throw

Try as I might, the car’s wheels _____ to budge from the mud.
A have refused

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B close range

B snout

C nib

D nozzle

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

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D might never be

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All successful applicants are required _____ a week-long training programme before commencing their
new role.
A to attend

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B attending

B weren’t in

C were under no

D had under no

He’s such a hard man to _____ as he’s always flitting from one site to another.
A pin in

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D attend

We were reminded that we _____ obligation to give further details to the authority.
A were not under

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C to be attending

B lock in

C narrow down

D nail down

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.

4

I think our cat is ill. Not only is he completely __________ in food but he’s hardly moved
an inch all day.
INTEREST

5

Taking advantage of someone’s trust or innocence is completely __________ .

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.

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.

FEASIBLE

DESPISE

FORTUNE
ALLOT

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After leaving his job in law __________ , Juan retrained and became a surveyor.

ENFORCE

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Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to find a new __________ for our
products.

DISTRIBUTE

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When she found out that she had missed out on a place by 2 marks, she felt
completely __________ .

SPIRIT

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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.

14

My boss has always been very __________ and knew, the moment I entered the room,
that something was wrong.

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16
17

DENY
PERCEIVE

This phone deal is fantastic and allows me to make an __________ number of calls in the
evening and at the weekends.

LIMIT

The government decided that the funding of the project was completely __________
given the collapse of the economy.

SUSTAIN

His nasty comments were completely uncalled for and left an __________ taste in my
mouth.

SAVOUR

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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

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They moved into a shared ownership flat owned by the local housing __________ .
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20

Emilia has always been very __________ and never thinks about the consequences of any
of her actions.
IMPULSE

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The restaurant was closed down following an inspection that deemed the kitchen to be
__________ and unfit for food preparation.

HYGIENE

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__________ 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.

25

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

UNITY

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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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Total:

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