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VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
For questions 1–50, read the sentences below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
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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
18

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
17

B had better not

B subliminal

A chaos
16

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

15

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

34

D their

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

A misses
33

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

26

C have begun

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

25

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

24

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

36

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

46

C the more afraid

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

A colliding
45

B hardly afraid

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

A with
44

D much so

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

A suggested
43

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

42

D will refuse

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

A let up
41

C refuse

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

A sufficient
40

B refused

B much too

A the little afraid
39

D near

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

38

C a stone’s throw

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

37

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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47

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

48

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

50

D attend

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

49

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
Total:

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