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Quick End-of-course Test
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS
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 They lived in a thatched cottage in a _____ village in the heart of the English countryside.
A dense B conventional C lush D quaint
2 As they travelled across the _____ landscape, each one of them wondered how it was possible
to grow anything there.
A barren B bustling C grimy D mundane
3 The new company had been _____ with one problem after another and looked as if it were
about to go under.
A glorified B tainted C fraught D bewildered
4 My parents looked back with _____ on the days when all of us lived at home and which, they
said, were the best years of their lives.
A nostalgia B reminiscence C homesickness D recollection
5 John and Sarah lived in the back of _____ and it always took us a whole day to drive there.
A the country B isolation C nowhere D beyond
6 Even though there have been setbacks, because of their determination I’m sure they’ll achieve
their goals, _____ .
A suffice to say B be that as it may C so be it D come what may
7 _____ we hadn’t been so quick to change our minds.
A I hope B If only C I regret D Not only
8 Roland wishes he _____ to join us in the Caribbean, but he can’t because he has to fly to
Australia that week.
A could B were able C should be able D would
9 I would _____ to work in a big city than in a small town in the country.
A rather B prefer C better D fancy
10 _____ you like it or not, we’re going to visit as many museums as we can this year.
A Whether B No matter C Whatever D However
11 The new restaurant in town has a wonderfully relaxing _____ .
A ambience B environment C impression D attitude
12 While I was at university I did some voluntary work in schools, _____ I discovered I had a
talent for teaching.
A the reason why B by which C which was when D wherever

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13 There were twelve in the tour group, many _____ were having a sabbatical.
A who B of whom C for whom D whose
14 Sales of the new product line _____ the company’s profits in the last quarter.
A cheered B boosted C encouraged D celebrated
15 Anyone _____ to join the expedition to the North Pole should contact Nick Jones via the
website.
A who wish B to wish C wishing D wishes
16 The architect has designed a building of immaculate _____ in everything. Every detail is
matched on each side.
A evenness B contrast C symmetry D contradiction
17 There was a lot of _____ amongst the group and people just refused to collaborate on the
project.
A friction B resilience C buoyancy D harmony
18 Together they _____ the temporary building in a very short time.
A deteriorated B dispelled C dismantled D depleted
19 The manager was forced to make a _____ decision while he was under pressure and it was one
he would live to regret.
A fresh B snap C close D bitter
20 The festival audience were _____ each other in order to get as near to the stage as possible.
A staggering B fidgeting C strolling D jostling
21 Elena is a _____ talented singer and has already had three successful albums.
A remarkably B perceptibly C deeply D absolutely
22 _____ of doing a post-graduate degree, Selina took a year off to travel around the world.
A Rather B Despite C Instead D For the sake
23 Have you any _____ to the designs being altered to accommodate an extra suite of offices?
A objection B intention C commitment D disagreement
24 He has no excuse _____ his behaviour during the meeting.
A for B of C with D to
25 His diet was _____ in the vitamins he needed in order to be healthy.
A scarce B deficient C packed D dependent
26 We can trace his problems _____ the time of his accident.
A in for B out of C away from D back to
27 My father always said that you should take the opportunities when they arise. In other words,
that you should _____ while the iron is hot.
A strike B count C bite D move
28 The office was closed for a week for refurbishment and now the staff have to deal with the
_____ that built up during their absence.
A backstage B backlash C backlog D backdrop

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29 This small mistake should not _____ from the wonderful work he has achieved so far.
A detract B diminish C deceive D deter
30 They were _____ over by his kindness and didn’t know what to say.
A turned B knocked C hooked D bowled
31 The guards outside the palace were _____ armed.
A heavily B highly C extremely D decidedly
32 I’m afraid the new computer system is incompatible _____ the previous one.
A by B to C with D for
33 The government have _____ a ban on exports to those countries because of their human rights
records.
A imposed B taken C made D compelled
34 Please put your hands up if you are in _____ of signing the contract.
A demand B favour C advance D jeopardy
35 I think you need to _____ your horizons and have different experiences before settling down.
A broaden B embrace C enhance D meet
36 What sets him _____ from the others is his ability to take the initiative and deal with problems
instantly.
A away B apart C out D back
37 The accountant found a _____ in the figures and realised that someone was not being honest
in the book-keeping.
A difficulty B distinction C disagreement D discrepancy
38 In the _____ of what we now know, his decision was definitely the right one to make at that
time.
A light B hope C view D result
39 The scientists are on the _____ of making an incredible discovery about our past.
A limit B extent C verge D edge
40 Fire had _____ the forest and driven everyone out of their homes.
A desolated B shattered C ravaged D smashed
41 After a 10 km run, the students _____ their way through the obstacle course and were
exhausted by the end.
A conducted B handled C managed D negotiated
42 She wasn’t on safe _____ when she started criticising the boss.
A land B place C ground D soil
43 To all intents and _____ the project is finished. There are just a few small things to tidy up
now.
A purposes B reasons C hopes D bets
44 We need to protect elephants _____ they will be extinct in a very short time.
A meanwhile B whereas C unless D otherwise

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45 The designer was given free _____ to produce any design he wanted.
A rein B range C ride D rope
46 No one ought _____ until we were sure of the results.
A have contacted B have been contacted C to have contacted D to have been contacted
47 It _____ have been you in the shop because I recognised your coat when I looked through the
window.
A can’t B should C wouldn’t D must
48 Hans was _____ convinced that he had left his briefcase on his desk, but it wasn’t there now.
A absolutely B enormously C painfully D slightly
49 You need to _____ yourself with all the safety procedures before you start work.
A recognise B acknowledge C familiarise D identify
50 The collapse of the American bank had _____ around the world.
A repetitions B repercussions C reflections D reformations
TOTAL /50

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