New Password B1+

Short Tests Answer Key

2
1 plain / average-looking
2 wrinkles
3 dimple
4 striped/stripes

3
1 take
2 make
3 casual

4
1 aren’t you eating
2 don’t see
3 does she visit
4 ’m meeting
5 ’m not believing

5
1 saying
2 to try
3 seeing
4 to give
5 playing

SHORT TEST 1B
1
1 ponytail
2 tights
3 scar

2
1 tanned
2 bald
3 tubby
4 scruffy

3
1 miserable/sad
2 chain/department
3 action

4
1 I'm doing
2 The company produces
3 are you looking
4 I'm seeing
5 I don't agree
5
1 going
2 to help
3 to give
4 to help
5 not to eat

SHORT TEST 2A
1
1 accountant
2 counsellor
3 journalist

2
1 employed
2 part
3 overtime
4 charge

3
1 quit
2 get
3 do

4
1 I have written
2 We have been walking
3 have you known
4 has been learning
5 haven't spoken
6 has he been running

5
1 might/could/may have gone
2 can’t have seen
3 must have cost
4 must/might/could/may have had

SHORT TEST 2B
1
1 surgeon
2 unemployed
3 beautician

2
1 involves
2 salary
3 employed
4 promotion

3
1 find/gain
2 follow/develop/build
3 do
4
1 she has failed
2 I haven't known
3 has been doing
4 I have prepared
5 I’ve been revising
6 Have you been playing

5
1 can’t have been
2 must have enjoyed
3 might/could/may have got
4 must have finished

SHORT TEST 3A
1
1 escape
2 see/admire
3 get

2
1 on
2 off
3 in
4 up

3
1 chalet
2 package
3 delayed

4
1 went
2 had lived / used to live
3 moved
4 were driving
5 saw
6 had blown

5
1 Who wants to see the lighthouse?
2 How many times have you seen this exhibition?
3 Why did you decide to go there?
4 When did she/Ann visit the museum?

SHORT TEST 3B
1
1 got/had
2 risk
3 board

2
1 off
2 on
3 down
4 out
3
1 cruise
2 staycation
3 cancelled

4
1 organised
2 had been / used to be
3 moved
4 were waiting
5 noticed
6 had run out

5
1 What do Peter and Mike / they want to see?
2 Who has seen this exhibition three times?
3 Where did you/we decide to go?
4 Why couldn’t she get in the house?

SHORT TEST 4A
1
1 take
2 do
3 make
4 make

2
1 explore
2 universe
3 outside

3
1 engine
2 bookmark
3 device

4
1 will be
2 are taking
3 are you going to do / are you doing
4 will have

5
1 will take, rains
2 find, will let
3 won’t go / aren’t going to go, gets

SHORT TEST 4B
1
1 make
2 do
3 take/make
4 do
2
1 benefit
2 exploration
3 land

3
1 feedback
2 update
3 navigate

4
1 are you going / are you going to go
2 will stay
3 will tell
4 are going to play / are playing

5
1 doesn’t give, won’t go / can't go
2 will pick, leave / have left
3 starts, won’t get

SHORT TEST 5A
1
1 cereal
2 crisps
3 roll
4 salmon

2
1 junk
2 cookbook
3 cuisine

3
1 peel
2 add
3 bake

4
1a
2–
3 the
4 an
5 the

5
1c
2c
3a
4b
5a
SHORT TEST 5B
1
1 sausage
2 jar
3 onion
4 slice

2
1 recipe
2 chef
3 ingredients

3
1 fry
2 peel, chop/cut

4
1–
2 the
3–
4 an
5–

5
1a
2b
3c
4a
5b

SHORT TEST 6A
1
1 piracy, theft
2 vandalise
3 burglar
4 trial
6 investigator

2
1 offenders/culprits
2 court
3 victim
4 witness

3
1 she had never been so scared in her life
2 (that) he wasn’t going to do anything illegal
3 somebody/someone had stolen his car the day before
4 they would contact us in a few days
5 his son didn’t belong to a gang

4
1 how long I had had that bike
2 if we were going to see Jim in hospital
3 what I had done the day before the burglary
4 if he would ever give up working as a lawyer
5 when he could go back to his investigation
SHORT TEST 6B
1
1 theft, vandalism
2 criminals, piracy
3 burglary
4 shoplifting

2
1 trial
2 evidence
3 (eye)witnesses
4 jury

3
1 she didn’t know that/the girl
2 (that) he hadn’t gone out the night before
3 they had seen him before
4 she wouldn’t say anything else
5 the police were talking to Mark

4
1 how the accident had happened
2 if she would recover soon
3 how long I had had that security system
4 if he knew a lot of celebrities
5 when he was leaving the office

SHORT TEST 7A
1
1 lungs
2 thigh
3 jaw

2
1 scratch
2 cure
3 sprain
4 throat

3
1 ineffective
2 treatment
3 recovery

4
1 didn’t drink, wouldn’t suffer
2 would travel, had
3 went
4 didn’t go

5
1 If I had been (more) careful while/when I was hiking, I wouldn't have sprained my ankle.
2 Mike would not have recovered quickly if he hadn’t listened to the doctor's advice.
3 I wish I had taken a helmet with me when I went skiing.
4 If only we hadn’t driven so fast on a wet road.
SHORT TEST 7B
1
1 kidneys
2 calf
3 neck

2
1 hurt
2 develop
3 ankle
4 bruised

3
1 profitable
2 resistant
3 countless

4
1 didn’t have, would get
2 wouldn’t feel, went
3 knew
4 didn’t give

5
1 If only they had driven more slowly on such a wet road!
2 If Jim had been (more) careful when he was skiing, he wouldn't have broken his leg.
3 I wish I had taken a map with me when I went hiking.
4 Ana would have recovered quickly if she had listened to the doctor's advice.

SHORT TEST 8A
1
1 make
2 afford
3 key

2
1 off
2 on
3 out

3
1 charge
2 transfer
3 material possessions
4 manage

4
1 Our car hasn’t been repaired yet.
2 A new sports centre is going to be built in our neighbourhood.
3 The new catalogue is being prepared.
4 This model isn’t produced any more.
5 I wasn’t informed about the meeting last week.

5
1 have the newspapers delivered
2 had my hair dyed
3 are having our bathroom redecorated
4 will have our roof repaired
5 have had my eyes tested

SHORT TEST 8B
1
1 badger/talk/push/pressure
2 get
3 make

2
1 up
2 in
3 on

3
1 check your balance
2 pay off
3 market stall
4 report

4
1 The building wasn’t renovated last year.
2 A new satellite dish is being installed at the moment.
3 My motorbike has been stolen.
4 The project won’t be finished next week.
5 This museum isn’t visited very often.

5
1 had this skirt made
2 are having a garage built
3 has his blood pressure checked
4 has had this portrait painted
5 will have the central heating turned off