Test 1 answer key with extra explanations

Reading and Use of English

1 The correct answer is C: The phrasal verb ‘set out’ means ‘start a journey’; ‘break out’, ‘carry
out’ and ‘leave out’ are all phrasal verbs with different meanings.

2 The correct answer is D: The sentence is talking about the probability of seeing kangaroos or
koalas in the city, so ‘unlikely’ fits better than the other adjectives.

3 The correct answer is A: The phrasal verb ‘come across’ means ‘meet by chance’ which fits
the meaning of the sentence. The other verbs can all be used with ‘across’, but with different
meanings.

4 The correct answer is B: The other verbs would all require a preposition: ‘deals with’,
‘specialises in’ and ‘focuses on’.

5 The correct answer is D: ‘time’ refers to being at the Kennett River Holiday Park. The other
words would not be appropriate for this.

6 The correct answer is C: ‘It’s well worth’ is a fixed phrase. ‘well’ makes ‘It’s worth ...’ stronger
in meaning.

7 The correct answer is B: ‘gather in groups’ means to ‘get together’. The other words would
not have this meaning with ‘in groups’.

8 The correct answer is B: ‘a front row seat’ is a fixed phrase, usually used for the theatre or
the cinema.

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Questions 9–16

9 The correct answer is ‘far’: ‘by far’ is used before superlatives to strengthen the meaning.

10 The correct answer is ‘to’: ‘to’ follows the verb ‘refer’.

11 The correct answer is ‘such’: ‘such as’ means ‘for example’.

12 The correct answer is ‘why’: The text is saying that nobody knows (the reason) why the
Oscars have this name.

13 The correct answer is ‘When’: The time conjunction ‘when’ is needed here to show two
things that happened at the same time (Margaret Herrick seeing the statuettes and her reaction).

14 The correct answer is ‘was’: The verb ‘be’ in the past is needed here between the subject
‘her initial reaction’ and ‘to say that ...’.

15 The correct answer is ‘like’: To ‘look like’ is similar in meaning to ‘resemble’.

16 The correct answer is ‘nothing’: ‘had nothing to do with’ means ‘had no connection with’.

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Questions 17–24

17 The correct answer is ‘variety’: A noun is required after ‘a wide’ and before ‘of’.

18 The correct answer is ‘innovative’ or ‘innovatory’: Either of these adjectives can be used
here before the noun ‘work’.

19 The correct answer is ‘blindness’: A noun is required after ‘he suffered from ...’.

20 The correct answer is ‘experimental’: An adjective is required after ‘an’ before the noun
‘method’.

21 The correct answer is ‘assistant(s)’: The noun could be plural or singular here for the
people or person that helped Matisse.

22 The correct answer is ‘arrangement(s)’: A noun is required here after ‘the precise ...’. It can
be singular or plural.

23 The correct answer is ‘memorable’: An adjective is required here before the noun ‘places’.

24 The correct answer is ‘unforgettable’: An adjective beginning with a vowel is required here
after ‘an’ and before the noun ‘trip’. ‘unforgettable’ is similar in meaning to ‘memorable’.

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Questions 25–30

25 The correct answer is ‘AS long as | I (can)’: The phrase ‘for as long as I (can) remember’
compares the time Dr Rowan has been president of the club with the length of my memory.

26 The correct answer is ‘can run NO | further/farther/more than’: ‘can run’ needs to follow
‘my brother’ and because ‘not’ cannot be used: ‘My brother cannot run further’, it is necessary
to say ‘no further’.

27 The correct answer is ‘mean/intend to spend | SO much’: The negative past simple
requires the base form of the verb, and ‘so much’ has the implied meaning of ‘so much as I did’.

28 The correct answer is ‘me NEVER to | run unless’: After ‘told’ the pronoun ‘me’ is required
and the full infinitive ‘to run’. ‘never’ needs to go before the full infinitive. ‘unless I was wearing’
is similar to ‘if I was not wearing’.

29 The correct answer is ‘CLEAR explanation | of’: After the adjective ‘clear’ the noun
‘explanation’ is necessary and the preposition ‘of’.

30 The correct answer is ‘off | OWING to’: ‘called off’ has the same meaning as ‘cancelled’
and ‘owing to’ is similar to ‘because of’.

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Questions 31–36

31 The correct answer is C: The writer says, ‘The quiet of the Centre Court is good for my
game.’ He then talks about having to battle to shut everything but the contest out of his mind.
A is incorrect because there is no mention of nerves in this section related to the silence.
B is incorrect because there is no mention of confidence in this section related to the silence.
D is incorrect because, although he mentions the ‘respectful crowds’, he does not say this is
related to the silence.

32 The correct answer is A: The writer says that he is ‘so focused I have no sense at all that
there are millions watching me around the world as I play ...’. B is incorrect because, although
he mentions the ‘shock of noise ... people shouting your name’ this is not about his opponent.
C is incorrect because, although he mentions signs of popularity such as ‘applause, cheers,
people shouting your name’ he does not suggest this proves anything. D is incorrect because,
although he describes the behaviour of the fans, he does not suggest that they are anxious, only
that they are ‘tracking every move’ he makes.

33 The correct answer is B: The writer describes how in the first match he lacked belief,
and was just happy to be there: ‘I went out onto the court that time just pleased and grateful
that, having just turned twenty, I’d made it that far. Federer beat me pretty easily, more easily
than if I’d gone out with more belief.’ But, in the second match, he felt he ‘could have done
better’ and that his ‘head’ failed him, and he threw away a chance. A is incorrect because he
does not mention nerves in his description of the first match. C is incorrect because, far from
being ambitious in the first match, he was just ‘pleased and grateful’ to be there. D is incorrect
because although he says it wasn’t the quality of his game that had failed him, he doesn’t say
that his game had improved.

34 The correct answer is B: The writer describes how his coach was usually very tough and
‘the last person in the world’ to offer him consolation, but this time, realising ‘what a wreck’
Nadal was after losing ‘he abandoned the habit of a lifetime and told me there was no reason
to despair ...’. A is incorrect because his coach actually encouraged him to think about future
matches: ‘... there would be more Wimbledons and more Wimbledon finals ...’. C is incorrect
because his coach saw that he was ‘a wreck’ after the match. D is incorrect because, although
Nadal says that usually ‘he criticizes me even when I win’, this time he tried to console him.

35 The correct answer is D: The writer talked previously of how his head had failed him, and
he was confident that this time, ‘whatever else’ failed, his head would not. He is considering a
negative possibility. A is incorrect because this would suggest something positive happening,
but he is talking about the possibility of something negative. B is incorrect because this would
also suggest something positive, but he is talking about the possibility of something negative.
C is incorrect because this would suggest something positive, but he is talking about the
possibility of something negative.

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36 The correct answer is B: The writer describes how his family and friends understood that he
did not wish to discuss the match, which he was ‘already beginning to play ... in a space inside my
head. From here on in until the start of play, that space should remain mine alone.’ A is incorrect
because, although they avoided discussing the tennis match, there is no mention of them trying to
take his mind off it, just to leave it to him to think about. C is incorrect because, although, clearly
his family and friends showed awareness of his needs, it does not say that they help in any way
they can. D is incorrect because, although they might well have a different perspective, it does
not say this.

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Questions 37–42

37 The correct answer is D: ‘Those’ in the missing sentence refers to news stories, mentioned
in the text just before the gap. After the gap, ‘all this’ refers to both the fact that news stories
about games are ‘only for industry specialists’ and the general lack of attention by the media to
games.

38 The correct answer is A: In the text before the gap, the writer talks about games being
products of group efforts without ‘a single creator’. In the missing sentence, she contrasts the
situation with books and films: ‘so the situation is very different’.

39 The correct answer is E: In the text before the gap, the writer mentions ‘another reason’
games aren’t valued and in the missing sentence, she refers to this reason: ‘This is that ...’
and gives her reason. After the gap, she explains that the reason she gives is her personal
impression.

40 The correct answer is G: In the text before the gap, she describes the regularity with which
she receives books to review. She contrasts this in the missing sentence with information about
how difficult it is to get games. After the gap, she talks about the need for the games industry to
make games more available.

41 The correct answer is F: In the text before the gap, she says that advance copies of games
aren’t sent out. In the missing sentence she refers to this and gives the reason for it: ‘That’s
because ...’. After the gap, she gives another reason why games are not covered more in the
media: ‘Furthermore the games industry itself does not seem too bothered …’

42 The correct answer is C: Before the gap, she says that the games industry doesn’t need the
publicity of appearing in newspaper culture sections, and that it is a very successful industry.
In the missing sentence, ‘it’ refers to the games industry, and after the gap, ‘It’s a fair point’ is a
response the question raised in the missing sentence.

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Questions 43–52

43 The correct answer is B: The writer says ‘we expect everyone to work on their own
initiative’.

44 The correct answer is C: The writer says that ‘any issues with behaviour get dealt with as
they arise between the individuals concerned’.

45 The correct answer is D: The writer says that ‘it takes a small army of people from diverse
backgrounds to take on some of the buildings being constructed these days’.

46 The correct answer is A: The writer describes what happened at an interview: ‘... telling
them that I had all this experience. The person interviewing me chuckled and said, ‘You won’t be
doing that here straightaway – that’s what the senior employees do.”

47 The correct answer is C: The writer says ‘There is always a senior level person who remains
on a project throughout the entire process and is the point of contact, but we like to let people
find their own roles on projects and pursue the things that interest them.’

48 The correct answer is B: The writer mentions ‘asking questions of others on their team’.

49 The correct answer is A: The writer says ‘I felt torn at the time because although I was really
happy to have found a job right out of school when so many others could not, I hated retail
design ...’.

50 The correct answer is B: The writer says ‘we really need everyone in the office to be
superstars’.

51 The correct answer is C: The writer says ‘The people who work for me really are the
company’s most important asset.’

52 The correct answer is A: The writer says, ‘Almost from day one, I was left on my own for
several days a week and, through necessity, I was taking meetings with local clients and giving
presentations without help.’

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