Answer Key

5
LANGUAGE TESTS Test 2B
1 He does like you, you know.
1 2 What I like best about the club is the
Test 1A 1 will all be having 2 is going to be music.
3 will have got 4 are going to do 3 It was my his patience that I loved
1
5 are talking 6 won’t have arrived about my teacher.
1 met 2 were 3 had seen
7 pass 8 will win 9 will be learning 6
4 was going out with 5 hadn’t talked
10 arrive 1c 2b 3a
6 got 7 realised 8 had 9 remember
2
10 came 11 was telling 12 started
13 spilled 14 argued 1 ’d rather we didn’t Test 4A
15 have never forgotten 16 got 2 ’d prefer us to meet
1
3 would rather watch
2 1 was walking 2 was not
4 would prefer to replace
1 well-groomed 2 elegant 3 outgoing 3 having walked 4 was 5 didn’t come
3
4 trendy 5 chatty 6 had already been walking 7 saw
1 ex-girlfriend 2 nonverbal 8 had thrown 9 felt 10 began
3
3 undervaluing 4 antisocial 11 described 12 could 13 came
1 scruffy 2 casual 3 reserved
5 independent 6 remarried 14 was already thinking 15 read
4 unfashionable 5 quiet
7 misunderstanding
4 2
4
1 get 2 self 3 unknown 4 around 1 limped 2 stare 3 pondered
1 indicative 2 intimidating 4 called out
3 enthusiastic 4 disapproval
Test 1B 3
5 respected
1 tolerant 2 consistent 3 performances
1 5
4 suggestions 5 useless 6 developments
1 (have) found 2 is staying 1 light 2 given away 3 recognise
4
3 doesn’t remember 4 is 5 had 4 get across
6 believe 7 has been living 8 had visited 1 continuously 2 eerily 3 gradually
9 have also found 10 had been Test 3A 4 nervously 5 rudely
11 arrived 12 appears 13 has been
14 lost 15 was travelling 16 have put
1 Test 4B
1 is forever complaining 2 would sit
2 1
3 will relax 4 use 5 would always sound
1 stooped 2 fun-loving 3 cute 1 was visiting 2 was raining
6 will go
4 even‑handed 5 self-conscious 3 didn’t recognise 4 had been standing
2
3 5 realised 6 was 7 wanted
1 – 2 a 3 – 4 the 5 the 6 a 8 were talking 9 mentioned 10 asked
1 upright 2 serious 3 plain 4 biased
3 11 didn’t paint 12 had never painted
5 confident
1 mood 2 converting 3 adjust 13 went 14 got 15 was having
4
4 transformed 5 swap 6 turned into 2
1 glowing 2 around 3 destined 4 spring
4 1 glared 2 stroll 3 considered 4 notice
Test 2A 1 deprived 2 leave 3 ages 4 lose 3
5 achieve 6 compulsive 1 membership 2 wonderful 3 sensible
1 5 4 ability 5 valuable 6 explanation
1 have 2 are going to meet 1 It was the beautiful weather that made 4
3 will all be having 4 call 5 is going to be the holiday so memorable.
6 will arrive 7 will have finished 1 excitedly 2 politely 3 desperately
2 She does try hard. 4 absolutely 5 reluctantly
8 are going to take 9 are starting 3 What I really liked was the
10 will be building accommodation. Test 5A
2 6
1 ’d prefer not to go 1b 2a 3c 1
2 would rather I didn’t 1 get used to living
3 would prefer to Test 3B 2 isn’t used to getting up
4 ’d rather we went 3 used to spend 4 am used to exercising
3 1 5 did you get used to travelling
1 overslept 2 misheard 3 irrational 1 would go 2 is always arriving 2
4 dissatisfied 5 retake 6 outplayed 3 will sit 4 used to really 1 need to find 2 remember meeting
7 underpaid 5 are forever asking 6 didn’t use to 3 stopped to get 4 spend (so long)
4 2 checking 5 cause (people) to have
1 pushy 2 enthusiasm 3 indication 1 The 2 the 3 – 4 – 5 a 6 the 6 don’t let (him go before I) speak
4 irritating 5 disapproving 3 7 don’t like working 8 tried to move
5 1 mind 2 alter 3 replace 4 ways 3
1 across as 2 true feelings 3 struck 5 vary 6 modify 1 to 2 with 3 over
4 out 4 4
1 inspiring 2 granted 3 irrational 1 running out 2 pay you back 3 gave up
4 talked 5 critically 6 world-famous 4 do without 5 turned out 6 cut it up

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7 try it on 8 take over 9 put it together 5 3

10 ended up 1 unnatural 2 quiet 3 fantastical 1 sculptor 2 supporting role
5 4 mysterious 5 secret 6 terrible 3 dressing room 4 setting
1a 2b 3a 4a 6 5 performance 6 portraits 7 percussion
1 admit 2 denying 3 necessarily 4 see 8 duet
Test 5B 4
1
Test 7A 1 going 2 landscape 3 world-famous
4 classical 5 show 6 composition
1 to get used to working 1
5
2 am not used to eating 1 He wanted to know where I was / we
3 used to have 1 tempting 2 glamorous 3 forgiveness
were from.
4 will get used to living 4 adoring
2 She said that she would finish the job
5 get used to working the next/following day. Test 8A
2 3 She explained that she had been
1 avoid talking waiting there the day before / the 1
2 involve spending previous day. 1 This car was designed from start to
3 forgotten to take 4 He reported that Manchester United finish by robots.
4 advised (me) to write were winning with ten minutes to go. 2 We can be found on the map on your
5 stop doing 6 want to visit 5 She asked me why I had spent all day phone.
7 remember to buy 8 force (her) to wait there. 3 The game is being played many times
3 6 He said that he was going to work to discover its secrets.
1 on 2 in 3 on twice as hard from then on. 4 I don’t like being told what to do.
4 2 5 This computer has not been used
1 try out 2 missed out on 3 wore off 1 Paul admitted that it had been his fault. before.
4 throwing things out 5 splashed out on 2 He congratulated me on my 6 I’m sure the hacker won’t be caught by
6 let you down 7 keeps on 8 woke up to performance. the police.
9 run up 10 keep to 7 I had been watched for hours before
3 They promised to ask her.
5 I realised.
4 I regret that I had told her about it.
1b 2a 3a 4a 8 Automatic programmes are being
5 He reminded me that the film was on
increasingly used by governments to
later.
Test 6A monitor Internet use.
6 I apologise for burning the dinner.
9 Computers without an anti-virus
1 3
programme shouldn’t be used to go
1 was able to 2 should 3 have to 1 camerawork 2 cast 3 watercolours online.
4 don’t have to 5 needs to 6 mustn’t 4 dress rehearsal 5 still lives 6 abstract
10 I remember being given it by
7 might 8 should 7 pianist 8 understudy somebody.
2 4 2
1 is expected 2 are bound 1 unknown 2 gave 3 exotic 4 stars 1 In spite of 2 While 3 Despite
3 will (I) be required 4 are forbidden 5 put on 6 dramatic 4 whereas
5 is not (very) likely 5 3
3 1 adoration 2 forgiving 3 luxurious 1 writing paper 2 empty-handed
1 Eventually 2 wonderfully 3 slowly 4 obscurity 3 badly paid 4 big-headed
4 5 running water 6 loud speakers
1 keep, from 2 made, up 3 confide in Test 7B 7 life guard 8 car alarm
4 take, in 9 absent-minded 10 travel agents
1
5 4
1 I asked him what time it was.
1 moving 2 sudden 3 evil 4 great 1 rise 2 dramatically 3 Exactly 4 less
2 He explained that he had left it there
5 believable 6 quiet 5 vast 6 percent
on that table.
6
3 The newsreader reported that financial
1 matter 2 hand 3 bear 4 doubt markets had been falling since the day Test 8B
before / the previous day. 1
Test 6B
4 He told me that he was cooking dinner 1 The public telephone was destroyed by
1 then. vandals last night.
1 need to 2 mustn’t 3 should 5 He wanted to know how much it cost. 2 Dinner had already been finished when
4 was able to 5 didn’t need to 6 could 6 She said that I would have to speak to she arrived.
7 will need to 8 can’t her the next/following day. 3 Paul, is the washing machine being
2 2 fixed today?
1 is sure 2 was supposed 1 My sister offered to help us. 4 I like being kept busy at the weekend.
3 Am (I) allowed 4 are obliged 2 He recommended going to that 5 Over a million copies of the book have
5 are forbidden restaurant. been bought in the first month.
3 3 She objected to having to pay for the 6 You will be phoned to confirm your
1 brilliantly 2 secretly 3 finally toilet. order.
4 4 They warned me that it was 7 This game is going to be sold out very
1 cleared, up 2 saw through 3 let, out a dangerous district. soon.
4 keep, from 5 He accused me of stealing the wallet. 8 I’m worried about being attacked by
6 She agreed to help us. spiders.

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9 Your bags will not be taken into the 7 1995 was (the year) when she started 5
examination hall. university. 1 conversationalist 2 astute
10 Your gift should be sent by the end of 8 The family whose house I bought lives 3 outspoken 4 charismatic
the week. in Canada now. 5 strong-willed 6 witty
2 2 6
1 in spite of 2 whereas 3 In spite of 1 vibrant nightlife 2 studio flat 1 trouble 2 hitch 3 point 4 round
4 While 3 gleaming skyscrapers
3 4 apartment block 5 picturesque village Test 11B
1 time-saving 2 light switch 6 thatched cottage
3 travel insurance 4 open-minded 3 1
5 boarding card 6 textbook 1 which (3) 2 whose 3 who (3) 1 didn’t need to check
7 bodyguard 8 right-handed 4 which 2 could have been sleeping 3 could have
9 level-headed 10 mouth-watering 4 4 must have been seen 5 may not have
4 1 isolated 2 stuffy 3 damp 4 draughty 6 can’t have been
1 Almost 2 gradually 3 little 5 cramped 6 spacious 2
4 compared 5 minority 6 triple 5 1 call 2 patched 3 move 4 ease
1 sarcastic 2 intimidating 3 indignant 3
Test 9A 4 spontaneous 5 unique 6 self-pitying 1e 2a 3c 4b
1 4
Test 10B
1 hadn’t checked 2 feel 3 tell 1 are/were said to have had
4 would have definitely waited 1 2 is reported to have resigned
5 wouldn’t work 6 will spend 7 want 1 The book that he wrote is a fantasy. 3 was believed to have accepted
8 had let 9 had gone 10 had better start 2 The man whose car I bumped into was 4 has been thought to be using
11 have taken 12 wouldn’t do a policeman. 5 is believed to have been caught
13 had thought 14 have been 6 is expected to take place
3 The dog that I bought is an alsatian.
2 5
4 Elvis Presley, who died in 1977, is
1 con artist 2 identity theft 3 scam probably the best-selling artist in history. 1 short-tempered 2 quick-witted
4 white-collar crime 5 on the run 3 innovative 4 argumentative
5 It’s the snow on the road, which makes
6 impersonating 7 forger’s 5 inscrutable 6 outspoken
it quite dangerous.
3 6
6 This is the company which I worked for.
1 waste 2 kill 3 pay (me) back 1 pitfalls 2 getting 3 leave 4 work
7 It was your brother who I bought it for.
4 pay (it) off 5 save
8 Yesterday morning was when I realised
4 Test 12A
that I had met her before.
1 pay 2 earns/makes 3 cost 4 owe
2 1
Test 9B 1 bustling streets 2 abundant wildlife 1 a few 2 little 3 a good deal of 4 Some
3 trendy shops 4 breathtaking scenery 5 several 6 much 7 The vast majority
1 5 broad avenues 6 scenic views
8 any
1 hadn’t helped 2 would be able 3
2
3 won’t understand 4 asked 5 never lets 1 which (3) 2 whose 3 which (3)
6 would have come 7 won’t tell 8 ask 1S 2B 3B 4P 5S 6B
4 who
9 have checked 10 had thought 3
4
11 have read 12 would consider 1 Both 2 either 3 neither 4 none
1 lonely 2 cosy 3 secluded 4 peaceful
13 had better phone 14 didn’t live 4
5 airy 6 crowded
2 1 large 2 spite 3 because 4 Fortunately
5
1 blackmailer 2 embezzled 3 scam 5 addition 6 anyway
1 frustrated 2 condescending
4 a confidence trick 5 legitimate 5
3 apprehensive 4 thrilled 5 suspicious
6 masquerading 7 hijackers
6 tolerant 1 backstage 2 scene 3 shot 4 remakes
3 5 footage 6 close-ups
1 invest 2 lasted 3 pay 4 pay 5 took Test 11A
4
1
Test 12B
1 costs 2 payback 3 owe 4 paying
1 can’t have had 1
Test 10A 2 must have been delivered 1 all 2 few 3 almost all 4 loads of
3 could have 4 might have cut 5 much 6 Some 7 plenty of
1 5 couldn’t have 6 needn’t have cleaned 8 The bulk of
1 Paul is a man that I married. 2 2
2 This is the house in which I lived. 1 mind 2 bluff 3 grips 4 accord 1B 2B 3B 4S 5B 6B
3 Brazil, which is the only 3
3
Portuguese-speaking country in South 1e 2a 3c 4b
America, is the fifth-largest country in 1 either 2 none 3 Both 4 Neither
4
the world. 4
1 are thought to have got in
4 The shirt that she is wearing is red. 1 Generally 2 frankly 3 Nevertheless
2 was reported to have crashed
5 He is tall and handsome, which makes 3 is believed to have changed 4 means 5 case 6 whole
him perfect for the role. 4 are claimed to have known 5
6 This is the man who the house was 5 is expected to be made 6 are said to 1 close-up 2 on location 3 crew 4 shoot
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Listening Skills
Skills Tests 1
Test 4B
1E 2S 3F 4D 5B Reading Skills
Test 1A 2 1
Reading Skills 1T 2F 3F 4F 5T 1F 2C 3D 4E 5G
1 Communication 2
1B 2E 3 – 4A 5C 6 – 7D 1 1F 2T 3NI 4F 5NI
2 1 so 2 truly 3 do 4 needs 5 sure Listening Skills
1T 2F 3F 4T 5F 1
Listening Skills
Test 3A 1E 2D 3G 4F 5C
1 Reading Skills 2
1b 2b 3c 4c 5b 1 1c 2c 3c 4b 5b
2 A4 B7 C1 D5 E2 Communication
1 several 2 beginning/start 3 90% 2 1
4 everything 5 connection 1c 2a 3d 4b 5b 1 common 2 whole 3 estimated 4 vast
Communication 5 steady
Listening Skills
1 1
1 wrong 2 point 3 over 4 meant
Test 5A
1E 2B 3G 4A 5D
5 words Reading Skills
2
Test 1B 1 well-known 2 common 3 matter 1
4 alternative 5 obsessively 1F 2C 3G 4D 5A
Reading Skills Communication 2
1 1 1b 2c 3d 4d 5b
1B 2E 3 – 4A 5C 6 – 7D 1 denying 2 way 3 far 4 let 5 course Listening Skills
2 1
1F 2T 3F 4F 5F Test 3B 1b 2c 3b 4c 5b
Listening Skills Reading Skills 2
1 1 1T 2T 3F 4F 5T
1b 2a 3c 4c 5c A7 B4 C5 D2 E3 Communication
2 2 1
1 consultant 2 middle 3 recent 4 time 1b 2d 3b 4b 5d 1 mention 2 business 3 subject
5 small 4 position 5 about
Listening Skills
Communication
1 Test 5B
1
1E 2G 3C 4A 5D
1 exactly 2 honest 3 lost 4 getting Reading Skills
2
5 meant
1 dangerous 2 irritable 3 common 1
Test 2A 4 criticism 5 refresh 1G 2A 3C 4F 5D
Communication 2
Reading Skills 1 1b 2d 3c 4a 5c
1 1 bear 2 fact 3 other 4 have 5 How Listening Skills
1D 2G 3A 4C 5E 1
2 Test 4A 1c 2c 3c 4b 5b
1F 2F 3T 4F 5F 2
Reading Skills
Listening Skills 1T 2T 3F 4F 5F
1
1 Communication
1F 2D 3A 4C 5E
1E 2A 3G 4D 5B 1
2
2 1 interfere 2 nothing 3 wondering
1NI 2F 3F 4NI 5NI
1F 2T 3T 4F 5T 4 check 5 Calm
Listening Skills
Communication
1 Test 6A
1
1F 2D 3G 4A 5B
1 such 2 What 3 does 4 familiar Reading Skills
2
5 aware
1c 2a 3c 4a 5a 1
Test 2B Communication 1F 2F 3T 4T 5T
1 2
Reading Skills 1b 2b 3c 4d 5d
1 Generally 2 estimated 3 tend
1 4 steady 5 stay Listening Skills
1F 2B 3G 4C 5E 1
2 1D 2E 3A 4G 5C
1F 2F 3F 4F 5T 2
1T 2F 3F 4F 5T

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Communication 9 was always barking 3

1 10 have been running 1 rewarding 2 forbidden
1 whereas 2 trouble 3 realised 4 round 3 3 paintings 4 permitted
5 Moving 1 personality 2 reassuring 3 chatty 5 sculptures 6 necessarily
4 valuable 5 childhood 6 independent 7 productively 8 obscurity
7 creativity 8 performance 9 amazing 9 glamorous 10 luxurious
Test 6B 10 successful 4
4 1 Even 2 give 3 being 4 with 5 on
Reading Skills 1 a 2 used 3 arrived 4 was 5 up 6 the 6 favour 7 For 8 able 9 All 10 saving
1 7 come 8 make 9 would 10 had 5
1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 5 1a 2b 3c 4d 5d 6c 7a 8b 9d 10b
2 1b 2b 3c 4d 5d 6a 7c 8d 9c 10b 6
1b 2a 3a 4a 5b 6 1 apologised to him for being
Listening Skills 1 was 2 will be 3 have written 2 offered them
1 4 are working/have been working
3 must be finished by
1D 2E 3A 4G 5C 5 would rather not show 6 seeing
7 Having gone 8 am looking 4 is being repaired
2 5 don’t remember being
9 are meeting 10 finishes
1T 2F 3T 4F 5T
6 recommend talking to
Communication Test 2A 7 informed me that
1 8 hates being taken to
1
1 None 2 in 3 pitfalls 4 far 5 leave 9 accused Jane of cheating
1 camerawork 2 saw through
3 empty-handed 4 ended up 5 hushed 10 has been asked
Progress Tests 6 make ends meet 7 narrow
8 performance 9 labour-saving Test 3A
10 let it out
Test 1A 1
2
1 spent 2 outspoken 3 shot 4 section
1 1 take 2 saying 3 to give 4 talking 5 apprehensive 6 utensils 7 gleaming
1 nervously 2 wandered 3 even-handed 5 cheating 6 would come 8 bustling 9 cost 10 indignant
4 spiky 5 heavily 6 rambling 7 noticed 7 will be finished 8 is being examined
2
8 intriguing 9 peered 10 recurring 9 make 10 not to argue
1 wouldn’t know 2 have passed
2 3
3 hadn’t left 4 needn’t have tidied
1 loved/used to love 2 go 1 production 2 dramatic 3 romantic
5 to have crashed 6 can’t have been
3 have been cleaning 4 had been visiting 4 unknown 5 memorable 6 supporting
7 hadn’t spent 8 wouldn’t need
5 are staying 6 is forever complaining 7 classical 8 soloist 9 conductor
9 didn’t need to go 10 was
7 will agree 8 will be flying 10 famous
9 had never stayed 10 will have eaten 3
4
3 1 location 2 scenery 3 peaceful
1 encourage 2 kill 3 majority 4 about
4 spacious 5 fitted 6 tiled 7 innovative
1 sensitive 2 personalities 3 unfriendly 5 down 6 on 7 on 8 favour 9 in
8 fashionable 9 consideration
4 misunderstood 5 relationship 10 make
10 increasingly
6 intolerant 7 annoying 8 truthful 5
9 feelings 10 sensible 4
1c 2b 3c 4d 5a 6a 7a 8d 9b 10c
4 1 vast 2 have 3 which 4 was 5 of
6
1 Do 2 would 3 a 4 the 5 will 6 having 6 which 7 all 8 few 9 almost 10 none
1 regretted getting angry
7 used 8 the 9 spring 10 in 5
2 advised me to book
5 1c 2c 3d 4c 5a 6c 7c 8b 9b 10d
3 criticised my essay for
1d 2b 3d 4a 5b 6b 7d 8c 9b 10b 6
4 announced that they would
6 1 would not have been
5 encouraged me to enter
1 was reading 2 have been feeling 2 which we stayed in (last year) / in
6 is being redecorated
3 had seen 4 told 5 had been which we stayed (last year)
7 had been recognised by
6 was working 7 having taken 3 could have talked
8 was relaxing 9 would rather 8 explained that the problem would
4 is expected to be
10 will have to 9 promised to visit me
5 who I live next door
10 needs to be washed
Test 1B 6 each of the witnesses what
Test 2B 7 wouldn’t be looking
1 8 wish I could go
1 modest 2 cried 3 irrelevant 4 swap 1
9 even though they didn’t
5 drawn 6 gradually 7 heavy 1 quartet 2 stick to 3 two-faced
10 should be playing
8 irrational 9 fortunately 4 thriller 5 confide in 6 keep this from
10 full of himself 7 gleamed 8 with 9 turned out 10 tip Test 3B
2 2
1 had been beeping 2 are going to arrive 1 to have 2 is being processed 1
3 have been reading 4 knocked 3 to open 4 not inviting 5 leave 1 cost 2 suspicious 3 spacious 4 take
5 was having 6 had been 6 to lock 7 had been taken 8 winning 5 remake 6 abundant 7 backstage
7 will be relaxing 8 arrive 9 was still being repaired 10 to living 8 leafy 9 cosy 10 invested

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2
success UPPER
1 had not run out
2 are believed to have been killed INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
3 didn’t need to get up 4 had seen
5 could have told 6 needn’t have spent
PLACEMENT TEST
7 wouldn’t have to work 8 won’t regret
9 can’t have forgotten 1D 2C 3C 4B 5C 6C 7A 8B
10 hadn’t forgotten 9C 10C 11A 12C 13D 14B 15B 16A
3 17B 18D 19C 20A 21B 22A 23B 24C
1 charismatic 2 willed 3 argumentative 25D 26C 27C 28D 29A 30B 31D 32A
4 conversationalist 5 witty 6 sarcastic 33B 34A 35D 36D 37C 38B 39A 40B
7 unconventional 8 manipulative 41C 42D 43A 44C 45A 46D 47C 48B
9 intolerant 10 worthless 49C 50D 51B 52A 53B 54C 55B 56C
4 57D 58B 59D 60A 61B 62C 63A 64D
1 be 2 vast 3 few 4 whole 5 which 65B 66D 67A 68D 69C 70A 71D 72D
6 must 7 it 8 no 9 be 10 who 73B 74C 75A 76B 77B 78D 79D 80C
81B 82A 83D 84C 85B 86B 87C 88A
5
89C 90D 91D 92B 93D 94D 95A 96D
1b 2d 3c 4d 5c 6a 7d 8c 9d 10d 97B 98D 99C 100A
6
1 long as you work
2 in which I had
3 had better stop arguing
4 to have opened
5 to whom I
6 Neither of the pictures
7 I had been told
8 wish I hadn’t spent
9 in spite of the weather
10 must have been here

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