Gold First tests Answer key

Full placement test

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1 D 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 A 6 D 7 B 8 B 9 D 10 A 11 C 12 D 13 D 14 C 15 D 16 A
17 B 18 A 19 C 20 B 21 C 22 D 23 C 24 B 25 B 26 C 27 D 28 A 29 D 30 D 31 C
32 D 33 B 34 C 35 A 36 B 37 D 38 C 39 B 40 A 41 B 42 C 43 A 44 D 45 C 46 C
47 B 48 A 49 C 50 B

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51 decisive 52 producing 53 suspicious 54 successfully 55 unlikely 56 courageous 57 mystery
58 encouraged 59 thoughtful 60 unemployment 61 impatient 62 personality 63 reliability
64 difference 65 understandable 66 unrealistic 67 variety 68 boring 69 strengthen 70 unexpected
71 hopeless 72 useful 73 evidence 74 arrival 75 adventurous

3
76 who 77 in 78 has 79 for 80 what 81 at 82 Although/While 83 result 84 as 85 yet 86 was
87 made 88 order 89 which/that 90 have 91 there 92 One 93 not 94 so 95 them 96 of 97 no
98 once 99 been 100 as

Unit 1 test
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1B 2C 3B 4D 5A 6C 7C 8D
2
1 roamed around 2 keep up with 3 take up 4 in common with 5 go to gigs 6 mad about
7 make up for
3
1 is having, never takes 2 tastes, is tasting 3 is selling, happens 4 is appearing, Do you think
4
1 would always take 2 am/m used to playing 3 used to perform 4 am/m getting used to living
5 would never argue 6 used to work 7 would wash

Unit 2 test
1
1 sociability 2 harmful 3 cautious 4 unrealistic 5 sympathetic 6 hopeful 7 unreliable 8 predictable
9 reliable
2
1 got rid of 2 took off 3 got away 4 sorted out 5 looked up to 6 turned up
3
1C 2C 3B 4B 5A 6A 7C
4
1 not working 2 going 3 saying 4 to sail 5 thinking 6 to teach 7 do 8 to get

Unit 3 test
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1 in 2 about 3 about 4 within 5 in 6 about/by 7 by 8 of
2
1 sense 2 tight 3 meet 4 made 5 mouth 6 value 7 living
3
1 has/s been working here for 2 much more expensive than 3 one of the most intelligent 4 regard him as
5 have/ve already seen
4
1 like 2 most 3 since 4 a 5 like 6 as 7 much 8 ago 9 lot 10 yet

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Progress test 1
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1B 2D 3B 4A 5C 6D 7A 8B
2
1 took me ages to get 2 do not/dont remember locking 3 made them do their homework
4 has/s just finished 5 has not/hasnt taught since 6 am studying
3
1 would 2 used 3 like 4 have 5 one 6 more
4
12 F I (any order) 34 C H (any order) 56 B D (any order) 78 A E (any order)
5
1F 2G 3A 4C 5E 7B
6
1 But 2 claim 3 Furthermore 4 However 5 view 6 While it is true that 7 It is clear that 8 In
conclusion

Unit 4 test
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1B 2D 3B 4A 5D 6C 7A
2
1 impatient 2 discouraged 3 endanger 4 irresponsible 5 unlikely 6 boiling 7 incredibly
8 impossible
3
1 the 2 - 3 the 4 A 5 the 6 the 7 an 8 the
4
1 had been planning 2 saw 3 captured 4 was listening 5 came 6 headed 7 had always wanted

Unit 5 test
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1B 2D 3A 4C 5B 6D 7A 8C 9B
2
1 off 2 up 3 away 4 out 5 down 6 on
3
1 is known that 2 had to be sent 3 food is being prepared 4 rice must be cleaned
5 caf is expected to be 6 paella needs to be ordered 7 believed to have been bought
4
1 much 2 lots 3 bit/little 4 no 5 few 6 many 7 any 8 some

Unit 6 test
1
1 romantic 2 funny 3 successful 4 confident 5 prediction 6 futuristic 7 expectations
8 performance 9 imagination
2
1 living 2 most 3 Another 4 down 5 through 6 time
3
1 will you be doing 2 am/m flying 3 ll/will enjoy 4 will/ll be 5 Will you have/Are you going to have
6 ll/will be travelling 7 finishes 8 will/ll email 9 have 10 will/ll organise 11 will/ll have achieved
12 will/ll have visited 13 will/ll have learned/learnt 14 are you leaving 15 will/ll give

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Progress test 2
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1 A 2 D 3 D 4 B 5 B 6 B 7 A 8 B 9 C 10 C
2
1 had 2 a 3 them 4 before 5 any 6 the 7 it 8 than 9 will 10 have
3
1 expeditions 2 diary 3 mental 4 navigation 5 winds 6 confident 7 altitude 8 anniversary
4
1B 2B 3D 4A 5D 6A
5
1 Introduction 2 In order to 3 was agreed 4 Disadvantages 5 were raised 6 Since 7 However
8 For this reason

Unit 7 test
1
1B 2C 3D 4A 5B 6C 7D 8A 9D
2
1 off 2 out 3 in 4 of 5 to 6 at
3
1 must have been 2 could be 3 must be waiting 4 cant be Simon 5 might be delivered
6 cant have seen
4
1 it 2 where 3 must/could/may/might 4 who 5 whose 6 which 7 why 8 such 9 enough

Unit 8 test
1
1 representative 2 anger 3 security 4 employers 5 warning 6 suggestions 7 unemployment
8 confidence
2
1 job/position 2 despite 3 However 4 around 5 out 6 satisfaction 7 why
3
1 warned me not to 2 explained they had been travelling/were travelling 3 asked if/whether I was/we were
4 the next/following day was her 5 previous day/day before they had woken 6 warned me not to do
7 recommended I went/going there
4
1B 2A 3D 4C 5D 6C 7B 8A

Unit 9 test
1
1C 2A 3B 4A 5D 6D 7B 8B
2
1 mirror 2 cat 3 running 4 ladder 5 nothing 6 on 7 in
3
1 would have 2 ask(ed) 3 is 4 had 5 ll/will go 6 would you have done 7 wouldnt/would not stop
8 d/had trained 9 would you be
4
1 would have won the race 2 we had enough money 3 can/will have a party if
4 would not/wouldnt have done 5 could have won the cup 6 when I miss

Progress test 3
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1 B 2 D 3 A 4 B 5 B 6 C 7 D 8 D 9 D 10 A
2
1 will/ll make mistakes if 2 accused Fred of not sending 3 advised Sarah to have
4 reason (why/that) we left was 5 denied taking my 6 us to finish it 7 such a lot of rain
8 may have taken 9 have not/havent got/do not/dont have enough money
3
1 D H (any order) 2 G I (any order) 3 B F (any order) 4 C E (any order)
4
1B 2D 3D 4B 5D 6A
5
1 Following 2 position 3 present 4 obtained 5 require 6 In 7 would 8 hearing 9 near

Unit 10 test
1
1C 2B 3A 4A 5D 6B 7C 8C
2
1 self-centred 2 strong-willed 3 self-conscious 4 kind-hearted 5 like-minded 6 level-headed
7 quick-tempered
3
1 as long as 2 Otherwise 3 whether 4 Unless 5 Even if 6 In order to 7 Provided 8 in case
4
1 What we must do 2 involves meeting people 3 whether it rains or 4 Provided my work is done
5 man standing there is 6 After going to the gym 7 ended up being/as/becoming

Unit 11 test
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1 beginner 2 frightened 3 persuasion 4 determined 5 imagination 6 terrifying 7 instructor
8 unbelievable 9 peaceful 10 successful.
2
1 on 2 off 3 in 4 on 5 on
3
1 but 2 prefer 3 only 4 had 5 could 6 have/had 7 rather 8 wish 9 Would 10 time
4
1 wish I hadnt/had not given 2 If only I hadnt/had not 3 d/would rather you didnt/did not
4 felt/was as though I was 5 If I hadnt/had not worked

Unit 12 test
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1B 2D 3A 4C 5D 6C 7A 8B 9B
2
1 on 2 over/in 3 over/through 4 off 5 down 6 in
3
1 mustnt 2 are not allowed to 3 had to 4 neednt 5 didnt have 6 have to 7 neednt 8 are allowed
to
4
1 have the computer checked 2 get Sarah to teach us 3 got a/my friend to repair
4 are/re having/getting the house painted 5 get a doctor to look 6 had my wallet stolen
7 have the files sent to
Progress test 4
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1C 2A 3C 4C 5D 6D 7B 8B
2
1 unless 2 having 3 are 4 even 5 order 6 gets/has 7 had 8 be 9 wishes
3
1C 2B 3A 4B 5C 6A 7B
4
1D 2C 3E 4B 5A 6D 7 B 8 A 9 C 10 E
5
1e 2d 3a 4h 5b 6g 7c 8f

Unit 13 test
1
1 C 2 B 3 D 4 A 5 B 6 A 7 D 8 A 9 C 10 B 11 B 12 A 13 C 14 C 15 B
2
1 themselves 2 yourself, you 3 herself 4 himself, us 5 , ourselves 6 herself, 7 itself, it
3
1 unable 2 manage 3 couldnt 4 managed 5 able 6 succeeded 7 could 8 couldnt 9 ability

Unit 14 test
1
1 shrugged 2 speak 3 crossed 4 whispered 5 raised 6 rolled 7 speak 8 tell 9 shook 10 talk
2
1 bark, bite 2 cat, bag 3 water, duck 4 cat, pigeons 5 birds, stone
3
1 know = knows 2 have = has 3 (also possible: has = have) 4 5 it = there 6 There = It
7 a = delete 8 none of them are = none of them is 9 is = are 10 are = is 11 12 has = have
13 contribute = contributes 14 refresh = refreshes 15 has = have

Progress test 5
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1 B 2 C 3 A 4 D 5 D 6 B 7 B 8 C 9 C 10 B
2
1 able 2 because 3 managed 4 himself 5 him 6 There 7 could 8 was 9 everyone/everybody
10 know
3
1C 2A 3C 4A 5A 6B 7C 8B
4
1E 2F 3C 4B 5D 6A
5
1 owe 2 terribly 3 by 4 forgive 5 were 6 would 7 Wouldnt 8 up

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Exit test
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1 D 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 C 6 B 7 C 8 D 9 B 10 C 11 B 12 B 13 A 14 C
2
1 living 2 therapist 3 (self-)confidence 4 ambition 5 ability/abilities 6 weaknesses 7 assignments
8 anxiety 9 approval 10 bullied 11 unrealistic 12 successfully 13 significance 14 qualification(s)
15 freedom
3
1 what this sentence means 2 are expected to provide your 3 despite the terrible weather
4 do not/dont have to wait 5 will be sent to 6 are not/arent allowed permitted to do
7 was such a boring film 8 If only I had not/hadn't 9 would not/wouldnt have failed if
10 before going/we went to the cinema 11 worst meal I have Ive ever 12 warned me not to do
13 have ve (got) hardly have ve hardly (got) any money 14 is used to working/has got used to working
4
1 in 2 which 3 they 4 For 5 order 6 has 7 be 8 had 9 well 10 there 11 was 12 too
13 addition 14 for 15 since
5
1 position 2 middle 3 read 4 worry 5 favourite 6 question 7 (marriage) partner 8 Outside
6
1 I 2 G 3 E 4 H 5 A 6 C 7 F 8 J 9 K 10 D
7
1f 2d 3e 4c 5a
8
1 for 2 position/post (job = mark) 3 present 4 obtained/gained/completed (got = mark) 5 addition
6 attach/enclose 7 hearing 8 near 9 faithfully

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