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Grammar
(25 questions – 12 minutes)
Write your answers (A-C) to questions 1-25 on your answer paper.
Do not write on this question paper. The answer to question 0 is given as an example on
your answer paper (A).

0 How old __A__ you? EXAMPLE

A. are

B. age

C. have

A: Do you think you will get the job?

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B: ________, but I’m not sure.

A. Possible

B. Possibility

C. Possibly

02 I ________ 25 years old.

A. have

B. am

C. (-)

03 I have ________ English for three years.

A. studied

B. study

C. studying

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 A: I enjoy working on challenging projects at work.
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B: So________ I!

A. am

B. do

C. can

05 We could cook dinner. ________, we could buy some takeaway food.

A. Therefore

B. On the other hand

C. Although

06 You really should ________ to Barcelona – it’s a wonderful city.

A. go

B. to go

C. going

07 You need ________ new shoes – those ones are too old!

A. to buy

B. buy

C. buying

08 When I was at school I used ________ a good student.

A. to be

B. be

C. being

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 09 I’ve got no plans for the weekend. Maybe ________ visit my parents.

A. I

B. I’m

C. I’II

10 I’m reading a really ________ book on the history of Europe.

A. interest

B. interestin
g

C. interested

11 He’s about 40, but in this photograph he looks much ________.

A. young

B. younger

C. youngest

12 She has ________ two books.

A. written

B. wrote

C. write

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 13 I don’t recommend driving in the morning because there’s too ________ traffic.

A. much

B. many

C. most

14 I never do my homework ________ I hate studying at home.

A. so

B. because

C. although

15 They’re so different. I ________, there’s no way they’ll be happy together.

A. mean

B. decide

C. wish

16 Because of computers, many people don’t watch a lot of ________ now.

A. the television

B. a television

C. television

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 17 I think, in the future, people ________ live much longer than they do now.

A. ought

B. will

C. would

18 Call me tomorrow after 8.30, because I will just _______ at home.

A. about to relax

B. have relax

C. be relaxing

19 The doctor says I will ________ much better by the end of the week.

A. to feel

B. be feeling

C. have felt

20 ________ been reading this book now for a week and it isn’t getting any better!

A. I’ve

B. I’m

C. I’d

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 21 The garden is looking untidy – you need to get rid ________ the weeds.

A. from

B. out

C. of

22 The next meeting ________ on the sixth of June.

A. is holding

B. will be held

C. holds

23 ________ of China is very interesting.

A. A history

B. History

C. The history

24 You ________ have bought that car. What a waste of money!

A. shouldn’t

B. mustn’t

C. couldn’t

25 This is a ________ train to London. It doesn’t stop on the way.

A. direction

B. directly

C. direct

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 Vocabulary
(25 questions – 13 minutes)
You need to write all answers on your answer paper.
Write the letter (A-K) of the word that is most similar in meaning to a word on the
01 left (1-5). Use each word once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer
paper. You will not need five of the words (A-K). The answer to question 0 is given
on your answer paper as an example (L).

area
1. big rule
money
2. design
base
3. policy chance
4. fortune department
plan
5. wonder
approach
6. opportunity business
surprise
large

Finish each sentence (6-10) using a word from the list (A-K). Use
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each word once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer
paper. You will not need five of the words (A-K).

figure
board
6. The group of people who protect a country is a/an...
cottage
7. A covering for floors is called a/an... army
8. A type of house in the country is call a/an... desk
crowd
9. A large group of people together is called a/an...
carpet
10. A type of table used for work is called a/an...
character
case
example

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 Finish each sentence (11-15) using a word from the list (A-K). Use each word once
03 only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer paper. You will not need five of the
words (A-K).
sock
11. Just one more ________ is enough to end the project. hood
light
12. The jacket has a/an _______ to protect your head. script
witness
13. The ship sailed into the ________ on time.
error
14. The actors read their lines from the ________. port
call
15. The cycling ________ broke the world record. champion
country

04 Finish each sentence (16-20) using a word from the list (A-K). Use each word
once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer paper. You will not need
five of the words (A-K).
fly
16. The board will ________ the plan tomorrow. involve
17. Can I ________ some money from you? approve
benefit
18. This fact is going to ________ everything. complicate
19. Two teams are going to ________ in the race. compete
focus
20. She couldn’t ________ on the question. presume
borrow
catch

Write the letter of the word on the right (A-K) that is most often used with a word on
05 the left (21-25). Use each word once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer
paper. You will not need five of the words (A-K).
property
21. adverse hygiene
mechanism
22. vacant effort
23. collaborative agreement
formula
24. unanimous personnel
profile
25. humble effect
8 origins