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Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences. 14 Only when you write a poem do you ________ how
difficult it can be.
Example: Ben ________ have been home. His car was
outside and I saw him go in the house! A  understanding  ■   B  to understand  ■  
A  can’t  ■   B  must  ■
✓    C  might  ■ C  understand  ■
15 I wish that we ________ enough money to buy a new car.
1 He left for work at 7.30. He ________ arrived at the office A  had  ■   B  have  ■   C  were having  ■
by now.
16 If only she ________ the map at home – we wouldn’t be
A  should have  ■   B  could be  ■   C  can’t  ■
lost!
2 Do you think Barry ________ stolen the laptop? A  hadn’t left  ■   B  has left  ■   C  leave  ■
A  can’t be  ■   B  may  ■   C  might have  ■
17 We’d ________ you didn’t eat at your desk.
3 Betty ________ very happy. Her new job sounds A  wish  ■   B  rather  ■   C  were  ■
absolutely fantastic.
18 I think ________ we said goodbye and went home.
A  must  ■   B  must have  ■   C  must be  ■
A  the time  ■   B  it were time  ■   C  it’s time  ■
4 The business can’t ________ very well. They haven’t sold
19 Would she rather we ________ the date of the party?
anything since last year.
A  were changed  ■   B  change  ■   C  changed  ■
A  do  ■   B  be doing  ■   C  to do  ■
20 If ________ Aliye were here. She’d know what to do.
5 We’re sure ________ some live music when we go to the
Summer Festival. A  rather  ■   B  only  ■   C  it were  ■
A  seeing  ■   B  to see  ■   C  have seen  ■ 20
6 Lisa ________ quit her job when she hears the news.
V O C AB U L AR Y
A  is likely to  ■   B  likely to  ■   C  likes to  ■
7 Majid ________ email until he’s found a job. a Tick (✓) the correct adjective or idiom, A, B, or C.
A  won’t unlikely  ■   B  definitely  ■   Example: making somebody feel sad
C  probably won’t  ■ A  gripping  ■   B  depressing  ■
✓  
8 ________ you work like a professional will we pay you C  intriguing  ■
like a professional.
1 intelligent and amusing
A  Not until  ■   B  Never have  ■   C  Not only  ■
A  thought-provoking  ■   B  moving  ■  
9 No sooner ________ we arrived at that office than they C  witty  ■
told us to go back home.
2 not easy to believe
A  did  ■   B  had  ■   C  were  ■
A  heavy-going  ■   B  implausible  ■  
10 Not only ________ get lost, but you forgot to bring C  haunting  ■
money for parking!
3 original, strange
A  did you  ■   B  you did  ■   C  you’d  ■
A  quirky  ■   B  staccato  ■   C  bland  ■
11 Not until you ________ another country do you
4 flat and even
understand your own country.
A  faithful  ■   B  smooth  ■   C  vast  ■
A  got to know  ■   B  ’re getting to know  ■  
C  get to know  ■ 5 not generous with money
A  in the red  ■   B  tight-fisted  ■   C  wealthy  ■
12 Rarely ________ had a more enjoyable evening.
A  did I  ■   B  I have  ■   C  have I  ■ 6 feeling very strongly that you want what another
person has
13 ________ had we eaten our food when the waiter brought
A  sick with envy  ■   B  refreshingly honest  ■  
us the bill.
C  reaching their teens  ■
A  Only  ■   B  Hardly  ■   C  Rarely  ■
7 rich
A  loaded  ■   B  poor  ■   C  broke  ■

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8 having a loan or owing money P R O N U N C IATI O N

A  affluent  ■   B  penniless  ■   C  in debt  ■
a Which word has a different sound? Tick (✓) A, B,
9 very expensive or C.
A  good value  ■   B  costs a fortune  ■  
Example: A  fee  ■   B  exchange  ■
✓    C  neatly  ■
C  makes ends meet  ■
10 money freely given to help a charity 1 A  implausible  ■   B  enormous  ■  
A  a loan  ■   B  a deposit  ■   C  a donation  ■ C  breadwinners  ■
2 A  fast-moving  ■   B  overly  ■  
b Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences. C  thought-provoking  ■
Example: People making ________ phone calls at work 3 A  absence  ■   B  crash  ■   C  penniless  ■
drives me mad! 4 A  inflation  ■   B  living  ■   C  society  ■
A  personal  ■ ✓    B  ‘hold’  ■   C  ring  ■ 5 A  savings  ■   B  entertaining  ■   C  vast  ■
11 The ______ of my office mate’s fingers on his desk
really bothers me. b Which is the correctly stressed syllable? Tick (✓) A,
B, or C.
A  making  ■   B  hum  ■   C  tapping  ■
12 Leo ______ that there was a problem and said he Example: A  instalment  ■   B  instalment  ■
✓  
would try to help. C  instalment  ■
A  acknowledged  ■   B  approached  ■   6 A  affluent  ■   B  affluent  ■   C  affluent  ■
C  applied to  ■
7 A  donation  ■   B  donation  ■   C  donation  ■
13 My friends ________ last Friday evening for dinner.
8 A  undisturbed  ■   B  undisturbed  ■  
A  commuted  ■   B  came round  ■   C  undisturbed  ■
C  nicknamed  ■
9 A  overly  ■   B  overly  ■   C  overly  ■
14 Ken always ________ about how tough his job is, but
10 A  intriguing  ■   B  intriguing  ■  
he’s very well paid.
C  intriguing  ■
A  makes up  ■   B  moans  ■   C  puts a strain  ■
15 The ________ of my alarm clock wakes me up at 6.30. 10
A  hiss  ■   B  drip  ■   C  buzz  ■
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16 Before the band began to play, the crowd let out a huge
________.
A  roar  ■   B  tick  ■   C  creak  ■
17 The brakes on my bicycle make a loud ________ when
I stop.
A  snore  ■   B  slurp  ■   C  screech  ■
18 Lee told me a funny joke and made me ________.
A  stammer  ■   B  giggle  ■   C  sob  ■
19 Lola breathed out a long ________ and showed she
was disappointed.
A  yell  ■   B  mumble  ■   C  sigh  ■
20 I’m working extra hours to ________ up for the time I
took off last month.
A  make  ■   B  take  ■   C  have  ■

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