CB 4.

1 MID-LEVEL TEST
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Grammar
I. Complete the text with the words from the box. There are three extra words you do not
need.
acquiring always Being Considering Having impress regret remark
tends thinking wanted will wish would

When I was a child I 1would happily spend hours on end reading. In fact, it was all I ever
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    wanted                to do whenever I had a free moment. I absolutely loved 3            accquiring        new
knowledge and my parents would often 4  remark                  that I ‘ate books’ as a hobby. 5        Being           
left to my own devices is something I’ve never minded at all and as a result I’m well able to enjoy my
own company as an adult. 6        Having            time to reflect is very important to me. My neighbour, on
the other hand, is 7      always              having people round and she 8        tends            to have parties at the
weekend. She 9      will              usually ask me to join her but nine times out of ten I’ll turn her down. No
doubt she thinks I’m a wet blanket! Mind you, as my 30th birthday is coming up, I’m
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        thinking            of throwing a party myself. We’ll see. If I don’t organise anything, I’ll probably
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      regret              it.

II. Correct two mistakes in each sentence.

1. We thought were thinking of having a barbecue at the weekend if you fancied to come coming
along.
2. If only you (only you) hadn’t let the cat out of the bag about Andy’s surprise party! I guess it’s
much harder to keep (to keep) a secret than you thought.
3. She is (has been) been recovering at home for a few days and has been advised to take (to take) it
easy for the next month.
4. I didn’t expect her to split (to split) up with Stu even though he did keep going (going) on about
golf all the time, which must’ve been really dull.
5. Had I known that they’d already decided to give (to give) Bob the job, I wouldn’t have bother
(have bothered) going through that farcical application process.
6. Getting (Getting) an engineer to look at our boiler seems having (to have) solved the problems
we’d been having with the heating.
III. Complete the second sentence with no more than five words so that it means the same as the
first. Use the word in CAPITALS.
1. James got here twenty minutes ago. WAITING
James has been waiting here for twenty minutes.
2. Daniela never used to do any sport at school. WOULD
Daniela would never do  any sport at school.
3. I hate it when people tell me what to do. BEING
I hate being told  what to do.
4. They had a tendency to argue in public. PRONE
They were prone to arguing in public.
5. Drew is sorry that he didn’t study harder. REGRETS
Drew regrets not having studied harder.
6. But for Jim’s quick thinking, the fire would have spread. BEEN
  Had it not been for  Jim’s quick thinking, the fire would have spread.
Vocabulary
I. Complete the sentences with one word.
1. Although my given name is Marie Angelina, everyone calls me Marian.
2. Traditionally when women got married, they would change the family name they were given at
birth, known as their           maiden          name, to their husband’s surname but this is becoming less
common nowadays.
3. It can be hard to live       up              to your name if you’re born into an illustrious family.
4. Let’s not       beat              about the bush. We need to stop talking and take action.
5. Who’d like to             put        their name forward for Chairman of the committee?
6. I was born Brenda Crayford but I’ve now taken my husband’s surname so my           married         
name is Mrs Johansson. I do love my new family name – it has a nice ring to it.
7. Look, if you’re having       second              thoughts about taking the job in Canada then now is the
time to act on them. Whatever you do, don’t leave it until it’s too late.
8. Isn’t it time you       spoke              your mind and told everyone what you really think? You might be
surprised at the effect it’ll have on the board.
II. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are three words you do not need.
capture encourage fence half-baked inquisitive
evocative middle provocative ropes sets

1. My parents gave me three     middle    names but I never use them, except on official documents.
2. I wish you wouldn’t always sit on the       fence              . Can’t you take sides for once?
3. Her latest paintings really       capture              the rugged beauty of the Cornish landscape.
4. I’m not at all surprised that Eda’s become a scientist. She’s always been     inquisitive                and
keen
on investigation.
5. Once you’ve learnt the       ropes              , you’ll soon find you settle into your new job, mark my
words.
6. He ended his speech with a       provocative              remark that was clearly intended to stimulate
heated discussion.
7. You’ll have to do better than this if you want to get promoted. There’s no point in putting forward
a             half-baked        idea that shows a lack of thoroughness.

Function
Choose the correct alternative.
1. You’re looking/supposing a bit puzzled there, Jeffrey. Is there something you don’t understand?
What do I need to clarify?
2. If I had to give/make a guess, which I’d rather not, I’d say he was in his early fifties. He can’t be
any older than that, surely.
3. I reckon/hazard we took a wrong turning off that main road. There’s been no sign of the station
we should’ve passed shortly after the turn.
4. Most of the time, it seems/supposes to me that he lacks the necessary integrity required to work in
the police force. He’s certainly never been known to keep his opinions to himself.
5. Oh, I know she makes/gives the impression of being all high and mighty but if you give her a
chance, you’ll discover that she’s actually really down-to-earth.
6. When you get to talk to him, you realise how quiet he actually is. It makes/has me think that his
arrogance may actually mask a lack of self-confidence.
7. Please don’t quote me but I’m pretty/definitely sure that the man standing over there talking to
Maurice is the one who created his own IT company when he was only twenty-one. If I’m right
and it is him, you should tell him about your idea for a new app!
8. I’d reckon/hazard a guess that there’s a lot more to Professor Pracowik than meets the eye. He
certainly strikes me as rather a dark horse and no-one seems to know much about him.