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WRITTEN TESTS – Type A
ANSWER KEY
Listening
1.
a. She’s planning to become
an exchange student.
b. She’ll be able to visit
London and also travel
around Europe.
c. She’ll go surfing.
d. She may go on a safari.
e. She’s very anxious about
choosing one of the three
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Midterm Written Test f. The U.K. is way more
Type A charming than Australia.
g. Amelia’s decision caught
him by surprise.
h. A list of good and bad
aspects.
i. She prefers to travel now.
j. John can’t join a student
exchange program right
now.
1.1
a. He couldn’t get airplane
tickets.
b. Because his wife told
hime to get the tickets in
advance.
c. His wife is going to be
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Final Written Test d. He is going to buy tickets
Type A for an even better place.
e. She’ll never know he
couldn’t get tickets to
Vegas.
1.2.
a. It makes almost no
difference at all.
b. You could lose your peace
and your friends
c. To become a writer.
d. She would spend a lot of
money buying expensive
things.
e. She and the man want
very different things in
life.
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Reading Use of English
2.1. 3.1.
a. He was more mature at the a. is by far the most
end of it. b. you can get
b. Maria c. almost as expensive
c. None of them did. d. way better
d. you’ll have a chance to e. may get
learn about a different f. At first
culture. g. will be allowed
e. He was unprepared for the h. Then
linguistic challenge. i. are not allowed
f. She read testimonials from j. However
other students who
enjoyed the experience.
g. Achmed and Hanna.
h. It was also a journey of self-
discovery.
i. Maria and Hanna
j. He went back home too
soon.
2. 3.1.
a. It might be very bad for the a. sensible
treatment. b. generous
b. The therapist might inhibit c. greedy
the patient and prevent d. I should have apologized
him from talking about to my girlfriend
certain topics. e. should have brought
c. Miserable f. would visit
d. She believes rules can be g. If I were in your place
flexible sometimes. h. fewer
e. Julia preferred a Freudian i. what the time is
approach to therapy. j. where you’re taking us
f. Become weaker
g. Psychologists cannot give
medication to patients.
h. She learned that if she tried
to interpret and
understand everything the
patient did, she would
slow down the treatment.
i. Her reluctance to share
information about herself
was slowing down the
treatment.
j. She made a lot of progress.
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WRITTEN TESTS – Type B

ANSWER KEY

Listening Reading Language Use

1. 2.1. 3.1.
a. She’s planning to become an Achmed a. is by far the most
exchange student. Maria b. you can get
b. She’ll be able to visit London Achmed c. almost as expensive
and also travel around Henry d. way better
Europe. Maria e. may get
c. She’ll go surfing. Achmed/Hana f. At first
d. She may go on a safari. Maria/Hana g. will be allowed
e. She’s very anxious about Henry h. Then
choosing one of the three Maria i. are not allowed
Pre-Advanced 1 options. Achmed j. However
Midterm Written Test f. The U.K. is way more
Type B charming than Australia.
g. Amelia’s decision caught him
by surprise.
h. A list of good and bad
aspects.
i. She prefers to travel now.
j. John can’t join a student
exchange program right
now.
1.1 2. 3.1.
a. He couldn’t get airplane a. F a. sensitive
tickets. b. F b. generous
b. Because his wife told him to c. T c. greedy
get the tickets in advance. d. T d. I should have apologized
c. His wife is going to be very e. T to my wife
mad at him. f. F e. should have brought
Pre-Advanced 1 d. He is going to buy tickets for g. F f. would visit
Final Written Test an even better place. h. T g. If I were in your place
Type B e. She’ll never know he couldn’t i. T h. fewer
get tickets to Vegas. j. T i. what the time is
j. where you’re taking us
1.2.
a. It makes almost no difference
at all.
b. You could lose your peace
and your friends.
c. To become a writer.
d. She would spend a lot of
money buying expensive
things.
e. She and the man want very
different things in life.

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