C1 – PRACTICE TEST 5

VOCABULARY: Body idioms fell out in the end. Now, we barely speak. It’s such a

Choose the correct options to complete the shame because we’d been so close growing up.
sentences. __/8

1 As a rule of foot / thumb, you should eat around five VOCABULARY FILE
to seven portions of fruit and vegetables daily. Complete the conversations with the words from the
boxes.
2 When Hans was told that Pippa got the promotion
instead of him, he completely lost his face / head and circulation chunky redesign value widespread
walked out.

3 While many people are complacent, we cannot turn a
blind ear / eye to the damage our own activities have on
the environment.
4 We shouldn’t take what people on social media say at
face / hand value. We know that many people spread
misinformation in posts.
5 The car I bought last year has been an utter pain in
the arm / neck since the moment I got it home. It’s
broken down at least six times.
6 Being in the public eye / mind might seem
glamourous and exciting, but I bet it completely destroys
your privacy.
7 Development of the prototype and market research
must go hand in hand / head if we are to make a
success of this product.
8 When Hasan broke a window playing football, his
sister told him he’d have to own up and head / face the
music when their dad got home.
__/8
VOCABULARY: Phrasal verbs
Complete the text with the correct prepositions.
One life lesson I learnt in the past five years, is never to
start a business with a family member. My brother and I
did just that and, I can tell you, it didn’t come 9______
well. We’d drawn 10
______ rough plans and invested
$100,000 dollars each into starting up a restaurant. My
brother wanted to cook and I was going to take
11
______ the front-of-house role and take care of the
finances. I thought we’d need around a year to get
started, but my brother was keen to open within a few
12
months, which went ______ my better judgement.
Well, I think I was right. We weren’t prepared – we’d
Roy: Have you seen that new coin that’s in 17______?
I’ve not seen it yet.
Ana: Yes, I’ve got one! It’s rather 18______, though. It
doesn’t even fit in my purse.
Roy: How bizarre! You’d have thought they would have
considered that. Maybe they’ll have to 19______ it to
make it easier to use.
Ana: Well, they should do it quickly, so that there aren’t
many of these big ones. Maybe they’ll go up in 20______
because there won’t be many.
Roy: Haha! I think you’ll be unlucky. They’re already
pretty 21______, I think.
glimpse legendary shoulders unheard
Ben: Have you ever rubbed 22______ with any
celebrities?
Gigi: Actually, I have … in a way. I worked in the
23
______ national theatre restaurant for a few years
when I was younger. You wouldn’t believe who I saw! I
once even caught a 24______ of the famous actor, Cain
Appleby!
Ben: Wow! What was he like?
Gigi: Oh, I wasn’t serving him – I just saw him across
the restaurant. I did see Ryan Lewis though. You know,
he directed all those gangster films in the 70s. Seeing
him in public is almost 25______ of! Because of his
eccentricities, he usually stays at home.
__/9
__/25

rushed 13______ it without ironing 14______ all the day-

GRAMMAR: Conditional forms
to-day management. I felt quite angry about the
Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete
experience. I felt that my brother just wanted to show
the sentences.
15
______ his cooking without thinking of the
1 ____ I take a lot of medication, my allergies tend to be
practicalities of running a business. He didn’t step
bad during the first few weeks of summer.
16
______ to his responsibilities, in my opinion, and we A Unless B Provided that C In case

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2 I want to take some scenic photos on our hike, so I’ll 10 If they had lost the match after having a 4–0 lead, the
take a battery pack ____ my phone goes flat. team ________________________ (feel) awful for the
A when B in case C provided rest of the season.

11 Carolina ________________________ (live) in Paris

3 ____ you haven’t bought a ticket in advance, you now if she had decided to take up the internship with Le
won’t have access to the special exhibition in the Figaro newspaper.
museum. __/10
A Unless B If C When
GRAMMAR: Conditional forms
4 Harry’s parents said he could have a new games Choose the correct options to complete the
console, ____ he played it for no more than two hours a sentences.
day.
A provided that B in case C if 12 If you would like / could like to follow me, I’ll take
you to your seats in the auditorium.
5 ____ we shop at the supermarket, we always take a
13 Suppose you hadn’t noticed the parking information,
list to avoid being tempted by unnecessary items.
we would be / could have been fined for leaving the
A What if B When C In case car here.

6 All students are required to submit their projects on 14 If the weather happens to be clear later, you’ll /
Friday ____ they have special circumstances which you’d be able to see the meteor shower easily.
allow them more time.
15 If you should / would happen to be driving past my
A when B if C unless house tomorrow morning, I’d appreciate a lift to the
__/6 station.

GRAMMAR: Conditional forms 16 If Charlotte hadn’t persuaded me to go shopping

Complete the sentences with the correct conditional
form of the verbs in brackets.
7 We ________________________ (not arrive) late if
you’d listened to my directions instead of the sat nav
system in the car.
8 If I ________________________ (remember) to pick
up my umbrella as we left the house, we wouldn’t be
soaking wet now.
yesterday, I might not have spent / could not spend
so much money.
17 I might be able to help with the spreadsheet you’re
struggling with if you can / if you would come round
early this evening.
18 Should / Unless you require any further assistance,
our sales staff will be happy to help you.
19 If the government were providing / were to provide
schools with extra funding, how much would they
realistically need?

20 What if Zara had realised / Had Zara realised how

boring studying medicine would be, she would have
9 If Greg wasn’t so stressed about his interview next chosen something more creative.
week, he ________________________ (enjoy) his __/9
birthday celebration more yesterday. __/25

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