Cumulative Test 3
Vocabulary, Grammar, Use of English and Reading
Group A
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
e.g. output: When you increase your output, you improve
your productivity.
1 deadline: A deadline is the date by which you have to
complete something.
2 calling: Your true calling is the job that suits you the
most.
3 accuracy: When you check the accuracy of something,
you make sure the facts are correct.
4 protect: Protecting your identity means not sharing too
many personal details online.
5 reputation: The reputation of a thing is the beliefs and
opinions that people hold about it.
Exercise 2
e.g. potential: To reach your full potential means to do
something to the best of your abilities.
1 distort: To distort something means to change it so that it
is no longer accurate.
2 workforce: Workforce means the people who work or are
available to work in a particular place.
3 gradual: A gradual increase is an increase that is slow
and steady.
4 agenda: When someone has an agenda, they have
a hidden motive for doing something.
5 focus: If a photo is out of focus, it is blurred.
Exercise 3
e.g. mind: If you speak your mind, you say exactly what
you think.
1 against: If you come up against something, you
encounter and have to face it.
2 up: If you are tied up with something, it means you are
very busy with it.
3 anonymous: If you remain anonymous, you keep your
identity a secret from the public.
4 gut: A gut feeling is a strong belief that you feel
instinctively.
5 company: A person who enjoys their own company likes
spending time alone.
Grammar
Exercise 4
e.g. result: We use result in to talk about the consequences
of a process.
1 hadn’t prepared: In reported speech, the verb usually
moves one tense back.
2 wouldn’t have: We can use a mixed conditional to talk
about an imaginary present result of a past situation.
3 loves: We don’t move the verb one tense back in
reported speech if the reporting verb is in a present
tense.
4 unless: We use unless to mean ‘if not’.
5 on paying: We say that you insist on doing something.
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Answer key
6 have finished: We use the Future Perfect to talk about an
action that will be finished at a particular time in the
future.
7 Had you called: We can use inversion in Third
Conditional sentences.
8 had been waiting: We use the Past Perfect Continuous to
describe an action in progress at an earlier time in the
past.
Exercise 5
e.g. unless we finish: We can use unless to mean if not.
1 it would probably rain: We usually change will into would
in reported speech.
2 my interview had gone: We change the word order in
reported questions, and the verb moves one tense back.
3 Paul of stealing: We say that you accuse someone of
doing something.
4 each/every one of his books: Each/every one of means
all.
5 if I liked: We can use a mixed conditional to talk about an
imaginary past result of a present situation.
6 have spent: If you say that someone shouldn’t have done
something, you mean that it was a bad idea.
7 me to take: We say that you remind someone to do
something.
Use of English
Exercise 6
e.g. B: breaking news is information that is extremely new
and being reported for the first time.
1 A: If you are wired differently, then you think and act in
an original and unique way.
2 C: If you misinform someone, you give them information
that isn’t entirely true.
3 D: When you get down to something, you start to do it.
4 B: If you keep up with something, you find time to do it.
5 B: If you go on to do something, you proceed to do it.
Exercise 7
e.g. result: We use as a result to describe a consequence.
1 Having: We use a perfect participle when one event
happens before another one.
2 had: We use the Past Perfect to talk about an event that
happened before the main events in a story.
3 which: We use which to introduce a comment clause.
4 unless: We can use unless to mean ‘if not’.
5 her: We say urge someone to do something.
Exercise 8
e.g. affectionate: An affectionate person often shows
fondness for others.
1 picturesque: Picturesque means very beautiful, as if from
a picture.
2 strength: Someone with great strength is very strong.
3 alarmingly: Alarmingly means in a worrying way.
4 awareness: If you raise awareness, you spread some
important information.
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Vocabulary, Grammar, Use of English and Reading
5 conscientiousness: Conscientiousness is the desire to do
a task thoroughly and to a high standard.
Exercise 9
e.g. suggested leaving: We can say that someone
suggests doing something.
1 congratulated me on passing: We say congratulate
someone on (doing) something.
2 provided you send them: We can use provided as an
alternative to if.
3 that she wouldn’t be: We can use the pattern promise
that in reported speech.
4 if I hadn’t stayed: We can use a mixed conditional to talk
about an imaginary present result of a past situation.
5 not to have spent: If we say that someone ought not to
have done something, we mean that it was a bad idea to
do it.
Reading
Exercise 10
1 entirely modern methods of communication
2 violence and aggression weren’t / were less
3 bears, wild cats and/or rhinos
4 to look/be stronger and braver than
5 enables/enabled/allows/allowed (the) people in power to
Group B
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
e.g. output: When you increase your output, you increase
your productivity.
1 market: The job market is the market where employers
search for employees.
2 steady: A steady increase means a regular rise in
something.
3 statement: When you make a statement, you give a
certain strong impression.
4 accuracy: When you check the accuracy of something,
you make sure the facts are correct.
5 field: The field is a particular area that you work in or
study.
Exercise 2
e.g. potential: To reach your full potential means to do
something to the best of your abilities.
1 tactful: If you are tactful, you are careful about what you
say so that you don’t upset people.
2 prospects: Your prospects in a career is the likelihood of
you being successful at it.
3 thrive: If something thrives, it grows strong and healthy.
4 trigger: If something triggers something, it is the cause of
it.
5 mislead: If you mislead someone, you lead them to
believe something that isn’t completely true.
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Answer key
Exercise 3
e.g. mind: If you speak your mind, you say exactly what
you think.
1 up: To split up with someone means to end a relationship
with them.
2 career: Career guidance is advice on what job to do.
3 stall: A stall is a place at a market to sell goods such as
fruit, vegetables or flowers.
4 awash: Awash with information means with a lot of
information.
5 workforce: Workforce means the people who work or are
available to work in a particular place.
Grammar
Exercise 4
e.g. result: We use result in to describe consequences.
1 wouldn’t be: We can use a mixed conditional to talk
about an imaginary present result of a past situation.
2 unless: We use unless to mean ‘if not’.
3 have left: We use the Future Perfect to talk about an
action that will be finished at a particular time in the
future.
4 Had you told: We can use inversion in Third Conditional
sentences.
5 talking: We say that you suggest doing something.
6 had gone: In reported speech, the verb usually moves
one tense back.
7 had been crying: We use the Past Perfect Continuous to
describe an action in progress at an earlier time in the
past.
8 goes: We don’t move the verb one tense back in reported
speech if the reporting verb is in a present tense.
Exercise 5
e.g. unless we finish: We can use unless to mean if not.
1 for losing his: We say that you apologise for doing
something.
2 you put your bike: We can use inversion in Third
Conditional sentences.
3 me to study: We say that you persuade someone to do
something.
4 me to tell: We say that you urge someone to do
something.
5 I had seen: We change the word order in reported
questions, and the verb moves one tense back.
6 would have met: We can use a mixed conditional to talk
about an imaginary past result of a present situation.
7 have lied to her: If you say that someone shouldn’t have
done something, you mean that it was a bad idea.
Exercise 6
e.g. B: A news anchor is a reporter who presents the news
on television.
1 C: A fact-checker is a person who ensures that
information is accurate.
2 C: If you get round to doing something, you finally find
time to do it.
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3 A: If you put up with someone or something, then you

tolerate it or them.
4 C: If you look down on someone, you make them feel
inferior.
5 B: A blow-by-blow account is a detailed description of
something.

Use of English
Exercise 7
e.g. him: We say that you tell someone something.
1 deal: A great deal of something means a lot of it.
2 on: We can say that someone insists on doing
something.
3 which: We use which to introduce a comment clause.
4 Had: We can use inversion in Third Conditional
sentences.
5 unless: We can use unless to mean ‘if not’.

Exercise 8
e.g. affectionate: An affectionate person is someone who
often shows fondness for others.
1 knowledgeable: A knowledgeable person knows a lot on
a range of topics.
2 beliefs: Your beliefs are the things that you believe in.
3 inaccessible: If something is inaccessible, it’s not easy to
find or access.
4 miserable: Someone who is miserable is sad or unhappy.
5 commitment: Commitment is your strong belief in
something. You show loyalty and dedication to it.

Exercise 9
e.g. congratulated me on passing: We say congratulate
someone on (doing) something.
1 advised us to leave / advised that we leave: We can say
that you advise someone to do something or that they do
something.
2 provided he comes: We can use provided as an
alternative to if.
3 needn’t have bothered: If you needn’t have bothered
doing something, you did it although it wasn’t
necessary.
4 me that everything would be: We can use the pattern
assure someone that in reported speech.
5 if I had gone away: We can use a mixed conditional to
talk about an imaginary present result of a past
situation.

Reading
Exercise 10
1 violence and aggression was
2 thought/believed to show
3 look/be stronger and braver
4 books to be circulated
5 enables/enabled/allows/allowed (the) people in power to

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