C1 Advanced

Unit 3 Test

Section 1: Vocabulary
1 Complete the text with the words in the box. There are six words you do not need to use.

adolescence adult aging cause childhood childlike expectancy foolhardy infantile

juvenile laid-back lead maturity puerile result veer vulnerable youth youthful

German psychologist Erik Erikson described human development as going through eight stages of life from
infancy (birth–18 months) to (1) ____________ (65–death). In the first stage, babies gain a sense of trust
towards the person or people looking after them. If a child does not receive this nurturing, he or she may
have issues trusting others in the future. Erikson labelled the next stage as ‘early
(2) ____________’ (2–3 years), where children learn to become mobile and communicate, as well as
develop a sense of independence. However, children can be very (3) ____________ at this stage and
feeling uncomfortable can (4) ____________ to feelings of shame. The next stage is the ‘preschool’ stage
(3–5 years), when children start to imitate the adults around them and assert control over their environment.
School age (6–12 years) follows, when children acquire many new skills, although failure to do as well as
their peers can (5) ____________ in feelings of inadequacy and inferiority. The next stage is
‘(6) ____________’ (13–18 years), which is the time when life and the person’s role in it become more
complex. A sense of alienation often occurs at this stage as the ego develops and young people are
uncertain of where they belong. A common criticism about this age group is that they are self-centred and
(7) ____________. In addition, their mood seems to (8) ____________ from one extreme to another. After
this, comes young adulthood (18–40 years), where people start thinking about having a family of their own.
The penultimate stage is known as ‘middle adulthood’ (40–65 years) which is when people establish their
positions in the world from both a social and career point of view, so they often start to feel more relaxed and
(9) ____________ about life. It also brings on an interest in or fear of the (10) ____________ process as
people realise that maybe they need to get fitter or undergo medical procedures if they want to remain
looking (11) ____________. The final stage is usually when people retire and begin to slow down. People in
this stage are often referred to as (12) ____________. But in today’s world, many people are extremely
active in retirement and life (13) ____________ is much higher than before, so they may not take kindly to
this epithet.

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 C1 Advanced
Unit 3 Test

Section 2: Grammar
2 Choose the alternatives that cannot be used to complete the text.

As you are all aware, the company is expanding fast, so today I would like to tell you about our plans for the
next six months. We (1) are going to move/will be moving/will have been moving to a new location at the end
of next month which, as you know, (2) is going to cause/causes/will cause several major headaches.
However, once this has been done, we are sure that our customers (3) will have been/will be/are going to be
much happier. As you have already been made aware, we (4) are going to recruit/are recruiting/will have
recruited 100 new staff to work in the new factory over the next month or so. If everything goes according to
schedule, in six months’ time the factory (5) is running/will run/will be running at full capacity and we are
hoping that we (6) are becoming/will have become/will become the country’s second largest producer of
healthy snack bars by then. This is an exciting time for all of us and I thank you for your patience and hard
work.

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3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the
word given.

1 To move to another country to work wasn’t easy for me.

HARD
It __________________________ move to another country to work.
2 I should start applying for a new job because I’ve worked here for too long.
ABOUT
I’ve been working here for too long so it’s __________________________ applying for a new job.
3 I am shocked by how many people in the world are starving.
THINK
I __________________________ how many people in the world are starving.
4 They didn’t say anything about the visit, which I find strange.
IS
It __________________________ nothing about the visit.
5 I’m going to finish my university course the year after next.
NOW
Two __________________________ my university course will have finished.
6 It embarrassed her to tell them about the mistake she had made.
FOUND
She __________________________ them about the mistake she had made.

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