Name: ______________________________________ Class: ______________________________

Gold Advanced Unit 11 test

Section 1: Vocabulary

1 Complete the text. Use only one word for each gap.

Living with other people is always a compromise of some kind or other, as we should be well
aware if we have grown up in a family. However, when we are older and find a partner with
whom we’d like to live, we often tend to ignore the importance of how compatible we are
(1) ____________ each other. We might fall in love with someone who we believe to be
(2) ____________ the same wavelength as us but this doesn’t necessarily mean that we’ll get
(3) ____________ well with each other when we move into the same home.

Sarah thought she had found her ideal partner in Jake when they met at university – they
seemed to get on like a(n) (4) ____________ on fire. After a few months Sarah took Jake
(5) ____________ on his offer of moving into his flat but things went downhill very quickly
after that when she realised that they were in fact as different as chalk and (6) ____________ .
She discovered that her ideas about cleanliness differed greatly (7) ____________ his and she
got fed up doing all the washing and cleaning. This caused a lot of arguments and, as Jake
didn’t see it as a problem and Sarah did, he banned her from cleaning. She couldn’t sleep
a(n) (8) ____________ at night knowing that things needed to be cleaned. One day, faced
(9) ____________ a mountain of cleaning, Sarah finally snapped and walked out on Jake. He
couldn’t understand it and begged her to return but she turned him (10) ____________ again
and again. Thirty years later, as Sarah sits alone in her ultra-tidy and clean show home, she
often wonders if she should have stayed with Jake.

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2 Choose a word from each box to make a phrasal verb to replace the underlined verbs
in the sentences.

back cut set sign weed back out (x2) up (x2)

1 The questionnaire is supposed to eliminate the unsuitable candidates. ________________

2 They planned to walk from the north to the south of the country. ________________

3 Have you registered for the training course yet? ________________

4 No one supported Hazel’s proposal at the meeting. ________________

5 We’ve had to reduce our spending this year. ________________

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Section 2: Grammar

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 I practise the piano every day for hours but I’m still not improving well.
MUCH
My piano playing isn’t improving _________________________________ practise.
2 Whatever she says is always inappropriate.
MATTER
No _________________________________ always inappropriate.
3 He was very anxious about the interview as he made his way into town.
FEELING
He made his way into town _________________________________ about the interview.
4 I can’t drive, so I had to get a taxi to the job interview.
PASSED
Not _________________________________ test, I had to get a taxi to the job interview.
5 Is it convenient for you to meet me at 6 o’clock tomorrow evening?
SUITS
I can meet you at 6 o’clock tomorrow evening _________________________________ you.
6 However you feel about her actions, you must remain professional at all times.
REGARDLESS
You must remain professional at all times, _________________________________ her actions.
7 Linda did a lot of research for her trip because it was her first visit to Australia.
BEEN
Never _________________________________ , Linda did a lot of research for her trip.
8 We always use public transport, irrespective of where we are travelling.
WHEREVER
We always use public transport _________________________________ travelling.
9 Whatever you say, I’m not going to join an online dating site.
CARE
I _________________________________ , I’m not going to join an online dating site.
10 Being very late, Emma tried to avoid her boss.
THAT
Emma _________________________________ she tried to avoid her boss.
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