ADVANCED EXPERT CAE test A

Mock test 2 (Modules 4B-7) Name:

Score: %: Grade: Pass: Total:

I. Choose the best option: A, B, C or D. Write your answer in an answer sheet. /20

1. The audience was for two hours by a sparkling, dramatic performance.

2. The evening was a affair with glorious food and an endless supply of champagne.
3. My holiday plans have been by the strike.
4. The Government should act to tax evasion.
5. I could see at once that the lock had been .
6. The film, 3 hours long, is directed in his usual style.
7. She down her drink and made a hasty exit.
8. There was trading on the Stock Exchange yesterday.
9. Since they set up a builder's yard next door, our house has in value.
10. There are still a few technical obstacles to be before the product can be put on sale to the
public.
11. They're on trial for committing against the civilian population.
12. We offer you a training in all aspects of the business.
13. Many employers consider experience to be as useful as academic qualifications.
14. She could never to her mother's expectations.
15. I'd only just the fact that they were having a relationship.
16. The trouble is I find most forms of exercise so .
17. The film was as a romantic comedy.
18. Teenage roam the streets at night.
19. I'd had to through the snow to get there.
20. The company is at the of mobile communications technology.

A B C D ANSWER SHEET
1. engrossed enthralled dejected wholehearted 1.
2. lavish startling strenuous finicky 2.
3. engulfed thwarted incinerated withstood 3.
4. compel concede cancel curb 4.
5. sparked off tied up tampered with thrived on 5.
6. idiosyncratic mean idle diverse 6.
7. guzzled swigged gulped sucked 7.
8. steep frenetic ample meticulous 8.
9. deteriorated declined eradicated depreciated 9.
10. sustained submitted surmounted succumbed 10.
11. atrocities compulsions sediments bids 11.
12. treacherous plausible comprehensive finite 12.
13. far-fetched interest-free tightly-knit hands-on 13.
14. measure up weigh up think up build up 14.
15. hit off sucked away at cottoned on to cracked down on 15.
16. exalted conscientious slender tedious 16.
17. yearned billed repealed unravelled 17.
18. dents pushovers droves louts 18.
19, wander trudge stride stroll 19.
20. plain sailing cutting-edge test-tube keen sense 20.

II. Use appropriate forms of the following words to complete the sentences. /10

1. It was of her to challenge the managing director's

decision. COURAGE
2. He claimed that the large stores were themselves
at the expense of their customers. RICH
3. Some economists think that full employment in Europe is an
goal. ATTAIN
4. I could never play team sports - I lack the spirit. COMPETE
5. She shrugged when I told her abort it. DIFFERENT
6. The negotiations have been put off . DEFINITE
7. Managers have generous leave . TITLE
8. The taking of hostages, said the minister, was totally under
any circumstances. ACCEPT
9. I'll be away from the 20th to the 31st of May . INCLUDE
10. Oysters are a of the area. SPECIAL

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III. Sentence transformation. Complete the sentences. Do no change the word given. Use three to six
words including the word given: /10

1. Ann couldn’t come because her child had a fever. (from)

Ann’s _____________________________________________________.

2. We still don’t know the possible side effects of GM food on our organisms. (unclear)
How far GM food ___________________________________________________.

3. Some young people are extremely happy to take care of their pets. (look)
_________________________________________ makes some young people extremely happy.

4. We were impressed how wide his experience was. (breadth)

The ____________________________________________________.

5. Nobody likes Tom because he has a high opinion of himself. (of)

Nobody is fond of_____________________________________________________himself.

6. John kept pressing me with his feet during dancing, which was a big mistake. (not)
John _________________________________________________toes.

7. I want the power stations not to emit poisonous gases. ( off)

I wish the power stations ___________________________________________________.

8. I didn’t stay till the end of the film because I was totally bored. (out)
Had __________________________________________ my mind, I would have stayed till the end.

9. You’ll discourage children from going to museums if you choose the conventional ones. (as)
You won’t _____________________________ museums __________________________ you don’t
choose the conventional ones.

10. She’ll never refuse sweets, I’m positive. (imagine)

I could __________________________________________________ sweets.

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ADVANCED EXPERT CAE test B
Mock test 2 (Modules 4B-7) Name:
Score: %: Grade: Pass: Total:

I. Choose the best option: A, B, C or D. Write your answer in an answer sheet. /20

1. Jean will look after Harry, I'm quite sure - she's a for babies.
2. The changes to the national health system will be next year.
3. It took a mere five minutes for the world champion to of his opponent.
4. The library is people who lose their books.
5. Let's stick to discussing whether the road should be built at all. The exact cost is .
6. I'm my options before I decide to apply for the job.
7. I could not believe in what he was saying and considered it a story.
8. Vargas plays the part of aristocrat who betrays his king and country.
9. The new circumstances a change in policy.
10. Sydney made a successful to host the Olympic Games.
11. The soil in this part of the world is not rich enough to a large population.
12. The political situation in the region has rapidly.
13. We've got a long way to go before we the secrets of genetics.
14. You'll have opportunity to ask questions after the talk.
15. The garden was a from the noise and bustle of the city.
16. All my money is in property.
17. The war is threatening to the entire region.
18. He made some admissions about his past.
19. They were so with what they were doing that they didn't hear me come in.
20. I lost my temper with her the other day and it's been on my mind ever since.

A B C D ANSWER SHEET
1. lout pushover mould dent 1.
2. repealed yearned implemented thwarted 2.
3. dispose irate epitomise hitch 3.
4. having a say in imposing a ceiling cracking down on catching on with 4.
5. cutting-edge keen sense plain sailing beside the point 5.
6. measuring up weighing up building up thinking up 6.
7. tightly-knit interest-free hands-on far-fetched 7.
8. finite comprehensive plausible treacherous 8.
9. cancel concede compel curb 9.
10. compulsion urge bid atrocity 10.
11. succumb sustain submit surmount 11.
12. declined deteriorated depreciated eradicated 12.
13. unravel splice pinpoint overturn 13.
14. meticulous frenetic ample steep 14.
15. haven conduct frenzy pledge 15.
16. thrived on tampered with sparked off tied up 16.
17. incinerate withstand engulf wobble 17.
18. strenuous startling finicky lavish 18.
19. engrossed enthralled dejected wholehearted 19.
20. craving spinning recasting preying 20.

II. Use appropriate forms of the following words to complete the sentences. /10

1. He all of his brothers. LIVE

2. We must be careful not to do anything that might
the economic recovery. DANGER
3. Unemployment and inner city decay are issues which
must be tackled together. SEPARATE
4. He claimed that the way he'd been treated was a gross
of his constitutional rights. VIOLATE
5. They are putting pressure on the government to
state pension ages between men and women. EQUAL
6. We had a lot of food left over from the party because I'd
how much people would eat. CALCULATE
7. The government's to see that the protection of the
environment must be our first priority today is a great tragedy. REFUSE
8. To everyone's great surprise, the princess arrived at the ball .COMPANY
9. She was the best candidate. DOUBT
10. The ready of guns has contributed to the escalating
violence. AVAILABLE

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III. Sentence transformation. Complete the sentences. Do no change the word given. Use three to six
words including the word given: /10

1. You won’t feel relieved if you fail your exams. (off)

It ______________________________________________ mind unless you fail your exams.

2. If you did something very risky, she might fall in love with you. ( limb)
Were _____________________________________, she might fall in love with you.

3. I’d like you to stop questioning the idea of school learning. (sceptical)
I wish you _______________________________________________school learning.

4. Keith is characterized by strong urge to make it seem likely that there is a link between diet and
skin quality. (for, to)
Keith is characterized by ____________________________________________ a link between diet
and skin quality.

5. It’s a pity that you spent so much money on your company. (into)
If only _______________________________ so much money ______________ your company.

6. George grabbed me and stopped me from falling over. (hold)

It ______________________________________________ me and stopped me from falling over.

7. She’s lost almost everything. Still, she gives an impression of being very pleased. (over)
In spite of losing almost everything she acts as if ______________________________.

8. If you hadn’t reduce the sugar intake, you wouldn’t have got slimmer. (for)
________________________________________________on sugar intake, you wouldn’t have got
slimmer.

9. If only the new motorway is finished, going to Katowice will be easy. (sailing)
With the new motorway ______________________, going to Katowice will be ________________.

10. My husband began washing up while I started preparing dinner. (down)

I left my husband __________________________while I______________________ preparing
dinner.
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MOCK TEST 2 A ANSWER KEY

I. 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. C
8. B 9. D 10. C 11. A 12. C 13. D 14. A
15. C 16. D 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. B

II. 1. COURAGEOUS 2. ENRICHING 3. UNATTAINABLE

4. COMPETITIVE 5. INDIFFERENTLY 6. INDEFINITELY 7. ENTITLEMENT
8. UNACCEPTABLE 9. INCLUSIVE 10. SPECIALITY

III. 1. … CHILD S FEVER PREVENTED HER FROM COMING.

2. …AFFECTS OUR ORGANISMS IS UNCLEAR.
3. HAVING PETS TO LOOK AFTER…
4. …BREADTH OF HIS EXPERIENCE IMPRESSED US.
5. …TOM BECAUSE HE IS FULL OF…
6. …SHOULD HAVE NOT TRODDEN ON MY…
7. …WEREN T GIVING OFF POISONOUS GASES.
8. …I NOT BEEN BORED OUT OF…
9. …PUT CHILDREN OFF…AS LONG AS…
10. …NOT IMAGINE HER REFUSING…

IV. 13. FOLLOWED 14. LITTLE 15. THE 16. FOR 17. TO
18. THOUGH/ALTHOUGH/WHILE/WHILST 19. WHY 20. THEIR
21. ANOTHER 22. MAY/MIGHT/WILL 23. NOT/NEVER 24. OUT
25. OFF 26. SO 27. BEING

V. 38. POINT 39. FAIR 40. ENGAGED 41. WORKING 42. CHARGE

VI. 7. G 8.B 9. E 10. C 11. A 12. F

VII. 21. F 22. E 23. C 24. D 25. H 26. D 27. A

28. C 29. B 30. H

MOCK TEST 2 B ANSWER KEY

I. 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. D
8. D 9. C 10. C 11. B 12. B 13. A 14. C
15. A 16. D 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. D

II. 1. OUTLIVED 2. ENDANGER 3. INSEPARABLY 4. VIOLATION

5. EQUALISE 6. MISCALCULATED 7. REFUSAL 8. UNACCOMPANIED
9. UNDOUBTEDLY 10. AVAILABILITY

III. 1. …WILL BE A WEIGHT OFF YOUR…

2. … YOU TO RISK LIFE AND LIMB,…
3. …WEREN T SO SCEPTICAL/WOULDN T BE SO SCEPTICAL ABOUT…
4. …A COMPULSION FOR POINTING TO…
5. …YOU HADN T PUMPED…INTO…
6. …WAS GEORGE WHO TOOK HOLD OF…
7. …SHE WAS/WERE OVER THE MOON
8. BUT FOR CUTTING DOWN…
9. …BEING FINISHED,…PLAIN SAILING.
10. …TO WASH UP…GOT DOWN TO…

IV. 13. WHICH/THAT 14. FROM 15. THE 16. ACCORDING 17. WHEN
18. LIKE 19. MAKE 20. BY 21. WITH 22. UP
23. HAVE 24. HOW 25. ALL 26.THIS/THAT 27. ON
V. 38. TAKEN 39. REST 40. SHARP 41. SAVE 42. RUN

VI. 7. F 8. B 9. E 10. G 11. A 12. D