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I ntroduction

This book is one of a series of six Each book

co rresp o nd s to a level of the Commo n

European Framework of Refer e ce

for L nguages - A 1 e l ementary ), A2

(post-element ary ), B 1 p re-intermediate ),

B2 ( intermediate ), C1 ( early advanced ),

a nd C2 ( adv an ced ) - and contai ns twel ve

multiple-c h i ce tests, each test consisting

o f fifty questions Mai n ly , the test s ex amine

a student ' s knowledge o f grammatical

s tructures , but l e xical item s , such as common

idiom s, collocations , phrasal verbs and " false

friends " are also tes t ed, i n c reasingly from

intermediate level onward s

The chief advantage of the mu l tiple-choi ce

format is th at it allows t es t s to be

a dmini stered an d corrected relatively quickly

A test in this b ook should not no rmall y

take s tudents l o nger than hal f an hour to

co mplete

These tests are i ntended not on ly to

determine a stud e nt ' s level of knowledge

o proficien cy at a gi ven moment; they are

meant also to be used , at regu lar inter vals

throughout a co urse , as valuable teaching

too ls in their own right The twelve tests

are arranged in three series: test s 1 a - 1 d ,

tests 2a-2d, and tests 3a- 3d Tests 2a - 2d a re

more difficult than tests 1 a - 1 , whi l e tests

3a-3d , based on the complete sy l labus at

this level , are m o re difficult again In other

words, the three seri es are arranged i n order

o f increasing diffi c ult y Withi n each series ,

how e v e r, the tests are o f the same degree

o f diffi cult y This is because eac h test in a

ser i es is composed of q uest ions on the same

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g r ammatic al or lexic al themes Thus , for

example , if question 27 o f test 1 a deals

w ith t he di ff erence between the present continuo u s and the present simple, question

27 of t es t s 1b , 1 c and 1 d wi l l all deal w ith this

same theme The q uestion s w ill be diff er ent eac h time, of course , but the theme wi ll

remain the same A question-by-question

des cripti on of how t h e tests are composed can be found at the end of the book

It goes without saying that students'

e rr o r s should be properly reviewed after

each test Since tests w ithin a series are

thematic al l y simila r , student s will have

sev eral opport unities to avoid repe ating the

same mistakes and , w it h regular testing , w il l make prog r ess Beca u se of the w a y these

t ests hav e been designed , i t w ill be poss ible

fo r both teacher and student t o s ee and

measure that progress wi th a fa i r degree of

accuracy

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4

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1 There seems little doubt that unless they

do it soon, they will fail

D a) can

Db ) cannot

Dc )w ill

D d) may

2 They have terrible management But if

they could ever together, they

would be an unbeatable company

D a) set their show

Db ) do their number

Cc) put their play

D d) get their act

3 Good sense requires that partisan

interests for the time being

D a) be set aside

Db ) were put apart

D c) be put apart

D d) were set aside

4 Let her _a few tears After that,

she'll resign herself to the situation

D a) shed

Db ) spill

D c) release

D d) sob

5 -Would you like a cup of tea?

-I'd love some tea, but I don't want to

put you at all

Oa ) u p

Db ) into it

D c) out of it

D d) out

6 The house was a mess and the garden

hardly looked tidy •

D a) either

[ b) neither

D c) too

D d) as well

Choose the correct answer -a , b , c o r d -­

to complete the following texts Only one

answer is correct

7 These days everybody wants to get on TV

as an expert Even scientists and doctors have jumped on the •

13 A meeting of EU foreign ministers should

go some way clarifying the

16 The message of the book of Ecclesiastes is

simple: poor, we all have to die

D a) or rich or

D b) if rich or

D c) whether rich or

D d) neither rich nor

1 7 The new personnel manager had to deal

with a strike threat on her first day Talk

about being thrown in at the end!

D a) get out of

D b) get down from

D c) leave off from

D d) turn out of

2 1 My aunt has always loved solitude So she would live alone as share an apartment with other people

D a) yet less

Db ) let alone

D c) leave alone

D d) not mentioning

25 That boy's always been in trouble Sooner

or later he's going to in prison Mark my words

27 If you in arriving late, you'll be

28 The committee chose him because he

the right man for the job

□ a) was felt to be

□ b) felt that he was

□ c) was felt that he was

□ d) felt that he were

29 Through , small businesses have

become the victims of greedy bankers

D a) no fault on their own

CJ b) not their own fault

□ c) no own fault of theirs

□ d) no fault o their own

30 the difficulty of the task, I shall

be lucky to complete it by the end of the

31 Sue's life is a mess And she seems quite

unable to herself together

37 This development is highly desirable,

because it marks the return of the

38 We started off walking , but after

an hour we had slowed down to a snail's pace

39 All the other people at the meeting,

without exception, were wearing suits

and ties In my jeans and tee-shirt I stuck

out like a thumb

[ a) sore

[ b) swollen

[ c) throbbing

□ d) wounded

40 Pupils said they preferred hearing a story

read out to them it themselves

□ a) than reading

□ b) to reading

□ c) than read

□ d) to read

4 1 I know you're pressed for time, Harold,

but do you think we could in a

quick meeting before lunch?

□ a) crush

□ b) nip

□ c) press

□ d) squeeze

42 The windows don't fit very well It makes

the room awfully _

□ a) breezy

□ b) ventilated

□ c) winded

□ d) draughty

43 The new airport was constructed in

the of fierce opposition from

44 The earthquake has caused great loss

of life As 6 p.m on Sunday, the

official death toll stands at 24,000, but

many people are still unaccounted for

□ d) a pound

47 Andrew was talking so much that none of the other participants in the discussion could get a word in

Cl a) Later thirty years

□ b) Thirty years onwards [ c) Thirty years away [ d) Thirty years on

49 There's something I have to tell you You see I ••• I I

-Come on, it out I haven't got all day

1 D o l have to do my maths this very

minute ?

□ a) No, you needn't

□ b) No, you mustn't

□ c) Yes, you may

□ d) Yes, you need

2 The discussion didn't solve any of our

problems, but at least it the air

4 If the door has jammed, there's no point

in trying to force it open You'll probably

just the handle off!

6 Will the present management be

criticised as incompetent and wasteful?

The company a spokesperson

Choose the correct answer - a, b , c o r d -­

to complete the following texts Only one

8 They're going to hold the vote •

□ a) one week on Friday

10 My grandfather was killed in the war, so

my grandmother had to seven children by herself

13 The producer defends his flm

saying it is based on irrefutable historical

4, There are poisonous snakes in the area so

it is essential to be on the for any

signs of movement in the undergrowth

D a) guard

Db ) outlook

D c) alert

D d) alarm

1 5 , There's some kind of crisis at the factory

The boss wants me to go down there and

D d) that should be eliminated

17 It's very foolish to think you can go into

any kind of negotiations unprepared and

18 He declared that working in the same

office as her was in a small

cupboard with a swarm of killer bees

Perhaps he was exaggerating slightly

D a) like to be trapped

Db ) like being trapped

D c) like trapping

D d) as to be trapped

9 He left the office early on the unlikely

that he had a sick friend to visit

Of course, it may have been true

20 Sylvia hadn't eaten anything for 4 hours,

so it wasn't surprising that she in the middle of the gym class

22 I thought I saw something moving

in the shadows, but there's nothing there It must have been a of my imagination

D a) production

Db ) figment

D c) vision

D d) fabrication

23 Far from finding the job too demanding,

she seems to the challenge it presents

27 If you reprimand him, he'll probably

by behaving even worse

□ a) retort

□ b) resist

[ c) retaliate

□ d) recompense

28 The PM did not attend the conference

very busy with other matters

□ a) It is said he is being

□ b) He says to have been

□ c) It says he has been

□ d) He is said to have been

29 It's cheaper to take than to hire

30 the regular written work, you

must submit a long essay at the end of

3 1 We're going to have to out a lot

of money next year to have the roof

32 He still suffers from occasional bouts of

a rare tropical disease which he

while on military service in Borneo

,but that was all he would do

□ a) off the cuff

□ b) on the off-chance

□ c) off and on

□ d) off his rocker

34 It seemed to me to be the first time my father and I an almost normal

□a)with

Db )b y

Dc )o n

□ d) for

36 The government has announced that it

intends to increase military spending and

□ a) whose most trees

□ b) most of whose trees

D c) most trees of which

□ d) that the most trees

38 That song never fails to me of you

39 How could anyone make such an

40 -How about a drink?

l something to eat, actually

_ a) would rather have

_b) had rather have

c ) prefer having

□ d 'd like better

4 1 If you want to get ahead in a job like

w oman would survive her injuries

_ b) go-and-touch

_ c ) go-no-go

44 N ow, t his new plan is

co ncerned , th i nk we have to be very

Cc ) a polar bear is

□ di some polar bears are

47 Alan's a bit serious, isn't he?

That's true He's not exactly a

□ b) tank of titters [ c) cask of giggles

49, Iwas nowhere near that bank that got robbed!

-,Charlie We have witnesses

who saw you there

Choose the correct answer - a , b ,c o r d -

to complete the following texts Only one

5 They often talked about setting

their own business

CJ a) up

□ b) out

□ c) off on

□ d) off into

6 I used to know a chap called W.B Yeats,

but he wasn't a poet and he wasn't

1 The police were very angry that the

prisoner should have

□ a) been let to go

□ b) been let go

□ c) been left go

□ d) been left going

2 That girl was nothing but trouble when

she stayed with us We were both glad to

see the of her

□ a) back

□ b) backside

□ c) rear

C d) tail-end

3 The management insisted that We

dark suits to the meeting

□ a) are wearing

□ b) off the wall

□ c) round the bend

□ a come round

b) get by

□ c) come across

□ d) get over

12 I wouldn't bother with his latest novel if

I were you It's had a lot of publicity but it isn't all it's p to be

1 3 Although relatively new to politics,

campaigning is something Mr Wilton is

14 The hotel, though it had obviously once

D a) downcast

[ b) down-and-out

D c) debilitated

D d) run-down

1 5 I d o hope thing s for him

eventually He ' s had such a hard life he

deserves a li ttle happiness

D a) work out

D b ) come on

D c) straighten up

D d) sort ou

1 6 he was very poorly educated , which

in large part accounted for his shyness

D b ) However intelligent

D c) Whereas intelligent

D d) Despite intelligence

1 7 When she comes home from work , she

has to do the housework and the cooking

and look after five screaming kids It ' s

hardly surprising the poor woman ' s at the

l 8 We can ' t go on like this I work hard but

D a) watching

D b) you watch

D c) watch

D d) you're watching

19 I can't possibly tell you what my client

said It would be of confidence

D a) a rift

Db ) a breach

D c) an abuse

D d) a rupture

D a) coming down with

D b) throwing up with

D c) passing out from

D d) getting down to

2 1 Can you keep this to yourself? Id just

cutting it a bit ,isn't it?

but after that it's gripping

27 Usually after the service, small groups of

people outside the church to chat

29 It's time you found some ,

D a) friends of your own

D b) own friends of yours

D c) your own friends

D d) of your owned friends

30 We might just as well have stayed at

home the enjoyment we had

32 If you don't stop smoking, you the

risk of developing chronic bronchitis

34 The senator finally known that he

would run for the presidency

D d) well throughout the

36 Whenever there's a difficult task to do,

she always tries to out of it

D c) large like Japan's

D d ) large like Japan

38 The smell was so that it spread to every room in the house

39 If ur competitors lower their prices, we

shall have no choice but to follow

_ d) vogue

40 The thing is, darling, my wife would

_a ) we aren't seeing

□ bl our not seeing

□ c) we didn't see

□ di us not seing

4 1 When Marston comes back from sick

leave, you'll have to on what's

been happening in his absence,

□ a) bring him up

□ b) carry him on

c) catch him up

□ d) fill him in

4 2 He looks much older His financial worries

seem to have taken a terrible on

4 3 1didn't tell her Dick had left, but she'd

noticed that his car was gone and had put

together "Where has Dick gone?"

she asked

_c ) six and six

□ d) two and two

44 your letter of 3rd March, l a m

45 As soon as I have some free time, Im going to for a course in public speaking

□ a) clear and cut

□ c) up-and-coming

48 I play golf , which makes about 25

or 26 times a year It's hardly excessive

[c ) every two Sundays

pleased to inform you that the contract in 50 I had such a headache that

q estion has not yet been awarded

1 You _your car Id've been more

than happy to give you a lift

□ a) can't have taken

□ b) needn't take

□ c) needn't have taken

□ d) oughtn't to take

2 He lay in the hospital bed with a

multitude of tubes and wires going in

and out of his body He was clearly in a

4 Unfortunately, young man, Im rather

to forgetfulness in my old age

□ b) open

□ c) prey

□ d) prone

5 Ican't this noise any longer Im

going to tell them to turn their TV down

□ a) start up with

Lb ) set down with

□ c) set out from

□ d) put up with

6 Although she promised to come, Alice

didn't turn up And '

□ a) Kate did neither

□ b) neither did Kate

□ c) Kate didn't too

□ d) so didn't Kate

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Choose the correct answer - a , b , c o r d ­

to complete the following texts Only one

answer is correct

7 Once you start making concessions to individual members of staff, you simply openup a •

□ b) Every other dozen

□ d) Each other dozen

9 The poor woman affection from her children but they neglected her shamefully

□ c) without regarding

□ d) with no regards for

1 2 I think we may be talking at here

Im referring to the previous manager but you're talking about the present manager

In order to explore the city ,I left

my luggage at the station

a ) undeterred

b) unrestrained

0 c ) unladen

0 d) unencumbered

3 1o n l y stayed one night with my aunt

because I didn't want to

a) set her out

Do 't be too hard on yourself Just

it up to experience and don't do it again!

□ a) leaving off

□ b) heaving out

□ c) swelling up

□ d) throwing up

22 I never meant to fun at you I was

just teasing you a bit, that's all Please don't hold it against me

25 Why don't you say what you think?

Don't you realise the harm you're doing yourself by P your emotions?

D a) bottling

□ b) throttling

□ c) boxing

□ d startling

26 People used to take the out of

Jean-Pierre because of his funny accent

27 He was not prepared for the of

criticism that his play received

□ d) onslaught

28 All stockmarkets are basically the

benefit of big wheeler-dealers

□ c) run by and for

29 -Would you like to use my pen?

No, thanks I can only write with

□ c) my own one

30 I haven't got time to do my own work,

help you with yours

33 The wife wants me to take some time off

and go for a holiday somewhere, but I'm

-under with work at the moment,

□ b) cannot have walked

□ d) wasn't to have walked

consumers _spending too much on imported goods

□ b) sweat away

□ c) whip off

□ d) slave away

37 There are ample reasons for

discontent , not th e are massive

unemployment and racial tensions

39 His pathological shyness was the major

block in his career If it hadn't

been for that, he could have done

□ a) prefer you won't

b ) 'd rather you didn't

c) prefer you shan't

□ d) 'd rather you shan't

41 -Wh y are you home so early?

-Well, we weren't very busy, so I decided

I think Id better see the doctor

□ a) bruise

□ b) lump

□ c) rash

□ d) chunk

43 Yesterday's weather forecast was rather

.They said it would be hot and

sunny, and just look: it's snowing!

□ a) far from the bull

□ b ) far from the mark

□ c) wide of the bull

□ d) wide of the mark

.4 There has always been some

disagreement the Isle of Man is in

breach of international laws

50 When I stand up, the room seems to

be going round and round I feel really

1 I the interview by saying all the

2 -Do they know how he died?

-The poor chap committed

4 How did you know I liked modern art?

Well, for one thing you have

books on the subject

□ a) q ite a few

□ b) quite few

□ c) only a few

□ d) really few

5 Peter was a quiet, studious child and the

big boys in the class used to on

6 My girlfriend's going to Borneo

Ah, well They say absence makes the

7 I've warned you about this time and time again This is chance I'm going to give you Do you understand?

□ a) the somewhat last

□ b) the last enough

□ c) the very last

□ d) by far the last

8 You may think him rather on the quiet

when you first meet him, but he can be extremely witty

□ d) Comes what might

1 o Of course Helen is upset at losing her

job, but that's no reason to on her

1 1 The special offer proved very popular

Hundreds of shoppers swallowed the

Db) that our guests were

□ c our guests being

D d) that our guests be

s ta nley pub l ish i ng

13 hundreds of years, perhaps

thousands, before those polluted

Ukrainian fields can be cultivated again

D a) T ere will be

D b) There will have

0 c) It will be

D d) It can be

• J -Ill ask Austin to help us

-Austin? Im afraid he's hardly a man

D a) whom to rely on

D b) to be relied on

D c) whom to count on

D d) with whom to count

5 The idea of going jogging every day

before work didn't appeal to me, but my

' 6 The safe deposit box a

high-pitched sound when it was moved

The aim, of course, was to frighten

She demanded to be promoted to a post

o responsibility, otherwise she would

about her affair with the Prime

M i nister

D a) reveal the cake

Db ) spill the beans

c ) let loose the pussycat

_ d) spit out the bit

8 British Airways announced that it would

3 Ne t week we shall be interviewing

Dermot Morrow, novels to date

have been highly praised by reviewers

L a) cal it off

Db ) put it down

D c) ut it away [ d) take it down

22 Ive never seen such an ugly building

as that new chemical factory, It's a real

26 They left an hour earlier in order to

for possible delays on the motorway

27 He was a most effective speaker The

audience seemed to on his every

28 Didn't you hear about old McGuire? He

kicked the at the weekend Heart

29 The Prime Minister of Malaysia opened

his country to foreign investment,

came from Japan

□ a) which bulk

□ b) whose bulk

□ c) of which the bulk

□ d) the bulk of which

30 Of all America's minorities, the

French-speaking Cajuns of Louisiana

are probably the least embittered, a fact

which can be explained by their relative

brass, being quietly shelved by middle

□ a) the company has held

□ b) the company is holding

□ c) has the company held

□ d) has the company a h ld

37 ,Ihaven't seen Catherine all day

□ a) Come to think of it

□ b) To come to think of it

□ c) Coming to think it

□ d) Coming to think o it

spent on their New Year's party

39 Several daily newspapers in Britain have a

of more than a million copies

□ a circulation

b) distribution

_ d) dispersion

.!O I don't know what her husband did wrong

but, whatever it was, he's in the

43 The wonderful food in the restaurant

the rather uncomfortable seats

□ al took on for

□ c) got up with

□ d) sat along with

44 Every time the teacher turned her back,

Trevor would make funny at me

48 You needn't show me the way, thanks

I can myself out

□ a) take

□ b) send

□ c) bring

□ d) see

49 Im sorry to from your computer,

but I need your help

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1 For a man who so much power, he

is surprisingly unassuming to talk to

D a) wields

D b) operates

D c) practises

D d) administers

2 Mrs Lewis planning a bid for the

leadership of the party

4 Do tourists come here?

Yes, but buy things or

contribute to the local economy

D a) quite a few of them

D c) hardly any of them

D d) some of them hardly

5 What is the reason for this extraordinary

behaviour? What on earth do you think

6 Look at her putting on airs and

What makes her think she's better than

Choose the correct answer - a , b, c o r d­

to complete the following texts Only one

D a) power [ b) control

D c) ownership

D d) possession

9 Vast areas of arable ground have, ,

been sacrificed to ethanol production

D a) running

Db ) chopping

D c) picking

D d) plucking

1 After the team's latest disastrous defeat,

the future of the manager hangs in the

3 The answer is no That's all

a) there is at it

b ) how it is

_ c ) there is to it

_ d) there it is

4 F arme rs w ant in the mountainous

areas of the country

b) new dams being built

0 c) new dams to be built

_ d) new dams be built

5 Many lecturers are quite incapable of

putting their ideas _'

8 At the end of the day, they returned the

tools they had been provided

a ) for

_ b) with

0 c) of

A often happens at the Kennedy Center,

of the audience drifted in late

20 When I pointed out that there was a small

in one of the glasses, the shop gave me a 10% reduction on the set

D a) For all

Db ) Howe er

D c) Whatever

2 5 I hate formal examinations I find

it so difficult to organise my thoughts in a

27 Numbers at the evening class have

gets any worse, we may have to cancel

the course altogether

□ a) deteriorated

□ b) lessened

□ c) dwindled

28 Before your children start spending most

of their free time in front of the television

read!

□ a) clip it in the bloom

□ b) curb it in the shoot

□ c) check it in the sprout

29 Europe's economy surged with the help

war had displaced or left in misery

□ b) these whom

□ c) those which

□ d) these which

30 The show's producers are sure it will

be a hit _of the fifty 26-minute

episodes have already been made

3 1 As the rain didn't , the cricket

match had to be postponed

37 foreign businesses feel reluctant

about investing in Eastern Europe

□ b) No wonder

L c) Not wondering

38 You have my unqualified support Ill

whatever you decide

□ a) are you to

□ b) you must

□ c) you mustn't

generally treated with respect

40 Our proposal has been rejected So it's

back to the drawing , I'm afraid

Maybe we can come up with something

4 1.We flown there but, due to the air

controllers' strike, we had to drive

D a) had to have

D b) were to have

c ) might have been

□ d) must have

42 Her wages were so low that she had to

take a second job just to

D a) tie up loose ends

D b) meet her match

□ c) make ends meet

□ d) be on the loose

4 3 d o n' t know if he was drunk or on drugs

or what, but I couldn't a word he

44 After the journey, I had a good night's

sleep and woke up the next day feeling as

D d ) meet likewise

47 The boy's hopes of becoming a lawyer

when he failed his A-levels

D a) cracked

Db ) crashed

D c ) smashed

D d) crumbled

48 Hey, you! This is private property

off or I'll call the police!

D a Set b) Slip

□ c) Clear

□ d) Head

49 We had to wait two and a half hours for the next train so we went for a walk to the time

1 There has been so much media of

the election that people are bored with it

□ a) circulation

[ b) coverage

□ c) concern

□ d) broadcasting

2 be several different rebel groups

operating in the area

□ a) There are thought to

4 Barman, another double whisky!

-Sorry , sir I think you ' ve had t o

6 This job should be right up your '

Bill You'll be working with all those little

electronic gadgets you like so much

Choose the correct answer - a ,b ,c o r d -

to complete the following texts Only one

8 There ' s no danger in using th i s machinery

as long as you to the safety regulations

□ b) be it so

□ c) thus be it

□ d) be it thus

10 Your proposal is very interesting I'll

the committee tomorrow

□ a) set it to

□ b) lift it at

□ c) call it to

□ d) put it to

1 1 You don't have to be frightened of her

Her a lot worse than her bite