C1.1 Level Test 1. Complete the text with the synonyms in italics.
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3. Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence. a) When you passed the town hall clock, did you notice/were you noticing what time it was? b) Last night my neighbours were shouting/would shout for hours and I couldn't get to sleep. c) When you lived in London, did you use to travel/were you travelling by bus? d) Everyone was having a good time, although not many people danced/were dancing. e) Jill was really hungry because she didn't eat/hadn't eaten all day. f) Before we went to the theatre, we called in/had called in at George's cafe for a pizza. g) It took a while for me to notice, but then I did. Everyone stared/was staring at me. What had I done wrong? h) Nobody bothered to tell me that the school decided/had decided to have a special holiday on Friday. i) I was trying/tried to get in touch with you all day yesterday. Where were you? j) A: Excuse me, but this seat is mine. B: I'm sorry, I didn't realise/hadn't realised that you were sitting here. 4 Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence. a) Once/Afterwards I'd read the manual, I found I could use the computer easily. b) It was more than a month before/until I realised what had happened. c) I managed to talk to Carol just as/while she was leaving. d) It wasn't until/up to 1983 that Nigel could afford to take holidays abroad. e) George always let me know by the time/whenever he was going to be late. f) I was having a bath at the time/that time, so I didn't hear the doorbell. g) We bought our tickets and five minutes after/later the train arrived. h) According to Grandpa, people used to dress formally those days/in his day. i) Everyone was talking but stopped at that time/the moment Mr Smith arrived, j) The letter still hadn't arrived by/until the end of the week. 5 Put one suitable word in each space. Unlikely as it may seem, there has now been expert confirmation that wild pumas and lynxes are (1) ..at. large in parts of Britain, rather than being the figments (2) sightings (3) some wild imaginations. Previous such large cats had been put down
(4) people are prone (6)
exaggeration. (5)
all, the argument went, some seeing flying saucers and Loch Ness the influence of one drink too having made
monsters, particularly when (7) many. Some newspapers were suspected (8) (9) is responsible (10) stories were (12) small zoos, or been abandoned (15) keeping (16) (17)
stories such as that of the Beast of Exmoor, an animal which the deaths of hundreds of sheep over the past with proof that such earnest after all. The animals are their owners. Because the such animals is severely restricted the terms of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act of 1976,
ten years. But experts have now come (11) (13) all likelihood pets which have escaped (14)
owners of unlicensed animals might not report an escape (18) fear of prosecution. Britain's only surviving native species, the wild cat, is confined (19) Scotland. After examining hair samples, experts now say that the Beast of Exmoor in the South of England is (20) doubt a puma or lynx, both of which are normally native to the Middle East and Asia. 6 Put one suitable word in each space. vitamins. every rule. Sue to drive us to the airport. jeopardy. how much you have paid. her own safety, Ann jumped in to rescue a pension until you are 65. a) My cousin George is obsessed ..with keeping fit. b) Many frozen foods are deficient c) They say that there is an exception d) It was very good f) The same rule applies, irrespective g) With total disregard the dog. h) I'm afraid you are not eligible e) Breaking his leg put Peter's football career
7. Choose one of the topics and discuss it in about 300 350 words. a) Do you agree or disagree with the capital punishment? b) "We are slaves of the world we're living in". c) Discuss the advance of technology from the past up to the present.
