Upper Intermediate Tests Answer Key

Progress Test 1A: Units 1–2

1 7
2 1 in
6 2 to
3 of
2 4 out
2 satisfaction 5 by
3 relationship 6 with
4 anxiety 7 on
5 criticism 8 down
6 excitement 9 to
7 security 10 to
8 loneliness
9 exhaustion 8
10 confidence 1 trust
11 conformist 2 gossip
3 keep
3 4 tell
1 were watching 5 lie
2 have you known
3 wasn’t paying 9
4 don’t remember 1 depressed
5 is painting 2 enthusiastic
6 got 3 impatient
7 had left 4 sleepy
8 isn’t being 5 bored
9 haven’t had
10 had forgotten 10
1 Paying
4 2 do
1 will 3 of
2 doesn’t 4 security
3 Do 5 employer
4 did
5 Is 11
1b
5 2b
1 uncomfortable 3a
2 frustrating 4b
3 overpaid 5a
4 excited
5 non-stop 12
2d
6 3e
1 satisfaction 6 Motherhood 4a
2 social 7 criticism 5f
3 pollution 8 reading 6b
4 reality 9 anxiety
5 psychologist 10 imagination

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Progress Test 1B: Units 1–2
1 7
2 1 against/with
6 2 on
3 down
2 4 to
2 satisfaction 5 out
3 relationship 6 to
4 anxiety 7 to
5 criticism 8 with
6 excitement 9 in
7 security 10 by
8 loneliness
9 exhaustion 8
10 confidence 1 tell
11 conformist 2 lie
3 trust
3 4 keep
1 did you leave 5 gossip
2 don’t know
3 isn’t answering 9
4 has Claudia been 1 cheerful
5 was shining 2 upset
6 wasn’t paying 3 nervous
7 had forgotten 4 confident
8 haven’t had 5 relaxed
9 had arrived
10 is looking/looks 10
1 in
4 2 criticism
1 Did 3 conformist
2 Does 4 relationship
3 Aren’t 5 hobbies
4 is
5 won’t 11
1a
5 2b
1 unsuccessful 3b
2 surprised 4b
3 underfed 5a
4 comfortable
5 frustrating 12
2e
6 3b
1 difference 6 swimming 4f
2 overcrowding 7 childhood 5d
3 economist 8 behaviour 6a
4 contentment 9 patience
5 violence 10 musician

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Progress Test 2A: Units 3–4
1 broke
1 2 dropped
4 3 fell
5 4 banged
5 spilled/spilt
2
2 environment 8
3 genes 1a
4 medicine 2a
5 psychologist 3c
6 neurotic 4b
7 theory 5c
8 experience
9 analysis 9
10 experiment 1 business
11 ethics 2 Would
3 up
3 4 speak
1 had grown up 5 absent
2 missed
3 were you doing 10
4 had only been working 1 self-sufficient
5 wasn’t paying 2 hot-tempered
3 calm
4 4 humorous
1 ’ve met 5 rebellious
2 ’ll be driving
3 won’t be 11
4 ’ve been working 1 think
5 ’ll know 2 understand
3 mean
5 4 need
1 should be involved in the decision 5 realise
making
2 can be taught 12
3 is believed to have a guardian angel 1 It’s not my fault that we couldn’t find a
4 is created through your thought parking space.
processes 2 Look, there’s been a misunderstanding.
5 shouldn’t be allowed to do what they 3 I understand that, but I couldn’t buy a
want ticket.
4 I can see that, but this is very unfair.
6 5 This is ridiculous! I’m not a criminal! /
1 Have you ever had your handwriting I’m not a criminal! This is ridiculous!
analysed?
2 I must have/get my eyes tested.
3 Jack intends to have/get his photo taken.
4 Laura hasn’t had her house decorated for
years.
5 I’d like to have/get my picture painted.

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Progress Test 2B: Units 3–4
1 7
4 1 missed
5 2 got
3 overslept
2 4 runs
2 environment 5 locked
3 genes
4 medicine 8
5 psychologist 1c
6 neurotic 2b
7 theory 3a
8 experience 4c
9 analysis 5a
10 experiment
11 ethics 9
1 never
3 2 change
1 were you looking 3 blank
2 didn’t see 4 business
3 had only been studying 5 up
4 had overslept
5 got 10
1 introvert
4 2 needy
1 ’ll be watching 3 uncommunicative
2 won’t recognise 4 arrogant
3 ’s been decorating 5 argumentative
4 ’ll help
5 ’ve broken 11
1 need
5 2 mean
1 can be learnt/learned 3 think
2 should be allowed to express themselves 4 realise
3 can’t be bought 5 understand
4 is said to have a guardian angel
5 are said to improve brain function 12
1 I understand that, but I couldn’t buy a
6 ticket.
1 We must have/get our holiday photos 2 I can see that, but this is very unfair.
printed. 3 It’s not my fault that we couldn’t find a
2 I haven’t had my eyes tested since 2011. parking space.
3 Clare wants to have/get her handwriting 4 This is ridiculous! I’m not a criminal! /
analysed. I’m not a criminal! This is ridiculous!
4 Paul had his credit card stolen yesterday. 5 Look, there’s been a misunderstanding.
5 John hasn’t had his car serviced since
the accident.

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Progress Test 3A: Units 5–6
1 7
2b 1c
3a 2b
4a 3b
5b 4c
6a 5a

2 8
2 Have you been keeping well? 1 wanna
3 Have you passed all your exams this year? 2 grab
4 Have you been reading much lately? 3 (such) a rip-off
5 Have you been here long? 4 mate
6 Have you ever been to Egypt? 5 a fiver

3 9
1 I’m going 2e
2 It’s bound to rain 3a
3 are having 4f
4 will you be doing 5b
5 planning 6c

4 10
1 which social-networking sites you use 1 at first sight
2 if/whether Mark enjoyed his blind date 2 first thing
3 how long you have known one another 3 first language
4 when you are going to celebrate your 4 first-class
birthday 5 first aid
5 how often most people update their
online profiles 11
1 left
5 2 confirm
1 will have left 3 ’s regarding
2 haven’t heard 4 ’ll just bear
3 had backed up 5 would be / is
4 Have you ever seen
5 won’t have finished 12
6 will have settled in 1 up
7 have always wanted 2 at
8 hadn’t met 3 through
9 will have made 4 back
10 haven’t changed 5 with

6
1 I’ve left
2 haven’t been listening
3 has been fixing
4 haven’t felt
5 We’ve been meaning

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Progress Test 3B: Units 5–6
1 7
2b 1c
3a 2a
4a 3b
5b 4a
6a 5b

2 8
2 Have you been keeping well? 1 up
3 Have you passed all your exams this year? 2 a tenner
4 Have you been reading much lately? 3 gonna
5 Have you been here long? 4 booze
6 Have you ever been to Egypt? 5 chill out

3 9
1 bound 2f
2 It’s going to be 3e
3 are you doing 4c
4 won’t be eating 5a
5 I’ll call 6b

4 10
1 how long Laura has known Ben 1 At first
2 if/whether Tom actually likes Kate 2 in first place
3 what you are going to do for your 3 first-choice
birthday 4 first of all
4 when you last updated your online profile 5 at first sight
5 what Gary asked you
11
5 1 would be / is
1 haven’t walked 2 ’ll just bear
2 has become 3 left
3 will have made 4 confirm
4 had just finished 5 ’s regarding
5 won’t have spent
6 had travelled 12
7 hasn’t changed 1 through
8 will have organised 2 with
9 have decided 3 at
10 hadn’t known 4 for
5 up
6
1 has broken
2 haven’t called
3 have you been doing
4 Has Jack really spent
5 I’ve been decorating

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Progress Test 4A: Units 7–8
1 7
22 1 demonstration
31 2 celebrate
42 3 costumes
51 4 floats
62 5 banners

2 8
2a 1 reception
3a 2 carnival
4b 3 headline act
5a 4 mourners
6b 5 merchandise

3 9
1 where 1 disappearance
2 which / that 2 miracle
3 who / that 3 myth
4– 4 stunt
5 whose 5 coincidence

4 10
1c 1 ridiculous
2a 2 tragic
3b 3 furious
4b 4 deafening
5c 5 tiny
6 appalling / terrible / awful
5 7 exquisite
1 ought to 8 huge/vast
2 could 9 hilarious
3 can’t 10 stunning
4 May
5 don’t have to 11
6 should 2f
7 couldn’t 3a
8 may 4e
9 have to 5b
10 can’t 6d

6 12
1 We had to wear a school uniform. 1b
2 You could have been hurt. 2a
3 You shouldn’t have forgotten your 3b
anniversary. 4a
4 You can’t have met Sally before. 5a
5 Were you able to get tickets for the
concert?

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Progress Test 4B: Units 7–8
1 7
22 1 protestors
31 2 banners
42 3 demonstration
51 4 campaign
62 5 costumes

2 8
2a 1 queues
3a 2 stewards
4b 3 public holiday
5a 4 food stalls
6b 5 guests

3 9
1 whose 1 events
2– 2 incident
3 where 3 hoax
4 which / that 4 phenomenon
5 who / that 5 miracle

4 10
1b 1 exhausting
2c 2 deafening
3a 3 tragic
4b 4 ridiculous
5c 5 furious
6 tiny
5 7 hilarious
1 might 8 appalling / terrible / awful
2 can’t 9 stunning
3 should 10 huge/massive
4 don’t have to
5 Can I 11
6 couldn’t 2a
7 Do you have to 3f
8 can’t 4b
9 may 5d
10 shouldn’t 6e

6 12
1 Alice can’t have been at the party. 1b
2 You should have called me. 2a
3 I didn’t have to wear a school uniform. 3a
4 You could have been injured. 4a
5 You must have been frightened. 5b

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Progress Test 5A: Units 9–10
1 7
2 What on earth have you been doing? 1 up
3 I do hope I’ll see you again soon. 2 out
4 It wasn’t me who broke the window. 3 for
5 I’ve had such a good time! 4 up
6 I’m so annoyed with Tom! 5 through
2 8
2L 1 wrong way round
3T 2 wrong
4T 3 gone wrong
5L 4 about right
6T 5 you right
3 9
1 the, ø 1 episode
2 an, a 2 tabloids
3 the, the 3 correspondent
4 ø, an 4 coverage
5 the, the 5 uploaded
4 10
1 What I enjoy most about living in the 1 speaking
country is the peace and quiet. / What I 2 speak
most enjoy about living in the country is 3 talk
the peace and quiet. 4 speak
2 Even though I get annoyed with you, you 5 talk
do make me laugh.
3 That film was far better than I was 11
expecting. 2e
4 I’ve been so busy recently – I’ve had no 3d
time to myself. 4f
5 That was such a long meeting, wasn’t it? 5c
6a
5
1 was 12
2 has 1 I just wondered if you’ve got any advice
3 if/whether I knew about what I should do.
4 before/earlier 2 I would suggest that you try to get a
5 had to weekend job.
3 You know what I would advise?
6 4 That’s a really good idea; I hadn’t thought
1 suggested watching a DVD later / of that.
suggested that we watch a DVD later 5 That’s great, thank you. I really
2 admitted forgetting to reserve a table for appreciate your advice.
my birthday meal
3 warned John not to open the door
4 congratulated me on coming top of the
class
5 promised to help me at the weekend

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Progress Test 5B: Units 9–10
1 7
2 What on earth have you been doing? 1 up
3 I do hope I’ll see you again soon. 2 up
4 It wasn’t me who broke the window. 3 through
5 I’ve had such a good time! 4 out
6 I’m so annoyed with Tom! 5 to
2 8
2L 1 right by me
3T 2 wrong with it
4T 3 wrong about him
5L 4 wrong
6T 5 Right …, right now
3 9
1 the, the 1 talent
2 the, ø 2 audience
3 a, the 3 circulation
4 The, ø 4 protect
5 ø, a 5 broadsheets
4 10
1 The journey was far more enjoyable than 1 speak
it usually is. 2 talks
2 I’ve been working such long hours lately. 3 talking
3 What annoys me most about the situation 4 speaks
is Steven’s lack of understanding. 5 talk
4 Maria’s so weird, isn’t she?
5 I’m sure my brothers do love me, really, 11
even though they tease me all the time. 2a
3f
5 4c
1 if/whether he had 5d
2 isn’t 6e
3 had
4 could 12
5 the next/following day 1 I would suggest that you try to get a
weekend job.
6 2 That’s a really good idea; I hadn’t thought
1 suspected Phil of stealing the money of that.
2 offered to pick the children up from 3 I just wondered if you’ve got any advice
school about what I should do.
3 denied using the computer 4 That’s great, thank you. I really
4 told me to call John before I left the office appreciate your advice.
5 suggested going away for the weekend / 5 You know what I would advise?
suggested that we should go away for the
weekend

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Progress Test 6A: Units 11–12
1 6
2 dioxide 1 not knowing
3 surface 2 to be organised
4 temperature 3 being chased
5 scientific 4 to be getting
6 catastrophe 5 to have met
7 asteroid
8 nuclear 7
9 solar 1 turn
10 radioactive 2 prevent
11 fuel 3 disappear
4 reflects
2 5 combat
2 I’m annoyed about not knowing.
3 I’d like to have seen more. 8
4 They need to be warned. 1 lifelong
5 He seems to be resting. 2 in real life
6 I like being appreciated. 3 life sentence
4 life guard
3 5 life expectancy
1 were, would tell 6 life-threatening
2 started 7 lifetime
3 wouldn’t be, didn’t love 8 life jacket
4 wouldn’t interrupt 9 life-like
5 would you change, could 10 private life
6 stopped
7 had 9
8 could, would you choose 1c
9 knew 2a
10 didn’t live 3c
4b
4 5a
1 I had listened to you, I wouldn’t be in a
10
mess now
1 out
2 he hadn’t split up with Laura
2 over
3 have bought an old house if we didn’t
3 in
love decorating
4 On
4 I’d managed to get tickets for the match,
5 under
I’d have been able to go
5 have gone to Peru if he hadn’t won 11
money on the lottery 1 A quarter of all the people surveyed were
in favour of the decision.
5 2 Recent opinion polls have revealed
1 to eat 6 Living deep-rooted scepticism.
2 watch 7 to spend 3 On the whole, we are happy with the
3 imitating 8 meeting outcome.
4 visiting 9 to come 4 Three out of five people didn’t vote.
5 to understand 10 accessing 5 A tiny minority voiced no opinion at all.

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Progress Test 6B: Units 11–12
1 6
2 dioxide 1 to be looking
3 surface 2 being done
4 temperature 3 not having
5 scientific 4 to have visited
6 catastrophe 5 to be informed
7 asteroid
8 nuclear 7
9 solar 1 has
10 radioactive 2 capture
11 fuel 3 prevent
4 caused
2 5 reflect
2 I’m annoyed about not knowing.
3 I’d like to have seen more. 8
4 They need to be warned. 1 life jacket
5 He seems to be resting. 2 life-like
6 I like being appreciated. 3 lifetime
4 private life
3 5 life-threatening
1 would listen 6 life expectancy
2 would you spend, gave 7 in real life
3 took 8 life guard
4 would start, were 9 lifelong
5 wouldn’t stay, didn’t want 10 life sentence
6 had, would you change
7 didn’t need 9
8 ran out 1b
9 rose 2c
10 could 3a
4b
4 5c
1 have risen dramatically if it hadn’t rained
10
for days
1 under
2 Tom had worked hard(er), he would have
2 in
been given a pay rise
3 On
3 she hadn’t got married at 18
4 over
4 have bought a hybrid car if it wasn’t
5 out
cheaper to run
5 Matt hadn’t spent all his money, he 11
wouldn’t be broke now 1 On the whole, I am pleased with the result.
2 Four out of five people didn’t vote in this
5 year’s election.
1 stay 6 Swimming 3 A quarter of all the people surveyed were
2 putting 7 to wear undecided.
3 going 8 to watch 4 Recent opinion polls have revealed a
4 to help 9 to see lack of trust.
5 doing 10 understanding 5 A tiny minority became quite aggressive.

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Mid-course Test A
1 6
2 behaviour 1 can use credit cards in all the major
3 anxiety department stores
4 exhaustion 2 spend a lot of money on upgrading
5 security gadgets
6 confidence 3 scored five goals in yesterday’s match
7 relationship 4 are going to build hundreds of new
8 tolerance houses in the village
9 employee 5 thought (that) the ruin was an ancient
10 conformist temple
11 fanaticism
7
2 1 I’ll be
2a 2 I’m going to be
3a 3 we’ll be sailing
4b 4 bound
5a 5 will fall
6b
8
3 1 will/’ll have finished
b4 2 haven’t spent
c2 3 Have you met
d6 4 hadn’t had
e3 5 won’t have got
f5
9
4 1 a shock
1 did you get 2 to work
2 is being 3 lost
3 were having 4 better
4 don’t understand 5 home
5 had decided
10
5 1c
1 insecure 2b
2 bad-tempered 3a
3 restless 4c
4 depressing 5b
5 mismanaged
11
1 Pessimistic
2 panicky
3 upset
4 impatient
5 cheerful

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12 17
1 reunion (Model answer)
2 dating It all started out quite normally, just another
3 meeting routine workday in the small town where
4 get-together I live. I woke up at my usual time, got ready
5 conference for work and set off for the bus stop where
I knew I’d have to wait ten minutes for my
13 bus. As it was raining heavily, I decided to
1 defeated take shelter in the newsagent’s and while
2 exploring I was waiting, I bought a lottery ticket.
3 set
4 found When I got to work, everyone was talking
5 developed about that evening’s lottery draw being the
biggest ever. All my colleagues were
14 fantasising about what they would do if
1 up they won. I said nothing. ‘Oh come on
2 through Laura, what would you do?’ they all kept on
3 at encouraging me to join in. ‘I don’t do the
4 with lottery, so I can’t say,’ I told them.
5 up When I got home that evening, I carefully
unfolded the ticket, turned on the television
15
and waited for the numbers to come up.
1b
And now, here I am, enjoying the life I had
2b
always dreamt of without a care in the
3a
world and feeling incredibly lucky.
4a
5b

16
2f
3a
4d
5b
6e

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Mid-course Test B
1 7
2 behaviour 1 we’re going to
3 anxiety 2 will be celebrating
4 exhaustion 3 unlikely
5 security 4 starts
6 confidence 5 You’ll be
7 relationship
8 tolerance 8
9 employee 1 won’t have heard
10 conformist 2 Have you read
11 fanaticism 3 hadn’t travelled
4 will have spent
2 5 hasn’t called
2a
3a 9
4b 1 stuck
5a 2 on well with
6b 3 a cold
4 angry
3 5 tired
b5
c6 10
d3 1b
e4 2a
f2 3a
4c
4 5b
1 don’t think
2 are having 11
3 did you ignore 1 insecure
4 had passed 2 optimistic
5 was sitting 3 grumpy
4 unsociable
5 5 curious
1 reunited
2 immature
3 frustrating
4 anti-social
5 wealthy

6
1 waste a lot of time on the internet
2 can’t use your mobile phone here
3 are going to elect a new president soon
4 ordered all our presents online this year
5 thought (that) Matthew had special
powers

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12 17
1 blind (Model answer)
2 house-warming It all started out quite normally, just another
3 networking routine workday in the small town where
4 call I live. I woke up at my usual time, got ready
5 dinner for work and set off for the bus stop where
I knew I’d have to wait ten minutes for my
13 bus. As it was raining heavily, I decided to
1 had take shelter in the newsagent’s and while
2 discovered I was waiting, I bought a lottery ticket.
3 resulted
4 transform When I got to work, everyone was talking
5 gave about that evening’s lottery draw being the
biggest ever. All my colleagues were
14 fantasising about what they would do if
1 through they won. I said nothing. ‘Oh come on
2 with Laura, what would you do?’ they all kept on
3 up encouraging me to join in. ‘I don’t do the
4 up lottery, so I can’t say,’ I told them.
5 at When I got home that evening, I carefully
unfolded the ticket, turned on the television
15
and waited for the numbers to come up.
1b
And now, here I am, enjoying the life I had
2a
always dreamt of without a care in the
3a
world and feeling incredibly lucky.
4b
5b

16
2d
3f
4a
5e
6b

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End of Course Test A
1 6
2 Where on earth have you been? 1 the, the
3 I do hope we can meet up again. 2 a, an
4 I’ve had such a good time today. 3 the, ø
5 It was you who told me not to say 4 ø, the
anything. 5 the, ø
6 It gets really busy here in the evenings.
7
2 1 apologised for being late again
2 volcano 2 suggested meeting up to discuss the way
3 surface forward
4 scientific 3 complained that her food was
5 eruption undercooked
6 radioactive 4 congratulated Sarah on winning the
7 dioxide competition
8 nuclear 5 offered to help Dan with his homework
9 catastrophe
10 ocean 8
11 temperature 1 had, would help
2 hadn’t gone, wouldn’t have broken
3 3 would you spend, didn’t have
2c 4 had studied, would be
3b 5 had told, would have been
4a
5b 9
6c 1 notes
2 seriously
4 3 up
1 I’ve read a couple of really good books 4 care of
recently. 5 part
2 There are quite a few good restaurants
here. 10
3 I’ve got too much to do and not enough 1 starving
time! 2 enormous
4 There aren’t any good concerts coming 3 stunning
up, so we’ll have to find something else 4 deafening
to do. 5 gorgeous
5 We’ve still got quite a bit of time, so
there’s no need to rush. 11
1 social media
5 2 soap opera
1 had to 3 interactive
2 should have 4 foreign correspondent
3 can’t have 5 episode
4 shouldn’t
5 was able to

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12 17
2f (Model answer)
3a Dear Sir,
4e My name is _____ and I am writing to
5b enquire whether you have any positions
6c available for a journalist on your paper.

13 Although I am currently at university, I am

1 spotlight working part-time on the college
2 sensation newspaper and am hoping to find a
3 legendary position as a full-time journalist when I
4 comeback graduate. I have always been impressed
5 obsessed by the high standards of journalism on your
paper and would welcome the opportunity
14 to work for you.
2f I am an outgoing, enthusiastic person with
3a excellent IT skills and am always ready to
4e welcome new challenges. Although I do
5c not have much work experience, I believe
6b I have the qualities needed to be a good
journalist.
15
1 to look I enclose my CV for your consideration, in
2 not go the hope that you will find it of interest for
3 phoning any current or future vacancies that might
4 trying arise. I can attend an interview at any
5 were time that suits you.

16 I look forward to hearing from you soon.

2f Yours faithfully,
3a _____
4c
5e
6b

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End of Course Test B
1 6
2 Where on earth have you been? 1 a, the
3 I do hope we can meet up again. 2 The, ø
4 I’ve had such a good time today. 3 the, a
5 It was you who told me not to say 4 The, the
anything. 5 a, ø
6 It gets really busy here in the evenings.
7
2 1 suspected his brother of lying to him
2 volcano 2 refused to help me with my project
3 surface 3 recommended setting up a Twitter
4 scientific account
5 eruption 4 assured Mr Brown that everything was
6 radioactive under control
7 dioxide 5 explained that the results would take a
8 nuclear few weeks to come through
9 catastrophe
10 ocean 8
11 temperature 1 would have, had gone
2 wouldn’t have got, had taken
3 3 would you do, were
2a 4 had known, would have helped
3c 5 would go, had
4b
5c 9
6b 1 after
2 place
4 3 your time
1 It seems as though there are hundreds of 4 up
festivals all over the country. 5 care of
2 David has a few good friends, so he feels
very fortunate. 10
3 There are a number of reasons why I 1 horrendous
don’t want to go to the carnival. 2 exquisite
4 Would you like some milk with your 3 exhausting
coffee? 4 ridiculous
5 In my opinion, you can never have too 5 tiny
many books.
11
5 1 circulation
1 must have 2 upload
2 should / ought to 3 tabloid
3 Could 4 coverage
4 had to 5 reality TV show
5 mustn’t/can’t

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12 17
2e (Model answer)
3b Dear Sir,
4a My name is _____ and I am writing to
5f enquire whether you have any positions
6c available for a journalist on your paper.

13 Although I am currently at university, I am

1 diva working part-time on the college
2 immortality newspaper and am hoping to find a
3 legend position as a full-time journalist when I
4 crowds graduate. I have always been impressed
5 reputation by the high standards of journalism on your
paper and would welcome the opportunity
14 to work for you.
2b I am an outgoing, enthusiastic person with
3e excellent IT skills and am always ready to
4a welcome new challenges. Although I do
5f not have much work experience, I believe
6c I have the qualities needed to be a good
journalist.
15
1 trying I enclose my CV for your consideration, in
2 phoning the hope that you will find it of interest for
3 to look any current or future vacancies that might
4 were arise. I can attend an interview at any
5 not go time that suits you.

16 I look forward to hearing from you soon.

2a Yours faithfully,
3f _____
4b
5c
6e

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