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TEST PAPER
ADVANCED GRAMMAR C1 – August 28, 2020
Note: Materials and dictionaries of all kinds are NOT allowed.
Students write their answers on the answer sheet.
SECTION 1 GAP FILLING (2 points)
Questions 1-20: Choose the lettered word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
The first has been done as an example.
0. Water _______ at 100 degrees Celsius. A. boiling B. boils C. is boiling D. boil
The gap can be filled with “boils”, so on the ANSWER SHEET write __B___.
1. Though statistics ________ never my forte at school, I know that the statistics on oil production in this
report ________ incorrect.
A. was / was B. was / were C. were / was D. were / were
2. Thankfully we ________ another ticket as Jean didn't turn up.
A. needn’t have got B. hadn’t got C. needed not to get D. didn't need to get
3. “I locked myself out of my apartment. I didn't know what to do.” --- “You ________ called your
roommate.”
A. could have called B. must have called C. would have called D. may have called
4. “________ to party tonight?” --- “Ann, Bob, and Al.”
A. Who are they B. With who are they C. Who is going D. Who are going
going going
5. In recent years, the government has imposed pollution controls on automobile manufacturers. Both
domestic and imported automobiles must ________ anti-pollution devices.
A. equip with B. be equipped with C. equip by D. be equipped by
6. She recalled ________ there when she was young.
A. taking B. to take C. to be taken D. being taken
7. “Do you remember when Mateo did all the cooking?” --- “Of course. It was ________ Christmas the
rest of us had ________ flu.”
A. the / - B. - / a C. the / a D. - / -
8. Most ________ hard.
A. of students work B. students work C. student works D. of student works
9. ________ comes a time when ________ is a good idea to take more exercise.
A. It / it B. There / there C. There / it D. It / there
10. She was a ________ woman. OSQASCPOMTP
A. young thin tall middle-class B. middle-class thin tall beautiful young
C. beautiful thin young tall middle-class D. beautiful tall thin young middle-class
11. Iron is ________ diamond.
A. nothing as hard as B. nowhere near as C. nothing like harder D. nowhere harder
hard as than than
12. Although he ________ to Ernest Hemingway, I think his books are quite unique.
A. often has been compared B. has been comparing often
C. has often compared D. has often been compared
13. In boxing, hitting ________ the belt is considered unfair.
A. below B. under C. underneath D. beneath
14. Many pensioners have to ________ very little money.
A. get on with B. live by on C. get by on D. live off with
15. If you want to develop inner tranquility, you have to stop ________ by every little thing that happens.
A. bothering B. being bothered C. to bother D. to be bothered
16. After a career in the secret service, Ian Fleming went on ________ fame as an author.
A. to achieve B. achieve C. achieving D. to have achieved
17. ________ you have no key, you’ll have to get back before I go out.
A. Although B. As C. Provided D. Unless
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 18. “What do you recommend ________ about this tax problem?” --- “I strongly suggest that we consult an
expert as soon as possible.”
A. do we do B. we will do C. we do D. should we do
19. “My aunt has been feeling bad since Uncle George died. Is it because she’s depressed?” --- “I think so.
________ can cause debilitating physical symptoms is a medical fact.
A. Depression B. It is depression that C. Depression that D. That depression
20. ________ that Lana was able to retire at the age of 50.
A. So successful was her business B. Such a successful business she had
C. So successful her business was D. Such a successful business did she have

SECTION 2 ERROR CORRECTION (2 points)

Questions 21-30: Identify the error in each of the following sentences and then make changes to correct
the sentence. The first has been done as an example.
0. In his twenties, Lawrence has spent many years travelled around Spain.
The error lies in “travelled”, so on the ANSWER SHEET write ___travelled___ è ___travelling___
21. Only when this government realizes what a mistake it is making things will change.
22. I didn't even know Clara was interested in art until I heard she owns Van Gogh. the Van Gogh
himself
23. Peter arranged to absent him from the company so that he could spend time with his father in hospital.
24. Mrs. Alison did say that we could take dictionaries into the exam with us, could we?
25. Heathrow Airport, near London, has called the world’s busiest international airport and the 68 million
passengers processed each year would probably agree. has been called
should/may
26. Ann painted her bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary now. She must have chosen a different color.
to resign
27. He spent months negotiating for a pay increase, only resigning from his job soon after he’d received it.
because of
28. Because the bad grease stain on the carpet, we had to rearrange the furniture before the company arrived.
29. We spent a great deal of time looking through a large number of books to help him find a few information
about Bermuda, but he knew most of it already. a little information

30. She studied in Berlin from 1916 to 1923, which time many people still believed that women had no role
when
in scientific research.

SECTION 3 VERB FORMS (2 points)

Questions 31-50: Complete the following passage/ sentences by supplying the correct forms of the verbs in
parentheses. The first has been done as an example.
He (always / come) (0.) __________ chocolate after lunch. The gap can be filled by “always comes”, so on
the ANSWER SHEET write _always comes_.
When the idea of relocation (31. mention) ________ to him Eddie thought it (32. not / be) ________ an easy
change for him. Now that it finally (33. happen) ________ he realized all too well that all his friends (34.
leave) ________ behind.
He (35. look) ________ at the new garden when suddenly a car (36. pull up) ________. A man and a boy
about Eddie’s age got out of the car. The boy welcomed Eddie: “Hi, I’m Matt, your next-door neighbor. My
Mum (37. bake) ________ a chocolate cake. She always (38. bake) ________
bakes cakes on Sundays. Would you
like to come and try?” – “I would like that very much!” – Eddie answered eagerly, — “I will tell my parents
about it. They are unpacking things in the house.”
His parents didn’t mind Eddie (39. visit) ________ the neighbors. They said they (40. finish) ________ their
jobs about the house only by 10 o’clock that evening, so there was plenty of time for Eddie to enjoy himself.
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Dear Mr. Jones,
has suffered
My family and I (41. suffer) ________ a good deal lately from the noise made by your guests when they (42.
leave) left
________ your house on Saturday nights. They stand in the street, (43. laugh)being laughloudly and
________
(44. call) ________ goodbye to you and to each other. Then they get into their cars, bang the doors loudly,
and finally they reverse their cars on to the road. This sounds a fairly simple maneuver, but there is always at
least one of your guests who (45. find) ________ it almost beyond him – whether because he (46. have)
________
has had too much to drink or (47. still / learn)are________
still learning
to drive, I don’t know – but I do know that it (48.
take) ________ him ages to get out, and all the time we hear his engine (49. roar) ________
is taken roaring and his friends
(50. shout) ________
shouting advice.

SECTION 4 WORD FORMS (2 points)

Questions 51-70: Complete the following passage/ sentences by supplying the correct forms of the words in
parentheses. The first has been done as an example.
Whether the exam should be abandoned remains (controversy) (0.)_________.
The gap can be filled with “controversial”, so on the ANSWER SHEET write __controversial__.
Judging from the ‘Flats to let’ column, there is an (51. end) _________
endless search going on for flatmates which
is (52. compare) _________ to the search for suitable marriage partner. Indeed, the fact that the
comparable
advertisements often (53. specific) _________ the type and the personality of the potential flatmate suggests
that (54. compatible) compatibility
_________ is as (55. dispense) _________ in flat-sharing as it is in the person you
marry. People usually ask for or offer (56. refer) _________, but these probably provide only a few (57.
signify) significant
_________ facts. The things you really want to know about a person are (58. rare) _________
rarely
revealed, things like whether they make a noise when they eat, and other (59. bear) _________ habits. Let’s
face it, if you are going to share your life with a complete stranger for any (60. long) length
_________ of time, you
need to find out at the outset whether their company will turn out to be a delight or a nightmare.
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We often think of ourselves as living in a time of (61. continue) _________
continuing technological change and
development. We tend to believe that we are unique in history in dealing with a constantly (62. evolve)
_________ world of gadgets, devices and innovations. However, the end of the nineteenth century and the
start of the twentieth was also a time that saw many (63. revolt) _________
revolutionarychanges.
People had needed to show (64. flexible) flexibility
_________ throughout the nineteenth century, as the effects of the
Industrial Revolution meant constantly making (65. adjust) _________
adjustment to deal with changing working
conditions. Towards the end of the century, though, people had to become more (66. adapt) _________ than
ever before. The typewriter (1873), the telephone (1876), the electric light bulb (1879) and other (67.
influence) _________ developments gave people the (68. capable) _________
capability to live and work in ways their
grandparents could not have imagined. Over the next 30 years, little remained (69. alter) _________ as the
camera, the cinema, the phonograph, the plane and radio all had an (70. electric) _________
electrical effort on people
and society.

SECTION 5 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2 points)

Questions 71-80: 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 should use from THREE to EIGHT words. Write ONLY
YOUR ANSWERS on the answer sheet. The first has been done as an example.
0. Chloe would only eat a pizza if she could have a mushroom topping. ON
Chloe ______________ a mushroom topping when she ate a pizza.
The gap can be filled with “insisted on having”, so on the answer sheet write _insisted on having_.
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71. It is essential that you disconnect the gas supply before removing the boiler. BE
must be connected before the boiler is
The gas supply _______________________________________________________________ removed.
72. A wedding planner might make all the plans for their wedding. ORGANIZED
They are thinking of
_____________________________________________________
having all the plans organized by a wedding planner.
73. Cars cost more in Britain than in Belgium. MUCH
cost as much in Belgium
Cars _____________________________________________________________________ as in Britain.
74. If you argue about it more, we’ll get to Denver later. THE
The ________________________________________________________________
more you argue about it, the more we’ll get to Denver.
75. Sarah wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize her. AVOID
Sarah wore dark glasses ______________________________________________________
to avoid being recognized.
76. “Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?” said Robert. OFFERED
Robert _____________________________________________________________________
offered to help Carlo to do the dishes.
77. Some of the many people we questioned gave us good descriptions of the robber. SOME
many people, some of whom gave us
We questioned ______________________________________________ good descriptions of the robber.
78. His arrival prevented fights from breaking out amongst the passengers. WOULD
Had it__________________________________________________
not been for his arrival, fights would have broken out amongst the passengers.
79. The medicine may not be pleasant but you must take it anyway. HOW
You must take medicine ___________________________________________________________
how unpleasant it tastes.
80. Buying a plane ticket at the last minute isn’t often possible. TO
Rarely ____________________________________________________
is it possible to buy a plane ticket at the last minute.

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