Gold Experience B2 revision unit 1-5

Unit 1

100

My cousin was ________ during the storm. She's really scared of lightning. 

determined/ relieved/ sympathetic/ petrified

petrified

200

My brother really annoys me: He __________ his homework! (always forget)

is always forgetting

300

_____ you ever _____ to Vienna? (be)

Have, been

400

Can you run __________ (fast) as your friends?

as fast 

500

TRANSFORMATIONS:

The experience was too boring to repeat.

INTERESTING

The experience was __________ to repeat.

not interesting enough

Unit 2

100

The horse-riding and surfing holiday in the South of France _______ all my expectations! I want to go back next year!

gave up/ lived up to/ conjured up/ ended up

lived up to

200

I ________ ready to go out when I _______ a loud noise. (get ready/ hear)

was getting, heard

300

I _______ for half an hour before I realised the buses were on strike. (wait)

had been waiting

400

1. Tourist  season/ time

2. cope/ handle with sth

3. large/ mass tourism 

4. win/ make a living from sth

season,

cope, 

mass, 

make

500

TRANSFORMATIONS:

Marcus started to travel abroad three years ago. 

BEEN

Marcus ___________________ three years.

has been travelling for

Unit 3

100

Eva's pleased with the topics on the history _____ this year: she loves learning about World War 2!

attendance/ handout/ experiment/ syllabus/ timetable

syllabus

200

In five years' time you ____ probably ____ at university. (be)

will, be

300

I _________ this exercise by the time the bell goes.

will have finished

400

1. rely in/ at/ on sth

2. specialise on/ in/ with

3. benefit from/ at/ on

4. depend in/ on/ with

1. on

2. in

3. from

4. on

500

TRANSFORMATIONS:

Jack respects his boss a lot. 

DEAL

Jack has _________ respect for his boss.

a great deal of

Unit 4

100

With buses every ten minutes and a train station nearby, the village is small but ______. 

overcrowded/ remote/ well-connected/ secure

well-connected

200

If more people use the new bus service, there would/will be fewer traffic jams.

will

300

If I ____ in a house near the sea, I ______ happier. (live/ be)

lived, would be

400

She will only move _________ she sells her house first. (=only if)

on condition that/ as long as/ provided that

500

TRANSFORMATIONS:

I regret we couldn't take the express train. 

ABLE

I wish we ______________ the express train.

had been able to take