C2 Exam skills

KWT

100

The rumours of them being married are not true.

Despite information (CONTRARY) got married.

Despite information to/on the contrary, they never got married.

200

Once this contract is signed, this agreement is binding.
As soon as you (BY) agreement.

sign this contract you are bound by this

300

They cannot justify their position with that excuse.
That argument (POSITION) taken.

is no justification for/doesn't justify  the position they have

400

After I had waited for over an hour, she still hadn’t come.

After over an hour (SIGN) her.

of waiting there was still no sign of

500

Next Friday is my thirtieth wedding anniversary.

Next Friday (WILL) years.

i will have been married for thirty

Word Formation

100

 The singer gave an ______ performance and the audience gave him a standing ovation for more than five minutes.
ordinary

extraordinary

200

Is this mark on my skirt _______ or not? I should more careful drinking coffee!
notice

noticeable

300

Far from being a drunkard, my father is actually a perfect example of ________

sober

sobrierty

400

Given the small ______ of fire in this part of the building, one fire extinguisher should suffice.
likely

likelihood

500

_________ , I wouldn't spend so much money on a hat but it just suits me perfectly.
ordinary

ordinarily

Open Cloze

100

The southern states of the USA ___ to be hot and humid in the summer.

tend

200

There were too many people competing ___ too small a space.

for

300

1. Along _____ Paris, Berlin is my favourite European city.

with

400

1. My manager pretty _____ told me I would be fired tomorrow.

much

500

I don't like that restaurant. ______ is more, it's the costliest in the city!

what

Multi choice

100

We don't know if anyone will come to the warehouse this evening or not to move the stolen money, so just be on the ___________ for any strange activity at all.

    guard  /  hunt  /  lookout  /  search

lookout

200

he manageress arrived late and in a foul mood going by the ___________ on her face.

    scowl  /  frown  /  beam  /  grimace

scowl

300

 Jenkins! Yes, you ___________ at the back of the class. If you find this whole episode so funny, why don't you come up to the front and explain to everyone exactly why!

    frowning  /  glancing  /  grinning  /  glimpsing

grinning

400

 This is a great example of the Yellow Eared Rabbit, a rabbit ___________ to this part of Portugal and not found anywhere else in the world.

    special  /  strange  /  particular  /  peculiar

particular

500

 I first saw my father on the ___________ at the docks after he had disembarked from a troop ship in 1945 at the end of the war. I was four years old.

    platform  /  kerb  /  quayside  /  marina

quayside

Odd one out

100

ostracize – exclude – alienate – embrace

embrace

200

succinct – concise – verbose – brief

verbose

300

revere – admire – disdain – respect

disdain

400

copious – abundant – scant – profuse

scant

500

vindicate – exonerate – denounce – absolve

denounce