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Earth is the only ........... we know of in the universe that can support human life. A) situation B) place C) position D) site
B - place
When the day comes give yourself plenty of time ........ do everything: have breakfast but don't drink ........ much; go to the toilet; arrive on time, but not too early or you will find yourself getting more and more nervous while you wait to start.
- to
- too
UK companies have received ........ (CRITIC) from a business forum for what their report refers to as a rather narrow-minded attitude towards the dress code for office workers.
CRITICISM
I don't care what you do.
CONCERNED
As ........................................, you can do what you like.
FAR AS I AM CONCERNED
Do you and your brother look alike?
LIKE
Does ........................................ you?
YOUR BROTHER LOOK LIKE
........ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on.
A) Although B) Still C) Yet D) Despite
C - Yet
In the exam, calm ........ down by breathing deeply and thinking positively.
- yourself
Their ........ (ARGUE) is based on research that claims workers are far more...
A very friendly taxi driver drove us into town.
DRIVEN
We ..................................... a very friendly taxi driver.
WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY
The meal we had in the restaurant was so nice.
SUCH
It ........................................ meal in the restaurant.
WAS SUCH A NICE
As the western world ........ on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so ....... to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the very resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper.
A) continues B) repeats C) carries D) follows
A) already B) just C) for D) entirely
C - carries
B - just
Read the exam questions carefully and underline all of the key instruction words ........ indicate how the questions should be answered.
- that / which
The authors of the report made a ........ (COMPARE) between the UK and other European nations, where employers seem ........ (CONCERN) about the need for their workers to wear smart clothes in the office.
- COMPARISON
- UNCONCERNED
Because it snowed heavily during the night the motorway is closed.
DUE
The motorway is closed ........................................ that there was heavy snow the night before.
After the exam, don't join in a discussion about ........ everyone else did.
- what
Everywhere fertile soil is ........ built on or washed into the sea.
A) sooner B) neither C) either D) rather
C - either
If possible, start with the ones ........ can do easily to give you confidence.
- you
Whilst the report accepts that there is a need for people dealing with ........ (CUSTOM) to look well dressed, it questions whether employees who work behind the scenes necessarily need to dress formally.
Did you manage to get in contact with the boss today?
GETTING
Did you ........................................ in contact with the boss today?
The Earth's natural resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to ........ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active.
A) hold B) mantain C) stay D) keep
D - keep
As a ........ the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are...
A) development B) result C) reaction D) product
Don't panic ........ everyone around you seems to start writing furiously straight away and don't be tempted to follow their example.
- if
This follows a case in which a male ........ (EMPLOY) working in the post room of a large company in the United Kingdom received a ........ (SUSPEND) for wearing jeans to work.
- EMPLOYEE
- SUSPENSION
That's the garage where I left my car last week.
REPAIRED
That's where I went ........................................ last week.
TO GET MY / THE CAR REPAIRED
TO HAVE MY / THE CAR REPAIRED
Above ........, remember that exams are not designed to catch you out, but to find out what you know, what you understand and what you can do.
- all