Ready for Advanced (Units 5 and 6)

Part 1 - Multiple Choice

100

They've always had quite a ........................ relationship.

A watery

B rocky

C cloudy

D sandy

B rocky

200

My parents often quarrel about silly things, but they actually get on like a ............ on fire. 

A tree

B house

C roof

D oil

B house

300

I ........... to John the first day I met him. We've been best friends ever since. 

A put

B gave

C took

D got

C took

400

He's been rather depressed lately. I think his marriage has gone ............. .

A sour

B bitter

C spicy

D salty

A sour

500

This pandemic is putting a great ....... on the economy.

A weight

B shear

C strain

D tension

C strain

Part 2 - Open Cloze

100

He's a man ............ opinion I respect.

whose

200

- Do you think the weather will clear up by tomorrow?

- I certainly hope ...... .

so

300

Actors I’ve worked with, some of ....... have been rather new to the stage, know that he’s going to be tough with you. 

whom

400

He left and I never saw him again, ........ did I regret it.

nor

500

The senator always tries to claim the moral high ground during a debate ..... as to shift public opinion in his favor.

so

Part 3 - Word Formation

100

I slept very ............., thank you - the bed was really comfortable.

SOUND

soundly

200

It is often difficult for ........................... to get a job.

NARCOLEPSY

narcoleptics

300

He suffered from insomnia and would often lie in bed .......................... for hours and hours.

SLEEP

sleeplessly

400

She is criticised to have portrayed the character rather .............................. .

CONVINCE

unconvincingly 

500

Jacob’s answers were ........................, therefore he had to retake the exam.

SATISFY

unsatisfactory 

Part 4: Key Word Transformations

100

They’ve postponed the meeting until January to give the management team longer to decide.

OFF

The meeting .............................. until January to give the management team longer to decide. 

has been put off

200

His constant moaning tends to irritate people.

GET

He has a ......................... people’s nerves with his constant moaning.

tendency to get on 

300

A common belief is that British people cannot speak foreign languages very well.

WEAK

British people are commonly .............................. foreign languages. 

believed to be weak at speaking

400

The police now think he invented the story to protect his girlfriend.

HAVE

He is now …………… up the story to protect his girlfriend.

thought to have made

500

I don’t like the way Sue thinks she’s more important than everyone else.

STOP

I wish …………………… on everyone else.

Sue would stop looking down