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1) Alex: “What do you usually ….breakfast, Joe?”

Joe: “Oh, just cereal and … , for me, thanks.”

have for / toast

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b. make to / tostes

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c. get in / toasts

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d. eat in / toasted bread

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2) My cousin is studying Business German …. a job in a bank in Vienna: he adores Austria!

as to get

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that so he can get

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in order with getting

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so that he can get

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3) The traffic is just … in this city! I’ve never seen this … cars.

uncredible / much

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unbelievable / many

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unreal / so many

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crazy / so much

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4) … anyone in you class ever …. to Exeter? It’s such a nice place.

are / been

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was / –

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has / been

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were / gone

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5) Oh, how sad! When my grandfather was young …. a beautiful … house here. Now it’s gone.

there would be / manorial

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there was / mansion

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there was / lodging

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there had to be / cabin

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6) Tom really knows … job. He’s really good … it.

its / about

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his / at

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it’s / at

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he’s / about

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7) I … a nice, relaxing, hot bath when the phone rang, so I … did not answer it.

was doing / merely

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did / simply

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was taking / just

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d. took / only

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8) Anna: “Mmmm, I guess I need more meat for this curry, but I cannot go out just now!”

James: “Don’t worry, ….”.

I’ll go and get some

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I’ll go to get any

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I go to get some

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I am going for getting it

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9) Can I … from you? I’ve left mine at home and I want to take some notes: this talk is so interesting!

lend off a paper

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bum a slice of paper

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borrow a piece of paper

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lend paper

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10 ) My mum … in a small village in the west … Ireland, so she can speak Irish, which is rare nowadays.

has been born / of

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had born / in

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was born / of

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is born / to

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11) They came to live here … a month ago: they should know the neighbourhood by now!

quite

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beyond

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already

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almost

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12) Albert: “Hey Will, you look exhausted!”

William: “Well, you see, I’m working two jobs to … some … money.”

earn / extra

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be in gain of / extra

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win / more

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breed / more

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13) Trevor: “Hello, Annabel … you?”

Annabel: “Hi, Trevor! Not at all. Nice to hear from you”.

am I disturbing

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I am a disturb to

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am I being a disturb of

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do I disturb

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14) Why are they encouraging everybody … Korean as a course? It seems such an odd choice.

taking

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to take

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to do up

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doing up

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15) My dog is weird. It won’t go to sleep … a light on outside the bedroom

except we leave

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otherwise leaving

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unless we leave

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but leaving

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16) Jack: “All right, I booked at the Ritz. Now we need to tell our friends. What should I say?”

Stella: “Well, I suggest we … them outside the restaurant at 8.00. Would that be OK?”.

meet

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meeting

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met

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will meet

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17) A rare classic car is frequently … a … one: price depends entirely on the car model and condition.

as expensive to get like / brand old

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just so expensive to get like / old brand

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just like expensive to buy as / new brand

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just as expensive to buy as / brand new

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18) I had run out of petrol, but fortunately I … walk to the petrol station, which was just half a mile away.

could be able to

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could have

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might

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was able to

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19) Samantha: “Where is my mobile? I thought I left it here!”

Dad: “Do not panic: I’m sure it … in the bathroom, where you always leave it!”

might be

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is to be

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must be

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should be

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20) Arthur: “Where’s that man! It’s almost 5 o’clock!”

Percival: “Hey, relax. He said he … at 5.30!”

were to come

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would come

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should to be coming

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were to be coming

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21) York, … last year, is a very nice city. I’d love … more of it!

for that I visited / going back to see

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which I visited / to go back and see

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that I visited / to go back and see

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whereof I visited / going back to see

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22) My daughter has finally made up her mind: when she grows up …. a nurse!

she will work to

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she wish she be

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she’s going to work as

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she’s working like

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23) If Alistair … the position in the law firm when it was offered him, he … at least $95,000 a year now.

didn’t accept / will get

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hadn’t turned up / will be getting

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hadn’t turned down / would be earning

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will accept / will earn

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24) I wonder if you … the door. It’s getting a bit warm in here.

would mind to opening

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mind to open

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had mind to open

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would mind opening

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25) When you handle …, it is important to be …

complaining / tact-full

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complaints / diplomatic

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grievance / piercing

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grievances / endowed of tact

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26) I meant to send him an email yesterday, but we were very busy. I got distracted and it … .

slipped my head

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slipped my mind

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went out of my ideas

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escaped my attentions

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27) Maggie wants to go on a walking tour of the Highlands. She’s really keen … the idea.

about

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for

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on

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at

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28) This hotel is falling apart! We really need to … it as soon as possible.

remodernize

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refurbish

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readorn

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revise

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29) “Hello, Megan. I just wanted to know – would it … if we all left for Rome on the 21^st instead of the 20^th? Bill can’t make it on Monday”.

suit you

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agree to you

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like to you

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fit you

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30) Medicines … out of reach of children

must be keeping

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must not keep

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must be kept

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mustn’t be keeping

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31) No hurry. We’ve got plenty of time. This report … until the end of the week.

do not have to be given on

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needn’t be handed in

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hasn’t got to be handled off

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doesn’t need be consigned

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32) Great minds think alike. On the other hand, fools seldom …

oppose

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disagree

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divide

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differ

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33) Well, that’s enough. His rude remarks are the … . I simply … with him anymore. He’s impossible!

last straw / can’t work

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final dropping / can’t be working

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ultimate offence / can not be collaborating

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utter straw / can’t collaborate

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34) Relationships between them are rather …; they do not seem to like or trust each other.

stressed

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concerned

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strained

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maddened

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35) My friend John was born in the US, but in 2012 he … Singapore, where he started his own company.

went into

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moved to

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passed on

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reallocated on

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36) Have you heard? The police accused John Smith of … after … were uncovered in his department’s accounts

swindle / business mismanagements

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cheating / economic violations

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fraud / financial irregularities

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double-dealings / fiscal defilements

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37) Can I … some invitations … ? I’m having a party next week.

hand / out

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get / on

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throw / up

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distribute / in

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38) I was quite lucky. The receptionist at the front desk was very … and gave me two very useful …

helping / informations

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helpfull / shares of information

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helpful / pieces of information

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helpy / information

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39) I wonder what they were thinking when they printed this out. The writing is too small: I cannot … what is written here.

make out

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see to

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spell on

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read up

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40) Oh, Billy, goodness gracious! I told you … that door! Why … did you do that?

Don't to open / the heck.

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Not open / the devil.

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Not to open / on earth.

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Don't open / the ever.

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Choose the word which best fits each space in the text.

41.	a) word of ardour	b) phrase of fancy	c) term of endearment	d) stint of blandishment
42.	a) for looking	b) to watch out for	c) for cultivating	d) to survey out for
43.	a) not disquieting	b) barely astounding	c) not incredulous	d) hardly surprising
44.	a) sturdy	b) winning	c) influential	d) profuse
45.	a) protecting man	b) patron	c) patronus	d) investor figure
46.	a) swagger	b) brag	c) vent	d) boast
47.	a) enviable	b) lucky	c) greedy	d) enticed
48.	a) sponsored	b) reimbursed	c) impelled	d) preserved
49.	a) committed	b) beseeched	c) commissioned	d) concentrated
50.	a) depositions at	b) sanctioning in	c) a testing to	d) a witness to

He was rich, powerful and famous. Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, was Queen Elizabeth I’s ‘Eyes.’ This was far from being merely a (41) Fill in the blank 1 of 10 . Since the early days of her reign, Elizabeth could count on him (42) Fill in the blank 2 of 10 her interests both in England and abroad. It is (43) Fill in the blank 3 of 10 that by the early 1570s he had managed to become one of the most (44) Fill in the blank 4 of 10 men of her court, and probably the greatest (45) Fill in the blank 5 of 10 of letters and the arts of the Elizabethan age. His houses and manors could (46) Fill in the blank 6 of 10 (47) Fill in the blank 7 of 10 displays of contemporary portraits, almost all taken dal vivo. This, together with the company of musician and players known as ‘the Earl of Leicester’s Men,’ the numerous writers and poets he (48) Fill in the blank 8 of 10 , as well as the large number of paintings, miniatures and decorated objects he (49) Fill in the blank 9 of 10 and collected, are (50) Fill in the blank 10 of 10 Dudley’s continued patronage of, and interest in, all of the muses.

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