EXPERT CAE – UNIT 1 – TEST

I.
 assertive, decisive, deprivation, designer clothes, fair-minded, gap year, gregarious, persistent,
retrace, resilient, stem from, subsidies, tactful, whet

1. Some students choose to work in high-tech industries during their …………….

2. After a few minutes, he turned around and began to …………….. his steps.
3. To …………. your appetite for a trip to Santa Fe, here is a list of our favorite sights.
4. Young and far from home, they suffer from emotional ………….. and severe isolation.
5. Many of my patients’ anxieties …………… experiences in their childhood.
6. I do go for ………………. most of the time, because they last longer and are a far better quality.
7. Without state ……………, the railways couldn't survive.
8. Being twenty-three years old and quite …………, I got over the shock pretty quickly.
9. The course helps women learn how to be more …………….. in the workplace.
10. We are still waiting for Jim to make up his mind. I wish he would be more ………….
11. Kim is ………….. and fun-loving.
12. It wasn't very …………….. of you to ask whether he'd put on weight.
13. If she hadn't been so ……………… she might not have gotten the job.
14. He's a ……………. man - I'm sure he'll listen to what you have to say.

II.

1. She decided to make the trip on a w_______.

2. Technology is not a magic wand, but only a _______ to an end.
3. We took the p______ and set up our own business.
4. Bernstein began training the young musician after a c_______ encounter at a concert.
5. She couldn't bear to throw away anything that might come ______ useful one day.
6. Their economy is on the e______ of collapse.
7. He's _____ his heart on a new bike for Christmas.
8. Having made up his mind, he ______ to his guns.
9. He played in clubs for years before making it to the big _____.
10. How did Cindy talk her _____ out of getting a speeding ticket?
11. The band is in the s______ again because of its recent single.
12. Their generosity made a l_____ impression on me.

III. Phrasal verbs

1. Liverpool's footballers hope to _____ back after their defeat in Europe last week. (recover quickly)
2. Caroline doesn't have a natural talent for music but she makes _____ _____ it with hard work.
(compensates)
3. We're not sure what starts the process _____. (makes it begin happening)
4. Go ____ ____ the next question when you've finished. (continue with)
5. But why not ______ up the courage to do what you've always wanted? (force yourself to be brave to do
sth)
6. If you don't come to the picnic you'll miss _____ ____ all the fun. (not have the chance to enjoy yourself)
7. I'm not going to _____ down an invitation to go to New York! (refuse)

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IV. Collocations

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sheltered outlook
open world
ideal goal
survival upbringing
future generations
real mind
personal skills
positive way

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V. Find formal synonyms for the colloquial words and phrases below (or the other way round):
1. teaching – t______
2. brilliant – out______
3. people who didn’t know anything – b______
4. when the course was all over – on c_______ of the course
5. to get a certificate – to be _______ with a certificate
6. a bit of a mess – d______
7. to turn up – to a______
8. a p_____ – an advantage
9. to get a bit r______ – to get a bit irritated
10. to give sb a ______ on the back – to congratulate sb

VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. I haven’t had a job for three months.
I’ve b_______ u________ for three months.
2. Visitors must let the receptionist know when they arrive.
Visitors are r_______ to i________ the receptionist of their a_______.
3. We won’t take any applications that arrive late.
Applications r_______ after the deadline will not be a_______.
4. It’s important to know what’s expected of you.
You n_____ to know what you h______ to do.
5. Take him on, I think he’d be good at the job.
I’m p______ to r______ him for the p________.
6. You’d better turn up on time.
You are a_______ to be p______.

VII.
 chatty, front, glossy, ill-timed, irreverent, pay off, rueful, scope, stamina, tantrum
1. His remarks are ……………… and inappropriate.
2. ………………. by Alan Hull, the band had a number of memorable hits.
3. He was wildly ………………. and loved nothing better than defying rules and deflating self-important
petty officials.
4. You need …………….. to be a long-distance runner.
5. There was a stack of ……………. magazines on the coffee table.
6. We put a lot of hard work into local initiatives, and that's really starting to ……………… now.
7. Children beg, cry, throw temper …………….., flatter, and employ countless techniques to get what they
want.
8. Celia and Brassard, who had overheard everything from the outer office, exchanged …………….
glances.
9. The nurses at the hospital were pleasant and ………….., and they made me feel less nervous.
10. I'm afraid the matter falls outside the …………….. of this enquiry.

EXPERT CAE – UNIT 2

I.
 credulous, cramped, feat, heighten, lurk, lucrative, outdo, recoup, reputed, sell-out, smuggle, span,
stampede, twist, venue, wisp
1. I'll ……………. you in through the back door.
2. The concert was expected to be a …………..
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3. An increase in consumer demand has made sports shoe retailing a …………. business.
4. She is …………….. to be extremely wealthy.
5. A ………… of hair had escaped from under her hat.
6. She didn't see the figure ……………. behind the bushes.
7. Five workers were packed into a ……………. office.
8. The concert's still on Saturday but the …………… has been changed.
9. The movie will have to be a huge hit to ………….. its cost.
10. Publicity has ………….. awareness of the threats to the environment.
11. By an amazing ……………. of fate, we met again in Madrid five years later.
12. "Heimat' is a vivid social drama …………… sixty years in the life of one small village.
13. He led his team to victory for the tenth time, a ………….. no captain had achieved before.
14. When it comes to speed of response, a small firm can …………… a big company.
15. Quinn charmed hundreds of ………….. investors out of millions of dollars.
16. Competitors are hoping for a ………….. of unhappy customers from the troubled bank.

II.
 clutch, feel, grasp, hold, itch, pat, press, push, rub, slap, scratch, squeeze, stroke, tap, touch
1. She ……………. on the window to attract his attention.
2. Could you ………….. my bag for me?
3. To get coffee, put your money in the machine and ………….. the green button.
4. Alice yawned and …………. her eyes.
5. Paul held the door open for a woman ………… a trolley of heavy books.
6. He sat …………….. his head, trying to think of the answer.
7. I ………….. his arm firmly and led him away.
8. "The flowers look so real - I can't believe they're silk," she said, …………… the petals.
9. She bent down and …………… the dog on the head.
10. Her mother sat beside her and ………….. her forehead until she fell asleep again.
11. If your house has been burgled, you shouldn't ………… anything until the police arrive.
12. It's no use trying to …………….. yourself into clothes that are too small for you.
13. She …………… him across the face and stormed out of the room.
14. The label on this shirt …………. me.
15. I …………… at my mother’s arm to keep from falling.

III. Rewrite the following sentences using the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. Who made all this mess on the floor? (responsible)

…………………………………………………………..
2. There’s always someone who’s available to help. (hand)
……………………………………………………………
3. Most people hear about the shows informally from other people. (mouth)
……………………………………………………………
4. Her films seem simple but they aren’t. (deceive)
…………………………………………………………….
5. He’s very positive about his job. (attitude)
…………………………………………………………….
6. Many young people feel his films say things that are familiar and true. (chord)
……………………………………………………………..
7. There hasn’t been an accident yet – luckily! (touch)
………………………………………………………………
8. His mobile phone rang unexpectedly. (go off)
………………………………………………………………
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IV.

 adaptation, background, blockbuster, close-up, epic, location, plot, remake, scene, score,
screenplay, sequel, soundtrack

1. She brought the camera forward to get a ……………….. of the actor's face.
2. The history of a single event has been spun out to fill a 255 page ……………..
3. This musician has written the …………… for many of Spielberg's movies.
4. The elections are taking place against a …………… of widespread unemployment.
5. I really wanted to try to write a ………….. and have the same experience that I have writing fiction.
6. She was responsible for the ……………. of the book "The Witches of Eastwick" into a stage play.
7. 'Batman 2' was a rare example of a ……………. being better than the original.
8. The film contains some violent …………….
9. He grows exasperated when movie …………… feature the songs of birds not native to the region
portrayed in the picture.
10. It was hard to find a suitable ……………. for the desert scenes.
11. The …………… was so complicated that I was totally confused by the time I was two chapters in.
12. They make ……………. of old songs that had radio airplay, and were Top 10 on the charts.
13. Bruce Willis's new ……………. took $10.6 million in its first weekend.

V.

1. She's writing a sequel ______ her first novel.

2. Kids will love this action-p______ adventure movie.
3. The book was a r_______ success.
4. The movie's last scenes kept us on the ______ of our seats.
5. The program was run on a s_______ for years until they found a sponsor.