Test your knowledge on the most relevant aspects of the C1 level of English.
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That must be the end of the first part of the performance. What ... now?
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Paula's flight is bound to be late although ... .
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... hearing the news, she burst out laughing.
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It was the most boring, long-... speech I have ever had the misfortune to hear.
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The construction of the cathedral was to have begun in 1650...
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We were to stay with Vince in Lisbon...
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I agree that the criteria ... not of equal importance.
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Since we got the goat, there's not a ... of grass longer than about two centimetres!
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... of birds will be migrating south for the winter,
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A lot of people try to make use of ... in the law to pay less tax.
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I really must go and lie down for a while; I've got a ... headache.
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I like reading ... books.
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Only one of the following phrases is right in British English. Which one?
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They both windsurfed. ... was very good at it.
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The ... of the islands can't remember their childhood.
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In which sentence can you omit the pronoun SHE?
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He's sometimes bad-tempered but he's a good fellow ... .
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We arrived ... London after a bumpy flight.
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If you want a flat in the centre of the city you have to pay through the ... for it.
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We heard the ... of children coming from the nursery.
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My uncle goes fishing in all ...
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The baby ... when its mother clapped her hands in front of its face.
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Which of these three televisions do you think is ...
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She ... and wished him a good morning.
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Doris foolishly spent four hours ... by the pool and now looks like a radish.
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It's much too hot. Let's go and sit in the ... for a while.
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Only one of the following words is NOT preceded by "an", which one?
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Find the wrong sentence:
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We arrived ... the concert just ... time to see the band play my favourite song.
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I caught the last bus by the skin of my ...
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The ... boggles at the thought of such distances as light years.
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Of all writers of ... opera Gilbert and Sullivan are my favourites.
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Whoever finishes ... gets to leave ...
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Tony's a great employee. Everyone here thinks very ... of him.
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Those second-hand laptops are selling like ... If you want one, you'd better buy one now before they're all gone.
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Find the right sentence:
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Giving up my job to go and live abroad ... to be the biggest mistake I've ever made.
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Although she was ... and thus confined to a wheel chair, she still managed to cope with a family and most of the housework.
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It was ... perfect a day.
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The race was really tough during the ... miles.
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Catering services aim to ... good food at low cost.
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The company promises to ... meals made from fresh ingredients.
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Seeing Sue in a bad mood, I kept out of her way.
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Which answer is NOT possible? "Did you know that your son hasn't been to school for over a week, Mr. Greene?"
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I'm being unreasonable, ...?
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"Apparently, Harold's dropped out of college." "Yes, I'd heard ... too."
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Find the WRONG one: "Didn't Alice hear you?" "..."
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"Here, put on this hat I bought you." "... this ugly hat on!"
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She didn't eat anything but small pieces of bread and butter.
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Stress patterm: "Comprehension" = ooOo; "identify" = ...
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The "ea" in DEAF is the same as the "ea" in ...
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Which of these adjectives does NOT collocate with "ACHIEVEMENT"?
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"IGNORE, LOOK INTO, OVERLOOK and RULE OUT" collocate with ... .
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I expect you´ll feel a lot better when you ... your exams out of the way.
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By the end of next month Annabel and I ... out with each other for three years.
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We have to leave now because we are due ... in Edinburgh by six.
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Our plane tickets never arrived, ... in the post.
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It was the first time I ... in such an important match.
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Turn off this machine, please. The harsh sound really ... me crazy.
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Which of these words has a different vowel sound?
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Which word has a different vowel sound?
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You are bound to be promoted; the boss thinks ... of you.
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Mumps ... not too problematic if contracted in childhood, but can be dangerous in later life.
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The biggest attraction for us ... the cheap prices.
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This test consists ... a number of multiple-choice questions.
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He lives ... winter in the Caribbean.
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He refused to take ... money for the flowers.
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To win my love you must meet one simple ... : absolute perfection.
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I´m really sorry. We ... to stop at a service station and phone you, but we couldn´t.
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I will never ... them to take the child away from me.
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He was ... of deciding anything for himself.
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These pills are ... with any other medicine.
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... a watch, Peter was often late.
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Which ONE is wrong? "Do you know the date ... we have to hand in the essay?"
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I´ll be with you in ... .
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Despite of her age, my grandmother has ... good health.
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When Bond saw Vanya taking photographs of the plane, ... that she was a spy.
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I would have liked to meet the professor.
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Excuse me, have you got anything ... stains off carpets?
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Sue´s ... a real dislike to her new supervisor.
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