ENGLISH EXAM C1

NAME:

Questions
I-Fill in the gaps with "must", "may", "might", "can't", "couldn't".
1. I was on the train to London at midday yesterday so you____________have seen me at the
gym.
2. Ana speaking. How____________I help you today? (on the phone).
3. Please close the door behind you so that he cat____________run out onto the road.
4. It_____________be his birthday today, both of our birthdays are in May and it's only April.
5. The sky is really dark. It____________rain at any moment.
6. If I were in Tom's position, I____________ look for another job.
7. Don't tell anybody what I said. You____________ keep it a secret.
8. We haven't got much time. We____________ hurry.
9. Sarah____________ have got my message. Otherwise she would have replied.
10. You've just had lunch. You___________be hungry already.

II- Choose the correct answer and complete the sentences.

1 Lisa didn't repair the roof herself, but she ________________________.
a) had it repaired yesterday. b) will have been repaired tomorrow. c) is being repaired now.

2 Please, it's a private parking only, so you are _______________________ your car
here.

a) expected to park b) not supposed to park c) been told to park.

3) Bill was taking a long time to get ready, so I ________________________ to hurry

up.

a) said him b) told him c) told to him

4 Would you mind _________________________ the door? It's

freezing outside.

a) to close b) closing c) closed

5 I don't mind ________________________. I have all day for this.

.a) being kept waiting b) been kept waiting c) to be keep waiting

III-Choose the correct quantifier from the word box to complete each
sentence:
few many much a few littl
a lot
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1. This is a very modern city. There are___________old buildings here.
2. I'll need a___________more time to finish the survey. A week is not enough.
3. She isn't very popular. She has very_________friends.
4. There aren't ___________ tourist here. I think the advertising campaign was not good.
5. As part of my new job I do quite___________ of walking every day.
6. You don't need___________ money to travel round the world.
7. Alex has a very busy life with__________time to relax, not even a whole weekend.
8. There wasn't_________ traffic this morning. I got to the office half an hour earlier.
9. All he wanted was__________moments to read alone.
10. I don't have__________patience to wait in queues.

IV- Fill in the gaps with the correct relative pronoun: who/which/where/when. If
no pronoun is required, you may leave the gap blank.
1. The restaurant _____________ we had dinner was near the airport.
2. A shoplifter is someone ________________steals from a shop.
3. I recently went back to the town _______________ I grew up.
4. Do you know the date_____________we have to hand in the essay?
5. We stayed at the Park Hotel,__________a friend of ours recommended.
6. The exams,__________were scheduled for next week, are going to be re-arranged.
7. John,____________ speaks French and Italian, works as a tourist guide.
8. I would like to live in a place ________________ there is plenty of sunshine.
9. We know a lot of people _______________ live in London.
10. Barbara works for a company ________________ makes furniture.

V- Choose the correct qualifying adverb: “extremely”, “fairly”, “slightly”.

1 My sister is ______________ short. She's only 1.45m tall.
2 I tell them apart because Alex has a _____________ smaller mouth than Peter.
3 We see each other______________ often, but not as often as we used to.
4 Temperatures are below 15ºc. It's _______________ cold.
5 The new teacher is ______________ pleasant, but the students prefer Mr Smith.

VI- Match the words with their definitions. Write the number in column B.
A B
1 to pursue __ satisfying, rewarding.
2 to found __ to go after,to follow.
3 fulfilling __ to cause one person to meet another.
4 to deal with __ to establish or start.
5 to introduce __ to manage a situation effectively.

VII- Complete the phrasal verbs with one word in each sentence.
1.It was getting delayed in my job so I had to speed_______ the pace.

2.The scientist had to break _______the formula in order to replicate it.

3.They wanted to get rid______some old furniture they'd had for years.

4.If you keep______interrupting us, we won't be able to tell you anything.

5. I was so tired and overwhelmed that I took a year_______work and went travelling.

VIII- Underline the word that fits best according to the information in the
sentences.
1.We need to find (input-inventors-investors) to help you finance the new company.
2.He's just looking for a (salaries-standard-substitute) account that I can use abroad and at
home.
3.The guests don't think they have to pay extra for (proposals-uses-utilities) like the spa or the
swimming pool at the hotel.
4.The accountant had to go over all the (details-minutes-plays) with the new client so he can
get a general idea.
5. Shall I (arrange-provide- advice)for one of our agents to give you a call tomorrow?
IX-Choose the best option to complete the sentences.
1.Unless she apologizes, I__________________________to her again.
won't speak / wouldn't have spoken / will have have spoken
2.Would Steve mind if I___________________ his bike without asking him.

won't borrow / would borrow / borrowed

3.I wish I___________________ to work tomorrow, but unfortunately I do.

didn't have / would have / had

4.If she hadn't made so many mistakes, she _______________________ in her old job.
will still be working / would still be working / would still have been
working
5.If I had gone to the party last night, I_____________________lots of
people.
didn't meet / would meet / would have met
X-Write sentences with the following words.
1-in advance
2-barely
3-nasty
4-grateful
5-moody