Upstream CAE Test 9

PROGRESS TEST 9 (Unit 9)
NAME: …………………………………………………………….……. DATE: ……………………
CLASS: …………………………………………………………….……. MARK: ______/100
(Time: 50 minutes)
1 Choose A, B, C or D to complete each sentence
1 You can’t miss her, she’s wearing a ............
top and checked trousers.
A striped C lined
B stripy D linear
2 Magda is very ............ about herbal
remedies.
A known C knowledgeable
B knowledged D knowable
3 Whoever is appointed to this position must
be ............ enough to deal with our most
demanding clients.
A asserted C asserting
B assertive D assertable
Josh can be quite ............ at times, it’s
almost as if he were a stranger.
A faraway C isolated
B longing D distant
5 You can trust Janet to look after the
children. !he’s very ............ .
A dependent C depending
B dependable D depended
! "e’s quite scary looking, with bushy
eyebrows and long bushy ............ that go all
the way down his cheeks.
A moustaches C fringes
B sideburns D beards
" "ow can she wear a woolly ............ in this
heat#
A $umper C tanktop
B shirt D $ersey
# %f you apply ............ mousse to your hair
before blowdrying it, it will hold the style for
longer.
A stylish C styling
B styled D styler
$ When % asked him if % could photograph him
he simply ............ his head in agreement.
A shook C nodded
B bowed D shrugged
10 &he company’s share prices fell dramatically
following the untimely ............ of its founder.
A miss C ruin
B demise D collapse
11 Jim 'arrey’s latest film is a ............ comedy
in which he once again plays the the
loveable clown.
A farce C slapstick
B charade D prank
12 &he sound ............ can’t have been doing
his $ob properly because the guitars were so
loud that we couldn’t hear the lead singer.
A engineer C constructor
B mechanic D builder
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TEST 1 A
13 %t’s ama1ing how a talented make
up ............ can make the most plain person
look attractive on screen.
A technician C carer
B artist D beautician
1 +atrick !way1e stars in this ............ movie
that has us accompany him on an
uninspiring $ourney of selfdiscovery.
A street C motorway
B highway D road
15 &he magnificently restored Winter 2ardens
give you a ............ of the city’s previous
splendour.
A feeling C comprehension
B significance D sense
1! 3espite having no money, the Joneses were
determined to keep up ............ .
A looks C countenances
B impressions D appearances
1" %t’s only ............ sense to take out a private
pension these days.
A common C general
B frequent D practical
1# &he director and the producer don’t
see ............ on certain aspects of
production.
A face to face C eye to eye
B heart to heart D mind to mind
1$ Marie ............ a face when % told her we
were having cabbage for dinner.
A pulled C gave
B dragged D fi*ed

20 &he kind of e*ercises you can do depends
on your ............ of fitness
A stage C step
B level D phase
! "atch A to B to ma#e correct
sentences There are t$o
sentences in A %o& $ill not nee'
B
it would work, but felt it was worth a
try.
of a rematch met with enthusiasm.
to pay for the damage, but this was
simply not possible.
a rematch.
to pay for the damage left me with
no choice but to take her to court.
that she pay for the damage.
for crashing his car, although he
warned him that he would have to
pay for the damage.
any good will come out of the
discussion.
access to any of the documents.
that he would have to pay for any
damage.
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1 "e forgave 8rank
2 "e warmed 8rank
3 "e informed 8rank
"e wanted 8rank
5 !he doubts that
! !he doubted that
" !he refused
# !he was refused
$ &hey suggested
10 &heir suggestion
11 "er refusal
12 !he insisted
TEST 1 A
( Un'erline the correct $or'
1 *is+,u- / E.entu/- / 012s3e4ti.e /
C2n4-usi.e students will be called to
interview with the relevant "ead of the
department.
2 3espite being in her forties, Michelle +feiffer
has managed to maintain her s+inin5 /
5215e2us / 5-/m212us / 3i4tu1es6ue
image.
3 .efore they can be sent out into the field,
marines have to un7e152 / 8it+st/n7 /
en7u1e / 3/ss specialist training in survival
skills.
- 42un4i- 9 42n,e1en4e / 1/n5e / 3/ne- of
$udges will $udge the competition entries.
5 We require i11esisti9-e / i11e.e1si9-e /
i11e,ut/9-e / i11eme7i/9-e proof of his
wrongdoing before we can fire him.
! :ow she’s become a celebrity, the press
3u1sue / t1/4e / /442m3/n: / ,2--28 her
around everywhere she goes.
" - willingness to make a fool of oneself is the
uni6ue / s2-e / in7i.i7u/- / e;4-usi.e
requirement for being a contestant on reality
shows.
# &he coach really 3-/4e7 / 3us+e7 / t/<en /
3ut the team through their paces.
$ -s a +i5+ / t23 / 3e/< / summit e*ecutive
of a ma$or corporation % get a clothes
allowance in addition to my salary.
10 "e was offered a year’s 42nt1/4t /
sett-ement / 92n7 / 7e/- teaching )nglish
in Japan.
) *ill in the +aps $ith O,E $or'
1 +rofessional athletes can’t afford to take
risks ................... their health.
2 Joan $ust picked ................................. her
food at dinner last night, % don’t think she
likes curry.
3 &he business went .................................
when sales dropped by 76;.
% was taken ................................. when %
saw him in the flesh. "e looked so much
older than he does on &<.
5 % think %’m $ustified .................................
saying that that was the worst film that he
has ever made.
! /ike most marriages, ours has its ups
and ....................... .
" % don’t think you should buy that dress
without trying it ................................. first.
# % wonder what’s wrong with Julie. !he looks
a bit down ................................. the mouth.
$ .ullies often pick .................................
people who are less attractive than they are.
10 We need to go ................................. these
figures again. &hey don=t seem to add up.
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