Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Gold Advanced Full Placement Test
Gold Advanced Full Placement Test
Gold Advanced
1
Example:
Where
A do you go
B rather
C sooner
B having
C doing
B who
C whose
B some
Ca
B monotonous
B how
D earlier
D chatting
D whom
D
D wobbly
D which
B puerile
C infant
D youthful
B how
C that
D for
B stand
C allow
D agree
D overcome
C to doing
D out to do
Jennifer _____ advantage of all the opportunities she was given and has done very well.
A achieved
16
D didnt think
A doing
15
C deep
C where
A encountered B gained
14
C havent thought
A beat
13
B arent thinking
His _____ good looks are what have made his fortune.
A it
12
A juvenile
11
C were staying
You could tell that the speaker was nervous from her _____ voice.
A when
10
B will be staying
Its important to create _____ good relationship with work colleagues as teamwork is so important.
A husky
9
D came
The person to _____ we were speaking seemed to have all the information we needed.
A the
8
C were coming
Julia hated _____ small talk with the professors as she never knew what to talk about.
A which
7
No _____ had I said it than I realised it was the wrong thing to say.
A making
6
D go you
We _____ its a good idea to take too much time off work.
A quicker
5
My parents are coming this weekend but I dont know how long they _____ .
A dont think
4
Weve been living in Brighton since we _____ to England three years ago.
A stay
3
A have come
2
Class: ______________________________
B had
C gained
D took
He wasnt _____ in getting the job he wanted but he was offered another job in the same company.
A succeeding
GOLD ADVANCED
B successful
C succeeded
PHOTOCOPIABLE
D successive
17
18
C supposed to go
You _____ that it wasnt going to be easy to become a doctor everyone warned you.
A might realise B can have realised
19
C fancy
B doesnt go
B as
B far
C great
B common
D close
B seriously
C exceptionally
D bitterly
B somewhere
C nowhere
D virtually
C routines
D customs
B affiliation
C association
D membership
B incompetent
C incapable
D inexpert
B occasion
C event
D exception
You should leave now, _____ youll be late for the meeting.
B until
C otherwise
D except
Well offer you the job _____ as you realise that its only on a temporary basis.
A providing
34
C distant
A unless
33
D deal
A case
32
D alike
A inefficient
31
D not going
Theres a training course next week for staff to improve their sales _____ .
A rapport
30
C wasnt going
C similar
A technologies B techniques
29
D rather
The new factory is _____ near finished. Itll take another two months at least.
A hardly
28
B wish
She was _____ disappointed when she realised that she couldnt go on holiday with her friends.
A amazingly
27
D hadnt
26
C wouldnt
25
B doesnt
24
D pity
23
C point
Many people would _____ spend their money than save it at the moment.
A prefer
22
B place
21
The TV company is looking for people to take _____ in a new reality show.
A part
20
B as long
C unless
D in case
Weve got to _____ in mind that we have a very limited budget for the refurbishment.
A consider
GOLD ADVANCED
B hold
C carry
PHOTOCOPIABLE
D bear
35
They _____ several tests on the new equipment to check for safety.
A carried out
36
B by
C for
B about to
B effect
B concern
B Concerning
B shuffled
B plus
D mind
C Regarding
D Nevertheless
C buzzed
D creaked
D were thinking
D further
B denying
C ignoring
D rejecting
I loved the film, _____ the scenes of violence, which were too graphic for me.
B instead of
C rather than
D as opposed to
She wished she _____ some warm clothes with her as the weather was unseasonably cool
and she was frozen.
C could bring
D brought
50
C matter
C more
D influence
Theres no _____ that the global climate is changing but how much of that change is
due to human activity is debatable.
A apart from
48
D due
The company won an award this year and, whats _____ , it also had its best sales figures ever.
A refusing
47
D of
We _____ of taking the train to London but we took the car instead.
A moreover
46
C just to
C sequel
D Which
44
C What
_____ of what other people think, its important to follow your heart in these matters.
A Regardless
43
B It
It doesnt _____ what you say, Im not going to change my mind about this.
A care
42
D ideas
The _____ of the research into the use of painkillers was to prove that many of them are addictive.
A outcome
41
C brain
We were _____ leave for the airport when the phone rang.
A going
40
B thoughts
39
D enacted
38
C achieved
Ive been racking my _____ to remember that mans name but it still wont come.
A mind
37
B fulfilled
B put away
C put up
D put forward
Have you taken all the factors into _____ in your calculations?
A issue
B account
C advantage
D allowance
/ 50
GOLD ADVANCED
PHOTOCOPIABLE
Complete the sentences with words formed from the words in capitals.
51
The police need to find __________ that the man was in the flat at the time of the burglary. PROVE
52
You need to get __________ for your travel expenses from the department manager. AUTHORITY
53
His behaviour at that time was __________ stupid. He should have known better. CREDIBLE
54
Gemma pushed the doorbell and waited __________ for someone to answer. NERVE
55
He shook his head in __________ . You shouldnt have done that, he said. APPROVE
56
Young children tend to ask __________ questions about anything and everything around them. END
57
The managers attempt at motivating everyone was __________ and everyone ignored him. LAUGH
58
Today, a term in prison doesnt seem to act as a much of a _________ to potential criminals. DETER
59
The __________ of alcohol is not allowed on the streets of this town. CONSUME
60
I havent got the __________ idea what youre talking about. SLIGHT
61
There must have been some kind of __________ this is not the model I ordered. UNDERSTAND
62
63
64
Although they are completely different __________ , they get on well with each other. PERSON
65
Who has been the most __________ person in your life so far? INFLUENCE
66
It was very __________ of her to send me flowers after the accident. THOUGHT
67
68
She said shed seen a __________ character hiding in the bushes behind her house. SUSPECT
69
It wasnt until later that they realised the __________ of the events they had just witnessed. SIGNIFY
70
The police asked him for some kind of __________ when they stopped his car. IDENTIFY
71
The room was small, dirty and painted in an __________ shade of grey awful! APPEAL
72
Please make sure you take all your __________ with you when you disembark. BELONG
73
Its important to give young children __________ when they are trying new things. ENCOURAGE
74
75
The witnesses statements were __________ , so the police couldnt make an arrest. CONTRADICT
/ 25
GOLD ADVANCED
PHOTOCOPIABLE
Complete the text. Use only one word for each gap.
GOLD ADVANCED
PHOTOCOPIABLE
/ 100