Aptis G&V Old WB Tests 1,2,3 and Answers

Grammar &
Vocabulary
Aptis Practice Test

Version 1
Instructions The test has two sections:
Grammar – 25 questions (about 12 minutes)
• Please do not write on the question paper. Use the Vocabulary – 25 questions (about 13 minutes)
answer paper.
• Answer as many questions as you can in the Total time – 25 minutes
time allowed.
• Follow the recommended times for each section.
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Grammar
(25 questions – 12 minutes)
Write your answers (A-C) to questions 1-25 on your answer paper.
Do not write on this question paper. The answer to question 0 is given as an example on
your answer paper (A).
0 How old ______ you? EXAMPLE
A. are
B. age
C. have
01 The woman _________ sold me those flowers spent twenty minutes wrapping them.
A. what
B. that
C. which
02 A: I’ve just seen Mark.

B: You _________ have seen him. He’s on holiday at the moment.
A. can’t
B. shouldn’t
C. needn’t
03 He emphasised in his speech that __________ education he received when younger had
been excellent.
A. (-)
B. an
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C. the
04 She takes the bus to work _________ day.
A. early
B. many
C. every
05 I’ll call you when I ________ home.
A. get
B. will get
C. getting
06 We ate dinner and _________ we watched a film.
A. then
B. since
C. so
07 We’re ________ in a beautiful holiday home at the moment.
A. stay
B. staying
C. stayed
08 When I got home, Jenny _______ on the telephone.
A. was speaking
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B. speaking
C. speak
09 Coffee ______ to be much cheaper a few years ago.
A. would
B. has
C. used
10 I’m not sure about my future. __________ I will start a business.
A. Perhaps
B. Shall
C. Might
11 They ate their lunch while they ______ coming home from school.
A. were
B. was
C. are
12 She bought it herself, __________ she?
A. hasn’t
B. didn’t
C. shouldn’t
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13 If the dress _________ been so expensive, she would have bought it.
A. hadn’t
B. weren’t
C. aren’t
14 I ___________ a great book this morning – I really want to finish it.
A. was reading
B. read
C. have read
15 Excuse me? Can I try _____ this jacket to make sure it fits?
A. under
B. with
C. on
16 I saw Wi Joo this morning and she __________ if you were free tomorrow.
A. told
B. asked
C. said
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17 When I go to university, I may ________ history.
A. study
B. to study
C. studying
18 It ________ be meat free – it tastes just like chicken!
A. could
B. can
C. can’t
19 It was a dark, moonlit night when the traveller ________ at the inn.
A. arrived
B. was arriving
C. had arrived
20 If I hadn’t gone out last night, I ________be so tired now.
A. won’t
B. wouldn’t
C. hadn’t
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21 I _________ like mushrooms, but I can’t stop eating them now.
A. wouldn’t
B. didn’t use to
C. couldn’t
22 The newspaper China Today ________ published for over 60 years.
A. is being
B. has been
C. was being
23 They said they ________ been studying for ages.
A. will have
B. are
C. had been
24 My father, _________ is a dentist, told me not to drink sugary drinks.
A. who
B. which
C. that
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25 _______ memory of the day I met the president is very special to me.
A. The
B. A
C. (-)
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Vocabulary
You need to write all answers on your answer paper. Do not write on this question paper.
Write the letter (A-K) of the word that is most similar in meaning to a word on the left (1-5).
01 Use each word once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer paper. You will not
need five of the words (A-K). The answer to question 0 is given on your answer paper as an
example (L).
0. create A train
B look after
1. choose C make
D decide
2. close E take
F shut
G propose
3. improve
H believe
J develop
4. care K worry
L make
5. practise
Finish each sentence (6-10) using a word from the list (A-K). Use each word once only.
02
Write your answers (A-K) on your answer paper. You will not need five of the words (A-K).
6. To oppose someone is to… A concern

B challenge
7. To teach someone is to… C instruct
D appear
8. To accept something is to… E worry
F obtain
G wish
9. To get something is to…
H compensate
J assume
10. To pay someone is to… K approve
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Write the letter of the word on the right (A-K) that matches the definition on the left (11-15).
03 Use each word once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer paper. You will
not need five of the words (A-K).
11. Wanting to know or learn something. A artificial

B brave
12. Not natural or real. C crucial
D curious
13. Not clear and difficult to understand or see. E fierce
F lazy
G obscure
14. Having a flat, even surface.
H peculiar
J smooth
15. Having a lot of strong emotion. K emotional
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16. He had to walk down a long dark _______ to get to A atmosphere

his room. B canteen
C ceiling
17. The teacher should maintain _______ in the classroom D corridor
to make the lesson effective. E discipline
F envelope
18. She opened the _______ and took a coat out of it. G fringe
H hedge
19. You should cut your _______ regularly otherwise your J museum
hair will get in your eyes. K wardrobe
20. The local _________ has an exhibit about the history of

this area.
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Write the letter of the word on the right (A-K) that is most often used with a word on the left
05 (21-25). Use each word once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer paper. You will
21. abstract A clean

B club
22. athletics C efforts
D food
23. congested E friends
F painting
G roads
24. frantic
H speed
J status
25. housework K tasks
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answer paper.
time allowed.
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Grammar
A. are
B. age
C. have
A: Do you think you will get the job?

01
B: ________, but I’m not sure.
A. Possible
B. Possibility
C. Possibly
02 I ________ 25 years old.
A. have
B. am
C. (-)
03 I have ________ English for three years.
A. studied
B. study
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C. studying
A: I enjoy working on challenging projects at work.

04
B: So________ I!
A. am
B. do
C. can
05 We could cook dinner. ________, we could buy some takeaway food.
A. Therefore
B. On the other hand
C. Although
06 You really should ________ to Barcelona – it’s a wonderful city.
A. go
B. to go
C. going
07 You need ________ new shoes – those ones are too old!
A. to buy
B. buy
C. buying
08 When I was at school I used ________ a good student.
A. to be
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B. be
C. being
09 I’ve got no plans for the weekend. Maybe ________ visit my parents.
A. I
B. I’m
C. I’II
10 I’m reading a really ________ book on the history of Europe.
A. interest
B. interesting
C. interested
11 He’s about 40, but in this photograph he looks much ________.
A. young
B. younger
C. youngest
12 She has ________ two books.
A. written
B. wrote
C. write
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13 I don’t recommend driving in the morning because there’s too ________ traffic.
A. much
B. many
C. most
14 I never do my homework ________ I hate studying at home.
A. so
B. because
C. although
15 They’re so different. I ________, there’s no way they’ll be happy together.
A. mean
B. decide
C. wish
16 Because of computers, many people don’t watch a lot of ________ now.
A. the television
B. a television
C. television
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17 I think, in the future, people ________ live much longer than they do now.
A. ought
B. will
C. would
18 Call me tomorrow after 8.30, because I will just _______ at home.
A. about to relax
B. have relax
C. be relaxing
19 The doctor says I will ________ much better by the end of the week.
A. to feel
B. be feeling
C. have felt
20 ________ been reading this book now for a week and it isn’t getting any better!
A. I’ve
B. I’m
C. I’d
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21 The garden is looking untidy – you need to get rid ________ the weeds.
A. from
B. out
C. of
22 The next meeting ________ on the sixth of June.
A. is holding
B. will be held
C. holds
23 ________ of China is very interesting.
A. A history
B. History
C. The history
24 You ________ have bought that car. What a waste of money!
A. shouldn’t
B. mustn’t
C. couldn’t
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25 This is a ________ train to London. It doesn’t stop on the way.
A. direction
B. directly
C. direct
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Vocabulary
Write the letter (A-K) of the word that is most similar in meaning to a word on the left (1-
01 5). Use each word once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer paper. You will not
need five of the words (A-K). The answer to question 0 is given on your answer paper as an
example (L).
0. big A area
B rule
1. design C money
D base
2. policy E chance
F department
G plan
3. fortune
H approach
J business
4. wonder K surprise
L large
5. opportunity
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6. The group of people who protect a country is a/an... A figure

B board
7. A covering for floors is called a/an... C cottage
D army
8. A type of house in the country is call a/an... E desk
F crowd
G carpet
9. A large group of people together is called a/an...
H character
J case
10. A type of table used for work is called a/an... K example
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11. Just one more ________ is enough to end the project. A sock
B hood
12. The jacket has a/an _______ to protect your head. C light
D script
13. The ship sailed into the ________ on time. E witness
F error
G port
14. The actors read their lines from the ________.
H call
J champion
15. The cycling ________ broke the world record. K country
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16. The board will ________ the plan tomorrow. A fly

B involve
17. Can I ________ some money from you? C approve
D benefit
18. This fact is going to ________ everything. E complicate
F compete
19. Two teams are going to ________ in the race. G focus
H presume
20. She couldn’t ________ on the question. J borrow
K catch
05 (21-25). Use each word once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer paper. You will not
need five of the words (A-K).
21. adverse A property

B hygiene
22. vacant C mechanism
D effort
23. collaborative E agreement
F formula
G personnel
24. unanimous
H profile
J effect
25. humble K origins
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Grammar &
Vocabulary
Aptis Practice Test

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answer paper.
time allowed.
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Grammar
A. are
B. age
C. have
01 In those days, my father _______ never eat dinner after eight o’clock.
A. would
B. will
C. used to
02 He _______ finished cooking when we arrived.
A. have
B. had
C. has
03 If you were a better cook, you _______ need to eat out all the time.
A. won’t
B. wouldn’t
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C. hadn’t
04 The passenger _______ a fine because he didn’t have the right ticket.
A. given
B. was given
C. didn’t give
05 There were _______ than fifty people in the audience last night.
A. fewer
B. lesser
C. few
06 I’m _______ happy with my new car. It’s brilliant!
A. so
B. quite
C. a bit
07 I’m not sure about my future. _______ I’ll start a business.
A. Sometimes
B. Perhaps
C. Always
08 Please, ________ the street if the light is red.
A. cross not
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B. not cross
C. do not cross
09 Why _______ you apply for the job, you’ve got the experience.
A. are
B. don’t
C. not
10 I _______ London but it’s expensive.
A. likes
B. like
C. liking
11 We _______ through France during the summer.
A. was travelling
B. travelling
C. travelled
John: I love riding bikes.

12
Paul: _______? Me too!
A. Really
B. Right
C. Anyway
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13 I’m really not sure what to do at work. I need _______ advice.
A. the
B. piece of
C. some
14 I think, in the future, space travel _______ as common as plane travel is now.
A. will become
B. has become
C. is becoming
15 Please don’t come in the morning. I will _______ if you do.
A. have worked
B. be working
C. work
16 San Francisco is the most beautiful city I _______ visited.
A. ever
B. have
C. had
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17 I’m sorry to let you_______, but I can’t come to your party.
A. down
B. on
C. under
18 You missed a great party on Saturday night. You _______ have come.
A. must
B. ought
C. should
19 _______ the cold weather, she went swimming.
A. Although
B. Despite
C. In spite
20 He had been working for hours when he _______ asleep.
A. has fallen
B. falls
C. fell
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21 Before she got married, she _______ go out most evenings.
A. should
B. would
C. must
22 It _______ been snowing heavily, so we decided to go skiing.
A. has
B. had
C. would have
23 It is expected that two million copies of the novel _______ sold by December.
A. will have been
B. have been
C. will have being
24 If I _______ harder at school, I wouldn’t be doing this job now.
A. has worked
B. have worked
C. had worked
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25 The way I see it, you _______ have sold the land then – prices are higher now.
A. mustn’t
B. shouldn’t
C. can’t
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Vocabulary
01 Use each word once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer paper. You will not need
five of the words (A-K). The answer to question 0 is given on your answer paper as an example
(L).
0. big A doubt
B tell
1. oppose C accept
D join
2. unite E realise
F assume
G choose
3. complete
H finish
J disagree
4. say K touch
L large
5. vote
02
6. To say no is to... A instruct

B improve
7. To look at something is to... C follow
D share
8. To wrap something is to... E cover
F refuse
G measure
9. To give orders is to...
H link
J observe
10. To guess something is to... K estimate
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03 Use each word once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer paper. You will not need
five of the words (A-K).
11. whack A catch

B dance
12. tread C chase
D hit
13. arrest E step
F stand
G excite
14. mend
H laugh
J mix
15. thrill K fix
04
(16-20). Use each word once only. Write your answers (A-K) on your answer paper. You will
16. millionaire A hunters

B subject
17. epidemic C employee
D programme
18. diploma E shoppers
F joint
19. windscreen G proportions
H wipers
20. bargain J size
K businessmen
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05
21. I don’t buy _______ food because it’s expensive and A catch
I think it’s a waste of money. B vicious
C swift
22. He was an excitable man and was very _______ about D organic
being unhappy. E ripe
F extravagant
G secret
23. It was one of the ugliest things I’ve ever seen. It was
H furious
absolutely _______.
J vocal
K calm
24. They’d spent a huge amount of money on the wedding. It
was very _______.
25. When the player found out he’d lost the point, he was
absolutely _______.
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Aptis Practice Test

0 How old ______ you? EXAMPLE

02 A: I’ve just seen Mark.

04 She takes the bus to work _________ day.

05 I’ll call you when I ________ home.

06 We ate dinner and _________ we watched a film.

07 We’re ________ in a beautiful holiday home at the moment.

08 When I got home, Jenny _______ on the telephone.

09 Coffee ______ to be much cheaper a few years ago.

10 I’m not sure about my future. __________ I will start a business.

12 She bought it herself, __________ she?

14 I ___________ a great book this morning – I really want to finish it.

17 When I go to university, I may ________ history.

18 It ________ be meat free – it tastes just like chicken!

20 If I hadn’t gone out last night, I ________be so tired now.

21 I _________ like mushrooms, but I can’t stop eating them now.

22 The newspaper China Today ________ published for over 60 years.

23 They said they ________ been studying for ages.

24 My father, _________ is a dentist, told me not to drink sugary drinks.

6. To oppose someone is to… A concern

11. Wanting to know or learn something. A artificial

16. He had to walk down a long dark _______ to get to A atmosphere

20. The local _________ has an exhibit about the history of

21. abstract A clean

Aptis Practice Test

0 How old ______ you? EXAMPLE

A: Do you think you will get the job?

02 I ________ 25 years old.

03 I have ________ English for three years.

A: I enjoy working on challenging projects at work.

05 We could cook dinner. ________, we could buy some takeaway food.

B. On the other hand

06 You really should ________ to Barcelona – it’s a wonderful city.

08 When I was at school I used ________ a good student.

10 I’m reading a really ________ book on the history of Europe.

11 He’s about 40, but in this photograph he looks much ________.

12 She has ________ two books.

14 I never do my homework ________ I hate studying at home.

15 They’re so different. I ________, there’s no way they’ll be happy together.

16 Because of computers, many people don’t watch a lot of ________ now.

18 Call me tomorrow after 8.30, because I will just _______ at home.

22 The next meeting ________ on the sixth of June.

23 ________ of China is very interesting.

24 You ________ have bought that car. What a waste of money!

25 This is a ________ train to London. It doesn’t stop on the way.

6. The group of people who protect a country is a/an... A figure

16. The board will ________ the plan tomorrow. A fly

21. adverse A property

Aptis Practice Test

0 How old ______ you? EXAMPLE

02 He _______ finished cooking when we arrived.

06 I’m _______ happy with my new car. It’s brilliant!

07 I’m not sure about my future. _______ I’ll start a business.

08 Please, ________ the street if the light is red.

10 I _______ London but it’s expensive.

11 We _______ through France during the summer.

John: I love riding bikes.

13 I’m really not sure what to do at work. I need _______ advice.

15 Please don’t come in the morning. I will _______ if you do.

16 San Francisco is the most beautiful city I _______ visited.

17 I’m sorry to let you_______, but I can’t come to your party.