0 The irate customer refused to speak to anyone other than the store manager.

ON
The irate customer _____________ to the store manager and no one else.
Answer:INSISTED ON SPEAKING

25 I was just about to call you to tell you about the rearranged meeting.
POINT
I was _____________ you to tell you about the rearranged meeting.

26 My sister was totally shocked when she won the lottery.

CAME
Winning the lottery _____________ my sister.

27 Joe originally intended to drive but the bad weather caused him to change his mind.
WAS
Joe’s _____________ drive but the bad weather caused him to change his mind.

28 It was heavy snow on the line that delayed the train.

HELD
The train would have arrived on time if it _____________ heavy snow on the line.

29 She realised she’d lost her keys the moment she arrived home.
SOONER
No _____________ she realised she’d lost her keys.

30 He clearly felt very strongly about the situation, which took me by surprise.
STRENGTH
It _____________ about the situation that took me by surprise.

0 Once I understood the questions, I could answer it.

ONLY
It was only after I had understood the question that I could answer it.

25 It’s six years since I moved here.

BEEN
I ____________ six years.

26 My study is full of papers – I can’t get another thing on the desk!

ROOM
There is ____________ on my desk!

27 It’s the first time I’ve seen such a beautiful painting!

BEFORE
Never ____________ such a beautiful painting!

28 She didn’t listen to my idea at all and refused to consider it.

DISMISSIVE
She ____________ my idea and refused to consider it.

29 I absolutely forbid you to tell anyone about the plan.

NO
Under ____________ tell anyone about the plan.

30 I understand what you are saying but I can’t agree.

POINT
I can’t agree, although ____________ .
Reading and use of English full tests: shorturl.at/tvwAC + shorturl.at/mqAJ0

Listening full test: shorturl.at/borE3 + shorturl.at/hjoA4

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about things that have recently
happened to them at work.

TASK TWO
TASK ONE
For questions 26-30, choose from the list
For questions 21-25, choose from the list A-H what each speaker is
A-H the main feeling each speaker is
talking about.
expressing.

A receiving an unwelcome visitor

Speaker 1 21 [  ] Speaker 1 26[  ]
B being blamed for something A amusement
C making a terrible mistake B anger
Speaker 2 22 [  ] Speaker 2 27[  ]
D receiving an unexpected offer C guilt
E doing something D confusion
Speaker 3 23 [  ]  Speaker 3 28[  ]
uncharacteristic E resignation
F resolving a misunderstanding F shock
Speaker 4 24 [  ] Speaker 4 29[  ]
G avoiding an argument G suspicion
H changing an opinion of H sadness
Speaker 5 25 [  ] Speaker 5 30[  ]
someone

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about their recent experiences.

TASK ONE TASK TWO

For questions 21-25, choose from the list A-H the activity each For questions 26-30, choose from the list A-H what each
speaker is describing. speaker felt about their activity.

Speaker 1 21 [  ] Speaker 1 26[  ]

A mountaineering A It was disappointing
B going to the theatre B It was confusing
Speaker 2 22 [  ] Speaker 2 27[  ]
C swimming in a lake C It was uneventful
D dining in a restaurant D It was overcrowded
Speaker 3 23 [  ]  Speaker 3 28[  ]
E watching a football match E It was frightening
F fishing in a river F It was unusual
Speaker 4 24 [  ] Speaker 4 29[  ]
G wandering around a market G It was amusing
H attending a wedding H It was exhausting
Speaker 5 25 [  ] Speaker 5 30[  ]
25. on the point of calling. On the point of doing something = about to do something.
26. came as a total/complete shock to. Come as can be used both with a noun and an adjective.
27. original intention was to. The only major change here is change adverb+verb to adjective+noun.
28. had not been held up by. To be held by something = to be delayed, to be hindered.
29. sooner had she arrived home than. Inversion is used here for dramatic effect.
30. was the strength of his feeling(s). Another case of inversion. Evidently strength has to be used
with feeling (or feelings) here.

25 have been living here for. The person still lives there so PPC is used.
26 no room for anything else. The word ‘room’ is used in the meaning of ‘free space’.
27 before have I seen. Inversion is used here for more dramatic effect.
28 was dismissive of. To be dismissive means to be unwilling to accept something, in this
case — not wanting to accept or even consider the idea offered to her.
29 no circumstances must/can/should you. Another case of inversion for a more emphatic
effect.
30 I take your point. To take one’s point is to understand why a person thinks or does so.

Part 4
21. B  22. A  23. C  24. D  25. G
26.  A. 27. H  28. В  29. C  30. E