Navigate C1. Progress test. Units 1-5

Jake hadn’t planned to join us but he changed his mind at the very last _____.

• time

• minute

• hindsight

• deal

Recent changes to the staff benefits package were _____ gradually so everyone had time to get used to them.

• handled

• overcome

• implemented

• facilitated

I wouldn’t tell Briony about this development – you know how _____ she is, she’s bound to feel strongly about it!

• sophisticated

• feisty

• prestigious

• ogre

We couldn’t believe how stunning the views from our hotel room were. They were _____ astonishing! 

• utterly

• radically

• critically 

• exponentially

Although the explorers _____ quite a few problems during their expedition to the Antarctic, they overcame them all. 

• boosted

• tackled

• encountered

• came up with

After arguing with each other, the couple opposite me sat in total _____ for the rest of the journey.

• noise

• silence

• attention

• cacophony

I had high _____ after reading the online reviews of this restaurant, but quite frankly it’s a disappointment. 

• expectations

• ideas

• morale

• action point

Despite trying hard to complete the marathon, unfortunately in the end the athlete had to _____ and admit defeat.

• come off

• work out

• give in

• catch up

After so many successes, nobody could have predicted that the new James Bond movie would turn out to be such a _____.

• triumph

• flop

• breakdown 

• fund

Don’t try using that drinks machine. It’s _____.

• on the ball

• at a loss

• out of order

• on the ball