English Level Test C2 Proficiency

______, he always has difficulty in making ends meet.

• How much work he takes on

• How he takes on a lot of work

• How much work does he take on

• However much work he takes on

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

Since the law works so slowly, there is a considerable ______ of cases waiting for trial.

• remainder

• hangover

• backlog

• reserve

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Hardly ______ under the shower when the phone rang.

• had he got

• he has got

• he got

• he was getting

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.1.1J

They don’t work the same shift any longer, but they still meet ______ in the canteen.

• in time

• at the same time

• from time to time

• on time

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

CCSS.L.2.1E

The more he does for her, ______.

• she seems dissatisfied

• the more dissatisfied she seems

• she’s seeming dissatisfied

• she seems more dissatisfied

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

You had nothing better to do. You ______ a hand with moving the furniture!

• would have given

• had to give

• should give

• might have given

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

By the time she realizes what’s going on, the little money they’ve managed to save over the years ______ on another woman.

• will have spent

• will have been spent

• is spending

• has been spent

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

If his boss ______ him telling a competitor about their new products, he would still have a job.

• hadn’t caught

• wouldn’t have caught

• didn’t catch

• wouldn’t catch

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

______ my colleagues, I would like to thank you for everything you have done for us.

• On behalf of

• Instead of

• In spite of

• On account of

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

Can you give me a rough ______ of what the job might cost me?

• calculating

• value

• estimate

• esteem

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4