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Gold Experience C1 Units 1-2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When I was younger I ____ in my diary every day.

a)

A used to write

b)

B was writing

c)

C had written

2.

I think that my personality has changed over the years. I ____ so laid back.

a)

A hadn’t always been

b)

B wouldn’t always be

c)

C didn’t always use to be

3.

If you are the nostalgic type who likes to

___________

events from the past, then you should carry on!

a)

RECALL

b)

REMEMBER

c)

JOG

d)

BLOCK OUT

4.

Studies show that people who have vivid

(a)  

from early childhood are the fortunate ones.

5.

we shouldn’t encourage our children to

_______

sad memories

a)

RECALL

b)

BLOCK OUT

c)

JOG

d)

REMEMBER

6.

My grandad has a (a)  

 

memory, he only remebers the good things.

7.

I try to ____

 

his memory about things that he has seen

a)

RECALL

b)

JOG

c)

TRIGGER

8.

He can remember long poems word (a)  

 

word.

9.

Apologising ____ his behaviour is the least that he can do in the circumstances.

a)

FOR

b)

ABOUT

c)

BY

d)

TO

10.

Protecting animals ____ harm is our duty as responsible citizens.

a)

AGAINST

b)

FOR

c)

BY

d)

FROM

11.

make a list of all you need to do and from there start to get rid

(a)  

time wasters.

12.

this time I was upset (a)  

myself!

13.

The same acts year after year and the same clowns making ________

 

attempts to surprise us with the same jokes.

a)

futile

b)

resounding

c)

dismal

14.

They did receive an increasingly _________

 

response from the public who had seen them a few years running.

a)

resounding

b)

burning

c)

lukewarm

15.

I predicted a (a)  

 

failure.

16.

I personally have never had a ________

 

ambition to do anything remotely related to the circus

a)

colossal

b)

resounding

c)

burning

d)

formidable

17.

Talk about low budget! I guess they ran out of money and had to

______________

a)

think big

b)

cut their losses

18.

It’s ____________

for her. She needs to start from scratch.

a)

back to square one

b)

a win-win situation

19.

He’s looking old and jaded. He’s not going to be able to

______________

a)

get the better of it

b)

stay on top of the game

20.

She put on a brave face and didn’t cry. She didn’t let it

________________

a)

cut her losses

b)

get the better of her