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C1 Reading and Use of English Part 2

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Q1

(a)  

2.

Q2

(a)  

3.

Q3

(a)  

4.

Q4

(a)  

5.

Q5

(a)  

6.

The team has (a)   monitoring the group of whales for several years.

7.

The waters there (a)   believed to be where female whales give birth to their young.

8.

The extent to which the whales' habits (a)   been altered by human activity is unclear.

9.

So what reason (a)   researchers give for the whales returning to the area each year?

10.

After (a)   photographed, the whale's tail is uploaded to the database.

11.

The database (a)   been added to by research teams from all around the world.

12.

(a)   many residents are happy with the standard of maintenance in the complex, others feel it is poor, given the high service charges.

13.

(a)   from allowing the experience to put him off kite surfing, it actually made him more determined to succeed.

14.

Expanding on answers at an interview demonstrates good subject knowledge in (a)   to giving the speaker confidence.

15.

The participants in the experiment actually put on weight, (a)   the fact that they were doing more exercise.

16.

The new electric car is expected to go into production soon, (a)   that any design faults are rectified quickly.

17.

Being able to hold down a demanding full-time job (a)   also studying is a combination that few achieve without some difficulty.

18.

She did extremely well in her first professional game, especially (a)   how nervous she had been beforehand.

19.

If I hadn't gone back to sleep, I ..... be really tired now.

a)

could

b)

will

c)

would

20.

You ..... have avoided all the traffic if you'd set off an hour earlier.

a)

will

b)

should

c)

could

21.

I might have passed my driving test ..... I not made one silly mistake.

a)

had

b)

would

c)

if

22.

I wonder where I would ..... ended up if I'd continued driving along that little road.

a)

had

b)

have

c)

be

23.

You'll lose your job ..... you stop browsing the internet at work.

a)

if

b)

because

c)

unless

24.

I would have chosen to go by train if I had ..... the choice.

a)

got

b)

had

c)

have

25.

This time next week, they ..... across the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

will be sailing

b)

will have been sailing

26.

The traffic will be really bad then, so I ..... leave plenty of time to get there.

a)

have to

b)

will have to

27.

By midnight tonight, I ..... for 48 hours.

a)

will have been travelling

b)

will be travelling

28.

The car has been repaired so I ..... to pick you up from the station.

a)

would be able

b)

will be able

29.

The solar eclipse ..... by millions of people all over the world.

a)

will witness

b)

will be witnessed

30.

If we don't leave soon, the film ..... by the time we get to the cinema.

a)

will have started

b)

will have been starting

31.

Thankfully, the rocket will (a)   repaired in time for the launch.

32.

The damaged car will be repaired before (a)   returned to its owner.

33.

The match on TV will (a)   already finished by the time we get home.

34.

It's funny to think that in just 24 hours, I will (a)   taking part in my first marathon.

35.

She won't (a)   to stay late if she gets all her work done by 5 p.m.

36.

By the time the birds arrive at the breeding grounds, they will have (a)   travelling for several weeks.

37.

The city in (a)   I grew up has changed a lot since I left.

38.

The captain (a)   boat we were sailing in was obviously highly experienced.

39.

There were ten people on the course, five of (a)   had already tried surfing.

40.

It was the instructor (a)   first saw that one of the young climbers had got into difficulties.

41.

I couldn't find my glasses, without (a)   it was impossible for me to read the instructions.

42.

I've just heard that the school (a)   we met has closed down.

43.

The project is (a)   likely to succeed if there is international cooperation.

44.

Most drivers prefer to stay within the speed limit (a)   than risk getting a fine.

45.

It was by (a)   the largest number of birds that had ever been seen at the lake.

46.

She couldn't come up with any new ideas and (a)   could he.

47.

No one went out in the freezing cold (a)   for the film crew.

48.

Wrestling is particularly popular in Iran, and (a)   is football.

49.

There's (a)   question that it's the biggest celebration of the year in this country.

50.

The prices were comparable (a)   those found on the internet.

51.

Whilst ..... they witnessed was interesting, it wasn't enough to convince them to become involved.

a)

that

b)

what

c)

there

52.

..... was an unusual sound coming from the adjacent room, somewhere between music and speech.

a)

there

b)

it

c)

this

53.

..... is close to impossible to know for sure how many people would attend the event.

a)

there

b)

it

c)

this

54.

The conclusions drawn in the article are clear: ..... human activities are responsible for much of the decline in animal populations.

a)

what

b)

that

c)

there

55.

From the look on the director's face, .....was clear that the announcement was not going to be good news.

a)

it

b)

there

c)

that

56.

The research paper made clear that ..... were several potential solutions to the problems it was investigating.

a)

those

b)

there

c)

what

57.

Jimmy had the idea for the business after unexpectedly bumping (a)   an old friend.

58.

It's always a good idea to check (a)   the competition when launching a new product.

59.

Sarah came up (a)   a lot of opposition to her plan to modernise the company.

60.

Tom was careful to investigate environmentally-friedly ways of disposing (a)   waste products.

61.

The suppliers said that they would get (a)   to Abigail as soon as they could with delivery dates.

62.

Rohan insisted (a)   being involved with all of the company's major business decisions.

63.

Unfortunately the enterprise had to lay (a)   several members of staff due to the recession.

64.

Asha put (a)   an impressive business proposal as part of the application for the bank loan.

65.

Their success was all down (a)   good planning and excellent teamwork.

66.

They decided to deal with the problem (a)   and for all.

67.

(a)   all, it was only her first lesson so she couldn't expect to be perfect.

68.

Danny knew he would go ahead with his plan (a)   or not his parents supported him.

69.

If you (a)   yourself in their shoes, you can see why they might not like the idea.

70.

It was (a)   a doubt the best song she'd ever written.

71.

For those who had worked closely with Elliot, it came as (a)   surprise that he won the competition.

72.

The teacher had no other choice (a)   to suspend the students for what they'd done.