Level CC1

Test 1 (module 1 and general revision)

1. Choose the verb that collocates best with the three options.
remember recognise take hurt lose learn remind have steal cut miss
e.g. ….have….. three brothers and one sister
lunch
a great time

a. ………….. a foreign language

a poem by heart
to play an instrument

b. ………….. yourself badly

your leg
someone’s feelings

c. ………….. a face
someone’s handwriting
a piece of music

d. ………….. a bus
an important meeting
your parents when you are away

e. ………….. money
a chocolate bar from the supermarket shelf
someone’s wallet

2. Complete the gaps with one of the prepositions from the box.
There are three extra words.
at in on of into since by as for

e.g. I began working …as… a teacher in 1989.

a. We arrived at the terminal .............. time for a cup of coffee before

the bus left.

b. Jana’s voice reminds me .............. an old friend I had at school.

c. The children will be asleep ............... the time you come.

d. We haven’t been to a restaurant .............. several months. Why don’t

we go to one tonight?

e. I was driving slowly when I bumped .............. a tree.

3. Choose the correct option and fill in the gap with only the
letter (a, b or c).

1. I’m an Art student. I ……… three courses at the moment.

a. ’ve been doing b. ’m doing c. do

2. When I was twelve years old, I ………. in the country.

a. was living b. have lived c.
lived

3. She ………. as a nurse for many years, until she retired.

a. worked b. has worked c. was
working

4. At school I ………. to study a lot.

a. wasn’t used b. didn’t used c.
didn’t use

5. If Susan ………. the tickets, we won’t be able to see the movie.

a. would forget b. forgets c. forgot

4. Complete the second sentence using two to five words, so

that it means exactly the same as the sentence above.

1. I started my job with the newspaper eighteen years ago, and I still
work there.
working
I ...………………………….……………… newspaper for eighteen years.

2. This is the first time I try Sushi.

never
I …………………………………...………………...... before.

3. He met his second wife during his stay in Italy.

staying
He ..………………………...……..……….. when he met his second wife.

4. I used to smoke but not now. I try to lead a healthy life.

longer
I …………………………………………………. . I try to lead a healthy life.

5. I can’t help you with the instructions because I don’t know this
machine.
would
If I ……………………………………………. help you with the instructions, but
I don’t.