ADVANCED LEVEL C1-C2

I think you have a natural talent for languages. You pick up _____ and intonation easily. BOOKS. SMELLS. SOUNDS. TASTES.

Mrs Wiggings always stuck up for the _____ of the poor and the homeless. DESIRES. FREEDOM. MONEY. RIGHTS.

Lucy came up with this idea six months ago and _______ have been underway ever since. CATERING. DECISION. HOLIDAYS. PREPARATIONS.

Jim is extremely ______ for he hasn’t been notified whether he landed the job or not. HAPPY. MOTIVATED. NERVOUS. TIRED.

_______ of household waste is a daunting task for local authorities. ASSESSMENT. CREATION. DISPOSAL. SALES.

Pick whatever you want from the ______ – the company is footing the bill. MENU. PLAM. SCHEDULE. TIMETABLE.

Your sister bears a striking ________ to a famous actress whose name I can’t remember. ADMIRATION. ASUMPTION. CELEBRITY. RESEMBLANCE.

Whenever I ____ this busy commuter route, I ____ up getting stuck in traffic. AM TAKING / ENDING. TAKE / AM ENDING. TAKE / END. TOOK / END.

It ____ a bold experiment from the director to ____ this actor as a man twice his age. IS / HAVE BEEN CASTING. WAS / CAST. WAS / HAD CAST. WAS / HAVE BEEN CASTING.

_____ you be so kind as to _____ me during the meeting?. HAVE / BE ASSISTING. WILL / HAVE ASSISTED. WOULD / ASSIST. WOULD / HAVE ASSISTED.

I just __ a living wage and all the overtime __ unpaid. GET / IS. GET / WAS. GOT / IS. GOT / IS BEING.

Several people ____ ______ a complaint about the receptionist’s rudeness. ARE LODGED. HAS LODGED. HAVE LODGED. IS LODGING.

I can wholeheartedly recommend Mr Simmons for this position ____ I have every confidence in his ability to perform the tasks indicated in the job description. ALTOUGH. FOR. THOUGH. WHILE.

The government_________ the new law to the press in order _______public reaction. HAVE LEAKED / HAVE GAUGED. IS LEAKING / TO HAVE GAUGED. LEAKED / TO GAUGE. LEAKS / TO BE GAUGED.

The bills gobble up a large part of my salary every month.= ¿Qué afirmación se ajusta mejor a esta frase?. AHORRO MUCHO DINERO CADA MES. NO RECIBO EL MISMO SUELDO TODOS LOS MESES. EL IMPORTE TOTAL DE MIS FACTURAS ES ELEVADO. MI SUELDO ES MAS QUE SUFICIENTE PARA VIVIR.

The general lack of enthusiasm doomed the plan to failure. = ¿A qué puede referirse esta frase?. AL COMPRAR UN VEHÍCULO. OBTENCIÓN DE LA LICENCIA DE CAZA. UN PROYECTO INMOBILIARIO. UNA MANIFESTACIÓN.

The journalist gets amazing stories but he won’t divulge his sources. = ¿Cuál de estas afirmaciones es falsa?. EL PERIODISTA HA PUBLICADO VARIOS ARTÍCULOS. EL PERIODISTA PREFIERE NO REVELAR SUS FUENTES. LAS FUENTES DEL PERIODISTA NO SON MUY FIABLES. LOS TEMAS TRATADOS POR EL PERIODISTA DESPIERTAN ENTUSIASMO.

We should sift through all our stuff before deciding what to get rid of. = Esta frase se puede escuchar en el contexto... AL CAMBIAR DE CASA. EN UNA COMPETICION DEPORTIVA. COMO PARTE DEL PROCESO DE CONTRATACIÓN. DENTRO DE LA ORGANIZACIÓN DE UN CONGRESO.

Dan got off the wrong foot by deleting some of the clients’ information, but he got his act together now. = Es justo decir que Dan... EMPEZÓ BIEN PERO COMETIÓ ERRORES MÁS TARDE. LO COMPENSÓ. PROBABLEMENTE SERÁ DESPEDIDO. PROBABLEMENTE SERÁ ASCENDIDO.

The internet is a powerful means of disseminating information. = Hablamos de Internet como... PELIGRO DE LA DIFUSIÓN DE INFORMACIÓN PERSONAL. MEDIO DE ACCESO A LA CULTURA. POTENTE HERRAMIENTA DE COMUNICACIÓN. FUENTE DE DESINFORMACIÓN.

It’s absolutely essential to seek permission if you wish to build an extension to your house. = ¿De qué estamos hablando?. PROCEDIMIENTOS ADMINISTRATIVOS. UNA TÉCNICA DE CONSTRUCCIÓN. OBTENER UN PERMISO DE RESIDENCIA. ALQUILAR UNA CASA.