Gold C1 Adv NE UT05

C1 Advanced
Unit 5 Test
Section 1: Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with words formed from the words in capitals.
1 _______________ , we were able to finish the report before the meeting started. (THANK)
2 It’s a popular _______________ that you can see the Great Wall of China from space; none
_______________ of the astronauts who landed on the moon recorded seeing anything man-
made. (CONCEPT)
3 They had serious _______________ about lending their friend such a large sum of money
because they knew he had no way of paying it back. (GIVE)
4 The directions were quite _______________ and as a result, we failed to reach our destination.
(LEAD)
5 _______________ she was rather unhappy about her exam results. She could have done better if
she’d spent more time revising. (UNDERSTAND)
6 My mother is very _______________ of shopping online and always insists on going to the
shopping centre to buy everything she needs. (TRUST)
………/6
2 Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Jake Rutter has become famous for helping people get fit and turn their lives around, but he remains as
(1) _____ as ever and still lives in the small cottage he used to live in when he was just a factory worker.
Until two years ago he had been in a dead-end job in a factory, which he hated. His boss was a real slave
(2) _____ and, although Jake didn’t have a high position, his workload kept increasing. Consequently, he
became very (3) _____ and stressed and was advised to do more physical exercise to let off steam and
relax. A friend told him to (4) _____ up a challenge so Jake decided to get fit. He enjoyed it so much that he
decided to quit his factory job and become a personal trainer and a nutritionist. His main criticism of healthy
foods was that they were rather (5) _____ and unexciting, so he worked to create special recipes which were
tastier, and now has a range of these healthy foods in the main supermarkets. His online videos have made
him famous all over the world and, from a position where he hated his job and could hardly make (6) _____
meet, he is now wealthy and extremely happy.
1 A nonchalant B nondescript C unassuming D inadvertent

2 A driver B maker C owner D worker
3 A misguided B disgruntled C nondescript D intrigued
4 A set B build C take D make
5 A nonchalant B unassuming C inopportune D insipid
6 A lines B ends C limits D edges
………/6
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C1 Advanced
Unit 5 Test
Section 2: Grammar
3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the
word given.
1 We have not had a party for ages.

HIGH
It's __________________________ party.
2 They regret not saying anything at the time.
WISH
They __________________________ at the time.
3 I never get a chance to speak at the team meetings.
ONLY
If __________________________ to speak at the team meetings.
4 Some TV programmes are such rubbish.
MAKE
I wish they __________________________ TV programmes.
5 I don’t really like it when you shout at me.
RATHER
I __________________________ at me.
….…./5
4 Complete the text. Use only one word for each gap.
Jo was anxious about her choice of university course. (1) ____________ was beginning to think that maybe
(2) ____________ had been a mistake to do medicine. In order to secure a place, she had to excel in the
exams and now she was not convinced of her ability to achieve top marks. She felt miserable and
(3) ____________ life seemed to have ground to a halt as she sank into depression. She no longer felt good
about (4) ____________ and wanted to recapture the positive feelings she had had only a few months ago.
Her friends tried to encourage her to do something about
(5) ____________ and suggested various solutions but (6) ____________ of them interested her. Then one
day she came across an article online which described people who had changed (7) ____________ lives for
the better. She was attracted by Jake Rutter’s story and his feel-good lifestyle and approach, so she enrolled
in (8) ____________ of his workshops and gradually regained her confidence. She is now determined to
embark on a medicine degree at university.
………/8
TOTAL………/25
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