Sample Test – Key


I.                   Word Matching

1.      G

2.      I

3.      F

4.      A

5.      H

6.      B

7.      C

8.      D

9.      J

10.  E


II.                Sentence Completion

1.      Most Czech women stay on maternity LEAVE.

2.      The exhibition is held under the AUSPICES of the President.

3.      I forgot to write down the DUE date and so I paid a fine at the library.

4.      Unless you MAKE a traffic offence, you are not likely to be stopped by the police.

5.      In the end he manager to WIN a place at University.


III.             Gap Filling

 3  most     7 sudden         9 however       1 use               6 apply

 4 into       10 any             2 many            5 put               8 enough


IV.             Choose the most appropriate title

2. Where all that „reality“ began ……


V.                Find the answers to the questions

1.      The $64,000 Question was shown on TV.

2.      The contestants had to go into isolation booths so that they wouldn´t hear the answer to
the question.

3.      They got a smaller amount of money to make them feel better.


VI.             Comprehension

1.      B (All sorts of people).

2.      B (The television programmes).

3.      D (It had many good qualities).

4.      B (Inspired producers of the reality shows that many people love to watch today).


VII.          Grammar Usage

1.      …. to getting up                    6. …. excused himself

2.      …. in spite of                         7. …. have known

3.      …. unless                               8. …. at

4.      …. nearly no                          9. …. good

5.      …. good enough                    10..…thousand people


VIII.       Grammar Correction


 1. I would like to ask what you meant by that.
 2. We have always lived in an imperfect world.
 3. I am going to mention this at the end of my presentation. (no preposition about)
 4. He avoids contacting his former colleagues.
 5. She must have been absolutely exhausted after such a long day.