Common mistakes at proficiency - Answer key

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Answer key 8 He isn't / wasn't used to getting up SO early. Unit 1 1 1 b Test 1 2 a 1 1 should 2 told me last week that you would come 2 have to and fix 3 should 3 1 would be 4 have to 2 would call 5 should 3 continues 6 shouldn't 4 will double 7 should 5 would be 8 have to 6 goes 9 should 7 would be 2 1 would stop smoking 8 were 2 she would call (me) when she arrived 3 I would have Unit 2 4 would be finished / would have 1 1 a been finished 2 a 5 would bring 2 must not be left 6 would be living 3 1 must 7 would take 2 don't have to 3 1 to push 3 had to 2 will bring 4 can't 3 should 5 must 4 to go 6 must 5 have to 7 should 6 worrying 8 mustn't / shouldn't 7 should Unit 3 8 have to 1 1 a 9 will be 2 a 4 1 to get / to receive 2 looking after my baby brother to listen 2 having to my problems 3 can't be / isn't 3 1 He has / had a terrible fear of 4 to ban / to punish travelling by plane. 5 of taking 2 She was right to tell her boss about 6 to punish / to penalise the problem. 7 to enforce 3 He has / had the ability to play at 8 to lose the highest level of the sport. 9 paying 4 We had difficulty finding a parking 5 workers have to work; for fear of space. losing; have difficulty earning; are 5 It isn't / wasn't worth cooking a full happy to accept; has to travel; should meal for one person. do something. 6 I feel lucky to have such good Unit 4 friends. 1 1 a 7 He didn't have the courage to tell 2 b her face to face. 2 which has a warm, dry climate 553 1 There are many students who can't 7 which afford to pay such high fees. 8 what 2 ... in a / this country which has free 2 1 Everyone should play their part in basic healthcare. helping protect the environment. 3 ... two main characters who are very 2 Tourists should respect the local different. customs of the country they are 4 He hasn't explained what he wants visiting. me to do. 3 If you promise to do something, you 5 with a lovely family who live in shouldn't go back on your promise. an old farmhouse. 4 When someone enters a mosque, 6 People are living longer, which they are expected to remove their means that ... shoes. 7 Do you know what he plans to do ... 5 If a person is found guilty of a 8 My uncle, who is a bank manager, crime, they have to accept the gave me some helpful advice ... punishment. 3 1 who Unit 5 1 1 a 2 you 2 b 3 you 2 what if they're wrong? 4 they 3 1 yourself 5 you 2 their 6 you 7 who 3 you 8 themselves 4 your 9 which 5 you 10 who 6 they 11 what 7 you 12 ourselves 8 their 4 charity which helps; people who are Unit 6 homeless; over their heads; They may 1 1 b require; programmes which help; 2 b develop their self-confidence; support 2 get themselves into trouble they need; rebuild their lives 3 1 themselves 5 1 found themselves 2 ourselves 2 be yourself 3 yourself 3 express themselves 4 themselves 4 enjoy ourselves 5 us 5 lock themselves out 6 yourselves 6 take care of ourselves 7 yourself 7 please yourselves 8 themselves Unit 7 Test 2 1 1 b 1 1 who 2 b 2 which 2 we didn't live on the top floor 3 which 3 1 in the future 4 who 2 correct 5 what 3 at the age of 6 who 4 the world is 565 in the next village 3 in quite a rich sauce 6 the worst accident 4 got / had the impression (that) she 7 correct didn't want 8 The weather got worse 5 the college really is likely Unit 8 6 spend less time with my family than 1 1 a 7 was the only foreigner 2 a 8 to change our staffing levels in the short term 2 it was quite a tough race 3 1 I went to quite a large school. 9 on Friday evening and was taken to 2 We had a really wonderful holiday. / hospital the next day. We really had 10 the least expensive dish on the menu ... 3 My family are very important to me. 3 1 really / very 2 fewer 4 Maybe his story really was true. 3 more 5 The software is quite easy to use. 6 Everyone worked really hard to 4 very / really finish on time. 5 quite 7 We live fairly close to the city centre. 6 slightly 7 less 8 Their apartment is in quite a new 4 1 fewer building. 2 the largest / biggest Unit 9 3 less 1 1 b 4 few 2 a 5 the main 2 far fewer tourists visited the region last 6 Fewer year 5 contains the minimum doses; suffer 3 1 fewer from fewer minor illnesses; are also less 2 less likely; contain very high concentrations; 3 fewer the really important thing; of the whole 4 the least fruit; in the form of 5 less 6 Fewer Unit 10 7 less 1 1 b 8 less 2 a 2 a rapid increase in mobile phone Test 3 ownership 1 1 a 3 1 in 2 2 of 3 the 3 in 4 4 from 5 the 5 to 6 6 in 7 The 7 of 8 a 8 in 9 the 9 of 10 - 10 of 2 1 ... at the age of 60. / at age 60. 11 in 2 are fewer independent record labels than 57Unit 11 7 is aiming for a reduction of 25% in 1 1 b 8 there has been a decrease of 12% in 2 a 3 1 At 2 depends on the weather really 2 at 3 1 concentrate on 3 by 2 insist on 4 at 3 consists of 4 1 drop 4 depend on 2 moment 5 contribute to 3 fall 6 concentrate more on 4 concentrate 7 insisted on 5 time 8 depends on 6 growth Unit 12 5 1 at 1 1 a 2 by 3 at 2 a 2 at the moment. Can I call you back later? 4 by 3 1 At the end 5 by 2 at the time 6 by 3 At that time 7 by 8 at 4 by the time 5 correct 9 by 6 at that moment 10 at 7 correct Unit 13 8 By midday 1 1 a Test 4 2 b 1 1 of 2 not discuss my religious beliefs 2 in 3 1 people 3 of 2 life 4 to 3 children 5 on 4 beliefs 6 in / of 5 aircraft 7 in 6 lives, people / children 8 from / by 7 belief 9 to 8 families 10 in Unit 14 11 of 1 1 b 12 of 2 a 2 1 revealed a drop in profits of 2 something you don't see every day 3 1 every day 2 aims to stop the spread of AIDS 2 every time 3 that there has been a rise in 3 every day temperatures of 1.5° 4 everybody 4 rapid growth in the number of 5 every one people using 6 everyone 5 unhappy about the decline in 7 everyday 6 can lead to weight gain in 588 everything 5 aircraft 6 Travellers Unit 15 1 1 b Unit 16 2 b 1 1 b 2 Passengers travelling from 2 b 3 1 labelled 2 stand up for yourself 2 equalled 3 1 in for 3 got 2 up for / (stood) by 4 metres 3 up for 5 organizations 4 up 6 learned, traveling 5 up for / (stood) by 7 recognize 6 by 8 spelled 7 in for Test 5 8 by 1 1 Everyday, before Unit 17 2 people, persons, official / formal 1 1 a 3 -ies, storey 2 b 4 got, gotten 2 capable of taking care of myself 5 -l, one consonant / 3 1 took part in 2 1 aeroplane 2 correct 2 canceled 3 took a step back 3 traveling 4 to take part in 4 spelt / spelled 5 will take place in 5 realize 6 to take care of himself 6 gotten 7 correct 7 colour 8 take good care of it 8 signaled Unit 18 3 the everyday lives; the people living 1 1 a there; many families; tin rooves; 2 b everyone was really friendly; especially 2 You look lost the children; I travelled on; 3 1 risen 3,350 metres; Lots of travellers; they've 2 lose got used to; amazing stories 4 1 wife 3 losing 4 rose 2 wives 3 aircraft 5 lost 4 aircraft 6 losses (a loss) 7 loss 5 signal 8 raised 6 signalled 7 signaled Test 6 8 counsellor 1 1 have risen by 5% 9 counselor 2 need to be taken into account 3 will take care of you 2 people 4 do not want to raise their children 3 counsellors 5 cause loss of appetite 4 cancelled 6 getting out of bed 597 will take place in Brighton 6 way 8 stands in for a stage actor 7 routes 2 1 part 8 means 2 place Unit 20 3 lost 1 1 a 4 raised 2 a 5 take 6 lost 2 a more interesting job 3 1 careers 7 raised 2 work 8 standing 3 1 will take place / takes place in 3 job 4 work Bristol 2 raise money 5 career (or job) 3 wants to take part in the run should / 6 jobs 7 work can get an application form 8 work 4 will have the chance / will be able to raise Unit 21 5 will be taken into consideration 1 1 b 6 will take place / takes place 2 a 7 against job losses 2 trade relations between our two 8 standing up for nations 4 1 up 3 1 relationship 2 of 2 relations / relatives 3 after 3 relations 4 in 4 relationship 5 of 5 relationship 6 for 6 upbringing 7 into 7 Relations 8 in 8 education 5 1 d Test 7 2 e 3 f 4 b 2 means 3 route 5 C 6 h 4 journey 7 a 5 way 8 g 6 job 7 ways Unit 19 8 method 1 1 b 2 1 relations 2 a 2 work 2 is the best way to study / way of 3 way studying 4 job 3 1 route 5 method 2 methods 6 relationship 3 way 7 path 4 means 8 relatives, relative 5 method 603 1 my upbringing 4 average / ordinary 2 close relationship with 5 common (usual is also acceptable) 3 at work 6 mutual 4 correct 7 ordinary 5 way to pay (method of payment / of 8 common paying are acceptable in written Unit 24 English) 1 1 a 6 in relations between 2 a 7 out of work / out of a job 8 correct 2 is essential / absolutely essential / very 4 1 relative / relation important 3 1 vital 2 upbringings 3 job / education 2 important 4 career 3 significant 4 relevant 5 paths 6 relationship 5 important 7 career 6 important 7 fundamental 8 work 8 relevant 9 work 10 career Test 8 11 path (route is also acceptable) 1 1 f 12 job 2 C 13 routes 3 h 14 means 4 g 15 routes 5 a 16 work 6 d 7 b Unit 22 8 e 1 1 b 2 b 2 the most common cause; A significant 2 really affected the tourist industry / minority; a fundamental reason; for trade (tourism is also acceptable) schools to alter their approach; more 3 1 destinations relevant to; ordinary young people; It 2 tourism is vital that; will be important to them; 3 economic the average teenager; a significant increase 4 tourist attractions 5 holiday 3 1 average 6 economy 2 significant 7 economical 3 fundamental 8 The growth of tourism 4 The usual procedure 5 essential Unit 23 6 common 1 1 a 7 a joint decision 2 a 8 relevant to 2 by a mutual friend 4 Across 3 1 shared 1 holiday resort 2 common 4 looser 3 usual 6 fun 617 crucial 3 1 eventually 11 again 2 possible 12 trade 3 actually 13 essential 4 Finally Down 5 eventually 2 destination 6 eventual 3 touristy 7 eventually / finally 5 relevant 8 finally 6 fundamental Test 9 8 usual 9 ordinary 1 1 his story was completely true 10 average 2 finally got to the hotel 3 take part in the race in specially- Unit 25 made 1 1 b 4 stood there in absolute silence 2 a 5 gave us clear instructions 2 explain that again more simply 6 I was especially impressed by Jane 3 1 gently 2 1 The fish smells strange 2 heavily 2 the house is an absolute mess 3 completely 3 a specially-adapted keyboard 4 thick 4 with relative ease 5 warm 5 the colour was completely wrong 6 quiet 6 can be especially sensitive 7 busiest 7 contract clearly states / states 8 complete clearly the penalty Unit 26 8 these simple experiments 1 1 b 9 the tournament's eventual winner 2 a 10 they finally reached / finally they 2 I especially enjoy baking / I enjoy reached / Finally, after hours baking, especially 3 1 strong 3 1 especially if it's raining 2 carefully 2 correct 3 completely 3 Women especially should be careful 4 evenly (women need to be more careful 5 specially than men) / Women should be 6 Finally especially careful (they should be 7 firmly very careful) 8 tightly 4 especially in 9 lightly 5 which is specially designed 10 slowly 6 correct 11 slightly 12 comfortable 7 The museum is especially renowned 13 flat 8 is it especially cold 14 especially Unit 27 15 gently 1 1 a 16 entire 2 b 17 simple 2 finally, he told me / he finally told me 18 absolutely that I'd passed 6219 immediately Test 10 20 thoroughly 1 1 reached 21 smooth 2 criticised 22 completely 3 accuse / accused 23 gently 4 struggling 24 finally 5 prevent 6 advise Unit 28 7 avoid 1 1 b 8 benefit 2 a 2 earn more money from sponsorship 9 enjoy 10 mean 3 1 do you earn per hour 2 1 invitation to 2 can reach 35° 2 advised him to 3 she achieved success as 3 criticised for 4 now reach the age of 5 has won the contract 4 prevented protesters from 5 benefit most from 6 will benefit from 7 to reach the finishing line 6 accusing me of 7 the benefits of 8 will help me achieve that 8 profit from Unit 29 3 1 mean 1 1 a 2 to hire 2 b 3 proposed / suggested 2 are advising drivers not to go out 4 offered 3 1 moving 5 suggested / proposed 2 earning 6 provide 3 wearing 7 booking 4 to take 8 to investigate 5 of exaggerating 4 1 C 6 to get 2 f 7 to make 3 h 8 from using 4 a 5 b Unit 30 6 d 1 b 7 e 2 b 2 proposal to cut the voting age 8 g 3 1 don't we hitchhike 5 1 suggested (that) we (could) get Tim 2 offered to look after the garden a stereo / suggested getting Tim a stereo 3 do / have half-size portions 4 proposed visiting the site / 2 you like suggested (that) we visit the site 3 gave me the ring 4 restaurants do 5 offered to take my coat 6 you like to come (over / round) 5 suggested (that) we swap / 7 should have a barbecue suggested swapping 8 you have / provide 6 asked me to have dinner with him / asked me out to dinner 63Common mistakes at Proficiency ... and how to avoid them How can you avoid the most common mistakes students make at Proficiency? 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