Advanced 2023 Test 1
Advanced 2023 Test 1
Advanced 2023 Test 1
1. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the words from the box.
1 I bought my sister a book for her birthday and got her some flowers _____________.
2 ____________________, I can see how talented the best sports stars are, but on the
other, I think some of them get paid too much.
3 The internet has changed the way people communicate, ____________________
now that you can use it on a smartphone.
4 Can you call a taxi to arrive for 7.30? The concert starts at 8 p.m.
____________________, I’ll start getting ready.
5 Accountants need to be good with numbers but ____________________, they should
be honest.
3. Listen and complete the sentences. Write no more than five words for each
answer.
Jake I couldn’t be 1 success_____ at my job if I wasn’t able to use a computer. I know some
people my age are 2 use_____ with technology, but fortunately I’ve never had a
problem. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with some of the 3 tradition_____ ways
of doing things though, like writing with a pen and paper. It would be a shame to see
things like that die out completely – but handwriting seems to be 4 replace_____ while
computers are here to stay!
Huan I am quite a 5 music_____ person – I can play three instruments and I love listening to
music. It makes me really 6 cheer_____, so I use an MP3 player all the time. I have to
be
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care_____ when crossing roads though; if I’ve got it turned up too loud, I can’t hear
the traffic and it can be very 8 danger_____!
Raima Technology has changed my life for the better because it saves time when I’m doing
housework. When the house gets 9 dirt_____, it would take me a long time to clean it
if I didn’t have a dishwasher and washing machine. Of course, not everything is
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wash_____ in a machine so I still have to do some things by hand.
1 a -ful b -able c -y
2 a -al b -ful c - less
3 a -y b -al c -able
4 a -ful b -able c -ous
5 a -ous b -al c -y
6 a -able b -ful c -less
7 a -ful b -y c -ous
8 a -al b -less c -ous
9 a -y b -al c -able
10 a -able b -ful c - ous
5. Write a short composition in your own words about what was the message conveyed
in the article called Ozurie by Koenig or in the song The Scientist by Coldplay (70 words)