15 GXP B2 Test Answer Key

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Gold Experience B2 Answer key

Progress test 1

Grammar

1 2 stayed in Rome for 3 have/’ve had this laptop since 4 have/’ve just received 5 have/’ve been texting 6 Have you visited England

2 2 have/

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ve been waiting 3 had 4 stopped 5 Have you brought 6 left

Vocabulary

3 2 funny 3 rivalry 4 woollen 5 confidence 6 friendship

4 2 along 3out 4 down 5 up 6 off

Listening 5 1 C 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 D Reading 6 1 C 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 C Writing 7 1 F 2 F 3 I 4 F 5 I

8 Students’ own answers.

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Progress test 2

Grammar

1 2 would 3 started 4 were 5 had 6 been

2 2 had eaten 3 were you going 4 has your brother lived 5 had lost 6 had been waiting

3 2 used to be 3 had been writing 4 always used to make 5 woke up 6 had been raining

Vocabulary

4 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 B 6 C

5 2 oversleep 3 dishonest 4 illogical 5 informal 6 irresponsible

Listening

6 1 D 2 E 3 B

Reading

7 1 d 2 a 3 f 4 c 5 b

Writing

8 2 delicious 3 disastrous 4 marvellous 5 heartbroken 6 exhausted

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Progress test 3

Grammar

1 2 was going to do 3 is about to 4 is likely to drive 5 will/’ll have finished 6 I will/’ll be waiting

2 2 ’m meeting 3 starts 4 ’ll be working 5 ’ve seen 6 ’ll give

Vocabulary

3

2 C

3 D

4 D

5 B

6 D

4 2 tricky 3 apologise 4 fiction 5 cure

Listening

5 1 2010 2 mathematics 3 eight 4 gifted 5 antibiotics

Reading

6 1B 2C 3B 4D 5C

Writing

7 1 2 3 4X 5

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Progress test 4

Grammar

1 2 to become 3 play 4 to make 5 working 6 selling 7 to buy 8 to see 9 creating 10 to turn up 11 to go

2 2 getting 3 to type 4 to take 5 working 6 choosing

Vocabulary

3 2 will leave no stone unturned 3 am/’m speaking from experience

4 was made redundant 5 if they are under pressure 6 make a difference to

Listening 4 1B 2A 3C 4C 5C Reading 5 1C 2B 3A 4C 5B Writing 6 1 X 2X 3 4  5 X

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Progress test 5

Grammar

1 2 would 3 unless 4 will 5 get/are 6 wouldn’t

2 2 would have been scared 3 wouldn’t be feeling 4 if Jacky doesn’t come 5 would have arrived 6 If I hadn’t been

Vocabulary

3 2C 3B 4A 5C 6A

4 2 downside 3 dedication 4 failure 5 humiliation 6 embarrassment

Listening

5 1 C 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 C

Reading

6 1d 2b 3f 4e 5a

Writing

7 2 What 3 outweigh 4 argument 5 favour 6 to

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Progress test 6

Grammar

1 2 by far the most delicious 3 the least talented 4 the more nervous 5 so loud 6 often enough

2 2 the 3 a 4 a 5 – 6 a 7 a 8 a 9 – 10the 11 the

Vocabulary

3 2 grief 3 fictitious 4 width 5 relevance 6 weight

4 2B 3C 4A 5B 6A Listening 5 1 E 2 C 3 B Reading 6 1A 2C 3C 4D 5D Writing

7 1 atmospheric 2 convincing 3 disappointing 4 predictable 5 violent

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Mid-year test

Grammar

1 2 met ten years ago 3 always used to take us 4 will have finished our exams 5 If I hadn’t gone 6 isn’t nearly as bossy as

2 2 used 3 to 4 until 5 weren’t/wasn’t 6 be

Vocabulary

3 2 assumption 3 trustworthy 4 references 5 inventive 6 rehearsal

4 2C 3 B 4 B 5 C 6 D

Listening

5 1 2012 2 Susan Hood 3 gold 4 enemy 5 dog

Reading

6 1d 2e 3a 4f 5b

Writing

7 1 informal email 2 story 3 essay 4 formal email 5 article

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Progress test 7

Grammar

1 2 was being bullied by 3 have the fans on 4 were given a book 5 we were allowed to have 6 will be played by Jack

2 2 needs to be done before I go out

3 are being surveyed about the new shopping mall 4 ought to be backed up regularly

5 his car serviced last weekend

6 was made to sit in the back seat of the car when I was very young

Vocabulary

3 2C 3A 4C 5B 6A

4 2 make 3 doing 4 set 5 go 6 done

Listening

5 1 Unit 8 2 June 3 pair work/pairwork 4 drama 5 sandwiches

Reading

6 1C 2A 3B 4B 5A

Writing

7 1 X 2  3  4 X 5 X

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Progress test 8

Grammar

1 2 if she could have 3 where he would be studying 4 why she had to leave 5 she didn’t back up 6 he was trying to fix

2 2 admitted 3 reminded 4 reported 5 apologised 6 encouraged

Vocabulary

3 2 imagination 3 independence 4 reaction 5 encouragement 6 achievement(s)

4 2C 3A 4B 5C 6B Listening 5 1 A 2 C 3 B 4 C 5 C Reading 6 1d 2a 3f 4b 5e Writing 7 1 F 2 I 3 F 4 I 5 I

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Progress test 9

Grammar

1 2 Do you have to get 3 I couldn’t finish it 4 needn’t have cleaned 5 may/might/could have forgotten 6 could have gone

2 2 could have gone 3 don’t need to 4 needed to help 5 weren’t allowed 6 didn’t need to do

Vocabulary

3 2 sentenced 3 stalking 4 vandalised 5 Cheating 6 charged

4 2 tolerant 3 informative 4 traumatic 5 disobedient 6 rebellious

Listening 5 1 A 2 B 3 A 4 C 5 A Reading 6 1 C 2 B 3 B 4 C 5 C Writing 7 1  2 X 3  4  5 X

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Progress test 10

Grammar

1 2 which 3 where 4 which 5 whose 6 which

2 2 It was Ally who 3 don’t agree with what 4 who is my favourite TV 5 What I really need is 6 where I met Peter is/was

Vocabulary

3 2 historians 3 unearthed 4 outcome 5 outbreak 6 turnout

4 2 on 3 for 4 by 5 of 6 out

Listening

5 1 5November 2 Elizabeth 3 John Johnson 4 bomb 5 hero

Reading

6 1C 2B 3A 4A 5C

Writing

7 1  2 X 3 X 4 X 5 

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Progress test 11

Grammar

1 2wish I didn’t have so/hadn’t got so 3 would/’d rather you came

4It’s time my parents bought 5 wish they would/’d repair 6 regret inviting Jim

2 2 choosing 3 talked 4 had slept 5 to set off 6 Would

Vocabulary

3 2 trendsetters 3 impressionable 4 disappearance 5 awareness 6 fashionable

4 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 D 6 C Listening 5 1 E 2 D 3 A Reading 6 1C 2B 3B 4C 5D Writing

7 1 completely 2 while/whereas 3 personally 4 important 5 conclude

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Progress test 12

Grammar

1 2 whoever 3 can’t/couldn’t 4 no one/nobody 5 Whenever 6 anyone/anybody 7 whatever 8 nothing 9 have 10 whenever 11 something/anything

2 2 must 3 anyone 4 can’t have 5 Nothing 6 whatever

Vocabulary

3 2 rush 3 repellent 4 watering 5 break 6 bag

4 2 surroundings 3 colourful 4 sensitive 5 smelly 6 scenic

Listening

5 1 C 2 B 3C 4 C 5 C

Reading

6

1f

2b

3a

4e

5d

Writing

7 1 Although 2 while 3 because 4 so 5 as well as

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End-of-year test

Grammar

1 2 was meeting Helen the following 3 is not thought to be 4 needn’t have done any/the 5 is having an extension built 6 wish I could come

2 2 going 3 bought 4 It 5 which 6 What

Vocabulary

3 2 B 3 D 4 C 5 B 6 B

4 2 handouts 3 rebellion 4 upbringing 5 literacy 6 defiance

Listening

5 1 D 2 A 3 C

Reading

6 1C 2C 3A 4B 5A

Writing

7 1 hearing 2 reason 3 others/many 4 line 5 conclude