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party! 
A) dye B) paint C) sketch D) draw 
10. That top doesn’t … me; it’s just not my 
style. 
A) fit B) suit C) match D) go with 
11. That’s the most incredible … of art I’ve 
ever seen! 
A) job B) creation C) brand D) work 
12. Jeans and T-shirts will never go out of 
… 
A) trend B) image C) fashion D) tendency 
13. I need a funny … for the fancy-dress 
party. Any ideas? 
A) dress B) uniform C) suit D) costume 
14. Tim forgot to use clothes … and all his 
clean clothes fell off the line into the mud! 
A) pegs B) clips C) hooks D) pins 
15. There’s a … between the fashions of the 
1980s and the 1960s. 
A) similar B) similarly C) similarity
D) dissimilar 
16. I think you should lower your … a little; 
it’s not easy to become a supermodel, you 
know. 
A) expect B) expectations C) expected
D) expectedly 
17. Fashion critics have greeted the new 
clothing line with … 
A) enthuse B) enthusiasm C) enthusiast
D) enthusiastic 
18. I don’t like … on clothes in shops 
because I don’t want people to see me in 
something that doesn’t suit me. 
A) putting B) trying C) wearing
D) handing 
19. I‘m not sure a green skirt … 
combination with a blue top is such a good 
idea. 
A) on B) at C) in D) for 
20. Everyone complimented Kitty … her new 
outfit. 
A) on B) to C) in D) from 
21. I wish people didn’t … a tendency to 
follow fashion without thinking about what 
suits them personally. 
A) do B) make C) get D) have 
22. I was very proud … my designs up there 
on the catwalk. 
A) see B) saw C) seeing D) to see 
23. My teacher advised me … about 
becoming a fashion model and concentrate 
on my studies instead. 
A) to forget B) forget C) forgot D) forgetting 
24. Bill seems … have had his hair done 
differently. 
A) at B) to C) on D) of 
25. Why can’t you … Edgar’s example and 
wear a tie to work? 
A) set B) make C) follow D) do 
26. Do you think the … person is interested 
in fashion? 
A) average B) everyday 
27. India … the world with cheap clothes. 
A) supplies B) produces 
28. I’m going to get my nails … tomorrow. 
A) dyed B) painted 
29. During the … of the clothes, lasers are 
used to cut the material accurately. 
A) design B) manufacture 
30. Long dresses and high heels is quite a 
good … for you. 
A) appearance B) look 
31. Don’t you wish we … the exam a week 
on Monday and not tomorrow. 
A) take B) will take
C) would take D) were taking 
32. Adrian was … enough money to buy a 
new computer for the school. 
A) wishing to have raised 
B) wishing he will raise 
C) hoping to have raised 
D) hoping he will raise 
33. Suppose we … we could go and live on 
another planet. Would you want to go? 
A) to hear B) hearing C) heard
D) having heard 

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34. I’d really rather you … the kids drop bits 
of pizza all over my new sofa. 
A) don’t let B) aren’t letting 
C) won’t let D) didn’t let 
35. … anything particular in mind or are 
you just browsing? 
A) Did you have B) Are you having 
C) Can you have D) Had you had 
36. I’d have been able to say goodbye to 
Trish if only … to the airport in time. 
A) I get B) I got C) I have got D) I had got 
Malcolm Mann 
Unit 27 
1. No sooner … down than the phone rang. 
A) I had sat B) had I sat 
C) do I sit D) was I sitting 
2. Never … a greater day in the history of 
mankind. 
A) did there be B) there was 
C) was there D) there has been 
3. At no time … that he was the killer. 
A) I didn’t suspect B) I had suspected 
C) was I suspected D) did I suspect 
4. Little … that I knew his secret. 
A) did John know B) was John know 
C) John did know D) John knew 
5. Not until … her did I realize how beautiful 
she was. 
A) I saw B) was I saw C) did I see D) saw I 
6 Not only … my keys, I’ve lost my wallet, 
too. 
A) I have lost B) are I lost 
C) I did lost D) have I lost 
7. Rarely … about the environment enough 
to give up their car. 
A) do people care B) people care 
C) are people care D) care people 
8. Only when … may vehicles cross the train 
tracks. 
A) is the green light on B) the green light is 
on 
C) did the green light be on
D) on is the green light 
9. Seldom … such a rude person! 
A) have I met B) did I met 
C) I have met D) am I meeting 
10. Only after doing his chores … to go to 
meet his friends. 
A) Jason was allowed B) did Jason allow 
C) was allowed Jason D) was Jason allowed 
11. Such a long way … that we decided to go 
by train. 
A) it was B) was it 
12. So badly … chess that I almost never 
agree to have a game. 
A) I play B) I do play C) do I play 
13. Pupils are expected to behave politely, 
as … members of staff. 
A) do B) did C) are D) expected 
14. So tired … that decided to lie down for a 
while. 
A) was I B) I was 
15. Such a threat to society … that I have 
no choice but to send you to prison. 
A) you are B) are you 
16. So cold … it last winter that all our 
pipes froze. 
A) is B) does C) did D) was 
17. I have been having very strange dreams 
lately, as … my twin sister. 
A) do B) does C) is D) has 
18. I wish I had more money. 
A) So do I B) So I do 
19. We never seem to spend much time 
together in my family. 
Neither … 
A) are we B) aren’t we C) do we
D) don’t we 
20. I didn’t do my homework last night 
A) Neither I did B) So did I C) Nor did I 
21. I should really get more exercise. 
A) So do I B) Neither shall I 
A) So I am D) So should I 
22. Hardly … passed his driving test when 
… an accident. 
A) had he/had he B) he had/he had 
C) had he/he had D) he had/had he 
23. Never … so pleased to see someone else 
succeed. 
A) did I B) was I be C) I have
D) have I been 
24. Hardly … the baby to bed when she 
started crying. 
A) I put B) did I put C) had I put
D) I had put 
25. No sooner … working at Taylforth 
Neilsen, the computer company, than I 
realised it was the perfect opportunity for 
my hobby: hacking! 
A) had I started B) I had started 
C) I started D) did I start 
26. Hardly were we in position … the bomb 
went off. 
A) when B) than
27. No sooner do I do the washing … there’s 
another pile to be done. 
A) when B) than 
28. Our company is hoping to increase … 
share of the market. 
A) it’s B) its
29. I know your job is dangerous, but did 
Frank and Jenny tell you about …? 

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A) their B) their’s C) theirs’ D) theirs 
30. Are they costumers of … 
A) you B) your C) yours D) your’s 
31. … visit to England will be good for 
business. 
A) The President’s of France 
B) The France’s President 
C) The France of President’s
D) The President of France’s 
32. The … business eventually closed down. 
A) Smith B) Smith’s C) Smiths’
D) Smiths’s 
33. At no time … what the job involved. 
A) I was told B) was I told 
34. Not until … Greg next week will I know 
whether he got the job. 
A) do I see B) I see 
35. Under no circumstances … without 
supervision. 
A) do the equipment to be used 
B) is the equipment to be used 
C) the equipment is to be used 
D) the equipment does to be used 
36. Not only … the exam, but you also got 
an A! 
A) you have passed B) you passed 
C) have you passed 
Malcolm Mann 
Units 27-28 
1. Who is responsible … dealing with 
complaints? 
A) with B) for C) in D) at 
2. We began … looking round for advertising 
agencies which had experience of our 
market. 
A) to B) with C) by D) at 
3. The covering letter wasn’t attached … the 
CV. 
A) to B) with C) from D) by 
4. Don’t you think you should apply for the 
job … writing? 
A) with B) for C) at D) in 
5. I was only absent … the office for a few 
minutes! 
A) for B) from C) in D) about 
6. Success in this industry depends a lot … 
luck! 
A) with B) from C) at D) on 
7. Sadie’s quite good … typing. 
A) in B) on C) at D) to 
8. Jimmy qualified … a doctor a couple of 
years ago. 
A) at B) as C) in D) of 
9. It’ll be good … Rudy to get some work 
experience this summer. 
A) for B) to C) at D) on 
10. Al is a manager at the local water … 
A) work B) workable C) works D) working 
11. There’ll be an … charge of $30 for 
delivery. 
A) add B) addition C) additional
D) additionally 
12. We work under close …, so there’s not 
much opportunity for initiative. 
A) supervision B) supervise C) supervisor
13. The … for this position starts at $30,000 
per year. 
A) wage B) payment C) salary D) tip 
14. After working at the same factory for 
thirty years, my grandfather was looking 
forward to his … 
A) overtime B) pension C) charity
D) allowance 
15. Some people … to London every day 
from as far away as Leeds. 
A) connect B) commute C) correspond
D) commence 
16. Most governments tax people on the 
amount they … each year. 
A) win B) gain C) earn D) benefit 
17. Shelley disagreed with the board’s 
decision and so she … and went to work for 
another company. 
A) retired B) fired C) sacked D) resigned 
18. When the factory, over a hundred people 
were … redundant. 
A) done B) taken C) given D) made 
19. Here at Weatherby’s, we provide all our 
… members, from senior management 
down, with regular training. 
A) staff B) crew C) crowd D) firm 
20. Ironworks Limited has closed … 
21. Henry asked Janet to stand … 
22. Mr Carter asked me to see … 
23. I heard that Bigburger have taken … 
24. Roger says he never set … 
25. Apparently, Fatfoods are bringing … 
26. I’m thinking of setting … 
A) in for him while he went into town. 
B) out a new flavour of ice cream next 
month. 
C) over Cookright and plan to close some 
branches. 
D) down and 400 people have lost their jobs. 
E) up a business selling my own jewellery. 
F) to the order while he spoke to a customer. 
G) out to become a millionaire – it just 
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27. Such a boring job … that no one wanted 
to do it. 
A) it was B) was it C) it is D) does it 
28. Only later … of a good answer to the 
interviewer’s question. 
A) I think B) think I C) did I think
D) I thought 
29. All our … receive four weeks paid 
holiday per year. 
A) employs B) employers C) employees
D) employments 
30. What secrets do you think the Moon 
might be hiding within … craters? 
A) it’s B) its C) their D) it 
31. I saw a wallet on the floor next to a 
couple of tourists and asked them if it was 
… 
A) its B) his C) them D) theirs 
32. Do you believe … promises? 
A) politician B) politician’s C) politicians’
D) politicians’s 
33. Calculators are banned from the 
examining room, as … dictionaries and 
handheld computers. 
A) do B) did C) were D) are 
34. Not only did we all have to work … this 
weekend, but we didn’t get paid for it! 
A) promotion B) overtime
35. You’ll get a weekly … of about $300 
before deductions. 
A) pay B) wage 
36 The recent … in the cost of petrol has 
affected loads of small business round here. 
A) raise B) rise 
DESTINATION C1-C2
TEST COLLECTION 
Destination C1 - C2 
Unit 1 
1. I’m sorry to hear that your parents … 
divorced. 
A) has got B) get C) is getting
D) are getting 
2. Why … ice …? 
A) did/float B) does/float 
C) has/been floating D) have/floated 
3. It’s lovely now the evenings … longer, 
isn’t it? 
A) is getting B) has got 
C) get D) are getting 
4. My dad … meat at all – he’s a 
vegetarian. 
A) eats B) is eating C) isn’t eating
D) doesn’t eat 
5. Stay out of this, Simon, it … you at 
all. 
A) hasn’t been concerning
B) concerns 
C) doesn’t concern
D) isn’t concerning 
6. You … really … your father when you 
frown like that. 
A) -/resemble B) are/resembling 
C) have/resembled
D) have/been resembling 
7. We … the living room repainted so it’s 
probably best if we go into the kitchen. 
A) are having B) have 
C) had D) has had 
8. I want everyone to do exercise H, and 
that … you too, Anne! 
A) has included B) has been including 
C) is including D) includes 
9. They … over six bags with rubbish from 
the beach already. 
A) have been filling B) are filling 
C) filled D) have filled 
10. … you … that story in the papers 
about the elephant that escaped from the 
zoo? 
A) Have/followed
B) Have/been following 
C) Do/follow D) Are/being followed 
11. It’s the first time I … The Editors play 
live. 
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C) hear D) heard 
12. Jake and I … about where to go on 
holiday for weeks but we just can’t 
decide. 
A) think B) doesn’t think 
C) have thought D) have been thinking 
13. You can’t want to go to the toilet 
already – we … only … for about ten 
minutes so far! 
A) have/driven B) have/been driving 
C) are/driving D) -/drive 
14. I … up all day and my feet are killing 
me! 
A) stand B) am standing 
C) have stood D) have been standing 
15. … Jan … for the company since it 
started? 
A) Has/worked B) Has/been working 
C) Is/working D) Does/work 
16. I’m afraid we … any milk. 
A) haven’t been getting B) are getting 
C) get D) haven’t got 
17. My grandmother’s been quite ill …, 
so she’s coming to stay with us for a 
week or two. 
A) yet B) already C) before D) recently 
18. Have you really finished your 
homework …? Okay, you can watch TV, 
then. 
A) ever B) still C) yet D) just 
19. We’ve won every match we’ve played 
… far this season. 
A) for B) since C) so D) until 
20. I’ve always live in a big house … now, 
so it’s taking some time to get used to 
being in a small flat. 
A) for B) since C) so D) until 
21. How long has Sue gone abroad …? 
A) for B) ever B) before D) yet 
22. Have they been living in the 
neighbourhood … you moved in? 
A) since B) for C) until D) before 
23. Humans … much in common with 
other life forms on Earth. 
A) make B) have C) do D) take 
24. … the very first life forms appeared, 
all living things have been desperately 
struggling to survive the harsh and 
changing conditions of our planet. 
A) For B) Before C) Until D) Since 
25. Have you heard? Carol … her leg 
again. 
A) is breaking B) broke C) has been 
breaking D) has broken 
26. I’m staying in … now, but I might go 
out a bit later on. 
A) for B) since C) until D) still 
27. I’m sitting in the garden … now talking 
to you on my mobile. 
A) right B) since C) yet D) until 
28. I see Lucida from … to time, but not 
on a regular basis. 
A) time B) when C) day D) years 
29. I’m quite happy living at home for the 
time …, but I guess I’ll have to get my own 
place eventually. 
A) to be B) is C) been D) being 
30. Fifteen teachers are teaching here full-
time at … 
A) now B) moment C) time
D) present 
31. I won’t take my driving test until I … 
lessons for at least two months. 
A) have B) am having 
C) have had D) have been having 
32. We’ve all … what to get Tony for his 
birthday and we just can’t decide. 
A) wonder B) wondering 
C) wondered D) been wondering 
33. She … a scholarship to study at 
Harvard. 
A) awarded B) has awarded 
C) is awarding D) has been awarded 
34. She … a BA, an MA and a PhD so far. 
A) has done B) is done C) is doing
D) has been doing 
35. We … any exams while the lecturers 
are still on strike. 
A) have B) have had 
C) aren’t having B) hasn’t been having 
36. Too many cooks … the broth. 
A) are spoiling B) have spoilt 
C) have been spoiling D) spoil 
Destination C1 – C2 
Unit 2 
1. Don’t be so … . Everything’s going to be 
fine, you’ll see! 
A) optimistic B) pessimistic 
2. Most newspapers are usually … 
towards a certain political outlook. 
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3. I’m slightly … about whether Sean’s 
idea is going to work. 
A) dubious B) cynical 
4. To suggest that it’s possible to create a 
society without crime is a little … , isn’t 
it? 
A) naïve B) skeptical 
5. The only … explanation I can think of 
is that Jenna got the dates wrong. 
A) ingenious B) plausible 
6. Please don’t … me with loads of 
technical terminology. Use plain, simple 
English! 
A) baffle B) discriminate 
7. It’s not always easy to … someone’s 
suitability for a job just by talking to 
them in a short interview. 
A) assume B) assess 
8. How can the government … spending 
so much on the armed forces? 
A) justify B) speculate 
9. Looking at the damage, I would … that 
the painting will cost at least $2,000 to 
restore properly. 
A) estimate B) deduce 
10. I don’t think you should … that lots 
of people are going to help you with this 
project. 
A) reflect B) presume 
11. Stop wasting time splitting … and 
look at the big picture. 
A) bend B) bell C) hairs D) wits 
12. Don’t let success go to your …, will 
you? 
A) wits B) head C) leg D) hairs 
13. I’m going to go round the … if they 
don’t turn that music down soon. 
A) bend B) head C) uptake D) wood 
14. Frankly, you’re completely wrong 
and you haven’t got a … to stand on. 
A) dark B) uptake C) stock D) leg 
15. The problem with Jane is that 
sometimes she can’t see the … for the 
trees. 
A) wood B) stock C) uptake D) bend 
16. There was quite a bit of … because 
the examiner handed out the wrong 
exam papers. 
A) confuse B) confusing C) confusion
D) confused 
17. You’re acting completely …. Just 
calm down and pull yourself together. 
A) ration B) rational C) rationally
D) irrationally 
18. Einstein’s … went unnoticed at school. 
A) brilliant B) brilliantly C) brilliance
19. This is generally considered to be the 
… guide to Australia. 
A) define B) definitive C) definition
D) definitely 
20. It’s absolutely … why the council 
decided to close down the youth club. 
A) explain B) explanation
C) inexplicable D) inexplicably 
21. I just stood there and listened in … as 
Ben told me the news. 
A) believe B) disbelief C) belief
D) unbelievable 
22. Greg’s … to say the least, so I wouldn’t 
ask him to choose a hotel.
A) decide B) indecisive C) decision
D) deciding 
23. Many children create … friends to talk 
to. 
A) imagine B) imaginary
C) imaginative D) imaginatively 
24. He was found not guilty by reason of 
… and so was sent to a mental institution 
rather than prison. 
A) sane B) insanity C) sanity
D) insane 
25. Your argument is … . Just because 
you want me to be a doctor doesn’t mean I 
want to be one. 
A) logic B) illogical C) logically
D) logical 
26. I’m going to have to mull this …
27. Detectives are still trying to piece … 
28. It took him a very long time to take … 
29. Tell us how you hit … 
30. It took us ages to figure … 
31. I’ve just thought … 
32. I’m not sure we’ve thought … 
A) together exactly what happened that 
evening. 
B) in the fact that he’d never see her 
again. 
C) up a brilliant excuse to tell Rachel. 
D) over for a while before I make a final 
decision. 
E) this through properly yet. 
F) out how to get everyone to the sports 
centre without Phil knowing. 
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33. The fact that more people would 
come here if the place wasn’t so crowded 
is a real … 
A) query B) paradox C) dilemma
D) hunch 
34. Paying mothers a salary to raise their 
children is an interesting … 
A) genius B) inspiration C) ideology
D) notion 
35. You often need to use a little 
educated … when you’re starting a 
cryptic crossword. 
A) notion B) dilemma C) guesswork
D) hunch 
36. Let’s not even … the possibility of 
failure. 
A) consider B) deliberate C) grasp
D) reckon 
Destination C1-C2 
Units 1-2 
1. I’m in a real … and I just don’t know 
what to do. 
A) dilemma B) paradox C) query
D) hunch 
2. They’re staying in rented 
accommodation for the time … 
A) going B) making C) doing D) being 
3. Is it really the first time … first class? 
A) you ever fly B) you’re ever flying 
C) you’ve ever flown D) you’ve ever been 
flying 
4. … getting a pet tarantula? 
A) Does Claire really think of
B) Is Claire really thinking of 
C) Has Claire really thought that 
D) Has Claire really been thinking that 
5. … Alan for hours but he just doesn’t 
answer his mobile. I hope nothing’s 
wrong. 
A) I call B) I’m calling
B) I’ve called D) I’ve been calling 
6. Looking at your CV, I … you used to 
live in Australia. 
A) gather B) do gather
C) am gathering D) have gathered 
7. I … it’s going to snow tonight, don’t 
you? 
A) speculate B) reflect C) reckon
D) ponder 
8. Have you finished with the paper yet? 
I’ve … started reading it! 
A) even B) just C) still D) already 
9. We’re still trying to … together exactly 
what went wrong. 
A) part B) piece C) set 
10. It’s too much information for me to … 
in in one go. 
A) take B) read C) get 
11. You’d better … up a very good excuse 
why you didn’t come to the meeting. 
A) create B) think C) work 
12. Let me mull this … for a while and 
then I’ll get back to you. 
A) about B) in C) over 
13. Toni was totally opposed at first but I 
think she’s … around to the idea now. 
A) come B) made C) taken 
14. I think you should face up … the fact 
that our relation’s over. 
A) on B) with C) to 
15. We’re still trying to … out how the 
burglars got in. 
A) figure B) think C) guess 
16. I’m going to have to … up on what all 
the road signs mean before my driving 
test. 
A) learn B) swot C) look 
17. You really have to have your … about 
you when driving through Birmingham. 
A) wits B) head C) leg D) uptake 
18. It’s a typical example of not being able 
to see the … for the trees. 
A) wood B) head C) leg D) wits 
19. Bill Denver? That name rings a …
A) leg B) wits C) bell D) head 
20. Don’t let success go to your … 
whatever you do! 
A) mind B) wits C) bell D) head 
21. We were kept completely in the … 
about what was going on – they didn’t tell 
us anything! 
A) leg B) dark C) wood D) wits 
22. Am I going round the … or did you 
just ask me to marry you? 
A) bend B) wood C) head D) wits 
23. He’ll never win the court case. My 
solicitor says he doesn’t have a … to stand 
on. 
A) leg B) wits C) wood D) head 
24. Dawn’s a bit slow on the … 
sometimes, so maybe she didn’t realize 
you were suggesting she gave you a job. 
A) dark B) head C) wits D) uptake 

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Students learning English as a second 
language are sometimes given a word by 
their teacher and asked to give an (25) … 
as to what that word means; in other 
words, to provide a (26) …. The (27) … is 
that if you know a word, you can define 
it. (28) … , that might make sense, but in 
reality it is not always (29) … to assume 
that. There are words and phrases that 
even native speakers use in conversation 
without much (30) … which can lead to 
(31) … when you ask a native speaker to 
define them. Take the (32) … of 
‘zeitgeist’, for example, which has 
entered English from German. It’s (33) … 
much easier to use than it is to define. 
With a word like ‘zeitgeist’, it may be 
more (34) … to test the student’s 
understanding in ways other than asking 
them to define it. 
25. A) explain B) explanation
C) unexplained D) explanatory 
26. A) define B) definition C) defined
D) definitely
27. A) assume B) assumption
C) assuming
D) assumed 
28. A) logic B) logical C) illogic
D) logically 
29. A) reason B) reasoning
C) reasonable
D) reasonably 
30. A) think B) thought C) thoughtful
D) thinking 
31. A) confuse B) confusion
C) confused D) confusing 
32. A) conceive B) concept
C) conceivable D) conception
33. A) doubt B) doubtful
C) doubtfully D) undoubtedly 
34. A) sense B) nonsense C) sensible
D) senseless 
35. That’s the last time I forget to take 
Darren’s views into … when I make a 
decision. 
A) account B) belief C) sense
D) impression 
36. Sean, have you made up your … yet 
what you’re doing this evening? 
A) belief B) mind C) impression
D) account 
Destination C1-C2 
Unit 3 
1. Rick should know about the meeting 
because I … him about it yesterday. 
A) told B) have told 
2. … you … last July while you were both 
backpacking around Europe? 
A) Did/meet B) Have/met 
3. I’m resigning because the pressure at 
work … too much for me. 
A) has become B) became 
4. A month ago, I … a letter from Neil, but 
I haven’t replied. 
A) got B) have got 
5. – Why are you out of breath? 
- Because I … for the last hour. 
A) exercised B) was exercising 
C) have exercised
D) have been exercising 
6. Your light was on when I walked past 
last night. 
Yes, I … online to my cousin in Australia. 
A) chatted B) was chatting 
C) were chatting D) had chatted 
7. You’ve really improved on the flute. 
Well, I hope so because I … a lot lately. 
A) practised B) was practising 
C) have practising
D) have been practising 
8. You’re not jealous of my other friends, 
are you? 
No, but you … quite a lot of them recently. 
A) saw B) were seeing 
C) have seeing D) have been seeing 
9. I didn’t wake you up, did I? 
No, I …
A) didn’t sleep B) wasn’t sleeping 
C) haven’t sleeping D) haven’t been 
sleeping 
10. Did you quit your job in the end? 
I … of doing so for a long time, but then I 
decided not to. 
A) thought B) was thinking 
C) have been thinking D) had been 
thinking 
11. Why is your street such a mess? 
Oh, the council … up the roads, but they 
should finish this weekend. 
A) dug B) was digging 
C) has dug D) has been digging 

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12. The ambulance … by the time the 
reporters … to the scene of the accident. 
A) left/got B) had left/got
C) left/had got D) was leaving/had got 
13. Before I … Dr Christian, I … a 
number of different specialists. 
A) met/saw B) had met/saw 
C) met/had seen D) was meeting/saw 
14. It … only the second time I … ever … 
in a helicopter. 
A) was/had/been B) had been/was/- 
C) was/-/was D) had been/had/been 
15. Up to the moment when Mr 
O’Donnell … ‘You’re fired’, I … no idea 
why he wanted to see me. 
A) said/had B) said/had had 
C) had said/had had D) had said/had 
16. When Tonya … eating, she … the 
waiter to bring the bill. 
A) had finished/asked
B) finished/had asked 
C) finished/was asking
D) had finished/had asked 
17. Luckily, I … just … the end of my 
essay when the teacher … us all to put 
our pens down. 
A) had/reached/told
B) -/reached/had told 
C) was/reaching/had told
D) -/reached/had been telling 
18. When you called, I … for ten hours. 
A) I worked B) was working 
C) had worked D) had been working 
19. Our grandparents … us to the 
seaside as children.
A) had taken B) were taking 
C) had been taking D) would take 
20. Secondary school was frightening, 
but I soon … with the other children. 
A) used to being B) would be 
C) used to be D) got used to being 
21. I never … karate lessons, but now 
I’m starting to. 
A) used to take B) got used to take 
C) used to taking D) would be taken 
22. How long … before Val finally turned 
up? 
A) have you been waiting
B) are you waiting 
C) you waited
D) had you been waiting 
23. You … be so good at backgammon, 
did you? 
A) never used to B) are used to 
C) got used to D) wouldn’t
24. Could you tell me, sir, what you … in 
the park at three in the morning? 
A) have done B) have been doing 
C) were doing D) had done 
25. I was angry when you saw me because 
I … with my sister. 
A) have been arguing B) had been 
arguing 
C) argued D) would argue 
26. The Black Pirate … over a million 
copies already this year. 
A) had sold B) has sold 
C) had been selling D) was selling 
27. Don’t throw the paper away because I 
… it yet.
A) haven’t read B) hadn’t read 
C) haven been reading
D) hadn’t been reading 
28. By the time we arrived, the film … 
A) has already started B) would already 
start 
C) already started
D) had already started 
29. We had to walk home in the end 
because Jimmy … his car keys. 
A) has been losing B) had lost 
C) was losing D) had been losing 
30. It took Edward a long time to … living 
in Canada. 
A) be used to B) used to 
C) get used to D) be used 
31. I’d love to have lived in the old days, 
when people … to market by horse and 
carriage. 
A) have been travelling
B) would travel 
C) got used to travelling
D) had been travelling 
32. I much preferred it when we … to 
Wales every summer on holiday. 
A) used to go B) were used to going
C) had gone D) have been doing 
33. Your teacher called me today and said 
that you … in the playground again. 
A) had been fighting B) used to fight 
C) have fought D) would fight 
34. I … Janine a book for her birthday, 
but she … it before. 
A) got/read B) had got/read 
C) got/had read D) was getting/read 
35. I don’t know who’s responsible 
because I … here long. 
A) didn’t work B) hadn’t worked 

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C) haven’t worked D) isn’t working 
36. There … a number of different 
reasons for our divorce. 
A) were B) have been
C) was D) has been 
Destination C1-C2 
Unit 4 
1. The weather’s been so … today that I 
don’t know what to wear. 
A) change B) changeable C) exchange
D) unchanging
2. Bonnie showed a lot of … in the way 
she handled the problem with Olivia. 
A) mature B) maturity C) immature
D) maturation 
3. The flats were built in the 1960s, but 
they were all … in the 90s. 
A) modern B) modernized
C) modernize D) modernisation 
4. Jack got in a lot of trouble for … 
breaking school rules. 
A) persist B) persistently
C) persistence D) persistent 
5. I really don’t think I’d have the … to 
finish a marathon! 
A) endure B) endurance C) endurable
D) enduring 
6. I feel a lot better since I decided to 
stop eating … food. 
A) process B) processed C) processor
D) processing
7. Can we … the lesson for next 
Wednesday? 
A) arranging B) rearrange
C) arrangement D) arranged 
8. We need to rely more on wave power, 
wind power and other … sources of 
energy. 
A) new B) renewable C) renewal
D) newness 
9. I gradually lost tough with Ricardo 
after his … to Islam. 
A) convert B) conversion
C) convertible D) converted 
10. I’m scanning my gran’s photos onto 
my computer because they’d be … if 
anything happened to them. 
A) place B) irreplaceable C) replace
D) placement 
11. Sometimes I wonder how many of the 
changes we see around us will really … 
A) endure B) decay C) innovation
D) mature 
12. There has been a real … in attitudes 
towards this lately.
A) modify B) shift C) potential
D) progress 
13. Mobile phones that receive TV 
programmes are real … 
A) decay B) endure C) innovation
D) substitute 
14. Iris has a lot of … and should do well 
in her future career. 
A) mature B) modify C) progress
D) potential 
15. You have to try to be … about the 
situation and use your experience to find a 
solution. 
A) modify B) endure C) mature
D) switch 
16. This isn’t my laptop! Someone must 
have … my bag and theirs. 
A) endured B) switched C) decay
D) shift 
17. We’ve made a lot of … with the plans, 
but we still have a long way to go. 
A) progress B) substitute C) decay
D) endure 
18. You might have learnt the theory, but 
there’s no … for practical experience. 
A) innovation B) substitute C) modify
D) potential 
19. When trees fall and start to …, they 
provide a home for many insects. 
A) progress B) endure C) decay
D) mature 
20. I’ve … the design by giving the car six 
wheels instead of four. 
A) endured B) decayed C) switched
D) modified 
Some people think ‘geek’ is a negative 
term for someone who spends all their 
time on computers. Well, we at 
Compulearn think it’s a positive thing! If 
you’re interested in becoming a computer 
(21) … , if you enjoy reading the (22) … to 
find out what’s really going on inside 
consumer ( 23) … like the latest plasma 
TV, then we want to hear from you. 
Our six-week course covers everything 
from (24) … music (25) … from the 
Internet to writing your own games. You’ll 
learn how to (26)… your own website to 
the Internet and how to solve (27) … 

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problems in the latest programming 
languages. Go (28)… now and visit us on 
the net. (29) … on ‘Opportunities’ and 
start your future now. 
(If for any reason our website is (30)… , 
or you are unable to connect to the 
Internet, call us on 0800-
COMPULEARN.) 
21. A) programmer B) manual
C) click D) file 
22. A) click B) manual C) download D) 
upload
23. A) complex B) offline C) click
D) electronics
24. A) programmer B) downloading
C) online 
D) complex 
25. A) files B) click C) upload
D) manual
26. A) upload B) offline C) electronics
D) files 
27. A) complex B) manual C) online
D) upload 
28. A) file B) online C) download
D) click 
29 A) Manual B) Complex C) File
D) Click 
30. A) download B) complex C) offline
D) click 
31. Why don’t you … those wet things 
and put something dry on? 
A) change out of B) turn into
C) wear out D) fade away 
32. The image on the screen … and I new 
it was a computer virus. 
A) faded away B) backed up
C) use up D) key in 
33. Let’s … your new game and see if it 
works. 
A) test out B) do away of
C) change around D) turn into 
34. You’ll regret it if you don’t … your 
important date. 
A) back up B) turn into C) wear out D) 
mix up
35. Did you hear they’re thinking of … 
identity cards? 
A) doing away with B) fading away C) 
using up D) changing into 
36. You need to … your details and then 
press ‘enter’. 
A) key in B) do away with
C) taking apart D) wearing out 
Destination C1-C2 
Unit 4 
1. The weather’s been so … today that I 
don’t know what to wear. 
A) change B) changeable C) exchange
D) unchanging
2. Bonnie showed a lot of … in the way 
she handled the problem with Olivia. 
A) mature B) maturity C) immature
D) maturation 
3. The flats were built in the 1960s, but 
they were all … in the 90s. 
A) modern B) modernized
C) modernize
D) modernisation 
4. Jack got in a lot of trouble for … 
breaking school rules. 
A) persist B) persistently
C) persistence D) persistent 
5. I really don’t think I’d have the … to 
finish a marathon! 
A) endure B) endurance
C) endurable D) enduring 
6. I feel a lot better since I decided to stop 
eating … food. 
A) process B) processed
C) processor D) processing
7. Can we … the lesson for next 
Wednesday? 
A) arranging B) rearrange
C) arrangement D) arranged 
8. We need to rely more on wave power, 
wind power and other … sources of 
energy. 
A) new B) renewable C) renewal
D) newness 
9. I gradually lost tough with Ricardo after 
his … to Islam. 
A) convert B) conversion C) convertible
D) converted 
10. I’m scanning my gran’s photos onto 
my computer because they’d be … if 
anything happened to them. 
A) place B) irreplaceable C) replace
D) placement 
11. Sometimes I wonder how many of the 
changes we see around us will really … 
A) endure B) decay C) innovation
D) mature 

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12. There has been a real … in attitudes 
towards this lately.
A) modify B) shift C) potential
D) progress 
13. Mobile phones that receive TV 
programmes are real … 
A) decay B) endure C) innovation
D) substitute 
14. Iris has a lot of … and should do well 
in her future career. 
A) mature B) modify C) progress
D) potential 
15. You have to try to be … about the 
situation and use your experience to find 
a solution. 
A) modify B) endure C) mature
D) switch 
16. This isn’t my laptop! Someone must 
have … my bag and theirs. 
A) endured B) switched C) decay
D) shift 
17. We’ve made a lot of … with the plans, 
but we still have a long way to go. 
A) progress B) substitute C) decay
D) endure 
18. You might have learnt the theory, 
but there’s no … for practical experience. 
A) innovation B) substitute C) modify
D) potential 
19. When trees fall and start to …, they 
provide a home for many insects. 
A) progress B) endure C) decay
D) mature 
20. I’ve … the design by giving the car 
six wheels instead of four. 
A) endured B) decayed C) switched
D) modified 
Some people think ‘geek’ is a negative 
term for someone who spends all their 
time on computers. Well, we at 
Compulearn think it’s a positive thing! If 
you’re interested in becoming a 
computer (21) … , if you enjoy reading 
the (22) … to find out what’s really going 
on inside consumer ( 23) … like the 
latest plasma TV, then we want to hear 
from you. 
Our six-week course covers everything 
from (24) … music (25) … from the 
Internet to writing your own games. 
You’ll learn how to (26)… your own 
website to the Internet and how to solve 
(27) … problems in the latest 
programming languages. Go (28)… now 
and visit us on the net. (29) … on 
‘Opportunities’ and start your future now. 
(If for any reason our website is (30)… , or 
you are unable to connect to the Internet, 
call us on 0800-COMPULEARN.) 
21. A) programmer B) manual
C) click D) file 
22. A) click B) manual C) download
D) upload
23. A) complex B) offline C) click
D) electronics
24. A) programmer B) downloading
C) online D) complex 
25. A) files B) click C) upload
D) manual
26. A) upload B) offline C) electronics
D) files 
27. A) complex B) manual C) online
D) upload 
28. A) file B) online C) download
D) click 
29 A) Manual B) Complex C) File
D) Click 
30. A) download B) complex C) offline
D) click 
31. Why don’t you … those wet things and 
put something dry on? 
A) change out of B) turn into
C) wear out D) fade away 
32. The image on the screen … and I new 
it was a computer virus. 
A) faded away B) backed up C) use up
D) key in 
33. Let’s … your new game and see if it 
works. 
A) test out B) do away of
C) change around D) turn into 
34. You’ll regret it if you don’t … your 
important date. 
A) back up B) turn into C) wear out
D) mix up
35. Did you hear they’re thinking of … 
identity cards? 
A) doing away with B) fading away
C) using up D) changing into 
36. You need to … your details and then 
press ‘enter’. 
A) key in B) do away with
C) taking apart D) wearing out 

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Destination C1-C2 
Units 3-4 
1. When Josh phoned, he sounded like 
he … quite a shock. 
A) had B) had had C) had been having
D) would have 
2. Just as you arrived, I … ready to go 
out. 
A) have got B) would get
C) have been getting D) was getting 
3. The computer has had an enormous 
… on the way we work. 
A) impression B) influence C) change
D) alternation 
4. It might sound strange, but dinner 
yesterday was the first time I … octopus. 
A) was eating B) have eaten
C) have been eating D) had eaten 
5. Make sure you … up the data on your 
computer, because you might get a 
virus. 
A) back B) copy C) store D) save 
6. The Minister was accused of … the 
truth. 
A) distorting B) revising C) reforming
D) shifting 
7. That new painting looks a bit out of … 
in our living room, don’t you think? 
A) room B) space C) place D) spot 
8. I woke up late for my interview 
because I … about it all night and didn’t 
get much sleep. 
A) worried B) have been worrying
C) had been worrying D) had worried 
9. Jason wasn’t interested in the film 
because he … already … it. 
A) -/saw B) was/seeing
C) had/been seeing D) had/seen 
10. I was shocked because it was the 
first time I … Alec use such bad 
language. 
A) heard B) was hearing
C) had been heard D) had heard 
11. In his younger days, my grandfather 
… be a pretty good tennis player. 
A) would B) was used to
C) had D) used to 
12. The dog … in the mud, so he was 
absolutely filthy. 
A) played B) had played
C) were playing D) had been playing 
13. A week into our camping holiday, we 
… cooking in the open air. 
A) would B) were used to C) used to
D) got used 
14. Johnson was … the lead until the final 
bend, where he fell off his bike. 
A) in B) on C) at D) of 
15. I’m afraid our Conference Room is … 
use at the moment, but I’ll call you when 
it’s free. 
A) in B) on C) at D) of 
16. The Internet provides access … an 
incredible amount of information. 
A) at B) on C) in D) to 
17. Dr Fisher told us that Grandad’s 
health had changed … the better, so we 
could see him. 
A) in B) for C) of D) with 
18. The manager announced that the 
meeting had been postponed and would be 
held … a later date. 
A) at B) to C) for D) of 
19. Don’t believe everything you read … 
the Web. 
A) on B) in C) at D) with 
20. I don’t think Nikki would’ve hurt your 
feelings … purpose. 
A) in B) by C) at D) on 
21. The champion has been … very good 
form recently, so he should win this 
match. 
A) in B) at C) with D) of 
22. I often … Sean … his twin brother, 
Michael. 
A) turn/over B) do/up
C) change/with D) mix up/with 
23. You are working … the clock, so don’t 
waste time. 
A) in B) by C) for D) against 
24. Isn’t it about time we … the living 
room. 
A) do up B) to do up C) doing up
D) did up 
25. What’s the use … my offering you 
advice if you won’t listen? 
A) of B) up C) with D) at 
26. Kevin has turned … a new leaf since 
he got out of prison. 
A) out B) of C) from D) over 
Born in 1940, UK businessman Sir Clive 
Sinclair has an (27)… place in the minds 
of British people for two reasons. First, he 
was the man who (28) … home computing 

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with the ZX series of computers, and 
secondly, he was the man whose (29)… 
to the car, the C5, failed spectacularly to 
capture the public imagination. 
Sinclair’s products, the ZX81 and its 
successful (30)…, the ZX Spectrum, were 
small, affordable computers that sold in 
huge numbers in the early 1980s. 
Despite limited (31)… , they allowed 
people to play computer games in their 
own home for the first time, and even 
introduced people to the word (32)… . 
The C5, a one-person vehicle that ran on 
(33) … , was produced in 1984 and was 
Sinclair’s attempt to (34)… transport. 
However, it was (35)… criticized in the 
press for being unsafe and impractical in 
the British climate and production of the 
C5 was (36)… in August, 1985. 
27. A) endure B) endurance
C) enduring D) endured 
28. A) revolt B) revolution
C) revolutionized D) revolutionary 
29. A) alter B) alternation
C) alternate D) alternative 
30. A) place B) replace
C) replacement D) replaceable 
31. A) capability B) capably
C) incapable D) capable 
32. A) processing B) processed
C) process D) processor 
33. A) electricity B) electric
C) electrician D) electrically 
34. A) modernization B) modernize
C) modernity D) modern 
35. A) persist B) persistence
C) persistently D) persistent 
36. A) continuity B) continuous
C) continuously D) discontinued 
Destination C1-C2
Unit 5 
1. We are pleased to announce that Keith 
Danish … replace Susan Williams as 
Operations Manager from 24th 
September. 
A) does B) is about to C) is to D) is due 
2. I … Penny for her advice, but I’m not 
so sure that’s such a good idea now. 
A) am going to ask B) was going to ask 
C) was asking D) will ask 
3. Once … broadband, you won’t want to 
go back to a dial-up connection. 
A) you’ll be using B) you’ll have used
C) you’ve been used D) you’ve used 
4. … find out more about the costs before 
we make a final decision? 
A) Do I B) Will I C) Shall I
D) Am I due to 
5. … to the Finance Manager or the 
Accounts Manager? 
A) Will you be reporting
B) Will you have been reporting 
C) Shall you be reporting
D) Are you on the verge of reporting 
6. This time tomorrow, Barry will … across 
the Pacific for exactly three months. 
A) be rowing B) have rowed
C) be rowed D) have been rowing 
7. When … treating me with some respect 
at work? 
A) will they have started
B) are they going to start 
C) are they starting
D) will they be starting 
8. Were you really just on the point …? 
A) of resigning B) to resign
C) with resignation
D) of having resigned 
9. Sonia looks like she … asleep any 
minute! 
A) falls B) has fallen C) is falling
D) is going to fall 
10. When I leave school, I … a journalist. 
A) am being B) shall going to be 
C) am D) am going to be 
11. Watch out or you … into trouble! 
A) are getting B) get 
C) are going to get D) shall get 
12. Fiona and Jerry … arrogant when they 
release their CD, are they? 
A) aren’t becoming
B) aren’t going to become 
C) won’t become D) haven’t become 
13. I can’t come to the beach this 
weekend, I’m afraid, as we … my 
grandparents. 
A) will visit B) visit
C) are visiting D) going to visit 
14. The Prime Minister … all of your 
questions in due course. 
A) will answer B) is answering 
C) going to answer D) answer 
15. What time … your plane …? 
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C) is/going to arrive D) will/be arriving 
16. I … into the office on Saturday 
morning if you like, Pete. 
A) will come B) am coming 
C) have come D) will be coming 
17. Carol, … you … Harry how to use the 
photocopier, please? 
A) Are/showing B) Are/going to show 
C) Will/be showing D) Will/show 
18. From the look of things, it … later 
today. 
A) shall snow B) snows 
C) is snowing D) is going to snow 
19. I think we … out of these by the end 
of the day. 
A) will sell B) will be selling 
C) will have sold D) are selling 
20. On Tuesday, Toby … with company 
for exactly 35 years. 
A) will be B) will have been 
C) is going to be
D) will have been being 
21. When we meet tomorrow afternoon, 
… you already … a chance to look at the 
sales figures? 
A) are/having B) have/had
C) will/have D) will/have had 
22. Ron’s going to be very surprised 
when he hears the news. He definitely … 
it. 
A) won’t expect
B) won’t have been expected 
C) won’t have been expecting
D) isn’t expecting 
23. They are … whether to close the 
Paris office. 
A) on the point of B) the point of
C) at the point of D) in the point 
24. In three days’ time we … here for 
exactly two years. 
A) have been living B) will live 
C) will be living D) will have lived 
25. We … for you at reception when you 
arrive. 
A) will wait B) will be waiting 
C) will have waited
D) will have been waiting 
26. How many people … you … for the 
position tomorrow? 
A) will/ be interviewed
B) will/be interviewing 
C) will/have interviewed
D) will/have been interviewing 
27. I’ll take notes while Ahmed … the 
questions. 
A) asks B) will ask C) will be asking
D) will have asked 
28. I … give a presentation to the board on 
Friday morning. 
A) am due to B) am in verge of
C) about to
D) on the point of 
29. Are you about … home? 
A) in going B) to going C) at go
D) to go 
30. Actually, we are … verge of a general 
election. 
A) in a B) on the C) at the D) in the 
31. I’m in a rush because the train … at 4. 
A) leaves B) will leave C) will have left
D) will have been leaving 
32. The factory is … next July. 
A) opens B) opened C) will open
D) to open 
33. I won’t give you a pay rise until you … 
here for three years. 
A) work B) are working 
C) will have worked
D) have been working 
34. It looks as if Jake … his job by the end 
of the week. 
A) loses B) will have lost 
C) will lose D) have lost 
35. I … for a huge multinational one day. 
A) work B) have been working 
C) am working D) am going to work 
36. I’m going to get my degree, then … a 
well-paid job. 
A) will get B) getting C) to get D) get 
Destination C1-C2 
Unit 6 
1. I’ll only be working here for a couple of 
weeks. I’m a … worker. 
A) punctual B) overdue C) temporary D) 
timely 
2. It couldn’t have happened at a better 
time! What a … arrival! 
A) timely B) seasonal C) overdue
D) temporary 

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3. It depends on the time of year. It’s a … 
problem. 
A) obsolete B) overdue C) seasonal
D) simultaneous 
4. I get to work at nine o’clock on the dot 
every day. I try to be … 
A) punctual B) provisional
C) temporary D) obsolete 
5. We both said it at exactly the same 
time. Our answer was … 
A) seasonal B) timely C) overdue
D) simultaneous 
6. We can’t use that software on our new 
computers. It’s … 
A) obsolete B) punctual C) timely
D) simultaneous 
7. It’s the first draft of the text. We can 
changes it later if we want. It’s only … 
A) provisional B) overdue C) seasonal
D) temporary 
8. They should have sent that to us ages 
ago. It’s long … 
A) overdue B) obsolete C) punctual
D) seasonal
9. We live in a/an … of mass 
communication. 
A) era B) frequency C) phase
D) spell 
10. After a short … of being unemployed, 
I decided to set up my own business. 
A) millennium B) era C) spell
D) century 
11. It was in the twentieth … that 
humans first developed nuclear 
weapons. 
A) phase B) era C) millennium
D) century 
12. Despite advances in technology, no 
human being will ever live for a … in my 
opinion. 
A) frequency B) millennium
C) era D) span 
13. The council is planning to increase 
the … of buses to the city centre.
A) frequency B) span C) spell
D) century 
14. I did a brief … in the navy, and then 
decided it wasn’t for me! 
A) stint B) century C) phase
D) span 
15. I’ve got a very short concentration … 
A) phase B) era C) frequency
D) span 
16. It’s just a … that most teenagers go 
through. Don’t worry! 
A) century B) span C) phase
D) era 
17. I’m so … under with work at the 
moment – it’s awful! 
A) iced B) rained C) snowed
D) fogged 
18. The company’s announced it’s … off 
over 1,000 workers. 
A) leaving B) laying C) setting
D) giving 
19. They’re planning to … down their 
operation in Greece and concentrate on 
Eastern Europe. 
A) wind B) tie C) roll D) stretch 
20. I’m not sure if I’m doing it right, but I’ll 
try to … ahead with it anyway. 
A) drive B) bang C) touch D) press 
21. Something’s … up, so I’m afraid I 
won’t be able to make it this afternoon. 
A) shown B) pulled C) cropped
D) cut 
22. Could you lend me some money to … 
me over to the end of the month? 
A) hand B) tide C) get D) make 
23. I didn’t … out to be a millionaire – I 
just wanted to run a successful business. 
A) set B) go C) begin D) watch 
24. Mona’s going to leave early this 
afternoon but she says she’ll … up the 
hours tomorrow. 
A) find B) make C) catch D) bring 
25. The government needs to … end this 
ridiculous bureaucratic system. 
A) put the B) get an C) put an
D) get the 
Margaret Thatcher 
Few British politicians have aroused more 
passion than Margaret Thatcher, who was 
Prime Minister from 1979 until 1990. It is 
no (26) … that, during her premiership, 
Britain went through a period of (27)… 
change. Those who support Thatcher’s 
policies say she was responsible for 
changing Britain’s (28)… union laws and 
smashing union power, paving the way for 
the creation of a modern, (29) … economy 
which required much higher (30)… , 
efficiency and wage-restraint on the part 
of the (31)… than in the past. One of her 
core beliefs was that it was (32)… which 

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was responsible for running companies, 
rather than unions or the government. 
Critics of Margaret Thatcher point to the 
very high (33)… figures of the 1980s – 
the official (34)… total had risen from 
just over one million people out of work 
in 1979 to over three million by 1982. 
When Margaret Thatcher realised that 
she had lost the support of many of her 
MPs in November 1990 and stood down 
as Prime Minister, the nation was split. 
Some saw her resignation as (35)… , and 
wished she would continue. Others felt it 
could not have come too soon. Even 
today, (36)… and economists are divided 
as to whether her legacy was positive or 
negative overall. 
26. A) incident B) coincidence
C) incidence D) coincidentally 
27. A) moment B) momentous
C) momentary D) momentarily 
28. A) antiquated B) antique
C) antiquity D) antiquities 
29. A) competitive B) compete
C) competition D) competitively 
30. A) produce B) productivity
C) produced D) production
31. A) manage B) manager
C) managerial D) management
32. A) workers B) work C) working
D) workable 
33. A) unemployment B) employ
C) employable D) employed 
34. A) job B) jobless C) jobbing
35. A) untimely B) time
C) timetable D) timeless 
36. A) history B) historic
C) historians D) historically 
Destination C1-C2 
Units 5-6 
1. Are you really snowed … with work at 
the moment? 
A) up B) out C) in D) under 
2. Could you lend me five euros to tide 
me … until I get my pocket money? 
A) out B) over C) up D) in 
3. Something’s cropped … so I’m afraid 
we’ll have to postpone the meeting. 
A) on B) over C) up D) in 
4. We’d better not take … any more staff 
until sales increase. 
A) over B) out C) in D) on 
5. What time does Jenny usually knock … 
from work? 
A) off B) at C) up D) in 
6. The Prime Minister is determined to 
press … with the changes despite 
concerns from his own MPs. 
A) on B) up C) in D) on 
7. Over 3,000 workers were laid … when 
the company moved its factory abroad. 
A) away B) off C) up D) in 
8. At the end of the month, Sarah … in 
government for exactly 40 years. 
A) is working B) will work C) will be 
working 
D) will have been working 
9. The film is … released at the end of next 
year. 
A) on the verge of being
B) on the point of being
C) due to be D) about to be 
10. We’d just been informed that Nick … 
the new Managing Director. 
A) was to be B) was being 
C) is going to be D) will be 
11. Would you pick the kids up from 
school this afternoon. 
No, I’m afraid I …
A) wouldn’t B) can’t C) shan’t D) don’t 
12. Toby’s extremely …; he turns up every 
day at nine o’clock on the dot. 
A) temporary B) long-standing 
C) punctual D) subsequent 
13. Have you considered applying for a job 
with the … service? 
A) civil B) civic C) national
D) government 
14. Too many people work in the public … 
in this country, in my opinion. 
A) division B) zone C) area D) sector 
15. Most teenagers go through a rebellious 
… for a few years but they soon grow out 
of it. 
A) stint B) span C) duration D) phase 
16. Sandy won’t know which university 
she’s going to until she … her exam 
results. 
A) will get B) will have got C) have got
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17. Once we get your blood test results, 
we … on the best course of action. 
A) decide B) will decide
C) are deciding D) have decided 
18. Watch out! That car … 
A) reverses B) will reverse
C) is reversing D) have reversed 
19. The day got … to a flying start when 
we heard that Bob had been given his 
own TV series. 
A) on B) at C) off D) in 
20. The headmaster was determined to 
... an end to all bullying at the school. 
A) take B) get C) give D) put 
21. No one … this day and age believes 
in witches, do they? 
A) in B) on C) at D) for 
22. We were just on the point … leaving 
for the airport when we heard all planes 
had been grounded. 
A) of B) at C) on D) in 
23. Ralph would hand in his resignation 
… the drop of a hat if he could find a 
better job. 
A) on B) in C) at D) – 
24. That medicine worked … magic and I 
started to feel better immediately. 
A) as a B) as C) like a D) like 
25. … I get something for dinner when I 
go to the shop, Angie? 
A) Shall B) Would C) Do D) Have 
26. Do you think you … the computer 
set up by the time I arrive? 
A) will get B) will be getting
C) have got D) will have got 
(27)… at Shepparton Carpets Ltd voted 
today to continue with their industrial 
action. Union leader Elaine Watkins 
issued a statement saying: ‘Although we 
do not envisage an all-out strike at this 
stage, everyone at the plant will continue 
to refuse to work (28)… until this dispute 
is settled. We urge (29)… to reconsider 
their proposals.’ The industrial action, 
which began three weeks ago, has 
affected (30)… at the factory. Joe Turner, 
Managing Director of Shepparton 
Carpets, has, however, refused to bow to 
union demands. ‘If Shepparton Carpets 
wants to survive, it has to become more 
(31)…, he said. It is my responsibility as 
an (32)… of over 500 (33)… to ensure 
this company continues to make a profit. 
(34)…, we have to make changes to 
improve efficiency. If we don’t, we’ll all be 
out of a job. It may not be pleasant, but it 
is essential. Some of the working practices 
at the factory are, frankly, (35)… and 
totally (36)… to the modern world. I just 
wish the unions would work with me on 
this, rather than fighting me every step of 
the way. 
27. A) work B) workers C) working
D) workplace 
28. A) time B) timely C) timeless
D) overtime 
29. A) manage B) managers
C) manageable D) managed 
30. A) produce B) productive
C) productivity D) productively
31. A) complete B) competitive
C) competition D) competitively 
32. A) employ B) employment
C) employer D) employee 
33. A) employ B) employers
C) employed D) employees 
34. A) Period B) Periodically
C) Periodical D) Periodic 
35. A) antique B) antiquity
C) antiquated
36. A) apply B) applicant
C) applicability D) inapplicable 
Destination C1-C2 
Unit 7 
1. When Nadine arrived, she soon … at all 
her jokes. 
A) had everyone laughed
B) had laughed everyone 
C) had everyone laughing
D) had laughed everyone 
2. The government must … strong 
measures against crime. 
A) be seen be taking B) see to be taking 
C) seen to take D) be seen to be taking 
3. Mrs Davies asked me to tell you that 
she would like … by Friday at the latest. 
A) the orders sent
B) sending the orders
C) that you sent D) sent the orders 
4. Joining a gym … , but I didn’t really 
fancy the idea. 
A) was suggested me
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C) was suggested to me
D) was suggesting me 
5. There … between 4,000 and 6,000 
languages in the world, depending on 
how you count them. 
A) say to be B) are said that
C) are said to be D) said being 
6. I spoke to Victor last night and he 
says he … while he was on holiday. 
A) had stolen his phone
B) got stolen his phone
C) was got his phone stolen
D) had his phone stolen 
7. Why didn’t you … you when you 
moved house? 
A) have Aaron help
B) have got Aaron help
C) have Aaron helped
D) get Aaron help 
8. Profits … slightly next year, although 
we don’t predict any job losses. 
A) expect to fall B) are expecting to fall
C) are expected falling
D) are expected to fall 
9. It’s hard to believe that this film … 
completely by computer. 
A) was been generating
B) has generated
C) has been generated
D) was to generate 
10. As soon as Dad …, we can leave. 
A) has the car starting
B) has got the car started 
C) got started the car
D) was got starting the car 
11. Could you tell where your passport 
… ? 
A) issued B) was issued
C) had issued D) was issuing 
12. When the winning actor … finally …, 
a big cheer went up. 
A) has/announced
B) was/announced 
C) was/announcing D) -/announced 
13. … your business trip to Calcutta 
next week … by the Indian office? 
A) Has/confirmed
B) Has/been confirmed 
C) was/confirming
D) Will/be confirming 
14. Everyone who … to the wedding 
came. 
A) was been invited B) has invited 
C) were invited D) had been invited 
15. The wire coat hanger … in 1903 by a 
Mr Parkhouse. 
A) invented B) has invented 
C) has been invented D) was invented 
16. The issue … in Parliament yesterday, 
but no decisions were taken. 
A) discussed B) was discussing
C) had discussed D) was discussed 
17. By the time we get there, the problem 
should …out. 
A) be sorted B) have sorted
C) had been sorted
D) have been sorted 
18. Britain … by the Romans under 
Emperor Claudius in 43 AD. 
A) invaded B) was invaded
C) had invaded D) was invading 
19. The party … months in advance, but 
we still had problems. 
A) had been planned B) was planned
C) has been planning
D) has been planned 
20. After … , I was allowed to leave the 
hospital.
A) be treated B) treating
C) treated D) being treated 
21. We boarded the ship and … to our 
cabin by a steward. 
A) were shown B) were showing
C) had shown D) had been showing 
22. The new supermarket … by an actor 
from a soap opera. 
A) is to be opened B) is to open 
C) has to be opening D) has to open 
23. Global warming is thought … by 
pollution. 
A) to be caused B) to cause
C) is caused D) to be causing 
24. There … to be about 5,400 different 
species of mammals. 
A) are to be estimated B) are estimated 
C) is estimated D) has been estimated 
25. The escaped prisoner is believed … a 
rope to climb the wall. 
A) to use B) to have used
C) to be using D) to be used 
26. It … that about 60% of a man’s body 
mass is water. 
A) is to be calculated B) has calculated 
C) calculated D) is calculated 
27. Over 200 people … to have been 
injured in the explosion. 
A) are understanding
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C) are being understood
D) are understood 
28. It is considered impolite in some 
cultures … with your left hand. 
A) to be eaten B) to eating
C) to eat D) to have eating 
29. There … to have been 60 crates of 
olives in the order, not 600! 
A) mean B) were meant B) meant
D) was mean 
30. … has been suggested that people 
who don’t recycle should pay more tax. 
A) It B) There C) It’s D) They 
31. Your order is guaranteed … within 
three working days. 
A) will be delivered B) being delivered 
C) has to deliver D) to be delivered 
32. Before … to see the invention, I had 
to agree not to tell anyone. 
A) allowing B) allowed
C) being allowed D) had allowed 
33. We’re looking forward to … a guided 
tour of the whole factory.
A) being given B) be given
C) give D) be giving 
34. Don’t bother redecorating yourself – 
… a professional … it.
A) have/do B) make/to do C) ask/do
D) have/done 
35. Tell Gordon yourself! Don’t try … me 
… your dirty work for you! 
A) getting/do B) to get/doing
C) get/to do D) to get/to do 
36. I … for over 20 minutes on the 
phone! 
A) was kept waiting B) kept to waiting 
C) was keeping waiting
D) had kept to wait 
Destination C1-C2 
Unit 7-8 
1. Why don’t you have a doctor … at 
your arm if it’s hurting you? 
A) to look B) looking C) look
D) for looking 
2. Mr Parris said he’d like … by Monday, 
if that’s possible. 
A) finished the report
B) the report will be finished 
C) the report finished
D) have the report finished 
3. Ben crept … on Lisa and put his hands 
over her eyes. 
A) out B) round C) off D) up 
4. The company is expected … a healthy 
profit this year. 
A) make B) to make C) making
D) for making 
5. The new Arts Centre seems to have 
been … construction for quite some time. 
A) in B) under C) on D) below 
6. We … a friend of ours … our car. 
A) had/fix B) got/fix C) had/fixed
D) got/fixed 
7. Would you mind just … me a bath while 
I get changed? 
A) taking B) running C) doing 
8. I didn’t tell you about the possibility of 
the trip because I didn’t want to … your 
hopes. 
A) lift B) raise C) boost 
9. The colour of the computer is beside the 
… - I want to know that it’s reliable. 
A) point B) subject C) theme 
10. When I got the opportunity to go to 
China, I … at the chance. 
A) moved B) jumped C) ran 
11. The lecture was interesting, but I 
found the argument quite difficult to …. 
A) track B) watch C) follow 
12. I didn’t think my plan was going to 
work, but everything … into place at the 
right time. 
A) fell B) went C) moved 
13. We were enjoying the barbecue, but 
the weather started to … a little cold so we 
went inside. 
A) go B) turn C) do 
14. Millions of children around the world 
will … hungry tonight, and I don’t think 
that’s fair. 
A) go B) get C) suffer 
15. The situation has been getting … 
worse for many years now. 
A) steady B) unsteady C) steadily
D) unsteadily 
16. The heavy snow meant that the 
mountain roads were … for over a week. 
A) passage B) pass C) passable
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17. From our house to the centre of town 
is about four miles as the … flies. 
A) cow B) bird C) beeline D) crow 
18. I know the brochure said the villas 
was ‘peaceful’, but it was actually in the 
… of nowhere. 
A) track B) beeline C) route D) middle 
19. As soon as we got to the pool, the 
kids made a … for the shop selling ice 
creams. 
A) beeline B) route C) take
D) bearings 
20. The soldier shouted ‘Halt!’ and I 
stopped dead in my …. 
A) tracks B) stone’s C) crow D) nose 
21. Cambodia? That’s a bit off the beaten 
…, isn’t it? 
A) middle B) beeline C) track D) route 
22. Take the next left, then first right, 
and just follow your … until you see the 
stadium on your left. 
A) route B) crow C) track D) nose 
23. Wandering the streets of Prague, I 
lost my … , so I had to ask the way to 
the castle. 
A) bearings B) beeline C) stone’s
D) tracks 
24. We were quite lucky because our 
hotel was only a … throw away from the 
beach. 
A) stone’s B) crow C) nose D) track 
25. It’s about 20 minutes longer, but if 
we take the scenic … you’ll be able to 
take some photos. 
A) route B) take C) track D) crow 
26. Turn right here and we’ll … a short 
cut through the side roads. 
A) track B) beeline C) middle
D) take 
27. People are being advised not to travel 
to the area because of the … conflict. 
A) outgoing B) ongoing C) undergo
D) forgone 
28. I sat completely … as the spider 
crawled along my arm. 
A) motion B) motional C) motionless
29. It’s not always easy to make the … 
from primary school to secondary school. 
A) transitional B) transition
C) transit D) transitory 
30. Every child needs security and … in 
their life. 
A) unstable B) stable C) stabilise
D) stability 
31. I am frightened … driving on 
motorways. 
A) by B) with C) of D) in 
32. We should get the car looked at … a 
professional. 
A) with B) by C) of D) on 
33. Jim was heard … he was going to 
Albania. 
A) say B) to say C) saying D) said 
34. Did you finally … your bike …? 
A) make/fix B) get/fixed 
C) had/fixed D) have/fix 
35. The new railway station … for two 
years now. 
A) has been being built B) has built 
C) has being built
D) has been under construction 
36. There are reported … a record number 
of accidents on the roads this year. 
A) to be B) being C) having been
D) to have been 
Destination C1-C2 
Unit 9 
1. Even in a million years, we … go back 
in time.
A) couldn’t B) can’t C) won’t be able to
D) aren’t able to 
2. I … at the exam paper lying on Mr 
Gregson’s desk, but I didn’t want to risk it. 
A) could look B) can look
C) can have looked
D) could have looked 
3. … Eliot better tell his mum what 
happened? 
A) Mustn’t B) Oughtn’t C) Shouldn’t
D) Hadn’t 
4. You … have let us know you’d changed 
your phone number. 
A) may B) could C) would D) will 
5. … lectures at your university? 
A) Haven’t students got to have attended 
B) Needn’t students have attended 
C) Mustn’t students to attend 
D) Don’t students have to attend 
6. We … as well try to sell this old sofa 
before throwing it out. 
A) could B) should C) might D) can 
7. Jeremy may well not … about the 
accident yet. 
A) tell B) to tell C) have told
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8. It’s essential that the documents … be 
destroyed immediately. 
A) should B) would C) ought to
D) had better 
9. Luckily I … a new pair of sunglasses 
as I found mine at the bottom of a bag. 
A) needn’t have bought
B) didn’t need to buy
C) needed not to buy D) hadn’t to buy 
10. I’m thinking of going on Million Euro 
Spender; I’d love to … spend a million 
euros in one day! 
A) have to B) must C) can D) be able 
11. – Did you hear a noise? 
- That … probably be the cat. 
A) might B) would C) have to D) must 
12. – I had to walk all the way here. 
- You must … exhausted. Put your feet 
up. I’ll make us a nice cup of tea. 
A) be B) have be C) have to D) to be 
13. – Your favourite programme’s on. 
- It … be. It’s only half past five. 
A) mustn’t B) can’t C) didn’t have to
D) needn’t 
14. – Andy made me redo every single 
one of the reports. 
- You … have been furious. 
A) must B) can C) need D) should 
15. – Laura walked right past me in the 
street without saying a word. 
- She … have seen you. 
A) shouldn’t B) mustn’t C) didn’t
D) couldn’t 
16. - I can’t believe I got the final 
question in the pop quiz wrong. 
- Don’t worry. I … have known the 
answer either. 
A) wouldn’t B) won’t C) shouldn’t
D) must 
17. I can’t wait to get that blue top 
tomorrow. 
- I wouldn’t get too excited. They only 
had one left, so they … well have sold 
out. 
A) ought B) might C) should
D) needn’t 
18. It’s got very cold 
- Yes, I think it … easily snow tonight. 
A) must B) might C) should have
D) has to 
19. - I can’t wait till Roger gets here. 
- He should … by now, so he’ll be here in 
about an hour. 
A) land B) have landed C) to land
D) be landing 
20. - I hope they’ve got some tickets left. 
- We … just be lucky and get the last two. 
A) should B) might C) need
D) ought 
21. You … pay me back now, but of course 
you can if you like! 
A) mustn’t B) didn’t have to 
C) needn’t to D) needn’t 
22. Dogs … on a leash at all times. 
A) must keep B) have to be kept 
C) may be keeping
D) needn’t have been kept 
23. If Linda … from school tomorrow, 
maybe we could spend the afternoon in 
town. 
A) needn’t pick up
B) doesn’t have to be picking up 
C) won’t have to be picked up
D) doesn’t need to be picked up 
24. We … on phone lines in the future as 
we’ll all have mobile phones which 
connect to the Internet. 
A) didn’t have to rely
B) won’t need to rely 
C) needn’t have relied
D) won’t have rely 
25. The invitations … soon otherwise they 
won’t get there in time. 
A) will have to be sent
B) must have sent 
C) needs to be sent
D) should be sending 
26. Sorry I’m late. I … a few things from 
the supermarket on my way here. 
A) had to get B) must have got 
C) should have got D) needn’t to get 
27. … you … a fuss to get your money 
back, or was the manager quite 
reasonable? 
A) Did / need to make B) Should/make 
C) Might/to make D) Need/have made 
28. You … believe everything Graham tells 
you. He’s lied to me before. 
A) needn’t B) mustn’t
C) shouldn’t have D) can 
29. Thankfully we … Flossie in a cattery 
as our neighbours offered to feed her. 
A) needn’t have put
B) didn’t need to put
C) must have put
D) might not have put 
30. I … have bothered preparing so much 
food; nobody ate anything anyway. 

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A) should B) couldn’t C) needn’t
D) didn’t 
31. You … see a doctor if it doesn’t clear 
up. 
A) had better B) must have
C) had to D) needn’t to 
32. … I invite Tracy round after tea? We 
want to play my new computer game. 
A) Can B) Must C) Need D) Should 
33. It’s strange that you … say that. 
A) must B) have to C) had better
D) should 
34. You … always … a degree to become 
a journalist. 
A) can’t have B) needn’t /had 
C) don’t /need to have
D) should/have had 
35. I … see that she was tired. 
A) was able to B) had to
C) might have D) could 
36. They … the Prime Minister much 
more searching questions. I wonder why 
they didn’t. 
A) could have asked
B) must have asked 
C) shouldn’t have asked
D) needn’t have asked 
Destination C1-C2
units 9-10 
1. You … that film last week – it was only 
released yesterday. 
A) can’t have seen B) couldn’t see
C) mustn’t have seen
D) didn’t need to see 
2. … we better get an expert’s opinion on 
this before we make a decision? 
A) Hadn’t B) Oughtn’t C) Didn’t
D) Shouldn’t 
3. I’d love … afford to take a month or 
two off. 
A) I could B) to can C) that I will
D) to be able to 
4. They’re definitely not going to call 
now, so we might … go to bed. 
A) and B) too C) as well D) also 
5. … stand up when the teacher entered 
the room at your school? 
A) Had you B) Did you have to
C) Must you D) Needed you to 
6. Tamsin … to her graduation ceremony, 
but she decided not to in the end. 
A) could go B) can go
C) can have gone D) could have gone 
7. You … have told us you were going to 
be a bit late! 
A) could B) may C) would D) will 
8. Thankfully we … another ticket as Jean 
didn’t turn up. 
A) needn’t have got B) didn’t need to get 
C) needed not to get D) hadn’t to get 
9. What day of the week does that 
magazine come … on? 
A) out B) off C) in D) from 
10. Mum took some persuading, but we 
managed to take her … in the end. 
A) over B) away C) out D) round 
11. I can’t give you permission now – I’ll 
have to talk it … with your mother first. 
A) on B) out C) off D) over 
12. I know it’s a secret but you can tell 
me. I won’t let …, I promise. 
A) on B) in C) out D) over 
13. I stupidly blurted … in front of Rachel 
that it’s your fortieth birthday next week. 
A) off B) away C) out D) over 
14. I’ve learnt all my lines for the play 
now, but there’s always the fear that you’ll 
dry … when you actually get on stage. 
A) in B) on C) up D) over 
15. It’s time somebody spoke … loudly and 
clearly against this war. 
A) over B) out C) round D) on 
16. The Minister was shouted … by 
hecklers and was unable to finish her 
speech. 
A) down B) out C) over D) off 
17. Don’t tell Irene any of your secrets. 
She’s got a very big … 
A) grapevine B) tales C) mouth D) hat 
18. Keep me … about any developments. 
A) posted B) drift C) stick D) clean 
19. Billy, stop telling … about your sister. 
A) word B) tales C) cards D) stick 
20. The Minister’s disappearance speaks 
… about his involvement in the corruption 
scandal. 
A) drift B) cards C) grapevine
D) volumes 
21. I heard through the … that you and 
Rick are thinking of splitting up. 
A) drift B) chest C) grapevine D) posted 
22. Get it off your … and tell me exactly 
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A) chest B) mouth C) hat D) stick 
23. You should just put your … on the 
table and tell them you’re leaving unless 
they give you a pay rise. 
A) hat B) cards C) volumes D) tales 
24. Keep it under your … , but Julie’s 
going to have a baby. 
A) hat B) drift C) stick D) mouth 
25. I wasn’t sure whether to tell you, but 
then I thought it was best to come … 
about it myself before you found out 
from someone else. 
A) posted B) chest C) clean
D) grapevine 
26. I give you my … that I won’t tell 
anybody. 
A) mouth B) tales C) stick D) word 
27. If I catch your …, you’re saying 
you’re leaving me. Is that right? 
A) mouth B) word C) drift
D) volumes 
28. Eddie thought I was a football fan – 
he must have got completely the wrong 
end of the … 
A) chest B) tales C) stick D) mouth 
29. Could you … the message to Darren 
when you see him, please? 
A) pass on B) blurt out C) get across
D) talk over 
30. Rudy was really opposed to the idea 
at the start, but we managed to … him 
… in the end. 
A) pass/on B) shout/down
C) speak/out
D) talk/round 
31. Before Wikipedia, it was … as read 
that encyclopedias were written by paid 
experts. 
A) given B) taken C) made D) put 
32. In other …, before Wikipedia, the 
‘reader’ of an encyclopedia had no 
control over the content. 
A) speech B) ways C) words D) terms 
33. Under her fine …, circulation has 
increased by 100,000. 
A) edit B) edirotially C) editorship
D) edited 
34. Greg’s not a very … person, really. 
A) talkative B) talk C) talkback
D) talked 
35. In formal writing, it is unusual to 
make use of the … mark to express 
surprise. 
A) exclaim B) exclamation
C) exclamatory 
36. You are …. Forbidden to use a 
calculation in this examination. 
A) express B) expression C) expressive
D) expressly 
Destination C1-C2 
Unit 11 
1. If you saw another student cheating in 
an exam, … somebody? 
A) did you tell B) do you tell 
C) would you tell D) have you told 
2. Make sure you mix the ingredients well, 
… you might get lumps in your cake. 
A) unless B) otherwise 
C) provided D) supposing 
3. Were … my dad, I would never have 
started playing tennis in the first place. 
A) it for B) it hadn’t been for
C) it to be for D) it not for 
4. If I … hear from Nigel, I’ll tell him you 
were asking after him. 
A) happened B) should happen to
C) should to D) will happen to 
5. The book would have been perfect … 
the ending. 
A) had it not been for
B) it had not been for 
C) it hadn’t been for
D) hadn’t it been for 
6. If you hadn’t taken the money, you … in 
prison now. 
A) wouldn’t have been B) hadn’t been
C) haven’t been D) wouldn’t be 
7. Do you think that if we … earlier we 
might not have missed the coach? 
A) have been leaving B) left 
C) had left D) have left 
8. Unless Ray … here soon, I’m going to 
leave because I’m getting bored. 
A) doesn’t get B) gets C) won’t get
D) will get 
9. What if I … you that there’s a good 
chance I can get tickets for the concert? 
A) were to tell B) were telling 
C) have told D) would to tell 
10. If there … happen to be any reason for 
late delivery, please inform our Accounts 
Department. 
A) might B) could C) would
D) should 

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11. Do you want a highly-paid career, 
and if …, are you prepared to retrain? 
Contact us. 
A) case B) suppose C) long D) so 
12. The village fair should be a great 
success, … we don’t have the same 
problems with the weather as last year. 
A) unless B) provided C) so
D) otherwise 
13. It’d be great to see you on Saturday 
evening, … you’ve already got other 
plans. 
A) otherwise B) suppose C) unless
D) condition 
14. Your idea sounds fine in theory, but 
just … something goes wrong. What 
then? 
A) provided B) suppose C) case
D) otherwise 
15. The judge allowed the accused to 
stay at home on … she reported to the 
police every morning. 
A) case B) provided C) long
D) condition 
16. If Sue had got me a birthday present, 
I … her one. 
A) got B) had got C) would got
D) would have got 
17. If the climate … undergoing such 
radical changes, the scientists … 
worried. 
A) hadn’t been/were
B) weren’t /wouldn’t be 
C) shouldn’t have been/had been
D) isn’t/aren’t
18. Would California … an important 
area, if they hadn’t found gold. 
A) become B) have become
C) had become D) became 
19. If it … for the sunset, tourists 
wouldn’t be attracted to that place. 
A) isn’t B) weren’t C) hadn’t
D) wouldn’t 
20. If the driver … attention to the road, 
the accident … 
A) paid/wouldn’t have happened 
B) had paid/wouldn’t happen 
C) had been paying/wouldn’t have 
happened 
D) pays/wouldn’t happen 
21. … the plans change, we’ll see you on 
the 19th. 
A) Otherwise B) Condition C) Have
D) Unless 
22. It … get cold at night, so take some 
warm clothes. 
A) shall B) could C) have D) will 
23. If you … find the book I was asking 
you about, give me a call. 
A) should B) will C) would D) have 
24. I would have lost the game … it not 
been for some quick thinking. 
A) if B) should C) had D) unless 
25. If it hadn’t been … the children, I’m 
sure Trisha would have left Tom a long 
time ago. 
A) so B) condition C) to D) for 
26. Football matches would be ideal family 
outings … it not for the danger of violence. 
A) were B) had been C) should D) will 
27. I don’t think I’d be surprised in the 
slightest … Paul were to suddenly 
announce that he was moving abroad. 
A) if B) unless C) otherwise D) had 
28. If you like zoos, the one in Singapore 
… fantastic. 
A) is B) will be C) were D) was 
29. Take a coat with you … the weather 
gets worse. 
A) unless B) otherwise C) in case
D) but for 
30. … fire, leave the building by the 
nearest emergency exit. 
A) If B) In case C) But for D) In case of 
31. You should have your air conditioner 
serviced, … you’ll waste a lot of energy. 
A) if B) unless C) in case D) otherwise 
32. … your help, I wouldn’t have been able 
to quit gambling. 
A) But for B) In case of C) In case
D) Otherwise 
33. We’ll go up to the mountains this 
weekend … the weather’s okay. 
A) in case of B) but for C) as long as
D) should 
34. … the drought continue, many people 
will be forced to leave their villages. 
A) Had B) Do C) Will D) Should 
35. If I … you, I would have made Paula 
buy her own lottery ticket. 
A) am B) were C) would be
D) had been 
36. If you burn fossil fuels, carbon dioxide 
… 
A) will produce B) produced 
C) is produced D) would be produced 

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Destination C1-C2 
Units 11-12 
1. We were walking through the woods 
when we … a trap se by hunters. 
A) came across B) dig up C) store up
D) throw out 
2. It’s a huge risk, and we afford to … or 
everything will go wrong. 
A) throw up B) slip up C) chance upon
D) spring up 
3. Don’t just … those plastic bottles – we 
can recycle them. 
A) throw out B) slip up
C) come across D) store up 
4. Isn’t it amazing how squirrels … nuts 
to make sure they have enough to eat in 
the winter? 
A) chance upon B) throw up
C) spring up D) store up 
5. The new law has … a number of 
problems for farmers that weren’t 
expected. 
A) throw out B) slip up C) dig up
D) throw up 
6. As I was flicking through the 
magazine, I … an article about the local 
nature reserve. 
A) sprang up B) dug up C) stored up
D) chanced up 
7. According to the evidence that has 
been …, people have been farming this 
area for over a 1,000 years. 
A) dug up B) came across
C) slipped up D) threw out 
8. Organisations concerned about the 
environment seem to have … everywhere 
these days. 
A) stored up B) chanced upon
C) sprung up D) thrown up 
9. It’s a million to one against you being 
struck … lightning. 
A) at B) in C) on D) by 
10. We got caught … the rain so we were 
completely soaked when we got home. 
A) at B) in C) on D) by 
11. Many people only manage to give up 
gambling … dint of a lot of hard work. 
A) at B) in C) on D) by 
12. A sudden gust … wind blew the letter 
out of my hand. 
A) with B) in C) of D) from 
13. I can’t believe you bet your car … the 
toss of a coin! 
A) at B) in C) on D) by 
14. – I feel sorry for Mrs Shepherd. 
- Yes, she does seem to have been rather 
… lately, doesn’t she? 
A) touch wood B) had green fingers 
C) out of the blue
D) down on her luck 
15. – I’m sure Carol will get over the 
divorce eventually. 
- Yes, I think we should just … and see 
what happens. 
A) let nature take its course
B) touch wood 
C) act of God D) come rain and shine 
16. – I couldn’t believe it when I saw him. 
- It must have been a real shock when he 
turned up .. after all these years. 
A) draw the short straw
B) out of the blue 
C) the luck of the draw
D) have given fingers 
17. – Does Dave still go to the football 
every week? 
- Oh, yes. You know him. He’s there …
A) come rain or shine B) touch wood 
C) out of the blue D) down on your luck 
18. – How come the company chose you to 
go to New York? 
- I don’t know. It was just … , I guess. 
A) have green fingers B) touch wood 
C) draw the short straw
D) the luck of the draw 
19. – Why wasn’t here any warning before 
the floods? 
- Well, it’s not easy to predict that kind of 
…, is it? 
A) draw the short straw B) act of God 
C) no rhyme or reason
D) let nature take its course 
20. – I don’t understand Harry’s decision. 
- Me neither. There seems to be … to it. 
A) down on her luck B) out of the blue 
C) no rhyme no reason
D) had green fingers 
21. – Who’s babysitting tomorrow night? 
- Well, I … , so I’m staying in while the 
others go out. 
A) drew the short straw B) act of God 
C) had green fingers
D) down on her luck 
22. – I’m so looking forward to the 
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- The weather should be good, … 
A) out of the blue
B) no rhyme or reason 
C) drew the short straw D) touch wood 
23. - I love your garden! 
- Thanks. Yes, I suppose I’ve always … 
A) down on her luck
B) had green fingers 
C) let nature take its course
D) act of God 
24. The chances against this kind of 
unusual … are very high. 
A) occur B) occurrence C) recur
D) recurrent 
25. I’m not convinced that there’s a … 
link between pollution and global 
warming. 
A) because B) cause C) causal
D) causative 
26. We knew that getting between the 
whale and the ship was …, but it was the 
only way to stop them hunting. 
A) risky B) risk
27. What’s your … of the situation? 
A) assess B) assessor C) assessed D) 
assessment 
28. We have to wait for … conditions to 
launch to boat. 
A) favour B) favourable C) favourably
D) favouritism 
29. We … on the beach now If we hadn’t 
missed the plane. 
A) might have lain B) would lie 
C) could be lying D) would have lain 
30.It would have been a great journey, … 
we not got lost along the way. 
A) had B) would C) should D) might 
31. If you … happen to bump into 
James, ask him to call me, would you? 
A) would B) should C) had D) will 
32. We should take out tent with us … 
we can’t find rooms to stay in. 
A) if B) but for C) unless D in case 
33. … we pay the electricity bill soon, 
they might cut us off. 
A) Unless B) Otherwise C) If
D) In case 
34. It would have been a boring film … 
the action scenes, which were excellent. 
A) unless B) if not C) but for
D) otherwise 
35. We’ll hire a car when we get there, … 
it’s not too expensive. 
A) supposing B) in case of C) but for
D) providing 
36. If you had been more careful, you 
wouldn’t … an accident. 
A) have B) had C) have had
D) haven’t had 
Destination C1-C2
Unit 13 
1. Imagine … when the ancient Egyptians 
built the pyramids. How would your life 
have been different? 
A) you’d been living B) you’re living 
C) you live D) you’ve been living 
2. What if your cat suddenly … to you 
right now? How would you react? 
A) had started talking
B) is starting to talk 
C) starts talking D) started talking 
3. Would Rubik have become rich if he … 
the Rubik’s Cube? 
A) hadn’t invented B) didn’t invent
C) hadn’t been inventing
D) wasn’t inventing 
4. It’s high time … rid of this old sofa. 
A) we got B) we get C) for us to get
D) to get 
5. It’s amazing how Jenny acts as though 
she and Darren … serious problems at the 
moment.
A) aren’t having B) weren’t having 
C) hadn’t had D) hadn’t been having 
6. … either of you want some more 
dessert? 
A) Had B) Would C) Did D) Were 
7. If you … to attend the wedding, would 
you still have to reply to the invitation? 
A) aren’t planning B) don’t plan 
C) weren’t planning
D) hadn’t been planning 
8. Apparently, Lewis would rather we … 
anything special for his 18th birthday next 
month. 
A) don’t organize B) didn’t organize
C) haven’t organized
D) aren’t going to organize 
9. All of my friends have got mobiles. I 
wish I … one too! 
A) have had B) have C) had
D) had had 
10. If only we … the map at home! 
A) didn’t leave B) hadn’t left
C) wouldn’t leave D) haven’t left 

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11. There’s only really one thing I regret. 
I wish I … to university but of course, in 
those days, it just wasn’t possible.
A) could go B) can go C) would go
D) could have gone 
12. I … it snows tomorrow. 
A) wish B) hope C) think D) suppose 
13. Well, I don’t think it’s a very sensible 
business, but I do wish you …
A) luck B) lucky 
14. My grandfather always wished that 
he … taller. 
A) have been B) would be C) is
D) had been 
15. We’d rather the successful candidate 
… previous experience in the field. 
A) to have B) had C) have D) has 
16. It’s time for us … now, Sammy. Are 
you ready? 
A) go B) went C) to go D) going 
17. It’s high time you … smoking. It’s a 
disgusting habit! 
A) give up B) gave up C) to give up
D) giving up 
18. It’s definitely time I … to stay out 
after ten o’clock at night. 
A) stop B) stopped C) to stop
D) stopping 
19. Is it a good time … Aunty Audrey? 
What time is it in Australia? 
A) call B) to call C) called D) calling 
20. Dave talks as though he … in the 
UK, but he actually only moved here 
three months ago. 
A) grow up B) grows up C) grew up
D) had grown up 
21. Don’t you think Maria sometimes 
looks as though she … she’s been born 
in another century? 
A) wish B) wishes C) wished
D) had wished 
22. How can you sit there as if nothing 
…? 
A) happen B) happens C) happened
D) had happened 
23. Peter wishes he … more. 
A) would earn B) could earn C) earn
D) earns 
24. I wouldn’t accept a job unless I … 
absolutely sure what the salary was. 
A) am B) was C) would D) had been 
25. If I … , I would have taken some 
dollars with me. 
A) know B) knew C) had known
D) would know 
26. Simon dearly wished that he … a 
bigger house. 
A) would have B) have C) had
D) have had 
27. Supposing you … the chance to spend 
a year in space, would you take it? 
A) have B) would have C) had
D) had had 
28. What if we … to run away right now 
and never come back? 
A) decided B) had decided
C) would run D) decide 
29. Imagine you … any money or nay 
means of getting any. What on earth could 
you do? 
A) didn’t have B) hadn’t have
C) don’t have D) wouldn’t have 
30. Imagine that humans … speak. How 
do you think we’d communicate? 
A) can’t B) couldn’t C) wouldn’t
D) aren’t able to 
31. They look as if they’ve been running 
fast. 
Have they been running fast? 
A) Yes, they’re probably sweating 
B) No, they haven’t
32. Hardip looked as if he … the worst 
possible news. In fact, he’d failed his 
finals. 
A) had B) had had C) have
D) would have 
33. Wake up, Bonnie. It’s time … now. 
A) get up B) to get up C) got up
D) getting up 
34. I think it’s time we … a new carpet. 
This one’s got holes in it! 
A) but B) to buy C) bought D) buying 
35. We would sooner … so long, that’s 
true. 
A) they hadn’t stayed
B) they haven’t stayed 
C) they don’t stay D) them didn’t stayed 
36. I do wish the bus …. I’m going to be 
late. 
A) would come B) come C) comes
D) will come 
Destination C1-C2 
Unit 15 
1. I … when Colin asked me to make him 
a cup of tea. 
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B) had sat down hardly
C) had hardly sat down
D) had hard sat down 
2. Where’s that … dress that your 
gradma gave you? 
A) lovely, long, pink, silk 
B) pink, long, lovely, silk 
C) lovely, pink, long, silk 
D) long, pink, silk, lovely 
3. Although he … to Ernest Hemingway, 
I think his books are unique. 
A) often has been compared 
B) has often been compared 
C) has often compared 
D) has been comparing often 
4. Don’t you think … in society have a 
responsibility to help those less 
fortunate? 
A) wealthy B) wealthier
C) wealthiest D) the wealthy 
5. The rents in this are … the highest in 
the city. 
A) far from away B) away by far 
C) far and away D) far to away 
6. The coastguard boarded the ship and 
found … 
A) four injured alive men 
B) alive four men injured 
C) four injured men alive 
D) injured four alive men 
7. To be honest, Harry has … than you 
have. 
A) been more helpful considerably 
B) been considerably more helpful 
C) been more considerably helpful 
D) considerably been more helpful 
8. I’m … my brother is. 
A) nowhere like so ambitious 
B) nothing near as ambitious as 
C) nothing as ambitious 
D) nowhere near as ambitious as 
9. Don’t press the keys so … or you’ll 
break the keyboard. 
A) hard B) hardly
10. It’s not …! You never let me go to