Gold Advanced

You could tell that the speaker was nervous from her _____ voice.

• husky

• monotonous

• deep

• wobbly

Sorry I’m late, I stopped _____ the shopping on the way home.

• doing

• to do

• to doing

• out to do

Steven _____ a setback in his marathon training when he broke his ankle.

• reached

• found

• got

• suffered

He _____ to New Zealand to work but he decided to go to America instead.

• should go

• must have gone

• supposed to go

• could have gone

The ending of the book was _____ because the main character finally abandoned her dreams.

• poignant

• painless

• severe

• sympathetic

It took me a couple of weeks to _____ to terms with failing my driving test.

• get

• have

• take

• come

We’ll offer you the job _____ as you realise that it’s only on a temporary basis.

• providing

• as long

• unless

• in case

In business it’s important to build up a good _____ with your customers.

• rapport

• affiliation

• association

• membership

In the _____ of a fire, leave the building immediately.

• case

• occasion

• event

• exception

I’ve been racking my _____ to remember that man’s name but it still won’t come.

• mind

• thoughts

• brain

• ideas