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Gold Advanced Unit 14 test

1 Complete the text. Use only one word for each gap.

After the devastating fire at the factory of Bishops Packaging, fire experts have now
carried (1) ____________ a full investigation. They (2) ____________ out to discover why
the fire had started and why it moved so rapidly through the premises. The company had
put (3) ____________ the idea that someone must have started the fire deliberately. The
investigators (4) ____________ into this possibility first but it was soon ruled out as there
was no evidence to support this theory. The fire report, which was delivered last week,
makes it quite (5) ____________ that the fire was definitely due to a fault in the electrical
wiring. The conclusion they arrived (6) ____________ was that the wiring was old and
therefore did not meet current safety standards and should have been replaced two years
ago. The company (7) ____________ issue with this and pointed (8) ____________ that
they had had the whole factory re-wired only the previous year. Taking this into
(9) ____________ , the fire investigation team double-checked their findings but they did
not change their conclusion: the wiring was definitely old and had not been replaced.
Bishops Packaging are now looking to sue the electrical company that did the work last year.

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2 Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.

1 While he was listening to the lecture, he _____ down notes to remind him of the key points.
A deciphered B jotted C logged D recorded
2 Amanda was the sort of person who was never afraid to _____ difficult situations.
A validate B plot C devote D confront
3 The astrophysicists were discussing _____ holes – I couldn’t follow what they were saying.
A black B dark C obscure D grim
4 The fire investigators are required to _____ their conclusions with forensic evidence.
A authorise B validate C determine D observe
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3 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text.

A British scientist has won the Newton Medal for creating a method of making objects seem invisible. Just
(1) so/as/like Harry Potter and his invisibility cloak, John Pendry first came up with the idea in a paper he
published in 2006, (2) whereas/while/whenever he was working on finding a way of absorbing radar.
(3) Although/Despite/Alternatively his research has not yet led him to create an actual cloak of invisibility,
his work on ‘metamaterials’ has pushed the boundaries of physics. ‘Metamaterials’ are materials which can
bend light around an object so that it appears to be invisible. (4) Consequently/Accordingly/Respectively,
one of the applications of these materials being considered is the possibility of being able to cloak or
protect large structures from seismic waves. (5) Besides/Furthermore/However, scientists are working on
ideas for cloaks to protect objects from heat or magnetic fields – the possibilities are endless.

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4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three
and six words, including the word given.

1 I’m sure you were very excited when you heard the news.
MUST
You _________________________________ when you heard the news.
2 They missed their plane and lost their money.
ONLY
Not _________________________________ but they also lost their money.
3 I hate people talking all the way through a film at the cinema.
WHEN
I _________________________________ all the way through a film at the cinema.
4 He regrets not making the most of his time as a student.
WISHES
He _________________________________ the most of his time as a student.
5 They’d never done such an easy job before.
EVER
It was _________________________________ done.
6 The situation finally became clear once he explained it to me.
ONLY
It _________________________________ to me that the situation became clear.
7 If you keep telling yourself you will succeed, you probably will.
DETERMINED
If _________________________________ , you probably will.
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