Mastering Advanced English: Practice Tests & Solutions

Use of English Test 1: Vocabulary & Grammar Challenges

Dreams Section Answers:

1. back
2. part
3. it
4. there
5. to
6. little
7. brought
8. until
9. that
10. to
11. went
12. would
13. means
14. hardly
15. so

One Word for Three Sentences

26. matter
27. flat
28. fell
29. beat
30. led
31. press

Sentence Completion Examples

• Time: no time before has the present government
• Lacking: is lacking in cohesion.
• Sides: not to take sides.
• More: to meet a more generous person than
• Slightest: didn’t have the slightest hesitation before.
• Crossed: never crossed my mind
• Why: why Liz departed suddenly
• Run: had run out of

Test 2: Logical Reasoning & Phrasal Verbs

1. one
2. only
3. how
4. other
5. should
6. from
7. such
8. with
9. not
10. regard
11. nothing
12. far
13. however
14. would
15. as

One Word for Three Sentences

26. short
27. rough
28. covered
29. touched
30. track
31. question

Sentence Completion Examples

• Times: as I enjoy reading at times
• Did: had been published did the president make
• Still: been for your support, I’d still be
• Disapproval: expressed their disapproval of
• Hear: as no surprise to me to hear about
• Say: Should better say anything about
• Loss: loss to explain
• Resulted: Minister’s resignation resulted from

Test 3: Water on the Moon & Advanced English

1. who
2. to
3. when
4. having
5. of
6. thanks
7. what
8. the
9. no
10. it
11. into
12. only
13. whose
14. because
15. could

One Word for Three Sentences

26. reflection
27. bear
28. stage
29. line
30. volume
31. moved

Sentence Completion Examples

• Aback: were completely taken aback by
• Standing: given a standing ovation
• How: matter how late it
• Idea: no idea of what was going
• Joined: many hours have passed since I joined
• Having: any possibility of having a
• Alike: look alike in the
• Account: can we account for the fact that the

Test 4: History of Music & Complex Structures

1. to
2. its
3. considering
4. but
5. more
6. put
7. despite
8. with
9. into
10. addition
11. should
12. as
13. not
14. one
15. far

One Word for Three Sentences

26. cleared
27. state
28. set
29. remain
30. claimed
31. fall

Sentence Completion Examples

• Time: being driven by Paul’s son at the time
• It: it not been for Nick’s advice I would
• Point: no point did the police accuse
• Choose: a great deal to choose between
• Total: is a total ban on smoking
• No: makes no difference to Jenny
• In: improvement in the way the football team played.
• Singled: singled out the school library for criticism