Gold Experience B2 Answer key

Progress test 1
Grammar
1 2 stayed in Rome for 3 have/ve had this laptop since 4 have/ve just received
5 have/ve been texting 6 Have you visited England
2 2 have/ve been waiting 3 had 4 stopped 5 Have you brought 6 left
Vocabulary
3 2 funny 3 rivalry 4 woollen 5 confidence 6 friendship
4 2 along 3out 4 down 5 up 6 off
Listening
5 1C 2B 3C 4B 5D
Reading
6 1C 2B 3B 4A 5C
Writing
7 1F 2F 3I 4F 5I
8 Students own answers.

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 Progress test 2
Grammar
1 2 would 3 started 4 were 5 had 6 been
2 2 had eaten 3 were you going 4 has your brother lived 5 had lost 6 had been waiting
3 2 used to be 3 had been writing 4 always used to make 5 woke up 6 had been raining
Vocabulary
4 2C 3A 4C 5B 6C
5 2 oversleep 3 dishonest 4 illogical 5 informal 6 irresponsible
Listening
6 1D 2E 3B
Reading
7 1d 2a 3f 4c 5b
Writing
8 2 delicious 3 disastrous 4 marvellous 5 heartbroken 6 exhausted
9 Students own answers.

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 Progress test 3
Grammar
1 2 was going to do 3 is about to 4 is likely to drive 5 will/ll have finished
6 I will/ll be waiting
2 2 m meeting 3 starts 4 ll be working 5 ve seen 6 ll give
Vocabulary
3 2C 3D 4D 5B 6D
4 2 tricky 3 apologise 4 fiction 5 cure
Listening
5 1 2010 2 mathematics 3 eight 4 gifted 5 antibiotics
Reading
6 1B 2C 3B 4D 5C
Writing
7 1 2 3 4X 5
8 Students own answers.

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 Progress test 4
Grammar
1 2 to become 3 play 4 to make 5 working 6 selling 7 to buy
8 to see 9 creating 10 to turn up 11 to go
2 2 getting 3 to type 4 to take 5 working 6 choosing
Vocabulary
3 2 will leave no stone unturned 3 am/m speaking from experience
4 was made redundant 5 if they are under pressure 6 make a difference to
Listening
4 1B 2A 3C 4C 5C
Reading
5 1C 2B 3A 4C 5B
Writing
6 1 X 2X 3 4 5 X
7 Students own answers.

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 Progress test 5
Grammar
1 2 would 3 unless 4 will 5 get/are 6 wouldnt
2 2 would have been scared 3 wouldnt be feeling 4 if Jacky doesnt come
5 would have arrived 6 If I hadnt been
Vocabulary
3 2C 3B 4A 5C 6A
4 2 downside 3 dedication 4 failure 5 humiliation 6 embarrassment
Listening
5 1C 2B 3A 4B 5C
Reading
6 1d 2b 3f 4e 5a
Writing
7 2 What 3 outweigh 4 argument 5 favour 6 to
8 Students own answers.

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 Progress test 6
Grammar
1 2 by far the most delicious 3 the least talented 4 the more nervous 5 so loud
6 often enough
2 2 the 3 a 4 a 5 6 a 7 a 8 a 9 10the 11 the
Vocabulary
3 2 grief 3 fictitious 4 width 5 relevance 6 weight
4 2B 3C 4A 5B 6A
Listening
5 1E 2C 3B
Reading
6 1A 2C 3C 4D 5D
Writing
7 1 atmospheric 2 convincing 3 disappointing 4 predictable 5 violent
8 Students own answers.

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 Mid-year test
Grammar
1 2 met ten years ago 3 always used to take us 4 will have finished our exams
5 If I hadnt gone 6 isnt nearly as bossy as
2 2 used 3 to 4 until 5 werent/wasnt 6 be
Vocabulary
3 2 assumption 3 trustworthy 4 references 5 inventive 6 rehearsal
4 2C 3 B 4 B 5 C 6 D
Listening
5 1 2012 2 Susan Hood 3 gold 4 enemy 5 dog
Reading
6 1d 2e 3a 4f 5b
Writing
7 1 informal email 2 story 3 essay 4 formal email 5 article
8 Students own answers.

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 Progress test 7
Grammar
1 2 was being bullied by 3 have the fans on 4 were given a book
5 we were allowed to have 6 will be played by Jack
2 2 needs to be done before I go out
3 are being surveyed about the new shopping mall
4 ought to be backed up regularly
5 his car serviced last weekend
6 was made to sit in the back seat of the car when I was very young
Vocabulary
3 2C 3A 4C 5B 6A
4 2 make 3 doing 4 set 5 go 6 done
Listening
5 1 Unit 8 2 June 3 pair work/pairwork 4 drama 5 sandwiches
Reading
6 1C 2A 3B 4B 5A
Writing
7 1X 2 3 4X 5X
8 Students own answers.

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 Progress test 8
Grammar
1 2 if she could have 3 where he would be studying 4 why she had to leave
5 she didnt back up 6 he was trying to fix
2 2 admitted 3 reminded 4 reported 5 apologised 6 encouraged
Vocabulary
3 2 imagination 3 independence 4 reaction 5 encouragement 6 achievement(s)
4 2C 3A 4B 5C 6B
Listening
5 1A 2C 3B 4C 5C
Reading
6 1d 2a 3f 4b 5e
Writing
7 1F 2I 3F 4I 5I
8 Students own answers.

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 Progress test 9
Grammar
1 2 Do you have to get 3 I couldnt finish it 4 neednt have cleaned
5 may/might/could have forgotten 6 could have gone
2 2 could have gone 3 dont need to 4 needed to help 5 werent allowed
6 didnt need to do
Vocabulary
3 2 sentenced 3 stalking 4 vandalised 5 Cheating 6 charged
4 2 tolerant 3 informative 4 traumatic 5 disobedient 6 rebellious
Listening
5 1A 2B 3A 4C 5A
Reading
6 1C 2B 3B 4C 5C
Writing
7 1 2X 3 4 5X
8 Students own answers.

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 Progress test 10
Grammar
1 2 which 3 where 4 which 5 whose 6 which
2 2 It was Ally who 3 dont agree with what 4 who is my favourite TV
5 What I really need is 6 where I met Peter is/was
Vocabulary
3 2 historians 3 unearthed 4 outcome 5 outbreak 6 turnout
4 2 on 3 for 4 by 5 of 6 out
Listening
5 1 5November 2 Elizabeth 3 John Johnson 4 bomb 5 hero
Reading
6 1C 2B 3A 4A 5C
Writing
7 1 2X 3X 4X 5
8 Students own answers.

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 Progress test 11
Grammar
1 2wish I didnt have so/hadnt got so 3 would/d rather you came
4Its time my parents bought 5 wish they would/d repair 6 regret inviting Jim
2 2 choosing 3 talked 4 had slept 5 to set off 6 Would
Vocabulary
3 2 trendsetters 3 impressionable 4 disappearance 5 awareness 6 fashionable
4 2B 3C 4B 5D 6C
Listening
5 1E 2D 3A
Reading
6 1C 2B 3B 4C 5D
Writing
7 1 completely 2 while/whereas 3 personally 4 important 5 conclude
8 Students own answers.

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 Progress test 12
Grammar
1 2 whoever 3 cant/couldnt 4 no one/nobody 5 Whenever 6 anyone/anybody
7 whatever 8 nothing 9 have 10 whenever 11 something/anything
2 2 must 3 anyone 4 cant have 5 Nothing 6 whatever
Vocabulary
3 2 rush 3 repellent 4 watering 5 break 6 bag
4 2 surroundings 3 colourful 4 sensitive 5 smelly 6 scenic
Listening
5 1 C 2 B 3C 4 C 5 C
Reading
6 1f 2b 3a 4e 5d
Writing
7 1 Although 2 while 3 because 4 so 5 as well as
8 Students own answers.

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 End-of-year test
Grammar
1 2 was meeting Helen the following 3 is not thought to be 4 neednt have done any/the
5 is having an extension built 6 wish I could come
2 2 going 3 bought 4 It 5 which 6 What
Vocabulary
3 2B 3D 4C 5B 6B
4 2 handouts 3 rebellion 4 upbringing 5 literacy 6 defiance
Listening
5 1D 2A 3C
Reading
6 1C 2C 3A 4B 5A
Writing
7 1 hearing 2 reason 3 others/many 4 line 5 conclude
8 Students own answers.

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