1) I used to live in London, but ________ I'm living in Berlin. a) actually b) currently c) in fact d) the same 2) She keeps all her tools in the____________. a) taller b) scissors c) workshop d) together 3) I'd __________ you to arrive early. a) advise b) advice c) councillor d) help 4) The children are playing in the __________ on the beach. a) arena b) sand c) area d) pitch 5) Not passing my driving test was a big __________. a) deception b) discovery c) disappointment d) delivery 6) The show was a great __________. The tickets were sold out every night. a) success b) exit c) leave d) excitement 7) The boys are very __________. They always say please and thank you. a) polite b) educated c) clever d) excellent 8) She has a very small family. Her cousin is her only living __________. a) parent b) birth c) relative d) friend 9) I don't think that computer is working but you can __________ it. a) prove b) try c) look for d) play 10) The US government have announced they are going __________ troops from Afghanistan. a) to retire b) to rest c) to shoot d) to withdraw 11) The workers have called a __________ to protest about working conditions. a) vague b) grave c) strike d) hold 12) The idea that men can't cook or do housework is a__________. a) cliché b) topic c) theme d) typo 13) One area of the city has become so rundown that it is almost a __________. a) suburb b) village c) slum d) town 14) There are a lots of tasks that we still need __________ . a) to carry out b) to realise c) to notice d) to react 15) She has to be in the centre of attention. She likes __________. a) to practise b) to show off c) to hope for d) to presume 16) He took some __________ classes to prepare for the exam. a) definite b) particular c) concrete d) private 17) This book is really __________. It has more than 750 pages. a) large b) big c) long d) tired 18) My son got really good __________ in his Catalan literature exam. a) notes b) marks c) letters d) lists 19) Immersion in a __________ is the best way to learn. a) language b) idiom c) phrase d) saying 20) I need your __________ on this contract, please. a) firm b) tight c) farm d) signature 21) I don't think my neighbours get on. Last night they had another__________. a) debate b) discussion c) argument d) disgust 22) I just met an old friend __________ on the metro. a) by chance b) relaxed c) casual d) careless 23) Bus __________ in London have a tough job because there is so much trafiic. a) directors b) drivers c) conductors d) bosses 24) My daughter wants to do her undergraduate __________ abroad. a) stage b) career c) degree d) carriage 25) Please tell Laia I can't  __________ the meeting tomorrow. a) attend b) assist c) help d) sit 26) There is an interesting __________ from 17.00-18.30 tomorrow at CCCB. a) conference b) lecture c) congress d) newspaper article 27) The __________ of this series is really complicated. I can't follow what's happening. a) argument b) plot c) discussion d) idea 28) There are lots of plastic __________ on the shelf in my office. a) files b) capes c) carpets d) papers 29) My niece is six months __________. a) excited b) embraced c) embarrassed d) pregnant 30) I hope the noise from the building work won't __________ you too much. a) disturb b) mutilate c) molest d) divide 31) Sant Jordi is the day when __________ make their money. a) bookshops b) libraries c) bookshelves d) librarians 32) The shop has__________ to a new location a) moved b) translated c) interpreted d) traded 33) Do you __________ this town? We used to come here on holiday sometimes. a) record b) remember c) collect d) to understand

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