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helping with CAE answers



mreduardosilva_br
Brazil

helping with CAE answers
 
Hi, i �ve just started a CAE course preparation and i had this test. i came across with some questions and i wonder if you could help with some explanations on this test.
Best regards,
carlos eduardo
 

1

John _______ his son home in his car.

 

travelled

drove

went

came

2             Don �t make him laugh while he �s eating or he �ll _______.            

swallow

choke

 gasp

 sneeze

 3            Every year an international tennis competition _______ place in Wimbledon.

takes

makes

has

does

4             I don �t know if I will be able to help you but I �ll ________ my best.

make

do

give

work

 5            Every year, _______ 10,000 runners participate in the New York Marathon.

more

about

round

near

 6            With over 40 movies under his _______, Antonio Banderas is one of Spain �s most famous sons.

feet

table

sleeve

 belt  

7             My doctor _______ me to take up swimming as it is such a good exercise.

suggested

proposed

advised

said

 8            Greece �s _______ charm, makes it one of the top tourist destinations in Europe.

unhesitating

undoubting

undeniable

unanswerable

 9            Brighton Pier was highly _______ by tourists until it burned down last year.

inhabited

attended

crowded

visited

10           When I pointed out that there was a small _______ in one of the glasses, the shop gave me a 10% reduction on the set

blot

smear

flaw

smudge

 1            John likes London so much that he does _______ want to leave.

never

no

not

really

 

2             Lisbon is built _______ a series of hills.

on

 by

 in

 at

 

3             Anne worked in Germany _______ many years.

on

in

 for

 since

 4            Be careful as you walk. I �ve just polished the floor and it �s rather _______.

smooth

 slippery

 sticky

 stiff

 

5             The British Prime Minister lives _______ 10 Downing Street.

at

by

on

in

 6            Mrs. Jones is responsible _______ cleaning the office at my company.

to

for

with

from

 7            Drivers using mobile phones are four times more likely to have an accident _____ other drivers.

as

or

until

than

 8            Music has a calming _______ on most people.

way

effort

method

effect

 

9             During _______ summer months in Egypt the temperature often reaches 50� C.

one

the

those

that

 10          This is the third cold I �ve had_______ three months.

for

during

in

since

1             The Sherlock Holmes stories _______ written by Arthur Conan Doyle.

were

are

have

had

2             I�d rather you _______ anything about this to anyone, please.

didn�t say

don �t say

won �t say

hadn �t say

 

 

 

3             Passengers are _______ to carry no more than 5 kg of hand luggage.

advised

suggested

said

spoken

 4            The third attempt to reach the top of the mountain ended _______ failure.

by

in

to

up

 5            Residents will have to _______ the full cost of repairs to any windows they break.

pay

give

spend

 have

6             Having decided to rent a flat, we _______ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.

set to

set off

set about

set out

 7            Kate looks so sleepy because she is not _______ to waking up so early in the morning.

wanted

taken

used

known

8             Look at his moustache! He really _______ me of Charlie Chaplin.

knows

remembers

reminds

sees

 9            The instructor warned the students _______ sailing alone beyond the reef.

not

from

about

out of

10           You _______ better leave now, it�s getting late.

should

had

would

ought

2 Aug 2011      





misseleonora
Argentina

Carlos Eduardo, Why don �t you first try answering them? And then we could tell you if they are right or wrong and why . . .

2 Aug 2011     



Hanni9
Vietnam

I totally agree with Misseleonara. You should answer first, then everyone will help you to correct it. Perhaps you are rather lazy and passive

2 Aug 2011     



PhilipR
Thailand

You should get a book with answer key that explains the correct answers. Posting two dozens questions on the forum and expecting us to answer and explain them all is unrealistic. 

Surely you �re not in doubt about all of them?
If so, you �re not ready at all to take the CAE.
If not, just post the questions that puzzle you.

2 Aug 2011     



douglas
United States

drove, choke, takes, do, about, belt, advised,undeniable, visited(?), flaw, not, on, for,slippery, at, for, than, effect, the, in, were, didn �t say, advised, in, pay, set out(?), used, reminds, about(?), had
 
I do get the feel you may be abusing our help here, so figure-out the reasons and then ask specific questions about specific things you don �t understand--if you can �t determine when the past simple should be used and need an explanation for it, perhaps you shouldn �t be teaching English.
 
Douglas

2 Aug 2011     



MJ_Misa
Czech Republic

Philip, Douglas Clap

2 Aug 2011