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A quiz based on Common mistakes at Proficiency... and Compact Advanced and how to avoid them (Cambridge 2005 / 2014) #efl #cpe

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Which is correct?

Both are correct.

Families are choosing to have fewer children.

Families are choosing to have less children.

Neither are correct.

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Which is correct?

I couldn't afford to buying a new car..

I couldn't afford buying a new car.

I couldn't afford to buy a new car.

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I don't like driving at night specially if it's raining.

Right

Wrong

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Hygiene in the camp was .....existent: no shower, no running water

not existent

inexistent

unexistent

non-existent

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I was _______ in Hereford, on the border with Wales

brought up

growing up

grew up

bringing up

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I couldn't ______ class last week because I was ill.

turn up to

attend

assist

come

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My income has ______ very little in the last few years and my workload has increased a lot.

risen

rise up

raised

been raised

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Some teachers are not _______ enough to students' problems and correct them too strictly.

thinking

sensitive

sensible

thoughtful

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The EIC, as it's name _______, has a lot of teachers from around the world.

states

suggests

implies

infers

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He wanted to move to another city because he needed a .....

movement

change

changing

move

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Do you have some ....? I need to buy a soda from the vending machine

changes

money

change

cash

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Unless they ..... the price for the car, we won't buy it

drop

down

lessen

dropped

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This file ..... very important information

involves

includes

holds

composes

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He is the most famous scientist in the ..... of chemistry

camp

area

zone

filed

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When I was a teen, I ...... many photos, but now I don't

had been taking

used to taking

would take

used take

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To include material from other sources you must ....permission

demand

apply

search

seek

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