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CAE Unit 1 vocab and grammar

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  • We were all favourable impressed with Paola´s lecture. (FAVOURABLE) The lecture ______________ on all of us.
    Paula gave/made a favourable impression
  • Fergus ____ a pretty bad impression in Staurday´s match, so the manager is _____ him just one last chance or he´ll be dropped from the team!
    made / giving
  • (I´ve driven / I´ve been driving) along this road a thousand times - I could almost do it with my eyes shut!
    I´ve driven
  • So much noise (had come / had been coming) from our flat all afternoon that eventually the neighbours complained and we had to explain that we (repaired / were repairing) the heater and that we´d be finishing soon.
    had been coming / were repairing
  • You´d expect Fran to be looking tired because (she´s studied / she´s been studying) for her final exams for the last three weeks.
    she´s been studying
  • Carrie sat through the entire meeting without ______ a single suggestion to solve the problem.
    making
  • Without a receipt, they will not return your money. (REFUND) They will not ______________________ you have a receipt.
    give you a refund / refund your money unless
  • The opportunity to study at university should be open to everyone. (BE) Everyone __________ to study at university.
    should be given the opportunity/chance
  • Students don´t spend their free time in the same way as 50 years ago. (CHANGED) The way students spend their free time ____________ 50 years.
    has changed in/over the last/past
  • Maisie (ate/ had been eating) seets all evening so it was not surprising she didn´t want any supper!
    had been eating
  • I received some very useful advice from Gustav. (FOUND) I ________________me very useful
    found the advice (that) Gustavo gave
  • We got to the park quite soon after lunch and fortunately the rain (stopped / had stopped) by then.
    had stopped
  • The minister _____ a rousing speech at the end of the conference.
    gave
  • We ____ our students plenty of opportunities to speak to ensure they become fluent.
    give
  • If you´d just _____ me the details, I´ll take a note of them and pass them to the person in question.
    give
  • Patsy is just ______ a phone call at the moment, so she´ll be with us in a sec.
    making
  • (We´d stood / We´d been standing) in the rain for at least 20 minutes before the bus arrived, by which time we (were feeling / had been feeling) pretty cold and wet.
    We´d been standing / were feeling
  • I never expected to see you at the concert because the last time we met, you ____ me the impression that you didn´t like classical music.
    gave
  • I think people (used to work / would work) much harder in the past than they do nowadays.
    used to work
  • We always used to go to the Mediterranean for our holidays when I was a child. I think we (went / used to go) to Ibiza at least 5 times.
    went
  • The first time Carla went skiing was last Monday. (NEVER) Carla __________________ last Monday.
    had never been/gone skiing before/until
  • If you´re not completely satisfied with the result, we´ll ____ you a full refund.
    give