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Key to the Tests Test 1 E A 1 d B 1 2 3 4 5 C (contained) C (prefers) D (put £20 in) D (show it to me or show me it) C (made all the young people happy) 1 2 3 4 5 begins in November include fever catch the flu give it sneezes C D E 2 b 3 b 4 d 5 c 1 Nick admitted to one of the detectives that he had taken the cash box. 2 The police persuaded us that it was too dangerous and we were convinced. 3 The frog suddenly turned into a prince after the princess kissed him. 4 He told us that two hours wouldn’t (or won’t) be enough to finish the job. 5 Someone painted the wall white yesterday. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 a B 1 D (is having) 2 A (used to) 3 C (knew) 4 A (make) 5 C (had put) C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D 1 By the time we sell the car, we will have spent £300 on repairs. 2 This is the first time I have (ever) had to think about my health. 3 Juliet has been working (or has worked) here for about six years. 4 It’s even worse than I thought it would be. 5 It was Christmas when I (last) talked to my parents. was walking thinking were looking had decided 3 d 4 b 5 a saw whispered wasn’t wearing hadn’t changed Oxford Practice Grammar • Advanced • Key to the Tests 7 8 9 10 have created lets holds Will … keep A 1 d B 1 2 3 4 5 A (may) D (ought not to be) D (would) C (can) A (had) C 1 2 3 4 5 may not be familiar can be used must be paid won’t be required will be charged D 1 Students are not allowed to park here. (or Students are not permitted to park here.) 2 His trip may have been cancelled at the last minute. 3 She didn’t enjoy having to get up at five o’clock every morning. 4 He couldn’t have committed the crime, according to the report. 5 This shirt shouldn’t have been (or ought not to have been) put in the washing machine. Test 2 1 c is … happening have been be experiencing had believe have … been changing or have been … changing Test 3 were ready seemed quite satisfied stood alone is better became clear A 1 2 3 4 5 6 E 2 a 3 a 1 might* 2 couldn’t 3 was able to 4 would 5 be able to 6 would* 7 be willing to 8 had to 9 should 10 was … going to *1 and 6 can be exchanged. 4 c 5 a Test 4 Test 6 A 1 b B 1 C (did he ask) 2 D (no longer take) 3 D (didn’t you) C 1 Aren’t 2 what D 1 Not only was the room cold, but it was also very damp. 2 Who did your sister say she gave the money to? 3 What does Andreas think has been stolen? 4 She said, ‘Why don’t you (or Why not) take the train instead of driving?’ 5 They asked me what his name was and where he lived. E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 a 3 d 4 c 5 a A 1 d 4 C (do they) 5 B (not an) B 1 2 3 4 5 B (are > is) D (the tennis) B (a research) C (pairs of trousers) C (device’s > devices) C 1 2 3 4 The a the the D 1 Yesterday, a masked man robbed a woman outside a (or the) post office. 2 In business news, the Bank of England is raising (or will raise) interest rates by 1.5 per cent (or %). 3 Yesterday’s news of the murder of a priest in Kent (has) shocked the community. 4 Reviewers have criticized a new account of Scottish history by an English writer. E 1 the middle of the century 2 The urgency of the challenges 3 the authors of the report (or the report’s authors) 4 Sims’ (or Sims’s or The Sims) organization 5 the health of the earth (or the earth and the health of) 6 the group’s latest report 7 the world’s population (or the population of the world) 8 the destruction of the environment 3 no 4 I’m not 5 Can’t Nothing never no What … YZ-23 Why … Leisure Who … Somebody else Did … Yes which … London Where … New York How … None Test 5 A 1 d B 1 2 3 4 C D E 2 2 a 3 c 4 c 5 c 2 b 5 6 7 8 the – the a 3 c 9 10 11 12 4 b an – – – 13 14 15 16 5 b the – the the C (married) D (crashed) B (with a special key) C (being repaired or which were being repaired or which had been repaired) 5 B (was or is located) A 1 c B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 C 1 a lot of 2 both D 1 Not many people are willing to help others. 2 Half the report (or Half of the report) has been written already. 3 No explanation was given (to us) for the delay. 4 All of us want to live forever. E 1 2 3 4 5 is experienced was believed (or considered) were bitten by (or had been bitten by) could be cured by was … recommended by is … considered (or believed) may (or might) be said 1 There’s a saying that Rome wasn’t built in a day. 2 The tests have been collected and the answers (have been) checked. 3 Death is more likely to be caused by a bee sting than a snake bite these days. 4 There were reported to be serious problems with the new design. 5 We weren’t given instructions or shown what to do. (or We were given no instructions … or We weren’t given any instructions …) 1 n 2 b 3 o 4 c 5 h 6 l 7 i 8 e Oxford Practice Grammar • Advanced • Key to the Tests Test 7 2 c 3 b 4 c 5 c D (some of their friends) C (either colour or either of the colours) C (a little information or some information) A (all of them or they all) A (most of Europe) a great deal of many more little no 3 some 4 neither 6 7 8 9 10 5 the 6 a little Most of 88 per cent 51 per cent of twice most Test 10 Test 8 A 1 d 2 b 3 b 4 c 5 c B 1 2 3 4 5 C 1 do something 2 them myself D 1 It should have been useful having wealthy parents, but they didn’t actually support her. 2 They don’t like each other. (or They don’t like one another.) 3 I’m sure there will be someone at the airport to meet you. 4 It would not be a good idea to go swimming out in the ocean by yourself. 5 There were said to be thousands of people affected by the rail strike. E 1 2 3 4 B (with her) C (the other) D (she tastes it) B (regarded it as an opportunity) B (a knife was discovered) she me myself him 3 someone else 4 do it 5 6 7 8 anyone ours that himself 3 2 a 3 c 4 d 5 c B 1 2 3 4 5 C 1 away 2 from D 1 During August this building will be closed for renovation. 2 Besides shopping, what else did you do when you were in Rome? (or Besides shopping when you were in Rome, what else did you do?) 3 Apart from the apple I gave you earlier, haven’t you eaten anything else today? 4 Without more financial support we won’t be able to do much. E 1 2 3 4 C (instead of) C (on every day) B (in) D (over) D (out of or in) 3 to 4 in By past At under 5 out of 6 for 5 towards 6 with 7 into 8 of 9 along 10 across Test 11 A 1 c B 1 2 3 4 5 C 1 already … never 2 just … further 3 longer … reading D 1 Everyone thought the event was well-organized and exciting. 2 The earlier you leave here, the quicker you’ll get there. 3 Mark is not as good a cook as David. 4 I’m looking for a fairly long green woollen scarf. 1 2 3 4 5 1 a 9 one 10 anywhere 11 it Test 9 E A 2 b 3 b 4 a A 1 d B 1 2 3 4 5 A (learning) D (refused to help) B (to wait) A (visiting) D (of doing) C 1 2 3 4 5 assumed to be heard … sneeze (or sneezing) remembered … telling allowed to go smell … burning. D 1 A place to park is sometimes hard to find. 2 Is it really necessary to keep all these old files? 3 It would be a mistake for him to buy a new car now. 4 Amy still remembers being bitten by a dog when she was very young. 5 The boy denied having done anything wrong. (or The boy denied doing anything wrong.) E 1 2 3 4 5 5 c D (six feet deep) B (some soldiers who were afraid) C (I usually drink) A (remove ‘very’) B (Italians) only earlier yet acutely pleased 4 Eventually … easier 5 Suddenly … short 6 round black 6 7 8 9 10 young Japanese coloured certainly far Oxford Practice Grammar • Advanced • Key to the Tests 2 c trying to look to do to regain stopping 3 b 4 a 5 d 6 to keep (or to have kept) 7 starting 8 losing 9 putting 10 going Test 12 A 1 b B 1 2 3 4 5 C 1 tell 2 asked 3 explained* 4 hadn’t said *3 and 6 can be exchanged D E 2 d 3 b 4 c D 1 He didn’t conceal the fact that his parents weren’t English. 2 It has always been a big mystery to me why anyone would want to jump out of a plane and put their trust in a parachute. 3 Our expectation was that no one would be there. 4 Bridget was sorry that her comments had upset Mark’s mother. 5 Despite the fact that these apples don’t look very nice, they’re delicious. E 1 2 3 4 5 5 a D (would be able) C (agreed with me) C (encouraged her not to quit) A (inquired about whether) B (offered to bring or offered to bring us) 5 6 7 8 hadn’t spoken replied* pointed out talk (or talked) 1 Mrs Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself. 2 She asked Henry if he had left (or left) his keys in the door. 3 There was an announcement that the strike was over. 4 His only comment was that he would return the following day (or the next day or the day after). 5 His statement that he wouldn’t do it surprised us. 6 I remember one time when my aunt told me not to talk with my mouth full. (or … my aunt told me that I mustn’t (or shouldn’t) talk with my mouth full.) 7 They invited me (or us) to stay at their house. 1 (that) he would be here by eight o’clock 2 if she knew where Rob was 3 (that) she thought he had gone out about half an hour earlier 4 apologized (or said that he was sorry) 5 that he had forgotten that he had promised to take his mother into town that morning 1 c B 1 2 3 4 5 C 1 2 3 4 5 2 d 3 a 4 d idea of how categorization works we take it for granted that categories have and that all members of a given category we see that it is it is not surprising that we hold 1 a B 1 C (who, because that is not used in a nondefining clause describing a person) 2 C (along which something slides) 3 C (that or no relative pronoun, because when is not used after ‘every time’) 4 C (which made, because reduced relatives are not used for sudden actions) 5 D (all that, because a quantifier used as a pronoun takes that, not which) C 1 whose 2 that or which 3 where or in which D 1 Elizabeth is the name from which Betty is derived. (or Elizabeth is the name (that/which) Betty is derived from.) 2 India is where her parents were born. (or India is the place/country where/in which her parents were born.) 3 Hemingway is the author whose short stories I liked best. 4 Whatever I do, her parents will never like me. 5 I was at the first lecture during which he talked about humanism. (or I was at the first lecture, when/where/in which he talked about humanism.) E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 Oxford Practice Grammar • Advanced • Key to the Tests That emotion rule out that view that feel (that) unfair that A 5 b A (That Amber … or The fact that Amber …) D (which > that) A (I heard about that) B (like that > like it that or like the fact or like it) B (remind that > remind us or me or you, etc. that) 6 7 8 9 10 Test 14 Test 13 A noticed (that) know if reason to when argue (that) concedes that 2 b 3 c 4 d 5 b 4 What 5 which (that is/which is) often told to children who sells a cow (which/that) his mother thinks are worthless which grow very quickly (that is/which is) called a beanstalk where (or in which or above which) he discovers a giant from whom he steals some things (or that/who he steals some things from) suspecting (or who suspects) something is wrong which he then cuts down who is chasing him Test 15 E A 1 b B 1 A (was) 2 D (will) 3 C (had) 4 B (will get) 5 C (if only) 1 if 2 will 3 take/have 4 go 5 work 6 will 7 lived C D E 2 a 3 d 4 d 5 c if they just stop working if your printer won’t print Whether you’re getting an error message if you have received no error messages if it’s a wireless model if any print jobs are on hold If your queue gets bogged down Even if your printer is an older model If you are still having a problem if necessary Test 16 5 2 a 3 c 4 d A 1 d B 1 2 3 4 5 5 b C 1 when 2 because D 1 Because it was late and I was exhausted, I went straight to bed. 2 In order for him to continue to work here, there will have to be a change in his attitude. 3 He talked as if (or as though) he owned the restaurant. 4 You can’t go out until you finish (or have finished) your homework. 5 Even though he’s your friend (or Even though I know he’s your friend), he can’t sleep here. 6 So as not to be late, we left half an hour earlier than necessary. D (was) A (so that or replace ‘so that’ with ‘in order’) C (because they become) A (Because) B (as if or as though) 3 when 4 after Although as much as whereas as if 5 6 7 8 just as as easy as though Despite the fact Test 17 1 Unless someone is willing to help, the party is not likely to (or will not) happen. 2 If only she had been wearing (or had worn) a crash helmet, she would (or might or could) have escaped injury. 3 Even though she could be very difficult, I still loved her. 4 Whether you like the idea or not, we’re leaving tomorrow. or Whether or not you like the idea, we’re leaving tomorrow. 5 I’m sorry, but if the traffic hadn’t been so bad, I wouldn’t have arrived late. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 to 6 As Oxford Practice Grammar • Advanced • Key to the Tests A 1 a 2 d 3 a 4 a 5 a B 1 2 3 4 5 C 1 for example 2 After all 3 in the meantime D 1 Instead of (using) butter, we used margarine. 2 Only in Poland can you get dishes and bowls with this design. 3 Not until much later did we discover the mistake. 4 It’s flooding that causes most of the damage in spring. (or It’s in spring that flooding causes most of the damage.) 5 It was because he was so unpleasant that she left. 6 All I know is that the main road is blocked. 7 What he did was go to the party by himself. 8 What Rose is hoping to do is to travel across Canada by train. E 1 2 3 4 D (a dog and two cats as well.) C (in comparison to or in comparison with) C (actually stay in London) D (As a result, or As a result of that,) D (In addition to that, or In addition,) What To begin with Similarly That is 4 In addition 5 So 5 Next 6 In particular 7 As a result of Key to the Exit Test Following the answers are page numbers from the Oxford Practice Grammar: Advanced book, where you can find information on the grammar points being tested. 6 1 1 2 3 4 a (8) d (8) a (8) b (8) 10 1 2 3 4 b (34) b (34) d (34) d (35) 19 1 2 3 4 a (100) d (100) c (106) b (105) 28 1 2 3 4 a (176) c (180) d (176, 178) d (176) 2 1 2 3 4 c (10) a (10) d (10) c (10) 11 1 2 3 4 a (41) b (38) a (38) c (40) 20 1 2 3 4 b (112) b (112, 118) b (120) b (120) 29 1 2 3 4 a (192) a (185) d (192) d (186) 3 1 2 3 4 d (12) d (12) d (12) c (12) 12 1 2 3 4 a (45) a (45) a (46) b (46) 21 1 2 3 4 b (128, 130) c (126, 127) d (126) a (126, 127) 30 1 2 3 4 a (185) c (199) c (198, 199) a (199) 4 1 2 3 4 a (18) c (18) d (17, 18) d (18) 13 1 2 3 4 c (48) a (48) d (50) d (52) 22 1 2 3 4 b (128, 129) d (125) b (134) a (126, 127) 31 1 2 3 4 d (202) b (202, 203) d (205) c (198, 201) 5 1 2 3 4 c (20) d (20) a (20) a (20) 14 1 2 3 4 d (58) a (57, 58) a (57, 63) a (57, 58) 23 1 2 3 4 b (142) b (142, 145) b (144) d (139, 143) 32 1 2 3 4 a (197, 199) b (197) c (205) c (204) 6 1 2 3 4 c (22, 23) b (22, 23) c (22, 23) d (22, 23) 15 1 2 3 4 c (78) a (70) c (70) d (72) 24 1 2 3 4 d (144) b (144) c (144) c (140, 144) 33 1 2 3 4 b (217) a (209) c (210, 214) d (216) 7 1 2 3 4 d (24) b (24) c (24) a (24) 16 1 2 3 4 d (74) a (74) b (75) d (74) 25 1 2 3 4 c (154) d (156) d (152) a (152) 34 1 2 3 4 b (217) a (212) b (212, 215) a (210) 8 1 2 3 4 d (30) c (29) d (30) d (30) 17 1 2 3 4 b (83, 84) a (86, 90) d (84) a (88) 26 1 2 3 4 b (164) c (161) d (161, 167) a (162) 9 1 2 3 4 c (32) a (32) b (32) a (33) 18 1 2 3 4 d (90) d (88, 89) c (93) c (92) 27 1 2 3 4 b (173) d (178) a (173, 179) b (173) Oxford Practice Grammar • Advanced • Key to the Exit Test