C1 USE OF ENGLISH practice exercises

I. Complete the sentences with the words missing. 1. Your wife seems to buy nothing but expensive clothes.2. When it comes to choosing the right holiday destination, the possibilities are endless.3. This is by far the most exciting trip I have ever had.4. Nightmares may occur for no apparent reason at night.5. Can I speak to you in private? I need to get something off my chest.6. In spite of her age, Joanna still leads an active life.7. Don’t resort to flattery if you really want to be treated fairly.8. If you go on disturbing me, I won’t be able to wrap up this project.9. She was on the verge of tears when they told her about the accident.10. We will have our fence painted next week if the weather is good.11. Due to a heavy snowstorm, the planes were delayed.12. Apart from their duplex in New York, they also have a villa in Italy.13. The experiment will be carried out only if they rustle up the additional dosh.14. You shouldn’t take it for granted that your parents will support you every time you’re in trouble.15. We were told to leave the morgue at once due to biological hazard. II. Select the most appropriate words for the texts below. Smallest Human Sculpture in the WorldFeast your eyes on what the Guinness Book of World Records calls the smallest human sculpture in the world! Here's a 1_ that will put things into 2_ for you: the scale of sculptures created by Jonty Hurwitz approximately equals to the 3_ your fingernails grow every 5 or 6 hours! With dimensions of approximately 80×100×20 microns, here's how the sculpture compares to human hair. You can 4_ creating your own sculptures – or 3D printer-friendly captures of pretty much anything, really – using the Autodesk 123D Catch, a free app, which you can install on your mobile device.The sculpture was then 3D printed at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Nano Micro Facility. In the author's own words: "The structure is created using a 5_new 3D printing technology and a 6_ called Multiphoton Lithography. Ultimately, these works are created using the physical 7_ of two-photon absorption. Art, 8_ created with Quantum Physics." 1. association comparison appraisal link 2. view outlook scale perspective 3. amount number total expanse 4. test experiment research investigate 5. ground-breaking fresh novel first-hand 6. skill practice technique practise 7. marvel wonder spectacle phenomenon 8. literally plainly simply accurately III. Choose the best option to complete the sentences.1. Rarely _ anyone using typewriters nowadays. you see will you see you will see you have seen 2. _ received law degrees as today. Never so many women have Never have so many women The women aren’t ever Women who have never 3. _ but also it filters out harmful rays. Not only the environment gives us air to breathe The environment which gives us air to breathe The environment gives us air to breathe Not only does the environment give us air to breathe 4. _ have goods returned to us because they are faulty. Seldom we do Seldom do we Rarely we Hardly we 5. Hardly _ entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet. he had he was had he did he 7. Only after the food has been dried or canned_. that it should be stored for later consumption should be stored for later consumption should it be stored for later consumption it should be stored for later consumption 8. _ met the deadline, we would have been forced to seek another contractor. Had they not He had Had he If he has not 10. Not until I filled my glass _. I noticed that it was broken. I had noticed that it was broken. did I notice that it was broken. didn't I notice that it was broken. 11. On no condition _. they are to open fire without a warning. they be to open fire without a warning. are they to open fire without a warning. do they be to open fire without a warning. 12. So _ that some areas may never recover. devastating were the floods were devastating the floods the floods were devastating devastating the floods were