Destination C1-C2
units 9-10
1. You ... that film last week – it was only released yesterday.
A) can’t have seen B) couldn’t see
C) mustn’t have seen
D) didn’t need to see
2. ... we better get an expert’s opinion on this before we make a decision?
A) Hadn’t B) Oughtn’t C) Didn’t
D) Shouldn’t
3. I’d love ... afford to take a month or two off.
A) I could B) to can C) that I will
D) to be able to
4. They’re definitely not going to call now, so we might ... go to bed.
A) and B) too C) as well D) also
5. ... stand up when the teacher entered the room at your school?
A) Had you B) Did you have to
C) Must you D) Needed you to
6. Tamsin ... to her graduation ceremony, but she decided not to in the end.
A) could go B) can go
C) can have gone D) could have gone
7. You ... have told us you were going to be a bit late!
A) could B) may C) would D) will
8. Thankfully we ... another ticket as Jean didn’t turn up.
A) needn’t have got B) didn’t need to get
C) needed not to get D) hadn’t to get
9. What day of the week does that magazine come ... on?
A) out B) off C) in D) from
10. Mum took some persuading, but we managed to take her ... in the end.
A) over B) away C) out D) round

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11. I can’t give you permission now – I’ll have to talk it ... with your mother first.
A) on B) out C) off D) over
12. I know it’s a secret but you can tell me. I won’t let ..., I promise.
A) on B) in C) out D) over
13. I stupidly blurted ... in front of Rachel that it’s your fortieth birthday next week.
A) off B) away C) out D) over
14. I’ve learnt all my lines for the play now, but there’s always the fear that you’ll dry
... when you actually get on stage.
A) in B) on C) up D) over
15. It’s time somebody spoke ... loudly and clearly against this war.
A) over B) out C) round D) on
16. The Minister was shouted ... by hecklers and was unable to finish her speech.
A) down B) out C) over D) off
17. Don’t tell Irene any of your secrets. She’s got a very big ...
A) grapevine B) tales C) mouth D) hat
18. Keep me ... about any developments.
A) posted B) drift C) stick D) clean
19. Billy, stop telling ... about your sister.
A) word B) tales C) cards D) stick
20. The Minister’s disappearance speaks ... about his involvement in the corruption
scandal.
A) drift B) cards C) grapevine
D) volumes
21. I heard through the ... that you and Rick are thinking of splitting up.
A) drift B) chest C) grapevine D) posted
22. Get it off your ... and tell me exactly what’s wrong.
A) chest B) mouth C) hat D) stick
23. You should just put your ... on the table and tell them you’re leaving unless they
give you a pay rise.
A) hat B) cards C) volumes D) tales
24. Keep it under your ... , but Julie’s going to have a baby.
A) hat B) drift C) stick D) mouth
25. I wasn’t sure whether to tell you, but then I thought it was best to come ... about
it myself before you found out from someone else.
A) posted B) chest C) clean
D) grapevine
26. I give you my ... that I won’t tell anybody.
A) mouth B) tales C) stick D) word
27. If I catch your ..., you’re saying you’re leaving me. Is that right?
A) mouth B) word C) drift
D) volumes
28. Eddie thought I was a football fan – he must have got completely the wrong end of
the ...
A) chest B) tales C) stick D) mouth
29. Could you ... the message to Darren when you see him, please?
A) pass on B) blurt out C) get across
D) talk over
30. Rudy was really opposed to the idea at the start, but we managed to ... him ... in
the end.
A) pass/on B) shout/down
C) speak/out
D) talk/round
31. Before Wikipedia, it was ... as read that encyclopedias were written by paid
experts.

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A) given B) taken C) made D) put
32. In other ..., before Wikipedia, the ‘reader’ of an encyclopedia had no control over
the content.
A) speech B) ways C) words D) terms
33. Under her fine ..., circulation has increased by 100,000.
A) edit B) edirotially C) editorship
D) edited
34. Greg’s not a very ... person, really.
A) talkative B) talk C) talkback
D) talked
35. In formal writing, it is unusual to make use of the ... mark to express surprise.
A) exclaim B) exclamation
C) exclamatory
36. You are .... Forbidden to use a calculation in this examination.
A) express B) expression C) expressive
D) expressly