Cambridge Proficiency Practice Tests 1
ANSWER KEY
Test One 28
takes advantage of his Listening – Part 4
sister’s generosity 21C 22B 23A 24E 25G 26A
Reading and Use of English –
29
count themselves lucky to 27D 28C 29G 30F
Part 1
1D 2B 3A 4C 5C 6D 7A have got
Test Two
8B 30 was at a loss to explain why
Reading and Use of English –
Reading and Use of English – Part 1
Reading and Use of English –
1D 2D 3C 4A 5B 6C 7A
Part 2 Part 5
8B
9 ITS 31D 32C 33B 34A 35D 36D
10 DAY
Reading and Use of English –
11 TOO Reading and Use of English –
Part 2
12 LITTLE Part 6
9 WHOSE
13 GONE 37E 38B 39G 40C 41H 42A 10 TO
14 FREE 43F 11 GOES
15 SUCH 12 ANOTHER
16 FROM Reading and Use of English – 13 THERE
Part 7 14 IN
Reading and Use of English – 44D 45E 46C 47B 48A 49E 15 WHAT
Part 3 50B 51D 52A 53C 16 OFF
17 SECRECY
18 SURROUNDED/SURROUNDS Listening – Part 1 Reading and Use of English –
19 HISTORIANS 1C 2A 3A 4B 5A 6C Part 3
20 WORLDWIDE 17 MASSIVE
21 UNIDENTIFIED 18 CHARACTERISE(IZE)
Listening – Part 2
22 COVERAGE 19 ABUNDANCE
7 revolutionary
23 APPARENTLY 20 EVOLUTIONARY
8 shopping centre
24 UNCONVINCED 21 STABILISED(IZED)
9 dirt or dust
22 FABOURABLY
10 hazardous chemicals
Reading and Use of English – 23 ARGUABLY
11 domes
Part 4 24 ENRICHED
12 shape or colour
25 is no need to shout when
13 (wide) range of
you put Reading and Use of English –
14 (desired) image Part 4
26 didn’t/did not have the
faintest idea what 15 patch 25 has recently come/been
27 to expectations/to brought to my attention
everyone’s expectations, Listening – Part 3 26 for one/a moment did we
the filmed turned out 16A 17C 18B 19A 20B question
Cambridge Proficiency Practice Tests 1 1
ANSWER KEY
27
has been a considerable Test Three Reading and Use of English –
decrease in sales Part 5
Reading and Use of English –
28 (in) coming to terms with 31C 32C 33D 34A 35C 36A
Part 1
29 do everything in our power 1B 2C 3A 4B 5A 6D 7C
30
no way Henry can/will (be 8B Reading and Use of English –
able to) put Part 6
Reading and Use of English – 37H 38F 39B 40D 41A 42G
Reading and Use of English – Part 2 43C
Part 5 9 NO
31C 32A 33B 34C 35D 36B 10 TAKES Reading and Use of English –
11 ALTHOUGH/THOUGH Part 7
Reading and Use of English – 12 TO 44E 45C 46D 47A 48C 49B
Part 6 13 HOW/WHY 50A 51D 52E 53B
37F 38D 39A 40G 41C 42H 14 THAT
43B 15 WHICH Listening – Part 1
16 FOR 1C 2A 3B 4C 5C 6B
Reading and Use of English –
Part 7 Reading and Use of English – Listening – Part 2
44C 45A 46D 47B 48E 49A Part 3 7 side effects
50B 51C 52E 53D 17 ACCEPTANCE 8 tablet
18 MODIFICATION
9 chief medical officer
Listening – Part 1 19 STATISTICIANS
10 hurricane
1A 2C 3C 4A 5A 6C 20 CONTROVERSIALLY
11 electric current
21 CLARITY
12 flow of energy
22 MEANINGLESS
Listening – Part 2 13 a last resort
23 UNCERTAINTY
7 king of fruits 14 lifestyle
24 USEFULNESS
8 (very) ripe banana 15 poor diet
9 calories
Reading and Use of English –
10 copper Listening – Part 3
Part 4
11 onion sauce 16C 17A 18D 19D 20C
25 goes without saying that
12 bad breath
Lucy will fall
13 fried 26 cooperated fully, the Listening – Part 4
14 public spaces burglars would not have 21F 22D 23C 24G 25H 26E
15 gas leak been 27F 28A 29H 30B
27 the/a decision to go ahead
Listening – Part 3 with Test Four
16C 17A 18D 19A 20B 28 no mention of a/any Reading and Use of English –
reduction Part 1
Listening – Part 4 29 have (got) no right to tell 1A 2C 3A 4D 5B 6C 7D
21C 22E 23A 24D 25G 26B 30 no apparent reason for 8A
27C 28D 29G 30A them to
2 Cambridge Proficiency Practice Tests 1
ANSWER KEY
Reading and Use of English – Reading and Use of English – 11 ONLY
Part 2 Part 6 12 INTO
9 LIKE 37H 38C 39F 40B 41A 42G 13 DEAL
10 ON/ONTO/UPON 43D 14 UP
11 SET 15 DESPITE
12 DESPITE Reading and Use of English – 16 ALL
13 UNTIL Part 7
14 SUCH 44B 45E 46A 47D 48E 49C Reading and Use of English –
50D 51C 52B 53A Part 3
15 BUT
17 MISERABLY
16 UP
Listening – Part 1 18 VACCINATING
1C 2A 3A 4B 5C 6B 19 DISILLUSIONED
Reading and Use of English –
20 OUTBREAK
Part 3
Listening – Part 2 21 PREVENTIVE/PREVENTATIVE
17 INSTINCTIVELY
7 Speedboat trips 22 ENTHUSIASTICALLY
18 UNBEARABLE 23 PHARMACEUTICAL
19 UNPLEASANT 8 (detailed) knowledge
24 PERCEPTION
9 arrangements
20 SCIENTIFICALLY
10 visibility
21 ACCOMPANIED Reading and Use of English –
11 safety tips
22 SIGNIFICANTLY Part 4
12 (cricket) bat
23 PARTICIPANT’S 25 no account must you leave
13 cold environment
24 IMPLICATION 26 was on the verge of handing
14 horse riding
27 what you like, but Harry
15 rest and relaxation
Reading and Use of English – won’t / will not change
Part 4 28 think nothing of spending
Listening – Part 3
25 less than an immediate 29 to our great relief, the
16C 17D 18B 19B 20A
apology will satisfy result of
26 took it for granted that 30 as she puts her mind
Listening – Part 4
Donald would come
21E 22H 23D 24C 25G 26A Reading and Use of English –
27 had set eyes on such a 27C 28D 29H 30G Part 5
28 had been officially
31C 32A 33D 34B 35C 36D
announced would anyone/ Test Five
anybody make Reading and Use of English – Reading and Use of English –
29 that they were in short Part 1 Part 6
supply 1A 2D 3D 4B 5D 6C 7C 37C 38E 39B 40G 41F 42H
30 take much / a lot for my boss 8B 43A
to lose
Reading and Use of English – Reading and Use of English –
Reading and Use of English – Part 2 Part 7
Part 5 9 HOW 44D 45E 46C 47B 48C 49A
31B 32D 33C 34A 35D 36C 10 EYE 50B 51A 52E 53D
Cambridge Proficiency Practice Tests 1 3
ANSWER KEY
Listening – Part 1 Reading and Use of English – Reading and Use of English –
1B 2C 3A 4C 5B 6A Part 3 Part 7
17 WIDESPREAD 44E 45D 46B 47C 48E 49A
Listening – Part 2 18 BREAKTHROUGH 50D 51B 52C 53A
7 four languages 19 CONSIDERABLY
8 optimistic 20 REPORTEDLY Listening – Part 1
9 empathy 21 COMPARABLE 1C 2C 3A 4C 5B 6A
10 agenda 22 SUBSTANTIALLY
11 technical and psychological 23 INEXPENSIVE Listening – Part 2
12 roles 24 GLOBALLY 7 Bacteria
13 comfort 8 sticky
14 (prison) guards Reading and Use of English – 9 toxic substances
15 negative feelings Part 4 10 four times
25 were taken aback when 11 The Story of Sponge
Listening – Part 3 Sheila turned 12 disease
16B 17A 18D 19B 20C 26 had no alternative but to 13 social and economic
put/call 14 heavy pain
Listening – Part 4 27 no telling what Hannah’s 15 permanently disabled
21D 22E 23F 24A 25G 26E reaction
27F 28H 29G 30B 28 is nothing more to be Listening – Part 3
29 came close to winning an 16A 17C 18B 19B 20D
Test Six award his performances
Reading and Use of English – 30 are presumed to have been Listening – Part 4
Part 1 21G 22D 23E 24F 25C 26D
1C 2A 3C 4D 5A 6C 7D Reading and Use of English – 27H 28C 29F 30B
8B Part 5
31A 32D 33C 34C 35B 36B
Reading and Use of English –
Part 2 Reading and Use of English –
9 IT 13 COULD Part 6
10 TO 14 INTO 37D 38B 39H 40G 41E 42F
11 GAVE 15 WAY 43C
12 A 16 DOING
