CAE Use of English 2

Question 1

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'The committee reached a _______ agreement after hours of negotiation.'

Accepted Answer

tentative

Answer

'Tentative' means provisional or not fully worked out, which fits an agreement reached after difficult negotiation.

Question 2

Which phrasal verb correctly completes: 'She struggled to _______ her disappointment when she heard the news.'

Accepted Answer

hold back

Answer

'Hold back' means to suppress or restrain an emotion.

Question 3

Choose the correct word form: 'The professor's lecture was remarkably _______ given the complexity of the topic.'

Accepted Answer

accessible

Answer

'Accessible' is the adjective needed to describe the quality of the lecture.

Question 4

Select the correct collocation: 'The charity _______ a significant amount of money for disaster relief.'

Accepted Answer

raised

Answer

'Raise' is the transitive verb used when collecting money; 'rise' is intransitive.

Question 5

Which word fits the gap? 'The _______ of the ancient manuscript was confirmed by three independent experts.'

Accepted Answer

authenticity

Answer

'Authenticity' is the noun referring to the quality of being genuine.

CAE - Cambridge English Advanced Practice Test