C2 Placement Test

Section 1: Grammar
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence

1. He was accused of ___ the company's funds.
➲ embezzling
➲ to embezzle
➲ having embezzled

2. I would have called you if I ___ your number.
➲ had
➲ had had
➲ have

3. By the time you read this, I ___ the country.
➲ will leave
➲ will have left
➲ would leave

4. No sooner ___ than it started to rain heavily.
➲ had we arrived
➲ we had arrived
➲ we arrived

Section 2: Vocabulary
Match the words with their definitions

1. Precipitate
➲ To cause to happen suddenly
➲ To delay
➲ To prevent

2. Obsequious
➲ Disobedient
➲ Overly submissive and eager to please
➲ Independent

3. Assiduous
➲ Showing great care and perseverance
➲ Lazy and neglectful
➲ Quick and superficial

4. Ephemeral
➲ Eternal
➲ Common
➲ Lasting for a very short time