Euro C1 Webset - Grammar & Vocabulary - ANSWER KEY Page 1

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY – ANSWER KEY

Candidate Number:

1 Example 1

Columbus remains a controversial figureDo not write here

2 Example 2

described as one of the great mariners in history,Do not write here

3

1. a visionary genius, 2. a failed administrator, 3. a naive entrepreneur

4

4. and a ruthless imperialist.

5

His enterprise to find a westward route to (Asia)

6

5. grew out of the practical experience 6. of a long maritime career.

7

7. Before moving to (Spain) he had settled for a time in (Portugal),

8

8. where he had tried unsuccessfully to enlist support for his project.How to mark your dictation:There are 20 points for the dictation.

You must spell all these words correctly to get ONE POINT.

It is not important if you get these words wrong.

Euro C1 Webset - Grammar & Vocabulary - ANSWER KEYPage 2

9

9. Through a combination of good luck 10. and persuasiveness,

10

he gained the support of the Catholic monarchs.

11

11. Had he succeeded on his first voyage he would have been knighted,

12

12. made the governor of any new lands

13

13. and awarded ten percent of any new wealth.

14

14. The widely published report of his voyage of 1492

15

15. made (Columbus) famous throughout (Europe)

16

16. He never abandoned the belief that he had reached (Asia)

17

17. but intrigue and his own 18. administrative failings

18

19. brought disappointment 20. and obscurity to his final years.

Euro C1 Webset - Grammar & Vocabulary - ANSWER KEY Page 3

Question Your Answer

A B C D

Example X

1 X

2 X

3 X

4 X

5 XA B C D

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY – ANSWER KEY

Candidate Number:

Task Two: Multiple-Choice Gapfill 1-10

Task Three: Banked Gapfill 11-20

Question Your Answer

A B C D

6 X

7 X

8 X

9 X

10 XA B C D

11 16

the it

12 17

without which

13 18

on themselves

14 19

to although

15 20

with then

Place a X in the appropriate box.Do not make corrections.Never mark more than one box.