# A2 Problem Questions
Average 40% incorrect rate so anything above 60% we will define as a problem question.

### Version 1
9 @ 63%: `Are you still in Sydney? How are things there? I’m {BLANK} for Christmas. We should hang out!`

**Current**
* going to back
* going back to be
* going to be back
* to be going back

Suggestion:

* go
* will go
* going back
* being

**New**

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15 @ 60%: `Which of the following statements is correct?` -> `Moving all of my things here from Australia was much more expensive than I was expecting...`

**Current**
* It costs a lot of money to live in Barcelona as an expat
* John was surprised that Australia was so expensive
* John has expensive things that he had to move to Barcelona
* John thought it would be cheaper to move his things to Barcelona

Suggestion:

I think we might need to change the source text. It was expensive to move all of my things here from Australia.

* It cost John a lot of money to move his things to Barcelona
* Spain is an expensive country
* John bought lots of expensive things in Australia
* It took John a long time to move to Australia

**New**

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17 @ 80%: `Which of the following statements is correct?` -> `I started running recently and I’m seeing a lot of new areas of Sydney. I almost feel like a tourist in my own city haha.`

**Current**
* Emilio runs in the city every day
* Many new areas were built recently in Sydney
* Emilio is a tourist in Sydney
* Emilio’s hobby is showing him different places

**New**

* Emilio has a new hobby
* Emilio is a tourist in Sydney
* Many new areas were built recently in Sydney
* Emilio runs in the city every day

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23 @ 60%: `Which of the following sentences is wrong?`

**Current**
* I am going to do some work
* I am going to do the laundry
* I am going to make a good job
* I am going to make money

**New**

* I am going to do some work
* I am going to do the laundry
* I am going to do a good job
* I am going to do money

- Change to "NOT correct"?

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33 @ 60%: Long audio question

**Current**
* Maya loves pizza
* Maya has had better pizza in her life
* Maya thinks that the pizza could have been better
* Maya really enjoyed the pizza

**New**
* Maya loved the pizza
* Maya has never had pizza
* Maya wants to eat better pizza
* Maya doesn't like pizza
!??!?!

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42: Listening section can’t change
43: Listening section can’t change

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# B1 Problem Questions
43% incorrect rate -> 60%+ is problem

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3 @ 90%: `I hadn’t seen {BLANK} of them in almost a year so it was great to see them again.`

**Current**
* neither
* either
* both
* none

**New**
* anywhere
* either
* anything
* none

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12 @ 55%: `Must have been on a nature program and definitely not in the {BLANK}.`

**Current**
* wild
* nature
* outside
* openness

**New**
* wild
* natural
* out
* openness

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13 @ 72%: `Apparently they are normally not that common but this year they have had a surprising number of them. They {BLANK} just come to say hi to us!`

**Current**
* must have
* have just
* surely
* have

**New**
* must have
* maybe
* surely
* have

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14 @ 65%: `Oh nice! You went to San Francisco right?`
**Current**
* She confused two major US cities for each other
* She has never been to San Francisco
* Mary often gets the names of US cities wrong
* Mary asks James to tell her the difference between two cities

**New**
* Mary forgot which city James went to
* Mary has never been to San Francisco
* Mary often gets the names of US cities wrong
* Mary asks James to tell her the difference between two cities

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20 @ 63%: `Which of the following sentences is wrong?`

**Current**
* He was sitting on the bus
* He is standing at the back of the queue
* There’s something written at the side of the car
* The café is at the end of the street

**New**
* He was sitting on the bus
* There’s something written on the side of the car
* He is standing on the queue
* The café is on this street

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23 @ 58%: `Which of the following sentences is correct?`

**Current**
* What time will you be leaving for the party
* What time will you leaving for the party
* What time will you left for the party?
* What time will you going to leave for the party?

**New**
* What time will you leave for the party?
* What time will you leaving for the party
* What time will you left for the party?
* What time will you going to leave for the party?

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27 @ 70%: `Which of the following is correct?`

**Current**
* Do you want to hang in?
* Do you want to meet through?
* Do you want to catch down?
* Do you want to wash up?

**New**
* Do you often meet through?
* When would you like to get into?
* Do you want to catch down?
* What time do you usually get up?

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28 @ 73%: `Your birthday present {BLANK} by now.`

**Current**
* should arrived
* should has arrived
* should have arrived
* should be arrived

**New**
Your birthday present {blank} yesterday.
* has arrived
* was arrived
* arrived
* arriving

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# B2 Problem Questions
37% incorrect rate -> 50%+ is problem

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3 @ 55%: `Oh, that sucks. Sounds like you {BLANK} a lot of fun.`

**Current**
* would have had
* have had
* had
* would had

**New**
`had` -> `having`
`have had` -> `could have`

because the line before is `It’s a real shame because I was {BLANK} it. So I went ice skating instead!`. So “sounds like you `had` / `having` a lot of fun” could also kinda be right. ✅

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11 @ 52%: `Another interesting fact I heard is that, per person, Australians produce the second most CO2 in the world. I {BLANK} Canada was also in the top 5.`

**Current**
* vaguely remember
* remember to see
* seemed
* remembered see

**New**
Maybe `remember see` instead of `remembered see`. I think the answer itself is maybe too difficult.
vaguely remember
Could also be

* `vaguely remember`

✅

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15 @ 58%: `Which of the following statements is correct?` -> `It is likely that Canada will get fewer tourists in the future when there is less snow on the mountains and the natural beauty is affected.`

**Current**
* The tourism industry in Canada is declining rapidly
* Tourists won't be able to get to Canada in the future
* Canada's tourism industry is in trouble ✅
* The natural beauty of Canada is the only thing bringing in tourists

**New**
`jeopardy` -> `trouble`

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17 @ 60%: `Which of the following statements is correct?` -> `But Canada will likely also be able to take advantage of new arctic trade routes that open up as ice melts.`

**Current**
* Canada is concerned about melting away
* Canada is currently building new arctic trade routes
* Emilio sees a small positive for Canada in the catastrophe of global warming
* Canada trades arctic ice

**New**
`silver lining` -> `small positive for Canada`

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19 @ 63%: `Which of the following sentences not correct?` 👛

**Current**
* There’s something written at the side of the car
* He is standing at the back of the queue
* The café is at the end of the street
* He is sitting on the bus

**New**
There’s something written with the side of the wall 👛

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22 @ 50%: `Which of the following statements is correct?` -> `Hi Alex, I’m going to be late today, I’m afraid.`

**Current**
* He will be late to work tomorrow if he feels unsafe
* He is worried about what Alex’s response will be
* He is apologetic for being late tomorrow
* He’s scared of what will happen if he arrives late tomorrow

**New**
He’s scared of what will happen if he arrives late tomorrow -> He is scared of being late👛

`He’s scared of what will happen if he arrives late tomorrow` is kind of a legitimate response.

The whole phrase “I’m afraid” is kind of dated. Maybe we should replace it with something totally new? Maybe

`Hi Alex, it looks like I’m going to be late today`

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24 @ 55%: `Which of the answers is correct based on the following context?` -> `The mountain {BLANK} south face we climbed yesterday was the highest mountain in Britain!`

**Current**
* whose
* who’s
* where’s
* which

**New**
`who's` -> `which’s` 👛

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27 @ 57%: `Which of the following statements is correct?` -> `There was a mistake on the test.`

**Current**
* It said there has been a mistake on the test
* It said there were a mistake on the test
* It said there had been a mistake on the test
* It said there had a mistake on the test

**New**
`Mark said, "James already took the trash out"`
* Mark said that James had already taken the trash out
* Mark said that James was already taken the trash out
* Mark said that James is taking the trash out
* Mark said that James would take the trash out

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28 @ 80%: `Which of the following sentences is wrong?`

**Current**
* I caught up with my mother over the phone before rushing to work
* My dad dropped me off at university before he went off to work
* I came across an ancient textbook that I had lying around
* My brother and I made ourselves up after we had a fight

**New**
`My brother and I made ourselves up after we had a fight` reflexive type thingys are probably super difficult. I don’t know what the difference between comer and comerse is.

`My brother and I talked under after our fight` 👛

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34 @ 70%: Long audio question about a company raising money

**Current**
* Jamie is expecting a raise
* The company is making more money
* The company is asking investors for money
* The company isn’t growing

**New**
* `Jamie is expecting a raise` -> `Jamie thinks she will make more money at her next job` 👛

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37 @ 73%: Short audio question can’t edit

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# C1 Problem Questions
29% incorrect rate -> 40%+ is problem

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11 @ 48%: `However, to start using Twitter as a platform for your stream of {BLANK} and useless thoughts is actually really irresponsible. Especially when it could have an impact on very concrete things - like stock prices.`

**Current**
* consciousness
* conscience
* conscientiousness
* subconscious

**New**
I am honestly not 100% sure what the answer to this is consciousness vs conscience. Replace one of them with

* consciousness
* confluence 👛
* community 👛
* conduct 👛

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16 @ 53%: `To start using Twitter as a platform for your stream of consciousness and useless thoughts is actually really irresponsible.`

**Current**
* Mary thinks that Twitter is irresponsible for letting people tweet controversial ideas
* Mary doesn't think that Twitter is irresponsible for letting people tweet controversial ideas

**New**
People have raged to Jo about this one. I guess it’s hard but also its C1.

`Mary thinks that Twitter is directly responsible for the controversial ideas people tweet`

* Mary thinks it is Twitter’s responsibility to censor celebrities
* Mary thinks people like Elon Musk should be very careful how they use Twitter

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21 @ 52%: `The organization, NASA, {BLANK} creating the best rockets in the world.`

**Current**
* prides itself on
* is proud for
* prides in
* is prudent on

**New**
* prides itself on
* pleases for
* takes proud in
* is prudent on

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22 @ 40%: `Which of the following sentences is correct?`

**Current**
* How long will he have been working there when he retires?
* How long would he have been working there when he retires?
* How long shall he have been working there when he retires?
* How long is he working there when he retires?

**New**
`How long would he have been working there when he retires?` is also true if he’s not certain he’ll stay at the same place until he retires.

`How long would he had been working there when he retires` 👛

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29 @ 48%: Long audio question ->

**Current**
* None of the answers
* He planned to release these thoughts for a while
* He resolved to record a message in the spur of the moment
* He doesn’t mention whether or not his message was pre-planned

**New**
I think this one is hard because of the audio not because of the answers.

* He was planning to share these thoughts for a while👛
* He resolved to record a message in the moment👛

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32 @ 43%: Long audio question

**Current**
* Rainbows have been important to raising the morale of key workers
* He believes we should make more art for the key workers
* California has gone beyond superficial recognition of key workers
* **He believes that artwork is merely an empty show of appreciation for key workers**

**New**
One of these things is clearly not like the others 🙅‍♂️👛

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33 @ 59%: Long audio question

**Current**
* Key workers are always anonymous members of society
* The world resumes as usual after tumultuous periods
* The world ticks along perfectly fine as long as key workers are appreciated
* Key workers work best in times of crisis

**New**
`The world resumes as usual after tumultuous periods` ->

`Society resumes as usual after periods of crisis` 👛

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41 @ 45%: Short audio question can’t be changed
42 @ 49%: Short audio question can’t be changed

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