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  Here is a comprehensive Advanced English test, designed for learners at the C1 (Advanced) to C2 (Proficiency) level. It covers a range of skills: grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and a writing prompt. The test includes an answer key at the end. --- Advanced English Proficiency Test Total Time: 60 minutes Section 1: Grammar – Open Cloze Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.* The concept of a four-day work week , once considered a utopian fantasy, is gaining serious traction in mainstream economic discourse . (1) ______ its critics argue that it would lead to decreased productivity, proponents suggest quite the opposite. They contend that a compressed work schedule forces employees to focus (2) ______ the most critical tasks, eliminating the time-wasting activities (3) ______ often fill a traditional five-day week. (4) ______ is more, the potential benefits for employee well-being and mental health are substan...

  https://youtube.com/shorts/P1CMRvwsgDM?si=C1E4V7al2AgqpCl2 Past Perfect  Forming the Past Perfect The  past perfect  is formed with  "had" + the past participle  of the main verb: I had finished  the work. She had gone  home. The  past perfect continuous  is formed with  "had been" + the -ing form  of the verb: I had been working  there for a year. They had been painting  the bedroom. Using the Past Perfect The past perfect is used similarly to the present perfect, but it refers to an action completed  before another past action or time . We use the past perfect: For actions that started in the past and continued up to a specific past time: When George died,  he and Anne had been married  for nearly fifty years. She didn’t want to move.  She had lived  in Liverpool all her life. To show that one past action happened before another: When I arrived,  the train had already left . She ...