C1 Advanced Use of English Test 1 – Text with Gaps

When Sarah finally arrived at the conference, she realised she 1---had been preparingwas preparinghas been preparingprepared for the presentation for over three months. She 2---had finishedfinishedwas finishinghas finished her slides just the night before, but she had been practising her speech continuously. Earlier that morning, she 3---was walkingwalkedhad walkedis walking through the venue when her phone rang unexpectedly, interrupting her concentration. The call 4---had been lastinglastedhad lastedwas lasting for nearly ten minutes before she could get back to her rehearsal. Given the circumstances, she 5---must have leftmust leavemust leftmust be leaving have left her notes at home since she couldn't find them in her bag. It 6---might have beenmight bemight had beenmight have been being have been a careless mistake, but she hoped it wouldn't affect her performance. Her colleague, who was known for being critical, said she 7---should have double-checkedshould double-checkshould had double-checkedshould be double-checking have double-checked everything beforehand. If Sarah 8---had rememberedrememberedwould rememberwas remembering remembered to bring her notes, she would have felt more confident during the Q&A session. Had she been more organised, she 9---would not bewill not behad not beenis not so anxious now. If only she 10---had arrivedarrivedwould arrivearriving earlier, she could have reviewed the material one last time. Meanwhile, the organisers had 11---had hadhadhave hadhas had the projector fixed by a technician, ensuring the presentation ran smoothly. The speaker's comments were being 12---being recordedrecordedhave recordedrecording by the event staff for later review. In case of technical issues, the slides 13---can be accessedcan accesscould be accessedcould access be accessed online by the attendees. The audience, impressed by her composure, included many professionals specialising in fields 14---involvinginvolvedwho involvewhich involve in cutting-edge research. Sarah was also the only presenter 15---to receivereceivingwho receivesreceived an invitation to speak at the international symposium next year.