CAE-questions

[aaaa3]

I've found an online test which covers questions at about the cae-level.
If you want to have a look at that test, here is the URL: http://www.englishjet.com/english_cours ... vanced.asp

I was able to figure out 19 questions, but there are still 6 questions left which I can't answer.

Maybe someone can give me a hint for questions 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and/or 15.

[aaaa3]

I've just figured out the solution for question no. 5, so I don't need a hint for that anymore

[aaaa3]

I can't believe how close I was.

I just didn't put a questionmark to the end, because the other sentences didn't need any kind of interpunctuation exept commas sometimes.

[Nika]

3: It has been 4 months since I've been to the opera

[aaaa3]

I doubt I would have guessed that one

[Instep]

8: Try as I might I couldn't answer the question.

[aaaa3]

I would never have guessed that one either.

[Nia]

I would never have guessed any of them. The "level test" wrote I should do the advanced level, but I even don't get it through the first certificate.

Am I so stupid or is the task that much confusing? I only had 6 out of 25 in advanced, that's not good.

[aaaa3]

In my first try I reached 12 out of 25. Then I figured out questions up to 20 out of 25 by trying several times. But I was curious for the last 5 (now 2) answers which I couldn't figure out.

In my opinion this test is configured not to be fully solved.

[$pidermonkey]

Just had my first go and I reached 13 correct answers out of 25.
I think the problem is that the test is corrected online by a machine, so it only has a few correct sentences in its database. There are dozens of correct sentences, but if they are not in the database, they are marked as wrong, even though they're correct...

[Nia]

Thanks, makes me feel better, but 6...

[aaaa3]

I figured out number 6. The solution is:

"Only after a 2 hour wait did the meeting begin"

I'm only looking for the solution for number 2. I could manage all the rest. Some of them with your help, of course.