CEFR TEST - 1 B2 SECTION I: Grammar (Use of English)

 

CEFR TEST - 1 B2

SECTION I: Grammar (Use of English)

 

1. Listen! A siren is ..............
   1.   splashing
   2.   wailing
   3.   crashing
   4.   barking
2. Sam hopes .... an astronaut one day .
   1.   becoming
   2.   become
   3.   to become
   4.   to becoming
3. The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. He ................ before.
   1.   didn’t fly
   2.   hadn’t flown
   3.   hasn’t flown
   4.   wasn’t flying
4. Where’s the book I gave you? What .............with it?
   1.   have you been doing
   2.   are you doing
   3.   have you done
5. "Paul lost his watch." "Well, if he had looked after it, he ... it."
   1.   won´t lose
   2.   wouldn’t lose
   3.   wouldn´t have lost
6. My father ......... to be a teacher, but now he has retired.
   1.   used
   2.   got used
   3.   is used
7. In recent years there has been a large increase .............. the number of people who take no regular exercise.
   1.   of
   2.   in
   3.   for
8. By noon, Joe ......... for three hours.
   1.   is going to fish
   2.   will be fishing
   3.   will have been fishing
9. It rained so hard the whole village .................
   1.   scalded
   2.   burnt
   3.   flooded
10. “I haven't seen Mark for weeks.” “Well, I ...…. him this afternoon. Why don't you come along?”
    1.   am meeting
    2.   have met
    3.   meet
11. I can't believe you're going on a cruise this summer; it must be costing the ..............!
    1.   earth
    2.   fortune
    3.   nickel
12. Try ................ with olive oil. It'll taste better.
    1.   to cook
    2.   cooking
    3.   cook
13. "Where is my bank book?" "If you ... in the drawer , you'll find it."
    1.   had looked
    2.   looked
    3.   look
14. "This cake tastes very sweet." "I think I put ... sugar in it."
    1.   a lot
    2.   too much
    3.   too many
15. Neil was reading the newspaper when he came ............. an article about an old friend of his.
    1.   into
    2.   across
    3.   on
    4.   up with
16. Jenny seems …. very happy these days.
    1.   to be
    2.   be
    3.   being
17. “I ….. to reach Jane on the phone all day .”
    “Don't you know? She's gone on holiday .”
    1.   tried
    2.   have been trying
    3.   have tried
18. By the time Eric ……… at the airport, his flight had already departed.
    1.   has arrived
    2.   arrived
    3.   was arriving
19. She was grateful to all the volunteers ............ their help.
    1.   for
    2.   about
    3.   of
    4.   in
20. Lisa ... the house when her husband came home.
    1.   paints
    2.   has painted
    3.   was painting