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

 

CEFR TEST - 1 B2

SECTION I: Grammar (Use of English)

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