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