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