B2 Use of English Test 3 – word formation

Peanut butter is good for you!

With ‘peanuts’ and ‘butter’ in its game, peanut butter doesn’t (1)…………… (EXACT) sound good for

us. Common sense tells us that neither food is a particularly healthy (2)…………… (CHOOSE) given

their high fat content. The product’s (3)…………… (POPULAR), however, has led to research, and

it’s good news to learn that many food science (4)…………… (SPECIAL) say it isn’t as bad for us as

we might have thought.

Peanut butter is (5)…………… (DOUBT) versatile – it can be eaten with everything from raw

vegetable sticks to toast – but the fat it contains is also monounsaturated (the ‘right’ kind of fat),

which is believed to be good for the heart. Peanut butter also contains a (6)……………

(SUBSTANCE) amount of protein, which contains important nutrients for growing kids. (7)

…………… (ADD), it contains iron, B vitamins and fibre, all of which are necessary for the (8)

…………… (MAINTAIN) of a healthy body. So, next time you’re told to put the top back on the jar,

you’ll be able to offer an (9)…………… (EXPLAIN) as to why just one more spoonful is good for you!

B2 Use of English Test 4 – word formation

My 16th birthday

I turned 16 last week. And I have to say that (1)…………… (INITIAL), I didn’t enjoy my birthday

much. I usually get some birthday (2)…………… (GREET) from my friends on social media. But

nobody wished me a happy birthday, which was a bit (3)…………… (DEPRESS).

After school, I noticed that the friends I usually walk home with had all (4)…………… (APPEAR), so I

walked back alone. But then when I got back to my house, there were lots of (5)……………

(DECORATE) and balloons on the outside. ‘OK,’ I thought, ‘this looks more (6)……………

(PROMISE).’ So I went inside, and there, waiting in the sitting room, were all of my school friends!

Seeing them there was so (7)…………… (EXPECT)! Together with my parents, they’d arranged this

surprise party. And they’d done it all without my (8)…………… (KNOW)! In fact, it was probably the

most special and (9)…………… (MEMORY) party ever!

B2 Use of English Test 5 – word formation
The future of food

With the world population rising and (1)…………… (AVAILABLE) of food sources decreasing, what

will we be eating in the future? Food science (2)…………… (SPECIAL) say that by 2050, we will be

consuming less meat and more fish. And with food prices rising, another likely result is that

more of us will reach the (3)…………… (CONCLUDE) that becoming vegetarian is a good idea. Then

there is the (4)…………… (POSSIBLE) that we will eat more seaweed and insects, and perhaps even

‘superfood’ bars, which would be (5)…………… (SAME) to the kinds of things astronauts eat in

space.

Today’s technology could (6)…………… (ABLE) manufacturers to produce what may become

known as ‘functional’ foods. These are foods that are (7)…………… (INDIVIDUAL) designed for

different sectors of (8)…………… (SOCIAL) This means that there will be foods adapted not only for

babies, which we already see in supermarkets, but for teens, women, men and elderly people,

too. Because the food will be (9)…………… (SCIENCE) engineered, we will also be healthier!

B2 Use of English Test 6 – word formation

Use of English for B2

Hope is a Ballet Show – a dancer’s life story

Hope in a Ballet Shoe is the (1)…………… (POWER) autobiography of ballet dancer Michaela

DePrince.

Michaela had a strict (2)…………… (BRING) in Sierra Leone. There are several (3)……………

(DESCRIBE) of her early days there which are particularly well-written. A turning point in her life

was her (4)…………… (ADOPT) by an American couple at the age of four, and her move with them

to the USA. At first, she found that all the cultural (5)…………… (DIFFERENT) were hard to get used

to. But she grew to love her new home, and the book shows how love and (6)…………… (PATIENT)

can overcome these difficulties – and help people to achieve their goals. Michaela was

absolutely (7)…………… (DETERMINE) to become a ballet dancer and practised for hours on end.

Her family were there for her all the time, supporting her and eventually (8)…………… (ABLE) her

to succeed. Michaela is now a world-famous ballerina with the Dutch National Ballet.
I would certainly recommend Hope in a Ballet Shoe to anyone from the age of eleven upwards. It

truly is a (9)…………… (MOVE) story.

B2 Use of English Test 7 – word formation

The oldest house in Britain

It was warm, round, had a (1)…………… (FANTASY) view of a lake and appears to have been

occupied for several hundred years. Welcome to the oldest house in the UK, which was found

with other fascinating relics (2)…………… (NEAR) at a site in North Yorkshire. These remains are

transforming our (3)…………… (KNOW) of how Britain’s earliest inhabitants lived.

The structure was 3.5 metres in (4)…………… (WIDE) and was supported by a circle of wooden

posts. Dark, decayed matter at the centre of the ruin suggests the possibility of a roof entirely

made of grasses. (5)…………… (INVESTIGATE) of the remains by scientists revealed that the

building stood in 8,500 BC. It was (6)…………… (ORIGIN) thought that people living in Britain at

this time were nomadic with no fixed homes. But the (7)…………… (DISCOVER) of the oldest

known house provides clear (8)…………… (EVIDENT) that some of these people built large

permanent structures. Researchers of the site, however, are (9)…………… (SURE) about how long

the house will remain the ‘oldest’ in the UK, because new finds are being made all the time.

B2 Use of English Test 8 – word formation

A man happy in his work

Flying has always had a (1)…………… (FASCINATE) for me. During my childhood I was often taken

to air shows, where I could see planes close up and even go inside them. However, it was not

until I was twenty that I made the (2)…………… (DECIDE) to apply for an eighteen-month training

course to become a pilot. There was no funding available for students on this course so (3)

…………… (FORTUNATE) I had to wait six months for a suitable job (4)…………… (VACANT), but then

the (5)…………… (COMMIT) I had shown was rewarded when I got a job with a large airline.

I’ve been a pilot for three years now, and I remain just as (6)…………… (ENTHUSIASM) about

flying. I love the modern jet aircraft with all their sophisticated equipment as well as the (7)

…………… (VARY) of challenges that occur on a (8)…………… (DAY) basis. And, of course, it’s
wonderful to visit places all over the world, not to mention the (9)…………… (SPECTACLE) views I

get when I’m flying.

B2 Use of English Test 10 – word formation

Enjoying travel

I always enjoy travelling, (1)…………… (PARTICULAR) when it means visiting other countries. One

of the clearest memories from my childhood is of going to Disneyworld. Some people

disapprove of the place but I loved it as a child and found it just as (2)…………… (ENJOY) when I

returned years later as an adult.

I am (3)…………… (FORTUNE) that my work involves a lot of travel. The two places I visit most

often are Barcelona and New York. I like both, but there is a tremendous (4)……………

(DIFFERENT) between them. Barcelona is relaxed and overflowing with culture. New York,

though, is bustling and full of (5)…………… (EXCITE). When I’m there I’m constantly looking

upwards, overwhelmed by the (6)…………… (HIGH) of the buildings. It is quite (7)…………… (LIKE)

anywhere else I’ve ever been.

I went to Tokyo last year and found it absolutely fascinating. However, my top (8)……………

(CHOOSE) for a city break has to be Toronto; it is visually (9)…………… (SPECTACLE) and I’ve had

some of the best meals I’ve ever eaten there.

B2 Use of English Test 9 – word formation

The price of meals

When a meal is (1)…………… (EXPENSE), do people say they enjoy it simply because it costs a lot of

money? There is some (2)…………… (EVIDENT) from an experiment in a New York restaurant

which suggests that this might be so.

The restaurant served diners a meal but charged some (3)…………… (TWO) as much as others,

even though the meals were identical and taken in the same (4)…………… (SURROUND) with the

same level of service. After the meal everyone was asked what they thought of the meal. One
might think that the people who had paid least would be the most impressed with the meal. (5)

…………… (SURPRISE) though, it was those who had paid most who gave it the highest (6)……………

(RATE).

According to a well-known (7)…………… (PSYCHOLOGY) the reason for this finding is that a high

price for a meal is very (8)…………… (SIGNIFY) in convincing people that a meal is good. One

wonders if this might (9)…………… (COURAGE) restaurant owners to keep their prices high.

B2 Use of English Test 1 – Writing the missing word in gaps

Join the Young Green Group!

If you take an interest in the environment and (1)…………… keen to learn more about how you

can (2)…………… a real difference, the Young Green Group is for you. We are a club (3)……………

meets in towns and cities around the country and is open to anyone (4)…………… the ages of 11

and 16, who wants to (5)…………… involved in raising awareness of ‘green’ issues.

We know you’ve heard it all before: turn taps off (6)…………… you’re cleaning your teeth; take the

bus instead of asking for a lift; recycle, recycle, recycle! That is why this group offers (7)…………… a

little different at our weekly meetings. You’ll learn about the direct impact our lifestyles have (8)

…………… our wildlife and environment through a series of fun yet challenging activities. We’ll also

put you in touch with other young people around the globe (9)…………… that you can find out

what’s happening where they live. You may even be able to visit them!

B2 Use of English Test 2 – Writing the missing word in gaps

Use of English for B2

For questions 1-9, read the text below and think of the word which best fits the gap. Use

only one word in each gap.

The world’s smallest frogs

Indian scientists have discovered seven new species of the tiny creatures known (1)……………

night frogs. Some of these are (2)…………… small that they can easily fit onto a coin or fingernail.

Indeed, the smallest of the new species is just 12 millimetres long, only a little bigger than the

world’s smallest identified frog (3)…………… measures an incredibly tiny 7.7 millimetres.
Many of the previously-identified 28 species of night frog have only been discovered in the last

few years because locating them (4)…………… be very difficult. (5)…………… is not only because of

their size, (6)…………… because they hide away under leaves and other vegetation. They also

make calls which sound (7)…………… insects’ calls and when scientists draw near, they stop calling

altogether.

At the moment, the frogs are fairly widespread in certain regions of India, but they will soon

need protecting due (8)…………… an increased human presence near their habitats. Whole

populations of the frogs could quickly become extinct (9)…………… these habitats were to

suddenly change.
B2 Use of English Test 3 – Writing the missing word in gaps
Use of English for B2

For questions 1-9, read the text below and think of the word which best fits the gap. Use

only one word in each gap.

What is futsal?

(1)…………… you’re into football, there’s no doubt you’ll like futsal, too. You may already have

heard of this exciting, fast-paced sport, (2)…………… how is it played? Recognised around the

world (3)…………… official football associations, futsal is similar to football, though it is different in

significant ways. (4)…………… than being played on a large outdoor pitch, futsal is usually played

on hard indoor courts, (5)…………… much smaller goals than football and never more than five

players. The ball is smaller and less bouncy than an ordinary football. Games last just 40

minutes. There is a half-time break and (6)…………… side can take one ‘time-out’ per half. This

is (7)…………… the clock is stopped for one minute, similar to (8)…………… happens in a basketball

match. The game is particularly good for young people, (9)…………… it encourages them to be

creative and develop technique in a small space, all of which is helpful in eleven-a-side football,

which many futsal players go on to play.

B2 Use of English Test 4 – Writing the missing word in gaps

Use of English for B2

For questions 1-9, read the text below and think of the word which best fits the gap. Use

only one word in each gap.

My uncle the skateboarder
I’m 14 now, and like my mates, I really love skateboarding. I’ve been into it (1)…………… I was 11.

So my family have got (2)…………… to me talking about it all the time! I knew that my dad and his

brother also spent a lot of (3)…………… teenage years riding around on skateboards, so I guess it’s

a family thing. My dad had to give it up when he injured his back in a fall. But (4)……………

surprised me was finding out recently that my uncle still does it. We met at our annual family

reunion and I couldn’t believe what he was saying, especially as he’s no less (5)…………… 52 years

old. He says his skateboard is his favourite (6)…………… of getting to his office every day. He uses

it in (7)…………… to save time, which makes sense, as walking takes much longer. Plus it must be

easily the (8)…………… enjoyable form of transport. I hope I’m still doing it (9)…………… I’m 52!
B2 Use of English Test 5 – Writing the missing word in gaps
Use of English for B2
A possible solution to a major health problem

by Andrew Kerr, Health Correspondent

New research shows that an unhealthy diet can actually have a damaging effect (1)…………… the

brains and the behaviour of secondary school pupils. Some teenagers virtually live on junk

food, (2)…………… instance burgers and chocolate. These are often widely available, and can (3)

…………… bought on the way to or from school. For some teenagers, junk food makes up as (4)

…………… as 30 percent of their diet. ‘What’s more, fewer than one in ten teenagers eats the

recommended five daily portions (5)…………… fruit and vegetables. Experts are warning of a

nutrition crisis in (6)…………… teenagers are deprived of essential dairy products and proteins.

But (7)…………… to new research by Oxford University, giving teenagers a health supplement pill

can really help. The vast majority of teenagers in the UK eat absolutely (8)…………… fish at all, and

the pill contains fish oil that is essential for the teenage brain. Researchers found that this led to

a reduction (9)…………… poor concentration and improved academic performance.

B2 Use of English Test 6 – Writing the missing word in gaps

Manatees

I have to admit that until I went to Florida in the USA, I don’t think I (1)…………… ever heard of

manatees. They are large mammals which live in sea water and are also known (2)…………… ‘sea

cows’. This is partly due (3)…………… their cow-like appearance, and also because of their diet.
They are vegetarians who live (4)…………… weeds and grass that they find under water. In fact,

they can eat as (5)…………… as 50 kg of this is a day. The adult manatees weigh up to 590 kg.

Manatee populations have been suffering recently; in fact conservationists were (6)……………

concerned that they have declared the manatee an endangered species. When I went to see

these animals in the wild, (7)…………… amazed me was their appearance. Their lips have left and

right sides, which can move independently of (8)…………… another. Manatees are slow and

graceful in the water, which, (9)…………… me, was an incredible sight to see.

B2 Use of English Test 7 – Writing the missing word in gaps

Use of English for B2
Tree-climbing

Many people will look back on tree-climbing (1)…………… a simple childhood pleasure and a

natural test of human strength, stamina and agility. But these days, it has turned (2)…………… a

more serious activity and is (3)…………… of the fastest-growing adventure sports in the country.

(4)…………… the invention of expensive gyms with indoor climbing walls, tree-climbing was a

cheap and simple way to get a similar type of exercise. These days, if you want to (5)……………

part in an organised tree-climbing activity, you (6)…………… to wear a helmet and attach yourself

to ropes in (7)…………… you should lose your footing. But otherwise, tree-climbing is a very eco-

friendly sport, involving minimum damage to trees or the environment.

Getting off the ground is perhaps the most challenging part of a climb. (8)…………… that, it’s about

using your legs, (9)…………… are much stronger than your arms, to drive yourself up the tree.

Reaching the top and then abseiling down again is a source of great satisfaction.

B2 Use of English Test 8 – Writing the missing word in gaps

The Recyclists

What do you do to help fight climate change? Two teenage boys from Scotland have just won an

award for their efforts. Niall Watson and Roarke Hughes call (1)…………… the Recyclists. They

pedal (2)…………… their neighbourhood on their bikes collecting rubbish to be recycled. In the
area (3)…………… the boys live, the local council only collects a few types of refuse to be recycled,

so the boys help their community to recycle more, in (4)…………… for a small fee.

Their business venture started three years (5)…………… as a way of making some extra pocket

money. Now Niall and Roarke have expanded their business. They have invested (6)……………

some chickens and now also sell their own organic eggs (7)…………… the cycle round the town.

The judges of the ‘Ethical Kids Award’, (8)…………… the boys won, were very impressed by them,

saying: ‘The Recyclists captured our imaginations straightaway. Their idea was innovative and

green at the (9)…………… time.’

B2 Use of English Test 9 – Writing the missing word in gaps

Spot the gorilla

The gorilla experiment is famous in modern psychology. Participants are asked to watch a video

of friends playing an informal game of ball and count the (1)…………… of times the ball is passed

from one player to (2)…………… . The entire game and all the players are visible on screen

throughout the experiment, and only one camera was used to film it.

Halfway through the game, someone wearing a gorilla costume walks into the shot and begins

to (3)…………… part in the game. The figure remains on screen for around nine seconds. The

strange thing is that the viewers are (4)…………… busy counting the number of passes that around

half of (5)…………… regularly fail to notice the gorilla (6)…………… all. (7)…………… these people are

told about the gorilla, they are amazed to think they could (8)…………… missed it.

The experiment works every time, but why some people see the gorilla and others don’t remain

a mystery. Indeed, researchers have never been able to predict which participants (9)……………

see the gorilla.

B2 Use of English Test 10 – Writing the missing word in gaps

Choosing the best shades

Most of us buy a new pair (1)…………… fashionable sunglasses each year. To be honest, we

probably (2)…………… more thought into looking cool than we do into ensuring that the glasses

match our needs.

It seems an obvious thing to say, (3)…………… the main role of sunglasses isn’t actually to enhance

your image. It is rather to protect your eyes from the potentially harmful rays of the sun.

What’s (4)……………, price isn’t necessarily the best guide (5)…………… the effectiveness of

sunglasses. Indeed, expensive designer glasses may not provide the best defence against sun

damage. (6)…………… you may still want to choose a pair of sunglasses that look good on you, it’s

also crucial to check out just how effective they will be in protecting your eyes.

There are three types of light (7)…………… can harm the human eye. They are known (8)……………

ultra-violet light, visible light and infra-red light. If you (9)…………… the choice of sunglasses

seriously, then you will want to protect yourself against all three.

B2 Use of English Test 3 – multiple choice gaps

A very unusual house

As part of an architectural project in 2010 in which people constructed egg-shaped, movable

homes, Dai Haifei who was a (1)…………… graduate, decided to build his own portable house in

Beijing. (2)…………… for his house to be environmentally-friendly, Haifei (3)…………… use of

sustainable materials, including a bamboo frame and a grass-seeded covering. The tiny house

also used a solar panel for its energy (4)…………… to a handful of electrical gadgets, and it had

wood chips for insulation.

Just two metres tall at its highest point, there was only enough space for a bed, water tank, and

table. For three months Haifei (5)…………… in the ‘egg house’, which had no bathroom or kitchen

to cook in. (6)……………, he ate out and showered at the local pool where he paid for an annual

membership.

Although Haifei only (7)…………… his egg house for a short period of time, he enjoyed the

experience. He (8)…………… that rather than it being a serious project, he had ‘just wanted to

play,’ demonstrating his positive attitude (9)…………… life!

1 A recent B current C latest D present

2 A keen B glad C hopeful D interested

3 A took B made C got D did

4 A stock B bank C store D supply

5 A occupied B lived C remained D stayed

6 A Beyond B Furthermore C Otherwise D Besides

7 A settled B lived C visited D occupied

8 A challenged B argued C presented D defended

9 A towards B over C by D around

B2 Use of English Test 4 – multiple choice gaps

Use of English for B2

For questions 1-9, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Chickens are smarter than you think

Ask people whether they think chickens are intelligent and most of them will answer a (1)

…………… ‘no’. This is because we (2)…………… to think of mammals, such as cats, dogs or horses,

as being smarter than birds. We also believe that birds like chickens do not feel emotions in the

same way other animals do.

Research has (3)……………, however, that this is not necessarily the (4)…………… . Chickens do

observe each other’s (5)……………, which means they can not only learn from each other but are

able to notice how other chickens are feeling too. The research proves that chickens have minds:

they have memory, thinking ability and emotions, and are (6)…………… of others and their

surroundings. Chickens also (7)…………… that they have complex social structures, often thought

to be a unique (8)…………… of mammals. Chickens, then, are just as sensitive as we are, and it is

important for us to recognise this in our (9)…………… of them.

1 A definite B specific C fixed D particular

2 A regard B consider C tend D assess

3 A indicated B expressed C advised D displayed

4 A matter B point C case D fact

5 A action B behaviour C manner D practice

6 A familiar B wise C clear D aware

7 A declare B confirm C demonstrate D expose

8 A characteristic B nature C style D personality

9 A management B approach C dealings D treatment

B2 Use of English Test 5 – multiple choice gaps

Use of English for B2

For questions 1-9, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
England National Girls’ Football Week

by Amy King, 16

As most people are probably (1)……………, there is little doubt that football is England’s most

popular sport. However, most people don’t realise that the number of boys and men playing the

game is currently in (2)…………… . But I’m proud to say that the same is not (3)…………… of the girls’

and women’s game – in fact, far from it. In April 2015, Girls’ Football Week (4)…………… no less

than 22,000 girl players. Over 200 schools across England took part in the (5)…………… .

At the following Girls’ Football Week in October 2016, the focus was more about (6)……………

participation in women’s football across the country’s colleges and universities. Again, the event

seems to have been a (7)…………… success. At the last (8)……………, nearly three million girls and

women were registered as football players, which is fantastic to hear. But what is the best news

of all? My school has just (9)…………… plans to set up a girls’ football team next term. I will

definitely be signing up!

1 A knowledgeable B aware C familiar D awake

2 A fall B decline C decrease D reduction

3 A real B right C actual D true

4 A attracted B pulled C engaged D brought

5 A experience B act C event D development

6 A stretching B adding C increasing D enhancing

7 A great B good C high D strong

8 A statistic B number C quantity D count

9 A said B announced C told D advised

B2 Use of English Test 6 – multiple choice gaps

Use of English for B2

For questions 1-9, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
The world’s quietest railway station

Some of the world’s most heavily used railway stations are (1)…………… in Japan. According to (2)

……………, 45 out of the 51 busiest in the world are in the country. Some 3.6 million passengers

travel through the busiest railway station, Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, every (3)…………… day.

But surprisingly, this small but (4)…………… populated country also has some stations which are

hardly used at all. Kyu-Shirataki Station, on the island of Hokkaido is in such a (5)…………… place

that it was only used by one person for a few years. High school student Kana Harada was a (6)

…………… passenger before it closed in 2016. The train stopped every morning to take high school

student Kana Harada to school, and every afternoon to drop her back at Kyu-Shirataki.

But keeping the station open for just one passenger simply was not (7)…………… . Therefore the

operator of the line, Hokkaido Railway Company, planned to close the station (8)…………… . But

when they found out that this would leave Kana with no (9)……………, they agreed to keep the line

open until she graduated from school. Although trains still use the line, the station itself is now

completely abandoned.

1 A established B located C placed D positioned

2 A measurements B numbers C sizes D statistics

3 A individual B one C particular D single

4 A considerably B densely C largely D mainly

5 A far B homeless C remote D separated

6 A common B regular C usual D typical

7 A commercial B profitable C successful D valuable

8 A always B constantly C lastly D permanently

9 A transport B journey C travel D vehicle

B2 Use of English Test 7 – multiple choice gaps

Use of English for B2

For questions 1-9, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Lighting a town

The Norwegian town of Rjukan lies along the floor of a narrow valley, (1)…………… by sheer

mountains. Because of its location, the town, with its 3,400 (2)……………, has in the past lived in

shadow for half the year. During the day, from late September to mid-March, the town gets no

direct natural sunlight at all. Its residents all agreed this (3)…………… that the town was incredibly

depressing during the winter months.

However, that all changed in 2013 with the (4)…………… of a system of mirrors whose design

Martin Anderson, an artist, had first (5)…………… up with some 12 years earlier. With financial (6)

…………… from the local government and from several prominent business people, Anderson’s

idea became a (7)…………… . Today, high on the mountain opposite the town, (8)…………… three

large solar-powered, computer-controlled mirrors (9)…………… the precise movement of the sun

across the winter sky, reflecting its rays onto the town’s market square and flooding it in bright

sunlight.

1 A closed B contained C surrounded D shut

2 A totals B populations C numbers D inhabitants

3 A meant B explained C showed D made

4 A ending B conclusion C completion D result

5 A brought B come C caught D got

6 A budget B cost C expense D investment

7 A reality B truth C principle D practicality

8 A find B sit C stay D hold

9 A passing B following C proceeding D continuing

B2 Use of English Test 8 – multiple choice gaps

Use of English for B2

For questions 1-9, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
The importance of science

The aim of science is to (1)…………… out how the world and everything in it, and beyond it, works.

Some people, though, (2)…………… that much of what is done in the name of science is a waste of

time and money. What is the (3)…………… in investigating how atoms behave or in studying stars

billions of kilometres away? Science, they argue, is of (4)…………… only if it has some practical use.

When the Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell (5)…………… experiments with electricity and

magnetism in the late 19th century, he had no particular end in (6)…………… and was certainly

not (7)…………… to make money; he was simply trying to reveal more about how the world works.

And yet his work laid the (8)…………… for our modern way of life. Computers, the internet,

satellites, mobile phones, televisions, medical scanners all owe their existence to the fact that a

scientist (9)…………… the need to understand the world a little better.

1 A open B think C find D look

2 A claim B demand C tell D review

3 A basis B cause C point D sake

4 A gain B profit C advantage D value

5 A brought on B carried out C pulled out D set off

6 A plan B idea C mind D thought

7 A reaching B aiming C targeting D designing

8 A sources B origins C structures D foundations

9 A held B felt C chose D used

B2 Use of English Test 9 – multiple choice gaps

Use of English for B2

For questions 1-9, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
A new partnership

In 1884, a small engineering firm was (1)…………… in a part of Manchester. Its owner had (2)

…………… to complete only two years in formal education yet was still successfully (3)…………… a

business. In 1903, he bought his first car but it did not meet his high (4)…………… and, being an

engineer, he could not (5)…………… having a go at improving it. By the following year he had

designed a new car himself, and then started manufacturing this model. One of his cars came to

the (6)…………… of a wealthy car salesman from an aristocratic background. He was (7)……………

impressed by the car and a meeting was (8)…………… between the two of them at the Midland

Hotel in Manchester. The meeting was a success and the two men decided to go into business

together. The name of the manufacturer was Henry Royce and that of the wealthy aristocrat,

Charles Rolls – and so the world-famous brand, the luxurious Rolls-Royce, was (9)…………… .

1 A settled B established C installed D found

2 A passed B achieved C managed D allowed

3 A arranging B running C working D dealing

4 A standards B rates C levels D ranks

5 A obstruct B resist C oppose D refuse

6 A attention B view C interest D attraction

7 A widely B mainly C greatly D fully

8 A put out B turned up C taken out D set up

9 A brought B originated C discovered D born

B2 Use of English Test 10 – multiple choice gaps

Use of English for B2

For questions 1-9, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Dr Joseph Bell

Dr Joseph Bell was a distinguished Scottish doctor and professor at Edinburgh University in

the (1)…………… nineteenth century. He had remarkable powers of observation and deduction.

This (2)…………… him to accumulate useful information about patients in a very (3)…………… space

of time.

He was very good at (4)…………… where his patients were from by identifying small differences in

their accents. He could also (5)…………… a patient’s occupation from marks on their hand. He

claimed to be able to (6)…………… a sailor from a soldier just from the way they moved. If he

identified a person as a sailor he would look for any tattoos that might assist him in knowing

where their travels had (7)…………… them.

Dr Bell’s skills for observation and deduction (8)…………… a great impression on his students,

particularly on one called Arthur Conan Doyle. Conan Doyle went on to create the famous

fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, whose character was (9)…………… on that of Dr Bell.

1 A late B previous C closing D final

2 A enabled B authorised C guaranteed D caused

3 A small B rapid C narrow D short

4 A showing off B working out C setting down D turning up

5 A relate B acknowledge C solve D determine

6 A change B differ C distinguish D contrast

7 A transported B brought C conveyed D taken

8 A set B made C formed D put

9 A applied B established C based D written