b1 - practice test 2

8/10/2019 B1 - Practice Test 2

1/8ENGLISH PRACTICE TEST 6LEVEL B1 1

I. SECTION 1: ENGLISH USAGE AND READING

PART 1: English Structure

1. The sun ___________________ vast amounts of gases.

A. gives off B. with C. which D. from

2. If Peter had enough money, ___________________ on the trip to Las Vegas.

A. he would have gone B. had he gone C. he went D. he would go

3.

Darlene insisted on taking the boat trip even ___________________.

A. the sea was becoming quite rough B. though the sea becoming quite rough

C. although the sea was becoming quite rough D. though the sea was becoming quite rough

4. It has been proven that cockroaches ___________________ for several weeks even after their

heads have been cut off.

A. are surviving B. can survive C. surviving D. that survive

5. ___________________ a reservation, it will be impossible to get a hotel room this weekend

because of the jazz festival.

A.

without you have B.

if you have C.

unless you have D.

unless having6. As fuel prices rose, bus companies raised their fares and ___________________.

A. so did the airlines B. neither did the

airlines

C. so the airlines

have done

D. neither the

airlines did

7. Before the Great Fire of London in 1666, ___________________

A. were most of the dwellings squalid and unhealthy B. most squalid and unhealthy were the dwellings

C. most of the dwellings were squalid and unhealthy D. squalid and unhealthy dwellings

8. Payload is an influential factor ___________________.

A.

that an airplane has for economy B.

in determining how economical an airplane isC. to determine airplane economy D. an airplanes economy is determined by thi

9. After carrying out a large number of experiments ___________________.

A. Alfred Nobel found the formula for

dynamite in 1866

B. the formula for dynamite was found in 1866

C. it was in 1866 that the formula for dynamite

was found by Alfred Nobel

D. Alfred Nobel finding the formula for

dynamite in 1866

10.The party was taken out to see a film ___________________ on location in the dessert.

A. being shot B. being now shot C. while being shot D. that being shot

11.The two friends, ___________________, met by chance on a European tour.

A. for many years they had not seen each other B. had not seen each other for many years

C. who had not seen each other for many years D. who each other had not for many years

12.___________________, the gorilla has recently been the subject of several in-depth studies

A. It is the primate closest to man B. the fact that it is the primate closest to man

C. The primate closest to man, it is D. the closest of the primates to man

13.The sidewinder snake catches lizards ___________________ in the sand and imitating a blade



of grass with its tail.

A. burying itself B. to bury itself C. from burying

itself

D. by burying itself

14._________ after the Second World War that test pilots first attempted to break the sound barrier

A. It was shortly B. was shortly C. there was shortly D. shortly

15.Only after years of intensive work ___________________ the riddle of DNA

A.

and Crick and Watson solve B.

did Crick and Watson solve

C. Crick and Watson solved D. but Crick and Watson solved

16.Even in the United States, Chinese food is often ___________________ with chopsticks.

A. eaten B. ate C. eating D. being eaten

17.All the members of Congress wanted to know ___________________ the president planned on

postponing the vote on health care reform.

A. whether B. will C. what D. would

18.On summer weekends, there are ___________________ cars on the roads near the beach that

walking often becomes the better choice.A. so much B. so many C. such a lot D. too many

19.___________________ residents of this district will be voting on whether they should become

independent of the rest of the city.

A. In a few years, B. Last years, C. For following years D. with the past year

20.William Jennings Bryan was ___________________ rigid in his belief that not even three losing

presidential bids could change him.

A. too B. very C. so D. such

PART 2: VOCABULARY

21.He committed several serious offences.

A. criminals B. charitable works C. illegal acts D. accomplishments

22.She unexpectedly arrivedat my house late one night.

A. turned up B. turned in C. turned out D. turned back

23.I think weve got to headback now before it gets too dark.

A. part of body B. lead C. arrive D. go

24.Thats oddIm sure I put my keys in this drawer and yet they are not here.

A. regular B. irregular C. strange D. uneven

25.He strongly believes that huge modern hotels have ruinedthis once pristine coastline

A. spurred B. spoilt C. spared D. spotted

26.I cant face walking up all those steps again.

A. opposite B. oppose C. object D. deal with

27.This decision has removed the last obstaclesto the hostages release.

A. opportunity B. good luck C. hindrance D. protest



28.We tendto get cold winters and warm, dry summer in this part of the country.

A. care for B. are likely C. trend D. hope

29.He refusedthe job because it involved too much travelling

A. turned down B. turned up C. turned over D. turned off

30.He rocked the cradle with a gentle backwards and forwards motion.

A. morale B. motif C. motivation D. movement

PART 3: READING

Why so clumsy?

What makes one person have more accidents than another? Most people would say that its to do

with taking risks. Taking fewer risks and youll have fewer accidents. But is taking risks really a matter

of choice?

Some experts believe that (31) _________ or not you take risks in life has a lot to do with yourupbringing and, some believe, with your birth order. Parents are a lot stricter and more careful with

their first child, and so first-born children tend to grow up taking fewer risks and being more (32)

_________. Parents are often more relaxed with a second or third child, so these children tend to

take more risks.

But why do children tend to be more accident-prone than adults? During childhood and (33)_______,

the body grows very quickly. There seem to be periods in these years when our brain and body are at

different stages of development. Our arms are longer than the brain thinks they are, so we knock

things over; our legs are longer than the brain believes so we (34) ___________________ easily.

Another (35) ____________ has been offered by scientists in Spain who have found a possible link

between the number of hours a child watches TV and how accident-prone they are. The research

suggests that the more time a child spends (36) _________ TV, the less they are developing their

physical co-ordination skills. If a child doesnt run out a lot, they dont begin to understand that the

world is full of physical risks. Watching cartoons and action adventure films doesnt help either. It

gives the child a false (37) ________ of how the world works and of how much danger it contains.

So, what about adults? Some studies have shown that left-handed people are more accident-prone

that right-handed people. Why the (38) ___________________? No one knows for sure. One theory is

that we live in a right-handed world. Everythingfrom cars to door handles, from childrens toys to

engineering tools and equipmentis made by right-handed people (39) ___________________ right-

handed people. So left-handed children and adults are more (40) ___________________ to have

accidents because the modern world is not designed for them.



31. A. weather B. whether C. if D. possible

32. A. care B. precaution C. cautious D. warning

33. A. adolescence B. adolescent C. adulthood D. teenage

34. A. walk fast B. trip over C. run far D. jump high

35. A. dispute B. disagreement C. dispatch D. explanation

36. A. to watch B. watching C. to see D. seeing

37.

A. sense B. worry C. fear D. intelligence

38. A. similarity B. resemblance C. difference D. opposition

39. A. with B. given C. to D. for

40. A. likely B. may be C. certainly D. rightly

Passage 1

On Monday, 14th

November, it rained all day. Is this a bad sign? I wondered as I asked a local person

for directions to the venue of my course. As I was late, I was gl

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Passage 2

44. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Famous gold Rushes

B. The Forty-Nines

C. The lure of Gold



D. The California Gold Rush of 1849

45. According to the passage, people join gold rushes because

A. they are guaranteed overnight wealth

B. gold hold a magical power for everyone

C. they believe they have a chance of becoming affluent

D. they are very active imaginations.

46.

According to the passage, where was gold first discovered?

A. At Stutters mill

B. On James Marshalls property near Sacramento

C. In the streamed of the America River

D. In the Central Valley of California

47. It can be inferred from the passage that the California gold rush___________________

A. provided most forty-nines with long-term mining work

B. attracted people from every country in the world

C.

spread throughout the Central Valley

D. greatly speeded up the development of California.

48. According to the passage, what qualified California to be admitted to the union.

A. The status of statehood

B. The great increase in population

C. The political efforts of successful miners

D. The prosperity of California communities

SECTION II: WRITING1. It is likely that robots will do a lot of human work in the future

A. there is not much chance that robot will do a lot of hum work in the future.

B. that robots will do a lot of human work in the future is absolutely true.

C. there is a chance that robots will do a lot of human work in the future

D. the fact that robots will do a lot of human work in the future is negotiated.

2. You neednt make an appointment to see the personnel manager.

A. theres no need making an appointment to see the personnel manager.

B.

its not worth to take an appointment to see the personnel manager.C. itsnot worth not to make an appointment to see the personnel manager.

D. theres no need to make an appointment to see the personnel manager.



3. Honesty is the secret of being loved by everybody.

A. As long as you are honesty, you will be loved by everybody.

B. As long as you are honest, you will be loved by everybody.

C. So long as you will be loved by everybody.

D. So long as you will be loved by everybody, you are honest.

4. He heard almost nothing.

A.

He hardly heard nothing.

B. He almost hardly heard anything.

C. Hardly almost he heard anything.

D. He hardly heard anything.

5. The plane didnt take off as there was a strike.

A. The plane didnt take off due to a strike.

B. The plane didnt take off without any strike.

C. The plane didnt delaybecause of the strike.

D.

The plane couldnt almost take off because of the strike.

6. She hasnt written to us since last year.

A. She wrote last to us last year.

B. The last time she has written to us was last year.

C. The last time she wrote to us was last year.

D. She lastly wrote to us last year.

7. We have never had a more intelligent student than Bob.

A. Bob is the most intelligent student we ever have.

B.

Bob is the most intelligent student weve ever had.C. Bob is the most intelligent student we have ever.

D. Bob is the one of our most intelligent students.

8. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.

A. It is over six months since John had his hair cut.

B. It is over six months since John cut his hair.

C. It is over six months since John last cut hair.

D. It is over six months since John has had his hair cut.

9.

My aunt has been teaching English for 40 years.A. My aunt has begun teaching English 40 years ago.

B. My aunt, who began teaching English, was over 40 years old.

C. My aunt, who was 40 years old, began teaching English.

D. My aunt began teaching English 40 years ago.



10. You sleep much so you feel tired much.

A. The much you sleep, the much you feel tired

B. The more you sleep, the more you feel tired

C. The more you sleep, the much you feel tired

D. The much you sleep, the more you feel tired.

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