Test B1

Level B1 Intermediate
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Intestazione

B1 – MOCK EXAMINATION

SECTION 1

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1. John ……. me to lend him money! It’s so annoying. *
2. It …….. when I got up this morning, so I stayed at home. *
3. I apologise for the mess. I ……. time to clear up after lunch yet. *
4. Where do you think …… in twenty years’ time? *
5. He stopped ……. years ago. *

SECTION 2

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1. She knew a little Spanish so she ……… to explain her problem to the police in Madrid. *
2. Sam, ……… wife works with me, is going to the US on business. *
3. Mr Thompson’s wallet ……… while he was travelling on the Underground yesterday. *
4. I ……… a new car this year if I were you. *
5. He ……… tea with milk during his stay in the UK three years ago. *

SECTION 3

Complete the second sentence so that the meaning remains the same as the first.

1. They made a mistake when they added up the total.
A mistake …….. when they added up the total. *
2. She was angry and put down the telephone receiver before he had finished speaking.
She was angry and …….. up before he had finished speaking. *
3. Thieves used force to enter the house while they were away.
Thieves …….. into the house while they were away. *
4. “Where are you going to stay when you go to london?” Tom asked her.
Tom asked her where …….. to london. *
5. “OK. I’ll do it for you,” Sheila told him.
Sheila agreed …….. for him. *
6. I’m not sure this is my size. Can I put it on to see if it fits?
I’m not sure this is my size. Can I try …….. to see if it fits? *
7. The brochures are produced by a printer.
A printer …….. the brochures. *
8. He began driving six hours ago.
He ……… *
9. The soldiers obeyed the officer’s orders.
The soldiers …….. out the officer’s orders. *
10. Although he had little money, he offered to pay for her lunch.
In spite …….. little money, he offered to pay for her lunch. *

SECTION 4

Complete each gap with the correct word formed from the word in brackets.

SECTION 5

Read the text and answer the questions.

1. The passage is about the new speed limits they have introduced in Ireland. *
2. Some drivers went down a dead-end street at 80kph. *
3. The Irish government thinks they have adequately publicized the change and the new signs. *
4. For more than twenty years …… *
5. which is correct? *
6. They …… *
7. Some of the police …… *
8. Which is correct? *
9. The British government …… *
10. Which is correct? *

SECTION 6

Complete the conversations with the words in the box. Be careful; there are 5 extra words.