Ex use of english practice b2

Before the test practice
ex 1 open cloze
Stress
Stress (0) … often called a 21st century illness but it has always been with us if perhaps with
different names. These days we regard stress (1) … a necessary evil of modern living. Yet
stress is not negative and without (2) … we would not enjoy some of the highpoints in life (3)
… as the anticipation before a date or the tension leading up to an important match. All these
situations produce stress but (4) … you can control it and not the other way around, you will
feel stimulated, not worn out. However, unlike these situations, (5) …. are generally positive
and easier to deal with, sitting in a train that is running late, (6) … stuck in a traffic jam or
working to a tight deadline are much harder to manage and control and can be a significant
cause of stress.
Stress is now recognised as a medical problem and as a significant factor (7) … causing
coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and a high cholesterol count. Patients are often
unwilling to admit to stress problems since they feel they are a form of social failure and it is
important that symptoms (8) … identified in order to avoid unnecessary suffering.
Ex 2 word formation
Turn A Hobby into a Business
It is not (0)…….to make a hobby pay for itself
even if initially you had no (1) … of turning it
into a business.
For those looking to make a profit on their (2) …,
these days an audience for products can range from
the local to the truly global. Some (3) … begin
by donating a piece of work to a charitable sale
just to see how quickly and (4) … it sells.
Local shops can be the next outlet for items,
often the step taken by those making things like
hand-made greetings cards for instance. And for the
truly ambitious, websites like eBay enable the
hobbiest to reach a (5) … audience.
As with any business idea, an honest (6) … should be
undertaken regarding the demand for the work and the
price the customer is prepared to pay in (7) … .
However, do not forget the degree of personal (8) …
as well.
USUAL
INTEND
CREATE
HOBBY
PROFIT
WORLD
APPRAISE
REAL
SATISFY
ex 3 ‘Key’ Word Transformations
For questions 1-6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to
the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must
use between three and six words, including the word given.
1. Apparently, the restaurant in town has been bought out by someone else.
UNDER
I hear the restaurant in town …………………………………..
2. Sarah cried her eyes out immediately she was told she’d failed her driving test.
BROKE
Sarah …………………………………. soon as she heard she’d failed her driving test.
3. The Government recently said our problems are the fault of the worldwide economic
slowdown.
PLACED
The Government have …………………………………. the worldwide economic slowdown for our
problems.
4. You led me to believe the job was mine if I wanted it.
IMPRESSION
I …………………………………. that the job was mine if I wanted it.
5. He would never have guessed that at the age of 17 he would be playing for his country.
LITTLE
…………………………………. that at the age of 17 he would be playing for his country.
6. Feel free to telephone if you have any further problems.
CALL
Do not …………………………………. if you have any further problems.
Ex 4 Multiple Choice Cloze
For Questions 1-8 read the text and then select the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
There is an example below:
(0) A reason B POINT C fact D logic
Phobias
The (0) … of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people face in
everyday situations. It is important to (1) … between a fear and a phobia. It’s (2) … usual for
all of us to have our own peculiar fears, for example being anxious around snakes or nervous
about flying. However, only a very small proportion of us actually have a phobia of these
things. When these fears begin to (3) … you embarrassment or you feel that your life is being
disrupted then you would be wise to seek treatment for what could potentially be a phobia. By
far the most (4) … phobia and potentially the most disruptive is agoraphobia. The word
derives from Greek and (5) … means ‘fear of the marketplace’ but we apply it today to
describe a distressing condition in which people (6) … going outside because of the awful
feelings of anxiety that arise. Treatment of phobias usually consists of the patient (7) …
behavioural therapy during which they gradually get used to being near the object or the
situation that causes them fear. Drugs may be prescribed to treat anxiety and many people
opt for alternative therapy such as acupuncture or hypnosis to help them come to (8) … with
their fear and conquer it.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
choose
very
cause
standard
precisely
dodge
undergoing
acceptance
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
distinguish
absolutely
make
average
specifically
avoid
taking
terms
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
select
quite
create
normal
literally
miss
experiencing
realisation
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
Pick
Truly
Give
Common
Exactly
Slip
Doing
Comfort
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