ESL B1 Level MCQ Test With Answers INTERMEDIATE TEST 1

B1 – MOCK EXAMINATION SECTION 1

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

John ……. me to lend him money! It’s so annoying.

It …….. when I got up this morning, so I stayed at home.

I apologise for the mess. I ……. time to clear up after lunch yet.

Where do you think …… in twenty years’ time?

He stopped ……. years ago.

Section 2

Choose the correct alternative to complete each sentence.

She knew a little Spanish so she ……… to explain her problem to the police in Madrid.

Sam, ……… wife works with me, is going to the US on business.

Mr Thompson’s wallet ……… while he was travelling on the Underground yesterday.

I ……… a new car this year if I were you.

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.

They made a mistake when they added up the total. A mistake …….. when they added up the total.

She was angry and put down the telephone receiver before he had finished speaking. She was angry and …….. up before he had finished speaking.

Thieves used force to enter the house while they were away. Thieves …….. into the house while they were away.

“Where are you going to stay when you go to London?” Tom asked her.

Tom asked her where …….. to London.

“OK. I’ll do it for you,” Sheila told him.

Sheila agreed …….. for him.

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?

The brochures are produced by a printer.

A printer …….. the brochures.

He began driving six hours ago.

He ………

The soldiers obeyed the officer’s orders.

The soldiers …….. out the officer’s orders.

Although he had little money, he offered to pay for her lunch.

In spite …….. little money, he offered to pay for her lunch.

Section 5

(Please note: The following questions are related to a specific reading passage, which is available solely before the first question. Remember, it may be helpful to refer back to the reading text while answering the questions to ensure accuracy.)

Read the text and answer the questions.

After over twenty years of confusing both the Irish and tourists by having distances in kilometres and speed limits in miles per hour, Ireland has just become fully metric. However, there is some confusion over the sixty thousand new speed signs – and not only on the part of drivers. For example, one-speed sign gave an 80 kph (50mph) speed limit down a dead-end street while another had a limit of 100 kph (62mph) outside a primary school.

There was a nationwide publicity campaign, including newspaper and television advertisements and brochures posted to every house, before the new signs were introduced. The government believes this will be enough to prevent drivers from misunderstanding the new ‘120’ speed limits and trying to imitate Michael Schumacher on the motorways. Northern Ireland’s transport department has also launched a campaign encouraging drivers to be extremely careful when they cross the border.

The Irish police expect a certain amount of confusion, mistakes and high speeds. In spite of this, they have no intention of being lenient and giving drivers a period of time in which to get used to the new signs. Ignorance is not an excuse and any driver who exceeds the speed limits will suffer the consequences. Unfortunately for the police, half their instruments for measuring speed still register them in miles per hour and they have to convert from miles to kilometres, which makes it a little complicated for them.

When Ireland first converted distances to kilometres in 1983, motorists never quite knew where they were because any new signs were in kilometres while the old ones still reported the distance in miles. However, schools have been teaching the metric system for thirty years and the Irish government is ready to change to be in line with the rest of Europe.

The UK remains the only European country using the imperial system on its roads. A spokesman for the Department of Transport stated that it was improbable that Britain would change in the near future. Although the Irish have replaced one system for the purpose of greater European harmony, they are still left with another British legacy – they drive on the left.

The passage is about the new speed limits they have introduced in Ireland.

Some drivers went down a dead-end street at 80 kph.

The Irish government thinks they have adequately publicized the change and the new signs.

For more than twenty years, _____.

Which is correct?

They _____.

Some of the police _____.

Which is correct?

The British government _____.

Which is correct?

Section 6

(Please note: The following questions are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

Complete the conversations with the words in the box.

Woman: Oh no! The lift’s out of ______ again!

Man: Don’t lose your ______.

Man: You’re always saying you don’t get enough exercise. Look on the ______  side - going up and down the stairs between offices will be ______ for you.

Man: Look on the ______  side - going up and down the stairs between offices will be ______ for you.

Woman: Yes, I know it will, but I’m up to my ______ in work and I haven’t got time to waste. This week is getting worse and worse.

Man: Why do you say that?

Woman: Well, I got back from a business trip to Milan last Tuesday. When I went to baggage ______, my suitcase wasn’t there!

Man: What did you do?

Woman: Well, I filled in a long ______.

Woman: They said my case had probably been left in Brussels when I had to change planes. They told me they would do their best to get it to me by the end of the week. I hope they find it; I had my best suit and my notes in it. I think I caught a cold in Milan too. I’ve been feeling under the ______ since I got back.

Man: You should stay at home if you’re unwell. Look, could you do me a ______?

Man: If you’re going up to the second floor, could you give this file to Jim? I went for a walk in the country a couple of days ago and I fell and twisted my ______. It’s getting better, but going up and down the stairs won’t do it any good.