ESL C2 Level MCQ Test With Answers PROFICIENCY TEST 2

C2 MOCK EXAMINATION - Use of English and Reading Sections

SECTION 1

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

_____, don’t tell anybody about our plans for a merger.

The thought of spending a night in the so-called ‘haunted’ house alone made him ____ with fear.

____ that they booed her off the stage.

Well, you finally managed to get here; it’s ____ time!

_____ at home, she left a note on the front door.

I don’t know where he is; he ____ over an hour ago.

What are the chances they ____ the job by Friday?

If you ____, drop in for a chat.

There have been a few complaints but ____ our customers are satisfied.

As this is only a reproduction of the original painting, it is practically ___.

He promised to stick by her through ___.

____ for him, we surely would have missed our flight.

Matters finally ____ at the office and they fired him.

When they speak about physics, I’m afraid it’s all over ____.

The shirt looks small but the material ____ to fit the individual.

When he turned on the tap, the water ____ out and soaked the front of his trousers.

SECTION 3

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

They hadn’t _____ there being so much traffic and missed their plane.

The conference was going well until a new manager gave a speech that was _______ and boring.

The holiday didn’t ____ to their expectations.

I’m afraid Joe is _____ of a nervous breakdown.

We’ll have to ______ the many candidates and see who is the most suited for the job.

After losing the contract, the company decided to ____ on inefficiency.

At the moment, there is little ____ of the manager resigning.

Their state-of-the-art website ____ thinking it was a reputable company.

Mark suddenly started insulting the customer. It was so out of ____ that everybody was shocked!

They decided to celebrate by going out and ____.

Oh no! It looks like the rain has ____ for the day.

Don’t worry! I know the speech ____.

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 choose the correct answers.

Courtesy used to be thought of as second nature to the Japanese. If there were an elderly person, a pregnant woman or somebody on crutches on the underground, younger people would immediately spring up and offer them their seat. However, manners seem to have changed for the worse. Nowadays, it is far more likely that the person sitting will pretend to be asleep or studiously avoid eye contact with the less fortunate person. Other behaviour that illustrates Japan’s decline in good manners includes chatting loudly on mobile phones, applying make-up in public, and listening to music on “leaky” headphones.

But train-seat etiquette may get a boost with the arrival of the select, intrepid and exquisitely polite “manners police” that will soon be patrolling the Yokohama underground network in an attempt to prevent the disintegration of the “Japanese way”. Japan is, after all, a place where business cards are exchanged with both hands and accompanied by a bow; where a simple “Excuse me” can be conveyed by using one of several expressions; where blowing one’s nose at the table is near-unforgivable; and where people over a certain age conclude phone calls with a respectful bow to their unseen counterpart.

The unit’s mission is simple: to patrol the length of the train and make sure that any seats - highly prized on Japan’s crowded commuter lines - are vacated by the young and offered to those who need them. The officers will have no legal authority to fine or punish. Dressed in their unmistakable bright green uniforms, they will have to rely on persuasion or mortification to make a sitter give up his or her seat for a needy person.

The Smile-Manner Squadron has been handpicked from numerous volunteers who were encouraged to enlist by means of a series of interviews and essays. Applications were received from people ranging from thirty to eighty years old but the organisers have decided that the squadron will be made up mostly of officers over the age of sixty. The members of the group, who will be paid the equivalent of a mere £7 per day, will patrol the underground two by two. As yet another sign of decaying manners, each couple will be accompanied by a younger bodyguard who will hopefully protect them against physical attacks by enraged people unwilling to give up their seats.

Supporters of the theory that Japanese politeness is disappearing have welcomed the move. A prominent psychologist at Waseda University said that the necessity for a Smile-Manner Squadron “symbolises the collapse of the Japanese mentality and shows that we have reached a point where citizens are not aware of basic human manners.”

Nobuhiko Obayashi, the 70-year-old author of the book “Why don’t young people give their seats to the aged?” claims the blame lies with parents who are not severe enough with their children and with society for making many young people too self-conscious and reluctant to draw attention to themselves by offering somebody a seat. “Young people do feel the need for manners in their hearts,” he added. “The experiment will give shy people a chance to communicate.”

Not everyone has welcomed the squadron, though. Doubts have been expressed even by those who are most likely to benefit. “Vacating seats is a matter of each passenger’s free will,” said an 81-year-old. “I find the idea of telling people to get up unnatural.”

Japanese courtesy _____.

Which of the following statements is correct?

The ‘manners police’ will above all attempt to ensure that _____.

Which of the below does the Smile-Manner Squadron have the authority to do?

The squadron _____.

The squadron will _____.

The presence of bodyguards is another indication of _____.

According to the psychologist, _____.

Nobuhiko Obayashi believes _____.

Which statement is true?