THE SAMPLE OF LEXICO-GRAMMATICAL TEST – Level B 2
(for groups A/B)
I. Fill in the gap with the word which best fits in the space:
1. If you hadn’t…. , you wouldn’t have missed the train.
1.be late 2. to be late 3. been late 4. being late
2. Would you mind … me something to wear tonight?
1. borrowing 2. to borrow 3. to lend 4. lending
3. The manager made the employees …. late.
1. to stay 2. staying 3. stay 4. leaves
4. You needn’t … me at the airport yesterday.
1. to meet 2. meeting 3. to has met 4. have met
5. I am used ….. up early.
1. for getting 2. to get 3. get 4. to getting
6. My grandma can’t stand people … a noise.
1. to make 2. making 3. make 4. to making
7. While they ….. at the gate, they found out the flight would be five hours late.
1. waited 2. are waiting 3. were waiting 4. had waited
8. She …… them since she was at primary school.
1. knows 2. knew 3. ’s been knowing 4. ’s known
9. When …… the Atlantic Ocean?
1. have they crossed 2. did they crossed 3. they crossed 4. did they cross
10. Did Mark ……. alone?
1. travel 2. travelled 3. travels 4. have travelled
II. Fill in the gap with a proper word:
1. We have to cut …. our expenses.
1.down to 2. down at 3. down 4. down on
2. She offered to pick him …. from the airport.
1. in 2. at 3. up 4. with
3. I can’t put … with this kind of situation any longer.
1. for 2. from 3. out 4. up
4. The burglar managed to get … without punishment.
1. from 2. out 3. away 4. on
5. Go and find …. what’s wrong with her.
1. up 2. away 3. from 4. out
6. Don’t forget to congratulate Mark … getting the prize.
1. with 2. about 3. in 4. on
7. The little girl wanted to look …… the animals in the pet shop.
1. about 2. at 3. in 4. on
8. . Dear, put the used cutlery …… the sink.
1. onto 2. to 3. into 4. on
9. Since they got back from Singapore, they haven’t been able to settle …….
again.
1. on 2. with 3. down 4. at
10. I was embarrassed because I was wearing my jeans, but everybody else had
dressed …….. for the party.
1. with 2. on 3. up 4. down
III. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use
only one word in each gap.
Students going to study in another country usually have to make a number of
cultural 1…… . They may find it difficult to form 2. …….. with local people and
they will certainly have to get used to a 3. ……… of new things including food,
the climate and the language. An extra difficulty may be the different 4.
……..which their teachers and tutors have of them in 5. ……. with their home
country. They may be 6. …… for the amount of work they have to do on their
own or the fact that their tutors are looking for originality and a capacity for 7.
……. thought rather than an ability to memorise large quantities of information.
Equally, they may sometimes be surprised by the 8. …….. of their fellow students
who, although usually friendly and 9. …………. , may sometimes seem a little
immature. As time passes, international students will find that things become easier
and what was unfamiliar to start with will 10. ……… seem normal.
1. a. adjust b. adjusted c. adjustments d. adjustable;
2. a. friends ; b. friendships c. friendly d. unfriendly;
3. a. vary b. variable c. variably d. variety
4. a. expectations b. expect c. unexpectedly d. expected
5. a. compare b. comparing c. comparison d. comparable
6. a. unprepared b. preparation c. prepare d. prepared
7. a. independence b. independent c. depend d. dependant
8. a. behave b. behaving c. behaviour d. behaved
9. a. welcoming b. unwelcome c. welcome d. unwelcoming
10. a. eventful b. event c. eventual d. eventually
IV. Fill in the gap with the correct answer:
I first got 1. ... in cookery one summer holiday when I was about 12. I was staying
with my aunt, who is a keen cook, and I wanted 2. ……. cooking for myself. She
started by 3. ………. me how to do fairly simple dishes at first. I found I really
enjoyed 4. … and I was soon doing things which were more complicated. Not
everything I cooked was as successful as my aunt’s cooking. My younger brother
and sister complained about some of my dishes, but they usually ate the food quite
happily. When I went back to school after the summer, I decided 5. … cookery
lessons and now I 6. … I’m quite a competent cook. When friends come round to
my house, I often cook them something because I find it really 7. …. and relaxing.
I find 8. … new dishes fascinating and it’s wonderful 9. … my family and friends
10. … a meal I have cooked.
1. a. interesting b. to interest c. interested d. having interested ;
2. a. try b. to try c. to have tried d. trying ;
3. a. to teach b. teaches c. having taught d. teaching
4. a. cooking b. being cooked c. cook d. to have cooked;
5. a. to do b. do c. to be done d. having done ;
6. a. thinking b. to think c. to have thought d. think.
7. a. satisfied b. satisfying c. to be satisfied d. being satisfied.
8. a. to create b. to be created c. creating d. create.
9. a. having seen b. see c. to see d. to have seen .
10. a. enjoyed b. to enjoy c. to have enjoyed d .enjoying .
V. Choose the correct word:
1. The …. for first class rail passengers will soon increase.
1. fee 2. salary 3. wage 4. fare
2. They …. my mother for a famous actress.
1. mistook 2. confused 3. understood 4. misinterpreted
3. The … traffic made him late for work.
1. full; 2. strong; 3. thick; 4. heavy
4. In the quiet months owners of holiday apartment … them at a cheaper rate.
1. hire 2. borrow 3. lend 4. let
5. The green skirt doesn’t …. your orange jacket.
1. agree 2. match 3. suit 4. fit
6. She felt no great interest in Victor’s successes and dropped the … from her
mind.
1. affair 2. business 3. matter 4. concern
7. It was a wonderful …… to go round the world.
1. occasion 2. chance 3. incident 4. case
8. Like many people, I have a long train …… to work every day.
1. journey 2. travel 3. way 4. trip
9. The radio was ……. from my car last week.
1. robbed 2. stolen 3. mugged 4. slaughtered
10. Some people were injured in the ……….. .
1. incident 2. accident 3. case 4. chance
