B1 READING PRACTICE

SECTION 1. MULTIPLE-CHOICE
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. Circle the answer (A, B, C, or D) for your
choice.
1. My car’s old but it never __________.
A. breaks down B. break down C. get down D. gets down
2. Lots of tulips __________ grown in Holland.
A. is B. are C. have D. has
3. This room is used __________ meetings.
A. for B. by C. to D. as
4. My mother has a few __________ now.
A. spots B. wrinkled C. points D. wrinkles
5. Sister Wendy not only loves God and art but also __________ good food and wine.
A. hates B. dislikes C. enjoys D. prefers
6. I __________ what you mean.
A. am not understanding C. didn't understand
B. don’t understand D. haven't understood

7. I __________ dinner when the phone rang.

A. cooking B. was cooking C. cooked D. was cooked

8. This curry is really __________. It has lots of chillies in it.

A. spicy B. sweet C. fresh D. awful

9. About one thousand people are __________ in that factory.

A. employed B. worked C. lost their job D. redundant
10. Look __________ that strange man over there! What's he doing?
A. after B. for C. at D. up
11. __________ people don't think of other people.
A. mean B. selfish C. tolerant D. generous
12. His father was really angry with him __________ he had failed the exam.
A. although B. while C. because D. for

13. She __________ eats meat or fish. She’s a strict vegetarian.

A. rarely B. often C. sometimes D. never

14. What are you having for your main __________.

A. course B. starter C. dessert D. meal

15. Today most people __________ on junk food.

A. cut down B. are cutting down C. is cutting down D. cuts down

16. The people who support a particular team are__________

A. spectators B. fans C. referees D. teams

17. It’s hot in here! __________ open the window?

A. Should I B. Will I C. Shall I D. Do I

18. I don’t want to cook tonight. Let’s get a __________ from the Chinese restaurant.

A. home-made meal B. takeaway C. menu D. fast food

19. When his uncle died he__________£ 5,000.

A. invested B. inherited C. got D. charged

20. Last summer, my family__________a four day holiday on Sam Son beach.
A. spent B. went C. had gone D. had spent

21. We met at __________; we were colleagues.

A. school B. home C. university D. work

22. They__________ me £10 for parking my car at the railway station.

A. charged B. cost C. saved D. wasted

23. Have you __________ been to South America?

A. just B. yet C. ever D. never

24. I try to __________ some of my salary every month so that I can go travelling.

A. afford B. borrow C. save D. owe

25. Before we got on the plane we had to show our __________cards.

A. check-in B. boarding C. ticket D. identity

26. His latest film isn’t __________ the last one I saw.

A. as good than B. as good as C. as better as D. as better than

27. She was a bit __________ so the doctor told her to take more exercise.

A. slim B. short C. overweight D. lazy

28. My boyfriend drives __________than I do.

A. more slowly B. slower C. slowlier D. more slow

29. It was so __________ to admit that I can’t do something that all my friends are able to do.

A. embarrassed B. embarrassing C. embarrassment D. embarrass

30. My sister __________ play the violin very well when she was young.

A. can B. could C. is able to D. must

31. He’s quite young. I think he’s in his __________.

A. early-twenties B. about-twenty C. about-twenties D. early-twenty

32. He doesn’t have any hair. He’s completely __________.

A. grey B. handsome C. bald D. ugly

33. You __________touch that! It’s dangerous.

A. have to B. mustn’t C. don’t have to D. should

34. The line’s been __________for ages. She must be talking to her boyfriend!

A. off B. engaged C. up D. ready

35. My office is large and crowed, so ____________ is a problem.

A. a noise B. noises C. the noise D. noise

36. After traveling around Europe and Africa for 12 months, Suiti ____________to Indonesia

at the end of 2008.

A. returning B. returned C. has returned D. returns

37. Take a coat in case it ____________ colder.

A. gets B. is getting C. will get D. is going to get

38. Your jeans are going to fall down. They’re too ____________.

A big B checked C tight D. loose

39. On Friday afternoons I have no lessons! I love my new __________.

A. timetable B. discipline C. school D. subjects

40. If I were you, I __________ the truth now.

A. would have told B. will tell C. would tell D. told

41. __________ I do, my boss always finds something wrong with it. .

A. Whatever B. However C. Whichever D. Whenever

42. Did you always __________ well in school, or were you sometimes bad?

A. study B. learn C. do D. behave

43. Pam __________eat cheese, but she does now.

A. didn’t use to B. did use to C. didn’t used to D. wasn’t to

44. I __________ a lot before exams so that I can get good marks.

A. fail B. revise C. cheet D. study

45. Could you phone Alan before you __________ for lunch?

A. will go B. go C. went D. had gone

46. __________ it’s really cold, we’ll have lunch outside tomorrow.
A. When B. If C. If not D. Unless

47. You _______ get a visa if you want to go to Russia.

A. must B. have to C. can D. could

48. ________ of losing the match, they were quite cheerful.

A. Despite B. In spite C. Though D. Although
49. When you drive across many European Union borders, you ________ show your passport.
A. mustn’t B. don’t have to C. can’t D. aren’t able to
50. The house, ________ was built in the 17th century, is a top tourist attraction.
A. that B. where C. what D. which
51. ________ me to post this letter when we’re in town
A. Remember B. Remind C. Tell D. Repeat
52. I’d ________ live in the country than in a city.
A. better B. love C. rather D. prefer

53. Is this __________city in the world?

A. noisiest B. the noisiest C. the most noisy D. the noisier

54. The ideal temperature to drink Bulgarian red wine is 14-16 oC. You ________ drink this wine
at between 14 and 16oC.
A. could B. must C. have to D. should

55. Couldn’t you go a little faster. I’m ________ a hurry.

A. on B. of C. in D. at

56. “Musn’t I take my umbrella?” “No, you ________ It’s not going to rain.”
A. mustn’t B. don’t have to C. don’t D. needn’t

57. This car is more ________ than that one.

A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. modern

58. Mr Smith woke up in the middle of the night. He could hear ________ in his garden.
A. everywhere B. anybody C. anything D. someone
59. Would you mind ________ the window please?
A. open B. to open C. opening D. I open

60. He isn’t in London now because ________ to the Continent.

A. was going B. goes C. has gone D. has been

61. They’ve got some valuable ________ from the night watchman.
A. informations B. information C. piece of information D. pieces of informations

62. We don’t speak any Japanese, but Jenny ________.

A. speak B. speaks C. do D. does

63. We spent ________ day sunbathing at the beach.

A. all the B. whole C. the whole D. whole of the

64. Complete the question with the correct phrase: “________ to get to the airport?”
A. How long it is C. How far does it take
B. How much is it D. How long does it take
65. Which of these can’t you tell?
A. a story B. the time C. a joke D.a question
66. Which of these words has the wrong prefix?
A. impolite B. unhappy C. insafe D. dishonest
67. Which phrase describes someone in a positive way?
A. She is too thin. B. She is skinny. C. She is slender. D. She is bony.
68. You can say “I booked a room” or:
A. I had a reservation. C. I checked in.
B. I would like a single room. D. I had a double room.
69. Complete the sentence with the correct phrase: “This house seems ________”
A. very quite B. very quietly C. very quiet D. very quitely
70. Which word or phrase means the same as “the lastest”?
A. the last B. the newest C. the best D. the oldest
71. Which word or phrase means “rain for short period of time”?
 A. a shower B. heavy rain C. drizzle D. rain like dogs and cats
72. Fill the gap with the correct word: “A________ broke into my house and took everything.”
A. terrorist B. robber C. burglar D. murderer
73. Which of these words has the wrong suffix?
A. joyful B. collector C. loneliness D. musican

74. She does _____________every afternoon

A. swimming B. karate C. jogging D. tennis

75. Look! Two butterflies ____________near the window.

A. is flying B. fly C. are flying D. flew

76. There are ____________sugar and ____________apples on the table.

A. some/any B. some/some C. any/any D. any/some 77.
Among the bad students in my school, he is ____________,
A. badder B. as bad as C. worse D. the worst

78. There ____________a lot of live music shows on VTV3 lately.

A. has been B. have been C. were D. will be

79. How do you go to school? ____________

A. By bus B. I don’t know C. It’s very far. D. At seven

80. Tony goes to Lifestyle fitness club four ____________ a week

A. time B. a time C. timing D. times

81. I’ll give you a ring when I__________. the time of the train.
A. know B. am knowing C. will know D. am known
82. If I__________. the national lottery,I would buy a bigger house.
A. win B. won C. get D. got
83. Though Anna was upset about the accident, she still managed__________. with her work.

A. carrying on B. to carry on C. carry on D. carry

84. He came first in the competition for Robot Creation, so he__________. be very intelligent.
A. can't B. must C. might D. must not
85. There are many stories about people who can’t learn how__________ rich

A. are B. become C. to be D. to do
86. The food which is __________ in Vitamins is really good for our skins.

A. rich B. healthy C. tasteful D. disgusted

87. What would you do if the building__________ fire?

A. get B. catch C. caught D. were

88. It took me a long time to __________the operation.

A. get off B. get over C. get up D. get on with

89__________forecasters predicted rain, no one expected serious flooding.

A. Although B. Since C. What D. Because

90. The problem__________never occurred.

A. I had expected it C. that I had expected it

B. who I had expected D. I had expected
91. They didn't tell the policeman__________they had taken the money.
A. if B. that C. whether D. are
92. The __________ reason why I don’t want to move is that I’m perfectly happy here.
A. main B. big C. large D. great
93. Agatha Christie didn't go to school but__________at home by her mother.
A. taught B. educated C. was educated D. learnt.
94. Picasso showed his trylly exceptional talent__________a very young age.
A. in B. from C. at D. during
95. His father was amazed that he__________the picture of their pigeons.
A. had completed B. was completing C. was completed D. had been completed
96. After his mother died, Scott__________home to seek his fortune in St. Louis.
A. left B. was leaving C. had left D. has left
97. She didn't stop writing __________ she was suffering from a nervous breakdown.
A. for B. because C, while D. during
98. When I was in Paris, I __________ a lot of friends.
A. took B. made C. was taking D. was making
99. I would really __________ your help with your assignment.
A. take B. respect C. thank D. appreciate
100. Picasso didn’t like going to school unless he __________ to take one pigeon with him.
A. was allowed B. allowed C. wanted D. had