UOE Part 1
Paul regrets not studying enough for the B2 exam. He should _______ made more of an effort.
A) Had
B) Has
C) Have
D) Would
This is a perfect infinitive. All the other options are gramatically impossible
C) Have
When Mary came back from her beach holiday her face looked incredibly tanned, so I though that she ________ have been doing a lot of sunbathing!
MUST
Modal verbs and auxiliaries in general also appear a lot in UOE Part 2. In this case you're sure about something that happened in the past so MUST+perfect infinitive
I don't like being in __________ (DANGER) situations, so I'm afraid I'm not going skydiving with you. I'm sorry
DANGEROUS
The coach praised John for scoring a goal at the final match
WAS
John _____________________ for scoring a goal in the final match
WAS PRAISED BY THE COACH
Could you ........... me a favour and give this book to Connor?
DO
I'll call you when I __________ to the airport
A) Get
B) Arrive
C) Reach
D) Manage
A) GET
All the other other options either don't collocate with TO or don't make sense in the sentence (Manage)
Many tourists visit Cordoba every year and ________ the most popular destinations are always crowded, not many of them go off the beaten track
ALTHOUGH/THOUGH/BUT/WHEREAS/WHILE
All of these are correct. Conjuntions like these linkers also appear a lot in the exam
She looked really weak but she showed great ________ (STRONG) doing weightlifting at the gym
STRENGTH
Joan was in favour of visiting the museum.
IDEA
Joan thought it .................................. to go to the museum.
WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA
Although it was a wonderful job he decided to ........... it down in the end
TURN
I hate it at home, I always have to do all the housework _________ my brother does nothing. It's not fair!
A) however
B) moreover
C) despite
D) whereas
D) Whereas
This is a comparison.
However is followed by a comma
Moreover expresses addition
Despite should be followed by ING or a noun
Adriana has a lot of friends, many of ______ live in Madrid
WHOM
Relative pronouns are TOP 3 in the UOE part 2, you normally have a question with it.
If you said THEM, you're wrong. Remember that you have a comma, which means that you're connecting the sentences so you need a relative pronoun
I don't think alcohol should be prohibited. What I believe is that everybody should learn to drink __________ (RESPONSE)
RESPONSIBLY
If you have a gap either before of after a verb you normally need an adverb
I think it's possible that Joan has called my sister but I'm not completely sure
HAVE
Joan __________________________ but I'm not sure
MIGHT/MAY/COULD HAVE CALLED MY SISTER
Can you just stand there quietly without ............. a noise?
You should avoid ________ junk food as much as possible
A) Eat
B) To Eat
C) Eating
D) To Eating
C) Eating
The verb avoid is followed by an ING infinitive
I've always wanted to visit Europe and discover _____ France that I had always read about in my history books
THE
You're specifying. Remember articles appear a lot in this part of the exam
I thought I would fail my B2 exam but, to my surprise, I got a ____________ (SURPRISE) good result
SURPRISINGLY
Remember if you have a gap before an adjective you normally need an adverb
Surprise->Surprising (adj)->Surprisingly (adv)
Everyone says that English is an easy language to learn.
SAID
English ............................. an easy language to learn
IS SAID TO BE
We'll have to .............. ahead if we want the party to be a success.
PLAN
It's been ages since I last spoke with my friend Anna. We've fallen _____ with each other.
A) Off
B) Out
C) Across
D) Of
This is a phrasal verb.
B) Out
Whenever I am with my friends I feel so good and ____ ease.
The correct preposition is AT.
Ease also collocates with WITH but the meaning is different
This place looks empty, I would say it is completely __________ (INHABIT)
UNINHABITED
Watch out for confusing prefixes. Remember that you usually have a negative prefix in UOE Part 3
You should consider accepting that job offer
GIVE
You should _____________________ that job offer
GIVE CONSIDERATION TO
When I saw his awful haircut I burst ............. laughing!
OUT