B2 FINAL REVIEW

USE OF ENGLISH PART 1

100

You have just _____ up golf, don't worry if you are not good at it yet.

A) given

B) taken

C) getting

D) bringing

B) TAKEN

200

It's high time you _____ your mind because I can't wait for your answer forever.

A) looked up

B) came up

C) turned up

D) made up

D) MADE UP

300

I _____ my ex-boyfriend in the supermarket last week.

A) looked into

B) got round

C) looked forward

D) came across

D) CAME ACROSS

400

It has been reported that burglars _____ homes through unlocked windows.

A) break into

B) bring into

C) fall through

D) turn into

A) BREAK INTO

500

I cannot rely on Clara any longer, as she always _____.

A) gives me up

B) cuts me down

C) sets me off

D) lets me down

D) LETS ME DOWN

USE OF ENGLISH PART 2

100

The Bermuda Triangle is an imaginary triangle in the Atlantic Ocean. _____ many years, people have told stories about mysterious disappearances there.

FOR

200

The explorer Christopher Columbus first wrote about the Bermuda Triangle in 1492. He _____ sailing across the Atlantic Ocean when he came _____ some mysterious light patterns in the sky.

WAS ; ACROSS

300

It wasn't _____ the 1950s that the media became interested and journalists published articles highlighting the disappearance of several ships and planes.

UNTIL

400

Some people aren't keen _____ playing team sports, however, and may not be very good at them. But _____ are plenty of other ways you can get aerobic exercise on _____ own or with friends by doing activities _____ as cycling running, swimming, dancing and walking.

ON ; THERE ; YOUR ; SUCH

500

Lala's path to domestic life began about ten years _____, after he was accidentally caught in a fisherman's net. He was _____ sick to swim away, so he was rescued by a family. However, _____ they tried to return him to the water, Lala refused to leave, so _____ family decided to adopt him. If _____ is one thing Lala likes more than his new home, it's his daily shopping trip to town.

AGO ; TOO ; WHEN ; THE ; THERE

USE OF ENGLISH PART 3

100

Fast food was not _____ worldwide until the 1970s, but, in fact, fast food restaurants existed in the US long before that. (FASHION)

FASHIONABLE

200

Drive-in restaurants opened in the 1940s as restaurant owners took advantage of the growing _____ of cars. (POPULAR)

POPULARITY

300

Meals were designed so that knives, spoons or forks were not needed - a concept which sounded like _____ (MAD) at the time to people who were used to eating at a table. The restaurants were _____ (SUCCESS) however, and this led to fast food becoming _____ (INCREASE) common around the world.

MADNESS ; SUCCESSFUL ; INCREASINGLY

400

Today, most cities have a wide _____ (VARY) of fast food restaurants. The most recent trend has been the _____ (INTRODUCE) of options like salads and fish, giving diners a wider _____ (CHOOSE).

VARIETY ; INTRODUCTION ; CHOICE

500

A teenager called Ned Rogers has come up with an _____ (IMPRESS) way of getting about. It is a bicycle with a sail and it's quite a _____ (DRAMA) sight to see. _____ (INITIAL), he wasn't sure if he could ride it on the road, but, he was given _____ (PERMIT) to ride it anywhere.

IMPRESSIVE ; DRAMATIC ; INITIALLY ; PERMISSION

USE OF ENGLISH PART 4

100

The Romans constructed this wall nearly 2000 years ago.

BUILT

This wall __________ the Romans nearly 2000 years ago.

WAS BUILT BY

200

Anna Hamilton will wear one of Dior's dresses to the opening night.

BE

One of Dior's dresses __________ Anna Hamilton to the opening night.

WILL BE WORN BY

300

I can't wait to find out what you've bought me for my birthday.

FORWARD

I'm really __________ out what you've bought me for my birthday.

LOOKING FORWARD TO FINDING

400

I suddenly thought of how I could persuade my mom to let me go on the trip.

CAME

I suddenly __________ way of persuading my mom to let me go on the trip.

CAME UP WITH A

500

'Don't leave your wet towel on the floor, Petra," said her mom.

TOLD

Petra's mom __________ leave her wet towel on the floor.

TOLD HER NOT TO

TRANSLATION

100

tolerar, soportar algo (phrasal verb)

to put up with something

200

lograr hacer algo

to succeed in + doing something ; to manage + to do something

300

¿Te importa + hacer algo...?

Would you mind + doing something...?

400

acercar a alguien en coche

to give someone a lift

500

acusar a alguien de hacer algo

to accuse someone of + doing something