Sample test (B 2 ) reading part 1

A
normal 
1
. A
rows
2.
A
profession
3
. A
signed 
4.
A
Although

5
. A

takes
6.
A
titles
7.
A
cope
8.
A
denies
9
. A
signature
10.
A
look down on
B
usual
B
queues
B
job
B
wrote
B
While
B
utilises
B 
materials
B
adjust 
B
refuses
B
autograph
B
make do with
C
ordinary
C
ranks
C
labour
C
made 
C
For
C
spends
C
subjects
C
bear
C
insists
C
sign
C
put up with
D
natural 
D
files 
D
career 
D
picked 
D
However 
D
uses 
D
lessons 
D
tolerate 
D
complains 
D
writing 
D
run out of 
POINTS

10
 
 

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8 
Part 2

 
For questions 
11-20
, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. 
Use only 
one 
word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (
0
). 
( 1 point for each question).
You‟ve searched (
0
)
all
. 
over the house but you still can‟t find your keys and 
you‟re late. (
11
) ......... this sounds familiar, follow this advice to make sure it never 
happens again. Stop and think about where to sta
rt looking. Don‟t start searching
(
12
).............. any idea of where the lost item could (
13
) ........... . 
“Lost items are often in the place they should be. Have a look in the place where 
it‟s supposed to be first. Someone might (
14
) .......... put it away for you. 
Relax and take another look. When you‟re in (
15
) .......
.. agitated state of mind, it‟s 
quite possible to see the item you‟ve lost but (
16
) ......... notice it. Take a deep 
breath and look properly.
Look under everything. The item you
‟re looking for could be hidden 
 
from view - it 
may be under a newspaper (
17
) 
……………... it may have fallen off the table. Check
carefully in, under, on and beside the place where the object is usually kept.
Retrace your steps. Take a few moments (
18
) 
……………….... think about when and 
where you last had the item. Go back to that place and search it thoroughly.
Ask for a little help. Check that (
19
) ...........................
.. else hasn‟t taken it. You‟ll
(
20
) ........... yourself valuable time and lot
s of effort searching when something isn‟t 
really lost, but has been 
“borrowed”.
POINTS

10
 
 

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9 
Part 3

For Questions

21-30, 
com plete the second sentence so that it has a sim ilar

meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.