ESL B1 Level MCQ Test With Answers INTERMEDIATE TEST 2

In general shows a habit or general truth, so we use the present simple. For a negative with he, use doesn't + base verb: he doesn't speak. Not isn't speaking, because the present continuous is for actions happening now, not habits.

The past continuous were expecting describes what we expected at a time in the past (yesterday) before something changed it (the concert was cancelled). Not were expected, because that is passive and would mean other people expected us.

The past perfect continuous hadn't been getting on shows a situation that went on for some time before a past decision (decided to leave). Get on with someone means to have a good relationship with them. Didn't got on is wrong because after didn't we use the base form get.

Be used to means 'be familiar with something', and to here is a preposition, so it is followed by the -ing form: aren't used to sleeping. Not aren't used to sleep, because used to + base verb is only for past habits (I used to sleep).

The verb mind is always followed by the -ing form: I don't mind cooking. Not to cook, because mind is never followed by to + verb.

Have to + base verb expresses an obligation that comes from rules or customs, such as royal protocol: you have to observe. Not should to observe, because should is followed by the base verb without to.

However links two sentences with contrasting ideas and is followed by a comma at the start of the second sentence. The city is safe, but you should still avoid crowds. Not Despite, because it must be followed by a noun or -ing form, not a comma and a clause.

In reported questions we use normal statement word order (subject + verb) and move the tense back. What time will the lesson finish? becomes what time the lesson would finish. Not does the lesson finish, because reported questions do not use question word order.

This is a first conditional: if + present simple, will + base verb. So we say if you practise hard, you'll see the results. Not will practise, because we don't use will in the if clause.

The verb seem is followed by to + base verb: Things seem to get more expensive. Not getting, because seem is not followed by the -ing form.

The active sentence uses will explain, so the passive is will be + past participle: will be explained. The time clue when he comes in on Monday shows the future. Not is explained, because that is present, not future.

The phrasal verb look into means 'investigate' or 'examine carefully': The police will look into the crime. Not give up, which means 'stop trying'.

Turn up means 'arrive or appear, often unexpectedly': He turned up at my door at midnight. Not get over, which means 'recover from something'.

In reported yes/no questions we use whether/if + statement word order (subject + verb), and the tense usually moves back: Do you want becomes she wanted. Not did she want to go, because reported questions do not use question word order.

The verb deny is followed by the -ing form: He denied taking the money. Not to take, because deny is never followed by to + verb.

Break down means 'stop working' and is used for machines such as computers and cars: My car broke down on the motorway. Not closed down, which is used for businesses that stop operating.

The first sentence is a passive in the present perfect (have been made), so the active form keeps the same tense: They have made many changes. Not made, because the past simple changes the tense of the original.

The present perfect continuous with since shows an activity that started in the past and is still going on: They have been going to the Health Spa since 2003. Not for, because for is used with a period of time (for ten years), not a starting point like 2003.

Look after means 'take care of': Can you look after my cat? Not taking after, which means 'look or behave like an older family member' (She takes after her mother).

In spite of + noun has the same meaning as even though + clause: even though it was raining. Not despite it was raining, because despite, like in spite of, must be followed by a noun or -ing form, not a full clause.

Paragraph 1 says that it is hard for the victims of criminal actions to find their serenity again. This means it is difficult to recover from the shock of a crime. The text says crimes happen all over the world, but not that one criminal is robbing shops everywhere, and it never mentions the police.

Paragraph 2 says My best friend and I were in her shop and I'd decided to go and see her, so she was visiting her friend. She had been shopping earlier, but she was not a customer in this shop.

Paragraph 3 says There was something about him that was strange and He didn't look like one of her usual customers. So the man seemed unusual from the start. Nothing in the text says the owner knew him or pushed an alarm.

Paragraph 3 says he pulled his hand out of his pocket. We were shocked to see he had a gun! Before that, We couldn't see what it was, so she did not see the gun in his pocket.

Paragraph 4 says The really terrifying thing was that he seemed so calm. Not agitated, which means nervous and upset, the opposite of calm.

Paragraph 4 lists what he took: money from the cash desk, money from their bags and their jewellery. The text never says he took objects from the shop.

The text says he seemed so calm, gave precise orders and was unemotional while he was bringing his “job” to a conclusion, so he stayed calm and efficient. Not silent, because he spoke and gave them orders.

Paragraph 5 says I do not feel safe and I often check to see if someone is following me, so she has become more afraid. She checks if someone is following her, but she does not say the robber is following her.

The police are never mentioned in the text. The other options are in the text: she avoids certain parts of town, she doesn't carry valuables, and she says We were lucky.

The last paragraph says I blame this man, not for having taken my jewellery, but for having taken away my innocence. She has lost her feeling of safety, or peace of mind. Not he took valuable personal belongings, because she says this is not the reason.

We say be keen on something, meaning 'like something very much': Young people are keen on this music. The preposition on after the gap is the clue.

Back + a time in the past (back in the 1970s) means 'at that time in the past' and stresses that it was long ago. The other words do not fit before in the 1970s.

Someone in their early twenties means a person aged about 20 to 23. The phrase in their before the gap needs an age expression. Middle-aged is an adjective, so it cannot follow in their without a noun.

Middle-aged means 'aged about 45 to 60'. It describes the kind of older person who, according to young people, can't see anything good in today's music. The gap needs an adjective before person.

My personal opinion is a common phrase meaning 'what I myself think'. It shows the speaker is only giving his own view.

Agree with someone means 'have the same opinion'. Kerry then says the music isn't as good today, the same as Phil. Not argue, because she does not disagree with him.

Worrying means 'making you feel concerned'. Kerry is concerned that today's music is here today and gone tomorrow, meaning it doesn't last. The phrase the most … thing needs an adjective.

Mass-produced means 'made in large numbers, all the same'. It matches the clue there doesn't seem to be much originality in it.

Interesting fits with and unusual: both are positive adjectives describing original music on the Internet. Not excited, because -ed adjectives describe how people feel, not things.

Old-fashioned means 'no longer modern or popular'. Pink Floyd were a 1970s band, so young people may think they are old-fashioned. Kerry doesn't care, because she still loves them.