ESL B1+ Level MCQ Test With Answers UPPER INTERMEDIATE TEST 1

B1+ MOCK EXAMINATION SECTION 1

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

Why ………… him back when you saw him?

Dave ………… since he left for home three days ago.

She couldn’t help ………… when she saw his expression. It was so funny!

It’s the first time he ………… away from home for any length of time.

The police paid no attention to her complaint because she ………… them so many times before.

Look out! That stack of plates ………… any moment now.

What ………… about when I came into the office yesterday?

He ………… what to do if she left him.

He threatened ………… the library if they didn’t stop talking loudly.

She ………… TV for more than six hours. Isn’t she fed up yet?

Section 2

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

He ……………… on his own, so he had problems when he moved out of his parents' house.

It’s a pity you didn’t come with us. You ……………… a good time.

They ……………… up in the bedroom by a professional decorator.

I don’t think I can meet your ______. Could I have a few more days to do it in?

Let’s go out tonight, ______?

You can borrow this book ______ you’re careful with it.

If she hadn’t been so angry, she ______ a little more diplomatically.

Don’t tell me! I know the answer. It’s ______.

She ……………… pleased when she heard she wasn’t going to get the promotion after all.

Are you ill? You look like death ______.

Section 5

(Please note: The following questions are related to a specific reading passage, which is available solely before the first question. Remember, it may be helpful to refer back to the reading text while answering the questions to ensure accuracy.)

Read the passage and choose the correct answers to the following questions.

UBERTO, THE MAN WHO COULD HAVE BEEN KING

He breeds mastiffs, has a keen interest in nude photography and cultivates an impressive moustache. If it hadn’t been for a caprice of history, Uberto Omar Gasche, an eccentric Italian aristocrat, would be the future King of the United Kingdom rather than Prince Charles.

The Times and Burke’s Peerage have discovered that if the Act of Settlement had not banned monarchs from marrying Catholics and confirmed the law that ensures boys are chosen as heirs to the throne rather than their elder sisters – Mr Gasche would be the heir to the throne. There would have been huge mastiffs in the gardens instead of corgis and Maria-Christina, Uberto’s beautiful eighteen-year-old daughter, would have taken the place of Prince William in the public’s affections.

The controversial Act of Settlement was introduced to resolve a succession crisis in 1701 and has regulated the line of succession since then. Towards the end of 1700, King William III was ill and childless. The prospective Queen, Anne, had just lost her only surviving child and abroad, the supporters of the exiled King James II were active and numerous. The Act decreed that the Royal line was to pass to the House of Hanover and, in the process, set some key constitutional laws.

Campaigners trying to get the Act abolished nowadays say it is antiquated, sexist and institutionalises religious prejudice.

When The Times tracked Mr Gasche to his mother’s villa in Rome, where he lives in a room full of dusty souvenirs from his travels, porcelain dogs and photographic equipment, he was astonished to learn he could have been King Uberto I of the United Kingdom. “It is quite extraordinary,” he said as he reclined on his bed wearing a Fez.

“I am an eccentric person so I would be an eccentric King. I could not imagine living in Buckingham Palace though I love visiting England. I share a sense of humour and love of dogs with the English. But I would never keep corgis, I would keep my mastiffs. I like my big dogs,” he commented.

Mr Gasche, who is divorced, also breeds Great Danes and greyhounds. His other passion is for photographing beautiful women. Raising his voice over the barks from the kennels, he added: “When I was a little boy I said I liked two things in my life: women and dogs. I like everything about women. I am a great admirer of feminine beauty.”

Son of an Italian countess and a Swiss industrialist who traded Egyptian cotton, he was born in Alexandria where the Italian Royal Family were exiled. He returned to Italy at the age of eleven to live in the Royal Villa Savoia, a beautiful golden-coloured house in the Villa Ada park in Central Rome.

He started to train dogs as a boy and, at the age of thirteen, won his first cup with his beloved German Shepherd. He was also keen on shooting and after leaving school did National Service as a Special Forces volunteer.

“He is a difficult man to describe,” said his Danish girlfriend. “He is a cross between a gypsy and ancient Russian nobility. He would have made a great warrior three hundred years ago. He would be a very charismatic king, more exciting than Prince Charles perhaps.” She added that he would get on with Prince Philip because “he tends to say things and not care too much about what people think.”

Uberto’s mother would have been Queen Maria today. Mr Gasche said: “I am not sure I would want the life of Prince Charles. It is very difficult for him sometimes. I think I would have liked to be Prince of Wales but then maybe I would have said that I did not want to be King.”

Uberto _____.

The Act of Settlement _____.

If Uberto had been heir to the British throne, _____.

The Act of Settlement _____.

Which statement is correct?

Uberto _____.

Uberto _____.

Uberto _____.

Uberto _____.

Which statement is correct?