Question 1
B1+ MOCK EXAMINATION SECTION 1
Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.
I haven’t seen her since she _____ to New Zealand.
After since, we use the past simple for a finished action that marks the start of the period: since she emigrated. The main clause uses the present perfect (haven't seen). Not had emigrated: the past perfect isn't used after since with a present perfect main clause.
Question 2
There are eight known planets in the solar system but perhaps others _____ in the future.
The planets don't discover anything; people discover them. So we need the future passive: will be + past participle, will be discovered. Not will discover, because that is active and would mean the planets do the discovering.
Question 3
You really should stop _____ all the time; it’s annoying.
Stop + -ing means to end an action you are doing: stop complaining. Not to complain: stop to do means to stop one activity in order to do another.
Question 4
When you get to know him, you’ll understand how he _____ to stay on top all these years.
All these years describes a period that started in the past and continues until now, so we use the present perfect: has managed. Not had managed: the past perfect refers to a time before another past moment, but here the period reaches the present.
Question 5
When he realised what he _____, he quickly apologised.
The saying happened before the realising, and both are in the past, so we use the past perfect: had said. Not has said: the present perfect doesn't fit a past-tense story (realised, apologised).
Question 6
We _____ dinner from 7.30 to about 8.30 tonight, so you’d better ring at about 9.00.
The future continuous (will be + -ing) describes an action in progress at a future time: from 7.30 to 8.30 tonight we will be having dinner. That's why it's better to ring at 9.00.
Question 7
What exactly _____ at the time the robbery took place?
The past continuous asks about an activity in progress at a specific past moment: at the time the robbery took place. So were you doing is correct. Not have you been doing: that connects to the present, but the robbery is in the past.
Question 8
If they had invited Walter, the party last night _____ better.
This is the third conditional for an imagined past: If + past perfect (had invited), would have + past participle. The party was last night, so the answer is would have been. Not would be: that talks about the present, but the party is already over.
Question 9
We are planning _____ the software model in March.
The verb plan is followed by to + infinitive: We are planning to launch. Not launching: plan doesn't normally take the -ing form.
Question 10
It’s been years since I last saw you! What _____?
It's been years since I last saw you shows a long period up to now, so we ask with the present perfect continuous: What have you been doing? Not did you do: the past simple needs a finished time, but here the period continues to the present.
Question 11
SECTION 2
Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.
She lives on a farm in the country, so I imagine she _____ up early.
Be used to + -ing means to be accustomed to something: she lives on a farm now, so she is used to getting up early. Not used to get: that describes a past habit that has stopped, but she still lives there.
Question 12
John and Jill are definitely coming and Mike said he _____ come.
Might shows possibility: Mike isn't sure, so he might come. This contrasts with John and Jill, who are definitely coming. Not mustn't: it means 'is not allowed to', which doesn't fit.
Question 13
Do you like the new kitchen? We _____ over the summer.
The causative have + object + past participle means someone else did the work for us: We had it remodelled (a builder did it). Not had remodelled it: the past perfect means we did it ourselves and doesn't fit over the summer.
Question 14
The young girl was caught trying to steal a shirt from the store and was _____ with shoplifting.
The collocation is charged with a crime: the police officially accuse someone, e.g. charged with shoplifting. Not arrested: we say arrested for, not arrested with.
Question 15
I’m afraid I’ve made the problem worse, _____?
A question tag repeats the auxiliary of the main verb. The sentence I've made is positive, so the tag is negative: haven't I. Not aren't I: that tag is only used after I am.
Question 16
You can stay up and watch the film _____ you go straight to bed afterwards.
Providing (or provided) means 'on condition that', like if: you can watch the film providing you go straight to bed. Not as far as: it is used for distance or extent (as far as I know), not conditions.
Question 17
Susan is unemployed at the moment because she got _____ from her job.
Get the sack is an informal expression meaning to lose your job because your employer dismissed you. This explains why Susan is unemployed. Not promoted: that means getting a better job, not losing one.
Question 18
Mike travels a lot for his job; he’s always _____.
On the go means very busy and always moving or travelling, e.g. She's always on the go. This matches someone who travels a lot. Not going on: it means 'happening' and needs something after it.
Question 19
He _____ some help with his homework; the answers are all absolutely perfect.
Must have + past participle is used for a confident guess about the past. The perfect answers are the clue, so he must have had some help. Not can't have: that means it's impossible, the opposite of what the evidence shows.
Question 20
I couldn’t believe how little he paid for that second-hand car. He got it _____!
Dirt cheap is an informal expression meaning extremely cheap. It matches how little he paid. Not brand new: the car is second-hand, so it can't be new.
Question 21
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 text and answer the questions.
Language is a way of communicating. Babies begin to learn their mother’s language at a very early age and they continue learning the same language as they grow. However, in the case of immigrants, there are often many problems between parents and their children because they may not have the same native language.
Many immigrants to English-speaking countries are looking for a better standard of living than they had at home. Since they have serious problems in many areas, such as getting jobs, they may want their children to speak English not only at school but also at home in order to be more successful. As a result, their children sometimes lose their ethnic identity and, even worse, might begin to look down on their parents whose English is not very good.
My aunt, who has been living in Chicago for fifteen years, has three children and they were all born in the States. Her eighteen-year-old daughter speaks English as a native language and she also speaks Korean very well. She gets on well with her parents and has no problems talking to them in Korean but she doesn’t understand Korean jokes and doesn’t think like a Korean. As a result, there are sometimes misunderstandings. The second daughter is fourteen years old and doesn’t want to speak Korean at all. My aunt gets angry with her because she is extremely Americanised and they cannot understand each other. The third child is a twelve-year-old son. My aunt is trying to teach him to speak both languages, but it is hard for him because he speaks English all day and he doesn’t see the point of learning Korean if he’s going to be speaking English for the rest of his life.
It is natural for second-generation immigrants to feel some confusion about their identity. They may feel as though they are being pulled in one way by their parents’ culture and in another by the culture of the country which is now their home. The sensation of being different in some way can be upsetting, especially when they are young and anxious to be accepted by others of their age group. Moreover, they would probably feel out of place if they visited their parents’ native country. My cousins told me that when they visited Korea a few years ago, they felt ‘foreign’. They weren’t dressed and didn’t act like other Koreans.
Most immigrants try to preserve their native language but this doesn’t help them in getting a good job. It wasn’t to help them succeed in the USA that my aunt attempted to teach her children Korean. It was to try to instil in them the same pride that she felt in her ethnic background.
Which of these statements is NOT true according to the first two paragraphs of the article?
Paragraph 2 says immigrant parents may want their children to speak English not only at school but also at home. So it is not true that children always speak their parents' language at home. The other statements match the text: communication problems (paragraph 1), losing ethnic identity and looking down on parents (paragraph 2).
Question 22
According to the text, many immigrants move to English-speaking countries because _____.
Paragraph 2 says many immigrants are looking for a better standard of living than they had at home, which means they are trying to have a better life. Not they can't find work: the text mentions job problems in their new country, not at home.
Question 23
According to the text, the 18-year-old daughter _____.
Paragraph 3 says the eighteen-year-old doesn't understand Korean jokes, so she doesn't understand Korean humour. Not speaks English but not Korean: the text says she also speaks Korean very well.
Question 24
The younger sister has problems with her mother because _____.
Paragraph 3 says the aunt gets angry with her because she is extremely Americanised. Her age (14) is mentioned in the text, but it is not the reason for the problems.
Question 25
Which sums up the 12-year-old brother’s opinion of speaking Korean?
Paragraph 3 says he doesn't see the point of learning Korean because he will speak English for the rest of his life. So he thinks Korean is useless in America. The text doesn't say it will limit his future or hurt his English.
Question 26
According to the text, the mother tried to teach her children Korean _____.
The last paragraph says she taught them Korean to instil in them the same pride that she felt in her ethnic background, which means to give them an ethnic identity. Not to find a good job: the text says It wasn't to help them succeed in the USA.
Question 27
Which statement is correct?
Paragraph 4 says being different can be upsetting, especially when young people are anxious to be accepted by others of their age group. Not the first option: the text says it can be upsetting, not that they always feel upset.
Question 28
When the writer’s cousins visited Korea, _____.
Paragraph 4 says the cousins felt 'foreign' in Korea, so they didn't feel at home there. The text says nothing about buying clothes or refusing to speak Korean.
Question 29
Which of the following best describes the writer’s aunt?
The last paragraph says she wanted her children to have the same pride that she felt in her ethnic background, so she is proud of her Korean heritage. Not fiercely nationalistic: this is too strong, and the text gives no evidence for it.
Question 30
Which of the following is CLOSEST to the main idea of the text?
The text starts by saying immigrant parents and children often have problems because they may not have the same native language. The aunt's family is an example of this. The other options are only details, or they are not true according to the text.
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