Use of English
Multiple Choice - Example 3
B2 First Exam
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Part 1
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For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
0 A settled B established C installed D found
A new partnership
A new partnership
In 1884, a small engineering firm was (0) _______________ in a part of Manchester. Its owner had (1) _______________ to complete only two years in formal education yet was still successfully (2) _______________ a business. In 1903, he bought his first car but it did not meet his high (3) _______________ and, being an engineer, he could not (4) _______________ having a go at improving it. By the following year he had designed a new car himself, and then started manufacturing this model. One of his cars came to the (5) _______________ of a wealthy car salesman from an aristocratic background. He was (6) _______________ impressed by the car and a meeting was (7) _______________ between the two of them at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. The meeting was a success and the two men decided to go into business together. The name of the manufacturer was Henry Royce and that of the wealthy aristocrat, Charles Rolls – and so the world-famous brand, the luxurious Rolls-Royce, was (8) _______________ .
1 A passed B achieved C managed D allowed
2 A arranging B running C working D dealing
3 A standards B rates C levels D ranks
4 A obstruct B resist C oppose D refuse
5 A attention B view C interest D attraction
6 A widely B mainly C greatly D fully
7 A put out B turned up C taken out D set up
8 A brought B originated C discovered D born
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In 1884, a small engineering firm was (0) ESTABLISHED in a part of Manchester. Its owner had (1) MANAGED to complete only two years in formal education yet was still successfully (2) RUNNING a business. In 1903, he bought his first car but it did not meet his high (3) STANDARDS and, being an engineer, he could not (4) RESIST having a go at improving it. By the following year he had designed a new car himself, and then started manufacturing this model. One of his cars came to the (5) ATTENTION of a wealthy car salesman from an aristocratic background. He was (6) GREATLY impressed by the car and a meeting was (7) SET UP between the two of them at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. The meeting was a success and the two men decided to go into business together. The name of the manufacturer was Henry Royce and that of the wealthy aristocrat, Charles Rolls – and so the world-famous brand, the luxurious Rolls-Royce, was (8) BORN.
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. D
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