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These sample tests have been written to closely replicate the Cambridge B2 exam experience and so each one follows the same structure and wording as official test papers.
Each print-ready test comprises:
Part 1: Multiple choice cloze Part 2: Open cloze Part 3: Word formation Part 4: Key word transformations
Write-in answer sheets, answer keys and a markscheme complete this large bank of high-quality practice material for students preparing for the Cambridge B2 First (FCE).
About the author
Michael Macdonald is the Director of Studies for Prosperity English Madrid, an English- language teaching academy focused on preparing candidates of Cambridge B2, C and C2 examinations.
Use of English: Ten more practice tests for the Cambridge B2 First
Cambridge B2 First | Parts 1–
10 exam-styled practice tests
40 texts | 300 individual assessments
Answers included
ISBN: 9781913825003
Publication: 2019
Part 1 Multiple choice Test 1
For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap. In the separate answer sheet, mark the appropriate answer (A, B, C or D).
Virtual reality in the real world
Most of us are (1)_____________ with virtual reality, or VR, from sci-fi and may even have tried a cheap headset at home or in school. But did you know VR is (2)_____________ transforming the real world? Here are some examples:
- Car manufacturers use VR to build virtual prototypes, which is far quicker and enables them to make (3)_____________ changes to their designs before building anything.
- Sportspeople, including golfers, skiers, cyclists and Formula One drivers, use VR to (4)_____________ courses and learn their way around the track from the safety and comfort of their own training centre.
- The heritage industry uses virtual ‘walkthroughs’ to allow people to experience fragile sites, (5)_____________ as Stonehenge, archaeological digs, and prehistoric cave (6)_____________. It is now possible to visit museums and galleries using a headset.
- In the world of (7) _____________ , VR has been used to train medical staff, but even more radically, it allows for ‘telesurgery’, in which a surgeon operates on a patient (8) _____________.
1 A conscious B aware C known D familiar 2 A albeit B already C still D yet 3 A ready B hurried C express D rapid 4 A preview B inquire C probe D search 5 A how B similar C such D like 6 A dwellings B livings C housing D apartments 7 A healthcare B healthy C caring D medical 8 A accidently B incidentally C casually D remotely
Part 3 Word formation Test 1
For questions 17–24, use the stem word on the right to form the correct word that fills each gap. In the separate answer sheet, write your answers in capital letters, using one box per letter.
Czechia
Slovakia and The Czech Republic were formed in 1993 when Czechoslovakia (17) _____________ through a peaceful split – a ‘velvet divorce’. The beautiful country of The Czech Republic, which has borders with Germany, Poland, Austria and, of course, now Slovakia, has (18) _____________ become a big attraction to tourists from all over the world.
At the time of the split, the Czech authorities failed to register in the UN list of countries the short, geographical name of the new state and entered only its formal (19) _____________ name, ‘The Czech Republic’. It has been said that, until now, The Czech Republic has had no (20) _____________ version of its name like, for example, ‘France’ when we refer to The French Republic.
However, in 2016 officials decided to rectify the situation, (21) _____________ that the country should henceforth be (22) _____________ as Czechia. Some cynics say that the reason for this is to make it easier to use when (23) _____________ the country. This idea has (24) _____________ met with anger by many of its 10.5 million citizens.
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Part 4 Key word transformation Test 1
For questions 25–30, complete the second sentence, using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word provided and use between two and five words in total. In the separate answer sheet, write your answers in capital letters, using one box per letter.
25 I have never had such a good time before.
EVER That was the most _____________ had.
26 The last time I spoke to Mohammed was seven years ago.
SEEN I have _____________ seven years.
27 They started to argue during the football match.
TOOK The _____________ during the football match.
28 I don't recommend doing it that way.
ADVISABLE It is _____________ it that way.
29 The school decided to postpone the sports day until the following week.
OFF The sports day _____________ until the following week.
30 Liam broke the window by accident.
MEAN Liam did _____________ the window.
