Roadmap B2 EOY Test

Roadmap B2 EOY Test

Vocabulary
Choose the correct option

Multiple Choice

I didn't read the article because it was behind a __________ .

• firewall
• hashtag

• blockade
• paywall

Multiple Choice

2. Luke really thinks he knows more than everyone

   else. He’s so __________ .

• humble
• stubborn

• confident
• arrogant

Multiple Choice

2. I don’t know the answer. Could you help me and

   give me a __________ .

• clue
• motive

• response
• hoax

Multiple Choice

2.  Management need to handle ___________ in

   the workplace carefully.

• praise

• conflicts
• resolutions
• agreements

Multiple Choice

2. Alana was the best ___________ I’ve

   ever had. She was so quiet and clean.

• classmate

• colleague
• acquaintance

• flatmate

Multiple Choice

2.  It’s easy to __________ possible solutions,

   but will they work in practice?

• conclude

• assume

• theorise

• observe

Multiple Choice

2. Most countries ________ traffic laws to keep

   the roads safe.

• ban

• follow
• enforce
• tackle

Multiple Choice

2. I found the dog _________ on the road.
   

• abandoned

• betrayed

• captured

• rescued

Multiple Choice

My grandfather receives a __________ from

the company he used to work for.

• pension

• bonus

• salary

• vacation days

Multiple Choice

1. Politicians always say that they won’t _______

   people down, but it’s difficult to please everyone.

• let
• pick

• get

• turn

Grammar
Choose the correct option

Multiple Choice

When we were younger, we always __________ come home before it got dark.

• use to

• used to

• were used to

• were to

Multiple Choice

The charity __________ to support elderly people in the community.

• set up
  

• did set up
  

• was set up
  

• setted up
  

Multiple Choice

Here is the painting ___________I bought last month.

• who
• that
• when
• where

Multiple Choice

I know it was his birthday, but he ____________ behaved so badly.

• shouldn’t have

• shouldn’t has

• couldn’t have been not

• mustn’t
  

Multiple Choice

The concert was so dull that ___________ of the audience left early.

• each

• most

• every

• plety

Multiple Choice

Could you imagine ___________ on a desert island?

• living

• to live

• live

• to living

Multiple Choice

___________ he’s managing the team, they won’t win a match!

• Unless

• When

• Despite

• As soon as

Multiple Choice

If I __________ you, I’d get a new job.

• were
• am

• are

• be

Multiple Choice

I’ll probably still ___________ off this loan in ten years’ time!

• have paid

• pay

• be paying

• paid

Multiple Choice

I can't see Mark. I guess he ____________ left the office.

• must have

• must has

• should have

• can't have

Listening
Choose the correct option

Poll

Read the questions and listen to the conversation:

1. 1. How many types of research did Daniel do for the radio programme?

2. 2. What did Daniel think of the overall research results?

3. 3. Who visits art galleries the most?

4. 4. What is interesting about museum visitor numbers?

5. 5. What is the most expensive cultural activity?

6. 6.  What did people use to do in the past?

• ✅

• ❌

Multiple Choice

How many types of research did Daniel do for the radio programme?

• one
  

• two

• three
  

Multiple Choice

What did Daniel think of the overall research results?

• They were interesting.

• They were worrying.

• They were surprising.

Multiple Choice

Who visits art galleries the most?

• tourists
  

• schoolchildren
  

• local residents

Multiple Choice

What is interesting about museum visitor numbers?

• They are seasonal.
  

• They are dropping.

• They are always high.
  

Multiple Choice

What is the most expensive cultural activity?

• going to the theatre
  

• going to sports events

• seeing live music

Multiple Choice

What did people use to do in the past?

• go to fewer cultural events
  

• pay more for cultural events
  

• go to the theatre more

Reading
Decide if the sentences are true or false

Hoaxes are everywhere today, largely due to the internet. These days, anyone can put a fake picture or story online and share it with millions of people. One such hoax was a claim that a smartphone could be charged by an onion. Lots of people then attempted to do this, obviously to no effect. Hoaxes didn't use to be so widespread though. In the past, they generally had to be incredibly spectacular for people to hear about them and were often created by news agencies or large companies.

The first of April has long been famous for practical jokes. For many years, broadcasters have played tricks on the public on this day. One of the most famous examples was a hoax by a British TV company about 'spaghetti trees'. On 1st April 1957, they showed a news report about a tree which could grow spaghetti. At the time, British people weren't very familiar with pasta and many people rang up to find out where they could buy the tree. Another famous TV hoax was 'smell-o- vision'. A programme reported that televisions could now produce smells and that if you watched a cooking programme, you would be able to smell the food. People actually rang in to say they could smell what was being cooked!

Some big companies also play April fool jokes on the public. Famous examples include a fast-food company who advertised that they were planning to sell individual French fries, and a restaurant chain which claimed that they had developed a pizza-making robot. While some hoaxes seem ridiculous, other stories seem nearer to reality, such as a robot that can make food. For most of us, it's not difficult to believe that this could happen. April fool claims are often harmless, but other hoaxes can cause problems. These can be created by accident, but also on purpose. One famous example of an accidental hoax was a 1930s radio show called War of the Worlds. The half-hour show was presented as a news bulletin about aliens attacking the Earth, and caused panic among many people as they didn't realise they were listening to a play and thought the information was real.
Deliberate hoaxes can also be distressing. In some cases, people pretend that they are from a bank or a rich person who lives abroad. They write emails asking for people's bank details so they can transfer them money, giving reasons such as the fact the receiver deserves a refund, or they want to help them achieve their dreams. Obviously, this is a trick, but sometimes people do send their bank details, and the email sender then takes funds from the account rather than puts money in it.

What are the motivations behind these kinds of hoaxes? In the case of negative hoaxes, the purpose seems obvious - to get money. But this isn't always the case. Some people create hoaxes because they want attention and to be in the public eye. Other people want to appeal to a particular viewpoint, especially in politics. Of course, not all hoaxes are bad. In the case of April Fools' Day jokes, for example, people just want to have some fun!

​Hoaxes: fake news or just a joke?

Multiple Choice

Hoaxes are a rare occurrence in today's society.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The first of April has never been associated with practical jokes.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Nobody believed the British TV company's hoax about 'spaghetti trees'.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Big companies never engage in April fool jokes.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

April fool jokes are always innocent.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Deliberate hoaxes are sometimes disturbing.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

One of the reasons why people create hoaxes is to get some money.

• True

• False