SpeakOut B2 Mock mid-course exam

SpeakOut B2
Mid-course exam

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1 The new media centre is expected to ​

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the most talented journalists.

2 Some ​

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paid more than 200 euros for a three- day ticket.

3 Wood-burning fires are responsible for high levels of ​

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.

4 Waste paper and plastic go through a process of ​

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so they can be used again.

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attract

attend

festival- goers

organisers

carbon emissions

natural resources

recycling

clean- up

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5 I’m afraid his latest film didn’t ​

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my expectations.

6 I don’t know how you can ​

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that noise. It’s giving me a headache.

7 I was hoping to ​

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the topic of my salary during our job interview.

8 Let me ​

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in case you haven’t understood.

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live up to

come up with

put up with

fall back on

bring up

spell it out

move it on

speak up

Match

Match the following

• Most doctors recommend doing

• I should pass the course if I keep

• Volunteering has helped me expand

• I always make an effort to vary

• I got home from work just

a regular workout to stay in shape.

up my progress.

my horizons by meeting new people.

my diet so I don’t eat the same things.

in time to see the news.

• a regular workout to stay in shape.

• up my progress.

• my horizons by meeting new people.

• my diet so I don’t eat the same things.

• in time to see the news.

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Most of my ​

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are happy ones of family holidays.

The food in that restaurant ​

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memories of school dinners. It was awful!

Who’s that footballer with the blond hair? His name’s on ​

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.

Everything you say to him goes ​

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. He doesn’t remember anything.

If you tell me again, it might ​

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my memory.

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I don’t feel very __________ (optimism) about our chances of winning the cup.

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We are __________ (hope) that the council will accept our proposal. It's quite possible.

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Hilary’s very nice but she’s not very __________ (rely).

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Mrs Taylor can’t attend the meeting, but she’ll join us__________ (remote).

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We need to do a __________ (science) study of pollution in the city.

Multiple Choice

___ my friend Janice before?

• Do you ever meet

• Have you ever met

• Have you ever been meeting

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Don’t forget ___ the windows before you go out.

• a close

• to close

• closing

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You ___ in bed all morning. It's been hours. Why don’t you get up?

• ‘ve lied

• ’re lying

• ’ve been lying

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I’m pleased because they ___ me the job.

• ’ve offered

• were offering

• ’ve been offering

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I stopped ___ coffee because I became allergic to it.

• drink

• to drink

• drinking

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I got the information by ___ on the internet.

• looking

• to look

• look

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The government ___ increase taxes in the new year.

• is certain to

• certain to

• is certain

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1 My neighbours have got ​

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dogs, which are always barking. I've got a permanent headache because of them.

2 He spends a ​

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of time working – maybe 11 hours a day.

3 Do you mind if I take a ​

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of crisps? I’m really hungry.

4 There are very ​

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reasons to be afraid – there’s nothing to worry about at all.

5 The ​

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of voters (about 74%) want a leader they can trust.

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majority

several

handful

few

good deal

no

minority

lack

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I ___ want to hear your news, but I’m busy right now.

• do

• does

• don’t

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She ___ buy you a present, but she left it at home.

• do

• did

• has

• does

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By this time next year, he ___ school and he should be

at university.

• will finish

• will be finishing

• will have finished

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I ’m not sure, but I ___ from home for the next couple of

weeks.

• ’ll be working

• willn’t be working

• might be working