This document contains an English practice test for level B2 (level 1) from ESB (former UCLAN). The test has 5 parts that assess use of English through gap fills, sentence completion, choosing the best meaning, and matching questions. It provides an answer key at the end to check responses. The test covers tenses, parts of speech, vocabulary, grammar structures and comprehending relationships between ideas.

1. ESB (former UCLAN) PRACTICE TEST :B2 (LEVEL 1)
Use of English
Part One
Complete the gaps by choosing the correct answer – A, B, C, or D
1. By this time next year we ……………………………… in Greece for 15 years!
A. will be lived C. will have been living
B. have lived D. will have been lived
2. It’s very late. Its time we …………………………………
A. to leave C. leaving
B. left D. must leave
3. It is three months since he ……………………………… us.
A. would visit C. last visited
B. had visited D. hasn’t visited
4. We cancelled our trip …………………….. bad weather.
A. due to C. because for
B. as to D. since
5. Unless we …………………………………. an hour early, we would have missed the plane.
A. left C. didn’t leave
B. had left D. hadn’t left
6. I’d rather you ………………………………………. uncle Tom to our party.
A. to not invite C. hadn’t invited
B. wouldn’t invited D. haven’t invited
7. Maria opened her presents …………………………… her mother had told her not to.
A. even though C. in spite of
B. however D. despite
8. We are thinking ………………………………… a trip to London.
A. to make C. making
B. that we will make D. of making
9. He is said ……………………….. one of the best guitarists ever.
A. he is C. to being
B. that he is D. to be
10. They bought a new house. Do you know how much ………………………………?
A. did they pay for it C. was it
B. did it cost D. they paid for it
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2. Part two
Complete the gaps by choosing the best answer – A, B, C or D.
11. I didn’t stay at the hotel because my friend George offered to …………………………………….
for the night.
A. put me up C. put up with me
B. put me down D. sleep me in
12. It was the ……………………………………. that nobody really cared for her that led her to the
suicide attempt.
A. objection C. realization
B. preparation D. qualification
13. You should really …………………………………..on eating so much sugar.
A. cut down C. end up
B. reduce D. stop
14. I ……………………………. to being called an idiot!
A. oblige C. occupy
B. object D. occur
15. Many areas of the country were …………………………… by the hurricane.
A. adjusted C. approved
B. assured D. affected
16. Laura’s always very ……………………………. for appointments.
A. accurate C. timely
B. punctual D. sharp
17. We really thank you for your advice. It has been ……………………………….. to us.
A. invalid C. invariable
B. invaluable D. worth it
18. It is our …………………………. to help the poor.
A. blame C. fault
B. duty D. guilt
19. I pay a lot of money every year for health and life …………………………………..
A. assurance C. certainty
B. safety D. insurance
20. Bob ………………………………. going together to the rock concert.
A. indicated C. suggested
B. pointed D. extended
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3. Part Three
Read the text and choose the best answer for each gap – A, B, C or D.
A nightmare is a dream occurring during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep that
21……………………………… in feelings of terror, fear or extreme anxiety. This phenomenon tends to
occur in the latter part of the night and oftentimes awakens the sleeper, 22………………………………..
is likely to recall the content of the dream. Most nightmares may be a normal
23……………………………………….. to stress, and some doctors believe they aid people in working
through traumatic events.
Frequent occurrence of nightmares becomes a disorder when it impairs social, occupational and other
important areas of functioning in our lives. At this point, it may be 24……………………………… to as
Nightmare Disorder or “repeated nightmares.” “Repeated nightmares” is defined more specifically
25……………………………… a series of nightmares with a recurring theme. Nightmares usually begin
in childhood before age 10 and are considered normal 26…………………………………….. they
significantly interfere with sleep, development or psychosocial development. They tend to be more
common in girls than boys, and they may continue into adulthood. Adult nightmares are often
27…………………………….. with outside stress factors or exist alongside another mental disorder.
Nightmares tend to be more common among children. 28…………………………………….., about 50
percent of adults experience occasional nightmares, women more often than men. Eating just prior
29…………………………………. going to bed, which raises the body’s metabolism, may cause an
increase in nightmares. 30…………………………………… one percent of adults will experience
repeated nightmares and should seek help.
21. A. causes C. raises
B. results D. produces
22. A. who C. he
B. then D. which
23. A. opposition C. action
B. reaction D. fighting
24. A. named C. called
B. stated D. referred
25. A. in C. to
B. for D. as
26. A. provided C. unless
B. if D. as long as
27. A. associated C. related
B. attached D. triggered
28. A. Despite C. Nevertheless
B. In spite of D. Although
29. A. than C. in
B. to D. before
30. A. Rarely C. Unreasonably
B. Unlikely D. Approximately
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4. Part Four
Complete the gaps by choosing the best answer – A, B or C
31. To my …………………………………. she came up and apologized to me.
A. amazement
B. amazed
C. amazing
32. This is the first time I’ve seen “Romeo and Juliet” ………………………………… so brilliantly.
A. performing
B. performance
C. performed
33. Do you have any ……………………………… that Maria has stolen the money?
A. proof
B. prove
C. disprove
34. The investigation has failed to provide ………………………………… evidence against his guilt.
A. conclusion
B. conclusively
C. conclusive
35. Most people believe in the …………………………….. of God.
A. existing
B. existence
C. existent
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5. Part five
Choose the sentence (A, B ,C or D) which is closest in meaning to the first one.
36. Steve needn’t have bought any bread. We had plenty.
A. Steve didn’t buy any bread because we had plenty.
B. Steve bought some bread although we had plenty.
C. Steve didn’t want any bread but he bought some for us.
D. Steve didn’t buy any bread because we did.
37. Unless you clean up your room, you won’t be allowed to go out with your friends.
A. You have to clean up your room, otherwise I won’t let you go out with your friends.
B. You didn’t clean up your room, so you are not allowed to go out with your friends.
C. I didn’t let you go out with your friends because you didn’t clean up your room.
D. Even if you don’t go out with your friends, you will still have to clean up your room.
38. Tina had better stop playing computer games for so many hours every day.
A. Tina would prefer to stop playing computer games for so many hours every day.
B. Tina intends to stop playing computer games for so many hours every day.
C. Tina wishes she could stop playing computer games for so many hours every day.
D. Tina should stop playing computer games for so many hours every day.
39. She hasn’t had her hair cut for two months.
A. She has to have a haircut. Her hair is too long.
B. She has her hair cut every two months.
C. The last time she had a haircut was two months ago.
D. She may have had a haircut two months ago.
40. Tom’s parents said that he wasn’t to use the new computer.
A. Tom’s parents said that he wasn’t used to the new computer.
B. Tom’s parents said that it would be dangerous for him to use the new computer.
C. Tom’s parents said that he wasn’t allowed to use the new computer.
D. Tom’s parents said that he shouldn’t have used the new computer.
(See next page for the answer key)
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Anwer Key
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Part One
21. C
22. B
23. C
24. A
25. B
26. C
27. A
28. D
29. D
30. D
Part Two
11. A
12. C
13. A
14. B
15. D
16. B
17. B
18. B
19. D
20. C
Part Three
1. B
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. D
Part Four
36. A
37. C
38. A
39. C
40. B
Part Five
31. B
32. A
33. D
34. C
35. C

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Anwer Key
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Part One
21. C
22. B
23. C
24. A
25. B
26. C
27. A
28. D
29. D
30. D
Part Two
11. A
12. C
13. A
14. B
15. D
16. B
17. B
18. B
19. D
20. C
Part Three
1. B
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. D
Part Four
36. A
37. C
38. A
39. C
40. B
Part Five
31. B
32. A
33. D
34. C
35. C