Test B2 June 15th, 2009

I. Listen and choose the correct answer:

1. The first country to have Fairtrade was
A. the UK B. the USA C. Newzealand D. Holland

2. Fairtrade has up to now operated for
A. nearly 17 years B. nearly 21 years
C. nearly 92 years D. nearly 88 years

3. Which of these is TRUE?
A. The Dutch was the first to start Fairtrade.
B. The Netherlands started Fairtrade in 1992
C. Hungary was the first Western European country to start Fairtrade.
D. The UK started Fairtrade before the Netherlands

4. What was the reason to start Fairtrade
A. politics B. diplomacy C. Reconstruction D. economy

5. The social premium is for ___________
A. cutting cost B. improving the quality of life
C. improving the quality of crops D. building schools only


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II. Pronunciation: killed, reported, picked, faxed, lasted, decided, loved, hated, disliked, laughed, showed, started, locked, asked, needed, visited, travelled, stopped, returned, played, complained, aged, kissed.

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III. Grammar and Structure:

1. Extra money for doing your job well:
A. salary B. pension C. bonus D. all above are correct.

2. If I had time, I ____________ to the beach with you this weekend.
A will go B. would go C.would have gone D. will have gone

3. Do you know the boy ______ at the party last week?
A. we talked about B. about him we talked
C. we talked about him D. who we talked about him

4. They are living in a house ______.
A. that built in 1930 B. that was built in 1930
C. in 1930 that was built D. that was building in 1930

5. I haven’t got ______ that English book.
A. much money of buying B. some money to buy
C. no money to buy D. any money to buy
6. Taking exercise ______.
A. is good health for you B. is good for your healthy
C. is a good health for you D. is good for your health

7. My sister is very fond ______ eating chocolate candy.
A. with B. at C. of D. about

8. I were you, I would take a taxi to the airport.
A. Unless B. When C. Because D. If

9. The teacher told his students ______ laughing.
A. stopped B. stopping C. stop D. to stop

10. If the weather ______ worse, we won’t go to the beach.
A. gets B. got C. will get D. would get

11. Linda: "Excuse me! Where’s the post office?"
Maria: "______."
A. It’s over there B. Don’t worry
C. I'm afraid not D. Yes, I think so

12. Tom: “How did you get here?”
John: “______”
A. Is it far from here? B. I came here last night.
C. The train is so crowded. D. I came here by train.

13. I had a road accident when I ______ a phone call in the car.
A. made B. make C. was making D. am making

14. Miss White sang very ______ at my birthday party last night.
A. beautify B. beautifully C. beauty D. Beautiful

15. ______ I came to see her yesterday, she was reading a book.
A. While B. Before C. When D. After

16. He ______ in London at the moment.
A. is studying B. studies C. has studied D. will study

17. He ______ his grandparents every Sunday.
A. is visiting B. was visiting C. visits D. has visited

He always asks his friends ______ him.
A. help B. to help C. helped D. helping

18. Mary: "Whose bicycle is that?"
Tom: "______."
A. No, it’s over there B. It’s Jane's
C. It’s just outside D. It’s Jane

19. Paul was ______ sad about his examination results that he didn’t smile all week.
A. enough B. too C. such D. so

20. The meeting is going to be ______ at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning.
A. run B. played C. taken D. held

21. After drinking a big bottle of ______, he got drunk.
A. water B. wine C. milk D. orange juice

22. He ______ to Hanoi ten days ago.
A. has gone B. went C. was going D. goes
23. Mrs. Kent is ______ with washing the dishes every day.
A. bore B. boringly C. bored D. boring

24. Peter: "How often do you go to school?"
Harry: "______."
A. I go there early B. Every day except Sunday
C. I don’t think so D. I go there by bus

25. Helen: "Where do you come from?"
Ann: "______."
A. I come from London B. Yes, I have just come here
C. In London D. I’m living in London

26. Paul has applied for a ______ in a new company.
A. career B. job C. work D. task

27. "Would you like to have ______ coffee?”
A. some B. little C. few D. many

28. I'm learning English ______ I want to get a better job.
A. therefore B. because C. but D. or

IV. Reading:

Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men. Ninety percent of the people who get lung cancer die. Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer, and throat cancer. Many smokers have heart disease and pneumonia. Smoking causes about one million early deaths in the world every year. Smokers not only harm themselves but also harm others. Smokers breathe smoke out into the air. They breathe it out on their children and on their wives or husbands. Children whose parents smoke have more breathing and lung problems than other children. Women who are married to smokers are more likely to have lung cancer than those married to non-smokers. We are all aware that smoking is bad. So why do people smoke?

29. The number one cancer among men is ______.
A. lung cancer B. throat cancer C. tongue cancer D. mouth cancer

30. The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is ______.
A. overeating B. Smoking C. Breathing D. drinking

31. Every year, smoking causes about one million ______.
A. early deaths B. injured men C. cancer patients D. killing diseases

32. The word “it” in the passage refers to ______.
A. air B. cancer C. smoke D. breath

33. Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?
A. People who live with non-smokers. B. People who live in the city.
C. People who live in the country. D. People who live with smokers.

Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket (34)______ opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen.

A supermarket is different (35)______ other types of stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The (36)______ choose what they want and take them to the checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores; (37)______ example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on. Most customers (38)______ go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They know exactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.

34. A. was B. were C. has been D. is
35. A. from B. with C. In D. of

36. A. managers B. assistants C. customers D. sellers

37. A. in B. of C. for D. by

38. A. who B. what C. whom D. which

V. Writing: Write a paragraph about the holiday you remember most (100 words).

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