B1 exam practice

The boss considered married people _____ reliable than the rest.

Hyde Park (3) ... to be a hunting ground and is still popular with horse riders. SHOULD, OUGHT, USED, HAVE

All these areas of green give the city dwellers an excellent (6) ... to enjoy some peace. CHANCE, KNOWLEDGE, ACCOUNT, SOURCE.

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Jenny wants to buy locally-produced food traditional to the area. She needs somewhere convenient to eat and, as she's sightseeing the city, the market shouldn't be far from local attractions.

Choose the right sentence for the gap: a) that way, the trees would be used to the local conditions, b) but soon we found that choosing trees was quite complex

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The story was _____ a young woman who hires a man to become her boyfriend in order to get her dream job.

She did this after finding out that the boss preferred to hire people _____ were married

Those who like a good argument should go to the Speakers' Corner to listen to individuals (4) ... their speeches on various subjects. DOING, GIVING, TAKING, TALKING

Peter enjoys mountain biking because: a) it gives him the opportunity to enjoy the views, b) he can use the time to plan his work, c) he's able to stop thinking about his problems, d) it helps him concentrate better

In St James's Park you can watch and (2) ... swans, ducks, geese and other water birds. FEED, EAT, BREED, LEAD

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London is famous (1) ... its parks and gardens. BY, FOR, FROM, WITH

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I _____ tell you what the movie was about because I don't want to spoil to for you.

Not (5) ... the parks are in the city centre. EACH, ALL, WHOLE, EVERY

I’ll just say that _____ I was reading the book, I predicted what would happen.