ESAME B2 GRAMMAR 1 Complete the sentences with one word. Example: A I loved the film. B So did I. 1 Andy scored a really good goal, he? 2 I wish you tap your pen on the table all the time, it s very annoying. 3 Can you hear the people next door? It sounds as they re fighting again. 4 Do you feel listening to some music? 5 It was a surprise when Pete told us we were going to the coast! 6 Neither Sara Michael wanted to join the choir. 7 I didn t to like olives but I really love them now. 8 Does anyone know this seat is taken? 9 You can t other people for your problems you have to take responsibility yourself. 10 I don t go to the theatre very often, but my brother. 11 We re the fence repaired next week it got blown over in the storm. 12 There s food in the house! We need to go to the supermarket. 13 I have been stupid to buy that car for 4,000! It s worth much less. 14 I can t used to your new hairstyle it s so different! 15 You d call a doctor if your temperature is still high. 15 2 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s). Example: Who made this cake? Who made Who did make Who make 1 the long train journey, it was a good holiday. Although In spite Despite 2 I quite like the dogs my brother has, but on the whole I prefer cats. ( ) some the 3 of our class did very well in the test, so we have to take it again. Neither None Some 4 Do you have any idea where? lives Petra does Petra live Petra lives 5 My brother is at university. He s studying History. the a ( ) 6 are increasing in number, and more jobs need to be found. Unemployed The unemployed The unemployed people 7 What a chair how much does it cost? lovely little wooden little lovely wooden lovely wooden little 8 Turn the TV down wake the baby. to not not to so as not to 9 I really like in Rachel and David s house. a furniture the furnitures the furniture 10 Our children when they re studying I m sure it s not a good idea. play often music play music often often play music
3 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets. Example: I ve lived (live) near Nathan since I was a child. 1 We (practise) for tonight s concert for three months, so it should be good. 2 You would never have found the house if you (not ask) for directions. 3 Do you think you (learn) enough Russian by the time you go to Moscow? 4 I think you ll regret (send) that text to Maria. 5 The tourist guide said we couldn t go in the palace because it (redecorate). 6 We ll give you the results as soon as we (discuss) them with your doctor. 7 I didn t see Jack at the barbecue because he (already leave) by the time I got there. 8 We wish we (not buy) this house. The neighbours are so noisy. 9 Quick! Someone phone an ambulance! That man s (run over) by a car! 10 I (writing) the report for an hour when Jo told me it wasn t needed any more. 11 We (not sit) on this beach now if we hadn t entered that competition. 12 A priceless painting (report) to have been taken by the thieves. 13 Take some warm clothes in case you (get) cold later. 14 We (still work) on this project at 5.00. It won t be finished till 8.00 or 9.00. 15 We shouldn t (spend) so much time shopping we re going to be home late. 15 Grammar total 40 VOCABULARY 4 Complete the sentences with one word made from the word in brackets. Example: I mispronounced the word so nobody understood me. (pronounce) 1 There are too many people on the streets of our big cities. (home) 2 Do you really never suffer from? You spend so much time alone. (lonely) 3 Stop being so you re too old to be acting like a child. (mature) 4 The weather in this country is so you never know what to wear! (change) 5 The during the storm was amazing it lit up the countryside. (light) 6 Were you when Dan said he d heard you singing in the shower? (embarrass) 7 If you re to milk, I can make your coffee with rice milk. (allergy) 8 I think these glasses are I dropped one on the floor and it was fine. (break) 9 is a problem in many big cities, especially graffiti. (vandal) 10 We love watching TV dramas, especially murder mysteries. (special) 10 Complete the sentences with the correct word. 1 I ve written two novels, but I m writing short stories. lately actually at the moment 2 Are we there, dad? We ve been driving for hours and hours! yet nearly still 3 Laura kept asking me about that book so I bought her a copy. in the end at the end the end
4 The pilot could see the runway lights in the thick fog. hard even hardly 5 Every flight I ve been on recently has arrived. lately in the end late 6 I read a lot of fiction, crime fiction. specially actually especially 7 Adam thought the tests would be easy, but he found them very difficult. gradually ideally in fact 8 Booking a ticket online is really easy., you go to the website, and follow the instructions. Obviously Basically Gradually 9. It took us over five hours to get there, but we were able to relax. Basically eventually apparently 10. Don t the mosquito bite. You ll only make it worse. stretch scratch chew 5 Underline the correct word. Example: This film is a bit boring / enjoyable / interesting. 1 My dad is a bit open-minded / narrow-minded / good-tempered. 2 This food is extremely OK / alright / delicious. 3 I like working with Jake, but he is rather open-minded / hard-working / slow. 4 I think you re being a bit self-confident / self-centred / good-tempered. 4 Choose the correct words for the definitions. bizarre crush somebody trend job-seeker candidate pioneer headhunter Example: A person who contacts people and offers them a job with a new company headhunter. 1 destroy someone s confidence 2 person looking for employment 3 person who has applied for a job 4 popular way of doing something 5 the first to do something in a new and different way 6 very strange and unusual Vocabulary total 30 6
READING Read the article about personality tests. Five sentences have been removed. Which sentence (A-F) fits each gap (1-5)? There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Personality tests: Can they identify the real you? The next time you apply for a job, you might be asked to take a personality test. Even though the companies that make the tests are not keen on them actually being used to select staff during the interview process, the business of personality is big and growing. But do the tests work? A few years back, my niece was looking for a summer job. (----- 1 ----- ) But before the interview, she had to fill out an online application including a psychometric test a test which would reveal a lot about her personality. She explained that there was a whole section on ethics and how you'd react in a particular situation, like dealing with an difficult customer, for example. And apparently the message was pretty clear if you're easily annoyed, don't be a waitress. (----- 2 ----- ) Personality tests are now appearing in all types of industry. In a global recession, many firms want to be sure they are employing the most suitable person for the job. They cannot afford to pick the wrong one. Smaller profits also mean staff are working under more stress. Therefore, companies want to make sure their employees get on with each other. Disagreements are costly and inefficient. In the US alone, there are about 2,500 personality tests on the market. One of the most popular is called the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator or MBTI. (----- 3 ----- ) It has also been adopted by governments and military agencies around the world. Myers-Briggs is the most successful psychometric test out there and deservedly so, says Rachel Robinson of the consultancy firm YSC in central London. It has been a fantastic vehicle for people to think about themselves and how others are different. Perhaps its attraction lies in its simplicity according to the MBTI, we all match one of 16 character types. But it s the fact that it is so straightforward that makes some people suspicious. Like many personality tests, MBTI is based on the work of Carl Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist who, together with Sigmund Freud, helped lay the foundations of modern psychology. Jung developed the idea of opposite pairs of characteristics. This refers to qualities such as being friendly or unfriendly, or lazy or hard-working, which are present in all of us. (----- 4 ----- ) The MBTI was invented thanks to an awkward relationship between a woman and her future sonin-law. Katherine Briggs, a wealthy housewife from Washington DC, realized Clarence Myers was a good match for her daughter, Isabel, when she brought him home from college. He seemed like a nice young man, but his way of thinking was so strange to her that she turned to books for help. Jung's Psychological Types fascinated her, and soon Isabel was infected by her mother's enthusiasm. (----- 5 ----- ). Jung only identified eight personality types, but Isabel Briggs Myers eventually doubled that number. According to the MBTI, everybody can be described by four letters chosen out of a total of eight, for example ISFJ or ENTP. The various combinations of letters make up the sixteen personality types. Apparently the overwhelming majority of the 2.5 million Americans who take the MBTI assessment each year feel their results do fit their personalities. However, the Myers Briggs Foundation itself discourages the use of the test for hiring and firing. Instead, they see it mainly as a means of getting employees to think about how they interact with colleagues and work as a team. So, if you are asked to do a personality test at some point in the future, think carefully about the reason behind it. It may not for the reason you thought!
A Used by 89 of the top 100 companies, it has been translated into 24 languages. B She heard the tips were good in a restaurant in Chicago, and decided to apply. C Over the next two decades, the pair became very interested in how people behave. D On the other hand, according to one author, as much as 75% of test takers achieve a different personality type when tested for a second time. E He suggested that in terms of each pair of qualities, we tend to be one or the other. F She was surprised, but was faced with a similar test when she applied to work in a bookshop. Reading total 20 Translation. Translate the sentences into Italian. 1. I m sick and tired of all your complaining! 2. We need to carry out research to make sure the drug is safe. 3. I m sure we ll have resolved all our energy problems by 2050. 4. It s going to be damp and chilly tomorrow. 5. Tony s so stubborn, he won t change his mind. 6. The colder it is, the more clothes you need to wear to keep warm. 7. She s quite absent-minded and always forgets things. 8. You don t believe in ghosts, do you? 9. I live on the outskirts of Los Angeles. 10. I wish I hadn t told that lie. Total points.../100.../10