English B1 practice test
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- Question 1grammar
I ___ my passport — I can’t find it anywhere.
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Answer: A
The present perfect links a past action to a present result: it is lost now. The past simple "lost" would not carry that connection.
- Question 2reading
Food labels can mislead. A product advertised as "low fat" may contain more sugar than the ordinary version, because manufacturers add sugar to replace the flavour that fat provides. Reading the full list of ingredients is more useful than trusting the claim on the front of the packet. What does the writer advise?
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Answer: D
The final sentence gives the advice directly. The writer criticises the front-of-packet claim but does not say to avoid the products altogether.
- Question 3vocabulary
She took ___ photography after her parents gave her an old camera.
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Answer: C
"Take up" a hobby means to start doing it. "Take over" means to assume control, "take after" means to resemble a relative, and "take on" means to accept work.
- Question 4writing
You are writing a formal job application. Which sentence is most appropriate?
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Answer: D
A formal application states its purpose plainly. The others are too casual or presume on the reader.
- Question 5grammar
The bridge ___ in 1936 and still carries traffic today.
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Answer: B
The bridge receives the action, so the past passive "was built" is correct. "Has built" is active and clashes with the fixed date.
- Question 6reading
Overtourism is not only a question of numbers. In several European cities the problem is concentration: visitors arrive in the same three streets, at the same two hours of the day, often from the same cruise ship. Spreading arrivals across the day has been shown to reduce residents’ complaints more effectively than capping visitor numbers outright. What does the writer suggest is the main problem?
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Answer: A
The passage explicitly says the problem is concentration — the same streets at the same hours — rather than the total number.
- Question 7vocabulary
The restaurant is always full, so it’s worth ___ a table in advance.
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Answer: D
You book a table to reserve it ahead of time. You order food, not a table.
- Question 8writing
Which sentence avoids unnecessary repetition?
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Answer: C
The relative clause "which I have enjoyed since school" adds new information instead of repeating "photography".
- Question 9grammar
He said he ___ learning to play the drums.
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Answer: C
Reported speech shifts the tense back one step: "I am learning" becomes "he was learning".
- Question 10reading
I took up bread-making during a long winter and discovered quickly that the recipe matters far less than the temperature of the room. The same dough that rose beautifully in August refused to move in January. Once I learned to wait rather than to add more yeast, my bread improved. What did the writer learn?
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Answer: C
The point is waiting rather than intervening — patience over recipe. Adding more yeast is what she stopped doing.
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