Use of English
Multiple Choice - Example 3

B2 First Exam

Part 1

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

There is an example at the beginning (0).

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Example:

0 A settled B established C installed D found

A new partnership

In 1884, a small engineering firm was (0) _______________ in a part of Manchester. Its owner had (1) _______________ to complete only two years in formal education yet was still successfully (2) _______________ a business. In 1903, he bought his first car but it did not meet his high (3) _______________ and, being an engineer, he could not (4) _______________ having a go at improving it. By the following year he had designed a new car himself, and then started manufacturing this model. One of his cars came to the (5) _______________ of a wealthy car salesman from an aristocratic background. He was (6) _______________ impressed by the car and a meeting was (7) _______________ between the two of them at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. The meeting was a success and the two men decided to go into business together. The name of the manufacturer was Henry Royce and that of the wealthy aristocrat, Charles Rolls – and so the world-famous brand, the luxurious Rolls-Royce, was (8) _______________ .

1 A passed B achieved C managed D allowed

2 A arranging B running C working D dealing

3 A standards B rates C levels D ranks

4 A obstruct B resist C oppose D refuse

5 A attention B view C interest D attraction

6 A widely B mainly C greatly D fully

7 A put out B turned up C taken out D set up

8 A brought B originated C discovered D born

Answers

In 1884, a small engineering firm was (0) ESTABLISHED in a part of Manchester. Its owner had (1) MANAGED to complete only two years in formal education yet was still successfully (2) RUNNING a business. In 1903, he bought his first car but it did not meet his high (3) STANDARDS and, being an engineer, he could not (4) RESIST having a go at improving it. By the following year he had designed a new car himself, and then started manufacturing this model. One of his cars came to the (5) ATTENTION of a wealthy car salesman from an aristocratic background. He was (6) GREATLY impressed by the car and a meeting was (7) SET UP between the two of them at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. The meeting was a success and the two men decided to go into business together. The name of the manufacturer was Henry Royce and that of the wealthy aristocrat, Charles Rolls – and so the world-famous brand, the luxurious Rolls-Royce, was (8) BORN.

1. C  2. B  3. A  4. B  5. A  6. C  7. D  8. D