C1 Level Gapped sentence 2 (#shorts)

 

The media ______ on politicians’ private lives means that many of the real, important issues are not dealt with.

1 attention 

2 attraction 

3 interest 

4 focus

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The correct answer is 4 focus.

Gapped sentence 1 C1 Level (#Shorts)

 

Serious ____________ of passenger misbehaviour include refusing to fasten their seatbelts and trying to open the plane door mid-flight.

A) cases 

B) examples 

C) incidents 

D) occasions

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Cambridge English Placement Test B2 Level Multiple-choice gap-fill about New York City

 

New York City 

New York City has grown into the second largest city in North America. It has long been a major business cultural and shopping centre (1)______ millions of visitors each year. Most tourists stay in the (2)_____ of the city, Manhattan, where you can see the sights on foot or take a tour bus. In (3)_______, the main residential areas are on the (4)_____ of the city where, as in all large cities, some districts are quite in (5)______ of repair. 

During your visit you may want to take a boat trip to Ellis Island, where you can stop for a (6) ______ to read about the history of immigration. Many tourists also visit Queens, which has some interesting art galleries, and Brooklyn for cafés, shops and (7)_____ nightlife. Finally, you will certainly want to visit Central Park, a huge open (8)______ which is ideal for relaxing on a hot summer day. 

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A appealing B advancing C arriving D attracting 

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A heart B interior C focus D root 

3 

A response B practice C contrast D reality 

4 

A suburbs B surroundings C borders D outskirts 

5 

A demand B wish C need D requirement 

6 

A period B while C duration D piece 

7 

A vivid B cheerful C bright D lively 

8 

A extension B region C space D estate 

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

Cambridge English Placement Test B2 Level Read and select about a novelist

 

There is, of course, another great reservoir of characters: those ready-made for us in books. A painter who wants to paint a tree needs to do two things: look at trees and look at paintings of trees. The first task shows what trees are like, the second shows the possibilities of the medium. Likewise, as a writer, it is by reading that you learn how, in language, a character can be presented - through dialogue, through action, through physical attributes, interior monologue, etc. - a process that continues until you have absorbed these methods, and they have become a reflex so embedded in your apprehending of the world that you will never notice anything about anybody without secretly assessing its potential for fiction writing. 

The writer compares a novelist to a painter because they both 

A have a natural talent for the work they produce. 

B base their work on what happens in real life. 

C need a lot of time to think about a new project. 

D learn by looking at the methods used by others in their field. 

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