CEPT Practice B2 Level- Confusing pairs and false friends test 2

 

11. conduct / direct

Von Karajan will ________ the Berlin Symphonic Orchestra at the concert.

It took two policemen to ________ the traffic.

12. continuous / continual

She has been in ________ pain for three days.

I am getting fed up with her ________ complaints.

13. driver / chauffeur

The ________ brought the Rolls Royce to the hotel’s main entrance.

He’s got a job as a bus ________ .

14. formidable / wonderful

They had a ________ holiday by a lake in Sweden.

The castle is surrounded by ________ walls and gates.

15. fun / funny

I didn’t have much ________ on my birthday.

He made ________ faces and made the children laugh.

16. go / play

Shall we ________ jogging or swimming?

Neither. Let’s ________ tennis.

17. come along with / follow

Would you like to ________ me to the cinema tonight?

Make sure the dog doesn’t ________ me to the shops.

18. harm / damage

Don’t ________ my sunglasses if you borrow them.

He didn’t mean to ________ your little girl.

19. invent / discover

Did Alexander Fleming ________ penicillin?

When did she ________ the new computer terminal?

20. job / work

He goes to ________ every day on his bicycle.

She’s got a ________ in the supermarket.

21. kind / sympathetic

You should always be ________ to little children.

I’m very ________ to her problems.

22. lay / lie

I’m very tired; I’ll just go and ________ down for a few minutes.

My father is going to ________ a new carpet in the dining room.

23. lend / borrow

Can I ________ you car to go to the shops?

He asked me if I would ________ him £5 till Monday.

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12. continuous /

continual 

13. chauffeur / driver 

14. wonderful /

formidable 

15. fun / funny 

16. go / play 

17. come

along with / follow 

18. damage / harm 

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20. work / job 

21. kind /

sympathetic 

22. lie / lay 

23. borrow / lend

CEPT Practice B2 Level- Confusing pairs and false friends test 1

 

Complete the following sentences with the appropriate word.

1. actually / now

Please can we go home ________ ?

It looks quite small, but ________ it is over 5 metres high.

2. advice / advise

My grandfather gave me a very useful piece of ________ .

I ________ you to put all your money into a deposit account.

3. affect / effect

The cuts in spending will have a serious ________ on the hospital.

The strike will seriously ________ the train service.

4. already / yet

I haven’t seen her ________ this morning.

I’ve ________ done my shopping.

5. afraid of / worried about

I am ________ snakes.

She’s ________ the baby; he doesn’t look very well.

6. avoid / prevent

The police will ________ anyone from leaving the building.

You should travel early to ________ the traffic jams.

7. beside / besides

Come and sit down ________ me.

________ managing the shop, he also teaches in the evening.

8. bring / fetch

It’s your turn to ________ the children from school.

Don’t forget to ________ the books to school with you.

9. chance / possibility

Our team has a good ________ of winning tonight.

There is always the ________ that the plane will be early.

10. channel / canal

You can take a boat trip around the ________s of Amsterdam.

Can you switch the television to ________ 4 for the news?

England and France are separated by the ________ .

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2. advice / advise 

3. effect / affect

4. yet / already 

5. afraid of / worried about 

6. prevent / avoid 

7. beside / besides 

8. fetch / bring

9. chance / possibility 

10. canal(s) / channel /Channel

CEPT Practice B1 Level LISTENING GAP FILL ABOUT A BUSINESS STUDIES COURSE

 

You will hear a telephone message about a Business Studies course. 

For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. 

Business Studies Course 

Course start date:         (1) ________ 

 

Course begins with:         (2) ____ about business 

What students mustn't bring to class:     (3) ___ 

Visitors' car park:         next to the (4) ___ 

Language classes available :         Spanish and (5)__ 

Name or Business Studies secretary:         

Sonia (6) ______

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Woman: Hello, this is Greenhill College. I'm leaving this message in answer to your enquiry about the Business Studies course. Firstly, you asked when the course starts. It begins on the 12th of June, and finishes four weeks later on the 7th of July. 

According to your letter, you're free at this time, so I hope those dates will be all right. 

At the beginning of the course, there are no lectures because we spend time watching business videos. So you won't need to bring anything for the class, as everything is provided. Don't forget, however, that although you can bring your own laptop if you wish, mobile phones are not allowed in the classroom. I'm afraid these can disturb the classes, so they've now been banned. 

You said you're coming by car. Well, as it's only a short course, you can use the visitors' car park which is just beside the main entrance. We're only a short walk away. 

Just turn right after the science and technology centre, cross the staff car park, and you'll see the door to the Business Studies Department in front of you. 

Finally, you also wanted to know if it's possible to attend a language course while you are here. Well, the answer is yes, but we only have room on our Italian classes. 

Oh, no actually . .. there's one place on the Spanish course too. We usually offer French and Japanese as well, but there aren't enough students for those classes this summer. 

So, I think that's all. But if you need to ask any further questions, please call Sonia Ashleigh - that's spelt A-S-H-L-E-1-G-H. She's the secretary in the Business Studies department, and she'll be happy to help. Thank you for your enquiry. 

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