Đề thi trình độ B2 quốc tế

READING COMPREHENSION
Section A
Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
I was told that this material would not…………………in the wash but it has.
a. dwindle b. shrink
c. decrease d. contract
I realised it would be far too…………………………. to walk alone through those ill-lit streets after dark.
a. bold b. risky
c. daring d. courageous
The jury returned a(n)……………… of "not guilty".
a. sentence b. charge
c. verdict d. evidence
The student waited with some slight…………….while his teacher stood reading his exercise.
a. dread b. terror
c. apprehension d. horror
The police have asked for the…………………….. of the public in tracing the whereabouts of the escaped convict.
a. partnership b. co-operation
c. association d. alliance
The very idea of her winning the beauty competition is quite……………
a. abrupt b. absurd
c. abnormal d. futile

The widely-publicised demonstration did not after all…………….
a. come off b. go off
c. get on d. break out

………………he fails his final examination, he is still sure of a University place.
a. If b. In case
c. Although d. Even if
To a large extent slavery was during the past century.
a. prevented b. abolished
c. uprooted d. removed
………………of half-starving wolves were roaming the snow-covered countryside.
a. Flocks b. Herds
c. Packs d. Swarms
As the sky darkened it soon became obvious that a violent thunderstorm was………
a. imminent b. instantaneous
c. immediate d. eminent

To what extent will future scientific discoveries make possible the……………..of the human life span?
a. increase b. expansion
c. prolongation d. growth
Is a person to be more highly………………..for his courage or for his self-sacrifice?
a. estimated b. assessed
c. esteemed d. reckoned
His parents gave him many expensive toys as some form of…………..for his lameness and inability to play active games.
a. prize b. remedy
c. reward d. compensation
The firm should make a substantial profit ……………..satisfactory labour relations are maintained.
a. unless b. with the result of
c. provided that d. even if
A half-savage mongrel went……………..the tramp as the man approached the farm.
a. at b. against
c. upon d. for
No hazard or difficulty could……………..the two mountaineers from their intention of reaching the summit.
a. defect b. deflect
c. deflate d. defeat
He set one alarm-clock for five o`clock and the other for five past so as to…………that he did not oversleep.
a. assure b. ensure
c. insure d. reassure
The dentist had to……………….. the tooth as it was badly decayed.
a. extract b. pull off
c. extricate d. eradicate
I hope you are not…………… that I obtained this money dishonestly.
a. implying b. denoting
c. inferring d. deducing
The townspeople were always so well-behaved and………….. that the
police had an idle life.
a. systematic b. orderly
c. meticulous d. scrupulous
Under certain conditions of stress, some people…………… qualities they had never known they possessed.
a. uncover b. expose
c. express d. reveal

The evening`s entertainment was ……………by an electrical power cut.
a. curtailed b. condensed
c. abbreviated d. abridged

The cathedral is…………….. in the centre of the city,
a. positioned b. placed
c. situated d. localised
The fire was……………..by the time the firemen arrived,
a. finished b. off
c. out d. away

Section B
In this section you will find after the passage a number of questions or unfinished statements about it, each with four suggested answers or ways of finishing. You must choose the one which you think fits best. Give one answer only to each question.

A LIFE OF CRIME

Looking at this little old lady, it is hard to believe that she has spent 20 of her 76 years in jail. Her crime has been pickpocketing. Just a short while ago, she was caught practising her trade in Harrods - a favorite hunting ground for the