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Use of English

Level B2

Part 1 - Multiple Choice

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For Questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap.

A Busy Study Week

For many students, exam preparation (0) REQUIRES more than simply reading notes the night before a test. During the school year, some learners usually (1) .......... a clear weekly routine, while others only start working seriously when exams are near. At the moment, however, many students (2) .......... extra pressure because deadlines are approaching fast. Some teachers say that good learners often (3) .......... on understanding ideas rather than memorising facts. Even so, this week many classes (4) .......... more time to revision than usual, and students are spending longer in the library. One student explains that she normally (5) .......... at home after dinner, but these days she is staying later at school. Her friends (6) .......... that regular habits are the key to success, yet they also admit that everyone is feeling nervous right now. Meanwhile, the school counsellor (7) .......... with several students this week to help them manage stress. Although exam season is demanding, it usually (8) .......... students a useful lesson about planning their time well.

What to do

In this part, you read a text with eight gaps and choose the best word from four options to fit each gap.

Nothing prepares you for this test better than reading.

Read a lot. Candidates who often read in English (for work, for fun) find this part of the test manageable, while those who never read tend to find it very hard.

If you are 100% sure that two of the 4 choices are completely identical, then neither can be the answer. There is always only one word that fits grammatically and has the right meaning.

Usually the correct option will be part of a fixed phrase or collocation, a phrasal verb, a connector or the only word that fits grammatically in the gap.

Strategy

  1. Read the title and the whole text quickly to understand its general meaning before you attempt the task.
  2. Check the words before and after the gap.
  3. Choose the best option.
  4. When you have finished, read the text again with the words inserted to check that it makes sense.

Instructions

For Questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap.

Exercise Details

Author

Vero Parra

@vero-parra

User Prompt

"Generate a Cambridge English exam-style exercise on the use of the present simple and present continuous"

Tone: Standard
Level: B2

Created on:

Oct 21, 2026

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