Use of English - Multiple Choice
B1
Cambridge English B1 Exam
For questions 1-6, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Click the gaps to type your answer.
Celebrity Influence
Celebrities have a strong influence on many young people today. Through social media, films and music, famous people can quickly become role models. Teenagers often copy the clothes they wear, the products they use and even the way they speak. This can sometimes be positive, for example when a celebrity talks (0) OPENLY about mental health or encourages fans to work hard. However, there can also be negative effects. Some young people compare themselves (1) .......... celebrities and feel unhappy if they do not look the same. Others may spend too much money trying to keep (2) .......... with the latest trends. In addition, not everything celebrities share online is real. Photos are often edited, and this can give teenagers a false (3) .......... of beauty and success. For this reason, parents and teachers should help young people think carefully about what they see online. It is important to remind them that fame does not always (4) .......... happiness. Young people should learn to make their own choices instead (5) .......... following every trend. If they do this, they will be less likely to be taken (6) .......... by appearances alone.
About Use of English Multiple Choice — Cambridge English B1
This is a Cambridge English B1 Use of English Multiple Choice exercise. Read the text and decide which word — A, B, C or D — best fits each of the 6 gaps.
Multiple Choice questions test your vocabulary in context: collocations, phrasal verbs, linking words and words with similar but slightly different meanings. Practising B1 exercises like this builds the instinct to choose the right option quickly in the real exam.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many questions does this B1 Multiple Choice exercise have?
It has 6 gaps, and each gap gives you four options (A–D) to choose from.
What does Cambridge Use of English Multiple Choice test?
It focuses on vocabulary in context — collocations, phrasal verbs, fixed phrases and words that look similar but are not interchangeable.
How can I get better at Multiple Choice?
Read widely, learn words together with the words they combine with, and always read the whole sentence — including the words after the gap — before choosing your answer.
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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
- Read the title and the whole text quickly to understand its general meaning before you attempt the task.
- Check the words before and after the gap.
- Choose the best option.
- When you have finished, read the text again with the words inserted to check that it makes sense.