Use of English - Multiple Choice
B2
Cambridge English B2 Exam
For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Click the gaps to type your answer.
Across the Generations
Families and communities are often strongest when people of different ages stay closely connected. In many places, however, modern life has (0) MADE it easier for generations to live separately and spend less time together. As a result, younger people may miss the chance to learn from older relatives, while older people can feel cut (1) .......... from everyday life. Intergenerational relationships can (2) .......... a valuable role in building understanding between age groups. Teenagers may turn to grandparents for advice they would not ask their parents for, and older people often (3) .......... great satisfaction from feeling useful and listened to. In return, younger generations can help older relatives keep (4) .......... with changes in technology and modern culture. These connections also help break (5) .......... stereotypes. Young people may discover that older adults are more open-minded than expected, while older people may realise that teenagers are more responsible than they are often (6) .......... credit for. Even simple shared activities, such as cooking, walking or telling stories, can have a positive (7) .......... on mental health and confidence. For this reason, schools and community centres should create more chances for different generations to spend time together. Strong intergenerational ties can (8) .......... everyone feel supported, respected and less alone.
About Use of English Multiple Choice — Cambridge English B2
This is a Cambridge English B2 Use of English Multiple Choice exercise. Read the text and decide which word — A, B, C or D — best fits each of the 8 gaps.
Multiple Choice questions test your vocabulary in context: collocations, phrasal verbs, linking words and words with similar but slightly different meanings. Practising B2 exercises like this builds the instinct to choose the right option quickly in the real exam.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many questions does this B2 Multiple Choice exercise have?
It has 8 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.