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.
Eco-friendly Packaging
Many shoppers say they care about the environment, but their choices at the checkout do not always (0) MATCH their values. In recent years, however, eco-friendly packaging has become more than a trend: it is a serious response to waste. For a long time, plastic was the (1) .......... option because it was cheap, light and strong. Yet the true cost became clear when oceans filled with rubbish and recycling systems struggled to (2) .......... up. As a result, companies began to look (3) .......... alternatives such as paper-based materials, plant fibres and refillable containers. Developing new packaging is not as simple as swapping one material for another. Designers must make sure it can (4) .......... up to transport, protect the product and still be easy to open. They also have to take (5) .......... of how customers will react: if the new pack feels inconvenient, people may (6) .......... back to the old one. The most successful solutions often come from teamwork. When manufacturers, scientists and retailers work (7) .........., they can reduce waste without pushing prices too high. In the end, progress depends (8) .......... both smart design and everyday habits.
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.