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.
How the Internet Took Off
Most of us (0) TAKE the Internet for granted, but it didn’t appear overnight. In the 1960s, researchers in the US were trying to build a network that could keep working even if part of it went down. The idea was to (1) .......... computers so they could share information quickly and safely. One early breakthrough was packet switching, which meant data could be split into small pieces and sent by different routes. Later, a project called ARPANET (2) .......... the first real test of these ideas, linking a few universities. At first, it was mainly scientists who used it, and they were more interested in sending messages than browsing websites. The big change came when TCP/IP became the standard way for computers to “talk” to each other. Once everyone agreed (3) .......... the same rules, networks could connect more easily. In the 1990s, the World Wide Web made the Internet far more user-friendly, and suddenly it (4) .......... off. Looking back, it’s clear the Internet wasn’t invented by one person in one moment. It was (5) .......... up step by step, thanks to teamwork, funding, and a lot of trial and error. And even now, it keeps (6) .......... as new tools appear. So next time your Wi-Fi is slow, remember: this whole system was designed to be (7) .........., not perfect. Still, it’s hard to (8) .......... life without it.
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.