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.
Privacy and Security
Modern technology has made daily life more convenient, but it has also raised difficult questions about privacy and security. Many people are happy to share personal information online in (0) ORDER to use useful apps and services. However, they may not always be fully aware of how much data they are giving (1) .......... or who can gain access to it. Governments and companies often argue that collecting data helps protect the public and prevent crime. Critics, on the other hand, point (2) .......... that too much monitoring can threaten individual freedom. The debate becomes even more complicated when people are asked to give (3) .......... some privacy in exchange for greater safety. In everyday life, many users accept terms and conditions without reading them, which can leave them at (4) .......... of having their information misused. At the same time, security experts warn that weak passwords and careless online habits can make it easier for criminals to break (5) .......... accounts. Finding the right balance is not easy. Society needs rules that both protect citizens and respect their rights. Unless people are well informed, they may fail to take the issue seriously or simply hand (6) .......... control of their data. In the end, building trust depends (7) .......... clear laws, honest communication and responsible behaviour from both users and institutions. Only then can people feel safe without giving (8) .......... too much of their private lives.
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.