Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) — All Questions
22 questions
I ___ my keys, so I can't get into the flat.
- a.lose
- b.was losing
- c.have lost✓
- d.losing
The present perfect 'have lost' links a past action to a present result (you can't get in now). The past simple would need a finished time expression.
If it ___ tomorrow, we'll go to the beach.
- a.is sunny✓
- b.will be sunny
- c.would be sunny
- d.was sunny
In the first conditional the 'if' clause uses the present simple, and the main clause uses 'will'. So 'If it is sunny, we'll go...' is correct.
This exercise is ___ than the last one.
- a.difficult
- b.more difficult✓
- c.most difficult
- d.difficulter
'Difficult' is a long adjective, so the comparative uses 'more difficult', followed by 'than'. Long adjectives do not add -er.
You look tired. You ___ go to bed early tonight.
- a.must to
- b.can
- c.would
- d.should✓
'Should' gives advice, which fits a suggestion for someone who looks tired. 'Must to' is never correct (no 'to' after 'must').
She asked me where I ___ from.
- a.come
- b.came✓
- c.have come
- d.coming
In reported speech the present simple 'come' shifts back to the past simple 'came'. The word order is also statement order after 'where'.
Don't ___ up now — you've almost finished the race!
- a.put
- b.get
- c.give✓
- d.take
'Give up' means to stop trying. The other phrasal verbs do not carry this meaning in this context.
Could you ___ after my cat while I'm on holiday?
- a.look✓
- b.see
- c.watch
- d.care
'Look after' means to take care of someone or something. 'Watch' means to observe, which does not fit caring for a pet over time.
I need to ___ a decision about which course to take.
- a.do
- b.take
- c.have
- d.make✓
The natural collocation is 'make a decision'. English uses 'make', not 'do' or 'take', with 'decision'.
We got wet because there was ___ rain during the match.
- a.strong
- b.heavy✓
- c.big
- d.thick
The usual collocation for a lot of rain is 'heavy rain'. 'Strong' collocates with wind, not rain.
I'll try to ___ out what time the train leaves.
- a.look
- b.search
- c.find✓
- d.get
'Find out' means to discover information. 'Look' would need 'up' and an object, and 'search' does not fit this fixed phrasal verb.
After a long discussion, they finally reached an ___.
- a.agreement✓
- b.agree
- c.agreeable
- d.agreeing
The sentence needs a noun after 'an'. Adding -ment to the verb 'agree' forms the noun 'agreement'.
It's ___ to finish all this work in one day.
- a.possible
- b.possibly
- c.impossible✓
- d.possibility
The context ('all this work in one day') needs the negative adjective. The prefix 'im-' before 'possible' gives 'impossible'.
Her ___ made everyone in the room smile.
- a.happy
- b.happiness✓
- c.happily
- d.unhappy
A noun is needed after the possessive 'Her'. The suffix -ness turns the adjective 'happy' into the noun 'happiness'.
Please be ___ with the glasses; they break easily.
- a.care
- b.careless
- c.caring
- d.careful✓
The context (glasses break easily) needs 'careful' (showing attention). 'Careless' means the opposite, without attention.
My little brother is very good ___ drawing.
- a.in
- b.at✓
- c.on
- d.for
The fixed pattern is 'good at' something. This dependent preposition must be learned with the adjective.
Whether we go out will depend ___ the weather.
- a.on✓
- b.of
- c.from
- d.to
The verb 'depend' is always followed by 'on'. 'Depend of' and 'depend from' are common errors.
I don't need any help; I really enjoy ___ in my free time.
- a.the music
- b.a music
- c.some music
- d.music✓
'Music' is an uncountable noun used in a general sense, so it takes no article (zero article). 'The music' would refer to specific music.
She has been interested ___ astronomy since she was a child.
- a.on
- b.at
- c.in✓
- d.for
The adjective 'interested' is followed by 'in'. 'Interested on/at' are not correct English.
Which sentence is correct?
- a.I have seen that film yesterday.
- b.I have saw that film yesterday.
- c.I saw that film yesterday.✓
- d.I seen that film yesterday.
'Yesterday' is finished past time, so the past simple 'saw' is correct, not the present perfect. 'I seen' also lacks the auxiliary 'have'.
Which sentence is correct?
- a.Can you give me some information about the trip?✓
- b.Can you give me some informations about the trip?
- c.Can you give me an information about the trip?
- d.Can you give me many information about the trip?
'Information' is uncountable: it has no plural 's' and does not take 'an' or 'many'. Use 'some information'.
Which sentence is correct?
- a.We are living here since 2018.
- b.We live here since 2018.
- c.We are here since 2018.
- d.We have lived here since 2018.✓
'Since' with a starting point requires the present perfect for an action continuing to now: 'have lived'. The present simple/continuous do not work with 'since'.
Which sentence is correct?
- a.He is more taller than his brother.
- b.He is taller than his brother.✓
- c.He is more tall than his brother.
- d.He is tallest than his brother.
'Tall' is short, so its comparative is 'taller' (not 'more taller' or 'more tall'). 'Than' follows the comparative.