English C-Test B1: Food waste in the canteen
An English C-Test at B1 level: short sentences, everyday life at university and in town, words you know from school English.
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25 gaps: 17 on grammar, 8 on vocabulary. Complete the second half of each word, then check; every answer with its explanation is under the text.
Answers and explanations: Food waste in the canteen
- lunch Vocabulary
"after lunch" = after the midday meal (no article).
- plenty Vocabulary
"plenty of" = a lot of.
- food Vocabulary
"food" (uncountable).
- still Grammar
"still" = even now; it goes after "is".
- on Grammar
"on plates": "on" for a surface.
- and Grammar
Conjunction joining two parts of equal rank.
- the Grammar
"in the kitchen": definite article, the canteen kitchen is meant.
- Some Grammar
"Some students" = a number of students, not all.
- take Vocabulary
"take" = get for yourself.
- than Grammar
"more than" = a greater amount than.
- can Grammar
"more than they can eat"; "could" is also possible.
Also correct: could
- and Grammar
Conjunction joining two parts of equal rank.
- cooks Vocabulary
"cooks" = people who cook (a plural noun here).
- prepare Vocabulary
"prepare" = make food ready.
- too Grammar
"far too much": "too" = more than is good.
- because Grammar
Conjunction "because" introduces a reason.
- cannot Grammar
"cannot" = can not, written as one word.
- in Grammar
"in advance" = before it happens.
- how Grammar
"how many" asks about a number.
- guests Vocabulary
"guests" = people who come to eat.
- come Grammar
"will come": future with "will" + infinitive.
- canteens Vocabulary
"canteens" = restaurants at a university or workplace.
- therefore Grammar
"therefore" = for this reason; here between "have" and the participle.
- to Grammar
"started to change": "start to" + infinitive.
- this Grammar
"change this": "this" stands for the problem just described; "that" is also possible.
Also correct: that
Tips for B1
- At B1, small words often decide: articles, prepositions and the -s ending after he, she and it.
- Read the whole sentence before you fill a gap; the verb at the end often gives away the tense.
- If you get more than 20 of 25 gaps right here, try a B2 text next.
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