English C-Test B1: The semester ticket
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: 15 on grammar, 10 on vocabulary. Complete the second half of each word, then check; every answer with its explanation is under the text.
Answers and explanations: The semester ticket
- this Grammar
"this ticket" points back to the ticket just mentioned; "that" is also possible.
Also correct: that
- students Vocabulary
"students" = people at university; plural, because all of them are meant.
- travel Vocabulary
"travel around the city" = go from place to place in it.
- the Grammar
Definite article: "around the city", "the next town", and before the superlative "the most".
- as Grammar
"as often as": a comparison with "as … as".
- as Grammar
"as often as": a comparison with "as … as".
- want Grammar
"as they want": present tense without -s after "they".
- many Grammar
"many regions": "many" before plural countable nouns.
- it Grammar
"it" replaces "the ticket" (one thing, singular).
- also Grammar
"also" goes after a form of "be": "it is also valid".
- on Grammar
"valid on trains": with public transport English uses "on" (on a bus, on a train).
- trains Vocabulary
"regional trains" = slower trains between nearby towns.
- weekend Vocabulary
"a weekend trip" = a short journey on Saturday or Sunday.
- to Grammar
"a trip to a lake": "to" names the destination.
- or Grammar
"or" joins two possible destinations.
- the Grammar
Definite article: "around the city", "the next town", and before the superlative "the most".
- town Vocabulary
"town" = a place smaller than a city.
- nothing Vocabulary
"costs nothing extra" = you pay no more.
- Students Vocabulary
"students" = people at university; plural, because all of them are meant.
- outside Vocabulary
"from outside the city" = living beyond the city limits.
- city Vocabulary
"city" = a large town.
- the Grammar
Definite article: "around the city", "the next town", and before the superlative "the most".
- because Grammar
Conjunction "because" introduces a reason.
- do Grammar
"do not need": present negative with "do" for the plural "they".
- need Vocabulary
"need"; after "do not" use the infinitive without -s.
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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