Use of English

Level B2

Part 1 - Multiple Choice

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For Questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap.

Online Business Tools

Digital platforms have (0) BECOME an essential part of modern entrepreneurship. In the past, starting a business often depended (1) .......... having enough money to rent a shop or office. Today, however, many people can set (2) .......... an online business with relatively low costs. Social media, online marketplaces and payment systems allow small companies to reach customers and carry (3) .......... business from almost anywhere. One major advantage is that digital platforms can help entrepreneurs build (4) .......... a brand quickly. They can advertise products, communicate directly with buyers and respond to feedback in real time. In addition, online tools can provide useful data, which helps business owners make better decisions rather (5) .......... relying only on guesswork. Of course, success is not guaranteed. Entrepreneurs still need to put (6) .......... time and effort, and competition can be intense. Even so, digital platforms have made it easier for creative people to turn ideas (7) .......... reality. For many new business owners, these tools are not just convenient; they are the key (8) .......... reaching a wider market.

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

  1. Read the title and the whole text quickly to understand its general meaning before you attempt the task.
  2. Check the words before and after the gap.
  3. Choose the best option.
  4. When you have finished, read the text again with the words inserted to check that it makes sense.

Instructions

For Questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap.

Exercise Details

Author

carmen Google

@carmen-1d36ad

User Prompt

"Create an exercise about how digital platforms support entrepreneurship"

Tone: Standard
Level: B2

Created on:

Jun 22, 2026

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