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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.

Music and Mood

Many people (0) AGREE that music can change the way we feel within seconds. A familiar song can (1) .......... back memories, while a slow melody may calm you down after a stressful day. Scientists have tried to (2) .......... out why this happens, and one idea is that our brains connect certain sounds with past experiences. For example, if you listened to a particular album during an important period of your life, hearing it again might (3) .......... up the same emotions, even years later. This is why film directors pay close attention to the soundtrack: the right music can (4) .......... the audience into feeling nervous, hopeful, or even relieved. However, music does not affect everyone in exactly the same way. Some people are more (5) .......... to certain rhythms, and cultural background can also (6) .......... a part. Even so, many therapists use music to help patients (7) .......... with anxiety or low mood. In the end, whether you use music to focus, relax, or celebrate, it is hard to (8) .......... its power to shape emotions.

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

Sofía Google

@sofia-896006

User Prompt

"Create an exercise about the influence of music on emotions."

Tone: Standard
Level: B2

Created on:

Mar 28, 2026

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