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Use of English

Level B2

Part 2 - Open Cloze

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For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap.

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When people first start learning English, quantifiers can seem more confusing than they really are. For example, we use (0) MANY expressions to talk about quantity, but the choice depends on the noun and the meaning. With countable nouns, learners often ask how (1) .......... apples they need, while with uncountable nouns they ask how much milk is left. It is also important to know the difference between *a few* and *few*: the first suggests a positive amount, while the second means almost none. The same contrast exists with *a little* and *little*. Another common problem is choosing between *all* and *whole*. We usually say *all the students* but *the whole class*. Students should also learn that *each* focuses on people separately, while *every* refers to all members of a group together. In addition, *either* means one of two, whereas *neither* means not one and not the other. Finally, words like *too* and *enough* change meaning a lot: if you have (2) .......... much homework, you may feel stressed, but if you do not have enough time, you may not finish. Practice helps more than memorising rules, because the best way to improve is to see (3) .......... these words work in real sentences. In that way, learners make (4) .......... mistakes and feel (5) .......... confident. They also begin to notice that some words are used with countable nouns, others with uncountable ones, and some with (6) .......... . After a while, the topic seems less frightening, and students realise that not every rule is as difficult (7) .......... it first appeared. In fact, with enough practice, quantifiers become one of the areas in grammar that learners can understand most (8) .......... .

What to do

This part consists of a short text with a series of gaps. There are no words from which to choose the answers, candidates have to think of a word which fits the gap correctly.

Errors in punctuation are ignored, although spelling must be correct.

Contractions (e.g. don’t, we’ve, won’t) count as two words. However, can’t is a contraction of cannot, which is one word.

Sometimes, there is more than one correct answer. Cambridge will always account for this and all options will be accepted. However, you should not write more than one answer.

Don't spend time in a word you don't know. Wasting time on this activity might cost you points later in the exam because you won’t have enough time to do other tasks well.

Strategy

  1. Read the title and the whole text so that you understand what it is about.
  2. Read the whole sentence in which the gap occurs, to look for clues as to what kind of word you need.
  3. Check the words before and after each gap and look for grammatical collocations.
  4. Remember you must write only one word.
  5. You are never required to write a contraction. If you think the answer is a contraction, it must be wrong, so think again.
  6. Read the whole text through once you have completed it to make sure you have not missed any connectors, plurals or negatives.

Instructions

For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap.

Exercise Details

Author

Francesco Chiavuzzo

@francesco-chiavuzzo

User Prompt

"Some, any, no and none, a lot/lots of, much/many, how much/how many, a little, a few, little and few, enough, too, too much, too many, too little, too few, very, all and whole, each and every, either and neither, both and most"

Tone: Standard
Level: B2

Created on:

Aug 7, 2026

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