CAE Use of English 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'The committee reached a _______ agreement after hours of negotiation.'
- tentative (Correct answer)
- definite
- absolute
- conclusive
Correct answer: tentative
'Tentative' means provisional or not fully worked out, which fits an agreement reached after difficult negotiation.
Question 2: Which phrasal verb correctly completes: 'She struggled to _______ her disappointment when she heard the news.'
- hold back (Correct answer)
- hold up
- hold on
- hold out
Correct answer: hold back
'Hold back' means to suppress or restrain an emotion.
Question 3: Choose the correct word form: 'The professor's lecture was remarkably _______ given the complexity of the topic.'
- accessible (Correct answer)
- accessed
- accessing
- access
Correct answer: accessible
'Accessible' is the adjective needed to describe the quality of the lecture.
Question 4: Select the correct collocation: 'The charity _______ a significant amount of money for disaster relief.'
- raised (Correct answer)
- arose
- rose
- risen
Correct answer: raised
'Raise' is the transitive verb used when collecting money; 'rise' is intransitive.
Question 5: Which word fits the gap? 'The _______ of the ancient manuscript was confirmed by three independent experts.'
- authenticity (Correct answer)
- authentication
- authentic
- authentically
Correct answer: authenticity
'Authenticity' is the noun referring to the quality of being genuine.
Question 6: Choose the correct preposition: 'Her success is largely _______ her determination and hard work.'
- due to (Correct answer)
- owing at
- because
- resulting
Correct answer: due to
'Due to' is used after a noun or linking verb to express cause.
Question 7: Identify the correct sentence using a dependent clause: 'Despite _______ tired, she continued working until midnight.'
- being (Correct answer)
- to be
- she was
- having been being
Correct answer: being
After 'despite', a gerund ('being') is used, not an infinitive or clause.
CAE Use of English 2
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'The committee reached a _______ agreement after hours of negotiation.'