Cambridge B1 Reading Exercise 1: Reading Part 5

Cambridge B1 Preliminary

Reading Part 5 · Multiple Choice Cloze

💡 Consejos clave para B1 Reading Part 5:

• Lee todo el texto primero: Obtén una idea general del tema antes de intentar rellenar los huecos.
• Fíjate en las palabras antes y después: Comprueba preposiciones o combinaciones habituales (collocations) que determinen qué palabra encaja.
• Distingue el tipo de palabra: Evalúa si la pregunta evalúa vocabulario (palabras con significado similar) o gramática (conectores, determinantes, etc.).
• Prueba todas las opciones en la frase: Lee la oración completa con cada opción para verificar cuál suena más natural y correcta.

Instructions: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space (1–6).

There are many different kinds of computer games. Casual games are quick and easy to play. People can pick up and play the game _______ (1) _______ they have a spare minute or two. You can find them on your mobile phone and on your computer. They include popular games _______ (2) _______ Solitaire, Chess and Candy Crush.

_______ (3) _______ type of game is serious games. These games are designed to teach players something useful. One of the longest-running serious games is Microsoft Flight Simulator. It was made in 1982, and since then, many _______ (4) _______ have used it to learn to fly planes. Other games teach police and firefighters what to do in an emergency.

Language learning software does not typically fall into this _______ (5) _______, however. These are educational games. In recent years, an increasing number of games have been created to _______ (6) _______ the player's skills and knowledge. They help younger kids learn to count and spell and teach older kids about mathematics and science.

Questions

Question 1

A. since B. while C. whenever D. during

Question 2

A. like B. such C. as D. example

Question 3

A. Different B. Another C. Other D. One

Question 4

A. pilots B. poets C. writers D. teachers

Question 5

A. system B. way C. game D. group

Question 6

A. improve B. make C. change D. decrease

Question 1: C (whenever) — "Whenever" means at any time that, which fits the context of playing casually every single time someone has a spare minute.

Question 2: A (like) — "Like" is used here to introduce examples of popular games (Solitaire, Chess and Candy Crush). ("Such" would require "such as").

Question 3: B (Another) — "Another" is followed by a singular countable noun ("type") to introduce a second category after discussing casual games.

Question 4: A (pilots) — Since the context talks about "Microsoft Flight Simulator" and learning "to fly planes", "pilots" is the correct vocabulary choice.

Question 5: D (group) — "Fall into this group" is the correct collocation meaning to be classified or categorized into a specific group.

Question 6: A (improve) — Educational games are created to "improve" (enhance or make better) the player's skills and knowledge.

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