B2 Use of English Test 22 – multiple choice gaps

Checking your mobile phone

How often do you check your phone? For many of us, our phone is an essential (1)…………… of everyday life, but apparently we are spending an increasing amount of time checking it for information without being (2)…………… of doing so.

Research in Helsinki shows that phone checking (3)…………… lasts less than 30 seconds on each occasion, and usually (4)…………… of opening a single application such as social media. The study also found many users check their mobiles throughout the (5)…………… day, and that what they check is often (6)…………… with particular contexts. For instance, when travelling to work or college, people tend to check their email; if they are bored, they get a quick (7)…………… on the latest news.

Checking this frequently can easily become a habit, which some say can (8)…………… us from more important things. Others, though, believe that being able to (9)…………… so much new information so quickly makes life far more interesting.

1   A   branch          B   item               C   piece                 D   part

2   A   sensitive       B   cautious        C   sensible            D   conscious

3   A   virtually        B   typically         C   widely               D   suitably

4   A   consists        B   composes     C   involves            D   includes

5   A   complete     B   total                C   normal              D   entire

6   A   attached      B   assumed        C   associated       D   accompanied

7   A   update          B   revision          C   review              D   upgrade

8   A   disturb          B   distract           C   disrupt             D   distribute

9   A   capture         B   import            C   obtain               D   seize