A Perfume Lover’s Guide to Florence

Study the questions and tasks

Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.

Practice level

B1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Single choice

How to approach this practice

Use the surrounding sentence to identify the meaning and word form needed. Check which words naturally go together.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “destination” mean in the article?

   1. a place that someone travels to
   2. A smell made from flowers
   3. A person who sells food
   4. A memory from childhood
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   Answer

   a place that someone travels to

   A destination is a place that someone travels to.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “combining” mean in the article?

   1. Separating things carefully
   2. joining two or more things together
   3. Selling things publicly
   4. Remembering things clearly
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   Answer

   joining two or more things together

   Combining means joining two or more things together.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “character” mean in the article?

   1. the special quality or nature of something
   2. The price of a product
   3. The location of a shop
   4. The age of a traveler
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   Answer

   the special quality or nature of something

   Here, character means the special quality or nature of a fragrance.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “balancing” mean in the article?

   1. Removing every part
   2. keeping different parts in the right amounts or relationship
   3. Describing a place in detail
   4. Changing a season
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   Answer

   keeping different parts in the right amounts or relationship

   Balancing means keeping different parts in the right relationship.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “autumnal” mean in the article?

   1. Connected with summer
   2. Connected with travel
   3. Connected with autumn
   4. Connected with history
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   Answer

   Connected with autumn

   Autumnal means connected with autumn.

What to review next

Keep a short list of unfamiliar words with their meanings and example sentences. Practise recalling them later, then use them in a sentence of your own.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.

Before you practise: a worked example

Read the whole sentence before choosing a word. Check both its meaning and the words it naturally combines with.

Please make an appointment before visiting the clinic.

Make an appointment is a natural word combination. Knowing a dictionary meaning alone may not tell you which verb fits.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.