FCE – ACTIVITIES 1/5

1- Complete the chart with the missing words.

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB

Decide

Beautiful

Believe

Sadly

Attraction

Conditionally

Clear

Decorate

Accept

Addition

Angry

Describe

Conclusively

Arguable

Darkly

Destruction

Boring / bored

Significantly

2- Complete with the words in the correct form.

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4- 1. James quickly __________________ and got into the hot bathtub. (DRESS)
5- 2. We made a few __________________ to the design of the car. (ADJUST)
6- 3. We __________________ the strength of their team. That's why we lost. (ESTIMATE)
7- 4. He is fortunate to have the __________________ to listen to several people at once. (ABLE)
8- 5. The __________________ of John F. Kennedy was one of the key events of the 1960s. (ASSASSINATE)
9- 6. How can you be so __________________ to her feelings? She's just lost her father. (SENSE)
10- 7. Every student must take an __________________ exam. (ENTER)
11- 8. According to his __________________ of the situation we were facing a major conflict. (ASSESS)
12- 9. It was one of the many __________________ they faced on the long journey. (HARD)
13- 10.She has been a __________________ for over 20 years. (LIBRARY)
 14- 11.She was asked if she was taking any __________________ at the moment. (MEDICINE)
15- 12.The police got the necessary information from their __________________. (INFORM)
16- 13.All civil servants are sworn to _______________ and cannot speak about certain things. (SECRET)
17- 14.Old people are mostly afraid of __________________. That's why they often keep a pet. (LONELY)
18- 15.You can wear your shirt and a pair of jeans. It's an __________________ event. (FORMAL)
19- 16.You have __________________ my name. It's Johnson, not Johnston. (SPELL)
20- 17.He went to the club for __________________. (COMPANION)
21- 18.The government's actions towards reducing pollution were __________________. (PRAISE)
22- 19.Most experts say that the painting is not a __________________. (FORGE)
23- 20.The pain became __________________, so we had to call an ambulance. (ENDURE)
24- 21.The __________________ of the whole country is at stake. (STABLE)
25- 22.She claimed her _______________ and said she had never been at the scene of the crime. (INNOCENT)
26- 23.He never regained __________________ and died a few weeks after the accident. (CONSIOUS)
27- 24.Edgar Allan Poe was one of the great ________________ figures of his age. (LITERATURE)
28- 25.When I heard what had happened, I was __________________. (SPEAK)

29- Complete the blanks with one word that fits.

Holidays are made for reading – at least that is how many (1) ______________ us think of them. Spending hours in a
park or at a beach with a summer read is something we are (2) ______________ to. However, the way we do it (3)
______________ changed considerably. During the last decade, there has (4) ______________ a trend towards e-
books (5) ______________ of printed editions.

The advantages of carrying (6) ______________ a light electronic device instead of several kilos of paper when
travelling are obvious. New-generation e-book readers (7) _____________ store thousands of books and make
millions of titles available at your fingertips. If we add the disappearance of free check-in luggage imposed by budget
airlines, the decision could (8) ______________ be clearer.

Uncertainties come (9) ______________ we look at the ecological side. A recently published report on e-book
devices states (10) ______________ a book uses up approximately 7.46 kilograms of CO2 during its lifetime. One e-
book device, (11) ______________ average, can replace buying 22 physical books and save about 170 kilograms of
CO2 per year.

What the report does not (12) ______________ into account, however, is that a book can (13) ______________
hundreds of years and be passed on to several readers. What’s more, it can be recycled (14) ______________
another book.

E-books are also criticized for destroying any trace of the author. A cover can tell a lot about a story, or even the
writer’s personality, as can the texture, colour and font size of the printed page. In contrast, on an e-book, you (15)
______________ a recipe for a pie or a thriller in the same standard format.

4- REPHRASING.

1. Getting over a divorce can take some time. (RECOVER)

2. I was able to solve the problem with the help of my dad. (SORT)
My dad helped _______________________ the problem.
3. I wanted to buy a brand-new iPhone, but the store didn't have any in stock. (RUN)
The store ________________________ brand-new iPhones so I couldn't buy one.

4. It would be great if someone discovered a way to organise a test for all the classes. (COME)
Someone should ______________________ a way to organise a test for all the classes.

5. Herbie drove a car for the first time this year. (NEVER)
Herbie ________________________ a car before this year.

6. My brother was too young to travel on his own. (ENOUGH)

7. After his visit, we would all say good-bye to him at the airport. (SEE)
After his visit, we would all __________________________ at the airport.

8. I don't understand the maths homework the teacher gave us. (FIGURE)
I can't ___________________________ do the maths homework the teacher gave us.

9. The agency promised me the best holiday I had ever had but it was a total disaster. (LIFETIME)
I was promised the _____________________________, but it was a total disaster.

10.The teacher has tolerated the student's behaviour for a long time. (PUT)
The teacher has _________________________ the student's behaviour for a long time.

11.Mary grew up in Cleveland with her aunt and uncle. (RAISED)

12.Did you discover who invented the computer? (FIND)

13.In the past, people spent their holidays with their relatives. (USED)
In the past, people __________________________ their holidays with their relatives.

14.We hardly ever think about how technology helps us in daily life. (GRANTED)
We often _______________________________ how technology helps us in daily life.

15.Youngsters under 16 are not allowed into the club. (GET)

5- Phrasal verbs. Complete the sentences.

1. We were lucky that the bomb didn’t blow _______________ .

2. He missed so much at school that he found it difficult to catch _______________ .

3. As a single mother, she brought _______________ her two sons on her own.

4. When I read the book I came _______________ a word I had never seen before.

5. Would you like to stay at home or eat _______________ tonight?

6. Could you turn the volume _______________ . - I’m trying to work.

7. The woman finally calmed _______________ and told everything to the police.

8. I’ll call you _______________ later when I’m not so busy.

10. Burglars broke _______________ the new house on High Street.

11. Jerry hung _______________ without even saying goodbye.

12. I asked the author when her new book was coming _______________ .

13. I don’t think you can do something that’s wrong and get _______________ with it.

14. I was looking _______________ my briefcase, but I couldn’t find it.

15. We watched as the planes took _______________ from the airport.

16. I don’t feel well. I think I’ll lie _______________ for a while.

17. Cars should be kept _______________ of the city center. They don’t belong there.

18. You need to get _______________ the bus opposite the supermarket.

19. It can take weeks to get _______________ an illness like that.

20. Don’t get nervous. We’ll work _______________ a solution to the problem.

21. I trusted him but then he let me _______________ .

22. He pointed _______________ that there was no sense in playing if four of us were ill.

23. I had to look _______________ that word in the dictionary.

24. Put your clothes and scarfs _______________ - it’s cold outside.

25. Many hospitals are running _______________ of money.

26. My dad is going to set _______________ a new taxi company next year.

27. Do you want to write _______________ my phone number?

28. The firefighters were able to put _______________ the fire.

29. Did you pay _______________ the money I gave you ?

30. Please try _______________ these shoes to see if they’re the right size.