TEST 1 (FCE)

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
1. Employing a designer is often perceived as an expensive luxury indulged in by ladies who lunch and
those intent on ______.
A. keeping up with the Joneses B. keeping a straight face
C. keeping their fingers crossed D. keeping a low profile
2. These paintings have been ruined and are now ______.
A. invaluable B. valueless C. unworthy D. priceless
3. Last Monday, I went to the railway station to ______ my sister.
A. cut off B. stop off C. send off D. see off
4. At least five thousand people died and thousands more were ______ permanently.
A. able B. disabled C. unable D. enabled
5. ______ lied to me before, I would have believed you.
A. Had you not B. Hadn’t you C. If you had D. You didn’t have
6. Having no children of their own, they decided to ______ an orphan.
A. possess B. adopt C. embrace D. sustain
7. I have had friends who have had difficulties and there are so many people ______ the same boat.
A. of B. on C. above D. in
8. I’ve only had little time to ______ your report but it seems to be fine.
A. go over B. flick through C. look over D. read through
9. It’s high time you ______ your room.
A. cleaned B. should clean C. clean D. got cleaned
10. You ______ thrilled when the doctor said it wasn’t serious.
A. could have been B. should have been C. must have been D. needn’t have been
11. I used to be the _____ of my teacher’s eyes until she caught me cheating on an exam.
A. apple B. orange C. lemon D. berry
12. Seldom ______ a politician say ‘sorry’.
A. is one heard B. does one hear C. one hears D. was heard
13. The Ganges River is so ______ polluted at Varanasi that the water is septic - no dissolved oxygen exists.
A. intensely B. deeply C. highly D. heavily
14. Such a high increase will ______ an undue burden on the local tax-payer.
A. apply B. place C. charge D. lay
15. The environment suddenly changes and what has been the dominant species rapidly ______ to be
replaced by some other species.
A. fall down B. die down C. die out D. fall out
16. His father is still in a(n) ______ condition in the hospital.
A. hazardous B. risky C. critical D. dangerous
17. This view is _______ and therefore open to disagreement.
A. subjective B. objective C. innovative D. inventive
18. I was going to try bungee jumping, but I ______.
A. got cold feet B. pulled my leg C. thought on my feet D. paid an arm and a leg
19. By the time that the guards ______ what was happening, the gang ______ inside the bank.
A. realized/ was already B. realizes/ is already
C. realized/ had already been D. had realized/ was already
20. I think he’s not ______ to be a teacher because he has serious problems with social interaction.
A. put in B. made up C. set down D. cut out

B. WORD FORM
I. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank
21. "That's incredible!" he said, shaking his head in _______________. (BELIEVE)
22. It is _______________ to generalize from the results of a single experiment. (ADVICE)
23. Police were hunting for a gang who had _______________ stolen fifty-five cars. (ALLEGE)
24. The bars _______________ in serving cocktails with beer being among the least favorite drinks. (SPECIAL)
25. Do you have any extra cushions? This hard chair is pretty _______________. (COMFORT)

II. Put the words given in the correct blanks. You have to use their correct forms to make a meaningful
passage.
I recently left my job in a(n) 26. ______________ (advertise) agency after a disagreement with my boss.
She accepted my resignation but warned me that because of the 27. _______________ (economy)
situation, I might have to get used to the idea of being 28. _______________ (employ) for a while. I
thought that she was trying to make a point, but after I had made over fifty 29. _______________ (apply)
to other companies, I realized that she was right. Although I am a qualified designer, I didn't receive any
offers of a job. After that I tried working from home, but it was not very profitable. Then I became an
employee in a fast-food restaurant, even though my 30. _______________ (earn) were extremely low. I
wish I had accepted early retirement from my old job. That is what I disagreed with my boss about!
(Adapted from Language Practice for First 5 edition)
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C. OPEN CLOZE
Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
LAPTOP COMPUTERS
Portable computers first became available 31. _______________ 1981 but they were large and heavy,
about the size of a microwave! Although they marked the beginning of 32. _______________ advances
in the computer industry, they lacked the 33. _______________ to work on a battery, so they never really
gained in 34. _______________. Fortunately, work continued to reduce their weight and size but it 35.
_______________ another ten years of development in the computer industry before people started to buy
them in large 36. _______________. The older models were actually 37. _______________ heavy and
big to be on your lap but the name laptop became widely used. The laptop of today is unrecognizable 38.
_______________ to those earlier models but is now in connection 39. _______________ smartphones
and tablets, which have become very powerful and do 40. _______________ anything you might want!
(Adapted from Compact First for Schools Student’s Book)

D. GUIDED CLOZE

The craze of extreme 41. _______________ in the 1990s brought new popularity to climbing. It has also
featured in many popular films, although Hollywood does not always give a(n) 42. _______________
picture of what climbing really involves. There are many different types of climbing, the most difficult
and dangerous one being alpine climbing where climbers spend days or weeks at a time up mountains,
often in 43. _______________ conditions. This sort of climbing requires very 44. _______________
equipment and is usually only done by professional climbers with 45. _______________ of experience.
However, climbing doesn't have to 46. _______________ snow and ice and dangerous conditions; it can
be a very enjoyable hobby and something you can do for just a few hours on a Saturday afternoon. At the
other end of the climbing spectrum from alpine climbing is sport climbing. This can be done indoors or
outdoors on climbing walls. These walls vary from those which are completely 47. _______________
which have been designed and built specially for the purpose to 48. _______________ occurring rock
formations which have been prepared for climbing with equipment bolted in place. For beginners the
easiest type of climbing is top-roping where the rope is already in place. All you need are climbing shoes,
a harness and an experienced climber or 49. _______________ to work the belay device and control the
ropes. All this basic equipment can be 50. _______________ from most sports centres.
41. A. exercises B. preferences C. hobbies D. sports
42. A. authentic B. accurate C. original D. correct
43. A. ice B. frozen C. freezing D. winter
44. A. specific B. exact C. precise D. certain
45. A. enough B. plenty C. little D. lot
46. A. have B. involve C. include D. consist
47. A. fake B. false C. artificial D. untrue
48. A. easily B. only C. simply D. naturally
49. A. professor B. instructor C. teacher D. coach
50. A. hired B. borrowed C. lent D. used
(Adapted from FCE Practice Tests by Karen Dyer and Dave Harwood)
E. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the space
provided in the column.
Line 1
From ancient times, gold has been under great importance to mankind. Many languages ư reflect this,
using gold as a way of describing anything which is beautiful or valuable. In English, kind people 'have a
heart of gold', particularly well-behaved children are 'as good as gold' and a 'gold opportunity' is one not
to be missed.
Line 2
The Ancient Greece believed that gold was a combination of water and sunshine due to its brightness, and
the Inca Kingdom called it the 'tears of the sun'. Gold may have come from the sun, but it probably did
come from another planet. The fact that it is always found on or
near the surface of the Earth is a possible evidence that it may have been brought here by asteroids.
Line 3
However, it is found on every continent, gold is extremely rare. It is estimated that if all the gold in the
world was put altogether, it would make a block of only twenty square metres. Its rarity add to its value.
Gold is particularly treasured in the Middle East, China and India, where more than three billion people
prefer to keep their wealth in gold, rather than like money in the bank. As 15 well as being an investment,
gold jewel also has an important cultural role. Half the gold that Indians buy each year is bought for a
wedding or other celebration.
(Adapted from Navigate B2 Upper-Intermediate Coursebook)
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F. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Rewrite the following sentences using the words given
61. Usually, a modern city has wider streets than a historic city. AS
 Usually, the _______________________________________________________ modern city.
62. Three hundred students entered the swimming competition last year. PART
=> Three hundred students _________________________________________________________
63. I can' t tolerate your bad manners any longer. UP
=> I have no intention _________________________________________________________
64. It is not a good idea for you to refuse the offer of that job. DOWN
=> If I __________________________________________________________________________
65. ‘Did anyone notice anything unusual?’ asked the police officer. IF
 The police officer wanted _________________________________________________before.