FCE COMPLETE EXAM PRACTICE 3

1st TERM. MAKE-UP EXAM

FCE PREPARATION
VOCABULARY
1. CHOOSE WORDS FROM THE BOX TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE
CORRECT FORM OF THE ADJECTIVE ADDING ING OR -ED

excite disappoint frighten amuse confuse bore annoy

A: Im really sitting at home all the time. Whats on at the cinema?

B: Ill have to look in the paper. Ok, there is a new Keanu Reeves film on at the Roxy.
Everyone says its really . Lots of action and adventure, apparently.
Why dont we go and see that?
A: Im not sure. I was . with his last film. It wasnt as good as I
expected.
B: Thats true. And I couldnt understand what was happening. The plot and the story were
a bit ..
A: Ok. Is there anything else on?
B: Let me see. Oh, heres one you might like. Bloom of the Zombie Vampire Monsters.
A: Oh no, I think it would be a bit . watching a horror film like that. I
would have bad dreams afterwards.
B: I dont think its very .. . Its got a 12 certificate, so its suitable for
children, you would probably be alright.
2. CHOOSE WORDS FROM THE BOX TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE
CORRECT ONE. (10 marks)
Noisy sensible tactless lazy fussy irresponsible hard-working critical
sensitive strict immature impolite mature tidy insensitive relaxed nervious
talkative rude polite tactful

1. Helen is very . Shes always saying the wrong thing at the wrong
time!
2. Bob is very . He gets upset very easily.
3. Our English teacher is .. . He punishes us each time we talk in our own
language.

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4. Youre so .. of everyone. Nobodys perfect, you know.
5. My sister is very . . Sometimes I wish she would be quiet for a
few moments.
6. Anne is the most person in our class. As a result, she always
get good marks for her work.
7. Rick is such an boy. He never says Please or Thank you.
8. My daughter is really . She never helps me with the
housework.
9. Sandy is rather . Shes sixteen, but she behaves like shes ten.
10. Thomas is extremely . He never wears a helmet he he
rides his motorbike.

3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BELOW BY WRITING MAKE OR DO IN THE RIGHT

FORM (Incorrect tenses imply that half the grades will be discounted).
1. Why are you .. so much noise?
2. When I get home, Im going to . some housework.
3. I was wondering if you could . me a favour.
4. I need to an appointment to see my doctor.
5. When we were young I her a promise, and I dont intend to break it.
6. Stop . excuses for your terrible behaviour.
7. After Ive cleaned the house, Im going to . the shopping.
8. Ive just .. a very important decision.
9. Its been a pleasure .. business with your company.
10. I cant believe how much money he .. last year.

GRAMMAR
1. READ THROUGH THIS TEXT AND PUT THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT TENSE

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Interviewer: So, Jessica, here you are in New Zealand a long way from home.
. (you / have) a good time?
Jessica: Yes, fantastic.
Interviewer: How long (you / travel)?
Jessica: Six months, and Im having the time of my life.
Interviewer: And what .. (be) the best experience since you left
home?
Jessica: I think its what I . (do) now.
Interviewer: Which is?
Jessica: I (learn) to skydive.
Interviewer: Really? . (you / like) doing dangerous things?
Jessica: Yes, I guess since I was a small child I (always / want)
to push myself and this is a great opportunity.
Interviewer: Any bad experiences since you left home?
Jessica: People . (warn) me about crime and illness but I
(be) lucky so far. Nothing bad . (happen) to me, and
I hope it wont in the next six months.
Interviewer: (you / travel) on your own?
Jessica: Yes, and I .. (love) it. Ive met some really great people.

2. GIVE THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF THESE ADJECTIVES: (22

marks)
ADJECTIVE
ALERT
POWERFUL
INTELLIGENT
RECENT
COMPLEX
USELESS
DIRTY
RICH
EXCITING

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

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WORRIED
PLEASANT

3. NOW COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES BY USING ONE OF THE ADJECTIVES

IN EXERCISE 1, CHOOSING EITHER THE COMPARATIVE OR THE SUPERLATIVE FORM.
1. I may not b much of a cook, but Brian is even .. than I am.
2. Most research in this are uses simple interviews, but we used a ..
method.
3. I didnt do well at school, and my fellow students all seemed .. than
me.
4. The film starts slowly, but gets .. after the first half hour.
5. Neal is already rich, but his aim in life seems to be to become even .
6. I was concerned when John didnt phone to say hed be late, but I was even
when he didnt come home at all that night.
7. This painting is from the 17th century. Really? It looks . than that.
8. the walk was quite enjoyable, but if the sun had been shining it would have been
.. .
9. When I took the washing out of the machine it looked . Than when
it went in.
10. For an extra 500 you could buy a much .. motorbike.
11. Curiously, many people say they feel mentally .. if they eat very little
for a day.

4. REWRITE EACH PAIR OF SENTENCES SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING TO THE

FIRST SENTENCES, USING THE WORD GIVEN. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN.
1. The hotel was very dirty. We decided to stay somewhere else. SUCH
.
2. The hotel was very expensive. We couldnt stay there.. TOO

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.
3. The resort was very busy. I didnt enjoy my holiday. SO
.
4. I make all my clothes by hand so its very time-consuming SUCH
.
5. The weather is quite bad. We arent going to the beach. ENOUGH
.
USE OF ENGLISH

1. KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION: Complete the second sentence so that it has a

similar meaning to the first, using the word given. Use between 2 and 5 words in
each gap.
1. We began visiting this report ten years ago. BEEN
We . this resort for ten years.
2. My dad didnt go abroad until he was 30. WHEN
My dad .. first went abroad.
3. Our holiday was so terrible that we came back early. SUCH
We . That we came back early.
4. We finally succeeded in finding a hotel with a pool. MANAGED
We finally .. a hotel with a pool.
5. We would go to the mountains every summer when I was a child. USED
We to the mountains every summer when I was a child.
6. The sea was too cold to go swimming. ENOUGH
The sea .. to go swimming.
7. I dont find it strange to stay in luxury hotels. STAYING
I in luxury hotels.
8. They announced that our flight had been delayed. MADE
They . Saying that our flight had been delayed.

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2. OPEN CLOZE. Read the following extract from a brochure giving advice on taking
an examination. For questions 1-12, type the word which best fits in each space. Use
ONLY ONE WORD in each space.
Tavistock Goosey Fair.
Although many towns and cities in Britain have an annual fair, few are (1)
famous as Tavistock Goosey Fair, held (1) the second Wednesday of
October. Dating back to the 12th century, Goosey Fair is one of (1) oldest
fairs in UK, and is still as popular (1) ever.
Hundreds of years (1), farmers (1) to bring their geese
for sale and drove them through the streets (1) Tavistock to the market.
Thats (1) the name goosey comes from. These days, there are
(1) many geese to be found at Goosey Fair, but it is
(1) fact still possible to have a goose lunch at the various hotels and restaurants it the town on
the day of the fair.
Goosey Fair attracts visitor from (1) over the country. The streets are
closed (1) traffic and (1) are hundreds of stalls selling
everything from fruit and vegetables to the (1) up-to-date electronic
equipment. In the evening, the town becomes a large funfair, with (1) of
different rides and attractions.
3. WORD FORMATION. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form
a word that fits in the space in the same line
More than 500 chefs, food .. (0) and restaurant
experts have compiled a list of the worlds top restaurants. Judges
included the owner of two of the most .. (1)
restaurants in the US. Their . (2)was
that 14 of the worlds best restaurants are British.
The judges said that the wide . (3) of food, the
number of Michelin-starred chefs and the quality and
(4) of the produce have helped to make the
world . (5) of Britains restaurants. This is quite a
turnaround for cuisine which was once thought as a fairly
. (6).
Immigration has also made a (7) contribution
to the British restaurant scene. There are more (8)
cuisines than in any other country.
The interest in British cuisine has been given (9)
in the US as well, Americas (10) food magazine,
Gourmet, last month named London as the best place to eat in the
world.

WRITE
SUCCESS
CONCLUDE
VARY
FRESH
ENVY
INSPIRE
SIGNIFY
NATION
RECOGNISE
BIG

4. MULTIPLE CHOICE. For Questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which
answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
Example: (0) A advantage B benefit C profit D gain

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The Performing Arts
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for
the .. (0) of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or
.. (1) a musical instrument. As they .. (2)
up they were taken to public places of entertainment the theatre, the opera, circus or ballet.
They
looked
forward
to
these
..
(3)
with
great
.. (4) and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many
weeks afterwards. But nowadays, television and computers .. (5) an
endless stream of easily .. (6) entertainment, and children quickly
accept these marvelous .. (7) as a very ordinary part of their
everyday life. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very ..
(8) live performance is gone forever.
But all is not lost. The .. (9) of a TV set may have encouraged a very
lazy response from .. (10) in their own homes, but the
.. (11) of those with ambitions to become performing artists
themselves does not seem to have been at all diminished. And live performances in public are
still relatively .. (12), albeit with an older, more specialist audience.

1. A controlling

B handling

C doing

D playing

2. A developed

B grew

C advanced

D brought

3. A circumstances

B occasions

C incidents

D situations

4. A sensation

B action

C thrill

D excitement

5. A supply

B send

C stock

D store

6. A applicable

B convenient

C available

D free

7. A designs

B inventions

C exhibits

D appearance

8. A special

B peculiar

C specific

D particular

9. A attendance

B presence

C being

D company

10. A spectators

B onlookers

C viewers

D listeners

11. A want

B appeal

C pressure

D desire

12. A famous

B favourite

C popular

D approved

READING
YOU ARE GOING TO READ A SELECTION OF LETERS FROM A MOTORING MAGAZINE.
FOR QUESTIONS 1-15, CHOOSE FROM THE PEOPLE (A-E). THE PEOPLE MAY BE
CHOSEN MORE THAN ONE.
STYLE MERCHANTS

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Style informs every part of our lives today from clothes to interior decoration and accessories.
Jo Foley provides a taste of the trends for this years followers of fashion.
A. Ned Ingham: Dress Designer
Ned Ingham makes dreamy, romantic wedding dresses. ?People would do very well to avoid
the traditional, rather stiff dresses and the frilly look in favour of much simpler styles, he
explains. Ingham has been drawing and designing wedding dresses since he was a school boy.
Then, at the age of 16, he enrolled at fashion school, where he gained the technical skills to
cut and construct clothes. But you do not have to be a bride to own an Ingham dress: he also
designs long, classic evening dresses, given a fresh touch by up-to-the-minute colour and
fabrics. For the less adventurous, Ingham designs include a classic summer navy-blue suit, the
centerpiece of the Englishwomans wardrobe for most of the 20 th century. But in his hands, it
looks as new as tomorrow.
B. Sally Quail: Jeweller
Although she once worked for an art dealer, Sally Quail has had no formal training in jewellery.
It was only when she could not find an engagement ring she liked that she decided to design
her own. The resulting enquiries encouraged her to set up as a designer in 1990. Now her
pieces are sought out by many stars of stage and screen. Her signature style is large semiprecious stones set in gold to make magnificent necklaces, bracelets and rings fashi8ones after
those worn in the 18th century. However, she has recently begun to use the most precious
stone of all diamonds. It must reflect my age, says 36-year-old Quail. I reached that
moment in every womans li8fe when she wants a diamond and that is when I began working
with them.
C. Lily Grimson: Handbag Designer
Just four years after setting up in the fiercely competitive fashion business, Lily Grimson, with
only an introductory course in art and design behind her, has had two of her creations selected
for a major design exhibition. Whatever the shape and form of her designs, they are never
ignored. All of Grimsons fashion bags are handmade in the UK. The Grimson handbag is not
simply a container-the bags are full of glamour, whether fashioned from the finest calfskin or
the heaviest silk. A combination of chic and care makes a Grimson bag something special.
D. Peter Little: Hairdresser.
For over 20 years, Peter Little has taken his scissors to some of the worlds top heads.
Everyone who is anyone has had their hair styled by this man. Most women want real-looking
hair and a style they can manage at home, he says. So his approach is a novel one- to ensure
that his clients never appear as if they have just walked out of a salon. But this carefree
attitude and casual look does not come cheap 250 for the first appointment, and theres a
three-month waiting list. Trading on his celebrity, Peter has produced his own range of
hairdryers and other styling equipment. Now, those who cant make it to his salon can create
their own styles back at home.
E: Penny Pratt. Florist.
In addition to running her tiny shop, Penny Pratts is a flower consultant for a large chain of
supermarkets and provides floral ideas to a number of top restaurants. All of this is good going
for someone who has no floristry qualifications and gave up her job as a teacher 10 years ago
In order to do something different. And her simple, yet incredibly modern, creations have

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begun to capture every design prize in the flower business, which has helped her in setting up
her own London Flower Schools. She has recently combined her skills on extremely successful
lecture trips to Japan and the USA. She says, Flower arrangements are much simpler these
days. Keep them simple but strong and dont have too many leaves they are too large and
architectural. For wedding bouquets, whatever your arrangement, the golden rule remains: the
flowers must be of the same species.
Which designer (s)
advises against certain styles?

(1) ..

took a business decision based on their own personal taste?

(2) ..

had begun designing before trained?

(3) ..

Have adapted a traditional style?

(4) .. (5) ..

works in a variety of environments?

(6) ..

is working with a material which is new to them?

(7) ..

have used their reputation to develop a new area of business? (8) .. (9) ..
are completely self-taught?

(10) .. (11) ..

mention how tastes have changed recently?

(12) .. (13) ..

have received professional recognition?

(14) .. (15) ..