Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

First Certificate Language Practice

Vocabulary Test 1 (Units 1–5)

1 What is being defined? Write the word or words after the sentence.

0 Storage place in a car where you put suitcases and bags. boot
1 Part of a station where you wait for a train and get on and off it.
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2 People who do this stand at the side of the road with their thumbs out. They try
to get cars to stop and give them a lift. ________________
3 A person in an office who answers the phone and greets visitors when they
arrive. ________________
4 The money you are paid regularly when you retire from work.
________________
5 A referee at a sports match blows this to stop and start the game.
________________
6 A shirt for a woman. ________________
7 What a man wears in bed. ________________
8 Not the city centre, but the area around a city where lots of commuters live.
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9 When you decorate a room you put this on the wall. It can be plain or patterned.
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10 The seat on a bicycle. ________________

2 Underline the most suitable word.

0 Anyone who has high stress levels/layers/rates should read this book.
1 Margaret has some beautiful flower boxes on her window sill/frame/shelf.
2 I always put the central conditioning/heating/warming on as soon as it starts to
get cold.
3 The departs/departure/leaving lounge is a non-smoking area.
4 They booked their holiday through a tour/trip/travel agent on the High Street.
5 After he was made redundant, Chris got a temporary job/work/employment in a
restaurant.
6 The level/cost/price of living is much higher in the south of the country.
7 My sister won first place/prize/class in a cookery competition last weekend.
8 ‘I’ve got a spare ticket for the tennis court/game/match on Friday. Would you
like to come with me?’
9 Keith prefers to wear shirts with short sleeves/arms/cuffs to work.

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10 I enjoy window shopping/buying/looking when I haven’t got much money to
spend.

3 Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals.

0 Our city has some open spaces but they are not very accessible . ACCESS
1 We managed to get on the earlier flight as there had been a ________________
and there were now two spare seats. CANCEL
2 I didn’t ________________ straightaway because I wanted to go straight out
and watch the sunset. PACK
3 Sarah has a degree in law and a diploma, so her ________________ for the job
are very good. QUALIFY
4 The ________________ made the job sound very exciting but in fact it was
pretty boring. ADVERTISE
5 Beckham’s knee ________________ prevented him from playing in the Cup
Final last year. INJURED
6 All the ________________ had to take part in tests for drugs before the race
could start. COMPETE
7 Pete’s clothes are always ten years out of date, which is why he always looks so
________________ . FASHION
8 Men should never wear a ________________ tie with a striped shirt.
PATTERN
9 The main ________________ is at the side of the building. ENTRY
10 The flat was cheap to rent as it was ________________ . We filled it with the
things from our old house. FURNITURE

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