‘Final FCE Test PART 1 For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each gap. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. SUMMER HOLIDAYS DON’T MEAN RELAXATION Holidays, holidays, holidays! That's all you hear before summer begins. Everyone is busy planning and booking ahead. Many (1) to their break for months and are in a (2) of excitement for weeks before they leave, People have their cars serviced and go shopping to buy (3) _ clothes. I suppose it’s logical, 1(4)__ater a whole year of work, people want to relax and (5) ve themselves of some stress. However, I have my (6) about summer holidays. [t's the time when people vacate the city and go to summer resorts (7) find that everyone else has done the same thing. Places are very crowded, You go to restaurants where you have to (8)____to be served, the room you had booked is next to the beach and (9) is expensive. 0) you finally get back, you feel so tired that you need another holiday to get (11) the one you just had. I sometimes wonder if going on holiday is worth all that preparation and (12). ANSWER SHEET look forward expect, C anticipate D wait ets =C_D, —t—1—T—| ircumstance state D position relevant C right appropriate ‘mean, C express, remark relieve take off C remove shake off uncertainties hesitations € dilemmas doubts only to such as C so that even though insist on call for C demand command whole everything C entire total Until While CAs When over by C off D outof, annoyance problem C inconvenience disturbance@ a PART 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. Write your answers in capital letters on the separate answer sheet. ‘THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE EMPEROR PENGUIN The Emperor Penguin is the largest penguin, standing over one metre tal. Its life cycle is something extraordinary and rather different (13) that of other animals ‘The Antarctic summer (Dec-Feb) is the re when the Emperor Penguins have a “holiday” and they feed in the sea. Daring the month of N arch, they set off for their long journey south to the place where they breed and lay their eggs. As the long, dark winter arrives, each female lays one egg directly on the ice. The male immediately lifts the egg off the ice onto his feet. He (14) pushes it under his stomach for warmth. The female has completed her task and can now retum to the sea to feed, leaving the male with the egg. For over two months, (15) the males huddle together (16) keep warm. (17) other animal except for the penguin can survive in temperatures of -70°C. ‘The chick will hatch during July. That’s (18) the female returns bringing food for her chick. By that time the male penguin will have lost about half his body weight, because he won't have eaten (19) for five months. As (20)__as the female returns, the male leaves in search of food. For the next six months, both parents take tums looking (21) the chick, (22) the beginning of the following summer, the (23) family goes to the sea. The adults can at last have a two-month break before (24) cycle begins again. ANSWER SHEET bo var FREE Us ts i *PART 3 For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form word that fits in the gap in the same lin answer sheet. MAGAZINES Magazines are big business. A large (25) of the population buy them (26) In fact, some people even get their magazines brought to their home by a (27)__ service. For others, magazines are an 28) and they even collect them. But magazines are not to my (29)__. They have ads promising a G0) appearance with the use of certain products. They also print G1)____and unreliable information. Apart from that, they fill their pages with photos of (32) clothes. What a waste of money! admit that P33) buy one when going on a trip, but short novels or eomics are always (34) as far as I’m concemed ANSWER SHEET oN [a5 25. 26] 26 2] 2 2s] 3 (33] 3 Write your answers in capital letters on the separate MAJOR REGULAR DELIVER OBSESS: LIKE DESIRE ACCURATE FASHION OCCASION PREFER PAI 40. M 42. Th weFor questions 35-42, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Write the missing words in capital letters on the separate answer sheet. 35. “Did you go to the swimming pool yesterday?” Macey asked me. 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All applications for the job must__ end of the week. a. send . have sent c. be sent d. have been sent in by the Amy finally got her money problems. 3. The woman next to me, daughter was kidnapped lives [Link] b. who's c. whom d. whose “Are you still going on a trip at the weekend? es, __ something else comes up.” a. unless b. in case as ong as 4. supposing 5. He is really interested aof b. for c. about din studying art, 6. Martha, I never knew you were aasuch good b. such a good «. $0 g00d 4.480 good cook! 7. Do you mind walking me ato bain cat until my car? 8, Dad, it’s time you anymore. a. be realising . are realising . realised 4. will realise that I'm not a little boy 9, “I'd really like to travel to Africa one day.” “You that for years. Why don’t you just do i?” a. are saying b. were saying cay 4. have been saying 10, She wondered why a. was I erying b. Lam erying e. Twas erying am Trying 11, How long_ Spanish? are you learning b. have you been learning ¢. do you lean 4. have you leamed 12, “Is this restaurant always so busy?” so busy.” b. is this place «. this place is 4. does this place 13, Mike, it’s March 1 —the rent is aa due until due for ce. due to due today. 14, The new shopping centre is [Link] Northern Ave, boon ce under 4. of 18, apeea a b 3 a15, My parents are quite strict-they never let me out late, a. stay b. 10 stay . staying 4d. having stayed 16, “Where's Grandma?” “She's in the garden a. watering, b. to watering ©. to water . for watering the plants.” 17. John and Amy have a beautiful a. two-years-old b. two-year-olds c. two-year-old d. two-years-olds daughter. 18. The hotel is a in addition b. as well as . not only 4. also close by, but quite cheap, 100. | 19. Ldon’t think there's alittle b. such c. very any point in apologising now. 20, Even though they live nearby, 1 visit them, a. not ever b. hardly ever . hardly never had never 21, twas a, such interesting b, so interesting ¢. such an interesting 4. so interesting a ‘book that I couldn’t put it down. 22. 1'm really tired aof bin cat 4. for you talking down to me. 23, 24, 25. 26. 20. 28, 29. - Ldon't really know . “Did you paint the house by yourself? “No, a have done it b. had done it ¢. had it done 4. got done professionally.” ‘can use the pool. You don’t have to be a member. a. Anyone b. Every ¢. Someone 4. Each one who told me about the accident, a. Alice b. Alice was . She was Alice d. It was Alice Steve, I wish you __ a couldn't b, wouldn't ©. could mustn't drive like a crazy person! Robert ‘a, mustn't b. can't , shouldn't 4. might not be in his room, He left an hour ago. that machine. a. to operate . operating how is operating 4. how to operate ‘you follow the directions, you won't have any problem. a. As soon as, b. As much as cc. AS long as 4. As thoughage 150 30. not an easy language to learn, a. The Japanese b. The Japanese is e. Japanese are 4. Japanese is 31. Why don’t you pay attention! You_____t up! 2. constantly messed b. are constantly messing c. have constantly messed 4. constantly messing 35, Twenty minutes of exercise a day stay in 32, Maria decided to have her hair shape. dye ais all ou need to b. dyed b. that is need for c. dying which is in need of d. to dye d. of which is needed to: | Vocabulary 36, My mother always seems ____about my 40. 1’s not in my best to listen to everything health. he says. a. concerned a. advice b. contained b. plan «. involved c. interest d. caring d. wish 37. This knife is too forme tocutmy 4. He took a breath before he dove into stcak, the water. a broad a. wide +b. sharp b. strong, . round . large blunt d. deep . exams is always very stressful for me. 42. The spaghetti you made looks a. Giving a fully b. Taking b. nicely’ c. Making, ¢. absolutely d. Setting I's a police officer's job to___ the law. a. ban b. enforce ©. keep obey 33. Hurry up! The plane in one hour! a. leaves b. had left ©. would have left d. has left 34, Let’s go out tonight, _? a. aren't we b. don't we ©. won't we . shall we 4. interestingly 43, He was disqualified and unable to a. oppose b. complete ©. compete, d. enter 45. 47. 50.a 4, Josh can't Africa. a. definitely b. fairly . simply 4. possibly be serious about moving to 45, There were several kidnapping in the neighborhood. a. events b. incidents . tragedies [Link] reported 46.1 need you to ‘macaroni, please. a. chop b. grate «. boil 4d. peel some cheese for the 47. Can you please keep an second? aeye b. arm alarm 4. ear ‘on my son for a 48. An aspirin will definitely help headache, a. fight », relax . relieve your 4. recover 49. I'm starting to feel like everyone is taking me for a. granted b. sure . certain 4. definite 50. Alice a. regards b. claims [Link] d. considers to have met the president in person, 92, 53. 34, 55 56. 37, She a. assisted b. persisted c. insisted d, resisted that I go shopping with her. I wasn’t able to a. enroll b. attend [Link] d. accept that lecture on Sunday. The crime past few years. a. scene has risen drastically over the rate . measure 4. percent I knew my sister was in big my mom looked at her. a. problem b. difficulty . trouble shock from the way Can you please give me a(n) shopping bags? alift b. ride hand arm with my Tean’t a. imagine b. expect remember 4. think what it must be like to be So poor. ‘Many different kinds of food sold today have flavouring added to them. a. fake b. wrong ¢, artificial a. false0 38. 59. 61 |. He had changed so much, I ‘Anne night. a. told b. wished c. offered d. wanted Jane had invited her to her house last ‘The teacher told the students ¢0 before speaking. a. stretch b. apply c. raise a. give their hands or. recognised him, a. never b, barely «. obviously . virtually T'm not really that program. a. aware b. familiar . capable d. able with the new software I'm afraid the wedding will be further notice. 4. postponed b. cancelled held d. given until This room is so [Link] b. chilly «. stuffy 4. misty ! Can we open a window? In an effort to Joke. a. crack b. break melt crush the ice, she tried telling a 65. . She gave a 70. His table a behaviours b. moods are horrible! He eats like a pig! actions: The reporter told the football player that the interview ‘was off the a. plan file ¢. record . agenda Her glasses broke when she them on the floor. a dropped b. spilled ¢. collapsed 4. removed 1 asked my father if he could give me a to the train station, [Link] b. travel ©. pick a. lift excuse for being late to work. a risky b. invalid ce. useless 4. lousy Who's in a. responsibility charge . head 4. direction ‘of this project? FPRERESERQREGE PEPE SR AER RZEREREDED