Part One: For Questions 1-16, Read The Text Below and Decide Which Answer A, B, C or D Best Fits Each Space

FCE Use of English One
Part One For Questions 1-16, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best
fits each space.
Our Ship Sets Sail
There was so much to do at the last (1)___________ that there was not time to be nervous. All of us
wanted to be on our way (2)___________ to sea, but there was still one more problem to overcome: the
anchor became (3)___________ under a rock. We (4)___________ it a mighty pull, but it would not come
loose. In the end a fishing boat had to pull us (5)___________.
The crowd waved and as we sailed out of the mouth of the river and passed the cliffs (6)___________
on each side, I turned back and (7)___________ a sight that will remain in my memory for ever: two hundred
or more people were (8)___________ their way to the cliff-tops for a final (9)___________ . The sight had a
dreamlike (10)___________ because the sun was (11)___________ in the west and the evening light picked
out the shapes of the people climbing the hill. The figures were tiny and black, all hurrying (12)___________
one direction and with the same (13)___________ towards the farthest tip of the cliff.
(14)___________ we were well away from the entrance to the river and there was no longer any
(15)___________ of the tide carrying us back onto the rocks, I (16)___________the crew to raise our sails.
We were finally on our way.
1 A hour B minute C time D day
2 A out B across C down D under
3 A stuck B fixed C attached D held
4 A took B put C gave D let
5 A clean B free C safe D secure
6 A mounting B raising C rising D lifting
7 A realised B looked C saw D remarked
8 A making B setting C going D moving
9 A scene B view C vision D outlook
10 A quality B state C condition D capability
11 A lowering B drawing C setting D closing
12 A for B to C in D at
13 A scheme B sense C meaning D intention
14 A As soon as B In case C As long as D If only
15 A alarm B anxiety C risk D concern
16 A suggested B said C demanded D ordered
Part Two For Questions 1-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
space. Use only one word in each space.
Nicolas-Francois Appert (1749-1841)
Tinned food and drink is big business: every day more (1) ___________ 175,000 million tins are sold
throughout the world. The process by (2)___________ food products can be preserved in tins was invented in
1810 by a Frenchman (3)___________ Nicholas-Francois Appert.
His father ran a small hotel, (4)___________ Appert learned about preserving fruit and vegetables
(5)___________ a boy. He then became a cook and sweet-maker and grew fascinated by the idea of
(6)___________ able to preserve food for (7)___________than is naturally possible. He experimented with
various foods and finally (8)___________ in preserving vegetables, fruit juices and jams. What he did
(9)___________ to put the food in glass containers which were then boiled for a long time.
In 1810 the French government offered a prize to (10)___________who invented a means
(11)___________ preserving high-quality food. The food was needed (12)___________ feed Napoleon's
rapidly expanding army and navy. Appert won the prize and with the money he received he set
(13)___________ a commercial food-preserving factory. At (14)___________ Appert used only glass jars and
bottles but in 1822 he changed to metal containers. His achievements (15)___________widely praised and his
method was soon in use throughout France and the (16)___________ of the world.
FCE Use of English Two
fits each space.
The London Tea Trade
The London Tea Trade Centre is on the north (1)___________ of the River Thames. It is the centre of
an industry of (2)___________importance in the (3)___________lives of the British. Tea is without
(4)___________ the British national drink: every man, woman and child over ten years of age has
(5)___________ average over four cups a day or some 1500 cups annually. Some thirty per cent of the
world’s exports of tea makes its (6)___________ to London. Britain is (7)___________ the largest importer of
tea in the world. Samples of the vast amounts of tea brought into the country to (8)___________ the national
thirst go to the London Tea Trade Centre, where they are tasted by (9)___________ professional tea tasters
before being sold at each week’s tea sale. It is fascinating to see them at (10)___________. Over a hundred
samples are (11)___________ in a line on long tables. Teas are generally tasted with milk, (12)___________
that is how the majority in Britain drink their tea. The tasters move down the line with surprising
(13)___________, tasting each sample from a spoon and deciding what is a (14)___________ price for each
tea. The types of tea that are popular in Britain are (15)___________ inexpensive but they are of a very high
quality. The best are delicate (16)___________ of numerous teas from different sources and countries of
origin.
1 A bank B border C shore D coast
2 A high B wide C great D large
3 A common B typical C everyday D usual
4 A doubt B dispute C disbelief D uncertainty
5 A for B by C at D on
6 A route B way C direction D journey
7 A considerably B by far C largely D by much
8 A satisfy B match C answer D serve
9 A effective B skilled C developed D handy
10 A action B operation C practice D work
11 A composed B put up C settled D laid out
12 A out of B since C so D owing to
13 A speed B hurry C rush D dash
14 A fine B right C fair D deserved
15 A roughly B comparatively C slightly D approximately
16 A mixtures B associations C unions D gatherings
Department Stores
In 1846 an Irish immigrant in New York named Alexander Stewart opened a business called the
Marble Dry-Goods Palace. By (1)_doing_ so, he gave the world something completely new – the department
store. Before this, no-one (2)_had_ tried to bring together such a wide range of goods (3)_under_ a single roof.
The business did very (4)_well_. It expanded rapidly and soon had (5)_a_ staff of two thousand. For Stewart
even that was not enough, (6)_thouth_. In 1862 he moved to an eight-storey building nearby, (7)_which_ he
renamed A.T. Stewart's Cast Iron Palace. It
was, (8)_and_ for many years would remain, the largest shop in the world.
Others followed Stewart's example and soon there were stores (9)_like_ his in many major cities in the
United States. We don't (10)_know_ when people started calling them department stores. The expression
wasn't used in print (11)_until_ 1893, when it appeared in Harper's Magazine, but the way that it is used there
(12)_make_ it clear that it was already widely understood.
(13)_What_ is certain is that department stores completely changed the shopping experience for
millions of people. They offered not only an enormous range of goods, (14)_but_ also levels of comfort,
luxury and excitement previously unknown to customers. Almost from the start they had restaurants, toilets
and many (15)_other_ facilities, so (16)_there_ was no need to go elsewhere for anything.
FCE Use of English Three
fits each space.
Write the Perfect Crime Novel
Most people are born with the (1)___________ ability to (2)___________ stories, but only a rare few
have the determination to become (3)___________ authors, and even fewer have the joy of seeing their novels
top the (4)___________ of bestselling books. Some of the world's famous crime writers have achieved the
(5)___________ success of all. Who can (6)___________ the appeal of famous detectives like Sherlock
Holmes, Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot? Even if you haven't read the (7)___________ books you will have
seen them in films or on the TV. If you have an ambition to become the (8)___________ Agatha Christie what
should you do? The best starting (9)___________ is to read lots of examples of crime fiction written by good
authors. You will need a notebook to carry around with you or, (10)___________ better, some loose
(11)___________ of paper that you can (12)___________ notes on and then file into a folder. After all, the
most (13)___________ situation – for example, watching a woman get (14)___________ a train – may be the
(15)___________ for your first bestseller. Like any good recipe you have to know the main (16) ___________
of a successful novel. These are: an original story, strong characters and a memorable setting.
1 A native B real C natural D raw

2 A say B tell C speak D announce
3 A occupied B employed C working D professional
4 A queue B list C row D line
5 A largest B greatest C highest D prime
6 A deny B refuse C insist D hide
7 A first B initial C early D original
8 A next B following C subsequent D later
9 A spot B tip C point D mark
10 A even B still C very D so
11 A strips B sheets C layers D pieces
12 A complete B do C fill D make
13 A standard B everyday C average D regular
14 A out B down C off D from
15 A notion B idea C invention D inspiration
16 A parts B ingredients C pieces D sections
Too Good to be True
Some say you can do it in seven days, others promise success (1)___________ 24 hours, or you may
prefer to take (2)___________ time and do it in 5weeks. What are we talking about? Believe it
(3)___________ not, these periods (4)___________ time refer to language learning courses that promise
excellent results in less time (5)___________ it takes to say 'Bonjour'!
However, the advertisements of these companies are not necessarily (6)___________ best guide and if
you don't know what to look (7)___________ in a good course you could be left with little (8)___________
than a large bill.
A complaint was recently made (9)___________ SpeedLearn Systems and the company has been
forced to remove its claim that its technique is ten times better than any (10)___________ method. The
Managing Director of SpeedLearn Systems said (11) "___________ we still believe our claim is true, we are
willing to change our advert. But the fact remains, if you (12)___________ 3 hours (13)___________ day for
5 weeks on our language course you will soon be speaking the language. What we (14)___________ have
done was to make (15)___________ clearer in the advert. Then we wouldn't (16)___________ had these
annoying complaints".
FCE Use of English Four
fits each space.
No More Classes
The use (1)___________ computers has meant students can study language programmes
(2)___________ their own speed when and for how long they want – and no need to (3) ___________ about
the teacher having a favourite or doing (4)___________ another boring lesson. What’s (5)___________, in the
virtual classrooms of the future the student will (6)___________ on their headset, and be transported into an
imaginary school, choose their class, take the books they need off the shelf and (7)___________ conversations
with other computerised students.
They might (8)___________ choose to pay a visit to the supermarket or the train station, the bank or
the restaurant. At the (9)___________ of a button they would be transported to (10)___________ realistic
settings where they could practice their English, maybe getting a hand (11)___________ a virtual English
companion. All this perhaps, at the computer, from the comfort of their home: no (12)___________ to catch
the bus to college, or a plane to England.
Exciting? Certainly, and an interesting (13)___________to traditional classroom lessons. But would it
ever (14)___________ the classroom? Hopefully not. (15)___________ the need to relate to real people
talking about real issues and generally learning a little more about others will always lead language learners to
(16)___________ at least a little of their time with real people.
1 A in B at C of D to
2 A with B for C at D in
3 A concern B upset C trouble D worry
4 A still B for C yet D already
5 A more B additional C besides D moreover
6 A place B put C set D get
7 A take B do C catch D hold
8 A although B preferably C instead D contrary
9 A force B hit C depress D push
10 A so B such C like D alike
11 A with B to C from D for
12 A role B duty C obligation D need
13 A difference B opposite C choice D alternative
14 A replace B restore C succeed D recover
15 A definitely B mainly C totally D surely
16 A spend B make C have D do
Camping Holidays
Although it has a reputation (1)___________being rather basic in terms of home comforts, the modern
material used in (2)___________ manufacture of tents means camping is at least a (3)___________ less hard
work. Nowadays tents are (4)___________ lightweight that you hardly notice you're carrying them. They're
easy to (5)___________ up yet still a cheaper alternative to hotel accommodation.
Talk to an expert first before spending a lot of money (6)___________ a tent. Different tents suit
different needs and there's no point (7)___________ buying a mountaineering tent (8)___________ you're
planning to camp in these conditions. Don't (9)___________ tempted to splash out on all the latest equipment
either. Most (10)___________ the fun of camping lies in the chance to get back to nature. There's no need to
take anything more (11)___________the basics.
Always try to plan your arrival at the site long before (12)___________ gets dark. You will want to
see (13)___________ you're doing when you try to erect your tent. Don't forget to ask (14)___________
permission if you're not camping on a registered site, and remember to take a supply of food and drink with
you in (15)___________ the local shops are closed when you arrive. You can then enjoy your first meal under
the stars and begin (16)___________ appreciate the joys of camping.
Test CAE
Part 1 For questions 1-16 read the below and then decide which answer best fits each
space.
The early railway in Britain
In 1830, there were under 100 miles of public railway in Britain. Yet within 20 years, this
(1)___________ had grown to more than 5,000 miles. By the end of the century, almost enough rail track
to (2)___________the world covered this small island, (3)___________the nature of travel for ever and
contributing to the industrial revolution that changed the (4)___________of history in many parts of the
world. Wherever railways were introduced, economic and social progress quickly (5)___________. In a
single day, rail passengers could travel hundreds of miles, (6)___________ previous journey times by
huge margins and bringing rapid travel within the (7)___________ of ordinary people. Previously, many
people had never ventured (8)___________ the outskirts of their towns and villages. The railway brought
them (9)___________ freedom and enlightenment.
In the 19th century, the railway in Britain (10)___________ something more than just the business
of carrying goods and passengers. Trains were associated with romance, adventure and, frequently,
(11)___________ luxury. The great steam locomotives that thundered across the land were the jet airliners
of their (12)___________, carrying passengers in comfort over vast distances in unimaginably short times.
But the railways (13)___________ more than revolutionise travel; they also (14)___________ a distinctive
and permanent mark on the British landscape. Whole towns and industrial centres (15)___________ up
around major rail junctions, monumental bridges and viaducts crossed rivers and the railway stations
themselves became (16)___________ places to spend time between journeys.
1 A amount B figure C sum D quantity

2 A revolve B enclose C encircle D orbit
3 A altering B amending C adapting D adjusting
4 A route B way C line D course
5 A pursued B followed C succeeded D chased
6 A cancelling B subtracting C cutting D abolishing
7 A reach B capacity C facility D hold
8 A further B over C beyond D above
9 A larger B higher C bigger D greater
10 A served B functioned C represented D performed
11 A considerable B generous C plentiful D sizeable
12 A date B stage C day D phase
13 A caused B did C produced D turned
14 A laid B set C settled D left
15 A jumped B stood C burst D sprang
16 A preferable B liked C desirable D wanted
Part 2 For questions 17-32, complete the following article by writing each missing word.
Use only one word for each space.
Enjoy the benefits of stress
Are you looking forward to another busy week? You should be according (17)___________ some
experts. They argue that the stress encountered in (18)___________ daily lives is not only good for us, but
essential to survival. They say that the response to stress, which creates a chemical called adrenalin, helps
the mind and body to act quickly (19)___________emergencies. Animals and human beings use it to meet
the hostile conditions (20)___________ exist on the planet.
Whilst nobody denies the pressures of everyday life, what is surprising is that we are yet to
develop successful ways of dealing with them. (21)___________the experts consider the current strategies
to (22)___________ inadequate and often dangerous. They believe that (23)___________ of trying to
manage our response to stress with drugs or relaxation techniques, we must exploit it. Apparently,
research shows that people (24)___________ create conditions of stress for (25)___________ by doing
exciting and risky sports or looking for challenges, cope much better with life’s problems. Activities of
this type (26)___________been shown to create a lot of emotion; people may actually cry or feel
extremely uncomfortable. But there is a point (27)___________ which they have succeeded and know that
it was a positive experience. This is because we learn through challenge and difficulty. That’s
(28)___________ we get our wisdom. Few of (29)___________, unfortunately, understand
(30)___________ fact. For example, many people believe they suffer from stress at work, and take time
off (31)___________ a result. Yet it has been found in some companies that by far (32)___________
healthiest people are those with the most responsibility. So next time you’re in a stressful situation, just
remember that it will be a positive learning experience and could also benefit your health!
Part 3 For questions 33-39, read the following text and then choose from the list A-J
given below the best phrase to fill each of the spaces. Each correct phrase may only be used once. Some
of the suggested answers do not fit at all.
The problems of public speaking
For most people, one of the biggest fear in life is having to make a speech, whether at school, at a
wedding, or in our business lives. (33)_____ for this, not least amongst them the fear that no-one will
have the slightest interest in what you are saying. If you are on stage, as is often the case with such
speeches, there’s no problem. (34)_____ you to see the audience, because the lights blind you the moment
you step up. The only area of the stage that may have no light whatsoever is the lectern where you put
your notes – it will be in total darkness.
(35)_____ you probably realise that you’ve left your glasses at home. (36)_____, you now have to
improvise a 40-minute speech based on those few words of your notes you can actually see. It’s then that
the technical faults start to come into play. First, if you need any, your slides and illustrations won’t work.
(37)_____, you’ll accidentally push the wrong button and show everything upside down. (38)_____, they
will show the wrong picture at the wrong time, and even jump a couple. If you’re lucky, the lights will
fail at this point and the speech will have to be abandoned!
(39)_____ the technical support is excellent, which allows you to make a good and lasting
impression. It’s important to start well. To fight nerves, it’s a good idea to grip the lectern with both
hands, but not too tightly, because they have been known to collapse!
A It’s at about this time that

B If professionals are charge
C It’s always a good thing
D If it’s in your hands
E Fortunately, it is not possible for
F There are times, however, when
G However, if it isn’t the case
H Despite having spent ages preparing it
I With this in mind
J There are several good reasons
FCE Use of English Five
For Questions 1-16, read the following text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each
space.
Fat Man, Thin Man
Most of us have at some time or (1)___________ seen a film with the two comedians, Laurel and
Hardy. They (2)___________their first appearance in the (3)___________days of the cinema but not as
the world-famous (4)___________act they were eventually to become. Historians of the cinema
(5)___________ to an accident that (6)___________ them not only to appear in the same film but made
them see in a sudden (7)___________ that they (8)___________ together like lock and key. They
continued into the age of the talkies, happily not (9)___________ by the arrival of sound, as
(10)___________ to so many actors and actresses whose voices (11)___________ unsuitable. Both
(12)___________ as funny as they looked since Laurel, the ideas man, was also responsible
(13)___________ most of their dialogue. One of their most (14)___________ films is “The Music Box”.
Even today it still makes people (15)___________ with laughter, and quite rightly won an Oscar –
(16)___________ their only one.
1 A once B ago C other D else

2 A performed B gave C showed D made
3 A still B silent C quiet D dumb
4 A pair B team C double D two
5 A indicate B refer C show D mention
6 A caused B made C provided D meant
7 A blink B spark C lightning D flash
8 A fitted B matched C attached D suited
9 A suffered B minded C regretted D troubled
10 A arrived B happened C affected D became
11 A proved B showed C found D turned
12 A voiced B heard C sounded D spoke
13 A of B for C with D to
14 A common B normal C usual D popular
15 A descend B collapse C sink D fall
16 A finally B uneasily C strangely D unusually
FCE Use of English Six
space.
Stonehenge Rules!
Nowadays, the computer is everywhere. It ruins our lives. You (1)___________ a holiday or
theatre or cinema seats or you pass through the supermarket (2)___________, and somebody starts
pressing keys. Instantly a screen and a machine (3)___________ your movements as a spender.
(4)___________you pay by card or cheque, your bank or building society is also (5)___________ of your
life as a saver or spender. There (6)___________ a computer (7)___________ over your money. Where
did it all begin, this modern (8)___________ of accounting so different from that of the poor clerks
Dickens (9)___________ about sitting on high stools from early morning till late (10)___________
night? Well, in Britain if you take a train or bus and travel across to the Southwest, you may
(11)___________ yourself looking at the answer. A few miles outside Salisbury (12)___________ a
broken ring of large stones known as Stonehenge. The ring is (13)___________ over 4,000 years old.
Experts have (14)___________ that one use of the henge was to make calculations, probably to
(15)___________ with astronomy. If true then Stonehenge can (16)___________ to be Britain’s oldest
computer – Stonehenge rules, you might well say.
1 A make B demand C order D book

2 A lookouts B sendoffs C knockouts D checkouts
3 A retail B record C retain D report
4 A Despite B Indeed C Whether D However
5 A piece B part C portion D amount
6 A again B however C more D over
7 A glances B looks C watches D cares
8 A path B route C track D way
9 A described B wrote C told D reported
10 A in B the C of D at
11 A get B find C apply D appear
12 A stands B runs C grows D forms
13 A many B plenty C well D lots
14 A informed B suggested C advised D appealed
15 A do B make C have D refer
16 A demand B insist C claim D maintain
FCE Use of English Seven
space.
Getting Things Done
Life in the smaller country places can (1)___________ you feel very isolated. Once our village
didn’t have a very good (2)___________ into town since there were only two buses a week.
(3)___________ was the state of (4)___________ when I first (5)___________ there some years ago. I
remember the startled (6)___________ of women I spoke to outside the shops about this (7)___________
of a very basic provision. “Well, that’s how it is, there’s nothing we can do about it.” “There’s
(8)___________,” I replied quickly. “We can (9)___________ a meeting in the village hall, get up a
petition, and (10)___________ it to the local council, asking them to (11)___________ the number of
days a week the bus (12)___________. And most important of all we have to make sure that the local
Member of Parliament either (13)___________ the meeting or certainly gets a copy of our petition.”
After some hesitation and (14)___________ doubt about our chance of success, the idea was put into
(15)___________ with the (16)___________ that today the village has a daily bus into town.
1 A get B make C force D start

2 A transport B route C link D service
3 A It B This C There D So
4 A affairs B matters C ways D facts
5 A survived B settled C rested D started
6 A return B repeat C reaction D result
7 A loss B waste C scarcity D lack
8 A many B plenty C great D lot
9 A hold B raise C handle D bring
10 A refer B propose C present D offer
11 A enlarge B extend C stretch D develop
12 A serves B drives C transfers D runs
13 A arrives B comes C attends D appears
14 A first B opening C starting D initial
15 A movement B act C practice D form
16 A result B output C end D verdict
FCE Use of English Eight
space.
Planning a Holiday
Going (1)___________ on holiday is a time of great excitement for all (2)___________ family. It
often (3)___________ after a long period of discussion several months before, when for about three
weeks every (4)___________ booklet and prospectus is (5)___________ up at the local travel agent’s.
There are sometimes so many of these they need to be brought home in a (6)___________ bag. They are
then gone through (7)___________ by one every evening for about three weeks. Places are chosen by the
(8)___________ of the very attractive photographs and (9)___________ to location. Everybody has their
say, prices are (10)___________ and lists are made. Finally it all (11)___________ down to a choice of
perhaps three places. It becomes almost impossible to (12)___________ two of these and
(13)___________ what will certainly provide the family’s next holiday. But the miracle eventually
(14)___________ place, and late one evening after much argument agreement is (15)___________. It is
with a sigh of considerable (16)___________ that next day the holiday is booked.
1 A out B off C with D round

2 A of Ba C in D the
3 A presents B comes C passes D appears
4 A approximate B absolute C available D additional
5 A picked B selected C chosen D lifted
6 A carriage B transport C porter D carrier
7 A each B every C one D single
8 A sight B look C air D face
9 A allowing B approving C agreeing D according
10 A compared B composed C rivalled D resembled
11 A restricts B limits C narrows D tightens
12 A depart B eliminate C dispose D rid
13 A rest B remain C reside D leave
14 A forms B fits C takes D makes
15 A arrived B received C ended D reached
16 A relief B breath C help D rescue
FCE Use of English Nine
space.
Counterfeits
The art of counterfeiting is an (1)___________ one. Nowadays it is a million dollar business,
especially in France. Seventy percent of products (2)___________ throughout the world are produced in
France. The problem has (3)___________ so serious that a French organisation, which was
(4)___________ in 1872 to protect the rights of manufactures, has opened a museum to draw
(5)___________ to this industry. It is hoped that the museum will also show (6)___________ buyers
what harm they can (7)___________ by purchasing imitation products. Counterfeiting is not confined to
forged money and watches. The museum has more than 300 exhibits (8)___________ from luxury items
through to toys, foods, computers, electrical appliances, cutlery and even flowers. While luxury bargain-
hunters may enjoy the thrill of snapping up a fake Gucci handbag at the market, imitations are not
(9)___________ to such extravagant products. For (10)___________ a Cartier watch may be
(11)___________ a luxury while a (12)___________ of Nike basketball shoes is not; nevertheless,
counterfeit versions of both can be found. Counterfeiting causes more problems than just the
(13)___________ of revenue and jobs. Some products such as medicines, food and toys can be
dangerous, and all are illegal. So the (14)___________ time you are tempted to go on a shopping trip to
Paris, (15)___________ that under French law anyone knowingly purchasing a counterfeit product is
(16)___________ a crime.
1 A antique B archaic C old D antiquated

2 A followed B copied C repeated D reproduced
3 A developed B turned C become D changed
4 A formed B made C consisted D installed
5 A warning B notice C interest D attention
6 A potential B probable C evident D supposed
7 A make B cause C create D offer
8 A prolonged B ranging C extending D varied
9 A fixed B set C limited D bounded
10 A example B once C long D short
11 A held B recognised C seen D considered
12 A twin B couple C set D pair
13 A missing B lack C loss D failure
14 A after B following C future D next
15 A retain B remember C keep D remind
16 A committing B doing C causing D having
FCE Use of English Ten
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Bicycles
Why don’t the British cycle? Only a quarter of the (1)___________ twenty million bicycles in the
country are thought to be in (2)___________ use. In Denmark, which is flatter but no darker or rainier
than Britain, twenty per cent of all journeys are made by bicycle, while in Britain the (3)___________ is
only 5 %. The government are trying to (4)___________ this. It is hoped that a grant of millions of
pounds from the National Lottery will (5)___________ more people to use their bikes. The money will be
used to (6)___________ for a 6,500 mile national network of cycle tracks. Britain needs to
(7)___________ environmentally friendly schemes such as this. The southern third of the country is one
of the most (8)___________ areas of the world. Environmentalists make it (9)___________ to build new
roads, and (10)___________ roads are very overcrowded. One official committee described the growth of
motor transport as “possibly the (11)___________ environmental threat to the UK”. The
(12)___________ of building the cycles tracks is to motivate people to use their bicycles instead of their
cars. However, the new tracks are being built (13)___________ cities and not through them. This
(14)___________ that only long distance journeys may be easier and safer. Those cyclists who want to
(15)___________ inside cities will still be in danger of (16)___________ their lives on busy roads every
time they use their bicycles.
1 A counted B numbered C estimated D guess

2 A right B regular C normal D proper
3 A size B portion C figure D part
4 A improve B succeed C excel D help
5 A support B activate C boost D encourage
6 A cost B give C pay D afford
7 A do B introduce C commence D make
8 A full B loaded C occupied D crowded
9 A rough B uneasy C stiff D difficult
10 A existing B prevailing C living D left
11 A hardest B greatest C grandest D strongest
12 A aim B function C design D course
13 A from B in C among D between
14 A tells B says C means D defines
15 A travel B wander C tour D follow
16 A expiring B losing C missing D terminating
FCE Use of English Eleven
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Living a healthier life
Keeping fit and healthy may (1)___________ difficult, but there are a few easy-to-follow
(2)___________. Firstly, a balanced diet is absolutely essential. This (3)___________ selecting food that
is (4)___________ in salt and sugar. Experts recommend (5)___________ the amount of fat in our diet,
as too much can lead to heart problems. They also suggest increasing the (6)___________ of high fibre
food we eat. This comes in the (7)___________ of fresh fruit, vegetables, wholemeal bread and pasta. As
well as being packed (8)___________ vitamins and minerals, they are delicious too. Secondly, it’s
important to fit exercise into your daily (9)___________. This can be done by simply walking as much as
(10)___________ and climbing stairs instead of (11)___________ the lift. Exercise is necessary to
(12)___________ a healthy body, as well as increasing energy levels and (13)___________ you feel
generally fitter and happier. Finally, staying relaxed is important for good health. Too much stress can
(14)___________ to a variety of illnesses, from headaches to high blood pressure. (15)___________
possible, do things you enjoy and treat yourself occasionally. So the message is (16)___________ – enjoy
yourself but learn to respect your body too. It’s all a question of getting the balance right.
1 A have B seem C find D happen

2 A laws B guides C orders D guidelines
3 A contains B points C means D suggests
4 A poor B short C small D low
5 A declining B dropping C cutting D reducing
6 A bulk B amount C number D mass
7 A form B way C look D means
8 A by B with C of D in
9 A routine B custom C time D practice
10 A possible B probable C able D capable
11 A catching B having C taking D going
12 A keep B maintain C support D manage
13 A providing B doing C assisting D making
14 A bring B direct C guide D lead
15 A Whichever B Whenever C However D How
16 A ordinary B natural C simple D casual
FCE Use of English Twelve
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Water
Water is one of our most (1)___________ resources; to (2)___________ it simply, without water
there would be no life. Unfortunately many of us seem to have (3)___________ this fact, and as a result
the world is (4)___________ the danger of running (5)___________ water. The actual (6)___________
of water on earth has changed little since the time of the dinosaurs. The problem has been
(7)___________ by people’s misuse of our water supply. This not only (8)___________ that we have
polluted our rivers and seas, but also that we are (9)___________ a great deal of this precious resource.
Unfortunately, the destruction of the rain forests has (10)___________ this problem worse since much of
the rain that falls is (11)___________ because it runs off into the sea. The population of the earth is
increasing daily, so it is vital that we (12)___________ a solution to this problem before it is too late. The
first step is to educate people, especially by reminding them of the (13)___________ of water. For most
of us it is available whenever we (14)___________ it, whether to bathe in or to drink, so we seldom
bother to think about it. People then need to be taught how to reuse or recycle water. One of the simplest
ways of doing this is to reuse bath or shower water for (15)___________ cleaning or watering garden.
Ponds which filter used water are also becoming popular. Whatever methods we might decide to use, we
must (16)___________ the worth of water and how we can conserve it.
1 A valid B precious C worthy D superior

2 A show B make C write D put
3 A looked over B omitted C forgotten D missed
4 A facing B witnessing C viewing D noticing
5 A out of B into C off D away with
6 A sum B total C number D amount
7 A brought out B caused C done D happened
8 A underlines B says C means D proves
9 A exploiting B wasting C spending D throwing
10 A caused B done C created D made
11 A missed B fallen C lost D given up
12 A recover B work C come up D find
13 A value B cost C price D tag
14 A ask B require C command D open
15 A housing B household C housekeeping D housework
16 A comprehend B estimate C perceive D realize
FCE Use of English Thirteen
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Saving Europe’s Woodland
Hidden in almost every European country there are ancient and untouched forests. These forests
are often (1)___________ in wildlife and are (2)___________ to many endangered species. One example
is a small patch of Scottish forest which (3)___________ a variety of coniferous trees (4)___________
for a wide range of birds and insects. Although many of the ancient (5)___________ of Europe
worshipped trees, there is (6)___________ respect for them today. The World Wildlife Fund has decided
to (7)___________ attention to the importance of Europe’s ancient woodlands. They are asking for the
remaining forests to be protected by controlling the trade of wood. (8)___________, governments are
being asked to regenerate forests where (9)___________, and manage them in a more nature-friendly
way. At present almost a third of western Europe is (10)___________ by trees. Unfortunately, many of
these were only (11)___________ recently. This means they can’t support such a(n) (12)___________
variety of plant and animal life. If we destroy the ancient forests, we will cause many species to
(13)___________ extinct. The decline of ancient forests began thousands of years ago. Yet, with the
growing awareness of the (14)___________ of ancient woodlands, it is hoped those remaining will be
(15)___________. By the year 2015 the WWF hopes to have (16)___________ many forest reserves
across Europe. It isn’t too late to do something for our ancient trees.
1 A full B wealthy C prosperous D rich

2 A house B place C home D shelter
3 A contains B includes C embraces D holds
4 A capable B suitable C able D plenty
5 A humans B peoples C beings D persons
6 A small B tiny C little D few
7 A draw B bring C carry D move
8 A As well as B In addition C Too D Plus
9 A necessary B important C urgent D vital
10 A loaded B packed C full D covered
11 A placed B put C plotted D planted
12 A deep B wide C excessive D extreme
13 A come B end C become D get
14 A value B advantage C gravity D seriousness
15 A released B endured C survived D saved
16 A done up B set up C brought up D made out
FCE Use of English Fourteen
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The American Eagle
America’s national symbol is that great bird which is (1)___________ as the bald eagle.
However, the number of this species has dropped from 50,000 in the 1940s to about 300 today.
Fortunately, America has taken (2)___________ by starting to breed these eagles. This takes place at a
research centre in Oklahoma, where 300 have been bred and then released into the wild. The eggs are
(3)___________ from wild eagles’ nests, found (4)___________ the country, and are flown straight to the
centre by aeroplane. During the (5)___________, they are kept (6)___________ in a special container
which (7)___________ them from sunlight, which could easily kill them. Once they are at the centre,
they are continually (8)___________ until they hatch. Eight hours after the birds emerge, they are given
their first meal, (9)___________ of little pieces of a special meat. At six weeks old, they are taken outside
to get used (10)___________ the cooler temperature. The (11)___________ stages of the bird’s
introduction to the wild take place at the top of a(n) (12)___________ tower, where they are kept in a big
cage and fed on fish. As time goes by, the cages are removed and they eventually (13)___________ to
fly. All would agree that the (14)___________ of these beautiful birds flying high in the southern skies
(15)___________ all the (16)___________ worthwhile.
1 A regarded B called C referred D known

2 A measure B move C action D step
3 A assembled B concentrated C piled D collected
4 A throughout B all C at D through
5 A journey B cruise C travel D expedition
6 A certain B safe C sure D harmless
7 A avoids B prevents C hinders D protects
8 A controlled B checked C seen D noted
9 A consisting B making C having D including
10 A of B from C to D in
11 A end B final C latest D finished
12 A eminent B deep C outstanding D high
13 A learn B train C teach D practise
14 A vision B picture C sight D view
15 A creates B makes C does D has
16 A attempts B effort C trial D experiment
FCE Use of English Fifteen
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Art Goes Audio
Visitors to the (1)___________ Tate Gallery in London can now (2)___________ the British
artist David Hockney talk about one of his paintings, which is (3)___________ The Bigger Splash.
Following the example of the French, who have (4)___________ such a system in the Louvre in Paris,
technology is coming to both the Tate and the National Gallery, two of Britain’s (5)___________
prestigious art institutions. The Tate is now offering Tateinform, a personal audio (6)___________ to the
paintings and sculptures (7)___________ show, and to the themes of (8)___________ displays. At the
(9)___________ of a button visitors can listen to artists, art critics and gallery curators explaining any
work that (10)___________ their interest; they can stop, start, rewind or fast-forward their cassette
machines (11)___________ they want. Many of the commentaries on works of art (12)___________
several layers of information. Style, content and symbols may be explained, or you may even be given
details of particular paints the artist has used. Some of the artists (13)___________ on the inspiration for
their own works. David Hockney, for (14)___________, talks about his interest in the surface and
movement of water in his commentary for The Bigger Splash. The (15)___________ of audio guides is a
great help to people wanting to (16)___________ a better understanding of art.
1 A known B familiar C famous D accustomed

2 A hear B listen C attend D observe
3 A told B said C announced D called
4 A brought in B brought on C brought about D brought along
5 A much B wholly C most D great
6 A instruction B guide C plan D map
7 A in B at C on D to
8 A sure B definite C secure D certain
9 A switch B touch C press D push
10 A catches B opens C turns D fills
11 A that B however C where D whenever
12 A offer B say C propose D tell
13 A aim B focus C look D direct
14 A illustration B sample C instance D case
15 A start B introduction C presentation D discovery
16 A earn B take C gain D win
FCE Use of English Sixteen
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Egyptomania
“Egyptomania” is a new art exhibition which has (1)___________ at the Louvre Museum in
Paris. It shows just how (2)___________ images of Egypt have emerged through the (3)___________
and examines why this (4)___________ culture has (5)___________ to have such a powerful influence
on the western imagination. It has (6)___________ all of the arts, from opera and cinema to architecture
and furniture design. It (7)___________ five years to prepare the exhibition, which (8)___________
more than 300 items, many of them on (9)___________ from international museums as far
(10)___________ as Australia. It has generally been thought that European (11)___________ in Egypt
started with Napoleon Bonaparte’s military campaign which lasted from 1798 to 1801, but the exhibition
shows that this is not the (12)___________. There are examples of Egyptian influence (13)___________
back to the early 17th century. Queen Marie Antoinette, well known for her (14)___________ of strange
and exotic things, (15)___________ an important role in starting the (16)___________ for Egyptian art in
France. Her bedroom ceiling in Versailles is painted with Egyptian images, and there are chairs and tables
decorated with small statues of young Pharaohs.
1 A opened B made C launched D come

2 A much B lot of C many D every
3 A periods B ages C times D history
4 A aged B antiquated C ancient D antique
5 A persisted B remained C lasted D continued
6 A moved B directed C impressed D influenced
7 A took B needed C used D was
8 A covers B includes C involves D consists
9 A credit B advance C loan D gift
10 A from B away C along D abroad
11 A interest B attention C attraction D curiosity
12 A situation B event C state D case
13 A moving B turning C going D coming
14 A affection B love C care D like
15 A did B had C played D took
16 A custom B style C convention D fashion
FCE Use of English Seventeen
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Panama Hats
When summer (1)___________ and the sun appears, it’s (2)___________ to have a hat. Many
people have traditionally (3)___________ for the panama hats. Stylish, light and cool on the head, these
palm leaf hats are flexible enough to roll up and (4)___________ in a pocket or bag. Nowadays panamas
can be found in fashionable shops (5)___________ over the world, sometimes at exorbitant
(6)___________. However the hat itself originated in rather humble (7)___________ in the jungles of
South Africa. In a long tradition (8)___________ down from generation to generation, the palm leaves
are (9)___________ by the men and the hats are woven by the women. It can (10)___________ up to 12
palm leaves to make a (11)___________ quality hat. Each leaf is split up to 25 times to obtain a straw that
is fine enough to be woven into a hat. The women’s job is dictated by the weather and visibility: there
must be enough light for them to (12)___________ the fine straw, but the air must be moist enough for it
to (13)___________ flexible. This means that the women can usually only work in the (14)___________
morning. (15)___________ panama hats are expensive, back in the villages the craftsmen and women are
struggling to keep the tradition (16)___________ and often receive only a fraction of the price you pay in
the shops.
1 A gets B comes C reaches D becomes

2 A well B right C good D functional
3 A sought B asked C gone D tried
4 A put B add C locate D insert
5 A on B at C throughout D all
6 A tags B amounts C prices D costs
7 A parts B areas C surroundings D environments
8 A handed B past C given D delivered
9 A gathered B congregated C grouped D massed
10 A need B be C take D want
11 A great B top C class D grade
12 A watch B see C discern D attend
13 A continue B endure C persist D remain
14 A prompt B early C soon D fast
15 A Although B Still C But D Even
16 A live B existing C alive D lively
FCE Use of English Eighteen
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The Great Outdoors
Climbing Everest and walking up a mountain in Scotland may seem (1)___________ completely
(2)___________ activities, but both require (3)___________ preparation. (4)___________ injury and
even death can occur, even on an apparently easy route if a few (5)___________ guidelines are not
followed. Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, (6)___________ the weather forecast before you
(7)___________. If you have any doubts at all, (8)___________ your trip until conditions improve.
Ensure that you have (9)___________ equipment. Your list should (10)___________ a good pair of
walking boots, a thick jumper and a good (11)___________ waterproof jacket. Be (12)___________ to
take food supplies in case you (13)___________ against problems on the mountainside and
(14)___________ having to spend the night there. An emergency first aid kit, a torch and a whistle are
also (15)___________. As long as you are (16)___________, the great outdoors has a lot to offer.
1 A if B as C like D so
2 A different B awkward C unlike D various
3 A exact B carefree C careful D cautious
4 A Important B Emergency C Urgent D Serious
5 A basic B base C plain D bottom
6 A hear B check C listen D examine
7 A set up B set to C set off D set down
8 A put off B put down C put up D put on
9 A needed B accurate C specific D proper
10 A involve B include C entail D insert
11 A make B brand C quality D mark
12 A definite B sure C able D clever
13 A come on B come down C come up D come through
14 A end up B cut off C pick up D get out
15 A essential B needy C wanted D in need
16 A senseless B sensitive C sensual D sensible
FCE Use of English Nineteen
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Art in Amsterdam
One of the world’s most radical museums, which can be (1)___________ in Amsterdam, has
recently reached the great (2)___________ of 125. The Stedelijk Museum first opened its
(3)___________ on 14 September, 1895 and it was controversial from the start. The French poet
Appolinaire (4)___________ it as “the only place in the (5)___________ where you can see truly modern
art”. From the (6)___________ its main (7)___________ was to display the best of new art whether it
was accepted by the establishment or not. Back in 1905, its decision to show the work of Van Gogh
(8)___________ a problem with city authorities, as his work was “little valued” at the time. But the
(9)___________ trouble started after the war when they decided to exhibit even more experimental work.
Rudi Fuchs, the (10)___________ director of the museum, has decided to be a bit more (11)___________
in his choice of exhibits, as (12)___________ to previous directors. He believes it is his
(13)___________ to care for the old collection of paintings as well as to continue encouraging new art.
As (14)___________ as the future concerned, he has decided to display a (15)___________ collection of
modern classics, including art dating back to the 19th century, but he will also continue to
(16)___________ for more unusual and daring work to display at the Stedelijk.
1 A found B discovered C traced D detected

2 A era B birth C age D period
3 A doors B hands C entrance D gates
4 A illustrated B defined C characterised D described
5 A earth B continent C world D Europe
6 A introduction B origin C beginning D commencement
7 A cause B purpose C reason D view
8 A made B did C brought D caused
9 A real B true C apparent D virtual
10 A topical B present C now D contemporary
11 A constant B steady C stuck D cautious
12 A different B contrasted C opposed D unlike
13 A duty B charge C intention D aim
14 A long B far C much D though
15 A continual B constant C fixed D permanent
16 A view B search C investigate D explore
FCE Use of English Twenty
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Aristotle
Aristotle lived (1)___________ the time when Philip of Macedonia was conquering areas of
Greece such as Attica. Aristotle (2)___________ to Athens when he was 17 to study philosophy. He
became a student of Plato, only (3)___________ the academy after Plato’s death. After a period of
(4)___________, Aristotle decided to (5)___________ with his former teacher’s views on philosophy. In
343 BC he was employed as a tutor for Alexander the Great, whom he taught for four years. Aristotle
(6)___________ the Lyceum, which was well known for its zoo and library, a public garden and a
gymnasium, which was (7)___________ to Apollo. Aristotle lectured to his students there, and it
(8)___________ an educational institution for 800 years. After Alexander’s death, anti-Macedonian
feeling (9)___________ Aristotle to escape to the north where he lived for one year (10)___________ his
death at the age of 62. Unfortunately, only a fifth of his writings have (11)___________. These works are
mostly (12)___________ up of those discovered in a cellar in 100 BC. There are 60 (13)___________
works and 20 pseudonymous (14)___________ ones. Since the time of the find, philosophers have argued
about the value and meaning of his writings. For example, in Italy in the 1500’s there was a reaction
against his ideas, which were (15)___________ as unnecessarily complicated. In spite of this, his
influence as a philosopher has continued to the (16)___________ day.
1 A on B throughout C during D over

2 A reached B arrived C landed D went
3 A abandoning B escaping C deserting D leaving
4 A travel B trip C journey D voyage
5 A stop B separate C break D oppose
6 A formed B founded C based D imposed
7 A offered B devoted C dedicated D given
8 A endured B lasted C remained D kept
9 A forced B made C kicked D pushed
10 A since B at C to D until
11 A traced B survived C rescued D saved
12 A held B kept C made D turned
13 A genuine B real C pure D true
14 A wrong B false C artificial D fake
15 A declared B seen C observed D noticed
16 A current B now C present D close
FCE Use of English Twenty-One
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Spend, Spend, Spend
People’s attitude to money has changed in recent years. When my mother was younger, she never
(1)___________ from anyone and she always paid her (2)___________ on time. Things like cars, TVs
and washing machines (3)___________ a huge amount of money and there weren’t so many different
(4)___________ to choose from. Nowadays, the (5)___________ of mobile phones on the market is
unbelievable. Some of my friends change their mobile every few months (6)___________ the expense.
There is also huge choice in clothes and shoes, especially on the internet. I ordered some jeans once but
they were very (7)___________ because they didn’t (8)___________ me very well – they were much too
big. I prefer to try things (9)___________ before I buy them. I think I know what (10)___________ good
on me and I quite often get great (11)___________ in the sales. Some shops (12)___________ a fortune
but the (13)___________ of clothes that they sell is awful. They persuade people to buy things that don’t
(14)___________ them, just because they have a designer label. I don’t have to pay high
(15)___________ in shops in order to feel good about the way I look.
1 A lent B borrowed C paid D owed

2 A bills B fees C prices D limits
3 A spent B paid C charged D cost
4 A design B style C makes D forms
5 A rate B number C limit D count
6 A although B despite C however D but
7 A deceptive B disappointed C deceived D disappointing
8 A fit B match C look D suit
9 A out B on C up D through
10 A suits B matches C looks D fits
11 A bargains B fines C reduction D price
12 A cost B charge C owe D borrow
13 A form B brands C style D designs
14 A suit B match C goes D wear
15 A fees B bills C fines D prices
FCE Use of English Twenty-Two
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My First Job
When I was 19, I (1)___________ out of my university course and ended up getting a job in a
local travel agent’s. I’d seen the (2)___________ for the job in the local paper. It said they wanted
someone with a nice (3)___________ and a friendly (4)___________. I thought the job might be an
(5)___________ to send people to interesting places and to see some of the world myself.
(6)___________, it turned out to be a bit of joke. I arrived at work on the first day with a positive
(7)___________, ready to work and learn about new places. I spent that morning and every morning for
the first three months filling (8)___________ forms and making coffee for the rest of the staff.
(9)___________ I was hoping to be dealing with travel-hungry people with a good idea of where they
wanted to go, the (10)___________ customer took ages to make their mind (11)___________. It was
amazing the number of customers who would spend ages finding the perfect destination only to have a
change (12)___________ heart at the last moment. If we did organize the trip of a lifetime for someone,
we rarely got thanks (13)___________ all our efforts. I now work in publishing (14)___________ a
living, so these days I’m a customer in travel agencies. One thing I always keep (15)___________ mind
is the need to say thank you.
1 A dropped B made C listened D burst

2 A publicity B news C advertisement D advice
3 A mood B character C humour D personality
4 A manner B custom C behaviour D habit
5 A occasion B opportunity C possibility D chance
6 A Presently B Currently C Actually D Nowadays
7 A view B attitude C opinion D aspect
8 A in B up C down D through
9 A If B When C Unless D Although
10 A popular B ordinary C average D common
11 A through B in C down D up
12 A in B of C to D with
13 A of B with C by D for
14 A from B for C to D with
15 A to B under C in D of
FCE Use of English Twenty-Three
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A life in the country
One thing I have never understood is the desire to live in the country. People associate life in the
city with crime and noise and they (1)___________ the impression that the life in the country
(2)___________ be safer and quieter. (3)___________ the contrary, country life has (4)___________ as
many hazards as the big city. I have a friend who lives (5)___________ to a farm and he (6)___________
that it’s noisier living there than it ever was in London. The birds and animals start (7)___________ a
noise first thing in the morning, quickly followed by the farm machinery. And (8)___________ crime, my
friend’s car has been (9)___________ four times in four years. People who think the country is the safest
place to be (10)___________ be right!
The other myth is that the countryside is a friendly place. (11)___________ I spend time in the
country, I’m surprised by how busy people are. They never seem to speak to (12)___________ for more
than a minute or two. On my (13)___________ back from work, I often come across three or four
neighbours and we (14)___________ a long chat. It’s that connection with other people that I would
(15)___________ most if I lived in the country.
1 A show B have C make D take

2 A can’t B has C must D mustn’t
3 A With B In C On D By
4 A still B many C not D just
5 A by B between C next D beside
6 A wonders B says C tells D asks
7 A doing B shouting C giving D making
8 A as for B as with C as of D as in
9 A mugged B stolen C robbed D burgled
10 A can B won’t C can’t D will
11 A Whoever B However C Whenever D Whatever
12 A each B each other C themselves D their
13 A way B route C street D direction
14 A make B have C do D talk
15 A avoid B lose C forget D miss
FCE Use of English Twenty-Four
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The value of a gap year
I’m in my final term at school and I’ll be going to university after the summer. (1)___________
my friends have decided to take a gap year, so they won’t start their (2)___________ for twelve months.
They are convinced that they will (3)___________ useful experience before becoming a student. I’m not
so sure.
My sister went (4)___________ for six months two years ago. She backpacked around Australia
and travelled home via Asia. She (5)___________ a good time, but she didn’t really learn
(6)___________. Quite the opposite – she thought it was a holiday and she (7)___________ out of the
habit of doing routine things. She got up late every morning, lay on the beach all day, and went
(8)___________ every night. She didn’t do any part-time (9)___________ and so she didn’t learn any
new (10)___________. She wanted to help people so she was going to do some (11)___________ work
but she didn’t (12)___________ contact with any charities while she was away. The trip also cost her a
fortune – she doesn’t (13)___________ in travelling light, so she bought (14)___________ everywhere
that she stopped.
I hope my schoolmates enjoy their trips, but I’m looking (15)___________ to starting university –
the sooner you start, the sooner you finish.
1 A Most of B A few C Several D None of

2 A employment B study C course D career
3 A achieve B win C take D gain
4 A traveller B travels C travelling D travel
5 A got B had C experienced D enjoyed
6 A something B nothing C anyone D anything
7 A got B came C was D became
8 A danced B to dance C dance D dancing
9 A employer B work C employee D job
10 A qualifications B training C skills D qualities
11 A voluntary B part-time C well-paid D temporary
12 A give B make C do D take
13 A approve B like C enjoy D believe
14 A memoirs B souvenirs C memories D remembrances
15 A forward B back C for D up
FCE Use of English Twenty-Five
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A lucky escape
This is about an extraordinary incident that took place in London a few years ago. It was a day
(1)___________ any other. On one of the city’s underground stations, a train was (2)___________ the
platform. Suddenly, a young woman (3)___________ herself into the path of the moving train. The
horrified driver slammed on the brakes, certain that there was no way to stop the train before the woman
was (4)___________ under the wheels.
But miraculously the train did stop. The first carriage had to be jacked up to free the badly
(5)___________ woman, but the wheels had not passed over her and she (6)___________.
The young woman (7)___________ out to be a gifted architect who was recovering from a
nervous (8)___________. Her amazing rescue from death was based on a remarkable (9)___________,
for the subsequent (10)___________ into the accident revealed that the train had not stopped during the
driver’s hasty breaking. It was revealed that, seconds before, a passenger had (11)___________ down the
emergency handle, which automatically (12)___________ the brakes of the train.
The passenger had had no particular reason fro doing so, but had acted (13)___________.
Unbelievable as it sounds, he was completely (14)___________ of the fact that a young woman was
about to hurl herself into the path of the oncoming train.
In fact, the Transport Authority (15)___________ prosecuting the passenger on the grounds that
he had had no (16)___________ cause for using the emergency system!
1 A so B like C by D such
2 A arriving B approaching C catching D advancing
3 A leapt B tossed C plunged D threw
4 A crushed B smashed C broken D squeezed
5 A damaged B wounded C injured D harmed
6 A succeeded B overcame C survived D continued
7 A proved B came C made D turned
8 A breakdown B failure C outbreak D setback
9 A coincidence B correspondence C occasion D opportunity
10 A examination B inquiry C view D search
11 A taken B handed C pulled D lifted
12 A joins B applies C presses D attaches
13 A for a change B by accident C at random D on impulse
14 A uninformed B unsure C unaware D uncertain
15 A considered B meant C advised D faced
16 A noticeable B expected C correct D reasonable
FCE Use of English Twenty-Six
space.
Happiness
In recent years there has been a remarkable increase in (1)___________ into happiness. The
researchers have (2)___________ a number of factors which contribute to a definition of happiness.
First of all, there is, in some people, a moderate genetic predisposition to be happy: in other
words, happiness (3)___________ in families. And happiness seems to correlate quite (4)___________
with the main dimensions of personality: extroverts are generally happier, neurotics are less so.
Second, people often (5)___________ good social relations as a reason for their happiness. In
particular, friends are a great (6)___________ of joy, partly because of the agreeable things they do
together, partly because of the way friends use positive non-verbal (7)___________, such as caressing
and touching, to affirm their friendship. Marriage and similar (8)___________ relationships can also form
the basis of lasting happiness.
Third, job satisfaction undoubtedly (9)___________ overall satisfaction, and vice versa – perhaps
this is why some people are happy in boring jobs: it (10)___________both ways. Job satisfaction is
caused not only by the essential nature of the work, but (11)___________ by social interactions with co-
workers. Unemployment, on the (12)___________, can be a serious cause of unhappiness.
Fourth, leisure is important because it is more under individual (13)___________ than most other
causes of happiness. Activities (14)___________ sport and music, and participation in voluntary work
and social clubs of various kinds, can give great joy. This is partly because of the (15)___________
themselves, but also because of the social support of other group members – it is very strong
(16)___________ the case of religious groups.
1 A research B inquiry C examination D study

2 A fallen back on B gone in for C got down to D come up with
3 A arrives B runs C goes D descends
4 A strongly B nearly C firmly D hardly
5 A explain B prefer C talk D report
6 A meaning B origin C base D source
7 A movements B motions C slogans D signals
8 A near B close C tight D heavy
9 A consists of B applies to C contributes to D counts on
10 A works B effects C makes D turns
11 A too B as well C also D plus
12 A common B contrast C comparison D contrary
13 A check B power C control D choice
14 A like B such C so D thus
15 A facilities B activities C exercises D amenities
16 A by B for C in D with
FCE Use of English Twenty-Seven
space.
A fair wage?
What constitutes fair wage? The (1)___________ of money that people earn is (2)___________
determined not by fairness but by market forces. This fact, however, should not (3)___________ us trying
to devise a mechanism for deciding what is the right pay for the job.
A (4)___________ point for such an investigation would be to try to decide the ratio which ought
to (5)___________ between the highest and the lowest paid. The picture (6)___________ more
complicated by two factors. The first is the “social wage”, that is, the benefits – (7)___________ as
holidays, sick pay and maternity leave – which every citizen is (8)___________ to.
Secondly, the taxation system is often used as an (9)___________ of social justice by taxing the
rich at a very high (10)___________indeed.
Allowing for these two things, most countries now (11)___________ as socially acceptable a ratio
of 7:1 between the best and the (12)___________ paid.
If the ratio is narrower, the highly-qualified people who usually (13)___________ heavy
responsibilities may become so dissatisfied that they (14)___________ emigrating (the so-called “brain
drain”).
But, if it is wider, the (15)___________ between rich and poor will be so great that it will
(16)___________ to social tension and, in extreme cases, to violence and revolution.
1 A amount B size C lot D sum

2 A by all means B for instance C in reality D out of the question
3 A admit B prevent C forbid D prohibit
4 A opening B beginning C starting D commencing
5 A remain B exist C stand D become
6 A results B is drawn C becomes D is made
7 A such B so C just D like
8 A ensured B enabled C entrusted D entitled
9 A engine B instrument C appliance D apparatus
10 A rate B cost C range D value
11 A require B regard C review D respect
12 A smallest B least C lowest D fewest
13 A hold B wear C carry D bring
14 A pull away B turn out C set off D end up
15 A gap B space C hole D size
16 A drive B lead C aim D urge
FCE Use of English Twenty-Eight
space.
Do-it-yourself computers
Building (1)___________ own computer may appear a difficult task. But if you have had one
(2)___________ and have even progressed to being able to, say, (3)___________ a video card, you are
ready to enter the do-it-yourself PC business.
In choosing the components, even something as basic as the case can (4)___________ a
difference.
(5)___________ the computer magazines and you will see that cases come in all sort of shapes
and sizes: small, tall, wide, narrow – whatever you (6)___________.
If you think you would like to have ten hard disks in your computer, you can find a case to
(7)___________ your needs. If you want a case that will (8)___________ in a drawer, that is available
too. You can (9)___________ your requirements and get exactly the machine you want: everything, from
the sound card and graphics cards to the backup device of your (10)___________.
Of course, (11)___________ or later, something will go wrong. If you get (12)___________
crashes, is it the memory chip, the CPU, the hard disk or the software that is (13)___________? You
could (14)___________ yourself having to deal with all the various manufactures of the different pieces
in order to find out (15)___________ piece or program which is causing the problem.
So, if you want to become a DIY expert, start by upgrading your existing machine, and you may
soon have the (16)___________ you need to continue.
1 A your B an C the D its

2 A in time B for a while C at the moment D since then
3 A put B install C place D set
4 A make B do C give D take
5 A Revise B Control C Check D Inspect
6 A dream B fancy C hope D long
7 A respond B call C fill D meet
8 A arrange B conform C fit D get
9 A satisfy B notify C quality D specify
10 A choice B pick C selection D pleasing
11 A before B sooner C earlier D after
12 A occasional B seldom C rare D sometimes
13 A in trouble B by mistake C out of use D at fault
14 A get B leave C find D stop
15 A their B who’s C the D whose
16 A trust B confidence C belief D wish
FCE Use of English Twenty-Nine
space.
The new China
All is not well in the state of China. Most people who (1)___________ an interest in China know
that, in the days when all industry was (2)___________ by the state, the workers had their basic needs
taken care of. They did not (3)___________ much, but they could be sure of a house or flat, health care,
education and a pension.
This was the ‘iron rice-bowl’. But what happens when the bowl breaks, as is happening now with
the (4)___________ of private industry and the end of the welfare state?
The trend is clear. In some provinces, fewer than half the workers are now (5)___________ by the
state. By the end of the next decade, at least a quarter of China’s (6)___________will be privately or self-
employed. When this happens, China will need to look for ways of replacing state welfare.
Take housing. Foreign companies increasingly (7)___________ housing in order to attract the
workers they want. As to health care, the end of free medicine is already (8)___________. Under the old
system, if a state worker needed (9)___________, the hospital simply sent the bill to his factory. Today,
state firms (10)___________ part of their fee from a worker’s pay.
Some even (11)___________ private medical insurance. (12)___________ pensions are
concerned, personal pensions, bought through life insurance companies, are said to be growing in
numbers by 25% a year. Many towns are experimenting with pooled pension funds from all businesses,
state and private, with workers (13)___________ about two percent of their income. This
(14)___________ well in places with lots of young people and high growth, but in areas of declining
economy, pooling means more people getting less.
Taken with China’s other problems – (15)___________ inflation, rising unemployment and an
increasing crime rate in the big cities – it is not surprising that some people (16)___________ the coming
of private enterprise as a mixed blessing.
1 A take B make C play D bring

2 A run B held C ruled D governed
3 A spend B gain C earn D pay
4 A growth B inflation C outburst D addition
5 A overtaken B used C requested D employed
6 A staff B workplace C personnel D manpower
7 A propose B offer C invite D suggest
8 A at present B on time C in sight D under suspicion
9 A health B cure C remedy D treatment
10 A deduct B reduce C expect D discharge
11 A speak for B insist on C hold with D take in
12 A Although B As long as C Also D As far as
13 A combining B withdrawing C contributing D receiving
14 A works B makes C does D comes
15 A wide B high C fast D big
16 A regret B recall C regard D respect
FCE Use of English Thirty
For Questions 1-20, read the following text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
Family tree
What do you know about the (1)___________ of your family? Tracing your ancestors can be a very
interesting (2)___________. But, if you don’t go (3)___________ it in a methodical (4)___________, it can also
become very frustrating. If you want to (5)___________ progress with your “family tree” without tearing your hair
out in frustration, there are some simple rules which you should (6)___________.
First of all, note the names of your (7)___________ family and draw a rough family tree, starting with
yourself at the bottom. Don’t worry if you can only go back as (8)___________ as your grandparents.
You will have made a good start, especially if you can fill (9)___________ most of the dates relating to
births, marriages and deaths (BM&D for (10)___________).
Next, write down the names of all older (11)___________ who are still alive: grandfathers, grandmothers,
great-aunts and great-uncles can be a mine of information.
You often find that they have originals of BM&D certificates, in which (12)___________, ask nicely for
copies because this will (13)___________ you time and money. They might also have family Bibles
(14)___________ information going back many years, or photo (15)___________ and other documents that will
help you in your search.
Thirdly, look in telephone directories for other possible family contacts. This is particularly valuable if you
have a really (16)___________ surname. Of course, if your name is a common one such as Smith or Brown, this is
less (17)___________ to be worthwhile, (18)___________ you know that yours is a local family, or one which has
stayed in the same business for (19)___________ generations.
After that, you will be ready to visit places that keep official (20)___________: libraries, registry offices
and so on. But don’t do that until after you have done all the groundwork. Have fun!
1 A history B legend C story D report

2 A leisure B game C sport D hobby
3 A to B for C after D about
4 A route B way C work D task
5 A do B have C make D take
6 A correspond B succeed C follow D answer
7 A immediate B next C actual D recent
8 A long B far C near D soon
9 A off B up C out D in
10 A short B letters C brief D initials
11 A parents B cousins C relatives D families
12 A matter B fall C way D case
13 A spare B save C keep D prevent
14 A receiving B containing C enclosing D presenting
15 A files B books C catalogues D albums
16 A unheard B unknown C unusual D unwanted
17 A possible B useful C likely D interesting
18 A unless B although C except D in case
19 A several B more C long D few
20 A volumes B records C accounts D works
FCE Use of English Thirty
For Questions 1-20, read the following text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
Family tree
What do you know about the (1)___________ of your family? Tracing your ancestors can be a very
interesting (2)___________. But, if you don’t go (3)___________ it in a methodical (4)___________, it can also
become very frustrating. If you want to (5)___________ progress with your “family tree” without tearing your hair
out in frustration, there are some simple rules which you should (6)___________.
First of all, note the names of your (7)___________ family and draw a rough family tree, starting with
yourself at the bottom. Don’t worry if you can only go back as (8)___________ as your grandparents.
You will have made a good start, especially if you can fill (9)___________ most of the dates relating to
births, marriages and deaths (BM&D for (10)___________).
Next, write down the names of all older (11)___________ who are still alive: grandfathers, grandmothers,
great-aunts and great-uncles can be a mine of information.
You often find that they have originals of BM&D certificates, in which (12)___________, ask nicely for
copies because this will (13)___________ you time and money. They might also have family Bibles
(14)___________ information going back many years, or photo (15)___________ and other documents that will
help you in your search.
Thirdly, look in telephone directories for other possible family contacts. This is particularly valuable if you
have a really (16)___________ surname. Of course, if your name is a common one such as Smith or Brown, this is
less (17)___________ to be worthwhile, (18)___________ you know that yours is a local family, or one which has
stayed in the same business for (19)___________ generations.
After that, you will be ready to visit places that keep official (20)___________: libraries, registry offices
and so on. But don’t do that until after you have done all the groundwork. Have fun!
1 A report B legend C story D history

2 A sport B game C hobby D leisure
3 A for B about C after D to
4 A way B route C work D task
5 A do B make C have D take
6 A correspond B succeed C follow D answer
7 A actual B next C recent D immediate
8 A near B long C far D soon
9 A off B in C out D up
10 A short B letters C brief D initials
11 A parents B relatives C cousins D families
12 A matter B fall C case D way
13 A spare B prevent C keep D save
14 A receiving B enclosing C containing D presenting
15 A files B albums C catalogues D books
16 A unusual B unknown C unheard D unwanted
17 A possible B likely C useful D interesting
18 A except B although C unless D in case
19 A few B more C long D several
20 A accounts B records C volumes D works
FCE Use of English Thirty-One
For questions 1-16, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space.
Two Creatures of the Past – Mammoths and Mastodons
The elephant has some (1)___________ relatives called mammoths, which lived in the Stone Age.
More than 15,000 years ago people painted pictures of them on cave walls. Then, astonishingly, in 1799,
a man walking along the banks of the River Lena in Siberia (2)___________ a startling discovery.
Peering into a wall of ice, he could (3)___________ see the shape of a massive, hairy mammoth,
apparently (4)___________ at him. He immediately ran (5)___________ in terror, but several days later
he (6)___________ the courage to return and cut the mammoth’s tusks – its two enormous teeth – out of
the ice to sell them. Mammoth tusks are the biggest teeth of any known creature, some (7)___________ a
length of five metres. These tusks were (8)___________ to good use, protecting the mammoths’ young
from other animals, and brushing away snow.
To most of us, mammoths are probably the most (9)___________ of the elephant’s extinct relatives, but
thousands of years earlier, in the woodlands of eastern North America, lived another of the elephant’s
relatives called the mastodon. Like mammoths, mastodons may also have had a hairy coat, but
(10)___________ mammoths mainly ate grass on the plains, mastodons (11)___________ to twigs and
leaves.
We do not know why mastodons (12)___________ extinct. However, computer studies of the decrease in
mammoth (13)___________ suggest that it was a particular (14)___________ of over-hunting by
humans, and (15)___________ in the climate at that time which (16)___________ to their disappearance.
1 A far B distant C remote D distinct

2 A made B took C did D had
3 A rather B quite C well D just
4 A watching out B looking out C looking after D watching over
5 A across B out C away D past
6 A grew B felt C experienced D found
7 A reaching B increasing C expanding D completing
8 A held B frequent C set D kept
9 A usual B frequent C regular D familiar
10 A when B while C as D even
11 A preferred B enjoyed C desired D selected
12 A turned B went C became D came
13 A quantities B amounts C totals D numbers
14 A addition B combination C attachment D connection
15 A transformations B adjustments C diversions D changes
16 A led B caused C guided D influenced

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1 A native B real C natural D raw

1 A amount B figure C sum D quantity

A It’s at about this time that

1 A once B ago C other D else

1 A make B demand C order D book

1 A get B make C force D start

1 A out B off C with D round

1 A antique B archaic C old D antiquated

1 A counted B numbered C estimated D guess

1 A have B seem C find D happen

1 A valid B precious C worthy D superior

1 A full B wealthy C prosperous D rich

1 A regarded B called C referred D known

1 A known B familiar C famous D accustomed

1 A opened B made C launched D come

1 A gets B comes C reaches D becomes

1 A found B discovered C traced D detected

1 A on B throughout C during D over

1 A lent B borrowed C paid D owed

1 A dropped B made C listened D burst

1 A show B have C make D take

1 A Most of B A few C Several D None of

1 A research B inquiry C examination D study

1 A amount B size C lot D sum

1 A your B an C the D its

1 A take B make C play D bring

1 A history B legend C story D report

1 A report B legend C story D history

Two Creatures of the Past – Mammoths and Mastodons

1 A far B distant C remote D distinct

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