Test 1: Question 4: The Gapped Word Is

TEST 1
(EXAM ESSENTIAL - FCE)

Part 1
For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There
is an example at the beginning (0).
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
0. A. idea B. view C. thought D. decision
0 A B C D
Essential tips: Reliable studies have shown that the children of working mothers
 Read the title and the whole have no more problems than children whose mothers stay at home.
text to get the general meaning. My personal (0)………………… is that mothers should work if
 Some of the questions will they wish.
ask you to choose a word from a
set of words with similar Some women have invested so much in a career that they cannot (1)
meanings. ………………. to give it up. Others have to work because of
 The word you need may be economic (2) …………………. and there are also those who are
part of a collocation, an idiom, simply not (3) ………………… out to be full-time parents.
an expression or fixed phrase.
You may need a preposition, There appear to be several options when it (4) …………….. to
which is part of a phrasal choosing childcare. These range from child minders through to
verb or a linker. granny or the kind lady (5)………………….. the street. (6)
 If you are not sure which of …………………… however, many parents don't have any choice;
the options fits best, say the they have to accept anything they can get.
sentence to yourself and use the
one that sounds best. No (7) ………………….. how good the available childcare may be,
 When you have finished, read some children protest if their parents are not around. This is a(n) (8)
the text again to make sure It ………………….. normal stage in a child's development Babies
makes sense. over the age of six months become dependent on mum and close
Question 4: The gapped word is family (9) ………………….. so make sure that you allow
part of a fixed phrase. Which (10)............................ time to help your child settle in.
verb best completes the phrase
'when it ....... to’? And don't forget: if you want to (11) ………………… the best for
Question 9: Sisters, brothers, your children, it's not the quantity of time you spend with them, it's
grandparents are all ...... of your the (12)………………………. that matters.
family.
Question 11: The gapped word 1. A. bear B. decide C. hope D. expect
is part of a fixed expression. 2. A. reason B. duty C. necessity D. task
Which verb best completes the 3. A. made B. cut C. brought D. born
phrase '…...the best for
somebody'? 4. A. refers B. concerns C. turns D. comes
5. A. of B. opposite C. around D. next to
6. A. In addition B. In practice C. In order D. In contrast
7. A. way B. matter C. surprise D. exception
8. A. perfectly B. extremely C. probably D. certainly
9. A. people B. adults C. members D. grown-ups
10. A. little B. no C. lots D. plenty of
11. A. make B. give C. have D. do
12. A.quality B. attitude C. behaviour D. manner
Working mothers
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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. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
0 with
SKATEBOARD DAD
Some activities are associated (0) ………….. young people, even though (13) ……………….. isn't
always clear why. Skateboarders, for instance, are expected to (14) …………… teenagers, but come to
think of it, there's (15) …………. reason why people over the age of 21 shouldn't take (16)
……………… the sport.
Skateboarding involves a certain amount of falling off the board, (17) …………… can be painful, but this
also applies to skiing or surfing, and these sports are not restricted (18) ……………. teenagers. Surely
there is (19) …………… wrong with a grown-up gliding down the road on his or her board!
(20) …………… the same time, I confess I felt a certain sympathy for my niece Emily when her father,
my older brother Tom, announced that he was going skateboarding with her. When you are 14, you are
very conscious of (21) ………….. other people think of you. Emily knew her friends would laugh (22)
………….. her if she was seen skateboarding in the park with her dad. She felt that (23) ……………..
embarrassment would be more than she could bear, so she begged Tom to go skateboarding elsewhere.
Fortunately, Tom realized how embarrassed Emily must (24) …………… felt and simply laughed.
Essential tips
 Read the whole text to get the general meaning.
 Decide what kind of word is needed (verb, pronoun, article, determiner, quantifier, etc.).
 Remember you can only use one word in each gap.
 You cannot use contracted forms (I've, he's, they're, mustn't, etc…) to fill in the gaps.
 Say the phrase or sentence to yourself and see which word sounds right in each gap.
 Read the text when you have finished and check that it makes sense.
Question 16: This gap is part of a phrasal verb that means ‘to start’, to begin doing' a sport.
Question 19: Look at the context Does the writer think that skateboarding is not for grown-ups?
Part 3
For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines
to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
0 OBSERVATION
LONDON EVE
The London Eye, the giant (0) ……………wheel, is a relatively new OBSERVE
landmark for London. It is one of the most popular
(25) …………..….. in the world. The wheel is the largest of its kind, ATTRACT
at a (26) …………….……. of 135 metres. 1,700 tons of steel were HIGH
used for its (27) ………….…. People make special journeys to see the CONSTRUCT
(28) …………. giant wheel. 15,000 visitors can ride on the Eye every day. EXCITE
The architects, Julia Barfield and her husband David Marks, were
the winners of the (29) ………….. to design a Millennium landmark. COMPETE
Their design was the most (30) …….……… of all the projects. The first IMAGINE
(31) …………… of the wheel were made on their kitchen table in 1993. DRAW
David developed the idea for a giant wheel and Julia found
the (32) ………..… site by drawing a circle round London and finding IDEA
its centre.
Not (33) ……….… it took about three years to do all the groundwork SURPRISE
to get the wheel built. In (34) ……….…… of their work, the couple RECOGNISE
were awarded the MBE, a special honour that is given in the UK
to someone who has achieved something special.
Essential tips:
 Read the whole text to get the general meaning.
 Decide what type of word (noun, adjective, verb, etc.) you need for each gap.
 Look at the context carefully. The word may be negative or positive.
 You may need to add a prefix or suffix to the prompt word.
 If the word is a noun, check if you need the singular or plural form.
 You may need to make two changes to the word (add a prefix and a suffix, add two suffixes, etc.)
 Check the spelling of each word carefully.
Question 31: In this gap you are looking for a noun. Read the rest of the sentence. Should the noun be
singular or plural?
Question 32: This word describes the noun ('site'), so it must be an adjective. How can you form an
adjective from 'idea'?
Question 33: In this gap you are looking for an adverb. How many changes do you need to make in
order to form an adverb from 'surprise'?
Part 4
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. Here is an example (0).
Example:
0. I'll be very happy when I go on holiday.
FORWARD
I am ………………………….. on holiday.
The gap can be filled by the words 'looking forward to going' so you write:
0 LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING
Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
Essential tips:
 You must use between two 35. Richard asked me how much I had paid for the theatre tickets.
and five words in the gap. COST
Contractions (didn't, we're, it's, Richard wanted to ……………………………..…….... the
etc.) count as two words. theatre tickets.
 Check that you have used all
36. It wasn't a good idea for you to delete that file.
the information from the first
sentence, and that you haven't SHOULD
added any more information. You ……………………………………………………. that
 Make sure you don't change file.
the word given in any way. 37. The ferry couldn't sail because the weather was bad.
 Decide on what structure you DUE
need to use (passive voice, The ferry couldn't sail ………………………..………….
indirect speech, etc.) by looking weather.
at what comes before and after 38. The teacher told us not to be late on Friday.
the gap. BETTER
 Remember to check your 'You ………………………………… late on Friday,' the
spelling carefully.
teacher said.
Question 38: What verb is used
with 'better' to mean 'should'? 39. You mustn't miss this opportunity to visit Sydney.
After it do we use the infinitive ADVANTAGE
with or without 'to’ ? Must this You must …………………………………..… this opportunity
be positive or negative? to visit Sydney.
Question 40: Here you need to 40. There are Spanish and French translations of the book.
use the passive. Your prompt BEEN
word is ‘been’. What tense do The book …………………………….……. into Spanish and
you need? French.
Question 42: ‘Unless’ means ‘if 41. That coat is too expensive for me to buy.
not’, so what change do you AFFORD
need to make to one of the verbs
I ………………………………..…. that coat.
in this conditional sentence?
42. She will only phone if she gets lost.
UNLESS
She will ………………. ……………….. lost.
TEST 2
Part 1
For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is
an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
0. A. quantity B. piece C. unit D. part
0 A B C D
Essential tips:
Going on a diet
Question 3: Which of the four A calorie is a (0) ……………… for measuring the amount of energy
verbs collocates with 'weight?
food will produce. The average person needs about 1,800 calories per
Question 6: Look at the context.
Is it a good thing that diets don’t day to (1)…………… healthy. Without energy, the heart cannot (2)
work for most people? Does the ………………. blood through blood vessels and the organs cannot
missing word have a positive or function.
negative meaning? You (3) ………………. weight because you consume more calories a
Question 7: Which of the four day than your body requires. The only way to lose weight is to (4)
phrasal verbs means stop' a diet ………………. the number of calories you consume. This is the basic
(5) ………………. behind most diets.
(6) ………………. diets don't work for most people. It's not that they
don't lose weight: they do, but when they (7) ……………….. the diet,
the kilos creep back. The (8) ……………….. to losing weight and
maintaining weight loss is a sensible diet and exercise plan. You need
to work out how to eat fewer calories than you (9) ………………..
consume. You should also exercise daily so you can use up calories.
Burning 250 or 500 calories per day can (10) ………………. a big
difference. (11) …………….. riding an exercise bike while you are
watching TV or climbing the stairs (12) ……………….. than taking
the lift. Persuade someone to exercise with you; exercise is a lot easier
if done in company.
1. A. keep on B. stay C. continue D. carry on

2. A. pump B. pull C. drag D. force
3. A. make B. increase C. gain D. put
4. A. shrink B. take C. remove D. reduce
5. A. way B. principle C. method D. Kina
6. A. Similarly B. Though C. Unfortunately D. Although
7. A. go off B. go on C. go back D. go away
8. A. key B. secret C. way D. idea
9. A. preferably B. actually C. consistently D. eventually
10. A. have B. do C. make D. give
11. A. Try B. Attempt C. Go D. Aim
12. A. instead B. apart C. except D. rather
Part 2
Example:
0 MANY
I’M NOT SUPERSTITOUS, HONESTLY!

How (0) ………………. people could truly say they are not superstitious? A recent survey shows that
almost 90% of people believe in one sort of superstition or another and say that it influences (13)
……………….. lives.
One of the questions people (14) …………………. asked is whether they saw themselves as lucky or
unlucky. Their answers turned out to be (15) ……………….. most interesting aspect of this survey.
Nearly two-thirds of (16) ………………… who took part said they believed that people were naturally
lucky or unlucky.
Professor Morgan Howard, who analysed the results of (17) ………………… survey, was fascinated by
this finding, so he went a step further and asked these people (18) …………………… kind of
superstitions they believed in. (19) ………………. his surprise, he discovered that almost all the people
who regarded themselves (20) ……………….. lucky believed in positive superstitions. They did things
(21) ……………….. promote their good luck, such as crossing their fingers. (22)……………………
would appear that people make their own luck by their attitude to life.
Even (23) …………………… surprisingly, he discovered that people with a degree in science tend to be
just (24) ………………….. superstitious as people with no knowledge of science.
Essential tips:
Question 17: The gap is followed by a noun, so the missing word is probably an article. Do you need the indefinite
article or the definite article?
Question 18: The gap is part of an indirect question about the kind of superstitions people believe in.
Question 20: The gap follows a verb, ‘regard’, and a reflexive pronoun, ‘themselves’. What preposition comes
after 'regard' + object?
Part 3
For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a
word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
0 RECENTLY
WILD ANIMALS
Wild animals have (0) …………………. made an appearance in the back RECENT
gardens of American suburbs. They have caused havoc and have
(25) …………………….. domestic pets. THREAT
Mountain lions that wander into suburbs are now quite (26) ……………… WILL
to attack humans, while bears and wolves have (27) …………………… APPARENT
discovered rubbish bins. If you find the (28) …………………. of your bin CONTAIN
scattered all over the garden one morning, there is a distinct
(29) ……………… that a bear has been feasting there during the night. POSSIBLE
Nobody should be particularly surprised by this (30) ………………….. DEVELOP
which was predicted by experts years ago, and it's not (31) …………….. EXPECT
under the circumstances. One cause is the massive expansion
of (32) …………….. into areas that were wild and uninhabited not long ago. HOUSE
In (33) ………………………. over the past few decades a large number of ADD
(34) ……………….. have been placed on hunting certain animals, allowing RESTRICT
their populations to grow.
Essential tips:
Question 25: The missing word is a verb. What verb form do you need?
Question 27: The gap is between the auxiliary {'have'} and the main verb ('discovered'), so it must be an adverb.
Question 34: Read the sentence carefully. It says 'a large number of'. Do you need the singular or plural form of a
noun?
Part 4
Example: 0 I'll be very happy when I go on holiday.
FORWARD
I am ........................................................on holiday.
35. The computer was cheaper than I expected

AS
The computer was ....................................I expected.
36. Why didn't you tell me I was wrong?
TOLD
You ..........................................................I was wrong.
37. She found the photographs when she was cleaning her room.
CAME
She ..................................when she was cleaning her room.
38. How many portraits did Picasso paint?
BY
How many portraits.....................................Picasso?
39. Jim and Peter will probably start their own business soon.
LIKELY
Jim and Peter.............................their own business soon.
40. 'Please don't stay out late,' his mother said.
ASKED
His mother...................................................out late.
41. I'd rather not go out this afternoon.
FEEL
I........................................................out this afternoon.
42. I must go to the shops because we've run out of tea at home.
LEFT
I must go to the shops because there's ……………………………………… at home.
TEST 3
Part 1
Example:
0. A. awaited B. waited C. expected D. predicted
0 A B C D
VINYL ATTRACTION
Nobody ever really (0) ………….. my Uncle Peter to make a lot of money. When he (1) …..………
school, he didn’t have any plans for a future career, and he got a job in a second-hand record shop that
was supposed to be temporary. Peter's mother couldn't (2) ……………… it. Her other two children had
both (3) ………………… to get places at university, and she was quite (4)…………… that a young
person needed a good education to get on in life. To (5)………….. things even worse, this was the time
when records made of vinyl were being phased out, and everyone wanted to buy CDs. It looked as though
Uncle Peter would soon be looking for (6)…………… somewhere else.
And then, all of a (7) ……………… Uncle Peter's luck changed. He announced he was going to start
collecting records and set (8) ……………….. a mail order business selling rare records. I have to admit
that nobody really (9) …………….. him seriously at first. We just couldn't believe that old records would
ever have any (10) ………………. again. Who would be interested in a technology that's out of (11)
…………….? Vinyl records have since become collectors' (12)………….. and Uncle Peter is now a very
rich man.
1. A. completed B. concluded C. left D. ended

2. A. come over B. take over C. get over D. pass over
3. A. achieved B. succeeded C. accomplished D. managed
4. A. convinced B. persuaded C. determined D. convicted
5. A. get B. make C. bring D. drive
6. A. work B. job C. career D. profession
7. A. once B. moment C. sudden D. minute
8. A. up B. out C. off D. in
9. A. took B. believed C. thought D. gave
10. A. worth B. price C. cost D. value
11. A. time B. period C. date D. epoch
12. A. objects B. items C. things D. possessions
Part 2
word in each gap, There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
0 WHO
AGRICULTURE IN ANCIENT BRITAIN

Professor Emma Thomas is an archaeologist (0) ……………… specialises in the study of the Neolithic
and Mesolithic periods. The Mesolithic period extended from 9,000 (13) ……………. 5,200 years ago,
and the Neolithic period came after that, lasting until about 2,500 BC. Human beings were living in
Britain during (14)…………….. of these periods.
Professor Thomas and her colleagues have been involved (15) ……………….. the analysis of stone age
skeletons to discover more about (16) ………………. way Ancient Britons lived. 'Studying bones can tell
us (17) …………………… great deal about our ancestors,' says Professor Thomas. 'We know for a fact
that Mesolithic people ate a seafood diet, while Neolithic people had a preference (18) …………………
plants and animals. We are what we eat, and the change from fish to meat is recorded in the bones.'
It is still a mystery why people just gave (19) ……………… eating fish. One explanation might be the
Influence of migrants from Europe, (20) ……………… brought new ideas over to Britain. 'Ancient
Britons changed their diet after the Europeans arrived,' says Professor Thomas. 'It was a time of big
changes. (21)………… ancestors stopped hunting and started growing crops. Farming methods (22)
…………….. imported from Europe. People would no longer rely (23) ……………… wild foods; they
could control what they ate and what they grew.’ This marked the beginning of agriculture (24)
……………. Britain.
Part 3
Example:
0 ANNOUNCEMENT
Sailing away
One Sunday morning Aunt Emily made an (0) …………….…….. She ANNOUNCE
told us (25) ………..…….… that she was going to take us on a cruise! HAPPY
I was surprised, knowing how (26) ……...…….. a holiday like that EXPENSE
could be. We weren’t a (27) …………… family, but we had put some WEALTH
money aside over the years, so in the end we used some of our
(28) ………………….. for the holiday. SAVE
When the day of our (29) ………….….. finally came, we were delighted DEPART
and thrilled to see how huge and (30) …………………. the ship looked. LUXURY
Our cruise liner sailed elegantly out to sea and our holiday
began. But it was such a (31) ……………………………! DISAPPOINT
There was so little to do on board. The (32) ………………. almost drove BORE
us mad. We visited several ports, but we didn't have the (33) …………….. FREE
to do what we wanted. We had to follow a very tight schedule of
guided tours and visits to museums. It was a (34) ………………. holiday! DISASTER
Part 4
Example: 0. I'll be very happy when I go on holiday.
FORWARD
I am.................................................on holiday.
35. 'I'm sorry I'm late again,' he said.

APOLOGISED
He..........................................................................again.
36. She looks like my cousin Mary.
REMINDS
She............................................................my cousin Mary.
37. If you have enough money for the fare, why not travel first class?
AFFORD
If you ................................................ . why not travel first class?
38. Someone is going to redecorate the kitchen for us next month.
HAVE
We are going ..................................................next month.
39. Could you speak up because I can't hear you properly?
MIND
Would ................................up because I can't hear you properly?
40. My grandmother became deaf when she was about 60.
SINCE
My grandmother.......................................she was about 60.
41. We advise customers to buy their tickets in advance.
ADVISED
Customers........................................their tickets in advance.
42. It's such a pity I didn't see that film on television last night.
WISH
I …………………………………. that film on television last night.
TEST 4
Part 1
Example:
0. A. informed B. told C. shown D. said
0 A B C D
School lunch
Research has (0) ……………… that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to
school do not eat (1) ………………. in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to (2) …………….
meals at lunchtime. Children can (3) ……………….. to bring their own food or have lunch at the school
canteen.
One shocking (4) ……………… of this research is that school meals are much healthier than lunches
prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the preparation of school meals, which have to include
one (5) ………………… of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food
like bread or pasta. Lunchboxes (6) ………………… by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and
chocolate bars. Children (7) …………………. twice as much sugar as they should at lunchtime.
The research will provide a better (8) ………………… of why the percentage of overweight students in
Britain has (9) ………………….. in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot instruct
parents, but it can remind them of the (10) ……………….. value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Children
can easily develop bad eating (11) ……………………. at this age, and parents I are the only ones who
can (12)……………….. it.
1. A. approximately B. properly C. probably D. possibly

2. A. give B. provide C. make D. do
3. A. prefer B. manage C. want D. choose
4. A. finding B. number C. figure D. factor
5. A. piece B. portion C. bowl D. kilo
6. A. examined B. found C. taken D. looked
7. A. take B. contain C. consume D. consist
8. A. view B. knowledge C. understanding D. opinion
9. A. increased B. expanded C. extended D. added
10. A. nutritional B. healthy C. positive D. good
11. A. behaviours B. styles C. attitudes D. habits
12. A. prevent B. define C. decide D. delay
Part 2
Example:
0 THERE
HISTORY and STORYTELLING

Over the last few years (0) ………………….. has been more interest in the subject of history, perhaps
because historical documentaries (13) ……………….. television have attracted large viewing audiences.
Historians who often complain (14) ……………… lack of interest in their subject should be delighted at
this development, shouldn't (15) …………….. ?
According to a survey, more people are applying (16) ……………….. places at university, and the
number of those wanting to study history (17) ……………….. increased. However, professors of history
are (18)………………… particularly happy about this increase and have expressed concern about the
quality of their students. They claim that most of (19) …………………… first-year students have never
read a history book and don’t have the skills (20) …………………. study the subject in depth. TV
programmes make students think that studying history is (21) ……………………. simple as storytelling.
Documentaries oversimplify the subject and concentrate (22) ……………………. personalities in an
attempt to attract audiences.
On the other hand, traditional historians could learn (23) ……………….. to tell a story from the makers
of such documentaries. Many historians have don't good narrative skills, which is (24) …………………
so many history books are not popular with readers.
Part 3
Example:
0 DANGEROUS
DIVING DEEPER
Free-diving is a new sport, and it's extremely (0) ………………, which DANGER
is perhaps why its (25) ………………. is growing fast. Free-divers are POPULAR
attached to a line, and then they have to take a deep (26) ………………, BREATHE
dive as deep as they can and come up (27) ………………… IMMEDIATE
The present record is 121 metres, held by the British diver,

Tania Streeter. Tania trains very (28) ………………. before each dive CARE
to build up her physical (29) …………..……… She never dives until FIT
she's completely confident that she's ready.
The danger is caused by the great (30) ……………….. at those depths. PRESS
I think that safety procedures have to be very strict if we want to
avoid accidents,' Tania says. Tania feels that mental strength is
also very important. She has an (31) ……………….. response to water EMOTION
and feels very calm when she's underwater. Perhaps Tania's
greatest asset is her (32) ……………… to focus. 'In free-diving there are ABLE
no (33) …………………. around you and there are no cheering spectators to COMPETE
(34) ………………………. you. It's a lonely sport,' says Tania. COURAGE
Part 4
FORWARD
I am...............................................on holiday.

35. The basketball coach will make me train very hard.

MADE
I very …………………………… hard by the basketball coach.
36. 'You can watch if you keep quiet,' said the actor.
PROVIDED
The actor said that I could watch ……………………… quiet.
37. I regret not telling you the whole truth.
TOLD
I wish ...............................................the whole truth.
38. After hours of negotiation, they managed to get the new contract.
SUCCEEDED
After hours of negotiation, they ………………………………. the new contract.
39. That shirt is too expensive for me to buy.
AFFORD
I can't ...............................................expensive shirt.
40. My grandfather doesn't go out often these days.
EVER
My grandfather......................................these days.
41. She tried to stay cheerful although she felt sick.
SPITE
She tried to stay cheerful ..............................sick.
42. Sarah probably won't come to the party.
UNLIKELY
Sarah .....................................................to the party.
TEST 5
Part 1
Example:
0. A. doubt B. reason C. purpose D. motive
0 A B C D
A POWERFUL INFLUENCE
There can be no (0) …………………… at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives.
However, most parents worry that their children spend too much time browsing the Internet or playing
computer games, hardly (1) ……………. doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents want
to know if these activities are (2) …………………. for their children. What should they do if their
children spend hours (3) ……………………? a computer screen?
Obviously, if children spend too much time (4) …………………. in some game instead of doing their
homework, then something is wrong. It is a good idea if parents and children decide together how much
use should be (5) ………………………… of the Internet, and the child should (6) …………………. that
it won't interfere with homework. If the child does not (7) …………………… to this arrangement,
parents can take more drastic (8) ………………………
Any parent who is (9) ………………… alarmed about a child's behaviour should make an appointment
to (10) …………………… the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of a computer screen does
not (11) ……………………. affect a child's performance at school. Even if a youngster seems obsessed
with the computer, he or she is probably just (12) …………………… through a phase, and in a few
months parents will have something else to worry about!
1. A. always B. rarely C. never D. ever

2. A. harming B. harmful C. hurting D. hurtful
3. A. staring at B. glancing at C. looking D. seeing
4. A. concentrated B. occupied C. concerned D. absorbed
5. A. done B. had C. made D. taken
6. A. assure B. promise C. secure D. claim
7. A. stick B. hold C. follow D. accept
8. A. rules B. procedures C. regulations D. steps
9. A. widely B. heavily C. seriously D. broadly
10. A. speak B. discuss C. talk D. debate
11. A. possibly B. necessarily C. probably D. consequent!
12. A. going B. passing C. travelling D. walking
Part 2
Write your answer IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
0 WHO
DRIVING BLIND
The idea that a blind person could drive a car sounds crazy. And the concept of someone (0)
……………... can't see driving a car at almost 150 miles per hour sounds even crazier. Miranda Naylor,
(13)…………….. blind accountant from Southport, has done exactly that in an attempt (14)
………………. raise money for charity. Mrs. Naylor drove a sports car (15) ………………. two miles in
a straight line along the runway of a disused airfield. She was (16) ………… radio contact with her
husband, Pete Naylor, who was able to give (17) …………. directions and advice in this way. Her
amazing achievement (18) ……………….. expected to raise about £50,000, which will be donated to a
company that trains dogs for (19) ……………… blind.
Mrs. Naylor (20) ……………….. been blind since she was six years old, and she still has some visual
memories of the world around her. She admits that not having her sight makes life awkward (21)..
………….times. She believes that if you are disabled in any way, you shouldn't waste time feeling sorry
for (22) …………………… 'It makes a lot (23) …………….…… sense to keep busy,' she says.
‘Achieving something can be a great source of self-confidence.' Miranda is now looking (24)
………………. a new challenge and would like to try motorbike riding.
Part 3
For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to
form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 EXCITING
FOLLOWING SWALLOWS
Bert's job doesn't immediately strike you as (0) ………………… EXCITE
He sits inside a small (25) ………………….. made of cloth and wire CONSTRUCT
and watches birds. Swallows, in fact, whose (26) ………………… in ARRIVE
Britain after a dangerous flight marks the (27) ………………. of summer. BEGIN
The severe weather caused by (28) …………………. warming makes their GLOBE
journey tougher each year.
One of their main (29) ………………. is getting enough to eat. Insect DIFFICULT
numbers have declined (30) …………………. and if the birds make it SHARP
to Britain, they may still die of (31) …………………………… HUNGRY
Farm (32) ……………….. such as barns have been converted into houses BUILD
and as a result, there are fewer places for birds to nest.
Bert finds it (33) ………………….. to say with any precision how far the POSSIBLE
numbers of swallows have declined in the area under (34) ………………. OBSERVE
Bird populations can increase considerably if swallows have had a good
breeding season, and for the moment at least, scientists are not overly worried.
Part 4
FORWARD
I am..........................................................on holiday.
The gap can be filled by the words ‘looking forward to going' so you write:
4612.Our teacher always makes us do our homework before we leave the class.
ALLOWS
Our teacher ................................................ leaves the class until we've done our homework.
4613.It was almost dark when we got home.
UNTIL
We.............................................................. It was almost dark.
4614.Peter woke up early because he didn't want to miss his flight.
THAT
Peter woke up early.................................... not miss his flight.
4615.Since we've run out of tea, I'd better go and buy some.
LEFT
There .......................................................... so I’d better go and buy some.
4616.'You'd better not go for a walk,' said my father.
ADVISED
My father ................................................... for a walk.
4617.The police asked the woman to describe the thief to them in detail.
FULL
The police asked the woman to give them ................................................ the thief.
4618.I wish I hadn't left the window open.
SHOULD
I...................................................................the window open.
4619.All the guests enjoyed themselves at the party apart from George.
WHO
George was the .......................................... enjoy himself at the party.
TEST 6
Part 1
Example:
0. A. life B. living C. alive D. live
0 A B C D
OLD AND ACTIVE

It is a well-known fact that Japanese people have a longer (0) ………….. expectancy than the population
of most other countries. A (1) ……………… report shows that the Japanese also expect to remain
healthier for longer.
Scientists are trying to work (2) …………….. what keeps elderly Japanese people so healthy. and
whether there is a lesson to be (3) …………………. from their lifestyles. Should we (4) …………………
any changes to our eating habits, for Instance, or go jogging each day before breakfast? Is there some
secret (5)………………….. in the Japanese diet that is particularly (6) …………………….. for the
human body?
Although the (7) ………………. of a longer, healthier life is a good thing for the individual, it can (8)
………………….. create a social problem. The number of people over the age of 65 in the population has
doubled in the last 50 years and that has increased pension and medical costs. Japan could soon be (9)
…………….. an economic problem: there are more elderly people who need to be looked (10)
……………. and relatively fewer younger people working and paying taxes to support them.
One solution could be to (11) ………………….. retirement age from 65 to 70. After all, the elderly have
a great deal to (12) ………………………… If they continue to be active in society, younger generations
will have the chance to learn more from their wisdom and experience.
1. A. late B. recent C. modern D. contemporary

2. A. for B. out C. in D. off
3. A. learnt B. gathered C. understood D. gained
4. A. do B. make C. set D. give
5. A. ingredient B. component C. portion D. helping
6. A. caring B. supportive C. positive D. beneficial
7. A. view B. outlook C. prospect D. wish
8. A. therefore B. actually C. even D. as well
9. A. facing B. meeting C. adopting D. encountering
10. A. for B. after C. over D. out
11. A. put B. move C. rise D. raise
12. A. grant B. donate C. contribute D. aid
Part 2
0 BY
ACOUSTIC ARCHAEOLOGY
Acoustic archaeology studies the role played (0) ………………. sound in the ancient world. It examines
the connection (13) ………………. acoustics and religious or spiritual sites. The main question is
whether the acoustics of a place are relevant to the way (14) …………………… was used.
Archaeologists have noticed that (15) ………………. number of ancient sites have echoes at very low
frequencies. When sounds are (16) ……………..… low as this, you feel them in your body, rather (17)
………………… just hearing them, and this creates a feeling of happiness and contentment. Sites with
such echoes were probably chosen (18) ………………. purpose, to make visitors feel they were in a
place of worship.
If you stand in (19) ……………………. of the Maya Temple in Mexico and clap your hands, you can
hear an echo that sounds (20) …………………. the chirp of the Maya sacred bird. This chirping echo
(21)……………….. produced because the steps of the long temple staircase are at different distances
from the listener. Some archaeologists claim that the Maya purposely constructed this temple (22)
………….. achieve this sound. Priests used this echo effect to make people believe that the gods were
speaking to (23)………………… Similar acoustic phenomena have been observed in sites (24)
……………….. over the world.
Part 3
0 COMPETITIVE
THE SPORT OF KINGS
The (0) ……………….…… racing of horses is one of humankind's most COMPETE
ancient sports. Horse racing was an organised sport in all
major (25) ………………..…. from Central Asia to the Mediterranean CIVILISE
and became an (26) …………..……..with the public in the Roman Empire. OBSESS
The sport has (27) ……………..…….. been associated with royalty and the TRADITION
nobility. It became a (28) …………………… sport at the beginning of the PROFESSION
eighteenth century. It is the second most (29) ……….…………… attended WIDE
spectator sport in the US, after baseball.
In the UK the Jockey Club, founded in 1750, has complete (30) RESPONSIBLE
for horse racing. It is also responsible for the (31) ……………………. regarding REGULATE
the breeding of racehorses. Although science has been (32) …………….……. ABLE
to find a breeding system that guarantees the birth of a champion,
it is possible to produce horses that are (33) ……..……………. on the racetrack. SUCCESS
Commercial breeding is a very (34) …………….……. business, and racehorses PROFIT
can be worth millions of pounds.
Part 4
FORWARD
I am..........................................................on holiday.
35. The man said that he hadn't been involved in the robbery.
DENIED
The man...........................................................................involved in the robbery.
36. I don't know how wide that river is.
WHAT
I don't know ....................................................................that river is.
37. They're identical twins, so they look exactly the same.
TELL
You can't .........................................................................they're identical twins.
38. My father last went abroad in 2001.
BEEN
My father.........................................................................2001.
39. They haven't replied to his email yet.
STILL
He ....................................................................................an answer to his email.
40. 'Did you read the book or not?' the teacher asked me.
WHETHER
The teacher asked me.......................................................the book or not.
41. I find that kind of music really irritating.
GETS
That kind of music ..........................................................nerves.
42. It took him three months to recover from his illness.
OVER
It took him three months .................................................his illness.
TEST 7
Part 1
Example:
0. A. set B. put C. placed D. dropped
0 A B C D
Cat flap
Patricia took a liking to the kitten the moment she (0) ……………….. eyes on it. The poor little creature
was so helpless, so cute and so weak that it hardly had the (1) ………………. to stand on its feet. Who
could have been so (2) …………….. as to leave a tiny animal like this outside on such a cold night? It
was only early September, but the last few mornings there had been frost on the (3) ……………… when
Patricia walked to school, and the temperature during the day was only a few degrees (4)
…………………. zero.
Patricia decided to take the kitten home and face the (5) …………….. argument with her mother. Mrs
Stevens (6) ………………… to let her daughter have a cat. She was quite (7) ……………… that pets
were smelly, dirty and likely to carry diseases. Patricia had tried her (8) ………………… to explain that
this simply wasn't true, but all her efforts were in (9) ……………… Whenever they discussed the (10)
……………….. Mrs Stevens would get very upset and (11) ……………… why Patricia needed a pet
anyway, when she had such loving parents. Patricia had often tried to explain that this was beside the (12)
………………… .A pet would be a companion.
1. A. ability B. strength C. force D. power
2. A. cruel B. strict C. harsh D. severe
3. A. soil B. bottom C. floor D. ground
4. A. higher B. over C. above D. after
5. A. intentional B. inevitable C. essential D. necessary
6. A. denied B. refused C. insisted D. demanded
7. A. persuaded B. confirmed C. convinced D. decided
8. A. hardest B. most C. worst D. deepest
9. A. doubtful B. hopeless C. useless D. vain
10. A. theory B. proposition C. subject D. theme
11. A. wonder B. demand C. insist D. request
12. A. idea B. point C. reason D. cause
Part 2
0 ONE
THE ORIGIN OF OUR LANGUAGE

Sir William Jones, who was born in 1746, was undoubtedly (0) …………….. of the greatest linguists
who ever lived. He had an amazing talent (13) ……………….. languages and learnt Greek, Latin, Persian
and Arabic at a very young age. (14) .……………….. the time of his death, he had a thorough knowledge
of thirteen languages and a good knowledge of a further twenty-eight.
Apart (15) ………………. studying languages, he studied law and became a judge in India. He (16)
……………….. fascinated by this vast subcontinent and he wrote a great (17) ……..…………. about
many aspects of Indian life, including music, literature, botany and geography. He also translated (18)
…………….. important works of Indian literature.
Jones noticed (19) ……………..…. Sanskrit, a classical language of India, was similar to Greek and
Latin (20) ……………….. a number of significant ways. The resemblance (21) ……………….. not be a
coincidence. Several people in earlier times (22) ………………… also noted the similarities, but Jones
was (23) ………………. first to suggest that these three languages had a common origin. He also
suggested that they be grouped together (24) …………………… other European and Asian languages
into one huge family of languages: the Indo-European languages. English is one of these languages.
Part 3
0 POPULARTION
Left-handedness
Ten per cent of the (0) …………………. is left-handed. There's a lot of POPULATE
social (25) ……………………against left-handed people. How difficult is DISCRIMINATE
it for them to live in a right-handed world?
A number of (26) …………………… items such as scissors have been PRACTICE
designed for right-handed people. It can be very (27) …………………. CONVENIENT
for 'lefties' to be sitting next to 'righties' during dinner.
(28) ……………………… used computer keys are on the right of the COMMON
Keyboard. Lefties have to use their own sports (29) ……………………. EQUIP
Less (30) …………………. used car controls such as headlight switches FREQUENT
are on the right.
Forcing children to use their right hand can cause (31) ………………….. HATE
of school, which can than impact their academic (32) ……………………. DEVELOP
It can also result in disastrous learning (33) …………………..like dyslexia. ABILITY
Trying to make 'lefties' use their right hand can explain their
often rebellious (34) …………………… at school, their clumsiness and BEHAVE
frustration.
Part 4
FORWARD
I am..........................................................on holiday.
35. The village is the same as it was in the 1950s.

CHANGED
The village .........................................................................the 1950s.
36. I'm sorry I forgot to phone grandma.
APOLOGISE
I ......................................................................................... phone grandma.
37. Our cat was sleeping on the sofa all afternoon.
SPENT
Our cat................................................................................on the sofa.
38. Aunt Jann would never let anyone see her without a hat.
REFUSED
Aunt Jane ...........................................................................without a hat.
39. It was so hot that she fainted.
IF
She......................................................................................it hadn't been so hot.
40. I enjoy watching football more than motor racing.
RATHER
I motor................................................................................racing.
41. Please reply immediately on receipt of this notification.

SOON
Please reply ....................................................................... this notification.
42. The coffee machine in our office hasn't worked for three months.
OUT
The coffee machine in our office .........................................................for three months.
TEST 8
Part 1
Example:
0. A. huge B. vast C. large D. immense
0 A B C D
THE OLD GATE

In the Middle Ages the (0) …………. majority of European cities had walls around them. They (1)
………… to defend the city, but another factor was the need to keep out anyone regarded as undesirable,
like people with contagious (2) …………………….
Most of London's gates had been (3) ……………..….. by the end of the eighteenth century. However, by
a (4) ………………… of luck, the last of them was preserved. This gate is, in (5) ……………….. fact,
not called a gate at all; its name is Temple Bar, and it marked the (6) ……………….. between the old
City of London and Westminster. However, as the (7) ……………….. of traffic through London
increased, Temple Bar became a(n) (8) ………………… to its free flow. In 1878 it was decided to take it
down, so its stones were numbered, dismantled and put in (9) ………………… A couple of years later a
wealthy businessman bought the stones and re- erected them at his house in Hertfordshire.
In the 1970s the Temple Bar Trust was (10) ……………….. with the intention of returning the gate to the
City of London. Much of the money for this project was (11) ………………… from the Temple Bar
Trust. The stonework needed a lot of restoration, which was (12) ………………….. out by the Cathedral
Works Organisation. Today, Temple Bar stands next to St Paul's Cathedral.
1. A. supposed B. served C. expected D. meant

2. A. injuries B. symptoms C. colds D. diseases
3. A. devoted B. demolished C. declared D. decreased
4. A. stroke B. wave C. hit D. blow
5. A. real B. current C. actual D. definite
6. A. division B. part C. line D. boundary
7. A. amount B. quantity C. bulk D. number
8. A. problem B. prevention C. difficulty D. obstacle
9. A. storage B. store C. storeroom D. stock
10. A. set out B. set up C. set off D. set back
11. A. awards B. presents C. donations D. aids
12. A. made B. performed C. done D. carried
Part 2
0 OF
LEARNING THE LAUGURGE

Illiteracy is the condition (0) being unable to read and write. Illiteracy is also used (13) ……………..
describe the condition of being ignorant in a particular subject or field. Computer illiteracy is (14)
…………… inability to use a computer programming language.
Most of us (15) ………………. use computers can send emails, or know (16) ………………. to create a
new folder. But we know nothing about programming languages, the artificial languages used to write
instructions that can be executed (17) ……………….. a computer. Only a very small percentage of
computer users are (18) ……………… to read or write any kind of computer language. Should we make
the effort to learn computer languages, especially when (19) ………………….. are so complicated?
The answer is yes. Because of computer illiteracy, users are (20) ………………. the mercy of software
manufacturers. Our society has become dependent (21) ……………….. information technology, and in a
few years' time, knowing a computer language will be (22) …………………. essential as using a human
language. Computer users will (23) …………………… be able to perform effectively unless they know
the code - the set of detailed instructions that tell a computer (24) ……………………… to do.
Part 3
0 ASSOCIATIONS
FILM FESTIVALS
Film festivals are events staged by private organisations,
local governments, arts (0) ……………….. or film societies. ASSOCIATE
They provide an opportunity for (25) ………………. film makers KNOW
to present their movies to a real live audience and
to have them reviewed by (26) ……………….. critics. If a film is PROFESSION
shown at a festival, the film maker gets (27) …………………. press VALUE
attention and exposure to agents and buyers.
Some festivals welcome a wide range of films, but other
festivals are more specialized. They may accept only comedies,
or only films made by female (28) ……………… Most festivals accept DIRECT
(29) ……………… from any film maker, regardless of his or her past SUBMIT
experience.
Each festival has its own set of rules. (30) …………….. GENERAL
film makers are given a deadline by which they
have to submit their films. Submitting a film to the wrong
festival is likely to end in (31) ……………… If a movie is accepted, REJECT
the organisers (32) ………………. the film maker. Film festivals NOTE
are (33) …………………… divided into categories like drama, TYPICAL
documentary or animation. Films are judged for
their production value, (34) …………………. and overall impression. CREATE
Part 4
FORWARD
I am..........................................................on holiday.
35. All the students passed the exam except Jenny.

WHO
Jenny was the................................................................pass the exam.
36. You've got to decide what you really want to do with your life.
TIME
It’s..................................................................................what you really want to do with your life.
37. Each month he goes to the local hairdresser's for a haircut.

GETS
Each month ...................................................................at the local hairdresser's.
38. I lent her a dictionary last week.
BORROWED
She.................................................................................last week.
39. The doctor told her to reduce the amount of sugar in her diet.
CUT
The doctor told her........................................................the amount of sugar in her diet.
40. I'm sure he hasn't forgotten about the meeting.
HAVE
He..................................................................................about the meeting.
41. It's a pity we don't have a bigger apartment!
ONLY
If....................................................................................a bigger apartment!
42. It was a mistake for you to insult Mike.
SHOULD
You ...............................................................................Mike.
TEST 9
(FIRST CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH 1)
PAPER 3 – USE OF ENGLISH
PART 1
For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
0. A. believe B. imagine C. realise D. suppose
0 A B C D
PAPER
‘Just (0) ……………… a day without paper,’ reads one advertisement for a Finnish paper company. It adds,
‘You almost (1) ……………. see our products every day.’ And they’re right. But in most industrial countries, people
are so (2) …………….. to paper - whether it’s for holding their groceries, for drying their hands or for (3)
them with the daily news - that its (4) ……………. in their daily lives passes largely unnoticed.
At one (5) ……………… paper was in short supply and was used mainly for important documents, but more
recently, growing economies and new technologies have (6) …………. a dramatic increase in the (7)
………………… of paper used. Today, there are more than 450 different grades of paper, all designed for a
different (8) ……………..
Decades ago, some people predicted a ‘paperless office’. (9) ……………. the widespread use of new
technologies has gone hand-in-hand with an increased use of paper. Research into the relationship between paper use
and the use of computers has shown that the general (10) ……………. is likely to be one of growth and
interdependence.
However, the costs (11) ……………. in paper production, in terms of the world’s land, water and air resources,
are high. This (12) ………………. some important questions. How much paper do we really need and how
much is wasted?
1. A. positively B. obviously C. certainly D. absolutely

2. A. conscious B. acquainted C. familiar D. accustomed
3. A. providing B. delivering C. contributing D. giving
4. A. task B. operation C. service D. role
5. A. time B. instance C. date D. occasion
6. A. called on B. come around C. brought about D. drawn up
7. A. total B. portion C. number D. amount
8. A. point B. goal C. purpose D. result
9. A. Instead B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Alternatively
10. A. method B. order C. trend D. system
11. A. involved B. contained C. held D. connected
12. A. puts B. raises C. gets D. places
PART 2
Example:
0 I T
COMPETITION: YOUR IDEAL SCHOOL
Is your school just as you want (0) …………….. to be? Or are there things you and your classmates
(13)……………… change, given the opportunity? This is your chance to express your ideas about (14)
…………… the ideal school is like. Our competition is open to (15) …………. student between the ages
of twelve and eighteen. You can enter (16) …………… an individual or your whole class can work
together on a team entry. Your entry can take any form - a piece of writing, a picture, or even
architectural plans. It is completely (17) ……………. to you. What we are looking for is evidence (18)
…………. originality, imagination and, above (19) …………. the genuine views of young people.
By (20) …………… part in this, you will help in a study being carried out at a leading university. All
work entered (21) …………. the competition will be kept at the university and used in research. Entries
cannot be returned (22) …………. of this. But it also means that, even (23) ……………. you do not win,
your views will still be heard and will remain for future educationalists to study. Entries must reach us no
later (24) …………… . Friday 30 April. Winners will receive valuable prizes of computer equipment and
software for their schools.
PART 3
For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the work given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to
Example:
0 B I T T E R L Y
NEW WATERPROOF CLOTHING

There are few experiences as unpleasant as being (0) ……………. cold and BITTER
dripping wet on board a boat. The (25) ……………….that you may be several KNOW
hours away from warm, dry clothing is enough to slow down even the
(26) ……………….. sailor. TOUGH
However, recent (27) …………….. developments in the types of material used SCIENCE
to make waterproof clothes have, hopefully, put an end to the (28) ……………… SUFFER
of the sailor. New suits, trousers and jackets have been designed which
allow people to stay warm and dry at sea and can be worn (29) …………….. COMFORT
for days on end.
The new clothing is by no means cheap, but that will not stop it
from selling well, and not just in the sailing market. (30) …………….. LIKE
previous types of waterproof clothing, which tended to leave the
wearer hot, sweaty and sticky even after a (31) …………….. short burst of RELATIVE
(32) …………… activity, these new clothes are manufactured with an ENERGY
(33) ……………. inner layer. This is made of a special material which allows ADDITION
the clothes to ‘breathe’ - in other words, body heat can escape so that
the body stays dry, but still maintains its (34) ……………… in all weathers. WARM
PART 4
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. Here is an example (0).
Example:
0. You must do exactly what the manager tells you.
CARRY
You must ………………….. instructions exactly.
The gap can be filled by the words ‘carry out the manager’s’, so you write:
Example:
0 CARRY OUT THE MANAGER’S
35. Marcella left home very early because she wanted to be sure of catching the train.
ORDER
Marcella left home very early............................................miss the train.
36. You must show your student card as you enter the library.
REQUIRED
You.....................................................................................student card as you enter the library.
37. On arriving at an airport, I usually go straight to the check-in desk.
SOON
I usually go straight to the check-in desk as......................to an airport.
38. Patrick hadn’t heard from his uncle in Australia for over five years.
MORE
It was..................................................................................Patrick had heard from his uncle in
Australia.
39. On business trips, I prefer driving home to staying in a hotel overnight.
RATHER
On business trips, I’d.........................................................in a hotel overnight.
40. Jack found it difficult to control his skis on the steep slope.
UNDER
Jack found it difficult to.....................................................on the steep slope.
41. They say the fashion model was discovered by her agent while working at a restaurant.
SAID
The fashion model is..........................................................discovered by her agent while working at a
restaurant.
42. Such success has not been achieved by many players in the world of ice hockey.
FEW
Only....................................................................................such success in the world of ice hockey.
TEST 10
PART 1
Example:
0. A. known B. common C. popular D. normal
0 A B C D
THE MUSTARD SHOP

Norwich, a city in the east of England, is a (0) ………… shopping centre for thousands of people. In
particular, visitors love to (1) …………… the small, unusual shops hidden away in Norwich’s narrow
streets. The Mustard Shop is usually high on everybody’s (2) ………….. of interesting shops to see.
The (3) ……………. between mustard, a type of sauce, and Norwich (4) …………… back to the
nineteenth century. Jeremiah Colman began to make mustard in 1814 in a nearby village. The yellow
fields, full of mustard flowers whose seeds were required for Colman’s factory, soon changed the
appearance of the local (5) ……………. . The company (6) ……………. rapidly and in 1854 it moved to
a suburb on the (7) ……………. of Norwich. By this time, Colman’s mustard was famous in many
countries. The company is still in (8) …………….. and many people continue to enjoy eating mustard
with meat, cheese and other food.
In 1973, the company opened The Mustard Shop. It is a careful reproduction of a typical mustard shop
of a hundred years ago and sells a wide (9) ………………. of mustards. Upstairs there is a small museum
where visitors can (10) ………….. a collection of old Colman’s posters and an exhibition (11)………….
the history of mustard. It is a shop not to be (12) …………. when visiting Norwich.
1. A. explore B. enquire C. research D. analyse

2. A. account B. brochure C. list D. guide
3. A. join B. tie C. union D. link
4. A. comes B. goes C. belongs D. leads
5. A. view B. scenery C. background D. nature
6. A. expanded B. enlarged C. increased D. strengthened
7. A. limits B. frontiers C. sides D. outskirts
8. A. reality B. fact C. existence D. force
9. A. amount B. extent C. range D. set
10. A. review B. watch C. examine D. remark
11. A. explaining B. announcing C. expressing D. discovering
12. A. unnoticed B. missed C. escaped D. left
PART 2
Example:
0 A M O N G
DICTIONARIES
Dictionaries are (0)…………. the most important tools of self-education. (13) …………….. Samuel
Johnson wrote his influential English dictionary in the eighteenth century, the work kept him busy for
seven years. At the end of that period he (14) …………… written the meanings of over forty
thousand words. Most modern dictionaries require a (15) ……………… deal less time and effort to write
because writers often use earlier dictionaries (16) …………… a source of reference.
Nowadays, most dictionaries are put together by teams of writers, or lexicographers. Sometimes they
need to work together in meetings; at other times they work independently of (17) ………….other, on
different parts of the dictionary.
(18) ……………… one time, the starting point for deciding on which words to include used to be the
lexicographer’s own knowledge. These days, teams (19) ………….. use of a large collection of examples
of (20) ………….. only writing but also everyday speech, which is known as a corpus. Teams also refer
(21) ……………. books and articles about language as (22)……………. as asking experts in particular
subjects about the more specialised words. Finally, ordinary people are asked to say what they think about
the (23) ………….. the words are defined and (24) ……………. they find the examples provided helpful
or not.
PART 3
Example:
0 T R O P I C A L
ISLAND IN THE SUN

With its (0) …………….. sunshine, clear, blue water and the warm welcome TROPIC
you will receive, this island is hard to beat as a holiday destination.
The island has something for everyone, but the (25) ………… west coast DELIGHT
is the perfect (26) …………… for people who love water sports, CHOOSE
such as water-skiing and windsurfing. For those who prefer a more
relaxing holiday, there are beaches of fine, white sand, facing the calm
Caribbean Sea and also an (27) ……………… selection of restaurants, IMPRESS
where the local seafood is (28) …………………... recommended. HIGH
Among the many other (29) …………….. on the island are trips in a submarine - ATTRACT
which allow you to explore the island’s fascinating coral reefs - Caribbean
dancing and a jazz festival held (30) …………… early in January. It is also worth ANNUAL
travelling along the wild east coast, where, because it faces the Atlantic
Ocean, the weather is often (31) ……………. Sadly, this makes the coast rather STORM
(32) …………….. for swimming, in contrast to the calmer beaches on the west SUITABLE
coast. Getting round the island is not difficult, as car and bicycle hire is
(33) …………….. arranged, and there is an excellent road system, with a very EASY
(34) ……………….. bus service. RELY
PART 4
Example:
0. A very friendly taxi driver drove us into town.
DRIVEN
We ………………….. a very friendly taxi driver
Example:
0 WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY
35. My views on this subject are exactly the same as yours.

DIFFERENCE
There................................................................................ my views on this subject and yours.
36. Sara knew that her brother had to leave by 5 o’clock.
NECESSARY
Sara knew that..................................................................her brother to leave by 5 o’clock.
37. ‘What’s the height of the mountain?’ Lee asked his father.
HIGH
Lee asked his father.........................................................was.
38. The secretary said that they had run out of paper for the photocopier.
LEFT
The secretary said that there wasn’t.................................for the photocopier.
39. I wished I’d done more to help.
HAVING
I regretted.........................................................................more to help.
40. They will be selling tickets for the concert during the lunch hour.
SALE
Tickets for the concert will..............................................during the lunch hour.
41. We played tennis despite the cold weather.
EVEN
We played tennis..............................................................cold.
42. The manager had the respect of everyone in the office.
UP
Everyone in the office......................................................the manager.
TEST 11
PART 1
Example:
0. A. advantage B. benefit C. profit D. gain
0 A B C D
THE PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the (0)
………… of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (1) …………… a musical instrument. As
they (2)... .. up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet.
They looked forward to these (3) ……………. with great (4) ……………. and would remember and
discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers (5)
…………… an endless stream of easily (6) ……………… entertainment, and children quickly accept
these marvellous (7) ………………. as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children,
the sense of witnessing a very (8) …………….. live performance is gone forever.
But all is not lost. The (9) …………… of a TV set may have encouraged a very lazy response from
(10) ……………….. in their own homes, but the (11) ………………. of those with ambitions to become
performing artists themselves does not seem to have been at all diminished. And live performances in
public are still relatively (12) ……………., albeit with an older, more specialist audience.
1. A. controlling B. handling C. doing D. playing

2. A. developed B. grew C. advanced D. brought
3. A. circumstances B. occasions C. incidents D. situations
4. A. sensation B. action C. thrill D. excitement
5. A. supply B. send C. stock D. store
6. A. applicable B. convenient C. available D. free
7. A. designs B. inventions C. exhibits D. appearances
8. A. special B. peculiar C. specific D. particular
9. A. attendance B. presence C. being D. company
10. A. spectators B. onlookers C. viewers D. listeners
11. A. want B. appeal C. pressure D. desire
12. A. famous B. favourite C. popular D. approve
PART 2
Example:
0 O N E
SWIMMING
Swimming is generally considered to be (0) ……………… of the best ways of exercising the whole body
without risk of injury. According to health experts, it can also ease back pain and even reduce blood
pressure. There is only one problem: to enjoy all the benefits of swimming, you (13) …………… to do it
properly. (14) …………….. you visited your local swimming pool and just watched, you might be
surprised to see (15) …………….. badly many people swim. Poor technique may result from a number of
factors including anxiety, the swimmer’s lack (16) ………………. body awareness, or just a concern
about (17) ……………. their hair wet. What’s (18) …………….. swimming techniques do not always
improve with practice. (19) …………….. the contrary, once people have fallen (20) …………….. bad
habits, they tend to be stuck with them.
But help is at hand. For all those keen to learn to swim properly, and so (21) ……………. advantage of
all the health benefits, there is now something known as the Shaw Method, developed by a former
competitive swimmer, Steven Shaw. Shaw encourages people to think about their swimming technique
and to concentrate on things (22) ……………. breathing correctly and making (23) ………….. that arm
and leg movements work together (24) …………….. than against each other.
PART 3
Example:
0 I R R E G U L A R
AUSTRALIA
For years, Australia has had an (0) ……………….. pattern of population REGULAR
distribution, with more people living in towns and cities in (25) …………… COAST
areas, especially the east and south-east, than in the interior of the
country. Since the 1940s, the population has become still more
(26) ………………. distributed with a significant rise in the number of people EVENLY
living in these cities.
Cities are now the (27) ……………… centres of the country. An important ECONOMY
element in their (28) …………… has been the number of people from Europe GROW
and Asia emigrating to Australia, especially in the second half of the
twentieth century. The new (29) ……………… decided to stay in the cities ARRIVE
because (30) ……………… was easy to find there. Today, the population of EMPLOY
Australia includes people who originally came from over 150 countries.
At one time, what made the (31) …………….. of people in Australia’s cities so CONCENTRATE
(32) ……………….. was the country’s dependence on the export of agricultural REMARK
produce - indeed, the country’s economy was founded on the production of
wheat and wool. This has since changed, not only with increased (33) ………….. INDUSTRY
activity, but also with the rapid (34) …………….. of tourist and recreational EXPAND
facilities. Tourism is now Australia’s largest export industry.
PART 4
Example:
CARRY
Example:
35. I regret not contacting Brian when I was in Dublin.

TOUCH
I wish that I..................................................................................Brian when I was in Dublin.
36. In my opinion, these two kinds of music are completely different from each other.
COMPARISON
In my opinion, there is.................................................................these two kinds of music.
37. I don’t know why Sarah left the party so suddenly.
MADE
I don’t know................................................................................the party so suddenly.
38. Could you look after my cat while I’m away on holiday?
CARE
Would you mind..........................................................................my cat while I’m away on holiday?
39. We discussed the problem but nobody had a solution.
CAME
We discussed the problem but.....................................................with a solution.
40. Claire was not allowed to stay out late when she lived at home with her parents.
LET
Claire’s parents............................................................................stay out late when she lived at home.
41. I arrived late because I missed the 10.30 train.
TURNED
If I’d caught the 10.30 train, I......................................................time.
42. Floods meant rescue workers could not get through to the village.
PREVENTED
Rescue workers............................................................................through to the village by floods.
TEST 12
PART 1
Example:
0. A. consider B. know C. call D. label
0 A B C D
SHOPPING MALLS
Victor Gruen, an American architect, revolutionised shopping in the 1950s by creating the type of
shopping Centre that we now (0) ………….. a shopping mall.
Gruen’s (1) ……………. was to provide a pleasant, quiet and spacious shopping environment with
large car parks, which usually (2) ……………… building in the suburbs. He also wanted people to be
able to shop in all kinds of weather. He (3) …………… on using building designs that he knew people
would feel (4) ………………….. with, but placed them in landscaped ‘streets’ that were entirely
enclosed and often covered with a curved glass roof. This was done to (5) …………….. some of the older
shopping arcades of city centres, but while these housed only small speciality shops, Gruen’s shopping
malls were on a much grander (6) ………………
Access to the whole shopping mall was gained by using the main doors, which (7) …………… the
shopping ‘streets’ from the parking (8) …………. outside. As there was no need to (9) ……………. out
bad weather, shops no longer needed windows and doors, and people could wander (10) ………….. from
shop to shop. In many cities, shopping malls now (11) ……………… much more than just shops;
cinemas, restaurants and other forms of entertainment are also (12) ……………… in popularity.
1. A. direction B. aim C. search D. view

2. A. resulted B. sought C. intended D. meant
3. A. insisted B. demanded C. requested D. emphasised
4. A. favourable B. agreeable C. comfortable D. enviable
5. A. model B. imitate C. repeat D. shadow
6. A. measure B. height C. size D. scale
7. A. disconnected B. withdrew C. separated D. parted
8. A. strips B. lines C. areas D. plots
9. A. hold B. get C. stay D. keep
10. A. freely B. loosely C. simply D. entirely
11. A. contain B. concern C. consist D. compose
12. A. becoming B. growing C. raising D. advancing
PART 2

Example:
0 T H E
SUMMER CAMP
Every year, eight million children across (0) …….. United States spend some time at a summer
camp. For more than a century, children (13) …………. enjoyed both learning new skills and (14)
………….. part in a variety of activities in a friendly environment.
There are 10,000 camps across the country, (15) ………….… are designed to look (16)
…………. youngsters from the age of six to eighteen. The camps, lasting anything from one to eight
weeks, are often situated in beautiful lakeside areas and there is (17) …………… wide range of prices to
suit every pocket. The children typically do outdoor activities, including some challenging sports like
climbing, or indoor activities (18) ……………… as drama, music or poetry.
(19) ……………. the camps are not luxurious, the wooden cabins the young people sleep in are
comfortable. The timetable does not allow very (20) …………… time for relaxing because the children
(21) ………….. kept busy all the time. The camps are popular with the children, and many come away
(22) ………… of enthusiasm. In the words of one former camper, ‘I made a lot of friends, (23)…..…….
never on my own, and became a lot (24) …………….. self-confident.’
PART 3
Example:
0 S C I E N T I S T S
REMEMBERING YOUR DREAMS

A team of (0) …………………. who have studied the subject of SCIENCE
dreams, have come up with some interesting conclusions. First
of all, everybody, without exception, has them. Secondly, dreams
can be of practical value, acting as a (25) ………….…….. of things of REMIND
(26) …………….. that we need to do in our waking lives. If you dream IMPORTANT
of the punishment you may receive for not handing in your homework
(27) ……………….., for example, this may help you to do it on time. Indeed, PUNCTUAL
things we are (28) ……………… about in our daily lives often feature in ANXIETY
our dreams.
But it is hard to make sense of your dreams if you lack the (29) ………………. ABLE
to remember them in the first place. One (30) ……………… is that you should RECOMMEND
keep a diary and pen by your bed, so you can write down your dreams
as soon as they occur. You should concentrate on three aspects. Firstly,
record the strongest emotion in your dream, whether it is fear, (31) …………….. ANGRY
or whatever. Then write down anything strange or (32) ………………. that USUAL
happened and the names of the people who made an (33) ………………. in your APPEAR
dream. This way, according to the experts, you will have a (34) ……………… and RELY
meaningful dream record, which will make for fascinating reading.
PART 4
Example:
CARRY
Example:
35. Today’s meeting is postponed and it will be held next week.

PUT
Today’s meeting has....................................................................until next week.
36. According to the report, the driver of the car was a policeman.
BEING
According to the report, the.........................................................by a policeman.
37. Nobody spoke for about five minutes.
BEFORE
It was about five minutes.............................................................anything.
38. Mr Johnson continued to get up at 6.30 even after he retired.
CARRIED
Mr Johnson..................................................................................at 6.30 even after he retired.
39. I prefer eating sandwiches to a cooked lunch.
RATHER
I.................................................................................................... sandwiches than a cooked lunch.
40. ‘I’m sorry I behaved so badly,’ said George.
APOLOGISED
George.........................................................................................so badly.
41. There’s no chance of Jenny getting here on time.
POSSIBLE
It won’t be....................................................................................here on time.
42. ‘We really don’t need to leave early,’ said Elena.
POINT
‘There’s really.............................................................................early,’ said Elena.
TEST 13
PAPER 3 USE OF ENGLISH (45 minutes)

Part 1
Example:
0 A. learn B. capture C. discover D. get
0 A B C D
Learning to make a perfect pizza

According to the European Pizza-Makers’ Association, making a good pizza is not a straightforward
skill to (0) …………… The ingredients seem very simple: flour, yeast, water and a bit of salt. (1)
……………water and flour can easily (2) a rather unappetizing gluey mix, and anyone who has eaten a
(3) ………………. quality pizza will know how bad it can make your stomach (4) ………………
‘In Italy, 70 per cent of pizza makers could improve on their product, not to (5) ……………… all the
pizza makers around the world who (6) ……………… uneatable meals,’ says Antonio Primiceri, the
Association’s founder. He has now started a pizza school in an attempt to (7) ………………. the
reputation of this traditional dish. As part of an (8) …………… course, the students at Mr Primiceri’s
school are taught to (9) ……………….. common mistakes, produce a good basic mixture, add a tasty
topping and cook the pizza properly. Test the finished pizza by breaking the crust,’ advises Mr Primiceri.
‘If the soft .... .. inside the pizza is white, clean and dry, it’s a good pizza. If it is not like this, the pizza
will (11) ……………… your stomach. You will feel (12) …………………….full and also thirsty.’
1. A. However B. Despite C. Although D. Conversely

2. A. make out B. take up C. put out D. turn into
3. A. sad B. poor C. short D. weak
4. A. sense B. do C. feel D. be
5. A. state B. mention C. remark D. tell
6. A. submit B. give C. provide D. deal
7. A. save B. hold C. deliver D. return
8. A. extensive B. extreme C. intensive D. intentional
9. A. pass B. escape C. miss D. avoid
10. A. spot B. part C. side D. slice
11. A. worry B. upset C. ache D. depress
12. A. discouragingly B. tightly C. uncomfortably D. heavily
Part 2
Example:
0 I T
Hollywood
How was (0) it that Hollywood came to be the place everyone associates with the American film
industry?
In 1887, Harvey Wilcox, a property developer, bought a house and all the surrounding land on a
hillside in southern California. His wife overheard a woman talking on a train about her summer house,
(13) ………………. she called ‘Hollywood’. Mrs Wilcox liked the name (14) ………………. much that
she decided to give her new home (15) ……………….. same name. Mr Wilcox then built other houses on
his land and used the name for the whole community.
In normal circumstances most people (16) …………………. never have heard of Hollywood. But
between 1908 and 1913 (17) ………………… else happened. Many small independent film companies
began moving to southern California (18) ……………… two main reasons. Firstly, they were having
problems (19) ………………. the larger, more powerful studios in New York. Secondly, they were
attracted by the sunny climate, which let them film throughout the year (20) ……………… the need for
expensive lighting.
Only one studio actually set (21) ………………….. in Hollywood itself, because the local people
took legal measures (22) ……………… prevent any more from arriving. The other studios that came to
the area were all built outside Hollywood. Nevertheless, by 1915 ‘Hollywood’ (23) ………………
become familiar as a term for the movie business (24) ………………… a whole.
Part 3
Example:
0 M E E T I N G
A new supermarket for the town

At a public (0) ………… held recently, residents of the town of Oxwell MEET
met local politicians and shop owners to discuss plans to build a large
supermarket in the town. A wide (25) …………………. of opinions was VARY
expressed, some in favour and some against the project. A
(26) ………………. of the supermarket group, who was present at the meeting, DIRECT
stated that the supermarket would benefit the (27)………………….. of INHABIT
Oxwell as it would give people more (28) ……………… when shopping. He CHOOSE
also pointed out that it would lead to a (29) ………………… In the number of GROW
jobs available in the town, which has a high rate of (30) ……………………. EMPLOY
Although there was general (31) …………………. on the need for new jobs, AGREE
some of those present claimed that the presence of the proposed new
supermarket would actually lead to the (32) ……………………of jobs. They LOSE
pointed out that small shops would be forced to close as they would
be (33) ……………….. to compete with supermarket prices. The final ABLE
(34) ………………… on whether or not to build the supermarket will be made DECIDE
next month.
Part 4
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. Here is an example (0).
Example:
CARRY
Example:
35. We had to finish all the work before we could leave.

UNTIL
We had to stay ............................................................................ all the work.
36. Tim had not expected the concert to be so good.
BETTER
The concert ................................................................................. had expected.
37. If Cheryl doesn’t train harder, she’ll never get into the swimming team.
DOES
Cheryl will never get into the swimming team .......................... more training.
38. ‘Do you realise what the time is, Steve?’ asked Chris.
WHAT
Chris asked Steve ....................................................................... it was.
39. The company decided to advertise the job in a national newspaper.
PUT
The company decided to ............................................................. the job in a national newspaper.
40. At the end of his speech, the winner thanked his parents.
FINISHED
The winner .................................................................................. his parents.
41. I applied for the job a month ago.
MONTH
It .................................................................................................. I applied for the job.
42. They received many letters of support after they had appeared on television.
FOLLOWING
They received many letters of support .......................................on television.
TEST 14

Part 1
Example:
0 A. celebrates B. shows C. honours D. demonstrates
0 A B C D
Everyone’s an artist
Every year, the village of Pettineo (0) ……………..its unique arts festival. For a few days each
summer, artists from all over Europe (1) ……………… at this village near the north coast of Sicily to (2)
……………… the creative atmosphere. During their stay, the artists get together with the local people to
paint a one-kilometre long picture that runs the (3) ……………….. of the high street. (4)
………………… the painting is done, each visiting artist joins a local family for a big lunch and, (5)
……………….. the meal, the family receives the (6) …………………… of the painting that the artist
has painted. As a result, (7) …………….. few villagers are rich, almost every home has at least one
painting by a well-known European artist. Visitors to the village are eagerly (8) ……………. into homes
to see these paintings.
The festival was the idea of Antonio Presti, a local businessman who (9) ……………… it up several
years ago. Since then, Pettineo has (10) …………………. a sort of domestic art museum in (11)
…………….. any visitor can ring a doorbell, go into a house and (12) ……………….. a painting. In
addition to this exhibition of paintings in people’s homes, for those who have time to spare, there is an
opportunity to wander through the display of huge sculptures in the village square.
1. A. group B. crowd C. gather D. combine

2. A. amuse B. enjoy C. entertain D. delight
3. A. size B. measure C. length D. area
4. A. Just B. Once C. Soon D. Only
5. A. in addition to B. in place of C. in common with D. in exchange for
6. A. partition B. section C. division D. region
7. A. though B. despite C. since D. even
8. A. persuaded B. invited C. requested D. attracted
9. A. set B. put C. got D. had
10. A. become B. advanced C. grown D. increased
11. A. what B. where C. whom D. which
12. A. wonder B. stare C. admire D. respect
Part 2
Example:
0 W I T H
Problems for actors

Many actors do not like working (0) with children or animals. This is probably (13)………………
they are afraid that the audience may become (14) ……………… interested in the children and animals
than in them.
Actors can have problems (15) …………….. a different kind when they are required to eat or drink
on stage. If they have (16) ………………. much food in their mouths, the words they say may not (17)
……………….. clear, and they may even end up coughing or choking.
Other problems can occur with food (18) ………………films are being made. In a recent film,
during (19) ……………… a family was waiting to have a meal, one of the actors entered with a large
roast chicken on a tray and started cutting some meat from It while he was speaking. Having cut off a
whole chicken leg he completely forgot (20) ……………… his next words were. The scene had to be
filmed (21) ………………... .This would not really have mattered (22) ……………..there had been
another roast chicken in the studio, but there was not. At (23) ………………. nobody knew what to do,
but eventually the problem was solved (24) ……………….. putting a nail in the leg and attaching it back
onto the chicken.
Part 3
Example:
0 M E E T I N G
Airports
Because of the recent (0) ……………… in air travel, airports have become more GROW
than ever before symbols of international importance. They therefore have
to look good and are (25) ……………… designed by well-known architects. In FREQUENT
addition to this, competition and customer demand mean that airports
generally have to have (26) ……………… facilities nowadays. For instance, IMPRESS
there are (27) ……………….. departure lounges, where passengers can wait COMFORT
before their (28) ………………. takes off, luxurious restaurants, shopping areas FLY
and banks. Good road and rail (29) ……………… with nearby towns and cities CONNECT
are also essential, with large numbers of people needing to get to and from
the airport quickly and efficiently.
However, it is becoming (30) ………………. difficult to find land on which to INCREASE
build airports. One reason for this is that aircraft, despite (31) ……………….. IMPROVE
in engine design, are still very (32) …………………. and need a considerable NOISE
amount of space in which to land and take off. This of course means
that (33) …………………… residential areas need to be avoided, so, CROWD
(34) ………………….. travellers often find that the airport they need to use might FORTUNATE
be situated at an inconvenient distance from the city.
Part 4
Example:
CARRY
Example:
35. John is interested in knowing more about astronomy.

LIKE
John ............................................................................................. more about astronomy.
36. Because of the parade, we weren’t allowed to park in the High Street.
LET
Because of the parade, the police wouldn’t ................................ in the High Street.
37. ‘Did you see that film on television on Saturday?’ Susan asked me.
SEEN
Susan wanted to know ................................................................ that film on television on Saturday.
38. ‘I’m afraid these jeans have a hole in them,’ Tania told the shop assistant.
THERE
‘I’m afraid that ............................................................. these jeans,’ Tania told the shop assistant.
39. Dan never takes any notice of my advice.
ATTENTION
Dan never .................................................................................... my advice.
40. ‘Can I borrow your bicycle, Sarah?’ asked Frank.
LEND
Frank asked Sarah ....................................................................... her bicycle.
41. Maybe Peter forgot that we changed the time of the meeting.
MIGHT
Peter .............................................................................. that we changed the time of the meeting.
42. All the children enjoy themselves at this summer camp.
FUN
Every ...........................................................................................at this summer camp.
TEST 15

Part 1
Example:
0 A. planet B. world C. earth D. globe
0 A B C D
Markets
In practically any country in the (0) …………….. you are (1) ………………. to find a market
somewhere. Markets have been with us since (2) ………………. times, and arose wherever people
needed to exchange the goods they produced. For example, a farmer might have exchanged a cow for
tools. But just as times have (3) ………………., so have market practices. So, (4) ……………… in early
times the main activity (5) ………………… with markets would have been ‘bartering’ - in (6)…………..
words exchanging goods - today most stall-holders wouldn’t be too (7) ………… on accepting potatoes
as payment, for instance, instead of cash.
In contrast, what might be a common (8) …………….. in a modern market in some countries is a
certain amount of ‘haggling’, where customer and seller eventually (9) …………….. on a price, after
what can sometimes be quite a heated debate. However, behaviour which is (10) …………….. in a
market in one country may not be acceptable in another. Even within one country, there may be some
markets where you could haggle quite (11) ……………. and others where it would be (12) …………..
not to try!
1. A. inevitable B. confident C. definite D. sure

2. A. ancient B. antique C. old D. past
3. A. changed B. turned C. developed D. differed
4. A. however B. despite C. nevertheless D. whereas
5. A. associated B. relating C. connecting D. attached
6. A. different B. other C. new D. alternative
7. A. fond B. keen C. eager D. pleased
8. A. look B. vision C. sight D. view
9. A. confirm B. consent C. approve D. agree
10. A. expected B. insisted C. believed D. reckoned
11. A. simply B. plainly C. clearly D. easily
12. A. profitable B. advisable C. noticeable D. acceptable
Part 2
Example:
0 H I S
Charles Dickens’ childhood experiences

Charles Dickens was one of the greatest nineteenth-century English novelists. At the time of (0)
………….. death in 1870 he was a wealthy man, in contrast to the poverty of his early days. His parents
(13) ……..……… their best to look after him but were always in difficulties (14) ………….. money.
Eventually, his father owed (15) ……………… a large amount of money that he was sent to prison for
three months.
Two days after his twelfth birthday, Dickens was taken away from school by his parents and made
(16) ……………. work in a factory to increase the family income. Factories could be dangerous places in
(17) ………………. days and some employers were cruel. Charles was not (18) ……………. extremely
unhappy, but also ashamed of working there, and he (19) …………….. never forget that period of his
life. In his novels Dickens showed just how shocking working and living conditions were.
Working in the factory affected him so deeply that he found (20) ……………. much too painful to
speak about in later life. His own wife and children knew (21) ……………. at all about the unhappiness
of his childhood while Dickens was still alive, (22) …………….. shortly after his death a biography was
published in (23) ……………….. Dickens’ terrible childhood experiences in the factory were revealed
(24) ………………. the first time.
Part 3
Example:
0 E X T R E M E L Y
The London Underground map

Many people would agree that the London Underground map is
(0) ………………... well designed. It Is not only simple and easy to understand EXTREME
but also quite (25) …………….. and, most importantly, it performs its primary ATTRACT
task of guiding both Londoners and (26) ………………….. round the Underground TOUR
system in the city very well. The man behind this great (27) ………………was ACHIEVE
called Henry Beck. He was an (28) ………………. of the London Underground EMPLOY
Drawing Office, and first came up with his design for the map in 1931.
The map which had been in use before 1931 was messy and (29) ……………… CLEAR
Beck decided that a (30) ………………… map, which gives accurate information TRADITION
about distance, was not necessary for the Underground and instead
produced a diagram which showed only the stations on the Underground
system. This new map was an enormous (31) ………………… with the public SUCCEED
when, in 1933, it made its first (32) …………………… on Underground platforms APPEAR
and at station entrances.
The design of the map showed great (33) …………….. because it provided ORIGINAL
a very clear representation of a highly complex network of (34) …………….. COMMUNICATE
Beck’s approach was later adopted by most of the world’s underground systems.
Part 4
Example:
CARRY
Example:
35. While I was on holiday, a lot of interesting things happened to me.

MY
During.......................................................................a lot of interesting experiences.
36. It was careless of you to leave without locking the door.
OUGHT
You...........................................................................the door before you left.
37. ‘Is Pete likely to change his mind?’ Rob asked.
CHANCE
‘Is there.....................................................................changing his mind?’ Rob asked.
38. Paul is the only person who has replied to the invitation.
NOBODY
Apart.........................................................................replied to the invitation.
39. Are you familiar with his teaching style yet?
USED
Have you...................................................................his teaching style yet?
40. It was such a sunny day that none of us wanted to do any work.
FELT
None of us................................................................. any work because it was such a sunny day.
41. Barbara couldn’t sing or dance.
UNABLE
Besides...................................................................... Barbara couldn’t dance either.
42. Dinner will be served immediately upon our arrival at the hotel.
SOON
Dinner will be served................................................at the hotel.
TEST 16

Part 1
Example:
0 A. recommended B. reminded C. recognise D. remembered
0 A B C D
Famous explorer
Captain James Cook is (0) ……………. today for being one of Britain’s most famous explorers of
the 18th century. Cook was (1) …………….. most other explorers of the same period as he did not come
from a wealthy family and had to work hard to (2) …………….. his position in life. He was lucky to be
(3) ……………… by his father’s employer, who saw that he was a bright boy and paid for him to attend
the village school. At sixteen, he started (4) ……………….. in a shop in a fishing village, and this was a
turning (5) …………………. in his life. He developed an interest in the sea and eventually joined the
Royal Navy in order to see more of the world.
Cook was (6) ……………….. by sailing, astronomy and the production of maps, and quickly became
an expert in these subjects. He was also one of the first people to (7) ……………….. that scurvy, an
illness often suffered by sailors, could be prevented by careful (8) ……………….. to diet. It was during
his (9) ……………………to the Pacific Ocean that Cook made his historic landing in Australia and the
(10)………………. discovery that New Zealand was two (11) ……………… islands. He became a
national hero and still (12) ……………………. one today.
1. A. different B. contrary C. distinct D. unlike

2. A. manage B. succeed C. achieve D. fulfil
3. A. remarked B. viewed C. glanced D. noticed
4. A. trade B. work C. career D. job
5. A. moment B. instant C. point D. mark
6. A. keen B. eager C. fascinated D. enthusiast!
7. A. regard B. estimate C. catch D. realise
8. A. attention B. organisation C. observation D. selection
9. A. travel B. voyage C. excursion D. tour
10. A. serious B. superior C. major D. leading
11. A. shared B. particular C. common D. separate
12. A. remains B. stands C. maintains D. keeps
Part 2
Example:
0 M O S T
The Inferno ski race

The Inferno is the oldest and (0) most celebrated of all amateur ski races. It is held every
January, near Mürren in Switzerland. Anyone can take part, as (13) ……………. as they belong to a ski
racing club.
The Inferno was the invention of a British businessman called Henry Lunn, who came up (14)
…………….. the idea of the package holiday in the early 1900s and began taking groups of people to the
Alps for winter sports. Henry’s son, Arnold, grew very fond (15) …………….. Mürren and he founded a
ski club there in 1924. Four years (16) ……………., seventeen of the club’s members took part (17)
……………… the first Inferno race, from the top of the 2,970 metre Schilthorn mountain to Mürren
below.
In those early days, they (18) ………………. to climb for six hours from the railway station in Mürren
(19) …………….. the start of the race. Today, racers use a cable car which (20) …………… about
twenty minutes. In the first race, the winning time for the fourteen-kilometre race was one hour, twelve
minutes. (21) ……………… days it tends to be almost exactly an hour less. Although the skiers are very
(22) …………….. faster now, some things haven’t changed. The course, (23) …………….. is steep and
has sharp bends, remains (24) ……………….. of the most demanding and frightening in the world.
Part 3
Example:
0 S H O R T L Y
Running round the world
Clive Baker will (0) ……………… be setting off on a 50,000 km run, hoping SHORT
to add his name to the very small and select list of people who have
performed the (25) ………………… act of running all the way round the world. ORDINARY
On the run he will experience extremes of temperature, from the
(26) ………….….. Russian winter to the burning African summer. As if that is FREEZE
not bad enough, he has no back-up team for (27) ………………. and will be ASSIST
running alone, carrying all his (28) …………………… on his back. EQUIP
When interviewed, however, Mr Baker suggested the real problem
would lie elsewhere. ‘My biggest fear is not the physical challenge,
but (29) ………………..’ Mr Baker said. ‘I’m as sociable as anyone and I’m very LONELY
(30) ……………… that, despite the difficulties that lie ahead, I will still be able HOPE
to form many (31) ……………………….. on the way.’ FRIEND
On a trial of 2,000 km, run under the blazing (32) ………….. of the African sun, HOT
he came across wild baboons and (33) …………………. snakes, but such dangers POISON
have not put him off. His trial run proved that a target of 60 kilometres
a day was (34) ………………….. ‘I have made up my mind to do it and I will. REASON
Running is my life,’ he said.
Part 4
Example:
CARRY
Example:
35. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen!

STRANGE
I’ve .............................................................................................. film before!
DRIVEN
We ............................................................................................... a very friendly taxi driver.
37. My aunt was determined to pay for our tickets.
INSISTED
My aunt ....................................................................................... for our tickets.
38. The manager failed to persuade Karen to take the job.
SUCCEED
The manager ............................................................................... Karen to take the job.
39. ‘I’d rather you didn’t use that mobile phone in here,’ said the librarian.
MIND
‘Would ..................................................................... that mobile phone in here?’ said the librarian.
40. John impressed his new boss by settling down to work quickly.
GOOD
John .......................................................................... his new boss by settling down to work quickly.
41. Tony regrets lying to his teacher.
WISHES
Tony ............................................................................................ his teacher the truth.
42. I found it difficult to follow the instructions.
TROUBLE
I ................................................................................................... the instructions.
TEST 17
PART 1
Example:
0. A. joined B. held C. were D. took
0 A B C D
Thomas Edison
On the night of 21 October 1931, millions of Americans (0) …………… part in a coast-to-coast
ceremony to commemorate the passing of a great man. Lights (1) ………….. in homes and offices from
New York to California. The ceremony (2) ……………. the death of arguably the most important
inventor of (3) ……………… time: Thomas Alva Edison.
Few inventors have (4) .………….. such an impact on everyday life, and many of his inventions
played a crucial (5) ………….. in the development of modern technology. One should never (6)
………… how revolutionary some of Edison’s inventions were.
In many ways, Edison is the perfect example of an inventor - that is, not just someone who (7)
……………. up clever gadgets, but someone whose products transform the lives of millions. He
possessed the key characteristics that an inventor needs to (8) ……………… a success of inventions,
notably sheer determination. Edison famously tried thousands of materials while working on a new type
of battery, reacting to failure by cheerfully (9) …………… to his colleagues: ‘Well, (10) ………….. we
know 8,000 things that don’t work.’ Knowing when to take no (11)…………………… of experts is also
important. Edison’s proposal for electric lighting circuitry was (12)……………….. with total disbelief by
eminent scientists, until he lit up whole streets with his lights.
1. A. turned out B. came off C. went out D. put off

2. A. marked B. distinguished C. noted D. indicated
3. A. whole B. full C. entire D. all
4. A. put B. had C. served D. set
5. A. effect B. place C. role D. share
6. A. underestimate B. lower C. decrease D. mislead
7. A. creates B. shapes C. dreams D. forms
8. A. gain B. make C. achieve D. get
9. A. announcing B. informing C. instructing D. notifying
10. A. by far B. at least C. even though D. for all
11. A. notice B. regard C. attention D. view
12. A. gathered B. caught C. drawn D. received
PART 2
Example:
0 A F T E R
Vancouver
Vancouver in western Canada is named (0) …………. Captain George Vancouver of the British
Royal Navy. However, Captain Vancouver was not the first European (13) ……………visit the area - the
coast (14)…………… already been explored by the Spanish. Nor did Captain Vancouver spend many
days there, even (15) the scenery amazed him and everyone else (16) ………….. was travelling with him.
The scenery still amazes visitors to (17) …………… city of Vancouver today. First-time visitors who
are (18) …………..... search of breathtaking views are usually directed to a beach about ten minutes (19)
…………….... the city centre. There, looking out over the sailing boats racing across the blue water,
visitors see Vancouver’s towering skyline backed by the magnificent Coast Mountains.
The city is regularly picked by international travel associations (20) ……………. one of the world’s
best tourist destinations. They are only confirming what the two million residents and eight million
tourists visiting Greater Vancouver (21) …………. single year are always saying: there is simply (22)
……….. other place on earth quite (23) …………….. it. It’s not just the gorgeous setting that appeals to
people, (24) …………… also Vancouver’s wide range of sporting, cultural and entertainment facilities.
PART 3

Example:
0 A M A Z E M E N T
A job with risks

Have you ever got really caught up in the excitement and emotion of a
good action film, and wondered in (0) ………… how film stars manage AMAZE
to perform (25) …………… acts like jumping off buildings or driving at great DANGER
speed? Of course, it is only a momentary feeling as it is no secret that the
real (26) ……………. are almost invariably stunt men or women, who can earn PERFORM
a very good (27) …………….. by standing in for the stars when necessary. The LIVE
work is (28) …………… demanding, and before qualifying for this job they have INCREDIBLE
to undergo a rigorous training programme and (29) ………….. their ability in PROOF
a number of sports including skiing, riding and gymnastics.
Naturally, the (30) ……………….. of the stunt performer is of the utmost SAFE
importance. Much depends on the performer getting the timing exactly
right so everything is planned down to the (31) …………….. detail. In a scene TINY
which involves a complicated series of actions, there is no time for
(32) ……………. mistakes. A stunt man or woman often has only one chance CARE
of getting things right, (33) …………….. film stars, who can, if necessary, film a LIKE
scene (34) ………………. until it gains the director’s approval. REPEAT
PART 4
Example:
DRIVEN
The gap can be filled by the words ‘were driven into town by’, so you write:
Example:
35. ‘Don't sit in front of the computer for too long,' our teacher told us.
WARNED
Our teacher.......................................................................in front of the computer for too long.
36. We got lost coming home from the leisure centre.
WAY
We couldn’t.....................................................................from the leisure centre.
37. Mary didn't find it difficult to pass her driving test.
DIFFICULTY
Mary had.......................................................................... her driving test.
38. I always trust Carla’s advice.
SOMEBODY
Carla................................................................................. advice I always trust.
39. We appear to have been given the wrong address.
AS
It.......................................................................................we have been given the wrong address.
40. I couldn't understand the instructions for my new DVD player.
SENSE
The instructions for my new DVD player didn’t.............…………………..…….me.
41. It’s a pity we didn’t do more sport when I was at school.
COULD
I........................................................................................wish that more sport when I was at school.
42. He described the hotel to us in detail.
DETAILED
He.....................................................................................of the hotel.
TEST 18
PART 1
Example:
0. A. face B. outline C. surface D. top
0 A B C D
Under the city streets
While skyscraper offices and elegant apartment blocks remain the public (0) ………… of most major
cities, these cities also have a mass of secret tunnels and hidden pipes below ground which keep
everything working. This other world exists, forgotten or neglected by all but a tiny (1) …………. of
engineers and historians
For example, there are more than 150 kilometres of rivers under the streets of London. Most have been
(2) ……………. over and, sadly, all that (3) …………. is their names. Perhaps the greatest (4) …………
to the city is the River Fleet, a (5) ……………. great river which previously had beautiful houses on its
(6) …………………. It now goes underground in the north of the city and (7) ………….. into the River
Thames by Blackfriars Bridge.
The London Underground (8) ……………. 1,000 kilometres of underground railway track winding
under the capital and more than 100 stations below street level. Along some underground railway lines,
commuters can sometimes catch a (9) ……………. glimpse of the platforms of more than 40 closed
stations which have been left under the city. (10) ……………... some are used as film sets, most (11)
…………….. forgotten. Some have had their entrances on the street turned into restaurants and shops, but
most entrances have been (12) ………………. down.
1. A. number B. amount C. total D. few
2. A. covered B. protected C. hidden D. sheltered
3. A. stays B. stops C. remains D. keeps
4. A. miss B. absence C. waste D. loss
5. A. once B. past C. then D. prior
6. A. borders B. coasts C. banks D. rims
7. A. gets B. flows C. leaks D. lets
8. A. holds B. contains C. has D. consists
9. A. rapid B. brief C. fast D. sharp
10. A. Despite B. Unless C. Although D. Since
11. A. lie B. last C. live D. lay
12. A. pulled B. broken C. brought D. cut
PART 2
Example:
0 T H E
My home town
I was born in one of (0) ...the... most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and
many parts of the city have hardly changed at (13) …………….. during the last five centuries. However,
nowadays, it is (14) …………… longer the trade centre that it once (15) ……………. It is difficult to
imagine that at one time its harbour (16) …………………. to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and
that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (17) ……………….. full of spices and silks,
jewels and tea.
The old city centre is small, which (18) …………….. it very easy to explore (19) …..………… foot.
A river neatly divides the town, (20) …………..….. only physically but in spirit too. On one side, you
find many grand houses, but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you
really (21) …………….. a step back into the past.
It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As (22) …………….... as having
shops that sell a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (23) ……………
high-quality antiques. Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (24)
………….……you look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenir.
PART 3
Example:
0 E X I S T E N C E
Bigfoot
There are some people who believe in the (0) ……………… of Bigfoot, a EXIST
(25) ……………….. ape-like creature that is supposed to live in the mountains in MYSTERY
the USA. In 1967 some hunters claimed to have (26) ………………. filmed such ACCIDENT
a creature. The brief film, showing a huge creature walking slowly
through the undergrowth, was broadcast worldwide and caused quite a
sensation. Many people saw this as firm (27) ………………. that Bigfoot is real. PROVE
But now researchers have come to the (28) ………………. that the film is merely a CONCLUDE
trick. After conducting a close (29) ………………… of it, they claim to have ANALYSE
identified a man-made fastener at the creature’s waist. Bigfoot is,
therefore, (30) ………………….. to be anything more than a very large man dressed LIKELY
up in an animal suit.
Some Bigfoot fans remain unconvinced by the (31) ………………. though. They SCIENCE
claim it is extremely (32) ……………….. that something as small as a zip fastener DOUBT
could be reliably identified on such an old film. In (33) ……………..they say ADD
that the creature caught on camera does not move like a human and that
it is therefore (34) ……………….a wild creature of nature. The debate goes on. TRUE
PART 4
Example:
DRIVEN
Example:
35. The TV programme was so complicated that none of the children could understand it.
TOO
The TV programme was..................................................the children to understand.
36. Luke knocked over the old lady’s bicycle by accident.
MEAN
Luke.................................................................................knock over the old lady’s bicycle.
37. I’ve already planned my next holiday.
ARRANGEMENTS
I’ve already......................................................................my next holiday.
38. They say the ice in Antarctica is getting thinner all the time.
SAID
The ice in Antarctica........................................................ getting thinner all the time.
39. We didn’t enjoy our walk along the seafront because it was so windy.
PREVENTED
The strong wind............................................................... our walk along the seafront.
40. It looks as if Susan has left her jacket behind.
SEEMS
Susan................................................................................her jacket behind.
41. A newly qualified dentist took out Mr Dupont’s tooth.
HAD
Mr Dupont.......................................................................by a newly qualified dentist.
42. Antonio only lost the 100-metre race because he fell.
NOT
If Antonio had..................................................................won the 100-metre race.
TEST 19
PART 1
is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
0. A. catch B. pick C. find D. gain
0 A B C D
A good start to a holiday
I had never been to Denmark before, and when I set out to (0) …………… the ferry in early May, I
little (1) ………….. that by the end of the trip I’d have made such lasting friendships.
I wanted to (2) …………… my time well, so I had planned a route which would (3) ……………
several small islands and various parts of the countryside. I arrived at Esbjerg, a (4) …………… port for
a cyclist’s arrival, where tourist information can be obtained and money changed. A cycle track (5)
……………… out of town and down to Ribe, where I spent my first night.
In my (6) …………….. a person travelling alone sometimes meets with unexpected hospitality, and
this trip was no (7) …………….. In Ribe, I got into conversation with a cheerful man who turned (8)
………………… to be the local baker. He insisted that I should (9) …………….. his family for lunch,
and, while we were eating, he contacted his daughter in Odense. Within minutes, he had (10) ……………
for me to visit her and her family. Then I was (11) …………….. on my way with a fresh loaf of bread to
keep me (12) ………………. and the feeling that this would turn out to be a wonderful holiday.
1. A. wondered B. suspected C. doubted D. judged

2. A. take B. serve C. exercise D. use
3. A. Include B. contain C. enclose D. consist
4. A. capable B. ready C. favourable D. convenient
5. A. leads B. rides C. moves D. connects
6. A. experience B. knowledge C. observation D. information
7. A. difference B. change C. exception D. contrast
8. A. up B. out C. in D. over
9. A. greet B. see C. join D. approach
10. A. arranged B. fixed C. settled D. ordered
11. A. passed B. sent C. begun D. put
12. A. doing B. making C. being D. going
PART 2
Example:
0 A W A Y
Dealing with waste plastic

Every year people throw (0) ................. millions of tonnes of plastic bottles, boxes and wrapping
hese create huge mountains of waste that are extremely hard to get (13) …………… of. Now a new
recycling process promises to reduce this problem by turning old plastic (14) ……………. new.
Scientists have taken (15) …………… long time to develop their ideas because waste plastic has
always been a bigger problem (16) ……………. substances like waste paper. You can bury plastic, but it
takes many years to break down. If you burn it, it just becomes another form of pollution. A (17) ………..
products, for example bottles, can be re-used, but it is expensive or difficult to do this (18) ………….. a
lot of plastic products.
Now a group of companies has developed a new method (19) ………….. recycling that could save
almost (20) …………… plastic waste. Nearly every type of waste plastic can be used: it does (21)
…………. have to be sorted. In addition, labels and ink may be left (22) …………….. the products.
Everything is simply mixed together (23) ……………….. heated to more than 400 degrees centigrade
(24) ……………… that it melts. It is then cooled, producing a waxy substance that can be used to make
new plastic products, including computer hardware.
PART 3
Example:
0 A S L E E P
An unusual swimming club

While most sensible people are still fast (0) ……………… members of a SLEEP
special club in Britain (25) ………………. leave the warmth of their beds for an CHEER
(26) ……………………. swim in water with a temperature struggling to get beyond ENERGY
seven degrees centigrade. This behaviour may seem rather odd to you -
indeed, it may sound like complete (27) ………………….- but these swimmers MAD
firmly believe that it is (28) ………………. to take exercise in this way, even in HEALTH
the depth of winter.
(29) ………………. of the club requires daily swimming outdoors in a nearby MEMBER
lake. When members are asked why they do it, the common (30) ……………….. RESPOND
is that it makes them feel wonderful. The swimmers claim that
immersing their bodies (31) ………………… in very cold water eventually makes REGULAR
them more resistant to illness, especially coughs and colds. And there is
certainly evidence to suggest that an (32) …………………. in blood circulation can IMPROVE
be achieved. However, such behaviour may not be such a good idea for
people who are not used to large and sudden (33) …………………. in temperature. DIFFERENT
For many people, swimming in icy water would actually be (34) ………………. HARM
PART 4
Example:
CARRY
Example:
35. The teacher postponed the theatre trip until the summer term.
OFF
The theatre trip...................................................................the teacher until the summer term.
36. ‘What is the width of this cupboard?’ Rebecca asked her sister.
WIDE
Rebecca asked her sister....................................................was.
37. George spent ages tidying up his room.
TOOK
It......................................................................................... up his room.
38. A famous architect designed Dr Schneider’s house for her.
HAD
Dr Schneider......................................................................a famous architect.
39. ‘Peter, you’ve eaten all the ice cream!’ said his mother.
ACCUSED
Peter’s mother....................................................................all the ice cream.
40. Jim fell off his bike because he wasn’t looking where he was going.
PAYING
If Jim..................................................................................to where he was going, he wouldn’t have
fallen off his bike.
41. We might not find it easy to book a seat at the last minute.
COULD
It.........................................................................................us to book a seat at the last minute.
42. It was wrong of you to borrow my jacket without asking.
OUGHT
You.....................................................................................before you borrowed my jacket.
TEST 20
PART 1
Example:
0. A. priceless B. rewarding C. precious D. prized
0 A B C D
Mountain climbing
One of the most difficult but (0) …………… of pastimes is mountain climbing. The modern climber
must (1) …………. many different skills. Rock climbing (2) ………….. a combination of gymnastic
ability, imagination and observation, but perhaps the most necessary skill is being able to (3) …………
out how much weight a particular rock will (4) …………… . Mountaineers climb in groups of three or
four, each climber at a distance of approximately six metres from the next. Usually one person climbs
while the other climbers (5) …………….. hold of the rope. The most experienced climber goes first and
(6) ………….. the other climbers which way to go, making the rope secure so that it is (7) ………….. for
the others to follow.
With much mountain climbing, snow skills (8) ……………….. a very important part. Ice axes are
used for (9) …………….. steps into the snow and for testing the ground. Climbers always tie themselves
together so that, if the leader falls, he or she can be held by the others and (10) ………….. back to safety.
The number of dangers (11) …………….. by climbers is almost endless. And the (12) …………… of
oxygen at high altitudes makes life even more difficult for mountaineers.
1. A. own B. hold C. control D. possess

2. A. requires B. insists C. calls D. orders
3. A. work B. try C. stand D. set
4. A. supply B. provide C. support D. offer
5. A. keep B. stay C. continue D. maintain
6. A. indicates B. signals C. points D. shows
7. A. safe B. sure C. dependable D. reliable
8. A. act B. do C. play D. make
9. A. cutting B. tearing C. breaking D. splitting
10. A. given B. pulled C. put D. sent
11. A. marked B. touched C. felt D. faced
12. A. need B. gap C. lack D. demand
PART 2
Example:
0 O F
A new cruise ship

One (0) ………...……. the biggest passenger ships in history, the Island Princess, carries people on
cruises around the Caribbean. More than double (13) ……..………….. weight of the Titanic (the large
passenger ship which sank in 1912), it was (14) …………………. Large to be built in (15) ……….
………. piece. Instead, 48 sections (16) ………….…….. total were made in different places. The ship
was then put together at a shipbuilding yard in Italy.
The huge weight of the Island Princess is partly due to her enormous height, (17) ………………. is
an incredible 41 metres. When compared with the Titanic, she is also a much broader ship. As (18)
…………….... as length is concerned, there’s little difference - the Island Princess is over 250 metres
long, similar to the length of the Titanic.
The Island Princess can carry (19) ………..……… to 2,600 passengers and has 1,321 cabins,
including 25 specially designed (20) ……..…………… use by disabled passengers. There is
entertainment on board to suit (21) ………..………. age and interest, from dancing to good drama. The
Island Princess seems very likely to be a popular holiday choice for many years to (22) ………..……
even though most people will (23)………….….. to save up in order to be (24)…… ……………. to
afford the trip.
PART 3
Example:
0 A N X I E T Y
Float your troubles away
Nowadays, anyone who is trying to ease pain or reduce their level

of (0) ……………. can try a treatment which is known as flotation ANXIOUS
therapy. Experts have claimed that this can (25) …………… a significant RELIEF
number of medical conditions. The patient is asked to lie (26) ………….. in MOTION
a large tank, which is filled with warm, salty water. When the
patient is in the water, it is so (27) …………… that he or she becomes PEACE
(28) …………… relaxed. EXTREME
As well as being of (29) ……………. value in dealing with the patient’s mental PRACTICE
state, flotation is said to lead to a reduction in high blood (30) PRESS
and to ease long-term physical pain. Even people whose level of
(31) ……………..... is said to be good are certain to find that it is worth taking FIT
the time to float. Studies have shown that the therapy can be of
considerable (32) ………………… in giving up smoking, losing weight and ASSIST
finding effective (33) ……………….. to difficult problems. All of this is achieved SOLVE
by the simple method of freeing the patient’s brain from the many
(34) ………………….. aspects of everyday life. In future years, this may become PLEASANT
a standard method of dealing with stress-related problems.
PART 4
Example:
CARRY
Example:
35. As a result of the strong wind last night, several tiles came off the roof.
BECAUSE
Several tiles came off the roof................................................................... so strong last night.
36. Simona last wrote to me seven months ago.
HEARD
I..........................................................................................Simona for seven months.
37. I don’t recommend hiring skis at this shop.
ADVISABLE
It’s......................................................................................skis at this shop.
38. Mike's father started the company that Mike now runs.
SET
The company that Mike now runs......................................his father.
39. The number of car owners has risen over the past five years.
RISE
Over the past five years, there............................................ in the number of car owners.
40. Naomi said that she would never talk to anyone else about the matter.
DISCUSS
Naomi promised never.......................................................anyone else.
41. This is the best hotel I’ve ever stayed in,’ my colleague said.
NEVER
‘I’ve....................................................................................hotel than this,’ my colleague said.
42. There were very few people at the concert last night.
CAME
Hardly.................................................................................the concert last night.
TEST 21
Part 1
Example: 0 A. sign B. mark C. figure D. symbol
Mount Fuji
For the Japanese, Mount Fuji has long been the ultimate (0) ……….…. of beauty. It is incredibly
beautiful when seen from any (1)……..……….., at all times of day and in any season. But the mountain
does hot only (2)…………………….. a major part in the landscape - it has also inspired poets and artists
for centuries, and has come to be (3) ………………… with Japan itself. From the top, the sides of the
mountain (4) ………………. away, then flatten out before reaching the ground. Here, at ground (5)
………………… the foot of the mountain (6)………………. an almost perfect circle.
To the north of Mount Fuji (7) …………… the famous ‘Five Lakes’. The lakeside area is a sea of colour
in spring, when the fruit trees are flowering, and it is also a stunning (8) ………………… in autumn,
when the leaves (9)………………first brilliant red, then many shades of brown. (10) ………..…. many
of the best views of Mount Fuji are from these lakes, whose still waters reflect the mountain’s beautifully
symmetrical outline like a mirror. Both Mount Fuji and its lakes are volcanic in (11) …………… and that
is probably why traditional stories say that Mount Fuji appeared overnight; and, for the same reason, it
may one day (12) ……………… just as suddenly!
1. A. edge B. angle C. corner D. curve
2. A. stay B. keep C. make D. play
3. A. identified B. named C. recognised D. considered
4. A. lean B. give C. slope D. take
5. A. floor B. level C. height D. position
6. A. forms B. does C. shapes D. arranges
7. A. situate B. locate C. lie D. exist
8. A. appearance B. impression C. look D. sight
9. A. move B. pass C. alter D. turn
10. A. Especially B. Given C. Indeed D. Nevertheless
11. A. basis B. cause C. origin D. beginning
12. A. fade B. vanish C. withdraw D. cease
Part 2
A man of many parts

Life on a remote Scottish island is wonderfully peaceful. But (0) …………… one local, Hamish
McAlpine, life is far from relaxing. This is because Hamish has fourteen jobs. (13) …………….. he
meets me off the ferry, harbour master Hamish is the one and (14)…………….. person in sight. Luckily,
he is also the island’s taxi driver, so he takes me to the hotel, (15) ………………. he owns. He can even
(16) ……………… found serving behind the counter at the local shop.
It all started not (17) ………………. after Hamish married his wife Donna in 1964. The couple were
asked (18)……………... they would like to run the post office. Then Hamish found himself agreeing to
become fire chief, policeman and coastguard. Now, having given 35 years of devoted service, Hamish
(19) ……………about to retire. But who will (20) ………………over his jobs? Can one person do it all
or will the jobs have to be split up?
Apart (21) ……………. their week-long honeymoon on the mainland, the couple have had hardly (22)
…………….. holidays. ‘Donna and I have worked together every day for the last 35 years. But who
knows, once we have lots of time on our hands we (23)……………. find we can’t stand the sight of each
(24) ………………. ,’ says Hamish, his eyes twinkling mischievously.
Part 3
For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines
to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
The Warrumbungle National Park

The Warrumbungle National Park is (0) ………….…… increasing in STEADY
(25) ………….. with visitors to Australia. Walking, camping and rock POPULAR
climbing are the favourite leisure-time (26) …………….. in this area, OCCUPY
but the landscape and wildlife, which are (27) ………….. varied, also EXTRAORDINARY
attract (28) ……………. and naturalists throughout the different seasons PHOTOGRAPH
of the year. Visitors share the park with hundreds of native animals,
such as kangaroos and koalas.
The wonderful (29) …………………. in Warrumbungle National Park Is SCENE
the result of (30) volcanic activity over a massive area. This POWER
produced the many (31) ……………… rock formations and numerous lakes SPECTACLE
visible today, and also the rich soil which enables the abundant
vegetation to grow and flourish.
Walking tracks in the park are clearly marked, and visitors
are (32) ……………. to keep to these. Many of the walks can be done COURAGE
by children and some are (33) ……………… for pushchairs and SUIT
wheelchairs.
A relatively easy, but highly rewarding, walk is the 5-kilometre
trek up to Belougery Split Rock, where visitors may be lucky
enough to see eagles flying overhead. More (34) …………… walkers can ENERGY
try the more demanding 15-kilometre walk to Camp Pincham.
The view there is unforgettable, but it will take even the fittest
walker four or five hours to get there.
Part 4
Example:
CARRY
Example:
35. I can’t afford to pay for all the books I need on my income.
HIGH
My income is ………………….. to pay for all the books I need.
36. Scientists say the climate didn’t use to be so warm.
THAN
Scientists say the climate is ………………………. be.
37. Your new car is very similar to my brother’s.
LOT
There is not ……………………..……… your new car and my brother’s.
38. The match will be played tomorrow unless it rains.
LONG
39. I am sorry that I did not go to the cinema with Mark.
WISH
I …………………………………………… to the cinema with Mark.
40. The party was so successful that most people didn’t want to go home.
SUCH
The party was ……………………… that most people didn’t want to go home.
41. They missed the appointment because the train was late.
RESULT
As a ……………………..………….. late, they missed the appointment.
42. The court convicted Charles of stealing diamonds.
FOUND
Charles …………………………………….. stealing the diamonds.
TEST 22

Part 1
Example:
0 A. basis B. foundation C. source D. reason
Proof that silence is golden for studying

The combination of music and study has long been a (0) ……………….. of disagreement between adults
and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning,
(1) ....................... youngsters insist that their favourite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been (2)……………………..all along. Psychologists in
Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the (3)………………………...
They found that the sounds (4)…………………. progress down by about sixty words per hour. This
demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to (5)................................ with listening and writing at the same
time,’ said Dr Sarah Randall. She also (6)…………………………… to the conclusion that it is a myth
that instrumental music is less distracting than vocals. ‘All types of music (7)………………………….
the same effect,’ she said in her report. ‘One’s ability to pay attention and write fluently is likely to be (8)
…………………………… by both vocal and instrumental music,’ she added.
Dr Randall claimed the research (9)…………………………… that the idea that music could improve
performance was wrong. ‘Writing an essay is a complex (10)…………………….. You are recalling
information and putting it in (11)…………………….. .An additional stimulus in the form of music is
bound to distract. But music is not the only distractor. What is (12)……………………. worrying is that
more and more teenagers are studying in front of the television.’
1. A. whereas B. unlike C. besides D. despite

2. A. precise B. right C. valid D. true
3. A. setting B. background C. surrounding D. circumstances
4. A. slowed B. reduced C. lowered D. decreased
5. A. manage B. support C. cope D. stand
6. A. reached B. drew C. arrived D. came
7. A. made B. had C. brought D. kept
8. A. disturbed B. interfered C. bothered D. shocked
9. A. pointed B. displayed C. demonstrated D. presented
10. A. project B. concern C. scheme D. task
11. A. order B. arrangement C. line D. pattern
12. A. partly B. largely C. particularly D. mainly
Part 2
A model village
In 1861, George Cadbury took over control (0) ………………. his father’s chocolate factory in
Birmingham, England. At that time, it was hard (13) ordinary working people to find comfortable houses
in (14) ………………… they could afford to live, and Cadbury wanted to improve the situation. He
started by moving his chocolate factory into the countryside. He thought that (15) ………….. each of his
workers had his own house in a healthy environment then this would result (16) ……………a happy
family life.
The first 143 houses of his model village, called Bournville, (17) …………………..built on ground next
to the factory in 1895. A (18)…………………….. workers were able to buy theirs cheaply while the
majority paid a fair rent. (19) ……………. house had a large garden. All these gardens were cultivated to
supply the villagers (20) ……………. fresh fruit and vegetables. (21)………………tenth of the village
area was given over to public spaces (22).......................................that there was somewhere for residents
to socialise and where community projects could (23)………………place.
Bournville is a continuing success story and today has more than 8,000 homes. Cadbury’s model village
gave rise (24)…………….. the idea of the ‘garden city’ and has had many imitators in Europe and the
United States.
Part 3
For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of lines to
City centre traffic problems

The amount of traffic in the crowded (0) …………… districts of some CENTRE
of our largest cities is a major problem these days. Over the years,
(25) …………… schemes of traffic management have been tried, none VARY
of which can be said to have been entirely (26) ……………. In order to SUCCESS
(27) ……….. people to leave their cars at home, especially on shorter trips, it COURAGE
is becoming increasingly common for cities to impose a fee on those drivers
who choose to come into the city centre.
Some schemes take advantage of the latest technology - for example, in one
city (28) …………. is made by a card on the car’s windscreen which is scanned PAY
(29) ………….. This is meant to speed up the flow of traffic, but the scheme has AUTOMATIC
a major (30) …………… as the amount that drivers have to pay changes during the ADVANTAGE
day and, as a result, it is not (31) ………….. for long queues to build up just before USUAL
a cheaper charging period comes into (32) ………….. However, the system is OPERATE
gradually gaining in (33) …………. with motorists, although it has to be admitted it POPULAR
may not provide a total (34) …………… to the problem of traffic congestion. SOLVE
Part 4
Example:
CARRY
You must ……………………….. instructions exactly.
35. ‘I can’t understand German as well as I used to,’ said Lucy.

BETTER
‘I used to understand...............................................do now,’ said Lucy.
36. Sometimes tiredness causes the machine operators to make mistakes.
BECAUSE
Sometimes mistakes................................................the tiredness of the machine operators.
37. No one has ever stolen my car.
HAD
I have.................................................stolen.
38. My parents met for the first time thirty years ago.
THAT
It …………………….. my parents first met.
39. There are fewer people in the gym class than there were last week.
AS
There..........................................people in the gym class as there were last week.
40. Kevin started playing golf when he was twelve.
TOOK
Kevin.........................................the age of twelve.
41. ‘It was Pierre who left the door unlocked!’ said Mary.
ACCUSED
Mary..........................................the door unlocked.
42. We walked through the jungle until we could go no further.
FAR
We walked ……………………………….. go through the jungle.
TEST 23

Part 1
Example:
0. A. suppose B. consider C. imagine D. think
A long snooze
Many people enjoy lying in bed in the morning, but can you (0) …………… having to spend 90 days in
bed? Could you (1)…………… the boredom and the frustration of not being (2)………………… to get
up? That was the (3) …………….. that faced 14 volunteers when they (4)………………. on a bed-rest
experiment being (5)……………… by the European Space Agency.
The study had a serious purpose: to (6)……………… the changes that take place in the human body
during long-duration spaceflight. Lying in a horizontal position was the best way of simulating
weightlessness. The aim was to discover what effect (7)……………… of weightlessness will have on the
health of astronauts spending several months on the International Space Station.
The volunteers ate their meals, took showers and underwent medical tests without ever sitting up. That’s
even (8)………………… than it sounds, especially when you (9)…………………. that no visitors were
permitted. However, each volunteer did have a mobile phone, as well as (10)………………. to the latest
films, computer games and music.
Surprisingly, everyone was in a good (11)……………… at the end of the 90 days. ‘I would do it again,'
said one of the volunteers. ‘It was disorientating, but we knew we were (12)…………………. to medical
research and space exploration.’
1. A. stand B. maintain C. hold D. support
2. A. enabled B. allowed C. granted D. approved
3. A. business B. work C. occupation D. task
4. A. came by B. started out C. took off D. setup
5. A. produced B. carried C. conducted D. applied
6. A. investigate B. search C. inquire D. question
7. A. times B. periods C. stages D. terms
8. A. stronger B. firmer C. greater D. tougher
9. A. reckon B. realise C. regard D. remark
10. A. access B. convenience C. availability D. freedom
11. A. attitude B. spirit C. feeling D. mood
12. A. donating B. participating C. contributing D. delivering
Part 2
History from the sea
An ancient ship has (0) ……………. discovered beneath the waters of the Mediterranean. The ship, (13)
…………….. sank off the coast of Tunisia more than 2,300 years ago, is already giving historians fresh
insights (14)……………trade and diet in the ancient world.
The remains of the ship (15) ……………… found last August on the final day of an expedition
undertaken (16)……………… American scientist Robin Asquith. Three of his team, (17)
…………………… were using a miniature submarine to explore the seabed, spotted rows of storage jars
and some rotted wood. (18)…………………… of the jars was brought to the surface by a diver, and
inside it the scientists found bones belonging to freshwater fish, and some olive stones.
After examining the contents and design of the jar and other evidence, Dr Asquith concluded that the ship
(19)………………… been following a trade route when (20)…………………….. sank, probably in a
storm. He intends to return to the site of the shipwreck, 32 km from the coast, (21)………………that he
can conduct further investigations. He hopes to excavate making use (22)…………………. a new robot
that uses sound to make a computer plan of the wreck, and in this way create (23)…………………
accurate picture of (24)…………………. the ship looked like.
Part 3
Sport in society
The position of sport in today’s society has changed out of all (0)……………… RECOGNISE
People no longer seem to think of sport as ‘just a game’ - to be watched
or played for the sake of (25) …………. . Instead, it has become big business ENJOY
worldwide. It has become accepted practice for (26) ……………… companies LEAD
to provide sponsorship. TV companies pay large sums of money to
screen important matches or (27) ……………… . The result has been huge COMPETE
(28) ………………. rewards for athletes, some of whom are now very FINANCE
(29) …………….. particularly top footballers, golfers and tennis players. In addition, WEALTH
it is not (30) ………………… for some athletes to receive large fees on top of their USUAL
salary, for advertising products or making personal appearances.
A trend towards shorter working hours means that people (31) ……………….. tend GENERAL
to have more free time, both to watch and to take part in sporting activity;
sport has become a (32) ……………….. part of the recreation industry that we now SIGNIFY
rely on to fill our leisure hours. (33) ………….. sport is a vital part of that industry, PROFESSION
providing (34) ……………… for millions of ordinary people all over the world. PLEASE
Part 4
Example:
DRIVEN
We...................................................................a very friendly taxi driver.
35. The last time I saw Tom was the day he got married in 1995.
WEDDING
I haven’t ……………………………………………day in 1995.
36. Although the main actor performed well, the critics didn’t like the play.
GOOD
In spite …………………………………….. by the main actor, the critics didn’t like the play.
37. My uncle lives quite near the sea.
AWAY
My uncle does ………………………………………… from the sea.
38. Chess was more complicated than the children had expected.
SUCH
The children had not expected chess to ……………………………….. complicated game.
39. John only lost his way because he’d forgotten his map.
LOST
If John hadn’t forgotten his map, ……………………………………. his wave
40. It was up to Melissa to decide where the family would go for their holiday.
TAKE
Melissa had …………………………….. about where the family would go for their holiday.
41. Everyone said it had been my fault that we lost the match.
BLAMED
Everyone ……………………………….. fact that we lost the match
42. Peter regretted selling hos sports car so cheaply.
WISHED
Peter …………………………………….. his sports car for more money.
TEST 24

Part 1
There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
0. A. follow B. belong C. own D. hold
Dogs
Dogs were one of the first animals to be domesticated. Although they all (0) …………….. to the same
species, they (1) ……………. more in size and appearance than any other animal, and are now (2)
………………. wherever there are human beings. They all have good hearing and an excellent sense of
smell. (3) ………………… the differences between breeds, all dogs are (4) …………….. from the same
ancestor, the grey wolf. Wolves enjoy hunting and are ready to run (5) …………………. prey, which is
why dogs today like energetic games and plenty of exercise. Pet dogs that are not (6) ………………..
enough to do can become bored and
(7) ……………… Like wolves, dogs lived in groups called packs. They (8) …………………. well to
domestication as they came to (9) …………………. their human owners as pack leaders.
The domestication of dogs began many thousands of years ago when grey wolves, in search of food,
were (10) ………………. to human settlements. The wolves must gradually have become used to
people, who would soon have discovered that they were quite useful animals, for wolves ran faster
than people and could (11) …………………… them hunt other animals. People (12)
………………………… for the wild wolves and so the wolves became domesticated.
1. A. transform B. alter C. change D. vary

2. A. general B. average C. common D. ordinary
3. A. Despite B. Although C. However D. While
4. A. emerged B. linked C. descended D. related
5. A. away B. after C. into D. over
6. A. given B. provided C. handed D. presented
7. A. destructive B. harmful C. damaging D. injuring
8. A. suited B. grew C. responded D. matched
9. A. think B. see C. agree D. believe
10. A. interested B. attracted C. appealed D. tempted
11. A. assist B. help C. support D. allow
12. A. guarded B. protected C. attended D. cared
Part 2
A hotel famous for its food

The Riverside Hotel (0) ………………..… had a reputation for excellent food ever (13)
………………….. the day it opened in 1949. In the previous year, a businessman called Henry Davies
was reading a newspaper when he suddenly (14)………………… across an advertisement showing a
house (15) …………………… sale overlooking a river. The advertisement interested him because for
several years he had been thinking (16) …………………….. converting a family home (17)
……………….. a hotel. The house seemed to be exactly (18) …………………. he was looking for.
Davies (19) ………………………. soon running the hotel himself, but hired a top chef, Geoffrey
Dawson, to be in charge of the cooking. Within six months, the restaurant was (20)
………………………… heavily booked that Davies had to take on new kitchen staff. The partnership
lasted for almost 50 years. During (21) ……………………….. time, the hotel won several awards for the
quality of its food.
Today, in the hotel business, the names Davies and Dawson are still held in considerable respect. Indeed,
(22) …………………. the years, the Riverside Hotel has inspired many other hotel owners (23)
…………………………….. create similar hotels. Under the present owner, Sally Rutland, the excellence
of the food remains unchanged, and Sally has personally trained (24)…………………number of chefs
who have gone on to become famous in their field.
Part 3
Running for health

If you want to improve your overall level of (0)………………, running is one of the FIT
best sports to choose. It can increase the (25).......………….of your bones, it is good STRONG
for your heart, and it can help with weight (26).........……………You will soon begin LOSE
to see a (27)...........……………improvement in your general health and if you are the SIGNIFY
sort of person who enjoys a challenge, then you could consider making the
(28).....................……to run a marathon - a race of approximately 42 kilometres. DECIDE
Experienced runners and sports (29) …………….…………….…….say you INSTRUCT
should make a point of having a physical check-up with your doctor before you start training.
Another (30) ...................………is that anyone who has an old back, knee or ankle RECOMMEND
(31).................…….. should take extra care. You should never use running shoes INJURE
which hurt your feet or which feel (32)............………after a long run. It is a good COMFORT
idea to start by running slowly for about twenty minutes three times a week
and (33)..............……… increase the number of kilometres you run. You should find GRADUAL
running long (34)............……….'gets progressively easier, and after a time, you may DISTANT
feel that even a marathon will be possible!
Part 4
Example:
DRIVEN
We.......................................................... a very friendly taxi driver.
35. You shouldn’t take any notice of his advice.

LISTEN
If I were you,.................................................his advice.
36. Naomi is the only person who wants to go to the cinema tonight.
NOBODY
Apart. ...............................................interested in going to the cinema tonight.
37. ‘What is the depth of the pool?’ the woman asked.
HOW
The woman asked …………………………………….. was.
38. They are demolishing the old town hall on Friday.
PULLED
The old town hall is to........................................ .....on Friday.
39. I am absolutely sure we will win the match tomorrow.
DOUBT
There’s absolutely...............................................mind that we will win the match tomorrow.
40. ‘Would it be possible to see a copy of the latest bus timetable, please?’ said Joan.
COULD
Joan asked..................................................at a copy of the latest bus timetable.
41. Leah suggested that I arrive on time for the presentation.
LATE
Leah advised...............................................for the presentation.
42. I was angry when Sandra was rude to me this morning.
MADE
Sandra’s rudeness...............................................my temper this morning.
TEST 25
PAPER 3 USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes)
Part 1
For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each
space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
0. A. causes B. results C. leads D. invents
TRAFFIC IN OUR CITIES

The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today, continues to expand. This (0) …………. many
problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk (1) …………. accidents.
Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to (2) ………….. people to change their habits
and leave their cars at home.
One possible (3) …………. is to make it more expensive for people to use their car's by (4)
……………… charges for parking and (5) ……………… tougher fines for anyone who (6)
…………….. the law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different
times of the day. This system, (7) …………. as ‘road pricing’, is already being introduced in a (8)
…………….. of cities, using a special electronic card (9) ………………. to the windscreen of the car.
Another way of (10) ………………. with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the (11) ...............
of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre. Drivers and their
passengers then use a special bus service for the (12)………………. stage of their journey.
Of course, the most important (13) ………….. is to provide good public transport. However, to get
people to (14) …………… the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable,
convenient and comfortable, with fares (15) …………… at an acceptable level.
1. A. of B. for C. about D. by
2. A. make B. arrange C. suggest D. persuade
3. A. approach B. manner C. custom D. style
4. A. enlarging B. increasing C. growing D. developing
5. A. carrying down B. putting off C. bringing in D. taking away
6. A. crosses B. refuses C. breaks D. cracks
7. A. named B. seen C. called D. known
8. A. quantity B. number C. total D. sum
9. A. fixed B. joined C. built D. placed
10. A. doing B. handling C. dealing D. solving
11. A. outskirts B. border C. outside D. limit
12. A. late B. end C. complete D. final
13. A. thought B. thing C. work D. event
14. A. pass on B. throwaway C. give up D. leave out
15. A. taken B. kept C. given D. stood
Part 2
For questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.
Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your
answers on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
Franklin Roberts was a commercial airline pilot with (0) more than 21,000 hours of flying time behind
him. However, in (16) ......... of his great experience, he could not explain something (17) ………..
happened to him in the summer of 1981. As he was flying over Lake Michigan, an object appeared in the
sky which took him completely (18) ……………… surprise. Whatever it was, it raced through the sky
ahead (19) …………… his plane and then turned across his path, before finally disappearing (20)
…………… the distance.
(21) …………… is the kind of incident that fascinates Richard Haines, a psychologist (22)……………..
works at a research institute in California, and investigates reports like these (23) ……………… a hobby.
Over the last twelve years, he (24) ………… collected thousands of reports on UFOs seen by plane
crews. He has concentrated (25) ……….. the stories told to him by pilots, (26) ………. he believes they
are more likely to be accurate. Pilots are trained in observation and make reliable witnesses. They would
generally know what they were looking at (27) …………….. it were something familiar. Critics of
Haines’s work say that there is, in fact, (28)…………… special about pilots. They claim that pilots are as
capable of making mistakes as (29) …………… else. However, none of this has stopped Haines, who
continues to investigate UFO reports (30) ……………. enthusiasm.
Part 3
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two
and five words, including the word given.
Here is an example (0).
Example:
carry
You must ………………………. instructions exactly.
The gap can be filled by the words ‘carry out the manager’s’ so you write:
Write only the missing words on the separate answer sheet.
31. ‘If I were you Jane, I’d take an umbrella and a raincoat!’ said Annabel.
advised
Annabel …………………………………….. an umbrella and a raincoat.
32. Nobody apart from my mother thought I would win the race,
person
My mother …………………………. thought I would win the race.
33. Thomas would have gone to the meeting if he had not beery so tired.
tired
Thomas was …………………………………………. to the meeting.
34. The switchboard operator connected me to the manager,
put
The switchboard operator ……………………………. the manager.
35. There are very few buildings in the old city higher than this.
one
This is …………………………….. buildings in the old city.
36. If we’d arrived a moment later we would have missed the ferry.
in
We arrived ………………………………………………. the ferry.
37. Andrew set off for the supermarket despite the heavy rain,
though
Andrew set off for the supermarket, even …………………. heavily.
38. He decided that it wasn’t worth continuing the course.
point
He decided that …………………………….. continuing the course.
39. The cinema was practically empty,
hardly
There ………………………………….. the cinema.
40. We couldn’t solve the problem,
solution
We were unable ……………………………. the problem.
Part 4
For questions 41-55, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and
some have a word which should not be there.
If a line is correct, put a tick (√) by the number on the separate answer sheet. If a line has a word which
should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet. There are two examples at the
beginning (0 and 00).
Examples:
0 √
00 to
LETTER OF APPLICATION
0 As you will see from my curriculum vitae, I have

00 attended to university, where I studied English and
41. Law. After finishing my course, I took out a job in a ..........................
42. travel agency in Paris and now I organise few tours ..........................
43. for people who wanting to go to Australia and the United ..........................
44. States. Although I enjoy this very much, I feel I need to get ..........................
45. more experience and it would seems to me that working as ..........................
46. a specialised tour guide in England would help me for do ..........................
47. that. I would rather work in an English-speaking ..........................
48. country, as I need to practise my English. I spent one ..........................
49. year at London University, which it was most useful. I ..........................
50. did much conversation classes and at first I thought that ..........................
51. I would find them difficult. However, they turned out ..........................
52. to be very enjoyable. I will have no any difficulty in ..........................
53. coming to England for an interview if you will let me know ..........................
54. in plenty of the time. I enclose details of my present ..........................
55. employer who will be too pleased to send you a reference. ..........................
Part 5
For questions 56-65, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to
form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning ( 0). Write
your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
0 lonely
BOOKS
Nearly all the (0) discoveries that have been made through the ages DISCOVER
can be found in books. The (56) ………… of the book is one of humankind’s INVENT
greatest (57) ……………….. , the importance of which cannot be overestimated. ACHIEVE
Books are very adaptable, providing us with both (58) ……...... and information. ENTERTAIN
The (59) …………… of books began in Ancient Egypt, though not in a form that PRODUCE
is (60) .........….to us today. The books read by the Romans, however, have RECOGNIZE
some (61) …………. to the ones we read now. Until the middle of the 15th SIMILAR
century, in Europe, all books were (62) ………….. by hand. They were often WRITE
beautifully illustrated and always rare and (63) …………… With printing came EXPENSE
the (64) …………… of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books, POSSIBLE
making (65) …………….. more widespread and accessible. KNOW
TEST 26

Part 1
Example:
0. A. among B. with C. from D. out
AUDIOBOOKS - BOOKS ON CASSETTE

In the modern world, there is a wealth of leisure activities to choose (0) …………… .Entertainment
industries (1) …………. for your leisure time. You can watch TV, listen to music, go to an art gallery or
concert or, of course, read a book. Sometimes it seems that reading is (2) ………………… because, (3)
……………… you’re a fast reader, it can take a (4) …………….. amount of time to finish a novel, for
example. But in the (5) ………………. world, time is something that can be in short supply.
Book publishers haven’t been (6) …………….. to realise this and are now selling a product which
needn’t (7) …………… as much of your time but still tells you an excellent story. The new product is the
audiobook - cassette recordings of shortened novels, often read by well-known personalities or the
authors themselves. Audiobooks are (8) ………………. new but people are becoming more aware of
them and sales are increasing (9) …………………
One of the attractions of audiobooks is that they’re (10) …………….. listening to the radio, only better.
You can listen to what you want when you want, and you won’t ever (11) …………… anything. Much of
their appeal (12) ………….. in their flexibility. They (13) ………………. you to do other things while
you’re listening, such as driving or (14) …………….. the housework. For some people, audiobooks can
be a much more enjoyable way of (15) …………… knowledge than reading.
1. A. chase B. compete C. oppose D. pursue

2. A. neglected B. declined C. lessened D. disposed
3. A. in spite B. no matter C. regardless of D. even if
4. A. plentiful B. broad C. considerable D. lasting
5. A. current B. new C. present D. modern
6. A. behind B. slow C. delayed D. overdue
7. A. take up B. fill out C. go through D. pass by
8. A. partly B. approximately C. roughly D. relatively
9. A. ever since then B. all the time C. up until now D. from then on
10. A. as B. same C. like D. both
11. A. pass B. lack C. miss D. lose
12. A. stands B. belongs C. bases D. lies
13. A. grant B. allow C. spare D. afford
14. A. doing B. running C. making D. cleaning
15. A. grasping B. catching C. gaining D. raising
Part 2
Example:
0 most
THE INFERNO SKI RACE
The Inferno is the oldest and (0) most celebrated of all amateur ski races. (16) ……………… is held
every year, on a Saturday in the middle of January, above (17) ……………… remote village of MÜrren
in Switzerland. Anyone can take part, as (18) ………………….. as they belong to a ski racing club and
pay the race fee.
The Inferno (19) ………………… strangely enough, a British invention. The story begins with a former
tennis racquet salesman called Henry Lunn, who came up (20) ……………… the idea of the package
holiday in the early 1900s and began taking groups of British people to the Alps for winter sports.
Henry’s son, Arnold, grew very fond (21) …………….... MÜrren and he founded a ski club there in
1924, which he called the Kandahar. Four years (22) ……………..seventeen of the club’s members took
part (23) …………… the first Inferno race, from the top of the 2,970 metre Schilthorn mountain to
MÜrren below.
In those early days, they (24) ……………….. to climb for six hours from the railway terminus in MÜrren
(25) ……………….…. the start of the race. Today, racers can use a cable car which (26) ……………
about twenty minutes. In the first race, the winning time for the fourteen-kilometre race was one hour,
twelve minutes. (27) ………………… days it tends to be almost exactly an hour less. Although the skiers
are very (28) ………….….. faster now, some things haven’t changed. The course, (29) …………………
is steep and has sharp bends, remains (30) ………………. of the most demanding and frightening in the
world.
Part 3
including the word given.
Example:
carry
You must ……………… instructions exactly.
0 carry out the manager’s
31. I can’t believe this is the best room there is!

better
There must ………………………………….. this one!
32. The notice says you have to sign the forms twice.
must
The notice says the forms ……………………….……….. twice.
33. I’m sorry but I cannot lend you any money.
me
I’m sorry but it …………………………… to lend you any money.
34. The journey will be about nine hours, whichever route you take.
matter
It ……………………………… you take, the journey will be about nine hours.
35. The last time I went to Canada was in January 1994.
been
I …………………………….……..… Canada since January 1994.
36. It’s a waste of time for you to discuss the problem with Jane.
point
There’s ……………………………. the problem with Jane.
37. My house is as big as Peter’s.
same
Peter’s house ……………………………… mine.
38. Michael is usually punctual so I’m surprised that he’s late.
like
I’m surprised that Michael’s not here yet because it’s ………………….…………….. late.
39. The committee discussed what to do.
discussion
The committee ……………………………… should be done.
40. Nobody in the group disagreed with the plan except for John,
exception
With ………………………………………., everyone in the group agreed with the plan.
Part 4
For questions 41- 55, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct,
and some have a word which should not be there.
If a line is correct, put a tick (✓) by the number on the separate answer sheet. If a line has a word which
Example:
0 of
00 ✓
CONGRATULATIONS
0 Congratulations on winning of the tennis championship! You must be .......................
00 very pleased, especially since the prize is quite a lot of money. .......................
41. What are you going to spend it on? You could even buy a new car .......................
42. with all that money! You should have be in great shape after all the .......................
43. training you have been doing. It must be so very hard work, practicing .......................
44. all those hours for every day, but it is worth it in the end, isn’t it? .......................
45. Perhaps you are thinking of going on holiday so that you can have .......................
46. a break from tennis and relax. Can you tell me exactly what is kind of .......................
47. tennis racquet you chose for the competition? If I would get the same, .......................
48. it might help me to improve my game. Anyway, congratulations on .......................
49. your great victory! I’m still studying English every single day and the .......................
50. course has three months to go. I have moved house, as if you can see .......................
51. from my new address. Make sure you reply back to the right address! .......................
52. Your last letter went to my old address, but it wasn’t by your fault .......................
53. because I hadn’t told anyone which I had moved then. Did you know that .......................
54. I have had a job for the last three weeks? I work in a restaurant four .......................
55. evenings a week. I like it, but I don’t arrive to home until one o’clock in the .......................
morning, which is a bit inconvenient.
Part 5
word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an exemple at the beginning (0). Write your answers
on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
0 lonely
A POPULAR WRITER
Emma Harte, in Barbara Taylor Bradford’s novel, was a poor (0) lonely girl LONE
who became the (56) …………. owner of an international chain of stores. Like WEALTH
the woman she writes about, Ms Bradford is beautiful and (57) ……………. She AMBITION
left school at sixteen and became a (58) …………….. After twenty-three JOURNAL
years of this work, she made the (59) ……………….. to start writing novels. DECIDE
She is now one of the most (60) ………………. -paid novelists in the world. Was Emma HIGH
Harte’s story based on Ms Bradford’s own (61) .................. successful life? ‘I’m INCREDIBLE
afraid not, ’she said with (62) …………… ‘My life has been quite different from AMUSE
Emma Harte’s. She was (63) …………….. to be born into a poor family. I came LUCK
from a middle-class home and I’m (64) ………………. married to a rich American HAPPY
film producer. The only thing I share with my heroine is her (65) ……………. to ABLE
work hard.’
TEST 27
Part 1
For questions 1-15 read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each
Example:
0. A. expanded B. swollen C. widened D. stretched
THE PATHÉ FILM COMPANY

In 1885, a Frenchman, Charles Pathé, created what later became France’s most successful film studios.
By 1907, the company had (0) ……………….. enormously and had studios in France, Britain, Germany,
Italy, Spain and the USA. What seems surprising now that Hollywood dominates the film (1)
…………….. is that a French company (2) ……………. itself so well in the USA. Pathé was one of the
main film companies there at that (3) ………….……. hiring out its studios to other film-making
companies (4) …………………. distributing its own films.
However, (5) ………………. Pathé was big in the USA, it was a giant in Europe. In 1913, the year before
the First World War (6)……………….., Pathé made no fewer than three hundred films. But the war
affected the company (7) …………………. Shortages of staff and equipment led to big (8)
……………….. in production, and by 1918 output had (9) ………………… to sixty-three films. From
then on, Pathé (10) …………….. on making fewer films of (11) ……………. length and better quality.
Pathé was the first company to put out regular news films, which it started doing in 1903. Each film lasted
fifteen minutes and (12) ………………. of six news items. From (13) ……………….. on, Pathé’s news
department had branches all over Europe and later all over the world. By the 1970s., TV news had
completely (14) ………………….. the role of cinema news films and so the company stopped making
them. Today, Pathé is chiefly (15) …………………. in TV, cinema and new video technology.
1. A. life B. world C. area D. channel

2. A. established B. set C. founded D. placed
3. A. date B. phase C. age D. time
4. A. in addition B. together C. as well as D. also
5. A. so B. whether C. despite D. if
6. A. burst out B. broke out C. set off. D. went off
7. A. badly B. extremely C. largely D. highly
8. A. chops B. slips C. cuts D. dips
9. A. descended B. shortened C. fallen D. subtracted
10. A. thought B. engaged C. occupied D. concentrated
11. A. further B. greater C. higher D. bigger
12. A. consisted B. featured C. included D. composed
13. A. soon B. firstly C. early D. initially
14. A. brought off B. turned into C. caught on D. taken over
15. A. involved B. connected C. linked D. tied
Part 2
For questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
0 in
THE LONDON MARATHON

The London Marathon is one of the best-known long-distance races (0) in the world. Some of the
(16) …………… famous long-distance runners have competed in it. But (17) …………….. makes it
different from many other great sporting events is (18)……………….. fact that ordinary people can (19)
…………………. part alongside international stars.
The race was the idea of Chris Brasher, a former Olympic athlete. In 1979, friends told him about the
New York Marathon, during (20) ……………….. the runners are encouraged to carry (21)
………………….. to the end of the course by the enthusiastic shouts of the spectators. He flew to the
USA to run in the race (22) ………………….. was so impressed by (23) …………….. that he decided to
organise a similar event in Britain. Many problems (24) ……………….. to be overcome before the first
London Marathon took place in 1981. Chris Brasher still takes a keen interest in the event, even though
he is no (25) ……………….. the organiser.
(26) ……………. total of around 300,000 runners have completed the race, with a record of 25,194
finishing in 1984. Numbers are limited (27) ………………. the streets of London are too narrow to
accommodate all those (28) would like to run. Each year more than 70,000 apply (29)
………………….. the 26,000 places in the race. Hundreds of thousands of spectators line the route and at
least a hundred countries televise it. Over the years, (30) ………………… the first race was held, an
estimated £75 million has been raised for charity by the runners.
Part 3
For questions 31-40, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning the first sentence,
Example:
carry
You must ......................................................... instructions exactly.
31. The fire in the library was discovered by a student.

who
It ……………………..…. the fire in the library.
32. Gerald is too young to vote,
old
Gerald …………………….…. vote.
33. ‘Do fast cars interest you?’ the dealer asked Sarah.
was
The dealer asked Sarah ………………..…… fast cars.
34. My brother really wishes he could sing well.
able
My brother regrets not ……………..…………. well.
35. Maria said I had caused the accident.
blamed
Maria ……………………….… the accident.
36. James did not need to register for the new course.
necessary
It ………………………….… to register for the new course.
37. She never finishes her work on time although she works hard.
matter
She never finishes her work on time …………..………………. she works.
38. There haven’t been many changes in this town since I last visited it.
much
Since my last ……………………………. has changed in this town.
39. Hardly anybody applied for the job.
applicants
There were very …………………………….. the job.
40. Luisa does a full-time job and looks after the house too.
well
Luisa does a full-time job ……………………………………… the house.
Part 4
Example:
0 of
00 ✓
A HOLIDAY DISAPPOINTMENT
0 Things started to go wrong as soon as we got to ..........................
00 the hotel. We were all being completely exhausted after ..........................
41. our long journey and looking forward to have a shower ..........................
42. and a rest. However, we found that our room was yet not ..........................
43. ready, which was very much annoying, although the manager ..........................
44. was extremely apologetic. While we were waiting, we asked ..........................
45. about the excursions to places of an interest which we had ..........................
46. read about them in the brochure. Imagine how we felt when ..........................
47. we were told they had all been cancelled away! Apparently, ..........................
48. the person who responsible for organising them had left ..........................
49. suddenly and had not been replaced. Then Sally saw a ..........................
50. notice that pinned to the door of the restaurant, saying ..........................
51. it was been closed for redecoration, and Peter discovered that ..........................
52. the swimming pool it was empty. When we eventually got ..........................
53. to our room we were horrified to so find that it was at the ..........................
54. back of the hotel, and we had a view out of a car park, which ..........................
55. seemed to be used as a rubbish dump. We seriously began to ..........................
wonder whether or not to stay.
Part 5
word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers
Example:
0 following
WORRIES ABOUT A FACTORY

There is considerable public concern in Shaston (0) following FOLLOW
the discovery on Tuesday evening of a metal (56) ………….. filled CONTAIN
with (57) ……………….. liquid. The object was found by a local POISON
(58) ………………….. walking his dog in a field behind a newly-built RESIDE
chemical factory. As yet, the factory has been (59) ………………. to ABLE
provide any (60) ………….. as to how the object came to be in the EXPLAIN
field. A spokesperson stated that a full (61) ………….. was taking INVESTIGATE
place and that (62) ………………… procedures were being reviewed. SECURE
People living in the (63) …………….. are angry, as a year ago they had NEIGHBOUR
withdrawn their objections to the (64) …………. to build the factory DECIDE
here after the company stated that no (65) ……………. chemicals DANGER
would be produced on this site.
TEST 28

Part 1
For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits, each space.
Example:
0. A. planet B. world C. earth D. globe
MARKETS
In practically any country in the (0) ……………. you are (1) ……………. to find a market somewhere.
Markets have been with us since (2) …….. times, when people became self-sufficient and needed to
exchange the goods they produced. For example, a farmer might have exchanged a cow (3) …………….
tools and so on. But just as times have (4) ……………… so have market practices. So, (5) ……………..
in early times the main activity (6) …………….. with markets would have been ‘bartering’, meaning the
exchange of goods as described (7) ……………… today most stall-holders wouldn’t be too (8)
……………… on accepting potatoes as payment, for instance, instead of cash.
In contrast, what might be a common (9) ……….. in a modern market is a certain amount of ‘haggling’,
where customer and seller eventually (10) ……………… on a price, after what can sometimes be quite a
heated debate. This has become so popular in certain places that many people think that this is what
makes the (11) ……………. atmosphere of a market. But (12) …………….. as no two people are the
same, no two markets are the same either, and so behaviour which is expected in one market in one
country may not be (13) ……………. in another. Even within one country, there are those markets where
you could haggle quite (14) …………. and those where you would be (15) ………………. not to try!
1. A. safe B. confident C. definite D. sure

2. A. ancient B. antique C. old D. past
3. A. into B. by C. for D. over
4. A. changed B. turned C. developed D. differed
5. A. however B. despite C. nevertheless D. whereas
6. A. associated B. relating C. connecting D. attached
7. A. over B. above C. upper D. higher
8. A. fond B. keen C. eager D. pleased
9. A. look B. appearance C. sight D. view
10. A. confirm B. consent C. approve D. agree
11. A. sole B. single C. only D. unique
12. A. even B. so C. just D. such
13. A. acceptable B. convenient C. comfortable D. receptive
14. A. simply B. plainly C. clearly D. easily
15. A. informed B. advised C. noticed D. suggested
Part 2
Example:
0 be
SAVING THE TIGER

In 1973, when the tiger appeared to (0) be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for Nature and
(16) …………… Indian Government agreed to set (17) …………… ‘Operation Tiger’- a campaign (18)
……………. save this threatened creature. They started by creating nine special parks (19) …………….
that tigers could live in safety. The first was at Ranthambhore, a region (20)………………… was quickly
turning into a desert (21) …………… too much of the grass was being eaten by the local people’s cattle.
At the time there (22) ……………… just fourteen tigers left there. The government had to clear twelve
small villages, which meant moving nearly 1,000 people and 10,000 cattle so the land (23) ……………
be handed back to nature.
Today, Ranthambhore is a very different place, with grass tall (24) …………….…… for tigers to hide in,
and there are now at (25)……………. forty of them (26) …………….. the park, wandering freely about.
Other animals have also benefited. For example, there are many (27) ……………. deer and monkeys than
before. The people (28) ……………. were moved are now living in better conditions. They live in new
villages away (29) …………….. the tiger park, with schools, temples and fresh water supplies. There are
now sixteen such tiger parks in India and the animal’s future looks (30) ………………….. little safer.
Part 3
Example:
0. You must do exactly what the manager tells you. carry
You must ……………………. instructions exactly.
0 carry out the
manager’s
31. My grandfather was sixty when he learnt to swim.

age
My grandfather learnt to swim ……………….. sixty.
32. Joan couldn’t eat the food because it was too spicy.
too
The food ……………………….. Joan to eat.
33. It is a teacher’s responsibility to look after students.
responsible
A teacher ………………………….. students.
34. It’s more than a year since I saw Lucy.
For
I…………………………………. more than a year.
35. You might be late back so take a key.
case
Take a key ……………………. Late.
36. I’m sorry I didn’t come to see you earlier.
wish
I …………………………. to see you earlier.
37. People estimate that the painting is worth over a million pounds.
estimated
The painting ……………………….. over a million pounds.
38. They aren’t opening that new computer shop until next week.
being .
That new computer shop ………………………….. until next week.
39. ‘Whose is this football?’ the teacher asked the children.
to
‘Who …………………….. ?’the teacher asked the children.
40. It was difficult to persuade Rick to buy the book.
difficulty
I ……………………………………………. Rick to buy the book.
Part 4
0 √
Examples:
00 in
A LONG WAIT
0 I thought I would let you know how much I enjoyed our holiday
00 together in last week. The only trouble with enjoying yourself as
41. much as we did is that life can seem so dull afterwards. Things .....................
42. started to go wrong when I have got to the airport and was told .....................
43. my flight would be delayed for at very least three hours. There was .....................
44. really nothing to do but wait. I felt very hungry but I could .....................
45. not buy anything to eat as I had fun out of money. Time .....................
46. passed over really slowly. After about two and a half hours there .....................
47. was an announcement to say us that there would be a further .....................
48. delay of up to two hours, and passengers booked on the flight .....................
49. could order a free meal in the café. I joined up a long queue .....................
50. and had just been being served when I heard another .....................
51. announcement telling to passengers that the flight was now .....................
52. ready made for boarding. I had to leave my meal and rush to the .....................
53. gate. There was yet another wait at the gate for half of an hour .....................
54. but we did eventually leave more than four hours late. It was not .....................
55. a very good end to what until then had been a so fantastic holiday. .....................
Part 5
Example: 0 concerned
WHAT SPOILS THE OPERA FOR ME!
As far as I am (0) concerned nothing spoils a visit to the opera more CONCERN
than the (56) ………………. noise made by some members of the audience to DISGUST
express their (57) …………………. of a production. There was a time when APPROVE
applause, and shouts of ‘bravo’, were (58) …………………. to be sufficient. THINK
More (59) ……………….. however, the practice, which I first met in the United RECENT
States, of screaming ‘Yo!’ or something similar, has spread to (60) ……………... EUROPE
audiences. It’s a stupid sound, quite (61) …………………. for the expression of SUIT
your appreciation of fine (62) …………….. like the Spaniard, Placido Domingo. SING
I’m not too keen, either, on musicians clapping (63) ……………………….. at SELF
the end of a (64) ………………………. They are hardly likely to be fair in their PERFORM
(65) ............................. at that moment. However, I don’t imagine either of these JUDGE
fashions is likely to disappear in the near future.
TEST 29
Part 1
For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
Example:
0. A. learn B. capture C. discover D. get
LEARNING TO MAKE A PERFECT PIZZA

According to the European Pizza-Makers’ Association, making a good pizza is not a straightforward skill
to (0) ……………. The ingredients seem very (1) ………….. : flour, yeast, water and a bit of salt. But
water and flour can easily (2) ………….. glue and anyone who has eaten a (3) ……………. quality pizza
will know how bad it can make your stomach (4) ………………
‘In Italy, 70 per cent of pizza makers could improve on their product, not to (5) all the pizza makers
around the world who (6)……………. uneatable meals,’ says Antonio Primiceri, the Association’s
founder. He has now started a pizza school in an attempt to (7) ……… the reputation of this traditional
dish. As part of an (8) …………. course, the students at Mr Primiceri’s school are taught to (9)
…………. common mistakes, produce a good basic mixture, add a tasty topping and cook the pizza
properly. Test the finished pizza by breaking the crust,’ advises Mr Primiceri. ‘If the soft (10)
……………. inside the pizza is white, clean and dry, it’s a good pizza. If it is not like this, the pizza will
(11) ……………. your stomach. You will feel (12)…………… full and also thirsty.’
In Italy alone, the pizza (13) ……………. has an annual turnover of more than $12 billion. Mr Primiceri
(14) ………….. that there are 10,000 jobs in pizza restaurants waiting to be (15) ……………… by those
with real skill. ‘If you are a good pizza cook, you will never be without a job,’ he says.
1. A. simple B. primary C. pure D. regular

2. A. mix B. construct C. assemble D. make
3. A. sad B. poor C. short D. weak
4. A. sense B. do C. feel D. be
5. A. state B. mention C. remark D. tell
6. A. submit B. give C. serve D. deal
7. A. save B. provide C. deliver D. return
8. A. extensive B. extreme C. intensive D. intentional
9. A. pass B. escape C. miss D. avoid
10. A. spot B. part C. side D. slice
11. A. worry B. upset C. ache D. depress
12. A. hardly B. tightly C. uncomfortably D. heavily
13. A. activity B. body C. industry D. company
14. A. computes B. estimates C. assesses D. counts
15. A. employed B. filled C. completed D. covered
Part 2
For questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one
word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
0 it
HOLLYWOOD
How was (0) ……………… that Hollywood came to be the place everyone associates with the American
film industry? It’s a strange story.
There was a little village in southern California called Cahuenga Valley (16) …………… a Mr and Mrs
Wilcox had their home. In 1887, (17) …………… Mrs Wilcox was on a trip to the east coast, she got into
conversation (18) ………….. a stranger on a train. The stranger had a home called Hollywood
somewhere else in the country, (19) ……………. Mrs Wilcox liked the name (20) ………………much
that she decided to give her home the same name. Because the Wilcox’s home was the biggest in
Cahuenga Valley, the village soon became known (21) …………… Hollywood.
In normal circumstances most people (22) …………… never have heard of Hollywood.d However,
between 1908 and 1913 (23)………….. else happened. Many small independent film companies began
moving to southern California (24) …………. Two main reasons. Firstly, they were attracted by the
sunny climate, which let them film throughout the year (25) …………….. the need for expensive
lighting. Secondly, they were (26) ……………. problems with the larger, more powerful studios in
New York, and they wanted to get away from there.
Only one studio actually set (27) ……………… in Hollywood. Local people were so angry when it
appeared that (28) ………..… law was passed forbidding the building of any more studios. In fact,
Hollywood itself never had a film industry, surprisingly enough, (29) ……….…….. the other studios that
came to the area were all built outside Hollywood. Nevertheless, by 1915 ‘Hollywood’ (30) …………….
become familiar as a term for the movie business as a whole.
Part 3
For questions 31-40, 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.
Example:
You must ....................................................... instructions exactly.
31. So that John could go on holiday in the summer, he saved £10 a week.
order
John saved £10 a week ……………………… able to go on holiday in the summer.
32. It’s not worth asking the manager for the day off.
point
There ....................................................... in asking the manager for the day off.
33. We had to finish all the work before we could leave.
until
We had to stay ......................................... all the work.
34. Tim had not expected the concert to be so good.
better
The concert .............................................. had expected.
35. If Cheryl doesn’t train harder, she’ll never get into the swimming team.
does
Cheryl will never get into the swimming team ................... more training.
36. ‘Do you realise what the time is, Steve? ’asked Chris.
what
Chris asked Steve .................................... it was.
37. The company decided to advertise the job in a national newspaper.
put
The company decided to ......................... the job in a national newspaper.
38. At the end of his speech, the winner thanked his parents.
finished
The winner .............................................. his parents.
39. I applied for the job a month ago.
month
It .............................................................. I applied for the job.
40. They received many letters of support after they had appeared on television.
Following
They received many letters of support ....……………. on television.
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should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet. There are two examples at the beginning (0
and 00).
0 √
Examples:
00 me
TAKING BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS

0. Like many people, I have had a camera for almost as long as I can
00 remember, and I have always enjoyed me taking photographs of
41. my family and friends, and places I have been visited. Then, about a year ..................
42. ago, I noticed that most of the photos I was so proud of which were In ..................
43. fact all very similar to each other. They all showed groups of people ..................
44. standing by a famous building or some other attraction. You hardly ..................
45. couldn’t make out their faces clearly, and so it was difficult to get ..................
46. an idea of how had everybody felt. I was looking for a new hobby at ..................
47. the time, and have decided that I would start taking photography ..................
48. more seriously. I thought It would be expensive, but, after reading ..................
49. a few chapters of a book I borrowed from a friend, I last realised that ..................
50. I could Improve a great deal extra without spending a lot of money on new ..................
51. equipment. Soon, instead of just taking out the same old pictures, I ..................
52. was photographing those trees, animals, people I didn’t know and so ..................
53. on. This soon made a real difference to the quality of my photographs ..................
54. as I began to concentrate myself on getting the best picture possible. I ..................
55. am pleased with the results because I have achieved in such a short time. ..................
Part 5
Example:
0 meeting
A NEW SUPERMARKET FOR THE TOWN

At a (0) meeting held in Oxwell last Thursday evening a wide MEET
(56) ………….. of opinions was expressed on plans to build a large VARY
supermarket in the town. A (57) ………… of the supermarket group DIRECT
stated that the supermarket would benefit the (58) ………….. of INHABIT
Oxwell as it would give people more (59) ………….. when shopping CHOOSE
and would lead to a (60) ……….…. in the number of jobs available in GROW
the town, which has a high rate of (61) …………… . Although there was EMPLOY
(62) ………………. on the need for new jobs, some of those present AGREE
claimed that the supermarket would lead to a (63) …….……. of jobs as LOSE
small shops, (64) ………….. to compete with supermarket prices, ABLE
would be forced to close. The final (65) ……………. on whether or DECIDE
not to build the supermarket will be made next month.
TEST 30
Part 1
Example:
0. A. celebrates B. shows C. honours D. demonstrates
0 A B C D
EVERYONE’S AN ARTIST
Every year, the village of Pettineo (0) …………….. its unique arts festival. For a few days each summer,
artists from all over Europe (1) at this village near the north coast of Sicily to (2) ……………. the
creative atmosphere. During their stay, the artists get (3)……....... with the local people to paint a one-
kilometre long picture that runs the (4) ………….. of the high street. (5) …………… the painting is
done, each visiting artist joins a local family for a big lunch and, (6) …………. the meal, the family
receives the (7) …………. of the painting that the artist has painted. As a result, (8) …………. few
villagers are rich, almost every home has at least one painting by a well-known European artist. Visitors
to the village are eagerly (9) ……………… into homes to see these paintings.
The festival was the (10) ……………….. of Antonio Presti, a local businessman who (11)
………………. it up four years ago. Since then, Pettineo has (12)………… a sort of domestic art
museum in (13) ………………. any visitor can ring a doorbell, go into a house and (14) …………….. a
painting. In addition to this exhibition of paintings in people’s homes, for those who have time to spare,
there is an opportunity to (15) ………………….. through the display of huge sculptures in the village
square.
1. A. group B. crowd C. gather D. combine
2. A. amuse B. enjoy C. entertain D. delight
3. A. linked B. jointly C. combined D. together
4. A. size B. measure C. length D. area
5. A. Just B. Once C. Soon D. Only
6. A. in addition to B. in place of C. in common with D. in exchange for
7. A. partition B. section C. division D. region
8. A. though B. despite C. since D. even
9. A. persuaded B. invited C. requested D. attracted
10. A. image B. purpose C. thought- D. idea
11. A. set B. put C. got D. had
12. A. become B. advanced C. grown D. increased
13. A. what B. where C. whom D. which
14. A. wonder B. stare C. admire D. delight
15. A. move B. step C. wander D. march
Part 2
Example:
0 with
PROBLEMS FOR ACTORS

Many actors do not like working (0) with children or animals. This is probably (16) …………… they are
afraid that the audience may become (17) ……………. interested in the children and animals than in
them.
Actors can have problems (18) …………….. a different kind when they (19) ……………. required to eat
or drink on stage. If they have (20) …………….. much food in their mouths, the words they say may not
(21) ……………….. clear, and they may even end up coughing and choking.
Other problems can occur with food (22) ……………….. films are being made. In a recent film, during
(23) …………………. a family was waiting to have a meal, one of the actors entered with a large roast
chicken on a tray and then (24) ……………… to begin to cut some meat from it while he was speaking.
By mistake, the actor cut off a whole leg of the chicken and then completely forgot (25) ……………. his
next words were. It was necessary to film the scene (26) …………….. . This (27) …………. not really
have mattered (28) ……………. there had been another roast chicken in the studio, but there was not. At
(29) …………. , nobody knew what to do, but eventually the problem was solved (30) ………………..
putting a nail in the leg and attaching it back onto the chicken.
Part 3
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two
and five words, including the word given.
Example:
You must ………………… instructions exactly.
31. John is interested in knowing more about astronomy.

like
John .................................................... more about astronomy.
32. Because of the parade, we weren’t allowed to park in the High Street.
let
Because of the parade, the police wouldn’t ............. in the High Street.
33. ‘Did you see that film on television on Saturday?’ Susan asked me.
seen
Susan wanted to know ........................ that film on television on Saturday.
34. ‘I’m afraid these jeans have a hole in them.’
there
‘I’m afraid that ................................... these jeans.’
35. They cancelled the match because of the bad weather.
called
The match ........................................... because of the bad weather.
36. Dan never takes any notice of my advice.
attention
Dan never ........................................... my advice.
37. ‘Can I borrow your bicycle, Sarah?’ asked Frank.
lend
Frank asked Sarah .............................. her bicycle.
38. Maybe Peter forgot that we changed the time of the meeting.
might
Peter .................................................... that we changed the time of the meeting.
39. She checks the company accounts very efficiently.
efficient
She’s very ........................................... the company accounts.
40. All the children enjoy themselves at this summer camp.
fun
Every .................................................. at this summer camp.
Part 4
should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet. There are two examples at the beginning (0
and 00).
0 √
Examples:
A LETTER OF COMPLAINT
0. I am writing to complain about our recent holiday, which involved
00 00 off several last-minute chang
despite of
the fact
41. that we had made our booking for several months in advance. .....................
42. The journey to the coast took four hours longer than your .....................
43. brochure suggested. The coach which took us was far top much old .....................
44. and the last part of the journey was terrifying, as if the driver tried to .....................
45. make up for the time we had lost. However, this was nothing .....................
46. compared with our own horror when we arrived at the hotel. Your .....................
47. advertisement promised to us large rooms with colour television. In fact, .....................
48. our bedroom was hardly that big enough to lip down in and the only .....................
49. television was in the lounge. We did not go downstairs for eat an evening .....................
50. meal, but decided instead to go to the bed straightaway. .....................
51. It was quite clear that we could not enjoy our holiday in this hotel. .....................
52. Your representative was no help at all, so we had to find .....................
53. somewhere else to stay at for the rest of the week ourselves. .....................
54. I expect you to return the money we paid for this trip, which it totally .....................
55. failed to live up to the claims made in your brochure. .....................
Part 5
Example:
0 growth
AIRPORTS
With the (0) growth in air travel, airports have become symbols of GROW
international importance, and are (56) …………..…… designed by well-known FREQUENT
architects. Airports have (57) ………………….. facilities nowadays. IMPRESS
There are (58) …………..…… departure lounges, where passengers wait COMFORT
before boarding their (59) ………............…….. restaurants, shopping areas and FLY
banks. Good road and rail (60) …………. with nearby towns and cities are also COMMUNICATE
essential.
However, it is becoming (61) …………….…… difficult to find land on INCREASE

which to build airports, as aircraft, despite (62) ………………….…..in IMPROVE
engine design, are (63) …………………. and need a considerable amount of NOISE
space in which to land and take off. (64) …….…….………. residential areas CROWD
need to be avoided, so, (65) …………………..….. suitable land might be an FORTUNATE
inconvenient distance away from the city.
TEST 31
Part 1
Example:
0. A. speed B. pace C. rate D. rhythm
THE NEED FOR BIGGER PLANES
The big issue for plane-makers planning for the future is size, not (0) ………….. With the skies already
full of air traffic, and with worse to (1)....., the important questions for the designers are how many
passengers they can (2) ………….. into the new super-planes and who will be (3) …………. to build
them first.
(4) ………………… yourself ten years from now in a packed airport departure lounge. Eight hundred
passengers are waiting with you for their first flight on one of a remarkable range of super-planes, and the
check-in time (5) …………….. have been as much as four hours before take-off to (6) ……………. for
the extra people. Impossible? Far from it. Designs for these planes are already on computer (7)
……………. at the world’s top aircraft manufacturers, waiting to be turned (8) …………….. reality.
The airlines badly need the new jets to (9) ……………. with future increases in passenger (10)
…………. A billion passengers a year are currently carried by air, but that figure is (11) …………… to
double by the year 2010. The only practical (12) ……….. of avoiding making the skies even busier is to
build much bigger planes. The (13) ……………. to build the new jets is the hottest contest in the airliner
business. Manufacturers are working (14) …………. with the major airlines to produce designs that will
please airlines and passengers (15) ………………
1. A. go B. happen C. come D. arrive

2. A. contain B. fit C. hold D. sit
3. A. possible B. able C. proper D. capable
4. A. Consider B. Suppose C. Imagine D. Regard
5. A. can B. need C. ought D. may
6. A. watch B. allow C. look D. permit
7. A. supplied B. given C. stored D. carried
8. A. as B. by C. into D. for
9. A. deal B. treat C. manage D. succeed
10. A. amounts B. sums C. quantities D. numbers
11. A. expected B. thought C. known D. hoped
12. A. scheme B. process C. way D. plan
13. A. game B. sport C. match D. race
14. A. tightly B. strongly C. closely D. firmly
15. A. equal B. alike C. similar D. same
Part 2
Examples:
0 his
CHARLES DICKENS’ CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
Charles Dickens was one of the greatest nineteenth-century English novelists. At the time of (0) his death
in 1870 he was a wealthy man, in contrast to the poverty of his early days. His parents (16) ………. their
best to look after him but were always in difficulties (17) …………. money. Eventually, his father owed
(18) ………….. a large amount of money that he was sent to prison for three months.
Two days after his twelfth birthday, Dickens was taken away from school by his parents and made (19)
…………… work in a factory in London to increase the family income. Factories could be dangerous
places in (20) …………. days and some employers were cruel. Charles was not (21) ……………
extremely unhappy, but also ashamed of working there, and he (22)…………. never forget that period of
his life. Years later, (23) ……………. his novel ‘Oliver Twist’, Dickens described his own childhood
experiences. Oliver Twist was
one of his most famous characters and he too suffered (24) ………………. a child worker. Dickens’
novels showed how shocking working and living conditions (25) ……….. Working in the factory
affected him so deeply that he found (26) ………. much too painful to speak about in later life. His own
wife and children knew (27) …………… at all about the unhappiness of his childhood while Dickens was
still alive, (28) ………….. shortly after his death a biography was published in (29) ……………
Dickens’ terrible childhood experiences in the factory were revealed (30) ………………. the first time.
Part 3
Example:
carry
You must ………………………………. instructions exactly.

31. How many cars can this company produce in a month?

by
How many cars can ………………………..…… in a month?
32. ‘That’s the last time I talk to him!’ Geoff said
again
‘I’m not going ………………………….!’ Geoff said.
33. While I was on holiday, a lot of interesting things happened to me.
my
During ……………………………a lot of interesting experiences.
34. It was careless of you to leave without locking the door
ought
You ………………………… the door before you left.
35. ‘Is Pete likely to change his mind?’ Rob asked.
chance
‘Is there …………………….. changing his mind?’ Rob asked.
36. Paul is the only person who has replied to the invitation.
nobody
Apart ……………………………….. replied to the invitation.
37. Are you familiar with his teaching style yet?
used
Have you …………………………………. his teaching style yet?
38. It was such a sunny day that none of us wanted to do any work.
felt
None of us ……………………………….. any work because it was such a sunny day.
39. Barbara couldn’t sing or dance.
unable
Besides ………………………….. , Barbara couldn’t dance either.
40. Dinner will be served immediately upon our arrival at the hotel.
soon
Dinner will be served …………………………… at the hotel.
Part 4
0 am
Examples:
00 √
REPORT ON AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE

0 In July of this year I am spent one month on an intensive English
00 language course in Melchester, in the north of England. The course
41. was held place in a modern building which was equipped with a ................
42. new language laboratory and a library. There were being also ................
43. good sports facilities. Lessons began at 9.00 in every morning and ................
44. have finished at 12.00. There was an hour’s lunch break, after ................
45. which we had the choice of working in the library, by going on ................
46. a visit to somewhere of interest in Melchester or joining one ................
47. of the optional afternoon classes. The class I went to which was ................
48. the Business English course, and I would say that it had certainly ................
49. helped me to write either letters and reports in English. Every ................
50. weekend, excursions there were arranged to other parts of Britain, ................
51. including a long weekend in York, which it was very enjoyable ................
52. despite of the poor weather. The month was certainly useful ................
53. not only because my spoken English having improved, but also ................
54. because I learned too many things about English life and culture. ................
55. Everyone who uses English in his or her work would benefit from this course. ................
Part 5
Example:
0 extremely
THE LONDON UNDERGROUND MAP
The London Underground map is (0) extremely well designed. EXTREME

Simple, easy to understand and (56) ………….. it performs its primary task of ATTRACT
guiding both inhabitants and (57) ………….. round the underground system in London TOUR
very well. The man behind this great (58) ……………… was called Henry Beck, ACHIEVE
an (59) ……………. of the London Underground Drawing Office, who designed the EMPLOY
map in 1931. The design of the map showed great (60) ………….. because it ORIGINAL
represented a complex network of (61) ……………….clearly. This design was COMMUNICA1
later used by most of the world’s underground systems.
The map used before 1931 was messy and (62) ………….. . So Beck decided to CLEAR
sketch out a better one using a diagram rather than a (63) ………………. map. This new TRADITION
map was an enormous (64) ……………… with the public when, in 1933, it made its first SUCCEED
(65) ……………………. on underground platforms and at station entrances. APPEAR
TEST 32
PAPER 3 USE OP ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes)
Part 1
Example:
0. A. recommended B. reminded C. recognised D. remembered
A FAMOUS EXPLORER
Captain James Cook is (0) ……………….. today for being one of Britain’s most famous explorers of the
18th century. Cook was (1) ………………… most other explorers of the same period as he did not come
from a wealthy family and had to work hard to (2) ……………. his position in life. He was lucky to be
(3) ………….. by his father’s employer, who saw that he was a bright boy and paid for him to attend the
village school. At sixteen, he started (4) ……………. in a shop in a fishing village (5)……………… on
the coast and this was a turning (6) …………… in his life. He developed an interest in the sea and
eventually joined the Royal Navy (7) …………… to see more of the world.
Cook was (8) ……………. by sailing, astronomy and the production of maps, and quickly became an
expert (9) …………… these subjects. He was also one of the first people to (10) ……………. that
scurvy, an illness often suffered by sailors, could be prevented by careful (11) to diet. It was during his
(12) …………… to the Pacific Ocean that Cook made his historic landing in Australia and the (13)
……………….. discovery that New Zealand was two (14) …………….. islands. He became a national
hero and still (15) …………… one today.
1. A. different B. contrary C. distinct D. unlike

2. A. manage B. succeed C. achieve D. fulfil
3. A. remarked B. viewed C. glanced D. noticed
4. A. trade B. work C. career D. job
5. A. held B. placed C. positioned D. situated
6. A. moment B. instant C. point D. mark
7. A. in view B. in order C. as D. due
8. A. keen B. eager C. fascinated D. enthusiastic
9. A. from B. over C. in D. for
10. A. regard B. estimate C. catch D. realise
11. A. attention B. organisation C. observation D. treatment
12. A. travel B. voyage C. excursion D. tour
13. A. serious B. superior C. major D. leading
14. A. shared B. particular C. common D. separate
15. A. keeps B. stands C. maintains D. remains
Part 2
Example:
0 one
INDOOR CLIMBING
Rock climbing is (0) one of the UK’s fastest growing sports. Nowadays, however, it’s not necessary to
head to the hills when you decide to (16) …………… it up as a hobby. Indoor climbing is a great way to
discover whether or (17) ……………… you have a head for heights. Whatever you may have (18)
……………. told, size and strength aren’t that important in climbing. Climbers just (19) ……………….
to be fit, with a good sense of balance. Man-made climbing walls have footholds and handholds (20)
…………………. different shapes and sizes. Beginners can choose walls with holds near to (21)
……………………... other. More difficult routes up the wall will have small handholds quite (22)
………………. apart.
Climbers work in pairs. (23) ……………….. one person climbs, the other one stays on the ground, giving
out the rope. You (24)……………….. taught to move your hands and feet correctly, plus how to rest and
balance (25) ……………….. the way up. Once you’ve mastered all of (26) …………… basic moves, you
can go for longer climbs. The great thing about climbing is that you can (27) …………. better quite
quickly. Most sports centres will include the cost of hiring equipment (28) …………… the admission
price, (29) …………… is usually between £4 and £6 per visit. It’s natural to be scared at (30)
………………..…… but soon you’ll realise that you’re quite safe!
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Part 3
words, including the word given.
Example:
carry
You must ......................... .......................... instructions exactly.
31. My brother accused me of taking his car.

took
‘You .............................................................. you?’ said my brother.
32. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen!
strange
I’ve ................................................................ film before!
driven
We ................................................................ a very friendly taxi driver.
34. My aunt was determined to pay for our tickets.
insisted
My aunt ......................................................... for our tickets.
35. The manager failed to persuade Karen to take the job.
succeed
The manager ................................................ Karen to take the job.
36. I’d rather you didn’t use that red pen.
mind
Would .......................................................... that red pen?
37. I last saw Mark a year ago.
since
I have ........................................................... year.
38. John impressed his new boss by settling down to work quickly.
good
John .............................................................. his new boss by settling down to work quickly.
39. Tony regrets lying to his teacher.
wishes
Tony ............................................................. his teacher the truth.
40. I found it difficult to follow the instructions.
trouble
I..................................................................... the instructions
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Part 4
For questions 41-55, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines
are correct, and some have a word which should not be there.
should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet. There are two examples at the beginning
(0 and 00).
0 √
Example:
00 too
FINLAND
0. Finland is a country in the far north of Europe. Most of it is forest
00. and there are too about sixty thousand lakes there as well. It has a population
41. of some five million people, about a million of them who living in the capital ................
42. city, Helsinki. There are two official languages, Finnish and Swedish, ................
43. with about six per cent of the population being Swedish-speaking. Many ................
44. people think of Finland as for a very cold country where it is dark most of ................
45. all the time. In the long winter, temperatures are indeed very low and in some ................
46. parts there is very little daylight. However, in the summer it is often hot ................
47. and sunny, and it hardly just gets dark at all at night. One thing that Finland ................
48. is famous for is the sauna. A sauna is a kind of hot steam bath. You sit in ................
49. a room where steam is produced out and the temperature gets very high. You ................
50. then wash yourself or have a swim. Some people they even roll in the snow ................
51. in the winter! Finland is a very much keen sporting nation and over the years it ................
52. has had a number of champions in any winter sports such as ski-jumping and ................
53. ice hockey, as well as by producing some great Olympic athletes, especially in ................
54. long-distance running and the javelin. Other Finns who have been gained ................
55. international fame include the composer, Sibelius, and the architect and designer, ................
Alvar Aalto.
Part 5
135
RUNNING ROUND THE WORLD
John Shaw will (0) ……………. be setting off on a 50,000 km run, SHORT
which will make him the first person to perform the (56) …………… act ORDINARY
of running all the way round the world if he succeeds.
His timetable includes the (57) ……………. . Russian winter and the burning FREEZE
African summer. And he has no back-up team for (58) …………. He will be ASSIST
running alone, carrying all his (59) …………………… on his back. EQUIP
‘My biggest fear is not the physical challenge, but (60) ………….,’ Mr Shaw LONELY
Said. Tm as sociable as anyone and I’m very (61) ……………… that HOPE
I will form many (62) ……………...... on the way.’ FRIEND
On a trial 2,000 km run under the blazing (63) …………… of the African sun, HOT
he came across wild baboons and (64) ……………….. snakes, but he proved that POISON
a target of 60 kilometres a day was (65) ……………….. ‘I have made up my REASON
mind to do it and I will. Running is my life,’ he said.
TEST 33
(FCE PRACTICE EXAM PAPERS 2)
136
PART 1
Example:
0. A. above B. over C. beyond D. past
0 A B C D
ROLLS-ROYCE
The name Rolls-Royce has been associated with high-quality cars for (0) …………….. a century. The
first Rolls-Royce was produced in 1905, as the result of the (1) ………….. efforts of Charles Stewart
Rolls and Frederick Henry Royce.
Rolls, an upper-class Londoner who was (2) ………………. at Eton and Cambridge University, started a
company in 1902 to sell motor-cars. Royce, an engineering genius, (3) ………………. from a working-
class background. He began his apprenticeship in a railway workshop at the age of 14, but by the age of
21 he had (4) …………………. up his own engineering business. Royce designed several motor-cars, and
his first experimental model (5) ……………… in 1903. (6) …………….. after that, Charles Rolls and
Henry Royce met. (7) …………………… the Rolls-Royce manufacturing firm in 1904. Royce designed
the motor-cars and Rolls sold them. Rolls, who had (8)…………………. himself a reputation as a keen
racing motorist, also had a passion for flying. In 1910, at the age of only 33, he sadly (9)
…………………… his death in a plane crash - in (10)………………. he was the first Englishman to die
in this way. Royce, however, continued work on their shared dream, and (11) ……………………. to
develop his first aero-engine in 1915. The Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine later powered British fighter
aeroplanes in World War II. On Royce’s death in 1933, the famous Rolls-Royce monogram was changed
from red to black as a (12)……………....... of respect for the great man.
1. A. connected B. mixed C. combined D. collected

2. A. educated B. schooled C. taught D. trained
3. A. grew B. arrived C. came D. arose
4. A. put B. made C. set D. brought
5. A. appeared B. showed C. presented D. developed
6. A. Early B. Shortly C. Briefly D. Quickly
7. A. shaping B. forming C. building D. constructing
8. A. earned B. awarded C. deserved D. succeeded
9. A. got B. knew C. found D. met
10. A. spite B. case C. order D. fact
11. A. kept up B. went on C. got by D. saw through
12. A. note B. message C. signal D. sign
PART 2
137
Example:
0 B E E N
Traditional Cooking
A new school of cookery has opened in France. “The Friends of French Cookery” has (0)…………..
started by a group of grandmothers who are anxious to keep traditional food and cooking techniques
alive. They are against the modern-day use (13) …………….. freezers, microwaves and TV dinners.
None of these grandmothers have (14) ………………. any experience as professional cooks, and they run
their school (15) ……………….. being paid. They are motivated only by a desire to produce good
quality, tasty food. They are especially keen to teach the younger generation (16) ……………….. to cook
traditional dishes, and to convince them that traditional food is better (17) ……………..… convenience
foods and take-aways.
The grandmothers run cookery courses two or three times a week, and the fee is about 20, (18)
…………………….. includes tuition and lunch.
Most of the recipes are traditional, and some of (19) ……………………. have ancient legends attached
(20) ……………………… them. Only seasonal ingredients (21) ………………… used.
The courses are great fun, and tourists join (22) ………………. with the locals (23) …………….. they
work together to create a delicious meal. (24) …………..…….. midday they all sit down at long
tables to eat a three-course lunch.
138
PART 3
Example:
0 S U C C E S S F U L
Becoming a Top Athlete

To be (0) ……………….. in a sport requires a number of things including SUCCESS
ambition and (25) ……..………… Without these qualities, it is very difficult DEDICATE
to compete at a high level. Most of the famous sportspeople we know
today began training during their (26) …………..…….. in order to reach their CHILD
peak white still comparatively young.
Athletes should pay careful (27) ………..…………. to their diet, because ATTEND
(28) …………………. food is essential for maintaining a strong body which is NOURISH
less liable to suffer injury. Diet is also important because it must be
adequate to support such (29) ……….…………….. activity. ENERGY
It is also necessary to have the (30) ……..…………..to succeed. Athletes will DETERMINE
often encounter temporary (31) …………..…………on their road to eventual FAIL
success, and they must mentally prepare themselves so that this type of
(32) ……………..….. doesn't have too strong a negative effect on their future COURAGE
(33) …..……………. . Even if a sufficiently talented athlete puts in the time PERFORM
and effort required, they will also need (34)……….…………….. and perhaps a PATIENT
little luck, in order to succeed.
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PART 4
Example:
0. A very nice man gave us directions
GIVEN
We..........................................................................a very nice man.
Example:
0 WERE GIVEN DIRECTIONS BY
35. Please don’t touch the exhibits.

RATHER
I...................................................................................... touch the exhibits.
36. It’s a good thing you gave me a lift or I would have been late for my interview.
GIVEN
I would have been late for my interview………………………………………. me a lift.
37. Please do not drop litter in the park.

REQUESTED
You................................................................................drop litter in the park.
38. He doesn't get on with his colleagues.

TERMS
He is not........................................................................with his colleagues.
39. light travels faster than sound.

TRAVEL
Sound.............................................................................as light.
40. He could not explain why he was always late to work.

ACCOUNT
He could not..................................................................late to work.
41. Our boss wouldn’t let us go home until we had done our work.
MADE
Our boss.........................................................................our work before we went home.
42. I had never been to a theme park before.

FIRST
It ................................................................................... I had ever been to a theme park.
TEST 34
140
PART 1
Example:
0. A. decided B. considered C. referred D. noticed
0 A B C D
Machu Picchu
The city of Machu Picchu, in Peru, South America, is (0) …………….. to be one of the most breathtaking
sights in the world. It was built by the Incas in about 1450, when the Inca Empire was at its most
powerful. What makes this city so unusual is that it is (1) ………..……. 2,430 metres above sea (2)
……………. on the top of a mountain ridge in the Andes Mountains.
Machu Picchu is so remote that the Incas had to take a long, treacherous path through the Andes to get to
it. To this day, historians still (3) ……………… how the Inca people were able to build this stone city so
high up (4) ……………...... the use of modem technology. The Incas were expert builders, carving the
rocks perfectly and (5) ………………. them together so well that you cannot slide a knife (6)
……………….. the stones.
Astonishingly, the (7) …………………. of the world only learned of the city’s existence after an
American historian, Hiram Bingham, (8) …………………. it on 24 July 1911. Previously, only a few
local people were (9) ………………….. of the city. It has now become a popular tourist (10)
……………….. . People walk for up to four days on the Inca Trail through the Andes Mountains to (11)
…………… this amazing city and admire the spectacular (12) ………………… from the top.
1. A. set B. placed C. situated D. settled

2. A. line B. level C. height D. point
3. A. think B. imagine C. doubt D. wonder
4. A. without B. except C. apart D. unless
5. A. fitting B. suiting C. fixing D. mixing
6. A. among B. through C. between D. against
7. A. rest B. other C. remainder D. part
8. A. invented B. discovered C. created D. realised
9. A. aware B. sensitive C. alert D. familiar
10. A. direction B. destination C. position D. location
11. A. arrive B. reach C. finish D. achieve
12. A. scene B. image C. view D. look
PART 2
141
Example:
0 O N
April Fools’ Day

On April Fools' Day, people in many countries play tricks (0) …………….. each other. Usually, the
tricks involve making friends believe something ridiculous. On (13) ………………. day you could, for
example, tell a friend there is a huge spider on (14) ………………… shoulder. If they believe you, you
have succeeded (15) …………………. fooling them, and (16) ……………………. if you only trick them
for a second, you have the right to shout “April Fool!”
This day, 1st April, is also known (17) ………………… All Fools’ Day. In some countries, (18)
………………… as Ireland or Cyprus, you can only try to fool someone before 12 noon. (19)
……………….you do play tricks after midday, you become the fool instead.
But how (20) ……………….. this tradition begin? Some say April Fools’ Day originated in France when
that country adopted the new Gregorian calendar. In the previous calendar, New Year was celebrated (21)
………………. 25th March until 1st April, rather than on 1st January, as in the Gregorian calendar. Some
people refused (22) …………… follow the new calendar, and continued to celebrate the New Year in
Spring. Other people made sod of them and laughed (23) ……………… them because they were old-
fashioned and didn't want to change. Now April Fools’ Day has become a global tradition, and no one is
safe! People play tricks on (24) …………………., not just on those who don’t want to change with the times.
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PART 3
Example:
0 E F F E C T I V E
Facial Expressions
Body language is a very (0) ……………….. form of communication. Some EFFECT

(25) ……………………. expressions, in particular, can be understood all around FACE
the world. If we find something (26) ………………. , for example, we wrinkle DISGUST
up our noses. Anyone watching immediately knows how we feel.
All people smile, and a smile is likely to get a positive (27) …………………… It REACT
can, however, be obvious when you don’t mean it. When you (28) ………………… GENUINE
smile, muscles around your eyes automatically contract, but these muscles are
difficult to control consciously. An authentic smile fades quickly, too, while an
artificial smile will (29) ………………………. last longer. USUAL
The expressions we make when we are angry, sad and scared are also common
to most cultures. Despite all the (30) ………………………. languages spoken in the DIFFER
world, we can still communicate using this (31) …………………… language of UNIVERSE
facial expressions.
However, you sometimes need to be (32) ………………………… Certain gestures CARE
can vary, even within a single country. For example, (33) …………………….. SOUTH
Italians gesturing ‘yes’ tilt their heads forwards, never back, whereas people in
the north nod by tilting the head backwards and forwards. This can be very
(34) ……………………! CONFUSE
143
PART 4
Example:
0. Terry’s car needs repairing.
SHOULD
Terry.........................................................repaired.
Example:
35. Sanjay couldn’t get his parents’ permission to buy an expensive car.
ALLOW
Sanjay’s parents...........................................................................to buy an expensive car.
36. Ann got this painting ten years ago.
HAS
Ann..............................................................................................ten years.
37. Let’s visit the art gallery this afternoon.
WE
Why.............................................................................................to the art gallery this afternoon?
38. You should book your ticket beforehand if you want to get a good seat.
ADVANCE
Your ticket...................................................................................if you want to get a good seat.
39. We don’t have any milk left, so we must go and buy some.
RUN
We......................................................................................milk, so we must go and buy some.
40. I could never have finished the job without your help.
IF
I could never have finished the job..............................................me.
41. Sophia was often ill when she was a child.
USED
Sophia..........................................................................................when she was a child.
42. Parking here is free after 5pm.
PARK
It doesn’t......................................................................................here after 5pm.
TEST 35
144
PART 1
Example:
0. A. increased B. elevated C. developed D. spread
0 A B C D
Tips for Flying

The number and length of flights has (0) …………………. sharply in the past few years and the number
of passengers on long distance flights is also higher. As the human body was not designed for flying,
people can (1) ……………… if they are on an aeroplane for a long time. Therefore, it is important to (2)
…………… certain measures to increase your comfort. In the air, your body is more (3) …………….. to
the effects of alcohol, coffee, tea and rich or fatty foods, so it is best to (4) …………….. these the day
before you leave as well as during the flight. A long-distance journey often (5) …………………
travellers feeling stiff, because they have been sitting in one (6) ………………..for several hours.
In order to reduce the (7) ………………… of this happening to you, there are some exercises you can do
while you are flying. (8) ………………… this, a hot shower taken after the flight can be an effective (9)
……………. of minimising stiffness. If you wear loose clothing made from (10) ………………
materials, such as cotton, you will feel more comfortable as your skin will be able to breathe more easily.
Your skin suffers in other ways too, becoming drier (11) ……………………. you have left the ground.
This can be avoided, however, if you (12) ………………….. some skin cream with you.
1. A. agonise B. endure C. suffer D. tolerate

2. A. have B. take C. make D. do
3. A. fragile B. sensitive C. delicate D. weak
4. A. ignore B. delete C. prevent D. avoid
5. A. results B. makes C. causes D. leaves
6. A. position B. point C. space D. situation
7. A. accidents B. chances C. opportunities D. fortunes
8. A. Apart B. Besides C. Except D. Despite
9. A. way B. route C. direction D. path
10. A. natural B. physical C. pure D. real
11. A. since B. once C. while D. until
12. A. bring B. take C. fetch D. get
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PART 2
Example:
0 O N E
Edvard Munch
Edvard Muncht (0) ………………… of the greatest artists of his time, (13) ….……………… born in
Norway in 1863. In 1899 he travelled (14) ……………… Paris, where he became familiar (15)………….
………. the current trends in French art. He began to develop an unusual artistic style, in which he tried
to express his deep inner feelings rather (16) ………………… the appearance of what he was painting.
This style later became known (17) ……………….. Expressionism, and many 20th century artists were
influenced (18) ……………… him.
At the time, though, Norwegian critics could (19) ……………… understand his work and found it
shocking. Munch moved to Germany in 1892, but met with the same reaction there. An exhibition of his
paintings in a Berlin gallery caused such strong protests (20) …………………… the gallery had to be
closed after only a (21) …………………………… days.
When people slowly started to accept his style of painting, his work became well-known for the powerful
emotions it showed. His (22) ………………….. famous work, a painting called “The Scream'*, is an
image of a terrified, screaming figure in a twisted landscape. As (23) ………………... as painting, be was
also interested in print making.
When Edvard Munch died in 1944, he left many of his paintings and prints to the city of Oslo in Norway,
rest (24) …………………. be found in museums and in famous collections around the world.
146
PART 3
Example:
0 S U C C E S S F U L
Computer Skills in the Office

To be (0) ………………….. in the business market, it is vital for a company SUCCESS
to keep up with all the latest technological (25) ………………….. . DEVELOP
Nowadays it is (26) ……………………. accepted that running a company WIDE
without computers, in particular, is virtually (27) ……………………. .This POSSIBLE
is why businesses are so keen to hire the best people available for
their technology departments.
Apart from the needs of the technology department, it is important
that almost all employees have some degree of (28) …………………. with FAMILIAR
personal or desktop computers, even if this involves no more than
the (29) ………………….. of a basic computer course. Like all new things, COMPLETE
however, most people will only become (30) …………………… with using COMFORT
computers after practical experience.
Thanks to computers, today’s businesses are run and managed with
far less (31) ……………………. than companies could hope to achieve in the DIFFICULT
past. For example, computers enable the (32) ……………………… of huge ORGANISE
amounts of information and greatly speed up the (33) …………………….. of PREPARE
documents and reports.
In short, although the average businessperson has no need to be a
technology expert, they are unlikely to get very far without at least a basic
(34) ………………… of computers. KNOW
PART 4
147
Example:
0. A very nice man gave us directions.

GIVEN
We....................................................................... a very nice man.
35. Steve asked me how much I paid for my new sweater.

COST
Steve wanted................................................................................my new sweater.
36. What a pity you didn’t tell me earlier!
WISH
I....................................................................................................earlier!
37. The plane couldn’t take off because of the rain.
PREVENTED
The rain........................................................................................off.
38. She doesn’t see or hear from her childhood friends any more.
TOUCH
She has.........................................................................................her childhood friends.
39. He gave the impression that he wasn’t working.
SEEM
He................................................................................................working.
40. You didn’t pay attention in class.
OUGHT
You..............................................................................................attention in class.
41. Jessica was late due to the traffic.
TIME
Jessica didn’t...............................................................................due to the traffic.
42. “I won’t allow my son to stay out past midnight,” Mike said.
REFUSED
Mike.............................................................................................son stay out past midnight.
TEST 36
148
PART 1
Example:
0. A. detached B. single C. divided D. separate
0 A B C D
Rainbows
A rainbow is an optical display of colour that usually appears in the sky when a beam of sunlight refracts
through millions of raindrops. Each (0) …………….... colour from the spectrum is then sent to your eyes.
For this to happen, the angle between the (1) ......................... of light, the raindrop and the human eye
must be between 40 and 42 degrees.
After studying rainbows in (2) ........................ Sir Isaac Newton was able to explain how they are formed.
However, he was colour blind, so he had to (3) ………………… on the eyes of his assistant, who could
easily (4) ……………………. all the seven colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
His assistant could also clearly (5) ……………………. the difference between indigo and violet.
There are two types of rainbows. Primary rainbows are the most (6) …………………… and have the
most distinctive colours, with red (7) …………………… on the outside of the arc and violet on the
inside. Secondary rainbows are unusual because the light is reflected twice within the raindrop before it
(8) ………………….. a rainbow, so the colours are in (9) ………………… order and not as bright as
primary rainbows. There is a popular myth that if you reach the end of a rainbow, you will find a pot of
gold waiting for you. In (10) …………………… it is impossible to do this, because a rainbow has no end
- as you go towards the point where the rainbow (11) ………………… to touch the ground, it moves
away from you as quickly as you (12) ……………………..
1. A. strip B. ray C. streak D. row

2. A. depth B. length C. width D. breadth
3. A. rely B. trust C. confide D. believe
4. A. discover B. realise C. recognise D. understand
5. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell
6. A. often B. common C. ordinary D. regular
7. A. appearing B. happening C. viewing D. revealing
8. A. develops B. forms C. shapes D. grows
9. A. behind B. back C. return D. reverse
10. A. case B. spite C. time D. fact
11. A. looks B. seems C. shows D. sees
12. A. arrive B. approach C. near D. progress
PART 2
149
Example:
0 A R O U N D
Putting it Off!
Your big exams are just (0) …………………. the corner and you have only two or three days left to do
some serious revision. You have to commit to memory the history of (13) …………….. Industrial
Revolution – so what (14) ……………… you doing organising the kitchen cupboards? Ordinarily, it is
(15) ………………… a task that you would choose to do unless you really had to, but suddenly you
feel the time is right to pay particular attention (16) ……………… this area of the house and get it
looking spotless. The books upstairs can wait.
Such behaviour is known (17) ………………… procrastination - a deliberate attempt to avoid something
which really needs to be (18) …………………, but which you can’t be bothered to do. Other examples of
(19) ……………….. sort of behaviour include browsing the Internet or watching television when the
kitchen sink is full of dirty dishes, or going off to get tea and coffee at the office (20) …………………….
of finishing the work you've been given.
In short, procrastination is the art of putting off (21) …………………… tomorrow what should be done
today. More often (22) …………………. not, the real reason why a procrastinator delays a job is that
they have a vague hope that (23) ……………….. else might just do it (24) ……………… them.
PART 3
150
Example:
0 C O N F U S I O N
English Students and Culture Shock
Culture shock is a feeling of (0) ………………… experienced by someone CONFUSE

visiting a new country and being confronted with an (25) ………………….. FAMILIAR
culture. It is experienced by many of the thousands of students who leave
home to study English in an English-speaking country.
These students have to cope with changes in weather, food, language and
behaviour. (26) ……………………. have found that there are several stages of RESEARCH
culture shock and that adjusting to life in a new country is an ongoing and
gradual process.
Initially, students may feel (27) ………………….. and delight at the new culture. EXCITE
They take to their language studies with enthusiasm and make significant progress.
Once the (28) ………………….. of being in a foreign place wears off, feelings of NOVEL
(29) …………………… depression and homesickness may arise, and homesick ANXIOUS
students may call home repeatedly. (30) ……………… problems, due to locals COMMUNICATE
speaking too quickly and using strange idioms and slang, are also very
common. (31) ………………., stress may be caused by racial discrimination. ADDITION
(32) …………………….. problems or safety concerns. FINANCE
During the next stage, the student is more (33) …………………. and begins to REAL
accept the positive and negative aspects of both cultures. They begin to feel
at home and realise that problems are also (34) ………………….. opportunities. LEARN
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PART 4
Example:
0. Why are you interested in learning a new language
WANT
Why ......................................................... a new language?
Example:
0 DO YOU WANT TO LEARN
35. They offered her a job but she refused.

TURNED
She...............................................................................................of a job.
36. I find driving on the left in England very strange.
ACCUSTOMED
I ...................................................................................................driving on the left in England.
37. I expect you were very tired by the end of the week.
MUST
By the end of the week ...............................................................exhausted.
38. Being late is inexcusable.
EXCUSE
There is........................................................................................late.
39. Matthew decided not to do his homework and went to play football.
INSTEAD
Matthew went to play football.....................................................homework.
40. “I wouldn’t stay out too late, Lee,” said Mary.
ADVISED
Mary............................................................................................out too late.
41. Her mother won't tolerate rudeness.
PUT
Her mother...................................................................................rudeness.
42. Natalie didn’t listen carefully enough to the spoken instructions.
ATTENTION
Natalie didn’t...............................................................................the spoken instructions.
TEST 37
152
PART 1
Example:
0. A. tell B. say C. inform D. speak
0 A B C D
OXFORD
Some people (0) ………………..... that Oxford is the most attractive city in England. Whether this is
(1)............................. or not, it is certainly worth a visit. It is also ideal for a day (2) ………………. from
London, as there are regular trains and buses at fifteen-minute (3) ……………....... which only take about
an hour to get there.
You should (4) ……………………. plenty of time to visit Oxford’s unique and varied range of historic
attractions. What is probably of most (5) ………………….. to the visitor is the famous University with
its different colleges. You can (6) …………………. several of these elegant historic buildings in a day, as
the majority of them are (7) …………………. walking distance of one another. Many of the oldest and
most remarkable colleges are centrally (8) …………………. and most are open to visitors in the
afternoon. It is a good idea to check before visiting, (9) ……………………… as opening days and times
vary.
The two rivers that (10) ………………… through the city are another major attraction for residents and
tourists (11) ………………….. Both the Thames and the Cherwell rivers are lined with lush green
vegetation, and a stroll along their (12) ………………… or a leisurely boat ride is the perfect way to
round off a day of sightseeing. Different kinds of boats are available for hire at several central locations
from April to September.
1. A. real B. genuine C. honest D. true

2. A. trip B. travel C. journey D. voyage
3. A. gaps B. breaks C. intervals D. spaces
4. A. allow B. permit C. agree D. let
5. A. attention B. notice C. interest D. curiosity
6. A. look round B. see through C. find out D. check up
7. A. inside B. under C. within D. beneath
8. A. placed B. located C. addressed D. positioned
9. A. yet B. despite C. however D. although
10. A. flow B. move C. pour D. lead
11. A. similar B. same C. likely D. alike
12. A. sides B. edges C. fringes D. banks
PART 2
153
Example:
0 W H I C H
Technology
Technology"’ includes any machine, method or system (0) ………. uses scientific knowledge for
practical purposes. Whether in the form of a primitive hand-held tool (13) ……………….. the latest
computer, technology gives (14) ………………. greater control over the world around us and makes
our lives easier and happier. Without the ability (15)………………… invent, discover and improve, we
would still be living like cavemen, and civilisation as we know (16) ……………… would be impossible.
Throughout history, technological progress has changed the (17) ……………….. people live. Thousands
of years (18) …………………… for instance, people lived by hunting animals and gathering wild plants.
In order to find food, they had to move (19) ………………… place to place. The gradual development of
agricultural tools and fanning methods meant that people no longer had to wander in search of food, but
(20) ………………… settle in villages. Similarly, the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s brought the
invention of the steam engine and machines (21) ………………… manufacturing cloth and other
products. This produced great social change, as millions of people moved to the cites to work in factories.
(22) ……………….. most technology benefits people, some inventions, (23) ………………. as weapons
of war, have had a harmful effect on our lives. Others have been (24) ………………. beneficial and
harmful. The car, for example, is a fast, convenient means of transport, but has also contributed greatly to
the problem of air pollution.
PART 3
154
Example:
0 S I G N I F I C A N T L Y
Sport on Television
Television has (0) …………….. , affected the world of sport and the way SIGNIFICANT
that we, as spectators, get to enjoy it. In recent decades it has become
virtually (25) ……………………to watch sport live on television without the POSSIBLE
constant (26) ………………….. of replays by the television channel. INTERRUPT
Any time a referee makes a slightly (27) ………………….. decision, we CONTROVERSY
are immediately shown an instant replay. We are so accustomed to this
that if we don’t sec the instant replay, we’re left with the (28) ……………. SUSPECT
that we’ve missed out on something important.
Television has also been a major factor in making top (29) …………………. PROFESSION
sportspeople extremely (30) ………………….. Leading figures in sports such WEALTH
as tennis and football may enjoy enormous fame and (31) ………………… as POPULAR
a result of television coverage, which leads to enormous amounts of
money for product endorsements and sponsorship deals. Their fees may
(32) ………………… reach millions of pounds for a single TV commercial or EASY
magazine (33) ………………….. . ADVERTISE
Many consider these amounts scandalous, but others argue that TV
sport is beneficial overall, because it provides (34) ……………….. for more ENCOURAGE
people to take part in healthy activities.
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Example:
GIVEN
We........................................................................... a very nice man
Example:
35. He took a taxi so he wouldn’t have to walk in the rain.

AVOID
He took a taxi...............................................................................in the rain.
36. The hotel charged the group for the damage they caused in their rooms.
PAY
The hotel......................................................................................the damage they caused in their
rooms.
37. She can’t decide what to wear to the party.

MIND
She can’t .....................................................................................what to wear to the party.
38. Colin finds it easy to remember people's names and phone numbers.
DIFFICULTY
Colin............................................................................................people’s names and phone numbers.
39. Pollution is measured by special instruments.

USED
Special instruments......................................................................pollution.
40. Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming.

WHO
It ..................................................................................................penicillin.
41. Jane is efficient and qualified.

WELL
As.................................................................................................is also qualified.
42. Kate and Ann look exactly the same to me.

TELL
I....................................................................................................between Kate and Ann.
TEST 38
156
PART 1
Example:
0. A. period B. moment C. point D. time
0 A B C D
Music Television
At 12:01 on 1 August 1981, a new American cable TV channel broadcast the video of a song by The
Buggies called Video Killed the Radio Star. This was the (0) ……………….. MTV was born. Before
this, pop and rock artists relied on radio to (1) …………….…….. their audiences, but now audiences
could actually see their favourite bands (2) ………………….. their greatest hits on a TV channel entirely
(3)……………….. to music.
Some critics (4) ………………… the channel would fail, and some musicians felt annoyed about having
to act and dance in videos to win over fans. Other artists, (5) ………………….. as Madonna and Michael
Jackson, took (6) …………………… of the coverage, and it helped to make them into cultural icons.
MTV both influenced and was influenced by the young generation, and the channel had an (7)
……………….. on style, fashion and trends.
Over the following years, MTV (8) ………………… globally, bringing music television to Europe in
1987 and Asia ten years later. Nowadays there are few people in the world who have not (9)
…………………... of MTV. Since the channel’s humble beginnings, the first MTV viewers have grown
older and now themselves have children who (10) ………………… the channel. Today's audience (11)
…………………. continents and generations.
Today, there is no longer an emphasis on music alone, and the channel also has quiz shows, reality shows
and films. The original idea of music television is a distant (12) …………………..
1. A. touch B. stretch C. catch D. reach

2. A. perform B. act C. show D. display
3. A. specialised B. interested C. devoted D. closed
4. A. checked B. confirmed C. proved D. believed
5. A. such B. like C. just D. same
6. A. benefit B. advantage C. profit D. assistance
7. A. impression B. improvement C. impact D. inspiration
8. A. expanded B. heightened C. enlarged D. increased
9. A. known B. noticed C. listened D. heard
10. A. see B. watch C. look D. view
11. A. jumps B. crosses C. meets D. matches
12. A. reminder B. memory C. history D. past
PART 2
157
Example:
0 H I S
Mary Shelley’s Story

In 1816, English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and (0) ……………….. future wife, Mary, visited another
famous poet, Lord Byron, at his house near Lake Geneva in Switzerland. It rained (13)
…………………….. snowed constantly during their stay, forcing the group to (14) ……………...........
most of their holiday indoors. One night, Byron challenged the Shelleys and his doctor, Polidori, to each
make up a ghost story. He said that the person who wrote the most terrifying tale (15) ……………….. be
the winner.
Mary, who was only nineteen (16) …………………… the time, came up with the idea for her story after
having a nightmare in (17) ……………………. she saw a pale student of science kneeling beside 'the
thing he had put together. This ultimately lead her to write one of the greatest horror novels of all time -
Frankenstein. In the finished novel, a mad scientist (18) …………………… Victor Frankenstein brings a
monster to life. It is really a warning against man’s dangerous relationship (19) ………………….
science.
The book was first published (20) ………………….. 1818, although for several years the writer’s identity
was not revealed. (21) ………………….. then her story has become extremely popular and many films
have been based (22) …………………… it. It is astonishing to think that it was (23) ……………………
by a 19-year-old who set about writing the story in a simple attempt (24) …………………………. scare
her close circle of friends.
PART 3
158
Example:
0 D E V E L O P M E N T
Early Clocks
The (0) ……………….. of the clock is an interesting story, although there is DEVELOP
some (25) ………………… about the way in which docks came about. The AGREE
word ‘clock’ originated from the Latin word ‘clocca’, which means
‘bell’, and it was first coined about 700 years ago.
Before the (26) ………………… of the modem-day clock, there were several INVENT
ways that a person could tell the time. People first told the time by
looking at the sun in the sky. When the sun was (27) …………………. DIRECT
overhead, it was noon, and when it was close to the horizon, it was
either sunrise or sunset. But time could not be told (28) …………………. ACCURATE
using this method.
(29) ………………. believe that the sundial was used around 3,500 BC and HISTORY
was probably the (30) ………………… clock. On the sundial, the shadow of EARLY
the sun points to a number on a disc which shows you the time.
However, since sundials are (31) ………………….. on the sun, they can only DEPEND
be used to tell time during the day.
Water clocks, or clepsydra, were an Egyptian invention and were also
(32) ………………… in Greece. Water dripped slowly out of a hole in a clay FASHION
(33) …………………….. which had a series of marks on it that indicated the CONTAIN
time. The Greeks made several (34) …………………. on the design over the IMPROVE
years. Water clocks had the advantage over sundials that they could
also be used at night.
159
PART 4
Example:
0. The school I studied at last year was better than this one.
GOOD
This school..............................................................my last one.
Example:
0 IS NOT AS GOOD AS
35. I cannot afford to buy a train ticket.

HAVE
I ..............................................................................................to buy a train ticket.
36. There is no more petrol in the car.

RUN
The car ......................................................................................petrol.
37. It is useless to worry about what has already happened.

POINT
There is ..................................................................................what has already happened.
38. “Have you had anything to eat?” Mum asked Liam.

WHETHER
Mum asked..............................................................................anything to eat.
39. Did you mean to kick him, or did it happen by accident?

PURPOSE
Did you kick him....................................................................an accident?
40. If you don't know how to spell the word, why don't you check in the dictionary?
UP
If you don't know how to spell the word, you........................in the dictionary.
41. The senior managers are interviewing the candidates.

INTERVIEWED
The candidates........................................................................the senior managers.
42. It’s too cold to go for a walk today.

IF
We could go for a walk ..........................................................cold today.
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TEST 39
PART 1
Example:
0. A. yet B. just C. still D. ever
0 A B C D
Vegetarianism
Until recently, vegetarianism was fairly uncommon in Britain, and it is (0) …………………..
considered strange by some. But since the 1960s its popularity has increased greatly, to the (1)
……………… that high street stores stock a huge variety of products for vegetarians.
The reasons people give for not eating meat are (2) ………………… Perhaps most vegetarians do it
for moral reasons. arguing that it is (3) ………………….. to kill. The opposing point of view is that it is
(4)…………………… for us to kill for food, and that we have evolved to do so. Still, there are societies
where eating meat is not allowed because it is (5) ……………...... their religion.
There are other good reasons to (6) …………………… meat, one of which is the inefficiency of
livestock farming. A single (7) ……………………… of soya bean plants can actually (8)
…………………. 200 times as much protein as the number of cattle which could be raised on the same
(9) ………………… of land, so a vegetarian world might be a world without hunger. Although it is, in
theory, cheaper to eat only vegetables, vegetarianism is most (10) ………………….. in richer countries
such as Germany and Britain, where many people (11) …………………. meat for health reasons. In
these countries, at least, it (12) …………………… to be a matter of choice rather than necessity.
1. A. measure B. distance C. length D. extent

2. A. numerous B. lots C. several D. dozens
3. A. false B. faulty C. wrong D. mistaken
4. A. real B. natural C. physical D. genuine
5. A. across B. beside C. opposite D. against
6. A. give up B. put down C. cut off D. turn away
7. A. pitch B. place C. farm D. field
8. A. achieve B. produce C. create D. establish
9. A. amount B. total C. area D. size
10. A. popular B. famous C. known D. liked
11. A. exclude B. prevent C. escape D. avoid
12. A. finishes off B. goes through C. turns out D. comes up
161
PART 2
Example:
0 H O W
Stress and Athletic Success

Success, in any field, is often a matter of (0) ……………… well a person is (13) ………………. to
control the amount of stress they experience. As stress increases, their performance often improves, but
there is a certain point beyond (14) ……………………… their performance begins to decline sharply.
Sports psychologists now help Olympic athletes, (15) ……………….. others, balance the good and bad
effects of stress.
Before an athletic event, a high level (16) …………………. excitement can actually have a positive
effect (17) …………………….. the athlete. This excitement becomes harmful, (18) ……………………
if negative thoughts take over. Thoughts such as "What if I fail?” or “I know the others are better than
me” should definitely be avoided. Psychologists help athletes manage (19) ……………………. replace
negative thoughts with positive (20) ……………………..
Another useful technique before competing (21) …………………….. to recognise your level of
excitement and adjust it if necessary. Music may be helpful (22) ………………….. these cases. If you’re
over-excited, listening to soft music can help to calm you down. If you feel you’re not excited (23)
………………….. you may want to listen to fast, powerful music to raise your spirits.
The key to success, in other words, is a person’s knowledge of their ideal level of excitement. An
imbalance either way could mean the difference (24) ………………………. success and failure.
PART 3
162
Example:
0 M E E T I N G
Repairs to a Tower Block

At the last general (0) ………………… of the Stanley Tower Block MEET
Residents’ committee, the residents decided that several important
repairs to the block were (25) ……………….. needed. The lift had broken URGENT
down with increased (26) ……………………. recently and many of the FREQUENT
residents were concerned for their safety. There was a (27) ………………… PROPOSE
that the lift be the first thing to be replaced, since it was over thirty
years old. This suggestion was (28) ……………………. put to a vote, and was IMMEDIATE
approved by a large (29) ………………………… of those in attendance. MAJOR
A number of residents also suggested that the entrance hall needed to
be redecorated because it made a bad (30) …………………… on visitors. IMPRESS
Since many of the residents agreed, it was decided that a new main
door would have to be fitted, and that this should (31) ………………….. be PREFER
one of the latest types of (32) ……………………… doors which are almost SECURE
impossible to force open.
However, there was then some (33) ……………………. about how to AGREE
work out the fair (34) ………………………. of the cost of the repairs, as DIVIDE
not everyone felt they would benefit from all the proposed changes.
PART 4
163
Example:
GIVEN
We........................................................................ a very nice man.
Example:
35. Luggage must not be left unattended.

REQUESTED
You.............................................................................................. your luggage unattended.
36. I don’t see why I should try harder.
WORTH
In my opinion, it..........................................................................harder.
37. They decided to throw out all the old furniture.
RID
They decided...............................................................................all the old furniture.
38. She spent her childhood in Spain.
BROUGHT
She............................................................................................... in Spain.
39. She likes to travel abroad.
KEEN
She...............................................................................................abroad.
40. You need to reach a decision as soon as possible.
MIND
You need to..................................................................................as soon as possible.
41. He wasn't involved in the project.
NOTHING
The project...................................................................................him.
42. You can stay here, but don’t make too much noise.
LONG
You can stay here........................................................................not make too much noise.
TEST 40
164
PART 1
Example:
0. A. ago B. before C. past D. earlier
0 A B C D
The Man in the Iron Mask

The ‘Man in the Iron Mask’ lived three hundred years (0) ………………. in the Bastille, a prison in
Paris notorious for its bad conditions. He was (1) …………… to the prison in 1698 and (2) ……………
the rest of his life there, dying at the age of 60 in 1703. To this day we are still not (3) ………………. of
his true identity. The famous writer Voltaire was the first to write about this mysterious prisoner, who was
never actually seen (4) .................... when his face was hidden by an iron mask.
In 1789, when angry citizens forced their (5) …………....... into the Bastille, they came (6)
………..... an unusual iron mask. The Bastille record books showed the mask belonged to prisoner
number 64389000 - 'Man in the Iron Mask'. Anyone who had read Voltaire's story would already have (7)
……………...... about this mysterious prisoner. After further investigation, it was found that he had been
buried under the name of Marchioli.
The question has often been (8) …………………..... as to the man's identity. Some say he was a
French Duke or perhaps an Italian diplomat. Voltaire himself (9) ……………..... the idea that the prisoner
was the older brother of King Louis XIV, son of Louis' mother but not of his father, and that the king did
not want the (10) ………………… to learn of this. Voltaire's theory could (11) ……………...... the man's
separation from other prisoners, the mask used to hide his face and why his guards (12) ………………..
him with such respect.
1. A. transferred B. removed C. replaced D. put
2. A. settled B. passed C. spent D. finished
3. A. certain B. secure C. definite D. right
4. A. unless B. except C. beside D. apart
5. A. path B. road C. route D. way
6. A. against B. across C. over D. by
7. A. known B. understood C. believed D. recognised
8. A. mentioned B. raised C. demanded D. requested
9. A. put forward B. brought down C. gave up D. let through
10. A. community B. society C. population D. public
11. A. describe B. explain C. reason D. express
12. A. cared B. acted C. treated D. deal
PART 2
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Example:
0 W E R E
The Brontë Sisters

The Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne, (0) ………………… born and brought up in a lonely
village high on the Yorkshire moors, yet all three became famous novelists. (13) ………………… father,
Patrick Brontë, was the parish priest of Haworth in Yorkshire. He was very strict (14) ………………….
his children, and also a little eccentric. After his wife died, the girls and their brother, Branwell, were
looked (15) ………………… by their aunt.
When they were still very young, the sisters were (16) ……………….. to boarding school. They
received a better education there than was usual for girls at that time, but lived (17) ………………..
conditions which encouraged the spread of disease. The girls did (18) ………………… get enough food
and the buildings were cold and damp.
There were no jobs available (19) ………………….. women at that time, and the sisters, except for
occasional jobs as governesses or school teachers, lived their whole lives (20) ………………….. home.
They occupied their time with music, drawing, reading and, above (21) …………........... , writing.
Charlotte Brontë’s famous novel, Jane Eyre, recounts the boarding school life Charlotte hated and
her experiences (22) ………………….. a governess. Emily Brontë wrote only one novel. Wuthering
Heights. (23) is considered a romantic masterpiece. Anne was the mildest and (24) ………………….
patient of the sisters; both her novels can be regarded as softer versions of Jane Eyre.
PART 3
166
Example:
0 P R O D U C T I V E
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

Every year on 1st January, millions of people decide that they will
finally become the wonderful, (0) ……………….. healthy, happy person PRODUCE
they've always wanted to be. The (25) ………………….. that an individual COMMIT
makes, at the beginning of the year, to achieving a (26) ………………… BENEFIT
lifestyle change is called a New Year's resolution.
In the Western world, popular resolutions include improving one's
appearance or physical (27) …………………… or reducing one's intake of FIT
alcohol or cigarettes. Losing weight, by eating more (28) ………………… SENSIBLE
and exercising more, is (29) ………..…………. the most common resolution. POSSIBLE
A student may wish to focus more in class. Other people may make
the (30) ……………………. to donate money to the poor. Some may want to DECIDE
be more (31) ……………………. with their spending, and there are those ECONOMY
who choose to become more (32) …………………… responsible. ENVIRONMENT
The trouble is that the (33) …………………… to make changes, especially EAGER
concerning exercise and diet, tends to fade as soon as we come to the
(34) ………………………. that we can't change everything overnight. Many REALISE
New Year's resolutions are broken long before the end of January.
PART 4
Example:
0. Greg has been unemployed for almost two years.
167
OUT
Greg gas .................................................. for almost two years.
Example:
0 BEEN OUT OF WORK
35. Andre was too worried to steep.

THAT
Andre was....................................................................................not sleep.
36. We’ve missed the last bus, so there is no point in waiting.
WORTH
It .................................................................................................. because we’ve missed the last bus.
37. “Is washing the car now really necessary?”
HAVE
“Does the car...............................................................................now?”
38. You shouldn’t take a dictionary into the examination room.
SUPPOSED
You.....................................................................................a dictionary into the examination room.
39. Lisa’s aunt is teaching her German.
TAUGHT
Lisa..............................................................................................her aunt.
40. He said he would only do the job if we paid him first.
NOT
He said he would.........................................................................we paid him first.
41. “Could you help me move this heavy wardrobe?”
HAND
“Could you...................................................................................this heavy wardrobe?”
42. She was smiling, so I’m sure she was happy.
MUST
She was smiling, so.....................................................................happy.
TEST 41
PART 1
168
Example:
0. A. very B. rather C. mostly D. etremely
0 A B C D
Homes
Some of the (0) …………………… first homes were caves, which had walls and ceilings that
(1)...................... wind, rain and prowling animals, and floors where people could sit or sleep.
Gradually, as the centuries (2) ………………....., people learned to build different kinds of homes.
They needed homes that were (3) ……………………. for the place where they lived, and they used (4)
………………….. that were available locally. In dry places, houses were made of mud or clay. Where
there was (5) …………......... of wood, people built houses of logs or boards. On grassy (6)
……………….. they built homes of dry grass. People who lived near rivers made rafts or houseboats, or
houses raised above the ground on stilts.
Houses today are (7) …………....... built bearing the local environment and conditions in (8)
…………………… .Residents of very hot places need houses that will keep them (9) ..................., while
people in the frozen north need houses that protect them from the cold. Indeed, the climate affects many
of the (10) ....................... of a house, such as the size, position and number of windows. Where weather
conditions are extreme, (11) …………………. example, windows tend to be smaller. Our homes,
comprising modern blocks of flats, (12) …………………. a lot in common with those first caves, since
they protect us against the weather and give us a safe place to sleep.
1. A. put away B. held up C. kept out D. carried off

2. A. went by B. passed up C. ran out D. fell behind
3. A. suitable B. fitted C. matching D. agreeable
4. A. supplies B. fabrics C. materials D. objects
5. A. sufficient B. plenty C. enough D. much
6. A. stages B. flats C. levels D. plain
7. A. more B. ever C. still D. yet
8. A. idea B. memory C. thought D. mind
9. A. cool B. frozen C. chilled D. lukewarm
10. A. factors B. points C. features D. sides
11. A. as B. for C. by D. like
12. A. keep B. are C. like D. have
PART 2
Example:
169
0 O N E
Earthquakes
An earthquake is (0) …………….….. of the most terrifying natural phenomena. We generally think
(13) ........................... the ground we stand on as solid and completely stable. An earthquake can shatter
that idea instantly when we see the ground move and buildings fall (14) ……………….. . We only hear
about earthquakes in the news every now and again, but (15) ………………… are actually an everyday
occurrence. In fact, our planet experiences (16) ………………. than three million earthquakes a year.
However, the vast majority of (17) ……………........... earthquakes are extremely weak, and some of the
stronger quakes affect uninhabited places, where they go largely unnoticed. It is only big quakes (18)
……………….. densely populated areas that get our attention.
(19) ........................... quite recently, nobody was sure what caused earthquakes. There is still a
certain amount of mystery surrounding them today, (20) …………........... we now have a much clearer
understanding of the natural movements of rock beneath the surface of the earth that (21) …………… the
ground above shake. Enormous progress (22) ……………….. been made over the past century.
Seismologists have identified the forces that cause earthquakes, and developed technology that can
tell us (23) ……………….. size. They can even say where major earthquakes are likely to occur.
Unfortunately, what they have (24) …………………… yet found is a way of predicting exactly when an
earthquake is going to happen.
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PART 3
Example:
0 D A N G E R O U S
Motorcycling
Some people consider motorcycles to be a (0) ……………… and awkward DANGER
form of transport. Critics point out that motorcycles cannot offer the
same degree of (25) …………………… that the structure of a car provides. PROTECT
Moreover, apart from the danger of riding on wet roads, a rider either has
to stop and take shelter if it begins to rain, or suffer the (26) ………………. COMFORT
of riding in soaked, freezing clothes. While these (27) ……………………. are CRITICISE
certainly justified, however, there is another point of view.
Motorcycle fans argue that motorcycles are in fact an (28) ……………………. EXTREME
convenient way to get around. They also claim that nothing can be
compared to the (29) ………………….. that motorcyclists feel on the open FREE
road. Motorcycle riders often say that (30) …………………. in a car brings TRAVEL
with it a sense of isolation whereas motorcycles give the (31) …………………. FEEL
of being closer to nature. The unrestricted view also helps them better
appreciate the (32) …………………….. around them, they say. SCENE
People also claim that motorcycling is a (33) ………………… way of getting MARVEL
some sun - if the weather conditions are (34) …………………… of course! FAVOUR
PART 4
171
Example:
GIVEN
We..................................................... a very nice man.
Example:
35. It isn’t easy for Lynda to express her feelings.

DIFFICULTY
Lynda...........................................................................................her feelings.
36. There was nobody in the office but me.
APART
The office.....................................................................................me.
37. People say rock-climbing is a dangerous sport.
SUPPOSED
Rock-climbing.............................................................................a dangerous sport.
38. It was unfair that he was disqualified.
DESERVE
He................................................................................................disqualified.
39. I don’t think she will apply for this post.
INTENTION
I don’t think she...........................................................................for this post.
40. His parents made him stay at home last night.
LET
His parents ..................................................................................out last night.
41. It is John’s duty to deliver the parcel on time.
RESPONSIBLE
John..............................................................................................the parcel on time.
42. Jane wasn’t late for once.
TIME
Jane.............................................................................................. for once.
TEST 42
172
PART 1
Example:
0. A. corners B. angles C. directions D. spots
0 A B C D
Elephant Round-Up
Every year a spectacular festival takes place in the town of Surin in Thailand. People arrive from all
(0) ………………..... of the country, and far (1) ……………......, to celebrate the magnificent Asian
elephant. These elephants are often used in Thailand for (2) ……………....... work such as hauling
timber.
In former times, the King rode an elephant into battle, and the (3) ……………...... of the beast must
have (4) ………………….. fear into the hearts of the enemy. The fact that Thailand has never been
defeated by another country is thanks in (5) ………………….. to the elephant. What’s more, many
believe that Thailand’s outline (6) ………………….... like the head of an elephant. The Surin Elephant
festival is (7) ……………….. as a tribute to these precious animals, and it has (8) …………....... in
popularity over the years.
It starts with three hundred elephants marching through Surin city. Once they arrive, the feasting
begins. The elephants quickly consume the fruit (9) ……………….. before them. Over the next two
days, these great creatures (10) ……………….. at the elephant stadium to entertain onlookers by (11)
………….. feats of strength and intelligence. There are elephant races, elephant football and a tug-of-war
between one elephant and a hundred men. To (12) ………………. the event, the elephants are dressed
in full war costume for a splendid war-elephant parade. It’s a show few people would want to miss.
1. A. over B. beyond C. outside D. apart

2. A. strong B. tough C. hard D. firm
3. A. view B. vision C. sight D. look
4. A. struck B. hit C. beaten D. knocked
5. A. share B. part C. piece D. section
6. A. shows B. appears C. seems D. looks
7. A. held B. paid C. made D. passed
8. A. grown B. multiplied C. developed D. expanded
9. A. put up B. made up for C. done in D. set out
10. A. group B. collect C. gather D. crowd
11. A. acting B. performing C. conducting D. producing
12. A. close up B. put through C. turn out D. round off
PART 2
173
Example:
0 I T
The Computer Mouse

When is a mouse not a mouse? When (0) ……………. sits on your desk and controls your on-screen
cursor. The computer mouse is a pointing device (13) ……………. has a flat bottom, a shaped top with
buttons on and - perhaps - a cable connecting the mouse to the computer. The mouse moves (14)
…….......... the surface of the desk, and the cursor copies this movement on the screen. The first computer
mouse had wheels that made contact (15) ……………… the working surface. The name ‘mouse’ (16)
…………..…. adopted because all earlier models (17) ……………….. a long cord, and this, together
with the shape, made it look something (18) …………………… the furry little animal of the same name.
The person who invented the mouse, and so was responsible (19) ……………… changing the way
computers worked, was an American (20) ………………. Douglas Engelbart. In fact, he invented many
devices, including ones attached (21) ………………… the chin or nose, to point at the screen. However,
his computer mouse soon proved to (22) …………………. much more convenient and far simpler to use.
His first attempt (23) …………………… producing a mouse was in 1964, but it was large, heavy and
difficult to move. A few years later, in 1968, his improved mouse (24) ………………. its first public
appearance and rapidly became a huge success.
PART 3
174
Example:
0 S P E C T A C U L A R
Daintree Rainforest
Rainforests are not only (0) ………......, but also provide shelter for SPECTACLE
over half the species of plants and animals on Earth. The Daintree
Rainforest in Queensland, Australia, is the world’s (25) ……………….. OLD
rainforest and is a living record of (26) …………………. change. EVOLUTION
It receives vast amounts of rainfall in torrential showers that last for a
few hours, with bright sunshine the rest of the time. Temperatures in the
forest are (27) …………………… mild thanks to the towering trees. This SURPRISE
(28) ……………….. environment has everything from sandy beaches to TROPIC
(29) ……………………… plants and flowers. IMPRESS
(30) ……………….. 430 types of birds live among these trees, including APPROXIMATE
species not found anywhere else in the world. The forest is also home
to (31) …………………… butterflies, owls, huge lizards, and giant tree COLOUR
frogs. It is not (32) ……………………. to see Estuarine crocodiles on the COMMON
river swimmers.
The Daintree Rainforest is (34) …………………… to avoid destruction by LIKE
the outside world forever. However, it is of vital importance that we try
to protea this amazing natural treasure for as long as we can.
banks - in fact, they are a constant threat to (33) ……………………… CARE
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PART 4
Example:
GIVEN
We..................................................... a very nice man.
Example:
35. Jake has been completely unsuccessful with his enquiries.

NO
Jake.....................................................................................at all with his enquiries.
36. The ending of the film was so unexpected that we were all speechless.
SUCH
The film ended in...............................................................that we were all speechless.
37. 1 don’t think Matt meant to upset you.
INTENTION
I don’t think Matt............................................................... you.
38. Samuel is not trying to improve himself.
EFFORT
Samuel is............................................................................himself.
39. The guide book doesn't recommend staying in that hotel.
ADVISABLE
It is......................................................................................in that hotel, the guide book says.
40. Melinda was the only one to pass the test.
NOBODY
Apart...................................................................................the test.
41. People say that Paris is beautiful in the Spring.
SAID
Paris....................................................................................beautiful in the Spring.
42. My dad helped me with my homework last night.
HAND
My dad...............................................................................with my homework last night.
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TEST 1

(EXAM ESSENTIAL - FCE)

1. A. keep on B. stay C. continue D. carry on

I’M NOT SUPERSTITOUS, HONESTLY!

gardens of American suburbs. They have caused havoc and have

(25) …………………….. domestic pets. THREAT

scattered all over the garden one morning, there is a distinct

Nobody should be particularly surprised by this (30) ………………….. DEVELOP

under the circumstances. One cause is the massive expansion

their populations to grow.

35. The computer was cheaper than I expected

1. A. completed B. concluded C. left D. ended

AGRICULTURE IN ANCIENT BRITAIN

35. 'I'm sorry I'm late again,' he said.

1. A. approximately B. properly C. probably D. possibly

HISTORY and STORYTELLING

The present record is 121 metres, held by the British diver,

0 LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING

35. The basketball coach will make me train very hard.

1. A. always B. rarely C. never D. ever

OLD AND ACTIVE

1. A. late B. recent C. modern D. contemporary

THE SPORT OF KINGS

The (0) ……………….…… racing of horses is one of humankind's most COMPETE

ancient sports. Horse racing was an organised sport in all

major (25) ………………..…. from Central Asia to the Mediterranean CIVILISE

nobility. It became a (28) …………………… sport at the beginning of the PROFESSION

eighteenth century. It is the second most (29) ……….…………… attended WIDE

spectator sport in the US, after baseball.

to find a breeding system that guarantees the birth of a champion,

Commercial breeding is a very (34) …………….……. business, and racehorses PROFIT

can be worth millions of pounds.

THE ORIGIN OF OUR LANGUAGE

social (25) ……………………against left-handed people. How difficult is DISCRIMINATE

it for them to live in a right-handed world?

A number of (26) …………………… items such as scissors have been PRACTICE

designed for right-handed people. It can be very (27) …………………. CONVENIENT

for 'lefties' to be sitting next to 'righties' during dinner.

are on the right.

It can also result in disastrous learning (33) …………………..like dyslexia. ABILITY

often rebellious (34) …………………… at school, their clumsiness and BEHAVE

35. The village is the same as it was in the 1950s.

41. Please reply immediately on receipt of this notification.

THE OLD GATE

1. A. supposed B. served C. expected D. meant

LEARNING THE LAUGURGE

local governments, arts (0) ……………….. or film societies. ASSOCIATE

They provide an opportunity for (25) ………………. film makers KNOW

to present their movies to a real live audience and

to have them reviewed by (26) ……………….. critics. If a film is PROFESSION

attention and exposure to agents and buyers.

Some festivals welcome a wide range of films, but other

festivals are more specialized. They may accept only comedies,

film makers are given a deadline by which they

have to submit their films. Submitting a film to the wrong

festival is likely to end in (31) ……………… If a movie is accepted, REJECT

are (33) …………………… divided into categories like drama, TYPICAL

documentary or animation. Films are judged for

their production value, (34) …………………. and overall impression. CREATE