FCE Reading and Use of English Part One: Multiple Choice Cloze For Questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. Example: (0 ! situation " place C position # site Eniron!ental Concerns Earth is the onl$ "#$ %%% &e 'no& of in the unierse that can support human life% "1$ %%% "1$ %%% human actiities are ma'ing the planet less fit to lie on% !s the &estern &orld "%$ %%% "%$ %%% on consuming t&o)thirds of the &orld*s resources &hile half of the &orld*s population do so "&$ %%% "&$ %%% to sta$ alie &e are rapidl$ destro$ing the er$ resource &e hae +$ &hich all people can surie and prosper% Eer$&here fertile soil is "'$ %%% "'$ %%% +uilt on or &ashed into the sea% Rene&a+le resources are exploited so much that the$ &ill neer +e a+le to recoer completel$% ,e ,e discharge pollutants into the atmosphere &ithout an$ thought of the conse-uences% !s a "($ %%% "($ %%% the planet*s a+ilit$ to support people is +eing reduced at the er$ time &hen rising human num+ers and consumption are ")$ %%% ")$ %%% increasingl$ hea$ demands on it% .he Earth*s natural resources are there for us to use% ,e need food/ &ater/ air/ energ$/ medicines/ &armth/ shelter and minerals to "*$ %%% "*$ %%% us fed/ comforta+le/ health$ and actie% f &e are sensi+le in ho& &e use the resources the$ &ill "8$ %%% "8$ %%% indefinitel$% "ut if &e use them &astefull$ and excessiel$ the$ &ill soon run out and eer$one &ill suffer% 1 4 5 7 8 9 ;
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FCE Reading and Use of English Part .&o: Open Cloze Read the follo&ing extract from a +rochure giing adice on ta'ing an examination% For -uestions 1);/ t$pe the &ord &hich +est fits in each space% Use onl$ one &ord in each space% (0 to Exa! +ips ,hen the da$ comes gie $ourself plent$ of time "#$ %%% do eer$thing: hae +rea'fast +ut don*t drin' "1$ %%% much< go to the toilet< arrie on time/ +ut not too earl$ or $ou &ill find $ourself getting more and more nerous &hile $ou &ait to start% n the exam/ calm "%$ %%% do&n +$ +reathing deepl$ and thin'ing positiel$% Read the exam -uestions carefull$ and underline all of the 'e$ instruction &ords "&$ %%% indicate ho& the -uestions should +e ans&ered% f possi+le start &ith the ones "'$ %%% can do easil$ to gie $ou confidence% Remem+er &hat $ou*e learnt from practising -uestions and doing moc' exams preiousl$ and plan $our use of time% #on*t panic "($ %%% eer$one around $ou seems to start &r iting furiousl$ straight a&a$ and don*t +e tempted to follo& their example% Finall$/ after the exam/ don*t 6oin in a discussion a+out ")$ %%% eer$one else did/ "*$ %%% $ou &ant to frighten $ourself/ and drain $our self)confidence for the next exam% !+oe"8$ %%%/ remem+er that exams are not designed to catch $ou out/ +ut to find out &hat $ou 'no&/ &hat $ou understand and &hat $ou can do%
FCE Reading and Use of English Part .hree: ,ord Formation ead the text and then write the correct for! of the word in CA+A/0 to co!plete the aps. +here is an exa!ple at the beinnin. Example: 0 natural
Food roduction n the not)too)distant past farm animals &ere a+le to lie (0 %%% lies in &hat &e &ould no& term *free)range* conditions% 2uch farming methods ho&eer/ (&ere not a+le to suppl$ the rapidl$ gro&ing (1 %%% of the &orld and the increasing demands on food (4 %%% n order to cope &ith this rising demand/ factor$ farming methods &ere introduced along &ith the (5 %%% of geneticall$ engineered (7 %%% hormones/ &hich resulted in a massie increase in food produ ction% Ao&eer/ these deelopments in the use of factor$ farming and drug (8 %%% hae led to a &idespread feeling that animals are +eing caused a lot of distress and that the -ualit$ of the food itself suffers as a conse-uence% Certainl$/ man$ people (9 %%% &ith the idea of 'eeping animals in one +uilding for their entire ( %%% and argue that more emphasis should +e gien to (; %%% farming methods%
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FCE Reading and Use of English Part Four: *e$* ,ord .ransformation For 2uestions 1-), co!plete the second sentence so that it has a si!ilar !eanin to the first sentence, usin the word ien. Do not chane the word ien. 3ou !ust use between two and fie words, includin the word ien.
1% DAae $ou +een on holida$ recentl$/ aneD as'ed .on$% "EE= .on$ as'ed ane %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% on holida$ recentl
%$4% &as too tired to go to the part$% .A!. &as %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% couldn*t go to the part$% 5% .here*s no point as'ing >$nda to help as she*s reall$ +us$% ,!2.E t*s %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% as'ing >$nda to help as she*s reall$ +us$% 7% *m sure it &as !na sa& in to&n as recognised her coat% MU2. t %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% !na sa& in to&n as recognised her coat% 8% ,e demanded to see the hotel manager to ma'e our complaint% 2EE=@ ,e %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% the hotel manager to ma'e our complaint% 9% .he +oss &ouldn*t o+6ect to $ou going earl$ toda$% O"EC.O= .he +oss &ould not %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% $ou going earl$ toda
%$ FCE Reading and Use of English Part Fie: Multiple Choice nstructions 3ou are oin to read an extract fro! a writer4s 5ournal. For Questions 1-), choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Extract 2ix months ago made a rash promise% .he leader of the $outh clu+ in our illage had rung me in March sa$ing/ D,e*re thin'ing of running a children*s pla$scheme for a da$ in Octo+er half)term% ,ould $ou +e prepared to helpD M$ response &as D2ure/ &h$ notD n truth &as a little flattered to +e as'ed/ een though &or'ing as a care assistant &ith old people hardl$ -ualified me for the role% 2till/ dul$ put the date in m$ diar$ and of course forgot all a+out it% don*t 'no& if $ou*e noticed this +ut time has a ha+it of speeding along faster than a police car chasing a ro++er and/ +efore 'ne& it/ the dreaded da$ &as da&ning% arried at the $outh centre that morning feeling full of trepidation% .here &as a gang of 14 helpers including me/ split into pairs/ and each pair had +een allocated a particular age group% Mine &as the 10 to 11 $ear olds% Een &ith the planning meeting had attended the &ee' +efore/ &orried a+out &hether &as up to the tas'% ,h$ hadn*t read through the copious lesson plans &e &ere gien +eforehand !nd &asn*t the aerage 10)$ear)old more interested in the latest electronic game than ma'ing things &ith paper and glue !ll too -uic'l$ the children +egan arriing% .he loo' of relief on parents* faces as the$ handed their offspring oer to us &as almost comical% ! handful of the children &ere alread$ mem+ers of the clu+ +ut the other fort$ fie or so &ere from the local primar$ schools% One or t&o loo'ed tearful +ut the rest &ere in high spirits% !gain as'ed m$self &h$ had elected to spend a da$ &ith all these *little monsters* especiall$ &hen hae t&o all of m$ o&n to contend &ithG needn*t hae &orried of course as it turned out to +e a marellous da$% ,e &atched entertaining dd clips/ learned *action* songs/ made cla$ p$ramids/ 'neaded +read/ decorated +iscuits/ pla$ed memor$ games and spent some time in -uiet reflection% sa$ *&e* +ecause rediscoered m$ inner child and 6oined in all the actiities &ith glee% .he particular highlight for me &as a rousing rendition of DAe*s got the &hole &orld in his handsD in the closing part of the da$% .he children alread$ 'ne& the &ords and actions off +$ heart and sang so loudl$ it &as almost enough to +ring the roof do&n% t*s difficult to explain those moments< onl$ that the +od$ tingles &ith the pleasure of haing &itnessed something so magical% Of course there &ere also moments of great poignanc$% found it difficult to stop thin'ing of one little girl/ &ho mentioned oh)so)casuall$ that her mum &as in hospital and &ould +e there for a long time% t*s eas$ for us adults to idealise childhood and forget that some children hae their o&n +urden of anxieties and concerns% ,hen got home utterl$ exhausted/ still &ith modelling cla$ under m$ fingernails/ reflected on &hat a priilege it had +een% .here &as one disappointment for the children and that &as that the pla$scheme &as onl$ running for a da$/ and not the &hole &ee'% !s said fare&ell to m$ group/ one of the children turned and said/ DCan &e do it again in the next holida$/ MissD M$ response &as/ D2ure/ &h$ notD
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1% ,hen the first da$ of the 6o+ arried the &riter &as surprised !% that the da$ had come round so -uic'l$% "% +ecause she*d forgotten to &rite do&n the date% C% +ecause she &itnessed a car chase on the &a$% #% that she &o'e up at da&n% 4% ,hen the &riter arried to start her 6o+ she !% put the children into pairs% "% realised she should hae done more preparation% C% felt confident she could deal &ith 10 and 11 $ear olds% #% sa& the children had +rought their o&n electronic games to pla$ &ith% 5% !ccording to the &riter/ the parents &ere !% happ$ to sta$ &ith their children all da$% "% &orried a+out children from the other schools% C% nerous that their children might not +ehae themseles% #% glad to leae their children% 7% .he &riter*s +est moment !% occurred in the middle of the da$% "% too' her +$ surprise% C% &as hard to put into &ords% #% &as &hen the da$ &as oer% 8% !ccording to the &riter/ adults !% thin' that +eing a child is a priilege% "% sometimes forget that children hae &orries too% C% are usuall$ exhausted +$ +ringing up their children% #% don*t hae a stressful life% 9% ,hat is the &riter*s attitude +$ the end of the da$ !% 2he could imagine doing the 6o+ again next time% "% 2he &as sad to sa$ good +$e to the chidlren% C% 2he &as disappointed &ith the experience% #% 2he hopes the pla$scheme &ill +e longer in future%
FCE Reading and Use of English Part 2ix: @apped .ext nstructions 3ou are oin to read a !aa6ine article about 7ohn rince, a dancer, dance teacher and choreorapher. 0ix sentences hae been re!oed fro! the article on the left. Choose the !ost suitable sentence fro! the list A- on the riht for each part "1-)$ of the article. +here is one extra sentence which 9ou do not need
to use.
Career success in the arts ohn Prince/ famous dancer and choreographer/ gies adice on ho& to succeed in a career in the arts% as'ed ohn ho& he got started and &hat re-uirements there are% D,ell/ to +e a professional dancer it*s useful to hae had acting lessons or some +ac'ground in drama% f $ou &ant to succeed in musical theatre $ou hae to hae a good singing oice as &ell% ,hen $ou approach an agent $ou should ta'e a portfolio &ith $our C?/ $our statistics sheet and some good photos and reie&s of past performances% 3ou*ll need dance clothes/ +allet shoes/ tap shoes/ and een roller s'ates depending on &hat 'ind of sho& $ou are going to go for%D 1 DOf course/ $ou need to +e extremel$ fit if $ou &ant to +e a professional dancer% dance or moe a+out for a+out six hours a da$% .here are great health +enefits to +eing a dancer% can eat a lot of pasta &ithout gaining &eight +ecause dancing increases $our meta+olism so much%D % ohn has a er$ +us$ schedule in the next fe& months% Ae too' time out to spea' to me toda$ from the ma'ing of a pop ideo to promote =)erg$*s latest record% D choreographed the dance routine for the +o$s and the$ onl$ had 4 da$s in &hich to learn itG am going to +e &or'ing on a ideo for another &ell 'no&n +and ) +ut that*s top secret% =ext month *ll +e touring 2pain in a production of a musical that &as &ritten +$ a friend of mine/ Michaela Eans% & !s for the future/ *e come to realise that &ould neer +e content to +e 6ust a chorus dancer ) *m too much of an indiidual for that% >i'e all artists *d loe to +ecome a household name +$ &riting and choreographing m$ o&n musicals%D ohn &as +orn in amaica to a amaican father and a 2cottish mother +ut the famil$ emigrated to England 40 $ears ago% D hae a little sister adore/ &ho is also training to +e a dancer%D Ao& does it feel to hae someone else follo&ing in $our footsteps ' Aas he much more to learn/ &ondered% D*e spent an incredi+le amount of m$ life training to get &here am% &ent to college for t&o $ears in England/ trained for six months in Paris and a+out eight months in !merica% "ut $ou neer reall$ stop training or learning $our art%D ( 2o/ &ould $ou sa$ it*s +een plain sailing D feel *e +een luc'$ to a degree< man$ people hit pro+lems +rea'ing into the arts% t can +e a icious circle reall$% 3ou can*t +ecome a mem+er of E-uit$/ &hich is the actors* and dancers* union/ &ithout good contracts and $ou can*t get good contracts &ithout +eing a mem+er of E-uit$% M$ adice to people &ho &ant to get into the arts &ould +e to go out into the &orld/ and tr$ eer$thing else first% ) ,hat has a dance career done for $ou as a person D.han's to dancing/ *e isited and performed in 45 countries so far% .his has opened m$ e$es to the &orld/ and *e +een a+le to understand issues li'e racism and ine-ualit$ from a &ider perspectie% Aopefull$ this has ena+led me to +ecome a +etter and more tolerant person as a result% D2o all in all *m reall$ happ$ to +e a dancerGD
A t*s fine/ +ut tr$ not to gie out too much adice as it gets irritatingG B !nd if nothing $ou li'e comes out of it/ then come +ac' and +e an actor or dancer% C ,ithout a strict dail$ timeta+le li'e this $ou find $ourself &asting too much time% D !fter that it*s +ac' to England to start a ne& term of dance classes% E ,hen it comes to coping &ith stress/ find that exercise helps me to cope &ith m$ pro+lems/ so sta$ in good shape mentall$ as &ell% F >i'e an$ profession &here $ou*re al&a$s traelling/ $ou tend to ac-uire something ne& almost eer$ da$% "eing full$ e-uipped &ith all this stuff +eforehand ma'es it easier &hen $ou go for auditions%
FCE Reading and Use of English
Part 2een: Multiple Matching 3ou are oin to read a selection of letters fro! a driin !aa6ine. For 2uestions 1-1#, choose fro! the people "A-E$. +he people !a9 be chosen !ore
than once.
3our /etters +his !onth we feature 9our earl9 driin experiences: ! *d +een ta'ing lessons for a $ear +efore passed m$ driing test at the age of eighteen/ +ut m$ dad neer gae me an$ help% Een after *d passed he neer let me use the car% 2o used to ta'e m$ dad*s 'e$s +efore leaing the apartment +loc' &here &e lied and &ould run round to the car par' at the +ac' &here m$ father left the car at night% Ae hardl$ eer used the car after getting in from &or'% used to go and see m$ girlfriend or 6ust drie around and then come +ac' and leae the car in exactl$ the same place% One night though/ got +ac' at around ten thirt$ onl$ to find there &ere no par'ing spaces left% suppose +ecause &ent in and told m$ dad the truth straight a&a$ he &as -uite good a+out it% !lthough he did stop m$ allo&ance for four &ee's% .err$ " M$ most unfortunate driing experience happened ages ago/ +efore *d actuall$ passed m$ driing test% M$ girlfriend*s father used to let her +orro& his car &heneer &e &ere going to the cinema or something% !n$&a$/ *d +een thin'ing a+out learning to drie and persuaded her to let me hae a go% ,e too' the car do&n to the +each on the sand &here no one could see us and she let me ta'e the &heel% ,e &ere haing such fun that &e didn*t notice the tide &as coming in until the car &as actuall$ s&imming in the &ater% ,e had to leae the car &here it &as and catch the +us +ac' to tell her dad% "$ the time the three of us returned/ the car &as almost coered in &ater% =eedless to sa$/ her father &asn*t too pleased% .he funn$ thing is her dad ended up selling me the car after passed m$ test% Carl C &as teaching m$ mum to drie and &e &ere coming do&n a rather narro& road &hich had cars par'ed on +oth sides% 2uddenl$/ from no&here there &as a $oung man on a +i'e coming to&ards us% Mum slammed the +ra'es on +ut he crashed into us/ landed on the car and then rolled off% M$ mother and +oth 6umped out of the car to see if he &as all right% Fortunatel$/ he stood up and said he &as O/ 6ust a little sha'en% M$ mum offered to gie him some mone$ for the repair of the +i'e/ and then an old lad$ came along% ,hen she sa& &hat had happened/ she +egan shouting at m$ mother/ sa$ing she must hae +een driing too fast and that it &as a +ad example to set her $oung daughter% Poor old mum didn*t sa$ a &ord and had to explain that she &as still learning to drie% 2arah # M$ adice a+out learning to drie &ould +e to hae proper lessons from a -ualified instructor and neer to let a friend or famil$ mem+er tr$ to teach $ou% t*s a guaranteed &a$ to spoil a good relationship% Eer$ 2unda$/ &hen the traffic &as -uieter/ m$ father &ould pic' me up and ta'e me for a drie along the streets of our hometo&n and gie me a lecture on ho& to drie/ explaining eer$thing he &as doing and &h$% Eentuall$ it &as m$ turn to hae a go% M$ dad &as so nerous that he panic'ed +efore *d een started up the engine% Ae used to shout at the slightest mista'e/ and &hen the lesson &as finall$ oer he*d come home and h ae a large glass of &his'$ to calm do&n% aren E didn*t start learning to drie until &as t&ent$ one% *d spent lots of mone$ on lessons
+ut &as a terri+le drier/ must admit% .he first time too' m$ driing test no+od$ expected me to pass% "ut after failing another four times the pre ssure &as reall$ on% too' m$ test for a sixth time and failed $et again/ +ut &as too em+arrassed to admit it to m$ famil$/ so 6ust pretended that *d passed after all% M$ famil$ &ere delighted and m$ father &ent out and +ought me a car the next da$% didn*t 'no& &hat to do so 6ust got in and droe% continued to drie ) illegall$ ) for three months% Fortunatel$ &as neer stopped +$ the police and the next time too' m$ driing test passed% Mi'e
;hich person"4s$ 1 father &as accused of driing dangerousl$ 4 +ought a car 5 droe his girlfriendIs dadIs car 7 droe alone &ithout a license 8 had to defend one of their parents 9 droe their fatherIs car &ithout permission used to ma'e their father nerous ; paid for driing lessons J had no driing instruction from their father 10 &as gien driing lessons +$ their father
