Hola mis queridos amigos, hoy vamos a empezar con algunos ejercicios del examen FCE. Nivel B2, Ejercicio escrito. Uso del Inglés.
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. In the real exam you'll have 8 questions, this is for practising.
Desperate to go to school
Truancy has become a serious problem in many schools in recent years. In an attempt to tackle this problem one school introduced a new scheme to (1)___ students to attend as many classes as possible. Pupils who (2)___ a 100% attendance record throughout the whole academic year were (3)___ with an all inclusive weekend school (4)___ to an activity centre where they would be able to have a go at (5)___ activities such as climbing, abseiling and white water rafting.
One student was so (6)___ to qualify for this free weekend away that he even went to school with a broken wrist. He hurt his wrist when he fell (7)___ his bike on the way to school but he was so worried about (8)___ his 100% attendance that he didn't (9)___ his teachers or parents until the school day had finished. He (10)___ admitted to his mother what had happened when she (11)___ that he was having difficulty eating his dinner and asked him what was wrong. She took him to hospital that night, they put his arm in plaster and he was able to go back to school the next day.
Fortunately, he was fully (12)___ from his accident in time to go on the trip.
1 A suggest B force C encourage D make
2 A succeeded B made C achieved D realised
3 A rewarded B given C won D compensated
4 A holiday B trip C travel D excursion
5 A outside B outdoor C risk D danger
6 A interested B happy C excited D keen
7 A away B down C off D over
8 A filling B maintaining C guarding D succeeding
9 A tell B say C admit D explain
10 A lastly B actually C fortunately D eventually
11 A knew B aware C looked D noticed
12 A recovered B improved C repaired D fixed
PART 2 - For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word that best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
Thieves in the safari park
Visitors to Hampton safari park have been warned not to enter the monkey enclosure (13)_______ they have roof cases on their cars as the monkeys (14)_______ likely to open them and steal the contents. The animals appear to have worked out a way (15)______ unlocking the cases by jumping on them; they even seem to (16)______ working together in groups to do it.
One family said they knew they couldn't get out of the car and so could only watch in horror (17)______ the monkeys ran (18)_______ with all their holiday clothes and disappeared up trees with everything from bikinis to shoes. One young monkey (19)_____ seen holding onto a child's teddy bear.
Keepers at the safari park said the monkeys had broken into (20)_____ than ten roof cases (21)_____ the beginning of the summer holidays. (22)______ a result they have now set up an alternative route (23)_____ cars with luggage on the roof (24)_____ they can avoid the thieving monkeys.
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.
Casablanca
Casablanca is most well-known as the title of a classic film from 1942 KNOW
starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. But what about the city
where this (25)__________ war film was set? ROMANCE
Casablanca (Spanish for white house) or Casa as it is known by those
who live there, is the largest city in Morocco with a (26)____________ POPULATE
approximately 5 million and is the country's (27)________capital. Rabat ECONOMY
is the political capital. Casablanca is situated in the west of Morocco on
the Atlantic coast and boasts one of the world's largest artificial ports, a
port which was very (28)_______ during the Second World War. At that STRATEGY
time there was also a large American airbase (29)___________ in SITE
Casablanca and in 1943 it was in Casablanca that a significant conference
took place where world (30)___________ met to discuss the LEAD
progress of the war.
Casablanca was (31)_______ under the control of the French from 1910 FORMAL
until 1956 when Morocco gained (32)________ French influence on the DEPEND
city is (33)__________ in the city layout and architecture. French is also the EVIDENCE
second language after Arabic. The city has a growing (34)__________ TOUR
industry, although it is not as popular as other Moroccan cities like
Marrakesh and Fez.
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.
Example: I haven't seen him for at least 2 years. TIME
The last time I saw him was more than 2 years ago.
35 I won't be satisfied until I have the letter in my possession. ONLY
I will ___________________________ the letter is in my possession.
36 Please tell me as soon as he arrives. KNOW
Please, ____________________________________ as he arrives.
37 You're going to be famous one day, he said to the girl. WAS
He _________________________________going to be famous one day.
38 There were more spectators than ever before. SO
There_________________________________ spectators before.
39 Do you mind if I borrow your bike tomorrow? ME
Would _______________________________ your bike tomorrow?
40 We can go out for a walk tomorrow if it doesn't rain all day. RAINS
We can go out for a walk tomorrow____________________all day.
41 The food in the hotel was so diappointing. A
The food in the hotel _________________ disappointment.,
42 I really didn't think I would do so well in the exam. TO
I really didn't _____________________ so well in the exam.
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SOLUTIONS.
PART 1 - 1 C / 2 C / 3 A / 4 B / 5 B / 6 D / 7 C / 8 B / 9 A / 10 D / 11 D / 12 A
PART 2 - 13 if / 14 are / 15 of / 16 be / 17 as/while/when / 18 away/off / 19 was / 20 more / 21 since / 22 As / 23 for / 24 so
PART 3 - 25 romantic / 26 population / 27 economic / 28 strategic / 29 situated / 30 leaders / 31 formally / 32 independence / 33 evident / 34 tourist
PART 4 - 35 only be satisfied when / 36 let me know as soon / 37 told the girl she was / 38 have never been so many / 39 you mind lending me / 40 unless it rains / 41 was such a / 42 expect to do
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