Pe REInEIRSCAEISG) PART 1 | For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) Example: i 0 Aor Band Gin v.nor LE oa a Royal Residences Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle (0) sme the Palace of Holyroodhouse are these (1) sme OF the Sovereign and, as such, serve as both home and office for the Queen, whose personal fag flies (2) samme her Majesty is in residence. These buildings are used extensively for State ceremonies and official entertaining and are opened to the (3) suse a§ much as these commitments allow. They are furnished with fine pictures and works of art from the Royal Collection, assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State Apartments and rooms at the oficial residences have been in continuous use since their concep- tion and many of the paintings are (4) in the rooms for which they were originally (5) : The official residences are in regular use and the style and manner in which they are shown to visitors reflects their working status. Rooms are kept as close to their normal (6) sw. as possible. Inevitably, opening times are subject to change at short notice depending on circumstances, The Royal Collection, which is owned by the Queen as Sovereign in trust for her successors and the Nation, is administered by the Royal Collection Trust to which a proportion of the admission fee and other (7) ssn from visitors is directed. The remainder of this money funds the majority of the cost of restoring Windsor Castle which was badly (8)... by fire in November 1992. 1. Avenues . residences «. stuaions . occupation 2. A. whatever however . whoever . whenever 3. Avhumans €. peoples D. strangers 4. A creced . produced D. splayed S.A. insructed €. performed D. quorded 6A. fectre locaton . destinaon D. appearance 7. a. sdary budge! income D. wages 8. A. destroyed ruined . damaged b. collopsed [epee RECInCenIURSCsin) PART2 | For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There s an example atthe beginning (0) example: [EEL mest Inspiration Ihave had what, | think, is the (0) .....™9St..... extraordinary day of my life. While the events are 9) .. Clear in my mind, | wish to write them down. Let me introduce (10) My name Is Lawrence Terrel. | am thirty-five years old, and in perfect health. I have never been ill in my life, not even for a day. | am an artist. ! am (11) . . very successful, but I earn enough money to (12) care of my needs. My only near relative, a sister, 13) three years ago. So I have no family. | ate breakfast this morning at eight. After | had read the morning paper, | smoked my pipe and let my mind wander. | hoped I would think of (14) .... to draw. The room was very hot, even (15) . the door and window were open. | had decided to go to the public swimming pool when an idea for a drawing came to me. I began to (16) . I was so interested in my work that | forgot to eat lunch. I did not stop until the clock struck five. | looked at what I had done. For a hurried picture, | felt it was the best thing I had ever drawn. T™ 27, 28, 30,FCE Practice Test | Paper | - Reading and Use of English Ea TSG PART 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0) Example: 0] entertainment People in the world of (0) .enfertainment. have to be very (17) .. Pl ry ENTERTAIN/OBSERVE | in the way that they dress. t's an (18) .. fact that image is | REFUTE more than just a case of (19) for a celebrity. How they DECORATE present themselves is all part of their artistic personality it would be (20) though to think that somebody canbe | FOOL a successful celebrity just because of the clothes they wear. They don’t (21) swosn | NECESSARY have to wear (22) clothing but they do need to be ALTER talented and communicative and they also need to have an (23) of their fans who make them successful. ‘APPRECIATE They also need to be (24) ... so that they can cope ADAPT with all the public attention. eri Readingjand\Uselonenglisn Gur) For questions 25-30, 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. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example: 0 They think the owner of the house is in France. thought ‘The owner of the house in France. The gap can be filed by the words ls thought to be" so you write: [EI] ts thought to be 25. My parents last spoke to me a month ago. heard ee -. my parents for a month 26. All the students had a lot of respect for their teacher. looked All the students their teacher. 27, Linda didn’t feel like eating. mood Linda wasn't cat. 28, My brother was treated unfairly by his teachers. deserve | My brother . treated that way by his teachers. 28, He couldn't buy the car he wanted because he didn’t have enough money. too The car he wanted was .... buy. | 30, We all agreed with my father’s proposal apart from Joy. exception with ‘we all agreed with my father’s proposal.For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) Example: i 3 ) o Aumtended B.wonderes c.deceea o.taiea [I] [SS GH ay ta New Cycling Schemes The County Council has (0)... t0 give a higher (1)... 10 cycling and agreed a new strategy to guide the way ahead in East Sussex. Cycling is a (2)... healthy and environmentally-friendly form of transport. Its intended to make it safer, more convenient and attractive, and to increase the (3)........ of journeys made by bicycle. Cycling is being encouraged both for utility purposes (such as journeys to work, school and the shops) and for (4)... trips for exercise and enjoyment, including longer trips by tourists. Recent cycle schemes carried out in conjunction with District Councils and other bodies include the Brighton and Hove seafront route and the Cross Levels Way cycle route, in Eastbourne. 6 people will be consulted as the strategy is implemented. The County Council will work with focal cycling and other groups, and a countywide Cycling Forum will be formed t0 (6)... that all bodies concerned with cycling are in regular (7).. The objectives of the Cycling Strategy are given in a leaflet, and a (8).. ment can be seen in County Councit Public Libraries. of the full strategy docu- 1. A. odvantage B. income . benefit D. priority 2. A. shortcut B. high-speed . dangerous D. low-cost 3. Aske B. proportion . provision D. proposal 4. A. recreational B. useless C. sufficient D. promotional 5. A, Abnormal B. Proper €. Country D. Local 6 A. improve B. ensure ©. assert D. maintain 7. A. contact 8. basis . touch B. account 8 A. copy B. book C. letter D. network For questions 9-16, 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 - ow used Example: Holidays with friends | always (0) ...used.... to go to Porchester (9) my summer holidays. It is a quiet little town, full of old and interesting buildings. Very (10) .. visitors ever go there, so there are no crowds. | enjoyed its sleepy atmosphere. I work in a big city, so a holiday in Porchester was @ complete change (11) . my usual life, Besides, ! found out about the history of the place. | wanted to learn how life used to be in Porchester - the stories of (12) people and buildings. I made notes on all these things (13) .. my holidays and | soon knew more about the history of Porchester than most ofthe people (14) lived there. Jam nota rich man and | cannot afford to stay in hotels. When Jack Thompson heard that | wanted to spend my holidays in Porchester again all these years later, he invited me to stay with (15) Jack and | were in the Army (16) .. . during the war and we were good friends. 26, 27, 28. 29, 30.