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Practice Test 1 (FCE)

I. Multiple Choice: Chose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. The bank won’t lend you the money without some .................. that you will pay it back.
A. profit B. interest C. charge D. guarantee
2. Don’t hurry! There’s no need ..........................
A. running B. to run C. run D. you run
3. I am going to have a short rest as I ........................... a headache.
A. take B. have C. feel D. suffer
4. .................... all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement.
A. Instead B. In place C. On behalf of D. On account
5. Since the accident he has walked with a ....................................
A. slope B. limp C. lame D. strain
6. Mr and Mrs. Black were delighted when they ...................... to sell their house so quickly.
A. succeeded B. could C. risked D. managed
7. Just keep ............................. on the baby while I cook the supper, will you?
A. a look B. a glance C. an eye D. a care
8. He ........................... his friend to go camping with him.
A. attracted B. suggested C. appealed D. persuaded
9. Do come .......................... instead of standing there on the doorstep in the rain.
A. into B. in C. to D. by
10. Don’t invite John to dinner: I can’t stand his bad ..........................
A. mood B. mind C. character D. temper
11. I don’t .............................. with your decision but I do think that you should have told me
last week.
A. displease B. disagree C. dislike D. disregard
12. I’m sorry I haven’t got any money - I’ve ........................ my wallet at home.
A. missed B. left C. let D. forgotten
13. You will not succeed .......................... working harder.
A. unless B. if C. without D. although
14. A soldier has to learn to carry ................... orders as soon as they are given.
A. on B. out C. through D. off
15. We were ............................ by the noise in the forest.
A. afraid B. frightened C. feared D. nervous
16. He ............................. the office when I arrived.
A. was leaving B. has left C. should leave D. leaves
17. He was unable to ............................ his niece’s wedding as he was ill.
A. be present B. visit C. attend D. assist
18. There is always .......................... traffic in the city centre at rush hour.
A. strong B. full C. heavy D. many
19. After dinner, the President got up to ................................ a short speech.
A. make B. provide C. hold D. tell
20. The stolen jewels were .............................. a lot of money.
A. valued B. cost C. priced D. worth
21. ........................., after trying three times, he passed the examination.
A. Lastly B. Last of all C. Last D. At last
22. You will never finish that job by tomorrow morning unless you ......................... some
help.
A. will get B. would get C. get D. will have got
23. The children loved ............................... the old castle.
A. discovering B. exploring C. hunting D. detecting
24. It was raining very ................................... so I took my umbrella.
A. wet B. badly C. hard D. firmly
25. I wish you won’t call him ......................... that insulting name.
A. by B. with C. in D. under

II. Cloze Development: Fill each of the numbered blanks with only one suitable word:

When Walter was eight years old, in 1908, he used to work for an old lady who lived in the
village. Every day, before and after school, he (1) ........................... chop wood, light fires,
and go shopping for her. He was paid 5p (2) ....................... week, which was (3)
.................... very much even then.

This old lady kept (4) .................................. many cats that she did not know exactly (5)
................. many. (6) .............................. day, one of these cats was found dead in the garden,
and the lady, (7) .............................. was very upset, asked Walter to dig a grave and bury it.
Walter did this and (8) .............................. given 10p. He couldn’t (9) ............................
noticing that he got (10) .............................. as much for burying the cat (11) .......................
for a whole week’s work, (12) ............................. made him think. He had many friends (13)
........................... fathers, the local farmers, often had to shoot cats to protect their chickens.
He offered his friends 2p for every dead cat they (14) .............................. him. He would (15)
........................... place the cat in the old lady’s garden where she would find it, think it (16)
.......................... one of her own and (17) ...................... Walter 10p for burying it.

(18) .............................. the time he left school, Walter (19) ........................... saved quite a
lot of money. Later in life he became a very (20) .............................. businessman.