FCE USE OF ENGLISH REVISION

FCE USE OF ENGLISH REVISION

PART 2

Fill in the gaps with one word.

1. I bought Mary the same skirt as you.

2. Did you know, this church has been here for more than 100 years.

3. According to our neighbour the government is very ineffective nowadays.

4. Our happiness depends on several factors.

5. This exercise is very much simpler than I thought it would be.

6. If I were you, I would definitely travel to Paris.

7. I used to spent all my holidays at my aunt’s house.

8. I can’t find my keys. I forgot have left them in the car, I’m sure.

9. Free running combines are best bits of running and climbing.

10. You must be in good physical condition to apply for the course.

11. I have taken up tennis recently, I think it’s a great sport!

12. The journey from Cornella to the city centre takes 20 minutes ? there

is heavy traffic.

13. When I found that my brother was getting married I called him

immediately.

14. I have too many dresses I don’t know which one to choose!

15. Who do you take after , your mom or your dad?

16. Ben is such a nice guy, it was a pleasure to meet him.

17. We always ride our bikes on the weekends.

18. They have put off the football game because of the rain.

19. My dad has succeeded it renovating our apartment all by himself!

20. You hands are as cold as ice.

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PART 3

Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.

1. There is no comparison between home cooking and take out food! COMPARE

2. We received a lot of letters in response to our article. RESPOND

3. In order to learn effectively you need to focus. EFFECT

4. It is impossible to find a good job these days. POSSIBILITY

5. There is no credibility to his testimony, he is a liar. CREDIBLE

6. My cousin is surprisingly strong for his age. SURPRISE

7. All our products are grown locally. LOCAL

8. Women nowadays are very independent. DEPENDENCE

9. I was not amused with this film. AMUSE

10. The book I am reading is shockingly bad! SHOCK

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PART 4

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using
the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between 2 and 5 words
including the word given.

1. She didn’t buy any vegetables, she bought a frozen pizza

INSTEAD

She bought a frozen pizza instead of vegetables.

2. This is the saddest that John has ever been.

SADDER

John has never been sadder as he is now.

3. Despite getting divorced, he wasn’t very sad.

EVEN

He wasn’t very sad even if he got divorced.

4. The only thing I do at work is write emails.

APART

I do nothing apart from emails at work.

5. A temporary principal is running the school right now.

RUN

The school being run by a temporary principal at the moment.

6. How long is the journey from Madrid to Barcelona?

TAKE

How long does it take to get from Madrid to Barcelona?

7. John is so behind at school he definitely will not pass the exam.

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CHANCE

John is so behind at school that he has no chance to pass the exam.

8. All the alcohol she drinks affects her health badly.

EFFECT

The alcohol she drinks has a bad effect on her health.

9. When I got to the bookstore, the books had all been sold.

LEFT

There were no books left when I got to the bookstore.

10. Her first film was better than this one.

GOOD

This film is not as good as the first one she made.

11. If the oil prices don’t drop suddenly, the company will go bankrupt.

SUDDEN

Unless a sudden drop in oil prices, the company will go bankrupt.

12. I’m sorry, could you open the window, please?

MIND

I’m sorry, do you mind opening the window, please?