FloJoe - Cambridge B2 First (FCE) Practice Test

FCE Reading and Use of English Part 1: Multiple Choice Cloze

For Questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
There is an example at the beginning.
Example (0)
A) band B) set C) series D) branch

What is Genealogy

Genealogy is a (0) ........ of history. It concerns family history, (1) ........ than the national or world
history studied at school. It doesn't merely involve drawing a family tree, however - tracing your
family history can also (2) ........ in learning about your roots and identity. The Internet enables
millions of people worldwide to (3) ........ information about their family history, without
great (4) ........ .

People who research their family history often (5) ........ that it's a fascinating hobby
which (6) ........ a lot about where they come from and whether they have famous ancestors.
According to a survey involving 900 people who had researched their family history, the chances
of discovering a celebrity in your past are one in ten. The survey also concluded that the (7) ........
back you follow your family line, the more likely you are to find a relation who was much
wealthier than you are. However, the vast majority of people who (8) ........ in the survey
discovered they were better off than their ancestors.
 
(Source: FCE Handbook. Reproduced with permission from Cambridge English)

Questions
ANSWERS: 1.b 2.c 3.b 4. d 5. c 6. A 7.d 8.b
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FCE Reading and Use of English Part 2: Open Cloze

For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only
one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example (0) AS

Motorbike Stunt Rider

I work (0) ... a motorbike stunt rider - that is, I do tricks on my motorbike at shows. The Le Mans
racetrack in France was (1) ........ I first saw some guys doing motorbike stunts. I'd never seen
anyone riding a motorbike using just the back wheel before and I was (2) ........ impressed I went
straight home and taught (3) ........ to do the same. It wasn't very long before I began to earn my
living at shows performing my own motorbike stunts.

I have a degree (4) ........ mechanical engineering; this helps me to look at the physics (5) ........ lies
behind each stunt. In addition to being responsible for design changes to the motorbike, I have
to work (6) ........ every stunt I do. People often think that my work is very dangerous, but,
apart (7) ........ some minor mechanical problem happening occasionally during a stunt, nothing
ever goes wrong. I never feel in (8) ........ kind of danger because I'm very experienced.
 
(Source: FCE Handbook. Reproduced with permission from Cambridge English)

Questions

whereAnswers

1.Where 2.So 3. Myself 4. In 5. Out on at

6. Which 7. From 8.any

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FCE Reading and Use of English Part 3: Word Formation

For Questions 1-8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in
the gap. There is an example at the beginning.
Example:
(0) COMMONLY

An Incredible Vegetable

Garlic, a member of the Lilliaceae family which also includes onions, is (0) ........ (COMMON) used
in cooking all around the world. China is currently the largest (1) ........ (PRODUCT) of garlic, which
is particularly associated with the dishes of northern Africa and southern Europe. It is native to
central Asia and has long had a history as a health-giving food, used both to prevent and
cure (2) ......... (ILL) In ancient Egypt, workers building the pyramids were given garlic to keep
them strong, while Olympic athletes in Greece ate it to increase their resistance to infection. The
forefather of antibiotic medicine, Louis Pasteur, claimed garlic was as (3) ........ (EFFECT) as
penicillin in treating infections. Modern-day (4) ........ (SCIENCE) have proved that garlic can
indeed kill bacteria and even some viruses, so it can be very useful for people who have coughs
and colds. In (5) ........ (ADD), some doctors believe that garlic can reduce blood (6) ........ (PRESS)
The only (7) ........ (ADVANTAGE) to this truly amazing food is that the strong and rather (8) ........
(SPICE) smell of garlic is not the most pleasant!

(Source: FCE Handbook. Reproduced with permission from Cambridge English)

Questions

1) PRODUCT
2) ILL
3) EFFECT
4) SCIENCE
5) ADD
6) PRESS
7)  ADVANTAGE
8) SPICE

Answers:

1) producer
2) illness
3) effective
4) scientists
5) addition
6) pressure
7) disadvantage
8) spicy
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FCE Reading and Use of English Part 4: Key Word

Transformation
For questions 1-6, 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. For example:

A very friendly taxi driver drove us into town.

DRIVEN
We ..................................... a very friendly taxi driver.

Answer: WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY

1) Joan was in favour of visiting the museum.

IDEA
Joan thought it would be .................................. to the museum.

Answer a good IDEA to go

2) Arthur has the talent to become a concert pianist.

THAT
Arthur is so .................................. could become a concert pianist.

Answer talented THAT he

3) ''Do you know when the match starts, Sally?'' asked Mary.
IF
Mary asked Sally ................... time the match started.

Answer IF he/she knew what

4) I knocked for ages at Ruth's door but I got no reply.

LONG
I .................... knocking at Ruth's door but I got no reply.

Answer was /spent a LONG time

5) Everyone says that the band is planning to go on a world tour next year.
SAID
The band ............................. planning to go on a world tour next year.

Answer are SAID to be / is SAID to be / it is SAID is / it is SAID are

6) I'd prefer not to cancel the meeting.
CALL
I'd rather ..................................... the meeting

Answer not CALL off /you did not CALL off / you didn't CALL off / we did not CALL off

Answers: 1. List 2. Greatest 3. Original 4. Point 5. Sheets 6. Make 7. Off

8. Ingredients

B2 First (FCE) Practice Test

FCE Reading and Use of English Part 2: Open Cloze

Your score is 0%.
Questions answered correctly first time: 0/8
You have completed the exercise.

Too Good to be True

Some say you can do it in seven days, others promise success in 24 hours, or you may prefer to
take (0) ........ time and do it in 5 weeks. What are we talking about? Believe it (1) ........ not, these
periods (2) ........ time refer to language learning courses that promise excellent results in less
time (3) ........ it takes to say 'Bonjour'!
However, the advertisements of these companies are not necessarily the best guide and if you
don't know what to look for in a good course you could be left with little (4) ........ than a large
bill.
A complaint was recently made to a consumer rights group against WhizzLearn Systems, a
language school chain, and the company has been forced to remove its claim that its technique
is ten times better than any (5) ........ method. The Managing Director of WhizzLearn Systems
said (6) "........ we still believe our claim is true, we are willing to change our advert. But the fact
remains, if you spend 3 hours per day for 5 weeks on our language course you will soon be
speaking the language. What we (7) ........ have done was to make (8) ........ clearer in the advert."
 
Answers:

1.or 2. Of 3. Than 4. More 5. Other 6. Although/while/Whilst

7. Could/should 8. It