Name…………………………………………….

FCE
Present and past habits- Phobias
Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze

Instructions
For questions 1-8, read the text and then select the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
There is an example below:

(0) A reason B point C fact D logic

Phobias

The (0) ... of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people face in everyday

situations. It is important to (1) ... between a fear and a phobia. It's (2) ... usual for all of us to have our own

peculiar fears, for example being anxious around snakes or nervous about flying. However, only a very small

proportion of us actually have a phobia of these things. When these fears begin to (3)... you embarrassment or

you feel that your life is being disrupted then you would be wise to seek treatment for what could potentially be

a phobia. By far the most (4) ... phobia and potentially the most disruptive is agoraphobia. The word derives

from Greek and (5) ... means 'fear of the marketplace' but we apply it today to describe a distressing condition

in which people (6) ... going outside because of the awful feelings of anxiety that arise. Treatment of phobias

usually consists of the patient (7) ... behavioural therapy during which they gradually get used to being near the

object or the situation that causes them fear. Drugs may be prescribed to treat anxiety and many people opt for

alternative therapy such as acupuncture or hypnosis to help them come to (8) ... with their fear and conquer it.

Gap 1 choose distinguish select pick

Gap 2 very absolutely quite truly

Gap 3 cause make create give

Gap 4 standard average normal common

Gap 5 precisely specifically literally exactly

Gap 6 dodge avoid miss slip

Gap 7 undergoing taking experiencing doing

Gap 8 acceptance terms realisation comfort

Part 3 Word Formation

Fears and phobias

For questions 1 - 10, 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. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Are you one of millions of people who find spiders 0. scary ? SCARE
If so, how great is your fear? Would you be 1.________ about entering CAUTION
a room if you knew there was a spider inside or do you feel
2._____________ just looking at a picture of one? When does a fear become COMFORT
a phobia? It is 3.__________ reasonable to be afraid of dangerous COMPLETE
animals, but people with phobias are often terrified ofanimals which
they know are 4.________ . HARM
So why do spiders make some people feel so much 5._______ ? ANXIOUS
One 6.___________ explanation is that in the past, people who were afraid SCIENCE
of spiders were less likely to be killed by one, so their fear was passed on
genetically to their children. However, there are no deadly spiders in central
and northern Europe, where a fear of spiders is common. This suggests the
fear may be learned 7.__________ . CULTURE
It seems that in many cases, a fear of spiders is the result
of a 8.________ experience with one in early childhood, although the TERROR
event is 9.__________ not remembered. Whatever the cause, many FREQUENT
find relaxation, hypnotherapy or acupuncture 10._______ inovercoming .HELP
their phobia.

Listening

Listen to RECORDING where a man is talking about something frightening that happened to him.

(Objective FCE CD 1 tr 8)

Complete

1- The man was …………………………………………………………………………………………………

2- He spent there………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3- He was there because……………………………………………………………………………………….
4- He tried to……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5- He was there for so long because………………………………………………………………………..

Listen to people talking in 5 different situations. Choose the correct option

(Objective FCE CD 1 tr 9)
Grammar

Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - I like it now, but I ____.

didn't use to
didn't used to

Q2 - I find it hard _____ to the dark evenings in winter.

used
get used
to get used

Q3 - It took me a while to get used to ____ on a continental keyboard.

type
typing

Q4 - I _____ to being spoken to like that!

am not used
don't get used
used

Q5 - I ____ play football on Saturdays when I was at school.

was used to
used to

Q6 - Before I started cycling, I _____ go to work by bus.

used to
got used to

Q7 - I haven't studied for ages and I'm finding it hard to get used to _____ every day.
 study
studied
studying

Q8 - I couldn't _____ used to the food.

because
get

Q9 - He never _____ behave like that.

used
used to

Q10 - It's taking me a long time to ____ speaking Norwegian.

used to
get used to

For each sentence, choose a variety of "used to", "be used to" or "get used to". Use the
verb in the brackets to make the sentence.

Don't use any contractions.

1. European drivers find it difficult to (drive) on the left when they visit
Britain.

2. See that building there? I (go) to school there, but now it's a factory.

3. I've only been at this company a couple of months. I (still not) how they
do things round here.

4. When I first arrived in this neighbourhood, I (live) in a house. I had

always lived in apartment buildings.

5. Working till 10pm isn't a problem. I (finish) late. I did it in my last job
too.

6. I can't believe they are going to build an airport just two miles from our new house! I

will (never) all that noise! What a nightmare.

7. His father (smoke) twenty cigars a day - now he doesn't smoke at all!
8. Whenever all my friends went to discos, I (never go) with them, but now
I enjoy it.

9. I (drive) as I have had my driving license almost a year now.

10. When Max went to live in Italy, he (live) there very quickly. He's a
very open minded person.

Complete the sentences with phrases containing the word thing.

1- It´s …………………………………………you remembered to change your phone before you

left the house!
2- I can´t remember ……………………………about what the teacher explained.
3- …………………………………sport and art facilities can be found at my school.
4- It´s hard to explain little kids that there is no…………………………..as Santa Clause or
Raton Perez.
5- ……………………………about my new car is that it´s extremely economical.

Match the beginnings and endings of these adjectives.

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How would you feel in these situations? Choose an adjective from question
1. a You go to town with odd shoes on.
2. b You lose your credit cards.
3. c A friend breaks a promise.
4. d You win a lot of money.
5. e A friend can’t come to your party.
6. f Your friend moves to another country.
7. g You don’t understand some grammar.
8. h You are going on holiday soon.