Here you can practice on line for your FCE exam.
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1. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
Paradise Hotel
Can you imagine a more RELAXING way to spend one´s summer holiday than in a RELAX
___________ hotel? The hotel which we had booked was beside a lake and COMFORT
surrounded by spectacular mountains. Imagine how ________ we felt when we APPOINT
arrived at the Paradise Hotel and found taht we had been given a room with a view
over the kitchens and not the _________ mountain scenery we had been expecting. NATURE
Then when we went down for dinner the first evening feeling ________ after our long HUNGER
journey we found that a coach tour had arrived and the restaurant was so ______ that CROWD
we had to wait for a table. It was really _______ with so many people talking and NOISE
when we finally sat down for dinner the waitress was tired, irritable and generally ____. FRIEND
So the next day we decided to move to a smaller and _______ hotel just down the QUIET
road. And fortunately we made the right decision because we had thoroughly ____ ENJOY
stay there.
KEY:
Comfortable
Disappointed
Natural
Hungry
Crowded
Noisy
Unfriendly
Quieter
Enjoyable
Changing diets
Even in quite TRADITIONAL societies eating habits are changing. In the past TRADITION
people used to prepare all their meals from fresh ingredients, but now ______ CONVENIENT
food and ready meals are becoming increasingly popular. Experts suggest that
eating too much fast food may not be very ________ and so governments and HEALTH
other _________ now offer information about diet and nutrition in the hope that ORGANISE
it will _________ people to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables and have a COURAGE
generally more ________ diet. BALANCE
On the other hand, some people argue that although many traditional dishes have
_________________________ from our menus, in general our diets are not as APPEAR
__________ as they used to be. There is a much wider ________ of products REPEAT/CHOOSE
available in supermarkets and other shops than there was 20 years ago. Fresh fruit
vegetables are sold all the year round which means we can _________ prepare EASY
meals which are good for us.
Key:
Convenience
Healthy
Organisations
Encourage
Balanced
Disappeared
Repetitive
Choice
Easily
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.
1. During my visit to London, I took hundreds of photos.
WHILE
I took hundreds of photos ______________ London.
2. I didn´t notice that my passport was missing until I reached the immigration desk.
LOST
When I reached the immigration desk, I notice that ___________ my passport.
3. I´ve given up using public transport to travel to work.
USED
I ______________ by public transport, but I´ve given it up.
4. She was still at university when she got married.
STUDYING
She got married ______________ at university.
5. Paola and Antonio met for the first time at the party yesterday.
NEVER
Paola and Antonio ______________ before the party yesterday.
6. Pablo is no longer as frightened of spiders as in the past.
USED
Pablo ___________ frightened of spiders than he is now.
Key:
While I was visiting
I had lost
Used to travel to work
When/While she was (still) studying/ while (still) studying
Had never met
Used to be more
4. 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.
1. The food was so hot that we didn´t really enjoy it.
TOO
The food was __________ really enjoy it.
2. The waitress spoke so quickly that we had difficulty understanding her.
ENOUGH
The waitress didn´t speak ______________ understand her easily.
3. We didn´t get a table at the restaurant because it was too full.
SO
The restaurant ________________ we couldn´t get a table.
4. I asked for a second helping because the food was so delicious.
SUCH
It was ______________ I asked for a second helping.
5. Julio is not a very good cook so he won´t get a job in that restaurat.
ENOUGH
Julio doesn´t _______________ to get a job in that restaurant.
6. We ate very late because Phil spent too much time preparing the meal.
TIME
Phil spent __________ preparing the meal that we ate very late.
Key:
Too hot for us to
Slowly enough for us to
Was so full/ crowded (that)
Such delicious food (that)
Cook well enough
Such a long time/so much time
