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2nd TERM MAKE UP EXAM

FCE PREPARATION

VOCABULARY

1. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES BY USING ONE OF THE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE BOX IN THE CORRECT FORM.

1. Dimitri has been …………………..………. Spanish classes because he hopes to study in Seville next year.

2. I’ve …………………………………a lot of interesting people from different countries while doing this course

3. Maria hopes to ……………………………… chemistry when she goes to university

4. While Karen was at summer camp, she……………………………………………how to windsurf

5. The best way to………………………the answer to this question is to look on the internet

6. I’d like to ring Kevin but I don’t …………………………………………….his phone number

7. I had a wonderful course tutor who………………………………………….me to speak Spanish really well

8. The university has an accommodation officer who will………………………………..students with finding somewhere to live.

9. Kostas …………………………a youth club because he wanted to meet people

10. It was the first time he had ………………………………… a marathon, so people were surprised when he won.

2. CHOOSE ONE OF THE VERBS FROM THE BOX TO COMPLETE THE GAPS. CHANGE THE TENSE OF THE VERB WHEN NECESSARY.

1. I …………………………… ………………… my watch and I saw that it was the time to leave

2. I really enjoy ………………………..……………… horror films

3. We live near the motorway and can …………………….……… the traffic non-stop

4. I’ve been ………………………...………our holiday photos

5. Did you ………………………..………………. Buckingham Palace when you were in London?

6. She knew the policeman was …………………………..….. what she did

7. Jenny looks so relaxed when she ……………………….…………music on her MP3 player

8. Martin was in the kitchen so he didn’t ………………………….………………the telephone when it rang.

3. WORD FORMATION. FORM A NOUN OR A VERB FROM THE FOLLOWING WORDS

|NOUN |VERB |

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|1. |QUALIFY |

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|2. |CONFIDE |

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|3. |UNDERSTAND |

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|4. |IMPROVE |

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|5. |BEHAVE |

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|6. |ADVISE |

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|7. |ASSIST |

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|8. |KNOW |

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|ADVERTISEMENT |9. |

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|ENTERTAINMENT |10. |

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|FEELING |11. |

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|ACHIEVEMENT |12. |

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|INVERSTIGATION |13. |

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|OBEDIENCE |14. |

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|PREFERENCE |15. |

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|SENSATION |16. |

GRAMMAR

1.READ THIS EXTRACT FROM A NOVEL AND WRITE THE CORRECT FUTURE FORM

Lynn’s Decision

Steve and Stuart took their coffees to a table at the far end of the café and sat down. Steve spoke first. ‘Have you heard that Lynn 1 …………………………………….(GIVE UP)her job next week? She’s already handed in her notice and she says that she 2…………………………………….. (DO) something more interesting.’

Stuart tutted and sighed with disapproval. ‘Well, I 3. ……………………………. (TELL) what I think. I think she 4 ……………………………………………. (REGRET) it because she 5. ……………………….. (GET) a better job.’

Steve was more sympathetic. ‘I don’t know about that,’ he said. ‘She thinks that she 6. …………………………………………. (FIND) something she prefers. She reckons it 7. ……….……………………(BE) easy. As a matter of fact, she 8. ………………………….…… (GO) somewhere for an interview next week.’

Stuart was not convinced. ‘The way things are at the moment, I’m sure it 9. ……………………………………. (TAKE) her a long time to get what she wants. In fact, 1 wouldn’t be surprised to find out that she 10. …………………………………… (LOOK) six months from now.’

2. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES TO FORM, 1ST, 2ND, 3RD OR MIXED CONDITIONALS

1. You’re unfit because you don’t do enough exercise.

If you……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. I got angry because he was rude to me.

If he…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. I might go to live in Australia but I’ll have to find a job first.

If I ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. You only know about this because I told you.

If I ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. I didn’t tell her about it because she didn’t ask me.

If she…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

USE OF ENGLISH

1.KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given. Use between 2 and 5 words in each gap.

1.

1. While I was on holiday, a lot of interesting things happened to me MY

During…………………………………………………………………………………………….. a lot of interesting experiences

2. It was careless of you to leave without locking the door OUGHT

You……………………………………………………………………………………the door before you left

3. ‘Is Pete likely to change his mind?’ Rob asked CHANCE

‘Is there …………………………………………………………………………………………….changing his mind?’ Rob asked

4. Paul is the only person who has replied to the invitation NOBODY

Apart………………………………………………………………………………………………..replied to the invitation

5. Are you familiar with his teaching style yet? USED

Have you………………………………………………………his teaching style yet?

6. It was such a sunny day that none of us wanted to do any work FELT

None of us ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………any work because it was such a sunny day

7. Barbara couldn’t sing or dance UNABLE

Besides………………………………………………………………………………………………., Barbara couldn’t dance either

8. Dinner will be served immediately upon our arrival at the hotel SOON

Dinner will be served…………………………………………………………………………………..at the hotel.

2. OPEN CLOZE. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space gap. Use ONLY ONE WORD in each gap.

a. consider b know c call d label

Victor Gruen, and American architect, revolutionized shopping in the 1950s by creating the type of shopping centre that we now (0)…………………………….. a shopping mall.

Gruen’s (1)……………………………….. was to provide a pleasant, quiet and spacious shopping environment with large car parks, which usually (2) …………………………….. building in the suburbs. He also wanted people to be able to shop in all kinds of weather. He (3) …………………………….. on using building designs that he knew people would feel (4) …………………………………. With, but placed them in landscaped ‘street’ that were entirely enclosed and often covered with a curved glass roof. This was done to (5) …………………………… some of the older shopping arcades of city centres, but while these housed only small speciality shops, Gruen’s shopping malls were on a much grander (6) …………………………………..

Access to the whole shopping mall was gained by using the main doors, which (7) …………………… the shopping ‘streets’ from the parking (8) ………………………… outsides. As there was no need to (9) ……………………………. out bad weather, shops no longer needed windows and doors, and people could wander (10) …………….. from shop to shop. In many cities, shopping malls now (11) …………………………. much more than just shops; cinemas, restaurants and other forms of entertainment are also (12) ……………………………. in popularity.

1. a. direction b. aim c. search d. view

2. a. resulted b. sought c. intended d. meant

3. a. insisted b. demanded c. requested d. emphasised

4. a. favourable b. agreeable c. comfortable d. enviable

5. a. model b. imitate c. repeat d. shadow

6. a. measure b. height c. size d. scale

7. a. disconnected b. withdrew c. separated d. parted

8. a. strips b. lines c. areas d. plots

9. a. hold b. get c. stay d. keep

10. a. freely b. loosely c. simply d. entirely

11. a. contain b. concern c. consist d. compose

12. a. becoming b. growing c. raising d. advancing

3. WORD FORMATION. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

REMEMBERING YOUR DREAMS

A team of (0) scientists, who have studied the subject of SCIENCE

dreams, have come up with some interesting conclusions. First

of all, everybody, without exception, has them. Secondly, dreams

can be of practical value, acting as a (1) …………………………….. of things of REMIND

(2) ……………………………. that we need to do in our waking lives. If you dream IMPORTANT

of the punishment you may receive for not handing in your homework

(3) ……………………….., for example, this may help you to do it on time. Indeed, PUNCTUAL

things we are (4) ………………………… about in our daily lives often feature in ANXIETY

our dreams.

But it is hard to make sense of your dreams if you lack the (5) ……………………. ABLE

to remember them in the first place. One (6) …………………….. is that you should RECOMMEND

keep a diary and pen by your bed, so you can write down your dreams

as soon as they occur. You should concentrate on three aspects. Firstly,

record the strongest emotion in your dream, whether it is fear, (7) …………………… ANGRY

or whatever. Then write down anything strange or (8) ………………….. that USUAL

happened and the names of the people who made an (9) ……………………… in your APPEAR

dream. This way, according to the experts, you will have a (10) ……………………. and RELY

meaningful dream record, which will make for fascinating reading.

FILL IN THE BLANKS

For questions 1-12, 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.

SUMMER CAMP

Every year, eight million children across the United States spend some time at a summer camp. For more than a century, children (1) ………………………. enjoyed both learning new skills and (2) …………………….. part in a variety of activities in a friendly environment.

There are 10,000 camps across the country, (3) …………………….. are designed to look (4)……………………….. youngsters from the age of six to eighteen. The camps, lasting anything from one to eight weeks, are often situated in beautiful lakeside areas and there is (5) …………………………… wide range of prices to suit every pocket. The children typically do outdoor activities, including some challenging sports like climbing, or indoor activities (6) …………………………….. as drama, music or poetry.

(7) …………………………….. the camps are not luxurious, the wooden cabins the young people sleep in are comfortable. The timetable does not allow very (8) ………………………….. time for relaxing because the children (9) …………………………. kept busy all the time. The camps are popular with the children, and many come away (10) …………………………. of enthusiasm. In the words of the former camper, ‘I made a lot of friends, (11) ………………………….. never on my own, and became a lot (12) ……………………

self-confident’.

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ASSIST ATTEND FIND OUT GET TO KNOW JOIN KNOW LEARN STUDY TAKE PART IN TEACH

LOOK (AT), SEE or WATCH?

LISTEN, LISTEN (TO), or HEAR?

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