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1st TERM. MAKE-UP EXAM

FCE PREPARATION

VOCABULARY

1. CHOOSE WORDS FROM THE BOX TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE ADJECTIVE ADDING –ING OR -ED

A: I’m really ………………………… sitting at home all the time. What’s on at the cinema?

B: I’ll have to look in the paper. Ok, there is a new Keanu Reeves film on at the Roxy. Everyone says it’s really ………………………………… . Lots of action and adventure, apparently. Why don’t we go and see that?

A: I’m not sure. I was ………………………………. with his last film. It wasn’t as good as I expected.

B: That’s true. And I couldn’t understand what was happening. The plot and the story were a bit ……………………………..

A: Ok. Is there anything else on?

B: Let me see. Oh, here’s one you might like. Bloom of the Zombie Vampire Monsters.

A: Oh no, I think it would be a bit ……………………………. watching a horror film like that. I would have bad dreams afterwards.

B: I don’t think it’s very …………………………….. . It’s got a 12 certificate, so it’s suitable for children, you would probably be alright.

2. CHOOSE WORDS FROM THE BOX TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT ONE. (10 marks)

|Noisy ● sensible ● tactless ● lazy ● fussy ● irresponsible ● hard-working ● critical ● sensitive ● strict ● immature ● impolite ● mature ● tidy|

|● insensitive ● relaxed ● nervious ● talkative ● rude ● polite ● tactful |

1. Helen is very ………………………………… . She’s always saying the wrong thing at the wrong time!

2. Bob is very …………………………… . He gets upset very easily.

3. Our English teacher is ………………………….. . He punishes us each time we talk in our own language.

4. You’re so ……………………………….. of everyone. Nobody’s perfect, you know.

5. My sister is very ……………………………………. . Sometimes I wish she would be quiet for a few moments.

6. Anne is the most ……………………………………… person in our class. As a result, she always get good marks for her work.

7. Rick is such an ………………………………………… boy. He never says ‘Please’ or ‘Thank you’.

8. My daughter is really ………………………………………… . She never helps me with the housework.

9. Sandy is rather …………………………………… . She’s sixteen, but she behaves like she’s ten.

10. Thomas is extremely ……………………………………………… . He never wears a helmet he he rides his motorbike.

3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BELOW BY WRITING ‘MAKE’ OR ‘DO’ IN THE RIGHT FORM (Incorrect tenses imply that half the grades will be discounted).

1. Why are you ……………………………….. so much noise?

2. When I get home, I’m going to ……………………………………. some housework.

3. I was wondering if you could …………………………. me a favour.

4. I need to …………………………………… an appointment to see my doctor.

5. When we were young I ………………………………… her a promise, and I don’t intend to break it.

6. Stop …………………………………. excuses for your terrible behaviour.

7. After I’ve cleaned the house, I’m going to …………………………. the shopping.

8. I’ve just ……………………………………….. a very important decision.

9. It’s been a pleasure ……………………………………….. business with your company.

10. I can’t believe how much money he ………………………………….. last year.

GRAMMAR

1. READ THROUGH THIS TEXT AND PUT THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT TENSE

Interviewer: So, Jessica, here you are in New Zealand – a long way from home. ………………………………………. (you / have) a good time?

Jessica: Yes, fantastic.

Interviewer: How long ……………………………………………… (you / travel)?

Jessica: Six months, and I’m having the time of my life.

Interviewer: And what ……………………………………………….. (be) the best experience since you left home?

Jessica: I think it’s what I ………………………………………. (do) now.

Interviewer: Which is?

Jessica: I …………………………………………… (learn) to skydive.

Interviewer: Really? ………………………………………………. (you / like) doing dangerous things?

Jessica: Yes, I guess since I was a small child I ……………………………………………… (always / want) to push myself and this is a great opportunity.

Interviewer: Any bad experiences since you left home?

Jessica: People …………………………. (warn) me about crime and illness but I …………………………………… (be) lucky so far. Nothing bad ………………………………. (happen) to me, and I hope it won’t in the next six months.

Interviewer: …………………………………………… (you / travel) on your own?

Jessica: Yes, and I ……………………………….. (love) it. I’ve met some really great people.

2. GIVE THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF THESE ADJECTIVES: (22 marks)

|ADJECTIVE |COMPARATIVE |SUPERLATIVE |

|ALERT | | |

|POWERFUL | | |

|INTELLIGENT | | |

|RECENT | | |

|COMPLEX | | |

|USELESS | | |

|DIRTY | | |

|RICH | | |

|EXCITING | | |

|WORRIED | | |

|PLEASANT | | |

3. NOW COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES BY USING ONE OF THE ADJECTIVES IN EXERCISE 1, CHOOSING EITHER THE COMPARATIVE OR THE SUPERLATIVE FORM.

1. I may not b much of a cook, but Brian is even …………………………………….. than I am.

2. Most research in this are uses simple interviews, but we used a ………………………………….. method.

3. I didn’t do well at school, and my fellow students all seemed …………………………………….. than me.

4. The film starts slowly, but gets ………………………………………….. after the first half hour.

5. Neal is already rich, but his aim in life seems to be to become even …………………………………… .

6. I was concerned when John didn’t phone to say he’d be late, but I was even ……………………………… when he didn’t come home at all that night.

7. ‘This painting is from the 17th century.’ ‘Really? It looks ………………………………………. than that.’

8. the walk was quite enjoyable, but if the sun had been shining it would have been …………………………………………….. .

9. When I took the washing out of the machine it looked ………………………………………. Than when it went in.

10. For an extra €500 you could buy a much …………………………………….. motorbike.

11. Curiously, many people say they feel mentally ……………………………….. if they eat very little for a day.

4. REWRITE EACH PAIR OF SENTENCES SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING TO THE FIRST SENTENCES, USING THE WORD GIVEN. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN.

1. The hotel was very dirty. We decided to stay somewhere else. SUCH

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. The hotel was very expensive. We couldn’t stay there.. TOO

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. The resort was very busy. I didn’t enjoy my holiday. SO

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. I make all my clothes by hand so it’s very time-consuming SUCH

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. The weather is quite bad. We aren’t going to the beach. ENOUGH

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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. We began visiting this report ten years ago. BEEN

We ……………………………………………………. this resort for ten years.

2. My dad didn’t go abroad until he was 30. WHEN

My dad …………………………………………….. first went abroad.

3. Our holiday was so terrible that we came back early. SUCH

We ……………………………………………. That we came back early.

4. We finally succeeded in finding a hotel with a pool. MANAGED

We finally …………………………………………….. a hotel with a pool.

5. We would go to the mountains every summer when I was a child. USED

We ……………………………………………………………… to the mountains every summer when I was a child.

6. The sea was too cold to go swimming. ENOUGH

The sea ……………………………………………………….. to go swimming.

7. I don’t find it strange to stay in luxury hotels. STAYING

I ………………………………………………………………………… in luxury hotels.

8. They announced that our flight had been delayed. MADE

They ……………………………………………. Saying that our flight had been delayed.

2. OPEN CLOZE. Read the following extract from a brochure giving advice on taking an examination. For questions 1-12, type the word which best fits in each space. Use ONLY ONE WORD in each space.

Tavistock Goosey Fair.

Although many towns and cities in Britain have an annual fair, few are ……………………………… (1) famous as Tavistock Goosey Fair, held ……………………………… (1) the second Wednesday of October. Dating back to the 12th century, Goosey Fair is one of ……………………………… (1) oldest fairs in UK, and is still as popular ……………………………… (1) ever.

Hundreds of years ……………………………… (1), farmers ……………………………… (1) to bring their geese for sale and drove them through the streets ……………………………… (1) Tavistock to the market. That’s ……………………………… (1) the name ‘goosey’ comes from. These days, there are ……………………………… (1) many geese to be found at Goosey Fair, but it is ……………………………… (1) fact still possible to have a goose lunch at the various hotels and restaurants it the town on the day of the fair.

Goosey Fair attracts visitor from ……………………………… (1) over the country. The streets are closed ……………………………… (1) traffic and ……………………………… (1) are hundreds of stalls selling everything from fruit and vegetables to the ……………………………… (1) up-to-date electronic equipment. In the evening, the town becomes a large funfair, with ……………………………… (1) of different rides and attractions.

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

More than 500 chefs, food ……………………………….. (0) and restaurant WRITE

experts have compiled a list of the world’s top restaurants. Judges

included the owner of two of the most ………………………………….. (1) SUCCESS

restaurants in the US. Their ………………………………………. (2)was CONCLUDE

that 14 of the world’s best restaurants are British.

The judges said that the wide …………………………………………. (3) of food, the VARY

number of Michelin-starred chefs and the quality and

……………………………………… (4) of the produce have helped to make the FRESH

world ………………………………. (5) of Britain’s restaurants. This is quite a ENVY

turnaround for cuisine which was once thought as a fairly

………………………………………………. (6). INSPIRE

Immigration has also made a ……………………………………… (7) contribution SIGNIFY

to the British restaurant scene. There are more …………………………………… (8) NATION

cuisines than in any other country.

The interest in British cuisine has been given ……………………………………… (9) RECOGNISE

in the US as well, America’s ……………………………………… (10) food magazine, BIG

Gourmet, last month named London as the best place to eat in the

world.

4. MULTIPLE CHOICE. For Questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.

Example: (0) A advantage B benefit C profit D gain

The Performing Arts

In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the ………………………………………….. (0) of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or ………………………………………….. (1) a musical instrument. As they ………………………………………….. (2) up they were taken to public places of entertainment – the theatre, the opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward to these ………………………………………….. (3) with great ………………………………………….. (4) and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays, television and computers ………………………………………….. (5) an endless stream of easily ………………………………………….. (6) entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous ………………………………………….. (7) as a very ordinary part of their everyday life. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very ………………………………………….. (8) live performance is gone forever.

But all is not lost. The ………………………………………….. (9) of a TV set may have encouraged a very lazy response from ………………………………………….. (10) in their own homes, but the ………………………………………….. (11) of those with ambitions to become performing artists themselves does not seem to have been at all diminished. And live performances in public are still relatively ………………………………………….. (12), albeit with an older, more specialist audience.

1. A controlling B handling C doing D playing

2. A developed B grew C advanced D brought

3. A circumstances B occasions C incidents D situations

4. A sensation B action C thrill D excitement

5. A supply B send C stock D store

6. A applicable B convenient C available D free

7. A designs B inventions C exhibits D appearance

8. A special B peculiar C specific D particular

9. A attendance B presence C being D company

10. A spectators B onlookers C viewers D listeners

11. A want B appeal C pressure D desire

12. A famous B favourite C popular D approved

READING

YOU ARE GOING TO READ A SELECTION OF LETERS FROM A MOTORING MAGAZINE. FOR QUESTIONS 1-15, CHOOSE FROM THE PEOPLE (A-E). THE PEOPLE MAY BE CHOSEN MORE THAN ONE.

STYLE MERCHANTS

Style informs every part of our lives today from clothes to interior decoration and accessories. Jo Foley provides a taste of the trends for this year’s followers of fashion.

A. Ned Ingham: Dress Designer

Ned Ingham makes dreamy, romantic wedding dresses. ?People would do very well to avoid the traditional, rather stiff dresses and the ‘frilly’ look in favour of much simpler styles,’ he explains. Ingham has been drawing and designing wedding dresses since he was a school boy. Then, at the age of 16, he enrolled at fashion school, where he gained the technical skills to cut and construct clothes. But you do not have to be a bride to own an Ingham dress: he also designs long, classic evening dresses, given a fresh touch by up-to-the-minute colour and fabrics. For the less adventurous, Ingham designs include a classic summer navy-blue suit, the centerpiece of the Englishwoman’s wardrobe for most of the 20th century. But in his hands, it looks as new as tomorrow.

B. Sally Quail: Jeweller

Although she once worked for an art dealer, Sally Quail has had no formal training in jewellery. It was only when she could not find an engagement ring she liked that she decided to design her own. The resulting enquiries encouraged her to set up as a designer in 1990. Now her pieces are sought out by many stars of stage and screen. Her signature style is large semi-precious stones set in gold to make magnificent necklaces, bracelets and rings fashi8ones after those worn in the 18th century. However, she has recently begun to use the most precious stone of all – diamonds. ‘It must reflect my age,’ says 36-year-old Quail. ‘I reached that moment in every woman’s li8fe when she wants a diamond and that is when I began working with them.’

C. Lily Grimson: Handbag Designer

Just four years after setting up in the fiercely competitive fashion business, Lily Grimson, with only an introductory course in art and design behind her, has had two of her creations selected for a major design exhibition. Whatever the shape and form of her designs, they are never ignored. All of Grimson’s fashion bags are handmade in the UK. The Grimson handbag is not simply a container-the bags are full of glamour, whether fashioned from the finest calfskin or the heaviest silk. A combination of chic and care makes a Grimson bag something special.

D. Peter Little: Hairdresser.

For over 20 years, Peter Little has taken his scissors to some of the world’s top heads. Everyone who is anyone has had their hair styled by this man. ‘Most women want real-looking hair and a style they can manage at home,’ he says. So his approach is a novel one- to ensure that his clients never appear as if they have just walked out of a salon. But this carefree attitude and casual look does not come cheap – ₤250 for the first appointment, and there’s a three-month waiting list. Trading on his celebrity, Peter has produced his own range of hairdryers and other styling equipment. Now, those who can’t make it to his salon can create their own styles back at home.

E: Penny Pratt. Florist.

In addition to running her tiny shop, Penny Pratts is a flower consultant for a large chain of supermarkets and provides floral ideas to a number of top restaurants. All of this is good going for someone who has no floristry qualifications and gave up her job as a teacher 10 years ago In order to do ‘something different.’ And her simple, yet incredibly modern, creations have begun to capture every design prize in the flower business, which has helped her in setting up her own London Flower Schools. She has recently combined her skills on extremely successful lecture trips to Japan and the USA. She says, ‘Flower arrangements are much simpler these days. Keep them simple but strong and don’t have too many leaves – they are too large and architectural. For wedding bouquets, whatever your arrangement, the golden rule remains: the flowers must be of the same species.’

Which designer (s)

advises against certain styles? (1) …………………..

took a business decision based on their own personal taste? (2) …………………..

had begun designing before trained? (3) …………………..

Have adapted a traditional style? (4) ………………….. (5) …………………..

works in a variety of environments? (6) …………………..

is working with a material which is new to them? (7) …………………..

have used their reputation to develop a new area of business? (8) …………….. (9) ……………..

are completely self-taught? (10) ………………….. (11) …………………..

mention how tastes have changed recently? (12) ………………….. (13) …………………..

have received professional recognition? (14) ………………….. (15) …………………..

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