Ermer Reale] PART 1 | For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space, There Is an example at the beginning (0) Example: 0. Aconaself B.itself © C.alone—_D. unique The Roman City of Verulamium Verulamium has established (0) 85 one of the most popular museums of Roman Life in the country, Since it was redisplayed in 1991 the number of visitors has (1)... 10 90,000 a year. The redisplay was the first phase of a strategy to ensure that the Museum was in a fit state 10 (2)... the challenges of the new century. Key to this was the provision of the facilities which our visitors deserve; namely a new (3). with cloakrooms, a larger shop, a baby changing room, toilets, disabled facilities and a lift. In addition, the Museum wants to develop new ways of (4) visitors to access the collections, through new (5).. and computer technology. For the past four years Museum (6). have worked with architects and engineers to produce a solution. The result is the Verulamium Project; an exciting new (7)... to extend the Museum, pro- ing a new entrance, improved displays and facilities. An artist's impression of the new entrance can be (Barun by all visitors. Practice Test 5 1. AL lited 8. recreated . been D. risen 2 A.argue 8. foce ©. deal D. compete 3. A. opening 8. window ©. celing D. enironce 8a, making '. enobing ©. forcing 1. suggesting 5. A. elsplays shelves . windows D. cases 6 Apps 8. tourists ©. staf D. players 7. R.deal 8. plan rep D. instruction 8. A. explored 8. proposed ¢. viewed D. visited Paper 1 Reading and Use of English BL. Gur For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use anly one word in each space. There fs an example at the beginning (0). Bara O- Romance in the country ‘The country house (0) ...9f... Mr. John Jackson was a delightful place. (9) ...... had broad, smooth lawns and green, towering oak trees; there were charming shady woods, and a pretty brook with a little wooden bridge over it. There were fruits and flowers, pleasant people, games to (10)... indoors and out, rides, walks and fishing. These were great attractions, but they would not (11) .. held me at the house for very long. What really kept me (12) more than the fine fishing, the brook and the scenery, (13) ... _. the girl | saw walking in these places - my Cecilia, ‘She was not really my Cecilia. | had never in any sense acquired her. Nor (14) she know that I wanted to. But the dream of winning her was what kept me alive, and in my dreams | called her (15) - You might say that if | had confessed my feclings to her, | might have been allowed to (16) 2s her "my Cecilia’ aloud. But | was unwilling to say anything, hecause she might refuse meFCE Practice Test 5 Paper | - Reading and Use of English Serer PARTS | Fur yucobiurs 17-24, roa Ue Coal Leow. Use Wie woru giver ir alta a Ue eid OF sure Ines Cu Runs word that fits in the soace in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example: fraditionally ime when from all over the world - from cities and areas - compete (19).. against each | PROVINCE / PEACE other. The athletes are representatives of their countries and they all (20). SPECIAL in a particular sport. Most of them have an (21).. oe with their |OBSESS SPOT aNd C15 (22) ncn for some of them if they do not wina | DREAD medal. n:) lad Sy ° aN ta co ry ww et Ce When a medal is won there is Usually (23)-..snerennrnene APPIQUSE from the audience. The Games have been commercialised by wealthy companies, though, and the 0. of the Games has, in a way, heen destrayed. Pee eC Reco) part a | FFor questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so that It has a simitar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. DO not change the word given. You must use between fwo 2nd five words, including the word given There is an example at the beginning (0). Example: © They think the owner of the house i in France. ‘thought The owner of the house in France: The gap can be filed by the words ‘is thought to be" so you write: 25. We paid 100 pounds for his new trainers. us Hie new trainers - snmnanes 100 pound 26, The exper had no idea that the painting was not genuine. know uit. nineteen Wat the painting Was not genuine. 27, Mary and her mother both dislike Italian food. nor Neither sewers talian food. 28, Helen has never seen such beautiful houses. most These are has ever seen, 29, Lam cure they'lied to you. have They to you. 30, The neighbours took care of her cat while she was in Poland. after The neighbours while she was in Poland,Practice Test 5 FCE Practice Test 5 Paper | - Reading and Use of English omer acto PARTS | You are going to read an extract from a magazine articie about a mountain fodge in Sweden - an ideal destination to view the Aurora Borealls. also called the Northern Lights. which apbears in the niaht sky in Arctic regions. For aues- tons 34-36, choose the answer A, B,C or D which you think fits best according t0 the text ‘When | step out onto the deck there’s no mistaking the intensity of the Arctic chill That's not surprising. I'm a good hundred miles Inside the Arctic circle; in fact you can’t get much farther north and stil be in Sweden. This 's Abisko Mountain Station, perhaps the crown jewel oF the Swedish mountain lodges. I'm back for a second time to this remote. scenic soot under the landmark Laonorten mountain, the aateway into the wilds of Lapland, When an early, heavy snowstorm last autumn pinnad me down In my tent for days and eventually chased me from the backcountry back to the station and its comforts, | was to ciscover a different side to Abisko. People come here for many reasons - some to hike, some to climis, some to bird-watch, some to cross-coun- ‘TY SKI In the winter. But there's yet enotner entirely different attraction here. For proof, all | have to do Is look up from the station’s expansive deck into the night sky above the huge lake called the Tornetrask. Bright, undulating waves of light, tinged with subtle shades of green and red, ripple across the sky, The Northern Lights display tonight varies from subdued flashes to outrageously intense surges of ghostiy lights rolling sscross the dark expanse of night sky. A new moon accentuates the mind-blowing show ‘The Aurora may be old hat to those who live this far north, but for the rest of us itis an unforgettable emnerience, For travellers fram afar it’s a spectacle that has us shivering an the deck, bundled up in all the cold-weather gear we've brought. The lights here are so mesmerizing we quickly forget the discomfort of the col. One of the factors that makes Abisko a prime location for viewing the Aurora is the Tometrask Itself. The huge lake, which sprawls more than 70 kilometres long just north of the station, creates an unusual weather phenomenon that keeps the skles above the station clear even when fog or clouds blanket most of northern Swecien, This is the famed “blue hole of Abisko", a perennial patch af sky kept mastly clear by the climatological effects of this inland sea and its valley. When this quirk of weather fs combined with the comforts of the station, the package adds up to one of lite Lest options anywtiere for viewing the Aurora, Much more elaborate than many wilderness huts, the ‘Abisko mountain stations Feature restaurants, hot showers and other comforts, Abisko is the only one of these stations located on 9 highway, co the range of accommodations and level oF corvies ere ie in 9 clace by ItcolF In addition to the lodge itself, however, it’s Abisko's remote location and tts unique Infrastructure that make it sich a prime vantage point tn view a heavenly phenomenon. It is dark: Abisko Is far from any citv lights that might dim the show. The station operates 4 ski lft to the top of Nuolja Peak, more than 3,000 feet high. For the first time this year, a cafe at the tap of the mountain has been tumed into a viewing platform for the Northern Lights, called the Aurora Sky Station. Also, the station pasts ‘forecasts’ each night of expectect Aurora activity, gleaned from sclentific observations arriving via computer, so visitors may choose the best viewing time. 53FCE Practice Test 5 21. What is true of the author's first vist to the lodge? ‘A. He went there In search of the Aurora. 8 Ho was earning there C. He wos forced there by the weather. He wos not very impressad with the experience, 22. What is meant by the phrose “old hat” inthe firs ine of paragraph 3? A poor B familiar and unexciting . strange and shocking 1, In vary bod taste 38. The travellers viewing the Aurora ‘A ore disiracted by the cold. 8. are In awe of what they see. C.needit dress warmly ean only £09 IF before midnight 34, What does ‘quirk’ mean in paragraph 5, ine 1? ‘A. on unusual feature Ba flow Cc very pleasent sunprise Da fast chonge '35. What is NOT sald fo help make a good viewing of the ‘Aurora ot Abisko more likely or visitors there? [A There Is @ mountain viewing platform. 8. Weather forecasts cre avaloble €.Iis laceted near a highway. Di. There are no city lights nearby. 36. The author's overall opinion of Abisko is that ‘A i's an exceptional place, B. the primitive conditions are made worthwhile by the experience, C.11is not as popular os it deserves to be D. It could be improved. 54 Paper - Reading and Use of English Perc t ceria r|Practice fest 5 FCE Practice Test 5 Paper 1 Reading and Use of English I, CuC a You are going to read an article about the Hlegal international trade oF Whale meat. Six sentences have been removed fram the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap 37-42. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Paper | - Reading and Use of English Eating Endangered Species? The International Whaling Commission was established in 1946 to manage dwindling stocks of whales. ‘Quotas were set to limit tne number of whales that could be kilecl each year for commercial use, but these ‘ere often lgnored and whale numbers continued to decrease. In 1975, the Convention on international Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fora and Fauna ICITES) gave full protection to several specles includ Ing the blue, grey, humeback and rlgnt whales Intemational pressure on the IWC continued and in 1986 It finally put a Imit on commercial whaling This achieved by issuing scientific research permits, 2s Kling whales for research is not forbidden. The stated aim of the Japanese research programme is to establish sustainable whaling in the Antarctic Ocean. Both Japan and South Korea are also permitted to trade, within thelr own counties, whale meat from animals Klled as an incidental resuit of other ishing. WEEE} aso, in an attempt to control hunting, individual whales are logged on @ DNA register so that they can be identified ‘The value of ‘lethal sampling’, that i, the practice of kiling whales in order to study them, is @ highly contentious tsue, FEM] on tne other nana, oaponents say this information not strict necessary, and moreover. there are better ways to get it. The selling of whale meat from the lethal samiing to fish ‘markets fs purportedly to help fund the research. This claim, however, is dsouted by opponents as being a cover for legal whaling, Now there i evidence to sunoort their views [Ateam of scientists, led by Professor Scott Baker, have used DNA to analvse samples of sushi from restaurants n tos angates ana Seoul, MEME] tme resus of tne study were nanded over to local ana rational authorities and have since resulted in criminal proceedings against the Los Angeles restaurant ‘The researchers used DNA sequencing to identify the species oF whale and then used DNA profiling — the same techniaue used to Identity human individuals in criminal forensics ~ta Wdentify the source of the meat. MEI] in adction, some of the meat purchased in Seoul came from Antarctic minke whales, a snecies which fs not local to South Korea and must have therefore ais been treded ileal ‘though Javanese authorities keea a DNA register of each whale destined to be sold commercial, this information fs not avaiable for monitering purposes. MMM | asthe authors state, “The itegal trade of products from protected species of whales, presumably taken under a national permit for scienti- Ic research, isa timely reminder of the need for incenendent, tangparent and rabust monitoring af any future whaling’ 55FCE Practice Test 5 Paper I - Reading and Use of English A. The DINA results showed that the whala meat in the Lox Angeles rastaurant had almost certainly originated in Japanese ‘scientific! whale hunts. B, However, the export of any whale meat from these countries to the U.S.A. is strictly prohibited. Bo 2 a Tal oO a a ct a C. The researchers suggest that urgent action is needed in making this information available so further monitoring and analysis of commercially available whale meat can D. Despite the 1986 ban, Japan has continued to hunt whales legally E, Some claim that itis required in order to learn about the eating habits and lifespan of whales. F. Since the 1986 international moratorium, it has been assumed that there is no international trade in whale products, but this does not seem to be the case. G. The sushi was found to be made from the illegally-traded meat of protected whale species. 56Practice Test 5 FCE Practice Test 5 eerie ruc kt Sn a7 | Paper | - Reading and Use of English You are going to read some extracts about four people's favourite buildings from around the world. For questions 45-52, choose from the people A-U. Ine people may be chosen more than once. Which person: originally visited it only because it was famous? implies that his/her favourite building could change? likes a building that is no longer in use? mentions a building designed using a novel tool? does not mention who designed the building? describes a special place to see a movie? seems to value personal freedom of expression? ‘mentions the incorporation of a natural feature into a building? talks about @ place with limited public access? would like to visit the building again for a specific reasorr 387 AR AAAAAAEFCE Practice Test 5 Paper I - Reading and Use of English Buildings from around the world There is no contest! The Taj Mahal in India, definitely! I visited it while travelling recently, not because | knew anything about it, just because it’s considered one of the seven wonders of the world, you know. But it was completely breathtaking, The great white domes of the mausoleum, standing out againet the eky, and mirrovad in the reflecting pool. I've never seen anything like it t's decorated very simply, with geometric shapes, following what Ure Islamic religion believes is appropriate for places of burial I's an amazingly romantic building, tt was built by the griefsticken emperor, Shah Jahan, after the death of his third wife, as an ‘expression of his sorrow. | would love to get ‘married there one day; | can’t think of a better place for a wedding, although I suspect it ‘would be very very vuslly. Olt well, it doese't hurt to dream, Ea < | ‘My favourite building? Anything designed by the Austrian architect, Hunderiwasser! 1 can't choose just one. He was a real character and his buildings are all so creative and pro- gressive; they stand out wherever they are located and make an impression on everyone. To give you an idea about what he believed in, he proposed something called the ‘Window Right’. He said a person in a rented apartment ‘must be able Tent Gut Uf his window aid scrape off the masonry within arm's reach. And he must be allowed fo take a long brush and paint everything outside within arm's reach, so that it will be visible from afar to everyone in the street that smeane lives there \who is different from the imprisoned, enslaved, standardised man who lives next dour. Hundertwasser condemned the sterile grid system of conventional architecture, He reject- ced rationalism, the straight line and functional architecture, and demanded instead creative freedom of building, and the right to create individual structures. His designs included forested roofs, the spiral house, the eye-slit house, the high-rise meadow house and even an inaudible Green Motorway. My favourite building, this year at least, is the Experience Music Project Museum in Seattle. It was designed by Canadian archi- tect Frank Gehry and his client was Paul Allen of Microsoft fame. Gehry was the frst person to use a computer modelling system called CATIA — which was used in the aero- space industry. A he seid, “we did a build ing by computer for a computer guy"! ‘The building is formed from 400 tons of, steel. Its covered by 21,000 aluminium and stainless steel shingles. At the heart of the structure is the Sky Church ~ a high-tech cinema with a 70 ft high ceiling and the ‘world's largest LED screen. It is an amazing place. I think this is truly a design where art and architecture merge. Itis challenging, the Colours are amazing and the wow factor 1s high! I'll admit | had mixed views about the exhibits that were inside the building ~ but that doesn’t take away from the building itself! First of all, | have many favourite outdoor places here in the UK; Golitha Falls on Bodmin Moor - a ‘very special one; in fact, most of Bodmin Moor is. very special. I love being outdoors in a natural envi- ronment at any time of day or night. ‘A favourite building? That's more difficult there Js.a tiny chapel on top of St Ives Island that used to bo used by fisharmen. | have spent many nights walking round St Ives Island and always wanted to, look insice this litte building that was kept closed 10 the public, ‘One day I was lucky to find a cleaner working there, giving the place a clean, so I couldn't resist. | asked him nicely if | could have a look inside, he didn’t seem to mind. There was nothing in there but a huge Bible and a window looking out to sea. Ithad a rather mysterious, rather sad atmosphere. Thave been back there many times but, as usual, the place fs always locket! up. Finn se pleased 1 ‘managed to go inside and look around! at least once. EOE coer