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FCE Reading and Use of English Practice Test 1 Answers

This document provides an answer key for an FCE Reading and Use of English practice test. It includes answers for 6 parts of the test: Part 1) multiple choice vocabulary questions; Part 2) gap fill with words like prepositions; Part 3) word transformations; Part 4) sentence transformations; Part 5) matching headings to paragraphs. The answer key explains the reasoning for each answer in 1-2 sentences and provides spelling for difficult words.

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FCE Reading and Use of English Practice Test 1 Answers

This document provides an answer key for an FCE Reading and Use of English practice test. It includes answers for 6 parts of the test: Part 1) multiple choice vocabulary questions; Part 2) gap fill with words like prepositions; Part 3) word transformations; Part 4) sentence transformations; Part 5) matching headings to paragraphs. The answer key explains the reasoning for each answer in 1-2 sentences and provides spelling for difficult words.

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FCE Reading and Use of English Practice Test 1

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Answer Keys

Part 1

1 D – examples. Other words do not fit the context.

2 A – deep. Other three variants do not collocate with ‘inside’.

3 D – such as. This expression is the only one that shows examples or introduces a list.

4 A – rival. ‘Compare’ and ‘compete’ require ‘with’ in this context (e.g. ‘compete with
something’). ‘Oppose’ would mean to be against something (negative meaning).
5 B – reach. This is the only word with the meaning ‘to discover, to see for the first time’.

6 C – details. ‘Details’ is the only word that collocates with the verb ‘to miss’. ‘Details’ are
usually minor and easy to miss, while ‘matters’ are more significant. ‘Issues’ means
‘problems or difficulties’.

7 B – regarded. The only option that can be followed by ‘as’. ‘Believed’ and ‘thought’ are
normally followed by ‘to be’: ‘She is believed to be the best specialist in the field’.

8 D – causing. The rest of the options can’t be followed by infinitive. ‘Making’ can look
like the correct answer, but the next part would have to be: ‘making people rethink’.

Part 2
9 where. A relative pronoun is needed here.

10 to. Close is normally followed ‘by’ if we talk about physical distance. ‘Close with’ would
mean connection such as friendship, which is not mentioned in this context.

11 with. ‘Equipped with’ is used when talking about articles of clothing or necessary
things, in this case – a mask, a snorkel and so on.

12 out. ‘To work out’ is a synonym of ‘to find out’ – to understand, to learn the meaning or
the reason of something.

13 what. A conjunction connecting two clauses.

14 Although/Though/While. A linking word used to contrast two parts of the following


sentence. Remember that in your answer sheet all of the letters have to be capital, the
capitalisation here is to indicate that it’s the first word of the sentence.

15 get. ‘To get used to’ means ‘to become comfortable with something new.

16 make/have. Both words collocate with ‘contact’.

Part 3
17 satisfaction. Verb to noun transformation.

18 successful. Mind the spelling! Double ‘c’, double ‘s’, one ‘l’.

19 discover. Prefix changes the meaning of the verb to ‘to learn, to find out’.

20 solution. Verb to noun transformation.

21 improvement. Verb is changed to noun. Pay attention to the spelling.

22 scientists. Make sure to pluralise the noun, as suggested by ‘some’ at the beginning
of the sentence and the following ‘argue’.Another difficult word to spell.

23 performance. Verb to noun transformation.

24 uncertain. a prefix is used to make the adjective negative.

Part 4

25 speak English as well as. A comparison ‘as well as’ is hinted at by ‘as’ in the task.

26 are not supposed to cycle. Passive form of the verb is required.

27 apologised for not letting. Reporting verb with gerund is used.

28 were not able to go/get. Remember that you can’t change the given word, so ‘were
unable to go/get’ can’t be used, even though it is grammatically and contextually correct.

29 came as a disappointment. ‘Come as a disappointment’ is a fixed expression. Be


attentive to spell ‘disappointment’ correctly.

30 to pay so much. A comparative expression with ‘so’.

Part 5

31 C. Last sentence of the paragraph: Chloe is known for her slightly quirky sense of
fashion. The opposite of A and B is said in the text. Answer D is not mentioned.

32 A. Second sentence of Paragraph Two: …the smell of fresh baking greets us. Answer
B is not mentioned. The opposite of Answers C and D is stated in the text.

33 D. Last two sentences of Paragraph Three: … it was too much to take in at nineteen. If
I’d stayed longer, I might have settled in better. Answers A and C are not mentioned.
Answer B is incorrect as she only felt homesick at first, not ‘most of the time’ as states in
the answer.

34 B. Second sentence: ‘I’d been the typical kid, singing with a hairbrush in front of the
mirror, dreaming of being a star one day,’. The opposite of other answers is stated in the
text.

35 C. Paragraph Six: I fell as I climbed up the ladder and cracked three ribs.

36 B.but we had so many compliments, I decided to go ahead with more. Answer A


mentions a minor point. Answer C is not mentioned. The opposite of Answer D is said in
the text.

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