FCE test

Date___________ Name__________ Score__________ Test Paper 1 1. Which one is correct? a. queueing b. queuing 2. He__ the part of Hamlet. a. plays b. acts 3. “He is anything but smart” means a. He is very smart. b.He is not smart at all. 4. He will visit ___ next week. a.the Jackson family b.Jackson’s family 5. He is ____ of her real name. a.innocent b.ignorant 6. ___ will come here tomorrow morning. A.his father and mother b.his father and his mother 7. He is ___ in the sports news. A.absorbed b.abstracted 8. He always takes a ___with him to clean the windscreen of his car. A.cloth b.stuff 9. The fox tried in __ to touch the grapes. A.vain b.vein 10. ___ he knew nobody but now he has many friends. A.at first b.first 11. The company is ___ on a new production line. A.embarking b.setting 12. It was a horrible ride through pouring rain. ___he had a puncture and for the last hour had to push the bicycle. A.to make matters worse b.as a matter of fact 13. A passport is ____. A.prolonged b.extended 14. Can you ___ my job for the next hour? A.take away b.take over 15. He ___ the club last year. A.joined b.joined in 16. Eventually I became aware that the boat was ___ slowly towards the bank. A sliding. b. gliding 17. Our feet sank into the ___ sand as we made our way towards a low flight of marble steps which led up from the beach.a.moving b.yielding. 18. I slept at half past nine. A.right b.wrong 19. He has come ___ his uncle’s forture. A.by b.into 20. Many difficulties have ___ as a result of the changeover to a new type of fuel.a.been raised b.arisen 21. I was not ___ by his many arguments so finally we agreed to differ.a.convicted b.convinced 22. He is ___. A.respective b.respectable 23. He felt very bad in the ___ weather. A.gloomy b.dismal 24. They were ___ cards in a casino.a. betting on b. gambling 25. I’ll come ___ you pay my fare. A.provided b.providing 26. Many separate strands were___together to make the rope really strong.a.twisted b. woven 27. A long line of traffic had to wait at the ___until the train had passed.a.junction b.level crossing 28. After the heavy shower, the ___ in the street soon dried up in the warm sunshine. A.pool b.puddles 29. This huge lake is ___ more than three metres in depth. A.nowhere b.no 30. The trees ___ in a wind. A. sways b.swerves 31. A cat ___ when pleased. A.grunts b.purrs 32. The ugly duckling eventually ____a swan.a.turned into b.turned up 33. This tap nneds a new washer. All right, ___. A.I’ll see. B.I’ll see to it. 34. Can I put you ___to his secretary?a.along b.through 35. Wolves were ___in the nearby forest.a.growling b.howling 36. The Andersons have not ___yet and I doubt I they will now.a.turned up b.come up 37. He has taken ___several new hobbies since his retirement.a.on b.up 38. The weather has turned __better than expected.a.out b.up 39. I think you can have your films developed and printed___.a.by Mithchell b.at Mitchell’s 40. His twin brother considered himself unconventional and original, so he ___as an artist.a,set out b.set up 41. ___to leave early is rarely granted. A.allowance b.permission 42. If you had had to be there by five, you _____take a taxi.a.would have had to b.would have to 43. The details are ___accurate but there are a few errors. A.rather b.fairly 44. I ___ trying to find the answer.a.gave up b.gave in 45. After his prolonged dive in search of the ring he emerged from the water___.a.panting b.gasping for breath 46. The thieves ____a thousand pounds’ worth of jewellery. A.take away with b.made away with 47. An ___is a person of odd behavior. A.eccentric b.erratic 48. We haven’t got that in __ at the moment. A.stock b.shop 49. During the ___ the audience strolled and chatted in the foyer.a.interval b.break 50. She was interested in observing their ___personality. A.contrasting b.conserving