Reading + Use of English FCE
Reading + Use of English FCE
Reading + Use of English FCE
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so.
Write your name, centre number and candidate number on your answer sheet if they are
not already there.
Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully.
Answer all the questions.
Read the instructions on the answer sheet.
Write your answers on the answer sheet. Use a pencil.
You must complete the answer sheet within the time limit.
At the end of the test, hand in both this question paper and your answer sheet.
Part 1
For questions 1 — 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example:
Student journalism
So you want to work for a newspaper? Well, university could be (0) ......... the place for you to get
started — there are more than 250 university and college publications in Britain. Student journalism is
the most popular activity in British universities (1) ....... sport, so competition can be fierce. But the
good news is that it is not (2) ...... that you will have previous experience — just present yourself at
the college paper's office and start to (3) ........ yourself useful. The important thing is that you are
In the first weeks of every academic year, editors receive a (5) ........ number of offers of help from
students, but they invariably find the number of volunteers (6) ...... after a while. The way to impress
the editor is to keep turning (7) ....... for work, to be enthusiastic and to produce good articles. You
are (8) ......... to make mistakes, but you should learn a lot as you move along.
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7 A off B on C up D round
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Part 2
For questions 9 — 16, 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 (0).
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
Example: 0 - BE
Salt
There can (0)............ no doubt that salt is a vital ingredient in our daily food. We need salt (9) ................
that our nerves and muscles can function properly. A certain amount of salt (10) ................... the diet is
clearly desirable, although there is evidence that most of us consume far (11).................... much salt, which
These days we are all encouraged to limit (12) .................. amount of salt that we consume, cutting down
both on salty types of food and on the salt we add to (13)............................. own cooking. However, it is
often surprisingly difficult to know which foods contain a lot of salt — the taste is not always (14) .....................
reliable indication. Certain foods such as eggs, to (15) ……………we tend to add salt, actually have
quite a high natural salt content. Similarly, a slice of white bread — a supposedly healthy food item — may
actually contain the (16) …………… amount of salt as a packet of potato crisps — a product that tastes
extremely salty!
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Part 3
For questions 17 — 24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the
lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
information from a wide (17) ….…. of sources. We consult people who have VARY
recognised technical expertise and study reports that appear in relevant publications.
We then ask an independent panel of testers for their (18) …………. JUDGE
is our (21) ............., qualify as being the best of their type in terms of design. BELIEVE
We are therefore confident that our catalogue contains totally (23) ……………… RELY
information and that it features only (24) ………….. products that we feel you will EXCEPT
want to order.
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Part 4
For questions 25 — 30, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and
five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).
Example:
DRIVEN
W e … … . … a v e r y f r i e n d l y t a x i d r i v e r .
The gap can be filled by the words 'were driven into town by', so you write:
Example: 0 W ER E D R IV E N IN T O T O W N BY
Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
UNUSUAL
26 On being informed about the delay to the flight, I phoned my office immediately.
SOON
COST
SPENT
TIME
DIFFICULTY
Part 5
You are going to read an article about two sisters who do stunts — things that are too dangerous for
the actors to do — in films. For questions 31 — 36, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think
fits best according to the text.
In the car park of a baseball stadium in Los particular attitude. Once, for instance, she
Angeles, Debbie Evans, a petite mother of managed to flip a speeding Porsche six meters
three, begins a typical day on the job, roaring into the air — inside a tunnel. 'They wanted me
along at 70 kilometers per hour on a Triumph to touch the top,' she says. 'I did it, but I had this
TT600 motorbike — while standing on the seat. adrenaline pumping through my body for a couple
'There are two types of people,' she says of days. My body was going, "Let me rest!" '
during a break, 'those that fear motivates and
those that it paralyses.' You can believe it: Stress isn't the only drawback of the job.
Debbie and younger sister, Donna, two of the Debbie has broken an ankle and a wrist, all in
most famous stuntwomen in the world,
the name of action. Donna has broken her
definitely belong to the former category.
nose and a foot. Given those kinds of hazards, life-
insurance premiums are incredibly high for stunt
If you want evidence, just hang around Debbie for
performers. The Evans sisters don't bother with
an hour or so on the set of Torque, a street-racing
a policy. Instead, they aim to avoid injury by
film that features her high-adrenaline stunt-
staying in top physical shape and through
driving. On one practice run, the Triumph suddenly
constant practice. They also avoid certain
jumps forward, throwing her over the handlebars.
stunts, particularly high falls. 'Things sometimes
Spectators gasp as she shoulder-rolls across the
do go wrong,' says Donna.
tarmac, and then jumps back to her feet
unharmed. A paramedic rushes over, performs a
A diligent stuntperson can make $65,000 a year
quick check, then clears her for another run.
for their trouble. And big one-time fees can be
negotiated for especially difficult stunts — a 'car
Thanks to the increasing popularity of action turnover', for instance, can bring in as much as
movies, stunt performers are constantly in $4,000. The perks aren't bad either. including
demand and have an ever-higher profile. They coming into contact with the celebrities for
now even have their own version of the whom they double. Donna was thrilled when
Oscars, called the World Stunt Awards, or Sandra Bullock presented her with her Taurus,
Tauruses, a glossy awards ceremony attended by acknowledging her work in Bullock's films Speed
stars. and Miss Congeniality with a gracious speech.
Not every actor is so generous though, and a
Today, with more than 150 films between them, the few refuse even to acknowledge their action
Evans sisters are both proud recipients of a Taurus. doubles. 'Some like to say they do all their own
Although men still outnumber women three to one stunts, when they don't even want to do their own
in the stunt profession, the women are quickly running,' says Donna.
gaining status — thanks in part to Debbie's
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32 In the second paragraph, what does the writer suggest about the incident he witnesses?
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Part 6
You are going to read a newspaper article about two men called Rob and Rick, who got into trouble
when they were on a trip in the jungle. Seven sentences have been removed from the article.
Choose from the sentences A — H the one which fits each gap (37 — 42). There is one extra sentence
which you do not need to use.
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
What we had forgotten was the advantage that My wife reckons the moral of this story is that
monkeys have enjoyed over humans since we Rick and I should never go outside together —
stopped climbing trees properly: gravity. As we
shook our branches, the large male shook his advice we have generally tended to ignore.
branch, then more monkeys joined in. 41 The branch-throwing incident did,
Pleased, Rick and I looked at each other — we however, have a lasting effect on us. Rick
were interacting with wild monkeys! became a dentist and, although I'm a
biologist, I don't work anywhere near
42 Rick pointed and laughed heartlessly monkeys. And we both still look up when we
when it happened, then looked up just in time to hear the rattle of branches.
see the same thing about to happen to him.
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A It was a relief to us to have come across E Had I been alone, I would have just sat and
them at last. watched.
B Then a branch hit me hard, which hurt. F Against the advice of others, we had headed
off-trail, pursuing a strange sound.
C I yelled this comforting thought to Rick. G They gathered in a loose circle above us and
continued to shake branches.
Part 7
You are going to read a newspaper article about the variety of fish and chips on offer in Britain today.
For questions 43 — 52, choose from the sections (A — D). The sections may be chosen more than
once.
h and chips? 43
ing irresistible? 46