FCE. EXAMEN FINAL/ CONNECTORS.
Facebook has turned our personal and professional world upside-down, we
don t pick up the phone anymore but log onto our account and leave messages on other
peoples s walls, we don t talk our customers through the catalogue anymore;
, we tell our friends and our friend s friends about it in facebook.
, we have never been more connected than today,..we don t feel any
closer to the hoards of friends we claim we have..be friendly so many, we continue
seeing the same few.., we seen to have less time for these because of the endless
hours spent on line, stalking on our virtual friends.
.many see in the facebook the end of face to face communication; we have
never seen more looked out than the facebook era.the face we look at is not one
we have but the one we like to show to the world. Keeping it straight is not an easy task.
Match the two halves in order to complete a sentence:
On the one hand, it s she went to see the play
Expensive to go on
Holidays at this time because of the strong wind.
Of the year..
The phone couldn t take off.
So that the baby could sleep
We can t come to the party. As a result, many workers will lose
Their jobs.
In spite of all the bad reviews.
I was driving too fast as a matter of fact, he s my best
When the police friend.
Stopped me.
They turned down you re perfectely able to do a
The volume presentation in English.
Although you don t on the other hand, we need a
Think so, break.
There has been a because we don t have anybody
Drustic bridget cut to babysit.
He is a friend of mine actually, I am a bit of a shopaholic
I love shopping as a result, they have suspended
My licence for a month.
Complete with connectors; actually, although, but, consequently, despite, in addition,
namely, on the contrary, so, such as.
1: aircraft engines are well maintained----------accidents are unavoidable.
2: -----------the number of tourists visiting our country may fall next year, we expect better
spending rates.
3: there are plenty of inappropriate solutions to the current economic crisis,----------cutting
down on public investments.
4: we have bought a new flat ------------, we cannot afford to go on holidays this summer.
5:they are very poor.----------, they don t have a cent in the bank.
6: the play was very boring--------- we left after the first act.
7: he has to take photos of places he visited.----------, he is keeping a diary of his journeys.
8; not anybody thinks the building is ugly.---------------, some people say it looks
marvelous.
9: some companies, ----------our own, think that employees well-being in the work place is
key of success.
10: -----------being famous, she is not arrogant at all.
FIRST CERTIFICATE FINAL TEST.
Complete with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets:
Dear MR JONES:
My family and I (suffer) a lot of lately from the noise (make) by yours guests when
they (leave) your house on Friday nights. They (stand) in the street, (laugh) loudly and
(call) goodbye to you and to each other. By the time all your guests (leave), all my children
(wake up). I (be) very grateful if you (can) ask your guests to leave more quietly.
I last (see) him about a month ago, after he (leave) his job in the factory. He (say) he
(decide) to go to France for a holiday and (promise) to send me a postcard as soon as he
(find) a place to stay. But I (hear) nothing since then.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
It s high time we-------the car tires.
A: replace.
B: replaced.
C: should replace.
If you---------see him, please tell him to call me.
A; should.
B: will.
C: would.
I wish I ------a map with me. Now Im lost.
A:took.
B: had taken.
C: would take.
I d rather you-------your homework before going out with your friends.
A: do.
B: did.
C: will do.
They don t want to lose their jobs. They would rather---------a salary cut.
A: accept..
B:accepted.
C: have accepted.
The meal was---------awful.
A: very.
B: incredibly.
C: absolutely.
He is-------more experienced than her.
A: so.
B: for.
C: the.
She had her first child when she was 18,--------was not uncommon at that time.
A: which.
B: what.
C : why.
The reason---------we are here today is to discuss the syllabus of the new cource.
A:because.
B: why.
C: that.
