FCE (FIRST CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH)
1. Replace the words in italics in each sentence with a word from the box.
camp-site book hostel accommodation double-room
hitch-hike a fortnight guest-house vacancy porter
a) I stayed in France for two weeks last year ………………...
b) It's difficult to find anywhere to stay here in the summer ………
c) We had no money so we had to get lifts in other people's cars ………………….
d) I'd like a room for the night please. A room for two people ……………...
e) The place where we stayed wasn't a hotel but a private house where you pay to stay and
have meals ………….
f) I'd like to reserve three single rooms for next week, please ……………...
g) It was raining, and we couldn't find a place to put our tent ……………….
h) I'd like a room for the night, please. Do you have a pee one? .................
i) The school has its own place for students to stay ……………...
j) We gave a tip to the person who carried our bags in the hotel …………………….
2. Use a dictionary to find compound words beginning sea-. Complete each sentence
with one of these words.
-side -food -weed level front -gulls -sick -shore
a) Last year we didn't go to the mountains. We went to the …........... instead.
b) There's a restaurant near the harbour that serves wonderful …..............
c) The beach was covered in piles of smelly green ….............
d) This town is very high up. It's a thousand metres above ….............
e) We drove along the ............. but we couldn't find anywhere to park.
f) Tourists were throwing bread to the ................. flying behind the ship.
g) Luckily, I had taken some travel pills so I didn't feel …................
h) Children were building sand castles on the ...................
3. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
a) They …. all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach.
A) did B) used C) spent D) occupied
b) The hotel room............... over a beautiful garden.
A) viewed out B) faced up C) opened up D) looked out
c) We didn't............. to the station in time to catch the train.
A) get B) reach C) arrive D) make
d) I was in such a hurry that I left one of my bags................
A) out B) aside C) on D) behind
e) Mr Hill had his money stolen and couldn't............... his hotel bills.
A) pay up B) pay C) pay for D) pay out
f) Jane lost her case. It did not have a/an................. with her name on.
A) ticket B) poster C) label D) identification
g) Take the bus, ............... and at Oxford Circus.
A) get out B) get off C) get down D) get away
h) I was too tired to................ my suitcase.
A) unpack B) empty C) put out D) disorder
i) On the first day of our holiday we just.............. by the hotel pool.
A) enjoyed B) calmed C) comforted D) relaxed
j) The wind was blowing so much that we couldn't..................... our tent.
A) raise B) put up C) make up D) build
4. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as given, so that it contains an expression with
“have”
a) I sunbathed for a while, and then went swimming.
I sunbathed for a while, and then. …………………………………………….……………..
b) I really enjoyed my holiday last year.
I ………………………………………………………………………………….……………..
c) David crashed his car while he was driving to Spain.
David …………………………………………………………………………………………..
d) When we left, Maria wished us a safe journey.
'Goodbye', said Maria, 'and ………………………………………………………………….
e) Most of the people on the beach were wearing very little.
Most of the people on the beach ………………………………………………………..….
f) We couldn't decide about our holiday but then Sue thought of something.
We couldn't decide about our holiday until Sue ………………………………...…………
g) There was a party at Martin's house last night.
Martin …………………………………………………………………………………………..
h) Brenda couldn't go away for the weekend because she was busy.
Brenda couldn't go away for the weekend because she …………………………………
i) Ian didn't know how to water-ski, but he gave it a try.
Ian didn't know how to water-ski but he …………………………………………………….
j) Laura suspected that the hotel food was going to be bad.
Laura …………………………………………………………………………………..……….
5. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
Holidays Is it better to go on a package (1), or to (2) on your own? I suppose the answer depends
on what kind of (3) you are. A complicated tour organized by a travel (4) has some advantages.
You have a/an (5), which gives you definite (6) and arrival dates, and a list of all your (7) The (8)
may be cheaper, as it has been (9) in advance, so you spend less time worrying about where
you are going to (10) If you book your own hotel, you might have trouble finding a/an (11), unless
you are going to stay for a (12), for example. On the other hand, organizing your own (13) can
be fun. Many students (14) or buy cheap train tickets, and (15) the night in student hostels or
guest-houses.
1 A travel B tour C journey D cruise
2 A travel B trip C voyage D tourist
3 A voyager B passenger C tourist D mover
4, A office B agent C tour D operation
5 A timetable B scheme C notice D itinerary
6 A departure B parting C leave D quitting
7 A cancellations B expeditions C organisations D destinations
8 A bedrooms B staying C flat D accommodation
9 A preserved B booked C reservation D hotels
10 A stay B pass C live D cross
11 A empty B free C vacancy D available
12 A fortnight B daytime C fifteen days D passage
13 A voyage B expedition C trip D package
14 A auto-stop B hitch-hike C lift D journey
15. A have B at C for D spend 2
