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FCE PRACTICE TEST NO.10 – CLASS 2008A

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in the
way it is pronounced in each of the following questions. (5 points)
Question 1: A. eight B. weight C. break D. height
Question 2: A. chill B. child C. line D. sign
Question 3: A. food B. mood C. poor D. shoot
Question 4: A. that B. thick C. think D. thin
Question 5: A. game B. page C. go D. gift

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the
primary stress in each of the following questions. (5 points)
Question 6: A. enjoy B. relax C. woman D. hotel
Question 7: A. semester B. chemistry C. profession D. consider
Question 8: A. kitchen B. ready C. sandwich D. thirteen
Question 9: A. relative B. important C. interest D. favourite
Question 10: A. custom B. worry C. crowded D. above

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions. (10 points)
Question 11: It was much --- cold for us to swim in the river yesterday.
A. too B. enough C. so D. such
Question 12: I --- the money from him yet.
A. didn’t receive B. don’t receive C. won’t receive D. haven’t received
Question 13: He heard a noise --- came from the bar.
A. who B. why C. which D. what
Question 14: You can play in the house, but you --- play outside in the snow.
A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. don’t
Question 15: I know Janet. She is ---.
A. an old friend of mine B. an old my friend C. a my old friend D. an old friend I had
Question 16: A person who buys and uses goods is a ---.
A. buyer B. customer C. seller D. producer
Question 17: --- I know you very well, I will tell you one of my secrets.
A. Because of B. As for C. Since D. Like
Question 18: That book is interesting --- me, indeed.
A. to B. with C. through D. for
Question 19: Choose the word which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in the following sentence.

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“Let’s eat in this restaurant. Its menu looks attractive.”

A. list of foods B. selection of games C. range of prices D. collection of dishes
Question 20: Choose the word which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in the following sentence.
“My sister is very fond of chocolate candy. She can eat it the whole day.”
A. keen on B. uninterested in C. distant to D. curious about
Question 21: Peter: “What a nice dress you’re wearing, Jenny!”
Jenny: “---”
A. It can’t be. I hate this dress! B. I bought it yesterday.
C. It doesn’t look so new, does it? D. Thank you! You’re so kind to say so!
Question 22: Chamber: “My parents had an argument last night. I was having a nightmare!”
Paul: “---”
A. Adults are complicated, really! B. You shouldn’t do that, in my opinion!
C. I’m so sorry for you and your family! D. Did you argue, too?
Question 23: David had a --- accident this morning. He’s now in the hospital.
A. heavy B. strict C. serious D. cruel
Question 24: He reads that his company will stop working --- a local newspaper.
A. at B. from C. to D. through
Question 25: Maps can --- us many different things, not just places or bus routes.
A. inform B. guess C. instruct D. show
Question 26: How long will it --- to get to the gas station from here?
A. take B. cost C. lose D. make
Question 27: They were here moments ago, but now they are back to --- apartment.
A. they’re B. theirs C. their D. them
Question 28: You --- if you are not careful.
A. must fall B. are falling C. fall D. will fall
Question 29: This shop is open --- nine o’clock on Friday evening.
A. until B. since C. during D. under
Question 30: You cannot see a polar bear in the snow because its --- is yellow-white.
A. cover B. coat C. skin D. appearance

Fill in each gap with the correct form of the words given IN CAPITAL at the end of each line. (10 points)
Question 31: Almost every student dreams of becoming a/an --- later in their life. BUSINESS
Question 32: I was very hungry, so I stopped at the --- just outside my school to buy something to eat. FOOD
Question 33: To get to the bus stop, please turn left at the next ---. SECTION
Question 34: It is --- to go out alone at night. DANGER
Question 35: Doing --- helps children realize that labour is important. HOUSE
Question 36: You should take morning exercise --- in order to have a nice body. REGULAR

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Question 37: I think my father is a real ---. He can draw very beautiful pictures. ART
Question 38: Peter is not good at maths, but John is even --- than him. BAD
Question 39: After the long walk down the road, many visitors to the temple were ---. EXHAUST
Question 40: The Internet has greatly improved the quality of --- around the world. COMMUNICATE

Put the verbs given IN CAPITAL at the end of each line in their correct forms to complete the following sentences. (10 points)
Question 41: The rain was not heavy enough --- us from playing football. PREVENT
Question 42: There is a lot of canned food in Sabrina’s room. She --- a picnic with her friends tomorrow. HAVE
Question 43: The teacher --- a difficult problem to her students when she saw one of them asleep. EXPLAIN
Question 44: Doctor Brown is the nicest man that I ever --- in my life. MEET
Question 45: Kelly says she doesn’t want to waste her time --- after my children when I’m out. LOOK
Question 46: Steven will call me as soon as he --- at the airport. ARRIVE
Question 47: “Please finish --- the book before Friday so we can start our debate then,” said my teacher. READ
Question 48: Mark is really interested in --- Chinese culture. EXPLORE
Question 49: I expected Chester --- to my birthday party, but he never did. COME
Question 50: Paul plays football and tennis every day. He --- a very strong man. BE

Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition or particle to complete the following sentences. (10 points)
Question 51: George is not used --- having a bath late at night.
Question 52: He reached the airport just before the airplane took ---.
Question 53: After saving --- for ten years, the couple could finally buy a new house.
Question 54: Michael Phelps was successful --- becoming the athlete with most gold medals in Olympic history.
Question 55: The secretary, who has been typing --- at least five hours, needs some rest.
Question 56: If you don’t know the meaning of this word, please look it --- in the dictionary.
Question 57: Caroline was --- of work but she felt happy with her life.
Question 58: Many workers, who think that they are paid too little, are --- strike today.
Question 59: Mr. Gerson is respected in our company --- his hard work and intelligence.
Question 60: People always think of Uncle Ho --- the greatest leader of Vietnam in the 20th century.

Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits
each of the numbered blanks from 61 to 70. (10 points)
Ms. Anne Sterling was not -61- of the risk. She was carrying -62- handbag when she went through a forest with two strange
men. They had rushed up to her while she was -63- a picnic at the edge of the forest with her children and tried -64- her handbag. In
the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in possession, both men started -65- through the trees. Ms. Sterling got so angry that
she ran after -66-. She was soon out of breath but she -67- to run. When she caught up with them, she saw that they were sitting
down and going through the contents of the bag, -68- she ran straight at them. The men -69- such a fright that they dropped the bag
and ran away. “The strap will be mended,” said Ms. Sterling later, “but they did not steal -70-.”

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Question 61: A. known B. aware C. fond D. capable

Question 62: A. an B. the C. his D. a
Question 63: A. having B. holding C. going D. reaching
Question 64: A. stealing B. stolen C. to steal D. to be stealing
Question 65: A. running B. ran C. run D. to have run
Question 66: A. him B. his C. them D. their
Question 67: A. kept B. continued C. allowed D. decided
Question 68: A. but B. if C. however D. so
Question 69: A. get B. got C. was getting D. had got
Question 70: A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything

Read the following sentences and fill in each blank from 71 to 75 with ONE suitable word. (5 points)
Question 71: Mr. Johnson came home late that evening because his car broke --- on the way.
Question 72: Peter tried his best but he was --- success.
Question 73: I haven’t met James --- we left our college.
Question 74: You look very ill today, so I think you --- stay at home instead of going out for dinner.
Question 75: It always --- Mrs. Smith a lot of time to prepare for her family’s dinners.

Read the following passage and fill in each of the numbered blanks from 76 to 85 with ONE suitable word. (10 points)
A rich man and his wife went -76- a shop to buy a bracelet. Neither of them was young. They looked -77- a lot of different
bracelets, and -78- half an hour, there were two bracelets -79- they really liked, but they had not yet been able to choose between
them. One of them was very expensive, and the -80- was quite cheaper.
-81- course, the shopkeeper wanted to -82- the more expensive one, -83- he would get more money from it. He said to the
lady, “Oh, come on! Spend his money. If you don’t, he -84- only spend it on his second wife.”
-85- said a word for many seconds. Finally, the lady answered, angrily, “I am his second wife, man!”

Read the passages below and choose the letter A, B, C or D which fits best according to what you read. (5 points)
THE POST OFFICE
When you put a letter into the postbox, do you know what will happen to it?
First of all, a postman will come in a van to collect all the mail from it. The mail is collected at fixed times, usually once in the
afternoon. These collection times are shown on each postbox. The van will then take the mail to the nearest post office.
The mail going to places in the same district will be put together. A machine will chop the stamps so that they cannot be used
again. The postmen will arrange the letters into bundles and pack them into their postbox.
The work of a postman is not easy. He often has to get up very early. He has to work outdoors in all of the weathers. He must
be strong in order to carry his heavy postage. He sometimes has to read bad writing. Can you read address on this envelope? It is
very difficult for postmen to deliver mail quickly and accurately when addresses are not written clearly.

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Do you know the proper way to send a letter? If you are writing to Hong Kong, you should use a white envelope. If you want
to send a letter to a country outside Hong Kong, you should use an envelope bordered by red and blue stripes. Also, you should write
the name and address clearly and correctly on the envelope. Letters and small parcels can be posted in postboxes or at a post office.
However, you must take larger parcels to a post office. It costs more to spend a heavy parcel than a light one. It is also more
expensive to send mail overseas.
Question 86: The word “it” in line 1 refers to
A. a postman B. the van C. the postbox D. the mail
Question 87: When is mail collected from the postbox?
A. usually twice a day B. at any time in a day C. only once in the afternoon D. twice in the morning
Question 88: What does a machine do to the mail collected in the post office?
A. It takes the stamps off for use again. B. It puts a chop on the stamps.
C. It sticks more stamps into them. D. It arranges letters into bundles.
Question 89: What does the writer think about a postman’s work?
A. It is quite easy. B. He has to work in good and bad weather.
C. He has to walk all the time. D. He often works inside a post office.
Question 90: What kind of envelope should you use when you send a letter to a local address?
A. A white envelope B. A red envelope with blue stripes
C. A white envelope with red and blue stripes D. A blue envelope with red stripes

Rewrite the sentences, using the word given IN CAPITALS. You can’t change the word under any circumstances. (20 points)
Question 91: The rain started in the middle of our dinner outdoors. HAVING
Question 92: “I will return this book to you next week,” said Mary to Tom. WOULD
Question 93: Alan is more handsome than Joseph. AS
Question 94: For me, it will be good to see you again. FORWARD
Question 95: Mr. Thompson waters his garden every day. WATERED
Question 96: Carol should stay at home tonight. BETTER
Question 97: I don’t smoke cigarettes anymore. GIVEN UP
Question 98: He can’t walk very well as he has a pain in his left leg. BECAUSE OF
Question 99: How long is it since they bought their new house? WHEN
Question 100: His feet are so big that he never buys shoes easily. SUCH

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