Zee FCE Practice Test 2 se of English foe kau my _rarrs_| For questions 1 - 12, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example 0. A.intended B. wondered C. decided _D.. failed [a] = ge New Cycling Schemes The County Council has (0)...... to give a higher (1)....... to cycling and agreed a new strategy to guide the (2)... ahead in East Sussex. Cycling is a (3)... healthy and environmentally-friendly form of transport. It is (4)..neu to make it safer, more convenient and attractive, and to increase the (5 journeys made by bicycle. Cycling is being encouraged both for utility purposes (such as journeys to work, school and the shops) and for (6)... trips for exercise and enjoyment, including longer trips by tourists. Recent cycle schemes carried out in conjunction with District Councils and other bodies of (7) nn the Brighton and Hove seafront route and the Cross Levels Way cycle route, in Eastbourne, (8)........ people will be consulted as the strategy is implemented. The County Council will work with local cycling and other groups, and a countywide Cycling Forum will be formed to (9)....0 that all bodies concerned with cycling are in regular (10) The (11)... of the Cycling strategy are given ina leaflet and a (12)...n. ofthe full strategy document can be seen in County Council Public Librari ‘A. odvantage B. income ., benefit D. priority 2. A. travel 8, street ©. woy D. line 3. A. shorteut high-speed . dangerous D. low-cost 4. Avinlended 8. convinced . written D. spoken 5. Asize 8. proportion €. provision . proposal 6. A. recreational 8. useless C. sufficient . promotional 7. A. consist 8. portcipate . include D. improve 8. A, Abnormal B. Proper . Counitry D. Local 9. A. improve B. ensure ©. assert . mointain 10. A. contact B. basis . touch 1. occount V1. Acydlsts rights . vehicles D. obiectives 12, A. copy 8. book . letter 1. network per 3 - Use of EnglishFCE Practice Test 2 Oem cu ue PART2 | For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in ‘each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) Example: yoy used Holidays with friends | always (0) ...¥86%..... to go to Porchester (13) . my summer holidays. It is a quiet little Use of En; town, full of old and interesting buildings. Very (14)... _ visitors ever go there, so there are no crowds. | enjoyed its sleepy atmosphere. | work in a big city, so a holiday in Porchester was a complete change (15) ... . Besides, | found (16) . about the history ace Bee of the place. 1 wanted to learn how life used to be in Porchester - the st © and buildings. I made notes on (18) . _ these things (19) vrs: My holidays and I soon knew about the history of Porchester than most of the people (21) swrsnnmunan lived man and | cannot afford to stay in hotels. (22) .....:neen Jack Thompson heard that I wanted to spend my holidays in Porchester again all these years later, he invited me to stay with (23) « Jack and | were in the Army (24)... . during the war and we were good friends. Paper 3 Use of English (ICLCUEMS For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). bono Mr Greaves had always been an (0) senee man who should EXCITE never have had a (25). .. position. MANAGE His bad temper was only just (26)... and there was often BEAR (27 )rrnnerano . to tell him to sit down and relax. His office TEMPT csomninninnnnene With papers everywhere and had CHAOS 4. no order to it. ABSOLUTE Once he went to a (30). - in Paris and on his CONFER 1 .. at the hotel he completely forgot who he worked for | ARRIVE when the (32)... asked him. RECEIVE When he tried to help he was a (33) sevsereeeees although his HINDER (34)... saenen Were always good. INTENDPractice Test 2 FCE Practice Test 2 Pee kod) For questions 35-42, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence. You must use between two and five words. Do not change the word given. There is an example at the beginning (0), Example: © They think the owner of the house isin France. thought ‘The owner of the house . .- In France. The gap can be filled by the words “is thought to be" so you write: ro )] Is thought to b 35, Michael's wife finds getting up early every morning difficult. used ‘Michael's wife. Sener 36, What a pity you didn’t come to the party. wish 1 soon to the party. 37, There's no need for him to spend so much money. have He... v.80 much money. 38, The burglar failed to enter the house through the first floor window. succeed The burglar the house through the first floor window. 39. This information is so useless that it’s not worth keeping it secret. such a that i's not worth keeping it secret. 40, My hair needs to be cut before the wedding reception. must ' . before the wedding reception. 41. “Why didn’t | ask her out last night?” John said to himself. wondered John . asked her out the night before. 42, They think that their school teacher is a very rich man. believed ‘Their school teacher