FCE 1 Practice Exam #2 – August 2012

Part 1 – Reading: Part 3, Multiple Matching You are going to read a selection of letters from a driving magazine. For questions 115, choose from the people (A-E). Each person may be chosen more than once.

Your Letters This month we feature your early driving experiences: A I'd been taking lessons for a year before I passed my driving test at the age of eighteen, but my dad never gave me any help. Even after I'd passed he never let me use the car. So I used to take my dad's keys before leaving the apartment block where we lived and would run round to the car park at the back where my father left the car at night. He hardly ever used the car after getting in from work. I used to go and see my girlfriend or just drive around and then come back and leave the car in exactly the same place. One night though, I got back at around ten thirty only to find there were no parking spaces left. I suppose because I went in and told my dad the truth straight away he was quite good about it. Although he did stop my allowance for four weeks. Terry B My most unfortunate driving experience happened ages ago, before I'd actually passed my driving test. My girlfriend's father used to let her borrow his car whenever we were going to the cinema or something. Anyway, I'd been thinking about learning to drive and I persuaded her to let me have a go. We took the car down to the beach on the sand where no one could see us and she let me take the wheel. We were having such fun that we didn't notice the tide was coming in until the car was actually swimming in the water. We had to leave the car where it was and catch the bus back to tell her dad. By the time the three of us returned, the car was almost covered in water. Needless to say, her father wasn't too pleased. The funny thing is her dad ended up selling me the car after I passed my test. Carl C I was teaching my mum to drive and we were coming down a rather narrow road which had cars parked on both sides. Suddenly, from nowhere there was a young man on a bike coming towards us. Mum slammed the brakes on but he crashed into us, landed on the car and then rolled off. My mother and I both jumped out of the car to see if he was all right. Fortunately, he stood up and said he was OK, just a little shaken. My mum offered to give him some money for the repair of the bike, and then an old lady came along. When she saw what had happened, she began shouting at my mother, saying she must have been driving too fast and that it was a bad example to set her young daughter. Poor old mum didn't say a word and I had to explain that she was still learning to drive. Sarah D My advice about learning to drive would be to have proper lessons from a qualified instructor and never to let a friend or family member try to teach you. It's a guaranteed way to spoil a good relationship. Every Sunday, when the traffic was quieter, my father would pick me up and take me for a drive along the streets of our hometown and give me a lecture on how to drive, explaining everything he was doing and why. Eventually it was my turn to have a go. My dad was so nervous that he panicked before I'd even started up the engine. He used to shout at the slightest mistake, and when the lesson was finally over he'd come home and have a large glass of whisky to calm down. Karen

FCE 1 Practice Exam #2 – August 2012 E I didn't start learning to drive until I was twenty one. I'd spent lots of money on lessons but I was a terrible driver, I must admit. The first time I took my driving test nobody expected me to pass. But after failing another four times the pressure was really on. I took my test for a sixth time and failed yet again, but I was too embarrassed to admit it to my family, so I just pretended that I'd passed after all. My family were delighted and my father went out and bought me a car the next day. I didn't know what to do so I just got in and drove. I continued to drive - illegally - for three months. Fortunately I was never stopped by the police and the next time I took my driving test I passed. Mike Which person('s) 1) mother was accused of driving dangerously? _______ 2) bought a car? _________ 3) drove his girlfriend’s dad’s car? ________ 4) drove alone without a license? ________ 5) had to defend one of their parents? _________ 6) drove their father’s car without permission? ________ 7) was teaching someone to drive? _________ 8) paid for driving lessons? ________ 9) had no driving instruction from their father? _________ 10) was punished for their actions? ________ 11) was given driving lessons by their father? _________ 12) was considering learning to drive? ________ 13) advises against being taught to drive by a friend or family member? ________ 14) was given a gift for passing their test? _________ 15) used to make their father nervous? _________

Part 2 – Writing: Transactional Letter, Story, Essay 1. You recently flew on a national airline but you received very poor service and now you would like to complain. Write a letter to the airline explaining the situation and suggest ways in which they could improve the service offered to passengers. Be sure to include details about your complaints (for example, rude flight attendants, poor food, old movies, etc.) as well as the dates you flew, where you flew from and to and a flight number (for example, UA 754, MX 542, AA 147). Write your letter in 120 – 180 words in an appropriate style. Do not use any addresses. (Writing Folder 2, pages 24-25)

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2. You have decided to enter a short story competition. The competition rules state that the story must begin with the following sentence:

Amanda decided not to answer the telephone. Write your story for the competition in 120 – 180 words. (Writing Folder 3, pages 42-43) 3. You have recently had a discussion in your English class about modern day families. Now your teacher has asked you to write an essay, giving your opinion on the following question:

Is it acceptable for men, not women, to stay home from work to look after their children? Write your essay in 120 – 180 words in an appropriate style. (Writing Folder 4, pages 56-57)

Part 3 – Use of English: Part 1, Multiple Choice Gap-Fill For questions 1-12, 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). Example: 0

A ran B heId C kept D possessed

THE DRIVING EXAMINER I'm a driving test examiner. I (0) ..... my own driving school for twelve years before applying to become an examiner in 1996. Since then I've qualified to examine lorry and bus drivers and instruct trainee examiners. I (1) ..... that I've assessed 16,000 people and passed around half of them. The first lorry driverI passed burst into tears. However, the most (2) ..... reasons for failing are not being ready and being too (3) .......... Inwardly I'm telling the candidates not to do something stupid like (4) .......... out into moving traffic, but I am not (5) ......... to tell them how to drive. When I (6) ..... my own test I was extremely nervous and had to deal with a very strict and unfriendly examiner. We're taught nowadays to put people at their (7) ........... We pass everyone who's up to (8) ............., but people often present themselves too soon. I've never been offered money to pass anyone, (9) ........ one man asked me if he could make me change my (10) ............. I then (11) ............him to the police. My ambition is to be a supervising examiner in (12) ........ of the test centres in a large area. 1 A count 2 A simple 3 A tense 4 A make 5 A admitted 6 A took 7 A rest 8 A limit 9 A while 10 A mind 11 A reported 12 A responsibility

B number B regular B tight B pull B let B performed B ease B test B even B thoughts B declared B care

C C C C C C C C C C C C

judge average stretched pick allowed achieved peace measure although attitude announced duty

D estimate D common D stiff D stand D enabled D effected D leisure D standard D despite D view D notified D charge

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Part 3 – Use of English: Part 3, Word Formation For Questions 1 - 10 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. Example: (0) CRITICISM Dress Code UK companies have received (0) ... from

CRITIC

a business forum for what their report refers to as a rather narrow-minded attitude towards the dress code for office workers. This follows a case in which a male (1) ... working in the post room of a

EMPLOY

large (2) ... in the United Kingdom received a

ORGANIZE

(3) ... for wearing jeans to work.

SUSPEND

Whilst the report accepts that there is a need for people dealing with (4) ... to look well dressed,

CUSTOM

it questions whether employees who work behind the scenes necessarily need to dress formally. The authors of the report made a (5) ... between

COMPARE

the UK and other European nations where employers seem (6) ... about the need for their

CONCERN

workers to wear smart clothes in the office. Their (7) ... is based on research that claims

ARGUE

workers are far more (8) ... when they have the

PRODUCT

(9) ... to dress in a way that they feel most

FREE

(10) ... in.

COMFORT

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Part 3 – Use of English: Part 4, Key Word Transformations For questions 1-8, 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: I have never been to Paris before. time This _.................... ............................ have been to Paris. The gap can be filled by the words 'is the first time 1', so you write on the answer sheet: is the first time I

Write only the missing words.

1 Many useful things have been invented because of the microchip. led The microchip ............................................................ of many useful things. 2 As a young child, Harry would visit his grandmother regularly. to As a young child, Harry ......................................................... regular visits to his grandmother. 3 I really hate the endless showing of car commercials on TV. stand I really .............................................................. that car commercials are endlessly shown on TV. 4 Giulia has a beautiful voice although she's never had any coaching. despite Giulia sings ............................................................. of coaching. 5 The hotel is offering you a good price on the room - I would accept. take Why don't you ........................................................... offer on their room price? 6 Richard is away, so it is impossible that you saw him at the nightclub. been

It ........................................................... you saw at the nightclub, as he's away.

Answers Part 1 – Reading: Part 3, Multiple Matching Your Letters (1) ... C

(6) ... A

(11) ... D

(2) ... B

(7) ... C

(12) ... B

(3) ... B

(8) ... E

(13) ... D

(4) ... E

(9) ... A

(14) ... E

(5) ... C

(10) ... A

(15) ... D

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Part 3 – Use of English: Part 1, Multiple Choice Gap-Fill 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)

D D A B C A

7) B 8) D 9) C 10) A 11) A 12) D

Part 3 – Use of English: Part 3, Word Formation Dress Code (1) ... employee

(6) ... unconcerned

(2) ... organization/organisation

(7) ... argument

(3) ... suspension

(8) ... productive

(4) ... customers

(9) ... freedom

(5) ... comparison

(10) ... comfortable

Part 3 – Use of English: Part 4, Key Word Transformations 1) has led to the invention 2) used to pay/make/go on 3) can’t stand the way/can’t stand the fact 4) beautifully despite her lack/the lack 5) take advantage of the hotel’s 6) can’t/couldn’t have been Richard