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    The document provides practice questions for the FCE Reading exam based on two reading passages. The first passage is about the history of the bicycle and its evolution over time. It discusses early bicycle designs like the hobbyhorse, penny-farthing, and Michaux bicycle. The second passage is a magazine article that profiles Clare Hall, a woman who trained racehorses in Britain. It describes her career and family who also work in racehorse training.

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    The document provides practice questions for the FCE Reading exam based on two reading passages. The first passage is about the history of the bicycle and its evolution over time. It discusses early bicycle designs like the hobbyhorse, penny-farthing, and Michaux bicycle. The second passage is a magazine article that profiles Clare Hall, a woman who trained racehorses in Britain. It describes her career and family who also work in racehorse training.

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    The document provides practice questions for the FCE Reading exam based on two reading passages. The first passage is about the history of the bicycle and its evolution over time. It discusses early bicycle designs like the hobbyhorse, penny-farthing, and Michaux bicycle. The second passage is a magazine article that profiles Clare Hall, a woman who trained racehorses in Britain. It describes her career and family who also work in racehorse training.

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    The document provides practice questions for the FCE Reading exam based on two reading passages. The first passage is about the history of the bicycle and its evolution over time. It discusses early bicycle designs like the hobbyhorse, penny-farthing, and Michaux bicycle. The second passage is a magazine article that profiles Clare Hall, a woman who trained racehorses in Britain. It describes her career and family who also work in racehorse training.

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    Practice for the FCE Reading Paper

    Set B

    Heep Yunn School Form 1 English (2012-2013) Part 1 (Multiple Matching) You are going to read a magazine article about the history of the bicycle. For questions 1-15, choose from the sections of the article (A-D). The sections may be chosen more than once. In which section of the article are the following mentioned?
    Features that were not added because they were considered problematic A design that is exactly the same as that of current products A product that became popular despite its price in comparison with an existing product A dramatic reaction to a particular sight A design feature that it was felt would not appeal to men A warning that affected the appeal of a certain product A design that required more than one person to operate the vehicle An attempt to get publicity The possibility of injury because of where the rider sat Products that were introduced to compensate for a disadvantage of another product 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 An aspect of design that limited the number of people who could use a certain product A design that some manufacturers felt would not become popular 11 1 2 People riding a certain product in order to impress others 1 3 The motivation of one set of people for changing bicycle design 1 4 An account of a remarkable achievement 1 5

    Practice for the FCE Reading Paper

    Set B

    Practice for the FCE Reading Paper

    Set B

    Also, try to answer the following comprehension or vocabulary questions: 1. Find words in article A that could be replaced by the following: a) amazing ___________________ b) strange ___________________ c) desirable ___________________ 2. Match the bicycles in the pictures with their names.

    c Name of the bicycle Hobbyhorse Pierre Michaux Unknown Creator Year

    d Picture

    3. In paragraph C, the word barred can be best replaced with the following EXCEPT a) banned b) expelled c) forbidden d) excluded 4. Find a word in paragraph D the means uninterested. __________________ 5. Find a phrase that means an occupation in paragraph D. ___________ __________ ___________

    Practice for the FCE Reading Paper

    Set B

    6. Decide whether the following statements are True, False, or the information is Not Given (NG) in the text. Put a tick () in the appropriate column. Statement The first ever bicycle created had three wheels The size of its wheel helped made penny farthing faster It was more dangerous to ride the Michaux bicycle than the penny farthing Bicycles could only be afforded by the rich in the 1810s. Part 2 (Multiple-Choice Questions) You are going to read a magazine article about a woman called Clare Hall who used to train racehorses in Britain. For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. True False NG

    Practice for the FCE Reading Paper

    Set B

    Practice for the FCE Reading Paper

    Set B

    Practice for the FCE Reading Paper

    Set B

    Also, try to answer the following comprehension or vocabulary questions: 1 What is the main idea of paragraph 1? ___________________________________________________________________________ 2 Find a word that means writing in paragraph 1. ____________________ 3 What does in the next breath mean in line 62? ___________________________________________________________________________ 4 Find words in paragraph 4 which has the following meaning: a) Alone ___________________ b) worry ___________________ 5 Complete the summary of paragraph 5 by writing ONE word in each blank. You should make sure your answers are grammatically correct, paying attention to tenses, plurals, etc. Clares son Tim is also a racehorse _________. Although Tim only has two years of _________. in racehorse training, Clare is very _________. of him as he already had several winners. However, Clare said that it is _________. to keep racehorse owners happy. She hoped that her son can _________. it. Clares granddaughter also _________. horses very much. Clare would visit them sometimes.

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