“es tf s o eI G £ a ERE Parr | For questions 1-8, 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 Aor Band In D.nor Royal Residences Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle (0) «mm the Palace of Holyroodhouse are these (1) wnnn Of the Sovereign and, as such, serve as both home and office for the Queen, whose personal flag flies (2) sone het Majesty is in residence. These buildings are used extensively for State ceremonies and official entertaining and are opened to the (3) a5 much as these commitments allow. They are furnished with fine pictures and works of art from the Royal Collection, assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State Apartments and rooms at the official residences have been in continuous use since their concep- tion and many of the paintings are (4) wm in the rooms for which they were originally (5) : The official residences are in regular use and the style and manner in which they are shown to visitors reflects their working status. Rooms are kept as close to their normal (6) z.minu as possible, Inevitably, opening times are subject to change at short notice depending on circumstances, The Royal Collection, which is owned by the Queen as Sovereign in trust for her successors and the Nation, is administered by the Royal Collection Trust to which a proportion of the admission fee and other (7) sum from visitors is directed. The remainder of this money funds the majority of the cost of restoring Windsor Castle which was badly (8) zm by fire in November 1992. io residences C. stuations . occupation x however . whoever D. whenever i public . peoples. D. strangers 4 ‘explored . produced D. displayed 5. intended . performed . guarded 6 8. location destination . appearance % 8. budget . income . wages 8 8. ruined C. damaged D. colapsed per 1. Reading and Use of Engli For questions 9-16, 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). camp: EP mest] Inspiration extraordinary day of my life. While the events are -five years old, and in perfect health. | have never been ill in my life, not even for a day. 1am an artist. lam (11) very successful, but | earn enough money t0 (12) sm ‘care of my needs. My only near relative, a sister, (13) snnmmnemnennien thee years ago. So I have no family. | ate breakfast this morning at eight. Aiter I had read the morning paper, | smoked my pipe and let my mind wander. | hoped | would think of (14) to draw. The room was very hot, EVEN (15) snes . the door and window were open. | had decided to go to the public ‘swimming pool when an idea for a drawing came to me. began to (16) « I was so interested in my work that I forgot to eat lunch. | did ‘not stop until the clock struck five. | looked at what | had done. For a hurried picture, | felt it was the best thing | had ever drawn.FCE Practice Test | Paper | - Reading and Use of English a Parts ) For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end oF some lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same tine. There isan example at the beginning ‘) Example: Hi ntertainment [People in the world of (0) .2ffertait have to be very (17) 7 in the way that they dress. I’ an (18). fact that image is more than just a case of (19) for a celebrity. How they resent themselves is all part oftheir artistic personality. It would be (20) . though to think that somebody can be a successful celebrity just because of the clothes they wear. They don’t (21 have to wear (22). clothing but they do need to be talented and communicative and they also need to have an (23) . of their fans who make them successful. ‘They also need to be (24) so that they can cope with all the public attention, mE Rock ck Eo mc ue kao By rast 4 ) For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the wora given Do not change the word given. You must use between two and A¥e wor. ncudng the werd sven Theres an example a the beginning 0) Example: They think the owner oF the house Is n France thought ‘ne owner ofthe house in France, Me canbe dy wor thought be soyouwee: EWP Te Travan To be] 25, My parents last spoke to me a month ago. heard 1 my parents fora month. 26. All the students had a lot of respect for their teacher. looked A the students heir teacher. 27, Linda didnt fel ike eating mood Linda wasn't 28, My brother was treated unary by his teaches. deserve My brother treated that way by his teachers. 29, He couldn't buy the car he wanted because he didn’t have enough money. 100 The car he wanted was sooo sy. 30. We all agreed with my father's proposal apart from Joy. ‘exception With. 7 we all agreed with my father's proposal PoeronanFCE Practice Test | Paper | - Reading and Use of English Grew ru eee acura) You are going to read an extract from a novel. For questions 31-36, choose the answer A, B, Cor D which you think fits best according to the text “Come along, young fellow," shouted Mr. Watson. “il “Then she didn’t wash." show you the schoo! room.” ‘The little boy crowed with delight at the success of his 8 | He swept out of the drawing-room with giant strides, : dialectic. Then he caught sight of Philip's Feet. ‘and Philip hurriedly imped behind him. He was taker into a long, bare room with two tables that ran along : "What's the matter with your foot?* its whole length; on each side of them were wooder Forms. Philip instinctively tried to withdraw it from sight. He hid it behind the one wnich was whole. 8 |-Nobody much here yet;* said Mr. Watson. "il just show you the playground, and then I'll leave you to : "ve got a club foot," he answered. shift for yourself.” How did you get it?" ‘Mr. Watson led the way. Philip found himself in a large playground with high brick walls on three sides of it. : *'ve always hadi It" geo On the fourth was an iron railing through which you saw a vast lawn and beyond this some of the buildings OF King's School. One small boy was wandering discon- solately, kicking up the gravel as he walked. “Let's nave a look" "No" ‘Mulla, Venning shouted Mr. Watson. "When did you "Don't tne.” turn up?" ‘The little boy accompanied the words with a sharp kick (on Philip's shin, which Philip did not expect and thus Could not guard against. The pain was so great that it ‘Here's a new boy. He's older and bigger than you, so | made him gasp, but greater than the pain was the sur- don't you bully him." prise, He did not know why Venning kicked him. He hhad not the presence of mind to give him a black eye. 22| The headmaster glared amicably at the two children, : Besides, the boy was smaller than him, and he had read filing them with fear by the roar of his voice, and then : in The Boy's Own Paper that it was a mean thing to hit with a guffaw left them, anyone smaller than yourself. While Philip was nursing The small boy came forward and shook hands. his shin, a third boy appeared and his tormentor left "What's your name? him. Ina lttie while he noticed that the pair were talk- Ing about him, and he felt they were looking at his "carey." feet. He grew hot and uncomfortable. "what's your father?" But others arrived, a dozen together, and then more, and they began to talk about their doings during the holidays, where they had been, and what wonderful = cricket they had played. A few new boys appeared, “Oh! Does your mother wash? 5 and with these presently Philip found himself talking, He was shy and nervous. He was anxious to make him: “My mother's dead, too. self pleasant, but he could not think of anything to say. He was asked a great many questions and Phillp thought this answer would cause the boy a cer- : answered them all quite willingly. One boy asked him ‘tin awkwardness, but Venning was not to be tumed : whether he could play cricket. ‘rom his facetioushess for so lite. ‘Well, did she wash?" he went on. "Yes," said Philip indignantiy. "He's dead.” "No," answered Philip. “'ve got a club foot:* ‘The boy looked down quickiy and reddened. Philip saw that he felt he had asked an unseemly question. He ‘was too shy to apologise and looked at Philip awk- “She was a washerwoman then?” wardly. "No, she wasn't:FCE Practice Test | © 2, dos‘! cnn ie 3, earn 17 ea A brooms FY 8 leaps C stops a4 b.yels ey 32. When Philp Is shown around the school Is a A mostly empiy. a B. bright and cheerful, al CC. small and cramped. ©. full of nose and cctv. 198. Why were the children afraid of Mr. Watson? ‘A. He was very loud 8. He was angry with them. (C.He was unkind fo them. . He was very big and powerful. ‘34, What does ‘his formentor’ in line 22, column 2 refer to? ‘A Philip's club foot 8. the boy called Venning the third boy to arrive the pain in Philip's shin '35. Why does Philp become hol and uncomfortable when the boys faked about his foot? At was summertime, 8. He had been beaten. C. He was embarrassed. . He fl ef out 36. How do the boys who interact with Pip directly react to his cub foot? ‘A. They pay ite attention. 8. They are curious or embarrassed. They are polte and sympathetic. D. They are disgusted by iPractice Test | FCE Practice Test | Paper | - Reading and Use of English ERC Parr | You are going to read a magazine atce bout one person's expences of leing to stave. Si sentences have been Tomored fom the arte Choose fom the sentences A-G the one which fs each gap 57-42 There sone extra Sentence which you do not nee to use. The Skydiving Experience The tr of skyvngs beyond any posse desertion, Fling at 120 mph with the wind screaring past your vody ian unbelevable experenceof otal eedom. The sprint without an element of danger: ned, is ths Fear tat makes 20 addictive Vet ther are retatey few Serous ures inthis activ because of te Hore regulations and safety requirements mandated for skydiving and parachuting organisations. | su eal my fst jump from 2,500 fet using what i cates a static re. EBM] te sta ine system often used for those new tothe spr. Is a means of hepng them to doa withthe Sesion of fing, whe ensuring tat they wi not actualy ht anthing Sti, there seems to be 8 Ite sice of ising time from the point whee lt 90 oF the aerate to ‘the parachute canopy actualy opening, Pure terror sometimes does tat! It was a moment where ime ceased to exst, not quite a total blackout but stil quite strange. Two days of training on the ground, the ceaseless il of counting out ‘one thousand, two thousand, three thousand” and about al seem to recall when let go is some- thing lke sazzehhhnn. After a secand and many subsequent jumps, ths sensation soon Faded toa cm recollection a5 became accustomed to fling ‘The first real free fall commenced at about the fifth jump. This simply involved letting go of the aircraft and immediately deptoying the canooy. ‘Starting from three seconds (let go and pull the ripcor) to five seconds (let go, count to three then pul the rlocord increasing to seven seconds and so on. Once I made It to ten seconds and beyond, it became Important to use an altimeter Free fal became realy interesting atthe 15-second mark because thats when the rel training started. Turing, tumbling and rocketing forward by using afferent body postions put @ completely new challenge before me. learned it was possileto put my body in @ postion where fontard ground speed was around 89 mph wih an Increase of downward velocty close to 200 mph - the ears tend to get a lite warm! tis aso quite important to fare out, slow and adopt a more stable postion before deploying the canopy, Dolng so at realy high veocty realy hurts, and suspect eveyone does this at least once tis qute a ot of stress on your body when puling up from 420 moh to 10 mph in about two or tree seconds. EN] ne of my most fearful experiences occurred when | mace a complete mess of tring to do a reverse tumble ‘and became wly unstable. Nothing | did seemed to correct the spinning and rong, | was stil at 5,000 Feet and in desperation | deployed the canopy. ‘The bag wrapped around one of my legs Luckly, by this time | had enough freefall experience to have the presence of mind to see what was happening and it was not too af cult to reach down and dlsentangle the risers. abo knew there was plenty of time to correct the problem because | was far higher than the standard 2,500 deployment attitude. it tured out fine inthe end. | woul say one of my mast memorable fee faling experiences was above the Mornington Peninsula in Victor, sustrala, MEER] ror tis attitude, aid some nice stow turns and arank in the scenery of Port Philip Bay, cut to sea, across te lenath of the peninsula tothe city oF Melbourne, al In an orange-red glow of the most ‘amazing sunset | can ever remember. It was incredibleE FCE Practice Test | Paper | - Reading and Use of English There are few other ways to experience the total and utter freedom of flight. |. This is a strong nylon tape that is attached to the aircraft on one end, and to the release pin of the jumper’s canopy on the other. | think my ears are still inging from that mistake, a] Ry a =e a o my w o Altitudes increased gradually, as did time in free-fall. Iwas a 40-second fall from 14,000 feet, right at sunset. = What happened next was not good at all. My first experience is still very sharp in my memory. snhantriviet.comPaper | - Reading and Use of English ERIE Parr? | You are going to read some extracts about the fears or challenges that several people have faced. For questions 43-52, choose from the people A-D. The people may be chosen more than once. Which person: did not receive help willingly at first did not realise how difficult something would be? Practice Test | did not feel a need to changer helped others while being challenged? can rely on a family member who does not share their phobia Was afraid of being unsuccessfulr fett a sense of great happiness wile taking part in an extreme activity? initially tried to overcome hisfher difficulty alone? HAG GABAA E hhad the support of a friend? wnw.nhantriviet.comFCE Practice Test | Paper Confront your fears and face your challenges Reading and Use of English 1'm afraid of spiders. You won't hear me scream, but | will certainly get out of the room Until someone else has dealt with it. Once, ‘when Iwas a teenager, and my parents were both working late, Isat on the front steps of the house for nearly five hours waiting for help. There was a spider on the ceiling in the hallway, you see! I couldn't get into the house! My father was quite angry with me ‘when he got home; he thought | needed to learn to be more independent. “How will you ever survive i you have to live alone some day?” he asked, Well, I'm sure if had to | ‘would just deal with it, although it would be a challenge. But I've never had to live alone. Thad flatmates at university, and now I'm mar- ried, Luckily my husband has no problem with spiders, and is tolerant of my phobia! ‘iter high school I was accepted into a very good ‘music school, by merit of my audition. {almost declined; | didn’t want to go to university. It ‘was a teribly dificult time because nobody could understand why | would make that deci- sion, | was just so terrified that | would fail {'m dyslexic, and | knew that even if I were studying music | would have to write essays for so many classes. 'd had some teachers in the past that were convinced that I was just careless, that | was lazy, when in fact ! was spending much more time on the assignments ‘than my classmates. in the end I went, but 1 had a terrible attitude. | missed a lot of classes; | wasn’t even trying. Eventually | found my way to an office that offered support to students ‘with special needs; | think someone told me that | could get a free computer, or something. That tured my life around. To get the com- puter I had to attend regular meetings with an ‘advisor, which | hated at first, but eventually | learned to recognise my strengths and be realistic about my weaknesses; | realised I could ‘get help when I needed it, and that was OK. That was the hardest thing; but once I'd under- stood it there was no stopping me. Wwww.nhantriviet.com ‘The most challenging thing I've ever done, by far, was trekking in the Himalayas. It was something 'd always dreamed of doing and | ‘was incred bly fortunate to have the opportu- rity to joina trek for charity. 1 always consid ‘ered mysel fit; | mean, | goto the gym two ‘or three times @ week. But as soon as we set ‘out I realised I was quite out of my depth; Yd never even carried a pack before. In retro- spect, I car't imagine what | was thinking. On the first day, we had a sixchour walk and after four hours | was so exhausted I felt that I coulcn’t go on. | took off my pack, sat down, and cried. Apparently my reaction ‘was fairly common so our group leader knew just how te deal with it. He calmly explained that we were only two more hours from our first camp, while Pd have to walk forfour, alone, to go back! | had no choice. | had to continue. So | did, and when we eventually reached Everest base camp it was the proud- est I've ever been. My fear of heights was affecting my life because | vad difficulty going up and down staits or over bridges, particulary if 1 could see down, beneath me. I would just get paralysed. | would feel nauseous, and my feet ‘would feel heavy, as if they were made of lead. I had read that it was possible to get over phobas by exposure, so I put myself into difficut situations on purpose. It was exhausting, but I knew it was important. | noticed slight improvements, but only very slight. It was frustrating, Then I ad the idea; | was going to try bungee jumping. | got a trusted friend to go with me; to make sure didn’t change my mind. He told the people in charge they would have to push me, because | wouldn’tjump. It was all very fst; there was no time to think. The feeling was exhila- rating, to be honest. And I've had no trouble in my dayrto-day life since then. Though, | admit, | heve no desire to do i again, ES ieeeFCE Practice Test | Paper 2 - Writing Writing You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-7190 words in an aporopnate style. 1 In your English class you have been talking about the problem of obesity in young people. Now your En ‘teacher has asked you to write an essay. Write an essay using all the notes and give reasons for your point of view. F In Europe and the USA a lot of young people have an obesity problem. What can be done to solve this problem? Notes White about: 1. Drinking 2. Fast food 2 (your own idea) geet Cem Parr? | i Write an answer to one of the questions 2-4 in this part. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style. aavr“"—@—=—=——e—_— OE 2. Your favourite music magazine has advertised a contest for readers to write a review of a concert they have seen recently, “Soundcheck Magazine” is seeking reviews from readers! Have you seen a great concert recently? Have You seen aferble ane? We want tok ‘Write the best review and win a trip to see your favourite band perform! ‘Write your review. 5. The principal of your school gong to hire a new teacher to teach an elective lass. He wants tobe sure to offer a cass that students willbe intrested i, so he has asked you to write a report explaining which subjects students would be most interested in learning and which would be most useful for them, and making a recommendation about what new class shouldbe offered. Write your report. 4, You saw this advertisement: NEW ARTIST EXHIBITION at the DORCHESTER HOTEL ‘See works of art from the newest talent this weekend at this important conference! Buy paintings, sculpture and other media ftom artists throughout the world “The exhibition was a great success and a lot of fun, Write to friend telling him or her about it, and why it was such a great ‘experience. ‘Write your letter. You do not need to include a postal adress. wonnhantrvit.cotrE FCE Practice Test | Paper 3 LISTENING [CURE Paper 3 - Listening You wil hear people talking in eight oiferent situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer A, Bor C. 1. You are ina shop when you overhear this man nswvering he telephone. What does the caller wart to buy? ‘A. a book about playing a guitar ‘book about guitar music . a cassette of gular music 2. You ore listening fo the radlo when you hear this man speoking \Wihot is he talking about? A. history 8. shipbuilding . potties 8. YoU ore siting ina cafe when you hear this woman ‘speaking. She Is toling her friend about A the weather buying @ new coat. C. naw windows. 4. Usten fo this waman introducing a callege lecture. The visting lecturer |A. has recently changed coreer. has made a new discovery C. was late forthe lecture, JBevtantinietcom '5. You will hear someone talking about soap operas. What does the specker thnk about them? |A. They are boring and meaningless fo everyone. 8. The plot is very exciting ond unprediciable. . Pape become addicted fo them without realising i. You are stoying in the home of « British fay You hear the mather answering the phone. The caller wants to take her daughter Ato the cinema. 8. to.a party to a restaurant + Usten fo a policeman being interviewed on the evering television news. What is he describing? A. a-car crash 8. a bomb exposion . a serious fre You overhear this exchange in a major London raitay station, The cause of the delay Is A. snow. 8. flooding ©. on accident, a : fal es a oO a wn eoFCE Practice Test | Paper 3 - Listening em) You will hear part of @ rao talk about an Institution that helps adits. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. There is one centre in the UK situated outside HHT] The Thorndale method has had success with people addicted to | id. Adicts take part ina ERT or treatment In a one-hour treatment session, smokers cannot stop smoking even when they gO. simokers must keep smoking unt they become [Ad Many paints nd the couse too dificult to fish ane MBN). Those who manage o finish the course are HHL to want to smoke again. [Alcoholic are allowed to ecome drunk under the watchiul eyes of AML. When they ar ater shown a video, most cohol fot MBIT. Practice Test | Paper 5 LISTENING CUE You will hear five different people talking about visits they have made to a hospital. For questions 19-28, choose from the list A-H the reasons why each attended the hospital on the occasion described. Use the letters only once, There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. collect some surgical knives collect somebody deliver supplies visita relative have an operation ddo maintenance work check a mental problem have a medical check-up snhanteiviet.comlFCE Practice Test | Paper 3 - Listening EM PART 4} You will hear three people (Wendy, Mrs Tumer and Adrian} alscussing a fllm they have Just seen at the cinema. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer A,B or C. 24, What cid Wendy's mum think of the fm? What do Wendy and her mum alsagree about? ay |. wos not er favourite fim |. whee frat he fim was Fgheing ny ©. She loved the fn, wae ene Wendy covered her eyes ry C. She absolutely hated i. C. whether of not the film is P.G. rated a 25, Aron mentions computer gop In det 29, Who st sugpestd tht hey do now tha the © foe eee oF |A. he mans to change the subject. |A. gp straight hrne i ©. Mes Tues wrong about the nossa 99 fro ink EA €. he krows whl he stoking about go for rer og 26, Aan fel at watching a fm af hae 30. Ackion does lt is Tuer dive because {Ai wos bole than ging foe cnet she enoys ving. 81s ot someting he war's oo og ©. she wil ok col €. has edvrtges on dsocoroges. thy could ge noble. 27. When Adrian suggests that Wendy was frightened, she |. admis that she fet scored, 8. denies that she fel scared. C. complains about the length of the fm. BBevehantsivietcom