FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE 5 Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. a) The view from the skyscraper D. over New York harbour. A) shows up B) sees about C) stands up D) looks out b) The old houses opposite are going to be A) broken down B) knocked down C) put down D) taken down c) ! You're about to push the wheelbarrow over my foot! A) hang up B) stop off C) get away D) look out d) Please the rubbish because the dustman is coming tomorrow. A) take in B) make up C) put out D) tie down e) Please come and unblock our drains! I'm you! A) doing without B) counting on C) seeing to D) waiting for f) I can't put these plants in pots. I've earth. A) run out of B) put up with C) given up D) come up with g) We through the window by climbing up a ladder. A) fell out B) got in C) ended up D) set off h) I've been planting trees all day and I'm A) worn out B) taken in C) run down D) grown up 6 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. A house in the country When Ann decided to move house, it was mainly because she was tired of the (1) neighbourhood she live in. NEIGHBOUR crowded, there was a (2) of parking places, and SHORT the view from her (3) windows was of distant STAIRS factory chimneys. Luckily she arranged the (4) SELL of her house very easily, and with a small (5) from LEND the bank, was able to buy a house in the country. It was an old farm building, which had been (6) and turned into BUILD a modern house. After loading all her belongings in a van, Ann managed to get them into the new house (7) DAMAGE She (8) most of the rooms with what she already FURNITURE owned. Even her curtains were the right (9) for the LONG windows and she only had to buy a new (10) for COOK the kitchen. It seemed too good to be true. Surely something would go wrong! VOCABULARY 5 TOWNS AND BUILDINGS a) Put this over you if you are cold in bed duvet b) Put this behind your back if you are sitting uncomfortably c) This describes city places d) These protect your windows outside and can be closed in bad weather. e) This is paper dropped in the street f) This is the top of the room g) This is a bed with others above it h) This describes country places i) This is the top of the house j) Put this under your head when you go to sleep k) Close this to keep the sunlight out of your room 1) This is anything you throw away in the dustbin m) This is home for your pet dog n) This is the stone edge of the pavement at the side of the road. o) The smoke goes up this from the fireplace 7 Underline the most suitable word or phrase. a) Laura was sitting beside the fire in a comfortable armchair/sofa. b) We drove out of the village along a winding lane/path. c) Steve redecorated his room with flowery posters/wallpaper. d) Put the meat in the cooker/oven for two hours. e) These plums are ripe. They need picking/picking up. f) Peter was in the garden mowing the flowers/lawn. g) We used to keep the coal downstairs in the cave/cellar. h) Why don't you put the car in the car park/parking? i) Kate lives in a flat on the first floor/storey. j) Put your wet socks on the central heating/radiator to dry. k) Let's take the runway/motorway, we'll get there faster. 1) Go and get the lawnmower. The grass is/are very long. m) I like the painting but I don't like the frame/surrounding. n) Mary has a lot of small ornaments on her window shelf/sill. o) There's someone at/on the door. Can you see who it is? 8 Match the words in the box with a suitable explanation (a-o). FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE 9 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Moving in The entrance to the flat was at the (1) A of the house. Jane had to walk along a (2) across the lawn and past a (3) full of gardening equipment. Inside the back door there was a flight of (4) and then another door on the (5) It was a (6) flat with a bedroom, living room, kitchen and bathroom. There was not a lot of (7) but certainly enough for a student like Jane. There was a/an (8) in the living room with an electric fire, and the kitchen had a small (9) and a fridge. The bathroom did not have a bath, only a (10) and a basin, but Jane didn't mind. She was thinking about other problems. There wasn't a washing (11) , and there was no (12) heating. It was raining outside, and the flat felt damp and chilly. On the bed there were some (13) and a duvet, but no (14) It was lucky that Jane had brought a sleeping bag. As she was wondering what to do next, there was a knock (15) the door. 1) A side B inside C beginning D garden 2) A road B way C path D stairs 3) A room B shed C cellar D floor 4) A ladder B upstairs C rooms D stairs 5) A roof B landing C balcony D bottom 6) A multi-storey B semi-detached C furnished D cottage 7) A furniture B rent C neighbours D housing 8) A oven B fireplace C cooker D cooking 9) A cook B cookery C cooker D cooking 10) A waterfall B shower C splash D sink 11) A machine B up C room D powder 12) A central B much C radiator D good 13) A wrappings B rugs C carpets D blankets 14) A whites B sheets C spreads D cloths 15) A for B behind C to D at 226 Complete each sentence with a word from the box. a) The company chairman has a Rolls-Royce driven by a chauffieur b) When my car broke down a passing towed it to a garage. c) The police wanted me to describe the of the car. d) The four passengers on the ship had dinner with the e) The train couldn't leave until the waved his green flag. f) Hilary was given a parking ticket by a g) Before take-off, the told me to fasten my seat belt. h) When I got on the ship, one of the helped me find my cabin. i) There isn't a on this bus, you pay the driver. j) Eddie is a keen and rides his bike to work every day. k) The bus mounted the pavement and injured a 1) Jim works as a in a local garage. 2 Complete the labels with suitable words from the box. 227 FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE 3 Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. a) The ship stopped because two passengers had fallen B. A) upside down B) overboard C) underground D) inside out b) The was crowded with passengers waiting for the train. A) platform B) quay C) runway D) pavement c) We had to stop for petrol at a filling A) garage B) service C) pump D) station d) Mary looked up the fastest train to Glasgow in the A) catalogue B) timetable C) dictionary D) programme e) The train was very crowded because there were only four A) coaches B) waggons C) trucks D) cars f) Peter's car off the icy road and fell into a ditch. A) crashed B) collided C) hit D) skidded g) I dropped my wallet from the boat but luckily it A) drifted B) floated C) sank D) rescued h) Everything went dark when the train entered a/an A) underground B) tunnel C) tube D) metro i) David missed his train because of the queue in the ticket A) office B) agency C) room D) lounge j) To get to our hotel we had to cross the railway A) road B) route C) rails D) line 4 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. A letter of apology I am writing to apologise for the (1) cancellation of your Happy CANCEL Holiday Coach Tour to Aberdeen. (2) our luxury FORTUNE coach was involved in a (3) in France a week ago, COLLIDE and our driver has been (4) obliged to remain there EXPECT for the moment. The coach was travelling on a road (5) SUIT for heavy traffic, and the accident was (6) Luckily AVOID none of the passengers suffered any (7) , and we have INJURE complained to the authorities that the road needs (8) WIDE Our new coach will be fitted with (9) seat belts for ADJUST the safety and comfort of passengers. We will of course return the (10) you have made for your holiday as PAY soon as possible. 228 VOCABULARY 6 VEHICLES AND TRANSPORT 5 Complete each sentence with sail or ship, or a word formed from one of these words. a) Jack has been working as a sailor for ten years. b) We're all flying home but our furniture is being c) What time does the ferry set ? d) We are expecting a of coffee from Brazil this week. e) We have decided to go for a tomorrow afternoon. f) When Paul was young, he round the world. g) It's time you were aboard We're leaving soon. h) Do you like ? Or do you prefer water-skiing? i) Graham works in the harbour as a clerk. j) The boats on the lake had brightly coloured 6 Match the words in the box with a suitable description (a-j). a) An aeroplane has two of these .wings. b) Change this in a car to change speed c) Hold these when you ride a bicycle d) This will save your life if you fall from a plane e) You need these to row a boat f) This might be on a bicycle or around your neck g) Put these on if you want to stop h) Your car engine is usually under this i) Walk on this when you are on a ship j) The pilot of a plane sits in this 7 Complete each sentence with one suitable word. a) I'm really looking forward to sailing in Jean's new yacht. b) In cities, cars and other vehicles up most of the space. c) We'll come with the van and up the rest of the furniture. d) When the storm began, the small boat for the nearest harbour. e) How can you up with all those exhaust fumes! f) We can't up with that speedboat in this rowing boat! g) Jane likes off by driving her sports car at 100 miles an hour. h) A fire engine arrived and soon out the fire. i) Little Johnny is in the garden out his new tricycle. j) One way of with pollution is to use unleaded petrol. 27.9 FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE 8 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Past, present and future A hundred years ago, most people travelled (1) B. foot, by train, or on horseback. (2) had made it possible to travel rapidly over long distances. Bicycles were also becoming (3) , after the invention of the air-filled (4) , which made cycling a lot more comfortable. Buses, trams and (5) railways had already been invented, and cities all over the world already had traffic (6) There were very few private cars, and city (7) were still full of horses. What a difference a hundred years have (8) ! (9) we have got (10) to the problem of private cars, and some cities are so noisy and (11) that in many places (12) have been banned from the city centre. How will we be travelling in a hundred years' time? Perhaps (13) then there will be only personal helicopters. There may be no need to (14) to work or school in the future, since everyone will have a computer at home. There might even be more people walking and horse-riding, for pleasure and (15) 1) A by B on C with D to 2) A Tracks B Lines C Ways D Railways 3) A popular B invented C then D handlebars 4) A boot B brake C tyre D engine 5) A metro B buried C underground D submerged 6) A blocks B sticks C knots D jams 7) A streets B pavements C lawns D carts 8) A taken B done C made D got 9) A Presently B Nowadays C Then D Later 10) A more B them C motorists D used 11) A even B polluted C so D poisoned 12) A vehicles B traffic C transport D trips 13) A cars B by C even D transport 14) A have B transport C decide D commute 15) A exercise B keep fit C energy D healthy 230 . FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE 5 Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. a). you see who it is? 8 Match the words in the box with a suitable explanation (a-o). FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE 9 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Moving in The. in a local garage. 2 Complete the labels with suitable words from the box. 227 FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE 3 Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. a)