First certificate language practice part 44 potx

g He says he's going to walk, but he'll probably better of it.. It came out of the blue b I'm going to move to the country.. It's a piece of h I'm not sure if we're going to move house,

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8 Complete each sentence w i t h one of the words in the box Use each w o r d once only

a) Don't make such a fuss! I'll only be gone a week!

b) I try not to touch with my old friends

c) What this paper says doesn't much relation to the truth

d) Please me a line and tell me all your news

e) Come on, hurry up, don't time

f) I managed to sight of the prince through the crowd

g) He says he's going to walk, but he'll probably better of it

h) Ann was able to a lot of experience in her first job

i) Please a seat I'll be with you in just a moment

j) I will the news to Dave of his sister's accident

9 Rewrite each sentence so that it has the same meaning, and contains the w o r d

given in capitals Do not change the w o r d in any way

a) Nothing you do will alter anything DIFFERENCE

Nothing you do will make any difference

b) I hope I'm not inconveniencing you TROUBLE

c) Let's measure the room TAKE

d) Mark looked disappointed when I told him my name FELL

e) The old car suddenly started burning FLAMES

f) Susan didn't know where she was WAY

g) I can't bear to look at that boy! SIGHT

h) Helen became responsible for the business CHARGE

V O C A B U L A R Y 2 0 W O R D F O R M A T I O N 2

1 0 Complete each sentence w i t h one suitable w o r d

a) Go away I want to be by myself

b) I met Jack at the airport completely chance

c) This wasn't an accident! You did it purpose

d) We have similar tastes, and a lot of other things common e) Don't worry! Everything is control

f) I'm going to study much harder now on

g) Our birthday presents took him completely surprise h) This painting is now loan to the National Gallery

i) Let's go to Brighton this year a change

j) The little boy who had lost his parents was tears

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Complete each sentence w i t h a w o r d f r o m the box Each w o r d is used three

times

a) Take one of these pills three times a day before meals

b) All the dishes on the menu look good, but I think I'll the fish

c) Can I a suggestion? Why don't we have the party on a different day?

d) He said he would me a lift to the airport

e) I can't stand those rap singers! They me such a headache!

f) I don't usually well in mathematics, but I'm quite good at

English

g) I like babysitting, although the children always such a mess

h) I wonder if they have that dress in my size? I a size 10

i) I'll everything I can to help

V O C A B U L A R Y 21 COLLOCATIONS

3 Complete each sentence w i t h a verb f r o m box A and a noun f r o m box B

A

B

a) 1 knew he disagreed with my idea when I saw him shake his

head

b) This music doesn't really my Can we listen to something more lively?

c) Stay calm, don't your It's nearly finished

d) The situation is serious, but I'm not sure what's the best way to

the

e) Jorge works as a salesman now He gets an extra bonus every m o n t h if he can

his f) I need to find a cash machine to some

g) If you want to do First Certificate you can on the

in the middle of September

h) It's a great opportunity for you You shouldn't the

to go to London

4 Underline the adverb that does not make a common collocation w i t h the verb

in bold

a) He talked dominantly/'openly/vaguely about the political situation in his

country

b) It means exactly/precisely/evidently what it says

c) Patricia danced wildly/gracefully/severely around the room

d) The coffee bar inside the shop is run quickly/efficiently/independently

e) Sara greatly/instantly/hardly recognized her brother

f) He searched clearly/frantically/thoroughly for the missing book

g) My project focuses mainly/specifically/carefully on young people's attitudes to

smoking and drinking

h) It was raining enormously/heavily/non-stop all day

i) She feels deeply/exactly/strongly about the rights of people in poor countries j) Her flight has been slightly/unavoidably/inevitably delayed

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5 Complete each sentence w i t h a noun f r o m box A and a noun f r o m box B

A

B

a) I like shopping there The , are usually very helpful

b) Coke sells more than Pepsi in my country It's the c) You can get a free map of the town from the d) The plane was out of control and had to make a e) is rising in China because the farmers are using more modern machinery

f) We only have a twice a week and so it can be a bit smelly at the back of the flats

g) We're facing a serious in our hospitals and so we have to recruit nurses from other countries

h) The roads will be very busy on Friday evening as it's a

6 Complete each sentence w i t h a verb phrase f r o m the box

a) Close your eyes and try to relax completely

b) Unfortunately, the doctors say his condition is respond to treatment

c) Work on our new kitchen is start this weekend

d) It is believe that the holiday is nearly over

e) I'd be show you around Lisbon

V O C A B U L A R Y 21 COLLOCATIONS

7 Complete these common idioms w i t h a w o r d f r o m the box

a) I just didn't see the other car It came out of the blue

b) I'm going to move to the country I've had enough of the rat

c) I'm completely different to my sister We're like chalk and

d) I receive my salary next Friday At the m o m e n t I'm in the

e) It's a difficult decision There are many pros and

f) She rushed into her second marriage head

g) I know how to programme the DVD It's a piece of

h) I'm not sure if we're going to move house, but it's on the

i) I can't stand him He really gets on my

j) I could have explained in more detail, but that's the problem in a

8 Complete each sentence w i t h an adverb f r o m box A and an adjective f r o m box B

a) The problems in Africa were largely created by the colonial

powers

b) This chocolate mousse is ! I'm going to have some

more

c) In his early films he looked OK, but now he's

d) There's almost nothing left of the town It was by the earthquake

e) I'm that I left the country before the war started

f) Our performance in the World Cup was a disaster The tactics of the team

must be if we want to win next time

g) Look at those designer shoes! They're ! I'm going

to wait until the January sales

h) For the first few m o n t h s after her marriage she was

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1 Tenses

Present simple

I/you/we/they like She/he/it likes

Do you like? Does she like?

You don't like He doesn't like

Present continuous

I am going You/we/they are going

She/he/it is going Am I going?

Are you going? Is she going?

I am not going You aren't going

She isn't going

Present perfect

I/you/we/they have left She/he/it has left

Have they left? Has she left?

They haven't left He hasn't left

Present perfect continuous

I/you/we/they have been waiting She/he/it has been waiting Have you been waiting? Has she been waiting?

We haven't been waiting He hasn't been waiting

Past simple

1 I/you/she/he/it/we/they started (Regular) Did you start?

You didn't start

2 I/you/she/he/it/we/they went (Irregular) Did you go?

You didn't go

Past continuous

I/she/he/it was going You/we/they were going Was he going? Were you going?

She wasn't going You weren't going

Past perfect

I/you/she/he/it/we/they had left

Had he left?

They hadn't left