... reading?
28 What is the subject of Tim's first lecture?
29 What is the title of Tim's first essay?
30 What is the subject of Jane's first essay?
WRITING TASK 2
You should spend ... the
overall absence rate was 3.60 per cent in the
first year and 3.43 per cent in the following
year. This represents a 5 per cent decrease
from the first to the second year of the
study. A significant ... management practices.
Questions 8-13
Complete the notes below.
Choose ONE OR TWO WORDS from the passage, for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 8-13 on your answer sheet.
In the first strategy,...
... little girl wouldn’t go into the sea her father went too.
A. except B. but C. also D. unless
PRACTICE TEST 4- Cambridge
1. The noise of the traffic prevented me from to sleep.
A. falling B. starting ... is unwell; he was complaining ………………a headache this morning.
A. at B. of C. from D. against
PRACTICE TEST 2
I. Choose the best answer.
1. I was just …………… to go out when you telephoned.
A. around ... …………… its share of UK car sales to 25% over the next two years.
A. up B. out C. on D. through
PRACTICE TEST 3
1. This morning the postman was ……………… down the street by my dog.
A. hunted B. chased...
... complaining ………………a headache this morning.
A. at B. of C. from D. against
6
CAMBRIDGE FIRST CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION 2
Practice test 1
1. It’s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for
A. a revision ... Instead
25. The brothers are so alike I can’t one from the other.
A. say B. notice C. mark D. tell
Practice test 5
1. From the hotel there is a good of the mountains.
A. vision B. view C. sight D. picture
2. ... saw the accident should get in touch with them.
A. somebody B. someone C. one D. anyone
PRACTICE TEST 6
1. It was very difficult for the inspector to ………. what recommendations he should make.
A....
... the first and most frequent meaning is
the verb, as in “I like swimming”. It is not. It is the preposition, as
in: “she walked like a duck”. Just because a word or phrase is
66
Practice Test ... developing
countries: U.S. goods are appropriate
only for high incomes and long hours.
Paul Walluh
60
Practice Test 3
READING
READING PASSAGE 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-12 which ... always
rather dry and dusty. The latest technology, and simple technology
at that, is revolutionising the content of dictionaries and the way
they are put together.
B For the first time, dictionary publishers...
... arguments with examples
and relevant evidence.
Practice Test 4
94
General Training Module
PART ONE
You are advised to spend 20 minutes on Questions 1-14. First, read the text below and
answer Questions ... particular seats can be made on most coach breaks when
booking, but since allocations are made on a first come first served basis,
early booking is advisable. When bookings are made with us you will be
offered ... haphazard nature of
reproduction
32 Paragraph A
33 Paragraph B
34 Paragraph C
35 Paragraph D
88
Practice Test 4
C Variation within a species is the raw material upon which natural selection
acts....
... years.
Many farmers feel that while the money is welcome it has come too late to save Q16
112
Practice Test 2
PRACTICE TEST 2
the library but the discussion at the tutorial is very important. This doesn’t ... how did you find Cambridge when you first arrived?
L: Well, I like it here. I think the city is very beautiful.
C: What about your accommodation? Was that OK?
L: Yes, OK. At first
I stayed with ... arrived?
K: Yeah well first of all I was struck by how quiet it is here in the evening Example
Repeat
C: Yes, I suppose Cambridge is a quiet place. Where did you live when you first
arrived?
K: Well,...
... of exercise science. The first is working very much at the macro level.
What I call the huffing and puffing people. So this looks at fitness testing, body
124
Practice Test 4
F: Oh, um get me ... for
lectures. There’s a continuous video showing today about the voyages of
Captain
Tapescripts
128
Practice Test 4
SECTION 4
Lecturer:
Good morning and welcome to the University’s Open Day and to our ... now
arent you?
M: Well, itd be a good practice run for my tutorial next week. Ill do the same Q23
for you some time.
F: OK. Fire away. So where were these bananas first domesticated?
M: According...
... 142
Practice Test 4
PRACTICE TEST 4
LISTENING
Section 1
1C
2A
3B
4D
5D
6Julia Perkins (must be correct spelling
with ... (more)
quickly
(South
Limberg)
planners
(road/noise)
embankments
Olivetti
employees
adapt to
his bakery
busmess//a
cool room
134
Practice Test 2
PRACTICE TEST 2
LISTENING KEYS
Section 1
1 student accommodation/hostel
2 awful food
3 not friendly//kept ... depression
prevented their ideas from
being widely realised until the
economic conditions
improved …”
140
Practice Test 3
READING PASSAGE 2 Moles happy as homes go underground
Question 13-20
Questions 21-26
Suggested...
... part of speech for the space.
• Read the first item in the summary.
• Look at the text and see if you can find the
same information there. For item 30, the first
sentence discusses the qualities ... board the coach.”
154
154
156
149
Answer keys
WRITING: MODEL ANSWERS
ACADEMIC WRITING MODULE
Practice Test 3, Writing Task 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The chart below shows ... least 250 words.
Model answer 287 words
Answer keys
Computers are a relatively new invention. The first computers were built fifty years
ago and it is only in the last thirty or so years that their...
... phrases
Academic Reading Module
v
Contents
Acknowledgements iv
Introduction 1
Practice Test 1 12
Practice Test 2 34
Practice Test 3 54
Practice Test 4 75
General Training Reading and Writing Modules 94
Tapescripts ... BOOK
The tests in this book are similar in length, format and content to the real test, but
success in these tests will not guarantee success in the real test. It often seems
easier to work on practice ... between each attempt at the test.
For further information about the test, see the IELTS Handbook available from all
test centres and also from UCLES (University of Cambridge Local Examinations
Syndicate),...
... Instantaneous Lightbox
C Congreves
D Lucifers
E the first strike-anywhere match
F Lundstrom’s safety match
G book matches
H waterproof matches
16
Practice Test 1
SECTION 3 Questions 22-31
Questions 22-25
Circle ... briefcase?
A wallet, pens and novel C pens and novel
B papers and wallet D papers, pens and novel
18
Practice Test 1
SECTION 4 Questions 32-41
Questions 32-33
Circle the appropriate letter.
32 The speaker ... The Faculty consists firstly of
A subjects.
B degrees.
C divisions.
D departments.
Questions 34-36
Complete the notes m NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
The subjects taken in the first semester in
this...