Exercise 1- You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, В or C). https://engexam.info/tag/fce-listening-practice-test/ 1. You hear a person talking about a recently constructed road. What do they think about the road? A. They believe it will make shopping trips longer. B They approve of it. C They are concerned about the environmental impact. 2. You hear someone talking about their education. What did they study? A.Medicine B. Fine arts C. Science 3. You hear a man talking to another person. Who is he talking to? A. a client B. a student C. a janitor 4. You hear a woman and her neighbour talking. What does the woman want her neighbour to do? A. look after a pet B. feed her child C. water her plants 5. You hear a woman planning to go to a beauty parlour. What is she doing there? A. getting her hair done B. having her nails done C. getting a massage

1. He ………………………………… with matches when he burnt himself. (play)
2. The plane …………………………. (just / land)
3. Bob ………………………….. dancing.(not / like)
4. Bob …………………………………….. dancing.(never / like)
5. John F. Kennedy ………………….. in 1963.(die)
6. That was the worst film I …………………………………. (ever / see)
7. My family ……………………………….. the castle for over two centuries. (own)
8. I ……………………………………………. for you for three hours.(wait)
9. Henry ………………………………. to Sam two hours before. (talk)
10. Yesterday I met Dan; I ……………………………….. him for ages.(not / see)
11. We ………………………………….. on a school trip next Tuesday.(go)

1. David Copperfield is a famous ______________________. MAGIC
2. Jack and Linda want to visit an _________institutes in Vietnam OCEAN
3. ______________________, the poem was written in English. ORIGIN

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
1. A. comfort B. hobby C knowledge D. popular
2. A. about B. bough C. cough D. shout
3. A. filled B. laned C. suited D. wicked
II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.
4. A. section B. grammar C. unsuccessful D. demonstrate
5. A. iron B. system C. economy D. engine
6. A. harvest B. retention C. gestation D. innate

37. They stopped talking because they wanted their children to sleep well. (SO THAT)
→ ..................................................................................................................
38. The book is too thick for her to read for a day. (SUCH)
→ .................................................... ..............................................................

39. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, he said to us.
→ He told ......................................................................................................
40. She said nothing. She didn’t want to make him angry (so as to)
→ ..................................................................................................................
41. "I'm very busy. I'll ring you tomorrow," Susan said to me.
→ Susan...........................................................................................................
42. Please don’t go there now. (RATHER)
→ I..................................................................................................... go there now.
43. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.
→ No sooner.....................................................................................................
44. Your hair really needs cutting, doesn’t it, Paddy?
→ Your hair really must ....................................................................................
45. Tom is not as tall as Peter.
→ Peter ............................................................................................................

7. Mai knows ________ English, so she can go shopping in Manchester.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
8. Listen to what I am saying, ______?
A. aren't you B. don't you C. can you D. will you
9. With one hand she is opening the door. What is she doing with ________?
A. other B. another C. others D. the other
10. This book is ______ that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time.
A. so interesting B. so interested
C. such interesting D. too interesting
11. Surely David’s not going to drive, ______ he?
A. does B. isn’t C. is D. will
12. My mother _____ me that I should wake up earlier.
A. told to B. said C. was told D. said to
13. Hung is _____ do the crossword puzzles.
A. intelligent enough to B. intelligent enough
C. enough intelligent D. enough intelligent to
14. The house caught fire while they ________.
A. are sleeping B. have slept
C. sleep D. were sleeping
15. It turned out that we ___ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.

A. hadn’t B. needn’t have C. mustn’t D. should have
16. Nobody will go there, ______?
A. will he B. won’t he C. will they D. won’t they
17. Linda: “What a lovely house you have!”
Janet: “_________”.
A. No problem! B. Thank you. Hope you’ll drop in
C. I think so D. Of course not. It’s not costly
18. Please ask them _________ in this area.
A. don’t smoke B. not smoking
C. to not smoke D. not to smoke
II. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.
19. The evening was (ENJOY) ________________ spent playing cards and talking.
20. These shoes look quite smart but they’re terribly (COMFORT) ______________.
21. I doesn’t want my money back. He wants a (PLACE) ______________.
22. Sorry about the mistakes, I (UNDERSTAND) _________ the instructions you gave me.
23. Ba and I played for our school team. We were (TEAM) ______________.
III. In each of the following sentences, four words or phrases have been underlined.
Choose the one word or phrase that would be appropriate.
24. After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister.

A B C D
25. The phone rung while I was washing the dishes.
A B C D

26. Henry’s friends told themselves to put his coat on the rack in their hall.

A B C D

41. Hung started to learn English when he was 5 years old.
→ Hung has......................................................................................................
42. She moved here in 1997. (LIVING)
→ She................................................................................................ 1997.
43. People think that the man stole the car.
→ The car.........................................................................................................
44. Jack may be very intelligent, but he should be careful about this.
→ No matter .....................................................................................................

34. A. but B. because C. although D. so
SECTION C: WRITING
I. Rewrite each sentence with the given words, so that the meaning stays the same.
35. Andrew is the most generous person I have ever met.
→ I’ve yet..........................................................................................................
36. Far more people live to entertainment age in Britain than in Philipines.
→ Not ...............................................................................................................
37. His father is going to fix the ball for him tomorrow.
→ He is going ...................................................................................................
38. She never seems to succeed even though she studies much.
→ Much ............................................................................................................
39. My mother made these curtains.
→ These curtains..............................................................................................
40. You can leave only when I tell you.
→ Until..............................................................................................................
41. Most people can understand him when he speaks English
→ He can make ...............................................................................................

7. Everyone was going away on holiday this week, ________?
A. wasn’t it B. wasn’t be C. weren’t they D. wasn’t she
8. ________ my key, I wasn’t able to bet into the room.
A. Losing B. I had lost C. I lost D. Having lost
9. It’s no good pretending. You’ve got to ________ reality.
A. come up to B. face up to C. come up with D. get round to
10. I haven’t ________ decided where to go on holiday this year.
A. still B. yet C. already D. then
11. “Why are you angry at Bob?”
“I don’t like it when he makes jokes ________ my expense.”
A. for B. on C. at D. to
12. A car ________ many different pars.
A. is made B. is made up of C. is made of D. makes up of
13. It was a service ________ I will be extremely grateful.
A. to which B. for which C. to whom D. for whom
14. Frank has a house in the ________.
A. outskirts B. edges C. limits D. suburbs
15. The film lasted every three hours with ________ of 15 minutes between part one and
part two.
A. a pause B. an interruption C. an interval D. a stop
16. The person who writes symphonies or concertos is a ________.
A. composer B. conductor C. pianist D. playwright

Next month I have a week's vacation. I (31. plan) to take a trip. First I __________ (32. go)
to Madison, Wisconsin, to visit my brother. After I _______ (33. leave) Madison, I _____
(34. go) to Chicago to see a friend who ______ (35. study) at the university there. She _____
(36. live) in Chicago for three years, so She _____ (37. know) her way around the city. She
______ (38. promise) to take me to many interesting places. I ______ (39. never/be) in
Chicago, so I ______ (40. look) forward to going there.