FCE GRAMMAR TEST 1 PART 1 (USE OF ENGLISH)

 

 

TEST 1: USE OF ENGLISH

For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0). In the exam you mark your answers on a separate answer sheet.

Example:

(0)

A

open

B

free

 

C

Clear

D

wide

Don't forget your hat

An important point to remember if you like spending time out in the (0) _____ air is that the human head doesn't work very well outdoors if it becomes too hot, cold or wet. That's why a hat is a good investment, wherever you're planning to go out and (1) _____ Surprisingly, a single waterproof hat with a brim will do the (2 _____ adequately in most conditions.

In cold climates, the problem is that the head is (3 _____ heat all the time. As (4 _____ as fifty to sixty percent of your body's heat is lost through the head and neck, (5 _____ on which scientist you believe. Clearly this heat loss needs to be prevented, but it's important to remember that hats don't actually (6 _____ you warm, they simply stop heat escaping.

Just as important is the need to protect your neck from the effects of (7 _____ sunlight, and the brim of your hat will do this. If you prefer a baseball cap, (8 _____ buying one that has a drop down 'tail' at the back to stop your neck (9 _____ sunburnt.

And in wet weather (10 _____ hats are often more practical than pulling up the hood of your waterproof coat because when you (11 _____ your head, the hat goes with you, (12 _____ the hood usually does not.

 

1

A

away

B

about

 

C

along

D

above

2

A

job

B

task

 

C

role

D

duty

3

A

giving away

B

sending out

 

C

dropping off

D

running down

4

A

soon

B

long

 

C

well

D

much

5

A

according

B

regarding

 

C

depending

D

relating

6

A

maintain

B

stay

 

C

hold

D

keep

7

A

sharp

B

keen

 

C

bright

D

deep

8

A

consider

B

recommend

 

C

advise

D

suggest

9

A

suffering

B

going

 

C

having

D

getting

10

A

occasions

B

positions

 

C

cases

D

conditions

11

A

alter

B

switch

 

C

turn

D

spin

12

A

instead of

B

whereas

 

C

rather than

D

thereby

 

  1. B: 'out and about' is a fixed phrase.
  2. A: 'do the job' is a common expression.
  3. B: 'sending out" matches the meaning of 'lost' in the next sentence.
  4. D: the other words do not give the idea of quantity.
  5. C: the other words cannot followed by the preposition 'on'.
  6. D: the other words do not collocate with 'warm'.
  7. C: the other words are not usually used to talk about sunlight.
  8. A: the other three words would need a new subject.
  9. D: the other three words cannot be followed by the adjective 'sunburnt'.
  10. D: the other words do not collocate with 'weather'
  11. C: the other words describe different movements.
  12. B: the other linking words and phrases cannot be used here.
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