Name: __Aktore Zhaksylyk______ Date: _December, 24th

First Certificate Language Practice

Final Test

1 Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form.

0 While I (try) was trying to get my car started, a passing car stopped and the
driver (offer) offered to help me.

1 I (wait) ____was waiting_______________________________ for you for the

past hour! What (you do) ____were you
doing_______________________________ all this time?

2 While I (walk) _______was walking____________________________ to the

bus-stop, I realised I (leave) _______had left____________________________
the cooker on.

3 Why didn’t you phone me? If I (knew) __had

known______________________________ you were ill, I (come) _____would
have come_____________________________ to see you.

4 Hello, Pat. I (phone) ____am phoning_______________________________ to

ask if you (do) __are going to do/are
doing________________________________ anything this Saturday.

5 By the time Big Jim (become) ___will have

become________________________________ heavyweight boxing champion
he (win) _____will have won___________________________ over thirty
fights.

6 I (not see) _____haven’t seen______________________________ you for

ages. What (you do) _are doing__________________________________ ?

7 Hurry up! I (think) _____think______________________________ you (be)

____have been_______________________________ ready by now.

8 If I (be) _were __________________________________ you, I (not spend)

__wouldn’t spend_________________________________ so much money.

9 Danny’s train (arrive) _____is arriving/will

arrive______________________________ tomorrow evening at 6.00 so we

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 (meet) __are meeting/are going to
meet_________________________________ him at the station.

10 Wish me luck! If I (get) get___________________________________ the job,

I (let) ______will let_____________________________ you know.

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2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must
use between two and five words, including the word given.

0 Look at those black clouds! There’s rain on the way.

to
Look at those black clouds! It’s going to rain.

1 I’d prefer you not to wear jeans to the office.

rather
I’d ____rather you didn’t______________________________________ wear
jeans to the office.

2 We won’t get there on time without taking a taxi.

unless
We won’t get there on time _____unless we
get_______________________________ a taxi.

3 ‘I wouldn’t go swimming after dark if I were you, Tom.’

advised
Brian _advised (me) not to
go________________________________________ swimming after dark.

4 Although she had twisted her ankle, Sally still won the race.
twisting
Sally still won the race, __despite she
twisting__________________________________ her ankle.

5 Mike enjoys playing golf more than I do.

as
I don’t enjoy playing golf ____as much as
Mike__________________________________ does.

6 I regret selling my car.

wish
I ____wish I didn’t
sell____________________________________________________ my car.

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7 Nobody has cut the lawn for weeks!
hasn’t
The lawn _____hasn’t been
cut__________________________________________ for weeks.

8 It was the best meal I had ever eaten.

never
I ____have never eaten__________________________________________ a
good meal before.

9 Have you got a smaller size than this?

the
Is _____this the smallest
size_____________________________________________ you have got?

10 A friend is looking after my cat while I’m away.

care
A friend ___is taking care of__________________________________ my cat
while I’m away.

3 Look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a
word which should not be there. Tick each correct line. If a line has a word
which should not be there, write the word in the space.

Foreign travel
Nowadays more and more people enjoy 0
foreign travel, and take up their holidays in 00 up
the distant countries. However, not everyone 1 ___+___
has had the same reason for travelling. Some 2 ___had___
of people travel so that they can practise 3 __+____
foreign languages, or because they want to 4 __+____
visit well-known sights in other countries. 5 __+____
Lots of young people just want to have relax 6 __have___
and make up new friends. Personally, I would like 7 _up_____
to travel abroad for the excitement! I have never 8 _+_____
been visited to a foreign country before, but I have 9 visited___
been planning a trip around Europe by the train with 10been______
some friends of mine. As we are students, and so we can 11 __+____
buy cheaper tickets. One of my friends went on 12 __+____
having this kind of trip a few years ago. She stayed in 13 having____
youth hostels, and managed to spend a very little 14+ ______

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money. I think that this would be an exciting holiday. 15 _+_____

4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must
use between two and five words, including the word given.

0 Look at those black clouds! There’s rain on the way.

to
Look at those black clouds! It’s going to rain.

1 I don’t play tennis as well as you do.

better
You __play better than
I_______________________________________________________ do.

2 You ought to have your house painted.

be
Your house _______ought to
be________________________________________ painted.

3 The last time I saw Melanie was before she got her new job.
since
I ___haven’t seen Melanie
since___________________________________________ she got her new job.

4 The film was so funny that I burst out laughing.

a
It was __such a fun____________________________________ that I burst out
laughing.

5 I’ve never flown in a helicopter before.

first
This is __the first time that I______________________________________
flown in a helicopter.

6 ‘You stole the money, Joe, didn’t you!’ said the inspector.
accused

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 The inspector __accused Joe of
stealing_________________________________________ the money.

7 It is essential that this letter is posted today.

must
This letter ____must
post______________________________________________ today.

8 ‘Is the train on time?’ asked one of the people waiting.

whether
One of the people waiting wanted to ___know whether the
train________________________ on time.

9 My advice is to inform the police.

better
I think ___it’s better to________________________________________
inform the police.

10 They believe a single gunman carried out the attack.

believed
A single gunman __believed to______________________________ carried out
the attack.

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5 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

School sports day

Our school sports were held last week, and the (0) B afternoon was a disaster. For a
start, very (1) __C___ people bothered to turn (2) _A____ , and there is nothing
(3) __D___ than trying to win a race with only three or four people cheering you on.
It rained (4) _D____ afternoon, from the moment the first starting pistol (5) B_____
fired, until the last medal had (6) __C___ presented. I was in the high jump, (7)
_A____ meant running up to do my best jump and then landing (8) _A____ a pool of
cold muddy water. It was raining (9) _D____ hard that we couldn’t see the runners in
the 5,000 metres, and it (10) ___D__ out that they had all stopped (11) B_____ the
other side of the field to shelter under a tree. My other event was the javelin, but (12)
___C__ time I tried to throw, the javelin kept slipping from my hand. In (13) _A____
case, I couldn’t see where I was throwing, and when I (14) _B____ finally manage to
launch my javelin into the air, it disappeared in the direction of the railway line, and
was never seen
(15) _B____ .

0 A all B whole C total D final

1 A little B small C few D rare
2 A up B about C round D over
3 A like B better C left D worse
4 A by B the C entire D all
5 A had B was C has D been
6 A to B had C been D itself
7 A which B and C so D nevertheless
8 A on B at C in D to
9 A so B as C and D very
10 A worked B found C looked D turned
11 A under B on C through D about
12 A first B in C every Da
13 A this B the C whatever D any
14 A did B had C should D have
15 A there B again C to D back

6 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must
use between two and five words, including the word given.

0 Look at those black clouds! There’s rain on the way.

to
Look at those black clouds! It’s going to rain.

1 A year ago we hadn’t even met!

last

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 This _time last year we_____________________________________________
hadn’t even met!

2 Without your help, I wouldn’t have passed the exam.

for
If it _hadn’t been for your help_______________________________ , I
wouldn’t have passed the exam.

3 Nobody knows anything about the whereabouts of the President.

about
Nothing __is known about____________________________ the whereabouts
of the President.

4 My teachers made me work hard at school.

was
I ___was worked________________________________________________
hard at school.

5 ‘I’m awfully sorry, Carol, but I’ve broken your watch,’ said Jim.
to
Jim __apologised to carol
about__________________________________________________ her watch.

6 Please see that you close the door when you go.
open
Please don’t ___open the door_______________________________________
when you go.

7 Unless we leave now, we’ll miss the start of the film.

if
We’ll miss the start of the film _____if we don’t
leave_____________________________ now.

8 Do you own these two cars?

belong
Do _____these two cars belong
to____________________________________________________ you?

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9 Business hasn’t been so bad for a long time.
has
Rarely ________________________________________________ been so bad.

10 I won’t sell the painting, no matter how much you offer me.
price
Whatever __________________________________ the painting, I won’t sell
it.

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Final Test 9