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FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE

4Complete each sentence with a word formed from a word in box A. Use one of the prefixes or suffixes in box B.

A

B

 

 

 

_ _ J

a)

I travelled to Scotland on the

overnight

train and slept all the way.

b)

You're always breaking things! Why are you so

 

?

c) Jane knows a lot of French words, but she tends to

them.

d)

We all believe in

between the people of different nations.

e)

Bad weather caused the

of nearly all the football

 

programme.

 

 

 

f)

George was very

with the service at the hotel.

g)

We live in a flat on the

of London.

 

h)

Patsy thought the shop assistant had

 

her.

i)

David was tired of being a/an

 

so he started his own

 

company.

 

 

 

j)

The government is providing more money to help

people.

5 Complete the compound word in each sentence with a word from the box.

a) I could hear the sound of gun

fire

coming from the main square.

b)We had to take shelter during a severe thunder

c)Nobody can read the doctor's hand

d) You look awful. Why don't you have a hair

?

e)I wanted to do some washing but I've run out of soap

f)If you ride a motorbike you have to wear a crash

g)There isn't room in here for another book

h)After the shower, the sun came out and there was a rain

i)

I could hear the sound of foot

Someone was coming!

j)

At one end of the room is a lovely old stone fire

 

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VOCABULARY 19 WORD FORMATION 1

6Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Evening classes

 

 

 

Recently I decided to go to evening classes twice a

 

 

week. During the day I work in a (1)

.secretarial

agency

SECRETARY

as a telephonist. It is not a very interesting (2)

 

OCCUPY

and I get bored. I also got tired of coming home

 

 

every evening, putting a (3)

meal in the oven

FREEZE

and then watching TV. So I decided to take up (4)

 

CARPENTER

as a hobby. Perhaps I should give you an (5)

for

EXPLAIN

my choice. Learning a skill is a good (6)

 

to the

SOLVE

problem of boring work. Also, I felt I was a (7)

 

FAIL

because any time I tried to put up a shelf, for example,

 

it always fell down! Now I am quite a (8)

wood-

SUCCESS

worker! I am working on the (9)

of some

 

CONSTRUCT

furniture at the moment. And although there are only

 

two other girls in the class, I don't feel any (10)

 

EMBARRASS

I've turned out to be the best student in the class!

 

 

7Underline the most suitable word or phrase.

a)Helen doesn't look well. She is extremely slim/thin.

b)It's really hot today, but it's nice and chilly/cool in here.

c)Peter nodded/shook his head in agreement.

d)I can't pay you anything for this old coin. It's priceless/worthless.

e)The house was surrounded by a high/tall fence.

f)The sun is shining, and it's a/an attractive/lovely day.

g)This chicken is good. It's very tasteful/tasty.

h)Be careful of the next corner. It's rather dangerous/harmful.

i)Graham left the film before the end because he was bored/lazy.

j)When I saw him scratch my car I got very angry/nervous.

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FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE

8 Complete each sentence with a word formed from a word in the box.

a)

Those children next door are

making

a lot of noise.

b)

I don't really

 

like going out this evening.

c)

You don't have to hurry. You can

your time.

d) Armstrong was the first person to

foot on the Moon.

e)

The director

 

us permission to park our motorbikes here.

f)

Can you

me a favour? I need some help with the garden.

g)

I can't talk now. I'm just

 

lunch.

h) When something goes wrong, people always

the blame on

 

me!

 

 

 

i)

Tom has just

 

in love yet again!

j)

I would like to

 

your attention to these instructions.

9Rewrite each sentence so that it has the same meaning, and contains the word given in capitals. Do not change the word in any way.

a) The forest outside the town started burning last night.

CAUGHT

...The forest outside the town caught fire last night.

b)

Suddenly Janet started crying.

TEARS

c)

What's your occupation?

DO

d) We'll have to decide soon.

DECISION

e)

Can you look after my plants while I'm away?

TAKE

f)

You will write or phone, won't you?

TOUCH

g)

Diane had a baby boy last week.

GAVE

h)

Peter always remains calm in an emergency.

HEAD

i)

Stop holding the steering wheel!

LET

j)

He can't possibly win the race.

STANDS

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Add one of the prefixes in the box to each incomplete word so that it makes

sense. Use each prefix once only.

a)

Dick was very tired and suffering from

over

work.

b)

We couldn't see the magician! He had become

visible.

c)

I could only cross the road by going down a

 

way.

d)

Nobody believed what Mary wrote in her

 

biography.

e)

Let me introduce you to Janet, my

 

-wife.

f)

What he said was not clear. In fact it was rather

leading.

g)

Unfortunately our football team lost in the

 

-final.

h)

Mr Smith regrets that he is

able to accept your invitation.

i)

This is a good train, it goes to Manchester

 

-stop.

j)

Oh bother, my pencil sharpener has

 

appeared again.

2Complete each sentence with a word formed from a word in the box, ending as shown.

a)

Carol and Andy have just moved into a new ...neighbour...hood.

b)

My new

er is paying me a much higher salary.

c)

The local council have decided to

en the main road.

d) Jerry picked up a

ful of the money and smiled.

e)

I'm a terrible card player. I'm really

less.

f)

It's a kind of blue colour, but a bit

ish too.

g)

Bill now works in

ship with two other architects.

h)

Don't drink from the stream. You don't know if the water is

 

able.

 

 

i)

Most people say that they believe in the

ity of men and

 

women.

 

 

j)

Doctors have proved that smoking is

ful.

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FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE

3Complete each sentence with a word formed from a word in box A. Use one of the prefixes or suffixes in box B.

a)I can't eat this! It's completely inedible

b)John has been interested in sailing ever since he was a/an

c)The teacher arranged the desks in a/an

d)I like it here. The people are really

e) There are two figures in the

of the picture.

f)You have to have a good head for heights if you are a

g)It's much safer for a young child to ride a/an

h)

Scientists are

that a cure for the disease will be found.

i)

Most countries have signed a/an

agreement banning

 

whaling.

 

 

j)

Paintings by this

 

have been sold for millions of pounds.

4Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

How to become Prime Minister

 

 

 

Jack had never wanted to be a (1)

.politician

. First of all, he

POLITICS

suffered from terrible (2)

and blushed violently

SHY

when he had to make a speech. He also (3)

with

SYMPATHY

people who refused to vote. After all, what difference did

 

it make? As a speaker, he was slow and (4)

and

ORGANIZE

never knew what to say. He began his career as a last-minute

 

(5)

for a speaker who failed to turn up. Later he

PLACE

learned to (6)

his tie, give a big smile, and read the

STRAIGHT

speech which had been prepared by his (7)

speech-

PERSON

writer. People liked him. 'He has a kind of (8)

,'

INNOCENT

they said. They did not mind that he had no (9)

,

IMAGINE

and seemed quite (10)

in what he was saying.

INTEREST

They applauded him and then made him Prime Minister.