Cambridge First Certificate in English

Cambridge First Certificate in English

by Waine Evans

Use of English

Part One ​Cloze Vocabulary

​From the words listed below, choose the ones that best fit the space

Multiple Choice

CONKERS

The conker is a chestnut, the hard brown fruit of the chestnut tree. There are two types of chestnut the sweet chestnut which you can eat. In winter, they are sold, roasted, from barrows in the street. And then ................... is the horse chestnut,

• it

• here

• that

• there

Multiple Choice

which cannot be eaten. It is the horse chestnut, or conker, which grows ................... in England.

• usually

• often

• frequently

• commonly

Multiple Choice

The conker does, however, ................... one useful purpose.

• serve

• make

• offer

• give

Multiple Choice

It is collected in autumn by ................... small boy in England.

• every

• all

• most

• many

Multiple Choice

He dries it, .................. a hole in it, and puts it on the end of a piece of string.

• screws

• digs

• grinds

• bores

Multiple Choice

He is then ready to challenge ................... small boy to play conkers.

• second

• another

• other

• every

Multiple Choice

One of the boys holds his conker, at the end of his string, while the other boy strikes it by bringing his conker down upon it as ................... as he can.

• tough

• hard

• strong

• heavy

Multiple Choice

Then the positions are ................... .

• reversed

• reviewed

• revised

• remade

Multiple Choice

The victor is the boy who smashes the other's conker to ................... .

• scraps

• lumps

• parts

• pieces

Multiple Choice

But in the city of Birmingham, conkers ................... come to an end.

• can

• may

• ought

• shall

Multiple Choice

A member of the city government, Councillor Florence Pickers gill is worried about the number of children injured ................... out gathering conkers from chestnut trees.

• after

• while

• since

• as

Multiple Choice

She has asked that all chestnut trees in the city be ................... so that they cannot bear conkers. A chemical firm has been approached. They will drill small holes in the trees, and then insert an anti-conker pill in each hole.

• treated

• drugged

• dealt

• medicated

Multiple Choice

There has been a lot of ................... to the scheme. Mrs Joan Whippet, mother of eight children, said, "Councillor Pickers gill must be crazy.

• criticism 

• dislike

• protest

• opposition

Multiple Choice

The city of Birmingham has long refused to provide a family planning service for its ................... .

• members

• citizens

• partners

• staff

Multiple Choice

Now it has been ................... that the only completely free birth control service is to be offered to trees."

• set

• legalised 

• decided

• dictated

​Part Two Cloze Grammar

​Complete with the word that best fits the space

​Part Three Error Correction

​Some of the following lines are correct, other have word that should not be there.

​If the line is correct then type correct if not then type the word that doesn't belong.

​Part four Word Formation

​To fill the spaces, use a word formed from the words that are highlighted.