FCE practice tests

The first mobile phones were heavy and ... to use, but nowadays they are much easier to handle.

• awkward

• accident-prone

• clumsy

• handy

If you spend any time in prison, you're ... as a criminal for the rest of your life.

• labelled

• defined

• referred

• described

He's overweight and bald, (and) ... somehow, he's attractive.

• despite

• for

• since

• in spite of

The family was ... by tragedy several years ago.

• replaced

• overdone

• overtaken

• overridden

There are ... generators but these usually only have to work for a few hours a year during power cuts.

• instead

• replacement

• placement

• standby

She ... her professional stage debut in Swan Lake.

• made

• took

• did

• found

Let's ... our discussion to the matter in question, please!

• concentrate

• confine

• focus

• take

Are you ... (= telling a lot of people) gossip/rumours again?

• reaching

• diffusing

• spreading

• taking

Exams are not the only means of ... a student's ability.

• assessing

• grading

• valuing

• defining

The college now has a ... to help students with both personal and work problems.

• psychologist

• lawyer

• advicer

• councellor