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FCE 1

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
I thought someone in the office must have taken my favourite pen but it suddenly APPEARED in my coat pocket. 
a)
turned on
b)
turned up 
c)
turned off
d)
turned about
2.
Susan saw a boy take my wallet out of my bag but he managed to ESCAPE before we could stop him.
a)
get out 
b)
get away
c)
get on 
d)
get up
3.
Most young offenders ask a parent to ACCOMPANY them when they have to appear in court. 
a)
go about
b)
go on with 
c)
go along with 
d)
go together
4.
The detective walked as fast as he could and managed to REACH the woman he was following as she got into the lift. 
a)
catch with 
b)
catch up
c)
catch on 
d)
catch up with 
5.
Even though she knew there would be serious consequences she decided to PROCEED with her decision to admit that she had forged his signature.
a)
go with 
b)
go up with 
c)
go ahead with 
d)
go off with 
6.
The reacher had no idea what was HAPPENING.
a)
going down 
b)
going on 
c)
going about 
d)
going off
7.
The couple decided to CONTINUE with the wedding even though there were no guests.
a)
go along with 
b)
go ahead
c)
go off
d)
go over 
8.
The entire comuter system of the company has STOPPED WORKING. 
a)
gone over 
b)
gone about 
c)
gone down 
d)
gone ahead
9.
When the fireworks EXPLODED, my sister was in the balcony and she had a heart attack.
a)
went over 
b)
went off
c)
went on 
d)
went ahead
10.
I decided to stop buying milk because everytime I do, it BECOMES SOUR in the fridge. 
a)
goes off 
b)
goes over 
c)
goes down 
d)
goes on
11.
Students never REVISE what they have written so far, they are in a hurry to hand in their exams. 
a)
go ahead
b)
go off
c)
go over 
d)
go on
12.
BY CHANCE I FOUND a fascinating old diary when I was cleaning out my grandmother's house. 
a)
I came onto 
b)
I came across 
c)
I came up 
d)
I came into
13.
After a lot of time I THOUGHT OF a solution to the problem. 
a)
I came into
b)
I came across
c)
I came up with 
d)
I came out
14.
I don't feel well- I think I'M GETTING some kind of virus .
a)
I'm coming onto
b)
I'm coming across 
c)
I'm coming round to 
d)
I'm coming down with 
15.
I have to persuade my friend to come on holiday; I hope SHE'LL AGREE TO the idea. 
a)
she'll come across to
b)
she'll come round to 
c)
she'll come on to 
d)
she'll come up with 
16.
It's been a ddifficult time for us all but we've all SURVIVED it.
a)
come through 
b)
come up 
c)
come into 
d)
come round
17.

Elite (0)......... like the Jamaican Usain Bolt have regularly been clocked running at nearby 45 kilometres per hour. (COMPETE)

a)

Competition

b)

Competitive

c)

Competitors

d)

Competent

18.

Such speed would have seemed (1)........... not so long ago. (BELIEVE)

a)

Unbelieving

b)

Unbelieved

c)

Unbelievably

d)

Unbelievable

19.

Scientists now suggest that humans can move (2)........... faster than even that, perhaps as fast as 65 kilometres per hour. (CONSIDER)

a)

Considering

b)

Considerably

c)

Considered

d)

Considerable

20.

For years, it was assumed that simple muscle power determined human speed, but recent suggests otherwise. The most important (3) ............ factor appears to be how quickly the muscles can contract [...] (LIMIT)

a)

Limiting

b)

Unlimited

c)

Limited

d)

Limitless

21.

The most important limiting factor appears to be how quickly the muscles can contract and thus (4) .............. the time a runner's foot is in contact with the ground. (MINIMUM)

a)

Minimise

b)

Minimum

c)

Mimimize

d)

Minimize

22.

Is our athletic ability inherited? Researcher Alun Williams has (5) ........... twenty-three inherited factors that influence sporting performance [...] (IDENTITY)

a)

Identify

b)

Identified

c)

Identification

d)

Identifies

23.

[...] factors that influence sporting performance, such as the (6) .................. use of oxygen, and strength. (EFFICIENCY)

a)

Efficiently

b)

Effiently

c)

Efficiency

d)

Efficient

24.

As world population rises, predicts Williams, the (7) ............ of there being someone with the right genes [...] (POSSIBLE)

a)

Possible

b)

Possibly

c)

Possibility

d)

Impossibility

25.

[...] The right genes for these twenty-three (8) ......... will increase noticeably and thus faster runners are likely to emerge in the future. (CHARACTER)

a)

Characters

b)

Characteristics

c)

Characteristic

d)

Character

26.

Preffix meaning: again or back. What is the preffix?

a)

overbook, oversleep, overwork

b)

transform, transcribe, transplant

c)

restructure, revisit, reappear

d)

anticlimax, antidote, antithesis

27.

What is NOT an adjective suffix?

a)

different, dependent, excellent

b)

classify, exemplify, simplify, justify

c)

endless, homeless, careless, thoughtless

d)

drinkable, countable, avoidable

28.

Misconduct, mismatch, mismanagement.

What is the meaning of mis-?

a)

inside

b)

between

c)

false

d)

wrong

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