Testy FCE

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Test A
Reading FCE Paper 1
Part 1 Multiple matching
You are going to read an magazine article about a local trading system. Choose the most suitable heading
from the list
A–I
for each part (
1–7
) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.
There is an example at the beginning (
0
).
A
Escape the routine
D
Old and young
G
Help with the kids
H
Learn about yourself
B
A growing trend
E
Who needs money?
C
Back to nature
F
Save the world
I
Anything and everything
LETS do it!
0 E
In Totnes, they use ‘acorns’, in Manchester ‘bobbins’
and in Cambridge ‘cams’. What on earth are these
you may ask? These are all currency units used in
the Local Exchange Trading Systems (LETS), a
scheme that avoids the need to pay cash for goods
and service, working instead on a bartering
exchange system.
0
E
4
One of the most popular things on offer as part of
the scheme is fresh fruit and vegetables – especially
if it’s organic. But there all sorts of skills and goods
that people can offer. One member renovates old
computers and another member has a selection of
ballgowns for hire – not really an everyday service,
but she was surprised at the demand.
4
1
1
5
5
If you’ve never heard of LETS (Local Exchange
Trading Systems) you might wonder what the fuss
is all about. With more than 400 schemes in the
UK, it’s obvious that more and more people are
catching on to the idea. And if you are tired of
seeing your cash disappear in taxes, here’s a way of
keeping your cash and exchanging your skills
instead.
2
2
Occasionally the members set up a gardening or
decorating gang, where a group gets together and
tackles a bigger job in someone’s garden or home.
There are a lot of gardeners with years of
experience. This becomes a social event too and you
can hear the laughter from one of these gangs a
long way off. Even children become involved in the
scheme – car-washing is a particular favourite.
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6
Sean Kelly, who edits his local LETS newsletter,
lives in a village in Bedfordshire. He works
part-time for the BBC as a vision engineer. He and
his wife, who works part-time at the Open
University, moved to the village from London eight
years ago. They wanted ‘to spend time doing what
we wanted to do,’ explains Steve, and LETS fits very
well into that plan.
Probably around a third of the members come to
the scheme through green or social beliefs. Some
may be members of organizations such as
Greenpeace or Friends of the Earth. They are
attracted to LETS by the fact that many goods get
recycled. One LETS group was started by a single
mother on a council estate who saw the benefits for
those on lower incomes.
3
They joined the LETS scheme when it began after
attending a public meeting advertised in a local
newspaper. When, 18 months ago, their first son
arrived, the LETS scheme became a godsend. Not
only have they acquired everything necessary for a
baby, they have found the idea of baby-sitting
helpful too. ‘We’ve made more friends locally
through LETS than anything else’.
3
7
But the most important thing, if you do decide to
join, is to get involved. Don’t just sit around waiting
for it to happen; you need to be active. Go to
meetings and social events, get to know people, and
soon you could be swapping skills you did not know
you had!
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 Test A
Part 2 Multiple choice
You are going to read an extract from an article about receptionists. For questions
8–14
, choose the answer
A
,
B
,
C
or
D
you think fits best according to the text.
Smile please
While you are reading this I would like you to
smile. And why am I asking you to force a
smile while you are in the office or on the
train, or while pouring out your cornflakes?
Because I would like you to understand what
it is like to be a receptionist. I would like you
to have some idea of how it feels to smile
continually for most of the day.
But beneath this happy exterior, the life of the
receptionist is supposedly a miserable affair. It is
like a famous actress hiding her tragedy behind a
glittering showbiz persona. For receptionists are
bored, isolated and, to be honest, want a little
respect. Or so says a survey conducted by
recruitment consultants Maine-Tucker. A third of
surveyed receptionists complained that they were
bored with their job. One hesitates to point out that
being bored in your job is rather par for the course.
It is like going to school and hating the double
maths lessons even if you are the maths teacher.
That said, of course, the receptionist has the
responsibility of not looking bored at all. All yawns
must be hidden. The receptionist simply does not
have the luxury of being able to put her head in her
hands, and swear loudly in the middle of the
afternoon.
One fifth claimed that they felt cut off from the rest
of the company, especially those working in larger
organizations. All they get is a touch of the hat and
a brief hello as the rest of the company walks past
first thing in the morning and the last thing at
night. There is no chatting about last night’s
excitement.
But being a receptionist is not merely about
answering telephones and calling up to the fourth
floor to say ‘Mr Jones, Mr Garfunkel is in
reception’. It is often about dealing with customers
or clients who are upset, or annoyed, or downright
livid. The receptionist might have to listen to a
visitor’s dissatisfaction with the company as a
whole, or about having to wait to speak to
somebody in the firm, or even that he missed his
train to work this morning and had to pay for a
cab. Some customers may be violent or threatening.
Indeed the Maine-Tucker report found that 28% of
those surveyed wanted to be treated with more
respect by both staff and visitors.
At a time when the role of secretary is viewed as
increasingly important, where a business can not
work without someone who understands the
technology and all the detail of running the office,
receptionists are feeling particularly overlooked.
The potential for promotion from a secretarial
position is ever more likely. But for a receptionist to
go quickly up the career ladder is a much more
difficult task.
It is in smaller companies, especially in start-ups,
that receptionists feel their role is more valued. In
such organizations everyone, whatever their job,
gets to contribute to a project. In this way,
receptionists may get the chance to show that they
have skills beyond the front desk, and are eligible
for promotion. Now that is a reason for smiling.
The receptionist is often viewed as the face of a
company. She or he is more than likely the first
person visitors will meet when they enter the
building. Therefore the receptionist has to look
smartly turned out. There can’t be any spilled food
on your blouse or spinach stuck between your
teeth. Some large firms even give their receptionists
a clothing allowance to ensure that they always
look presentable. Most importantly, the receptionist
has to appear approachable. It is the absolute
opposite of the snobbish reception you get in
designer clothing stores. This is where the smiling
comes in. A genuine open-lipped smile suggests
warmth and openness.
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 Test A
8
Where is the article taken from?
A
a business survey
B
a fashion magazine
C
a daily newspaper
D
a career guidance leaflet
9
According to the survey which is not true of receptionists?
A
They sometimes feel undervalued.
B
They sometimes feel isolated.
C They sometimes feel bored.
D
They sometimes feel tired.
10
The writer suggests that
A
all jobs are sometimes boring.
B
only maths is a boring subject.
C
being a receptionist is very boring.
D
receptionists always look bored.
11
Some receptionists are given a clothing allowance because
A
they need to tip their hat to the staff.
B
they buy clothes in designer stores.
C
it’s easy to spill food on their clothes.
D
they need to make a good first impression.
12
The phrase ‘downright livid’ means
A
lively.
B
very angry.
C
they feel they are right.
D
extremely violent.
13
The writer says that secretaries
A
know a little about technology.
B
have better career prospects than receptionists.
C
often look down on receptionists.
D
have similar problems to receptionists.
14
Receptionists are happier in smaller companies because
A
they get the chance to start up new projects.
B
they have more opportunities to smile.
C
they don’t have to sit at the front desk.
D
they are more involved in decision making.
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Test A
Part 3 Gapped text
You are going to read a newspaper article about a Spanish design student in London. Eight sentences have
been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences
A–I
the one which fits each gap (
15–21
). There is
one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (
0
).
Designer living
It is hard to tell whether Héctor Serrano is very
serious or just has a dry sense of humour. When
you enter his flat you are greeted in two languages.
‘Hallo,’ he says in a thick Spanish accent, as he
opens the front door in his green glasses, brown
woolly jumper, and orange leather slippers. 0 F
Serrano has other designs on display such as his
new but unfinished ‘top secret’ design on his
wardrobe clothes rail. 18 It is made from
strips of plastic stuffed into a clear nylon net, which
hangs from the ceiling. There’s a drinking bottle
based on the traditional Spanish
botijos
. It looks
like a plastic bottle but is made in white pottery
and has a spout and handle. ‘It can be used as a
drinking bottle’ says Serrano, raising it to his lips,
‘or as a jug’. He bends over and pours the water
into a glass.
18
0
F
Serrano graduated from the RCA’s Product Design
MA course that year. While he was still there he
won the £16,000 Peugeot Design Award, beating his
tutor Roberto Feo. 15 It is difficult to get
into the house because the hall is cluttered with
their bikes and there are piles of books and papers
everywhere. 16 The walls are all brightly
coloured, paper bags are used as lampshades and
unusual self-built furniture fills every room.
15
16
Serrano has only been in London two years.
19 Someone had told him design was nice
and easy, and he was fed up with studying physics,
maths and literature. 20 Unsurprisingly,
though, poor Serrano misses the Spanish sun and
paella. Otherwise, he’s very happy. The only thing
that upsets him are those open-backed buses in
London. ‘It might be a tradition but they are very,
very dangerous’. 21
20
Serrano’s workshop is in his bedroom. 17
‘They are Mr Potatohead’s glasses’, I am informed.
Was it Mr Potatohead, then that gave him the idea
for his succesful design, a soft, squeezable lamp
that won him the Peugeot award? ‘No’ he replies,
picking up and squeezing a red stress ball.
‘This was’.
17
21
* RCA stands for the Royal College of Art
A
On the bench, there’s a tiny pair of glasses similar to Serrano’s own.
B
He arrived here from Valencia with good reports of the RCA from a friend.
C
He still lives with two RCA student friends in a rented house in Queen’s Park.
D
In the corner, there is a strange looking hanging lamp.
E
It is not clear if he is being serious or not.
F
‘Bonjour’ reads the doormat.
G
It’s obvious that this is the flat of design students.
H
He wanted to study something more creative.
I
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19
This design won him the Peugeot award.
 Test A
Part 4 Multiple matching
You are going to read a newspaper article, in which journalists have chosen one important book from their
childhood. For questions
22–35
, choose from the books (
A–F
). The books may be chosen more than once.
When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order. There is an example at the
beginning (
0
).
Which of the books
has main characters from different social backgrounds?
0
F
has a battle between good and evil?
22
has a girl who is unpleasant?
23
has real animals?
24
has children who argue?
25
26
gave the reader self-belief?
27
is funny and sad?
28
helped influence the reader to become an artist?
29
are historical novels?
30
31
has boys and girls as the main characters?
32
has a girl who changes character?
33
has a semi-visible person?
34
was published once a year?
35
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0 F
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