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This document contains answer keys and tests for an FCE practice exam. It includes the answers for reading comprehension, listening, and use of English sections. The tests cover topics like business, engineering, geography, and history. The document provides over 200 short answers to practice exam questions across 3 full tests.

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TEST 1 page 22 11. 400


Part 2 12. 27 kg
READING 13. rabbits
13. if 14. caves or trees
page 7 14. are 15. to hunt them
Part 1 15. of 16. 60 days
1. A 16. be 17. 6
2. C 17. as/while/when 18. to close a road
3. C 18. away/off
4. D 19. was page 29
5. B 20. more Part 3
6. A 21. since
22. As 19. D
7. D
23. for 20. A
8. C
24. so 21. B
22. C
page 8
Part 2 page 23 23. F
Part 3
9. C page 30
10. A 25. romantic Part 4
11. F 26. population
27. economic 24. C
12. D
28. strategic 25. A
13. H
29. situated 26. A
14. G
30. leaders 27. B
15. E
31. formally 28. C
32. independence 29. B
page 10
33. evident 30. B
Part 3
34. tourist
16. B
17. C page 24 TEST 2
18. E Part 4
19. C
READING
20. A 35. only be satisfied when/once
page 39
21. B 36. let me know as soon
37. told the girl she was Part 1
22. D
23./24. A/C 38. never been so many 1. B
25./26. D/E 39. you mind lending me 2. A
27. C 40. unless it rains 3. B
28. A 41. was such a 4. C
29. D 42. expect to do 5. D
30. A 6. B
LISTENING 7. C
USE OF ENGLISH page 27 8. D

page 21 Part 1 page 41


Part 1 1. B Part 2
1. C 2. B
9. E
2. C 3. B
10. B
3. A 4. B
11. G
4. B 5. A
12. D
5. B 6. B
13. A
6. D 7. B
14. H
7. C 8. B
15. C
8. B
9. A
page 28 page 42
10. D Part 2 Part 3
11. D 9. the Spanish lynx
16. A
12. A 10. 10,000 years ago
17. E

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18. B page 52 TEST 3


19. A Part 4
20./21. B/C READING
22. C 35. do not agree with anything
36. I would prefer to stay page 61
23./24. A/D
25. A 37. necessary for me Part 1
26. A 38. have been more careful with 1. B
27. E 39. we would always have 2. D
28. E 40. never remember where 3. B
29. D 41. not as bad as 4. A
30. B 42. never let us have 5. A
6. C
USE OF ENGLISH LISTENING 7. D
page 53 8. C
page 49
Part 1 Part 1 page 62
1. C 1. B Part 2
2. B 2. C
3. B 9. D
3. A 10. C
4. D 4. A
5. C 11. E
5. B 12. G
6. A 6. A
7. A 13. F
7. C 14. H
8. D 8. A
15. A
9. D
10. C page 54
page 64
11. C Part 2
Part 3
12. D 9. Business Administration
10. aeronautical engineering 16. B
page 50 11. Western Europe 17. D
Part 2 12. Private Pilots Licence 18. A
13. across the Sahara 19. B
13. it 20. C
14. an 14. over the Alps
15. Zanussi 21./22. A/C
15. there 23. B
16. be 16. balloon manufacturing capital
17. the highest level 24. D
17. were 25. C
18. their 18. degree
26. A
19. at 27. C
20. more page 55
Part 3 28. A
21. which / that 29. D
22. each /every 19. D 30. C
23. Once / After 20. E
24. all / many 21. A USE OF ENGLISH
22. F
page 51 23. C page 71
Part 3 Part 1
25. alternative page 56 1. B
26. widely Part 4 2. D
27. advertised 24. B 3. B
28. lovers 25. A 4. C
29. daily 26. A 5. A
30. officials 27. C 6. D
31. consumers 28. C 7. C
32. carefully 29. B 8. C
33. allowance 30. C 9. A
34. unhealthy 10. A
11. D
12. B

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page 72 11. exceed 100 ml 19. A


Part 2 12. require any assistance 20. C
13. 25 per person 21. A
13. have 14. Car Park Atrium 22. D
14. with 15. photographic identification 23. C
15. of 16. Full English breakfast 24./25. B/C
16. to 17. 10 km north 26. B
17. most 18. over 21 million 27. B
18. can /may 28. D
19. which / that page 77 29./30. A/B
20. where Part 3
21. all / many / most USE OF ENGLISH
22. not 19. D
23. than 20. C page 92
24. such 21. A Part 1
22. B
1. B
page 73 23. E
2. C
Part 3 3. C
page 78
25. unusual Part 4 4. A
26. depression 5. D
27. traditional 24. B 6. B
28. successful 25. C 7. A
29. employers 26. A 8. C
30. invitations 27. A 9. B
31. presence 28. B 10. B
32. reactions 29. A 11. A
33. clearly 30. C 12. C
34. themselves
page 94
page 74 TEST 4 Part 2
Part 4 READING 13. like
35. apologised for losing my scarf 14. than
page 83 15. not
36. how much this dress costs
37. made up my mind Part 1 16. be
38. needs decorating 1. C 17. which
39. take a jumper in case 2. B 18. our
40. if you had paid (more) 3. A 19. but/although
41. have been created 4. A 20. the
42. did not accept 5. C 21. as
6. A 22. a/some
LISTENING 7. B 23. can
8. B 24. if/when
page 75
Part 1 page 85 page 95
1. A Part 2 Part 3
2. A 25. within
9. G
3. C 26. comparatively
10. E
4. B 27. destination
11. F
5. A 28. unnecessary
12. D
6. C 29. religious
13. A
7. C 30. original
14. B
8. A 31. locations
15. H
32. independent
page 76 page 86 33. competition
Part 2 Part 3 34. affordable
9. the first floor
16./17. B/C
10. the Arrivals Hall
18. D

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page 96 TEST 5 page 116


Part 4 Part 2
READING
35. a much better manager 13. for
36. I had told them page 105 14. be
37. the first time I have (Ive) Part 1 15. who/which/that
38. is forbidden anywhere 1. B 16. because / as
(or everywhere) 2. C 17. them
39. were likely to go 3. D 18. Despite
40. had better go 4. C 19. not
41. tends to get 5. B 20. were
42. even though it is 6. A 21. then
7. D 22. by
LISTENING 8. A 23. of
24. than
page 97
page 107
Part 1 page 117
Part 2
1. C Part 3
2. A 9. B
10. E 25. athletes
3. B 26. significantly
4.C 11. H
12. F 27. truly
5. B 28. responsibility
6. B 13. G
14. C 29. selection
7. A 30. celebration
8. B 15. D
31. accommodation
page 108 32. disadvantages
page 98 33. chosen
Part 2 Part 3
34. opportunity
9. 30 years of 16. B
10. UCLA 17. C page 118
11. not really changed 18. E Part 4
12. closer to 35 19./20. A/E
21. A 35. has no (doesnt have) difficulty
13. facial plastic surgery making
14. poor self-esteem 22./23. C/D
24./25. A/C 36. was not as bad as
15. in competent hands 37. unless Marco calls (him) back
16. minimal care 26./27./28. B/D/E
29. B 38. suggested painting
17. Nigel Bryan Jr. 39. need watering
18. own son 30. E
40. if I had enough (or more)
USE OF ENGLISH 41. looking forward to seeing you
page 99 42. has been raining since
Part 3 page 114
19. C Part 1 LISTENING
20. A 1. B page 119
21. F 2. B
22. E
Part 1
3. C
23. B 4. D 1. B
5. A 2. B
page 100 6. D 3. A
Part 4 7. C 4. A
8. D 5. B
24. B
9. C 6. A
25. A
10. A 7. C
26. C
11. A 8. A
27. C
28. B 12. B
page 120
29. B
Part 2
30. C
9. Russian ballet dancer
10. the 1920s

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11. New Zealand 18. B page 140


12. 667 19. D Part 4
13. Perth, Australia 20. E
14. a definitive answer 21./22. B/C 35. can borrow the (my) car
15. beating egg whites 23. A 36. has been living
16. the United Kingdom 24. D 37. will definitely do
17. water and sugar 25. C 38. dont we buy
18. its first birthday 26. B 39. the same as
27./28. A/C 40. you mind if I open
page 121 29./30. B/E 41. usual for office workers to
Part 3 42. encouraged Rachel to give up
USE OF ENGLISH
19. D LISTENING
20. A page 137
21. F Part 1 page 141
22. B Part 1
23. E 1. B
2. B 1. A
3. A 2. B
page 122
4. A 3. B
Part 4 4. A
5. D
24. A 6. C 5. C
25. B 7. A 6. B
26. C 8. C 7. C
27. A 9. B 8. C
28. C 10.C
29. B 11. B page 142
30. B 12. D Part 2
9. July
page 138 10. 2,500
TEST 6 Part 2 11. February to April
READING 13. is 12. 18 - 71 years of age
14. at 13. 15 - 20
page 127 15. the 14. qualified native speakers
Part 1 16. are 15. five days of classes
17. to 16. 280 euros
1. B
18. has 17. 50 euros
2. C
19. who 18. 130 euros
3. A
4. B 20. than
21. for page 143
5. C
6. A 22. as Part 3
7. D 23. them 19. D
8. B 24. it 20. C
21. B
page 128 page 139 22. A
Part 2 Part 3 23. F
9. G 25. financial
26. busiest page 144
10. C
11. A 27. investment Part 4
12. F 28. increasing 24. C
13. H 29. tourists 25. B
14. E 30. growth 26. A
15. B 31. pollution 27. A
32. apparently 28. B
page 130 33. inequality 29. B
Part 3 34. worse 30. A
16. C
17. A

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TEST 7 page 160 11. the authenticity


Part 2 12. 25 pounds
READING 13. 9:30 a.m.
13. in 14. Art Newspaper
page 149 14. on 15. women painters
Part 1 15. An 16. trade and export
1. C 16. with 17. major publications
2. B 17. part 18. unresolved status
3. D 18. to
4. A 19. a page 165
5. C 20. was Part 3
6. B 21. as / so
22. about 19. E
7. B
23. are 20. C
8. C
24. the 21. B
22. F
page 151
Part 2 page 161 23. D
Part 3
9. E page 166
10. A 25. uncomplicated Part 4
11. C 26. generally
27. independence 24. A
12. D
28. unusual 25. B
13. B
29. especially 26. C
14. H
30. successful 27. C
15. F
31. friendships 28. A
32. tidiness 29. A
page 152
33. disagreement 30. A
Part 3
34. behaviour
16. B
17. D page 162 TEST 8
18./19. B/C Part 4
20. A
READING
21./22. B/C 35. if there arent (are not)
page 171
23. C 36. have her make up done
37. shouldnt (should not) have spent Part 1
24. A
25. B 38. warned him to be 1. D
26. A 39. were (also allow was) you I would 2. C
27./28. A/B 40. probably wont (will not) arrive 3. D
29. D 41. had already left 4. A
30. C 42. you mind turning down 5. D
6. D
USE OF ENGLISH LISTENING 7. A
8. B
page 159 page 163
Part 1 Part 1 page 172
1. B 1. C Part 2
2. B 2. A
9 .A
3. B 3.A
10. D
4. A 4. C
11. E
5. A 5. C
12. H
6. D 6. A
13. G
7. A 7. B
14. B
8. D 8. C
15. C
9. C
10. B
page 164 page 174
11. C Part 2 Part 3
12. A 9. co-founder
16. C
10. 1,200
17. D

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18. A page 184


19. C Part 4
20. A
21. C 35. was invented by the Chinese
22. B 36. might be extinct
23./24. B/D 37. threatened to resign unless
25. D 38. tend not to/dont tend to
26. B 39. retired almost two (2) years ago
27. A 40. place was so beautiful
28. B 41. asked us if we
29./30.C/D 42. is much healthier than

USE OF ENGLISH LISTENING


page 180 page 185
Part 1 Part 1
1. D 1. A
2. A 2. B
3. B 3. B
4. B 4. A
5. C 5. B
6. A 6. C
7. C 7. C
8. B 8. A
9. D
10. A page 186
11. C Part 2
12. C 9. cows milk
10. sterilise
page 182 11. half a kilo
Part 2 12. unwanted bacteria
13. you 13. to the touch
14. are 14. at right angles
15. of 15. 30 40 minutes
16. most/biggest/largest/greatest 16. a spoon
17. not 17. hot water
18. was (is) 18. cool, dry place
19. which / that
20. with page 187
21. the Part 3
22. but 19. C
23. more 20. E
24. much/far/(just) 21. B
22. A
page 183 23. D
Part 3
25. dangerous page 188
26. beginning Part 4
27. designers 24. B
28. gradually 25. C
29. Firstly 26. A
30. community 27. B
31. production 28. A
32. environmental 29. C
33. reused 30. B
34. highly

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