Fill in with a suitable word to complete the passage given :

Puberty is the nam for the time when your body begins to (1) ........... change as you move from kid to adult. During (2).........., your body will grow faster than at any other time in your life, except for when you were a baby. It helps to know about the (3)............ that puberty causes before they happen. That way, you know what to except. It's also important to remember that everyone goes (4).......... these changes. No (5) ............. where you live, (6)............... you're a boy or a girl, you will experience them. No two people are exactly alike, but one thing everyone has in common is (7)....... we all go through puberty. Usually, puberty starts (8)........ages 8 and 13 in girls and ages 9 and 15 in boys. This wide range in ages may help explain why some of your friends still look like young kids whereas others look more (9)...... adults. When your body is ready to begin puberty, it (10).......... releases special hormones. Depending on whether you're a boy (11)..... a girl, these(12).... go to work on different parts of the body.

Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap

Sometimes you just know things about people the first time you see them- for example that you want to be friends with them or that you don't trust them. But perhaps this kind of intuition isn't as hard to explain (1)...... it may seem. For instance, everybody gives out body language signals (2)........ the time. The (3)....... you hold your body, head and arms tells people about your mood. If you hold your arms tightly at your sides (4)....... fold them across your chest, people wil generally feel that you (5)....... being defensive. Holding your head on one side shows interest in the (6)....... person, while (7)....... relaxed, "open" posture indicates that you are self- confident. All this affects (8)...... we feel about someone

Also, a stranger may (9)....... youbof a previous meeting with someone. This may be because of (10)....... as simple as thrle fact that he or she is physically similar (11)........ someone who treated you well or badly. But your reaction doesn't (12)........ to be the result of the memory of a person you previously met- your feeling about the stranger could (13)....... influenced by a smell in the air that brings to mind a place (14)....... you were happy as a child. Since even a single word can bring back a memory (15)....... as that, you may never realize it is happening

Cloze-test:

COMPUTERS: GOOD OR BAD

For good or bad, computers are now (1) _____ of our daily life. With the (2) _____ of a small home computer now as low as $50, experts predict that before long all schools and businesses and most families in richer parts of the world will own a (3) _____ of some kind. Among general public, computers arouse strong feelings - people either love them (4) _____ hate them.

The computer-lovers talk about how useful computers can be in business, in education and in the home. Apart (5) _____ all the games, you can do your accounts on them, learn languages from them, write letters on them and in some places you even do your shopping with them. Computers, they say, will also bring more leisure, as more and more unpleasant jobs are taken (6) _____ by computerized robots.

The latter, on the (7) _____ hand, argue that computers bring not leisure but unemployment. They worry, too, that people (8) _____ spend all the time talking to comouters will forget (9) _____ to talk to each other. Their biggest fear (10) _____ that computers may eventually take overfrom human being altogether.

Read and choose the correct answer :
To many people, their friends are the most important in their life. Really good friends always (1) have/give/share joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you. Your best friend ,ay be someone you have known all your life or someonen you have grown (2) up/in/through with.
There are all sorts of things that can bring about this special relationship. It may be the result of enjoying the same activitives and sharing experiences. Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for ages. (3) So/However/Although, it really takes you years to get to know someone well (4) enough/too/such to consider your best friend.
To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and (5) which/who/whom understands us better than anyone else. It's the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets.

Choose the word or phrase )A B C D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage

In Part Three of FCE Speaking you work together with a partner. You have to do a (1).... task which usually (2)..... about three minutes. Once possible task is problem (3)......, which means you have to look at some (4)..... information and then (5)..... the problem with your partner. You may be shown photos, drawing, diagrams, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it is (6)..... that you study them carefully. If necessary, check you know exactly what to do by (7)..... asking the examiner to (8)....... the instructions or make them cleaner

While you are doing the task, the examiner will probably say very (9)...... and you should ask your partner questions and make (10)...... if he or she is not saying much. If either of you have any real difficulties the examiner may decide to stel in and (11)........ Normally, however, you will find plenty to say, which helps the (12)......... to give you a fair mark. This mark depends on your successin doing the task by (13)....... with your partner, which includes taking (14)..... in giving opinions and replying appropriately, although in the end it may be possible to agree or (15).....

Read the following passage and choose the best answers.

Dear Jean,

I’m sorry I (1)_________ to you lately, but I have been working hard. When I (2) _________ your last letter, I was acting in a play at school, and when I finished that I went on a holiday with some friends. I intended (3)_________ you a postcard, but I forgot to take your address with me. How are you getting (4) _______ at college? You didn’t (5) _________ much about this in your letter. I hope you still like it and don’t work all the time! I’m starting work in London after I (6) _________ school in July, and I want to see you then. Do you still want to come and stay (7) _________ a few days? I know you are busy, but by the time your term (8)_________, I’ll have started my job. I’ve done so (9)_________ things lately! I’ve just learned to drive and my parents sometimes lend me their car, so I often go out with friends. (10)_______ I’ll drive to Birmingham and see you one day.

Question 1

A. not write

B. haven’t written

C. don’t write

D. didn’t write

Fill in each blank with one suitable word:

Travelling to all corners of the world is (1)............ easier and easier. We live (2) .......... a global village but how well do we know and underatang each other? Here is (3)............ simple test. Imagine you have arranged a meeting at 4 p.m. What time should you expect your foreign business colleagues to arrive?.If they are German, they'll be exactly (4)............time. If they are American, they'll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are British, they'll be 15 minutes (5)............, and you should allow up to an hour for the Indians. Therefore, these are some small advice in (6)............ not tobehave badly abroad. In France, you shouldn't sit down in a café until you are shaken hands with everyone you know. In Afghanistan you'd better spend at last 5 minutes (7)............ hello. In Pakistan,you mustn't wink. It is offensive. In the Middle East you must never use the left hand for greeting, eating, drinking or smoking. Also, you should care not to admire (8)............in your host's home. They will feel that they have to it to you. In Russia you must your host drink for drink or they will think you are unfriendly. In Thailandyou should clasp your hand (9)............and lower yourhead and your eyes when you greet someone .In America you should your hamburger with both hands and as quick as (10)............ .You shouln't try to have a conversation until it is eaten

Read the text and decide T (true)/ F (false) for each statement.

Find native English speakers      In certain areas it’s the hardest thing to do, but it’s the best use of your time. Talking to actual native speakers is the most effective way to improve your English skills, speaking or otherwise. So whether you have to Skype them, call them, or beg them to speak to you, do so. Your progress will be faster this way than any other.

Listen to the music of English    No, not English music, the music of English - its lilt, its prosody, the sing-songy-ness of it. The intonation. Even if you speak perfect English technically, if you speak it like a robot you’re not speaking it the way it’s meant to be spoken.

Slow down    Above all, if you want to be understood, slow down. The more clearly you speak, the better chance your listener has of understanding you. It’s tempting to get nervous and want to speed up to get it all over with, but you can’t do that! Clarity is key - for some native English speakers, too!

Record yourself   Though we hear ourselves all the time, we really don’t know quite what we sound like. So record yourself! What are the weak and strong points you hear in your speech? And then you can concentrate on what you need to work on.

Speak English at home    This is the biggest, easiest mistake to make. You go about your day, you’re on the job working partly in English, you go to your English class, and then you go home and revert back to your native tongue. While you may be making slow improvements, you’ll never get past that dreaded lingual plateau. Make a point to speak it at home, too. Have only English at the dinner table. Stick to English TV at home. Make it as 24/7 as possible.

Talking to actual native speakers is the least effective way to improve your English skills

A. True

B. False

Read the following passage and fill in each blank witth a suitable word

This/ English / from / Finally/ listening/ learn / you/ will/ listen/ students

Speak as often and as much as possible! This is the best way to learn English! There is nothing better than conversation to help (1) .......... you improve. Whereas, you can practise reading, writing, and (2)......... listening on your own, it’s obviously better to speak (3).......... English with someone. The best way to do this is to be in an English speaking environment. Take an English course in an English language school, or better still, (4).............learn English in an English-speaking country.

The quickest way to learn English is to surround yourself with English speakers. Also, get into the habit of thinking in English, don’t translate (5).............. from your own language into English, it will slow you down. When you talk, use the sentences which instantly and naturally feel right to you, these are often the correct ones. Many (6).......... students learn to develop an ‘intuition’ about English, use yours and trust it.

(7)................This might sound a little strange and embarrassing at first, but record yourself talking and (8)............. listen to your own pronunciation, talking speed and the flow of your speaking. It (9).......... will give you a great chance to see the areas you need to work on. (10)..............Finally, it’s fun to sing in English, so learn some English songs and sing your heart out!