FCE

Family Words

100

Some _____________ argue that the brain gets better at any task the more often it is repeated

SCIENCE

SCIENTISTS

200

The students accomplished the task in  _______ than 10 minutes

LITTLE

LESS

300

Manx, the language once spoken on the Isle of Man, started to decline in the 19th century, and became ________________ extinct at the beginning of the 20th century 

VIRTUAL

VIRTUALLY

400

The typical riding horse is 14 to 16 hands in _____________ weighs 400 to 500 kg

HIGH

HEIGHT

500

Steam engines were used to pull the ________________ of the undergrounds

CARRY

CARRIAGES

Rewrite

100

Sandra knew that her boss had to leave by 6 o'clock.

NECESSARY

Sandra knew that ____________________ her boss to leave by 6 o'clock.

Sandra knew that IT WAS NECESSARY FOR her boss to leave by 6 o'clock.

200

I'm sorry I didn't come to see you earlier.

WISH

I ___________________________ to see you earlier.

I WISH I HAD COME to see you earlier.

300

I only invited Marge because you asked me to.

WOULD

I _________________________ Marge if you hadn't asked me to.

WOULD NOT HAVE INVITED

400

I couldn't understand the teacher because she spoke rather fast.

TOO

The teacher ______________________ to understand.

The teacher SPOKE TOO FAST FOR ME to understand.

500

I am sure the teacher didn't mean to upset you

INTENTION

I'm sure the teacher _______________________ you

HAD NO INTENTION OF UPSETTING

Phrasal Verbs

100

I've decided to cut _______________ smoking

DOWN ON

200

They live _______ the money their father give them.

ON

300

Because of the weather they decided to call ________ the match.

OFF

400

Two masked men held ________ the bank.

UP

500

If you come to Florence I can put you _________. 

UP

Phrasal Verbs

100

Why don't you __________ up golf? it's a good pastime.

TAKE 

200

I think you have ___________ up this story! I don't believe it!

MADE

300

I'll send someone to _________ for the parcel on Friday. I can't go!

CALL

400

I haven't ________ round to fixing your bike yet. Sorry, I've been very busy.

GOT 

500

I've been walking all day. I feel __________ OUT

WORN

Fill in the blanks

100

__________ it was late, we decided to go home.

AS / SINCE

200

Jack gave Bill a punch ________ the nose.

ON

300

I'd rather you __________________John the truth right now.

TOLD

400

It's time we __________ a new TV. This one is really old.

BOUGHT

500

Everyone was depressed on ____________ of the bad news.

ACCOUNT