FCE Units 4-6

Vocabulary

100

The view from the top of the mountain was breathtaking. What does breathtaking mean?

incredible, amazing, outstanding

200

Make the word in italics a compound word. What is the most ordinary thing to every happen to you?

extraordinary

300

I'm not convinced I like all classical ballet but I love ....... dance

a. contemporary

b. abstract

c. gallery

a. contemporary

400

a diet rich in ...........

a. fat

b.  English grammar

c. vitamins

d. balance

c. vitamins

500

What is a dairy-free diet?

A diet with no dairy

Use of English

100

Death Valley got its name in 1849 when a group of ............ miners made the mistake of passing through it on their way to California

a. very lucky

b. unlucky

c. irresponsible

unlucky

200

Death Valley is a very in/un hospitable place.  

inhospitable

300

Very ......... people like the bitter taste of coffee to begin with but soon most of us ....... used to it.

1. few 2. get/become/grow

400

And yet chillies have ...... used in cooking in almost ........ culture for thousands of years.

1. been

2. every

500

Change these words into adjectives: 

Ambition

Excess

Therapy

Ambitious 

Excessive

Therapeutic

Idioms and Expressions

100

My father and I don't .................Perhaps our relationship will improve when I leave home

a. keep an eye on

b. get our heads around

c. see eye to eye

c. see eye to eye

200

It was really hard to ............... after he made such a funny comment. 

a. get cold feet about

b. keep a straight face

c. keep an eye on

b. keep a straight face

300

I'm beginning to get cold feet about the whole idea. 

What does get cold feet about mean?

get nervous or afraid about doing something you previously committed to.

400

He always puts his foot in his mouth when he is speaking in front of a crowd and lives to regret it. 

What does puts his foot in his mouth mean?

to say things you shouldn't say or mean to say.

500

The hardest part was getting their heads around doing a 900 mile journey. 

What does getting their heads around mean?

understand/accept an idea

Grammar

100

Since I .......... (finish) my homework, I decided to go round to a friend's house.

had finished

200

We ..........(never see) a glacier before we went to Antarctica

had never seen

300

I think by 2050 we'll be watching/have watched an increasing number of 3D films. 

be watching

400

Although some directors will be experimenting....

In the above sentence, will be experimenting is what form?

future continuous

500

Things will have changed a lot though by then. 

Will have changed is an example of what form?

future perfect

Random

100

Andy's leg .........(hurt) for ages before he went to the doctor.

had been hurting

200

There aren't a lot of/hardly any green vegetables for sale.

a lot of

300

If you are good at getting people to do what you want. What are you good at?

Persuasion/convincing

400

You will get the results by Friday. 

Given

I .............. you the results by Friday.

will have given

500

The less ............ (adventure) among us would not be too keen on eating insects such as locusts and crickets but they are, in fact, ...........(surprise) tasty.

adventurous

surprisingly