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Answer Key - FCE MOCK EXAM Reading and UoE

This document contains 6 parts that provide answer keys and explanations for an exam. Part 1 contains answers for 8 multiple choice questions about grammar and vocabulary. Part 2 provides the missing words for 14 sentences. Part 3 gives the correct word transformations for 8 sentences. Part 4 lists the accurate responses for 6 grammatical structure questions. Parts 5 and 6 contain answers to reading comprehension questions. Part 7 provides the letter choices for 12 questions about independent travel.

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Answer Key - FCE MOCK EXAM Reading and UoE

This document contains 6 parts that provide answer keys and explanations for an exam. Part 1 contains answers for 8 multiple choice questions about grammar and vocabulary. Part 2 provides the missing words for 14 sentences. Part 3 gives the correct word transformations for 8 sentences. Part 4 lists the accurate responses for 6 grammatical structure questions. Parts 5 and 6 contain answers to reading comprehension questions. Part 7 provides the letter choices for 12 questions about independent travel.

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Answer Keys

Part 1

1 D – examples. Other words do not fit the context.

2 A – deep. Other three variants do not collocate with ‘inside’.

3 D – such as. This expression is the only one that shows examples or introduces a list.

4 A – rival. ‘Compare’ and ‘compete’ require ‘with’ in this context (e.g. ‘compete with
something’). ‘Oppose’ would mean to be against something (negative meaning).

5 B – reach. This is the only word with the meaning ‘to discover, to see for the first time’.

6 C – details. ‘Details’ is the only word that collocates with the verb ‘to miss’. ‘Details’ are
usually minor and easy to miss, while ‘matters’ are more significant. ‘Issues’ means ‘problems
or difficulties’.

7 B – regarded. The only option that can be followed by ‘as’. ‘Believed’ and ‘thought’ are
normally followed by ‘to be’: ‘She is believed to be the best specialist in the field’.

8 D – causing. The rest of the options can’t be followed by infinitive. ‘Making’ can look like the
correct answer, but the next part would have to be: ‘making people rethink’.

Part 2

9 where. A relative pronoun is needed here.

10 to. Close is normally followed ‘by’ if we talk about physical distance. ‘Close with’ would
mean connection such as friendship, which is not mentioned in this context.

11 with. ‘Equipped with’ is used when talking about articles of clothing or necessary things, in
this case – a mask, a snorkel and so on.

12 out. ‘To work out’ is a synonym of ‘to find out’ – to understand, to learn the meaning or the
reason of something.

13 what. A conjunction connecting two clauses.

14 Although/Though/While. A linking word used to contrast two parts of the following


sentence. Remember that in your answer sheet all of the letters have to be capital, the
capitalisation here is to indicate that it’s the first word of the sentence.

15 get. ‘To get used to’ means ‘to become comfortable with something new.

16 make/have. Both words collocate with ‘contact’.


Part 3

17 satisfaction. Verb to noun transformation.

18 successful. Mind the spelling! Double ‘c’, double ‘s’, one ‘l’.

19 discover. Prefix changes the meaning of the verb to ‘to learn, to find out’.

20 solution. Verb to noun transformation.

21 improvement. Verb is changed to noun. Pay attention to the spelling.

22 scientists. Make sure to pluralise the noun, as suggested by ‘some’ at the beginning of the
sentence and the following ‘argue’. Another difficult word to spell.

23 performance. Verb to noun transformation.

24 uncertain. a prefix is used to make the adjective negative.

Part 4

25 speak English as well as. A comparison ‘as well as’ is hinted at by ‘as’ in the task.

26 are not supposed to cycle. Passive form of the verb is required.

27 apologised for not letting. Reporting verb with gerund is used.

28 were not able to go/get. Remember that you can’t change the given word, so ‘were unable
to go/get’ can’t be used, even though it is grammatically and contextually correct.

29 came as a disappointment. ‘Come as a disappointment’ is a fixed expression. Be attentive


to spell ‘disappointment’ correctly.

30 to pay so much. A comparative expression with ‘so’.

Part 5

31 C. Last sentence of the paragraph: Chloe is known for her slightly quirky sense of fashion.
The opposite of A and B is said in the text. Answer D is not mentioned.

32 A. Second sentence of Paragraph Two: …the smell of fresh baking greets us. Answer B is not
mentioned. The opposite of Answers C and D is stated in the text.

33 D. Last two sentences of Paragraph Three: … it was too much to take in at nineteen. If I’d
stayed longer, I might have settled in better. Answers A and C are not mentioned. Answer B is
incorrect as she only felt homesick at first, not ‘most of the time’ as states in the answer.

34 B. Second sentence: ‘I’d been the typical kid, singing with a hairbrush in front of the mirror,
dreaming of being a star one day,’. The opposite of other answers is stated in the text.

35 C. Paragraph Six: I fell as I climbed up the ladder and cracked three ribs.

36 B. but we had so many compliments, I decided to go ahead with more. Answer A mentions
a minor point. Answer C is not mentioned. The opposite of Answer D is said in the text.
Part 6

37 G. ‘What this meant’ refers to becoming a part of the intensive training programme.

38 B. The ‘target’ is getting to the flyweight boxing. The changes to her lifestyle are described
in the next sentence: ‘I don’t go out to party anymore. Thankfully, I’m married to my boxing
coach, so at least I’ve got some sort of social life!’

39 C. ‘Space-age training kit’ mentioned in sentence C is the special sports clothing from the
previous sentence.

40 F. The girl’s sport means that you are unlikely to get hurt. It is implied that in sports women
are less likely to participate in sports that involves physical pain or potential injury.

41 E. ‘Those events’ from sentence E are judo and taekwondo.

42 D. ‘That mistake’ refers to thinking that female boxing is about ‘aggression and hurting your
opponents’.

Part 7

43 С.… meal times are something I’ve never really got to grips with in all the years I’ve
travelled alone.

44 A. You can take the Oz Experience bus down the west coast, jumping off whenever you
want, then catching the next bus when you’re ready to move on again.

45 B. The advantages of a pre-planned tour are that you can get an agency to take care of all
the arrangements, which can be time-consuming to do yourself

46 D. But I learnt to accept that some people have different attitudes to mine

47 A. To cheer myself up, I’d sit down and write a fortnightly email home about everything I’d
been up to.

48 A.I remember sitting in the plane thinking to myself: ‘What have I let myself in for?’

49 C. There’s also the wonderful freedom to do what you like, when you like, without having to
convince anybody that it’s a good idea.

50 B. …if someone’s chosen to do the same type of trip as you, you’ve probably got lots of
ideas in common.

51 D.… the pressure that you’re under to make your own mind up about everything.

52 C. Another thing is stay in the nicest places your budget permits. Miserable hostels can
really spoil a trip.

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