REVIEW TEST 1: Units 1-3

FCE Practice
Name: ..................................................................

A Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of some
of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. (8 x 1 = 8 points)
SLOW TV
In Norway, many TV viewers are (1) ........................... about a concept known as ENTHUSIASM
slow TV. Slow TV involves broadcasting in real time, showing events in the actual
time it takes them to happen.

One programme that slow TV (2) ........................... have made is about a cruise PRODUCE
along the Norwegian coast with its (3) ........................... scenery. The cruise lasted STRIKE
for 134 hours over five days and many people were (4) ........................... absorbed in TOTAL
watching it. In fact, three million TV viewers are said to have seen it. Their
(5) ........................... with the show may be difficult for others to understand. However, FASCINATE
one reason why it appealed to so many was that it (6) ........................... them to see for ABLE
themselves places which would otherwise have been (7) ........................... . Not ACCESSIBLE
everyone, after all, is in a position to take such a trip.

Viewers in Norway have also been (8) ............................ on other slow TV programmes. HOOK
One of them, National Firewood Night, lasted 12 hours and showed a log fire being
built and then burning. Surprising as it may seem, this is a popular topic in Norway!

B Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap.
Use only one word in each gap. (8 x 1 = 8 points)
PROFESSOR GARFIELD

Garfield is a comic strip about a lazy cat who is (1) ........................... getting into trouble. Garfield was created by
cartoonist Jim Davis in 1978, and (2) ........................... then it has become one of the most popular comic strips of all time.
It has even been made into two films and adapted (3) ........................... television.

Garfield, the orange cat, is also the star of the Professor Garfield website, which (4) ........................... started by Jim Davis
to provide students with a wide range (5) ........................... motivating and fun learning activities. The site offers students
an opportunity to create their own comic strips. The software has (6) ........................... specially designed for teachers to use
easily and effectively in the classroom so the activities can become part of the school syllabus. Alternatively, activities can
be completed by students at home at (7) ........................... own pace. When he was setting up this site, Davis had help from
professors at Ball State University, where he (8) ........................... once been a student himself.

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 REVIEW TEST 1: Units 1-3
FCE Practice
Name: ..................................................................

C Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given.
Use between two and five words, including the word given. (6 x 2 = 12 points)
1. The location for the story is 18th-century Paris.
set
The story ................................................................................................................................. 18th-century Paris.

2. When did you buy that computer?

had
How .............................................................................................................................................. that computer?

3. What is the best way to let people know about the event?
word
What is the best way to .............................................................................................................. about the event?

4. The new books were already at the school last Thursday.

delivered
The new books .................................................................................................... to the school by last Thursday.

5. Samuel never used to listen to his teacher.

notice
Samuel didnt ................................................................................................................ of what his teacher said.

6. Holly has arranged to travel around Greece next summer.

be
Next summer, Holly ................................................................................................................... around Greece.

Total: ....... /28 Mark: ........

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