Test 4 Paper 3 Part 2 (Use of English) FCE Practice Test Plus 1

FCE Practice Test Plus 1

Use of English

Test 4 Paper 3 Part 2

For Questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example

A PIANO AROUND THE HOUSE

Have you ever asked yourself (0) …….. people passed the long evenings in the days before television? The answer is that those (16) …….. could afford it used to play the piano, or (17) …….. the very least tried to persuade their daughters to (18) …….. so. Although there is less piano-playing nowadays, pianos are still (19) …….. interest to collectors of antiques, both as instruments and as pieces of furniture. As a result, it is once (20) …….. very fashionable, amongst those (21) …….. both money and space, to have a grand piano in the living room. Not (22) …….. pianos, however, are equally fashionable. It would be a mistake to (23) …….. too excited about the possible resale value of a modern piano bought ten years (24) …….., for example. Similarly, not every old piano is going to be a good investment. Rather (25) …….. television sets today, they were made (26) …….. huge numbers in the early twentieth century. At that time, pianos became (27) …….. popular that most sizeable towns had a local manufacturer. Newly-married couples frequently got (28) …….. as a main wedding present. So nowadays, many pianos are (29) …….. little more than the value of the materials they are made from, and their days being chopped (30) …….. for firewood.

ANSWER KEY

16	who
17	at
18	do
19	of
20	again
21	with
22	all
23	get/become
24	ago
25	like
26	in
27	so
28	one
29	worth
30	up