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Four Practice Tests

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Contents 4

Introduction Guide to B2 First (FCE) Writing

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Listening

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Speaking

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Paper 1: Reading and Use of English

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Paper 2: Writing

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Paper 3: Listening Paper 4: Speaking Paper 2: Writing

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Paper 3: Listening

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Paper 4: Speaking

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Paper 1: Reading and Use of English

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Paper 2: Writing Paper 3: Listening

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Paper 4: Speaking

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Paper 1: Reading and Use of English

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Paper 2: Writing

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Paper 3: Listening

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Paper 4: Speaking

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Test 3

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Paper 1: Reading and Use of English

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Test 2

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Test 1

Reading and Use of English

Mini-dictionary

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Audio script

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Sample answer sheets

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Answer key

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Framework for Paper 4: Speaking

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Speaking: model answers

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Writing: model answers

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Visual materials for Paper 4: Speaking

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Test 1 PAPER 1

READING AND USE OF ENGLISH

(1 hour 15 minutes)

Part 1 For questions 1–8, read the text below and choose which answer (A, B, C or D) best completes each gap. Here is an example (0).

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B refer A

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A mention

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Example:

The Hackney Cab The words commonly used by Londoners to (0)

to the black London taxi, their

of transport, does, in fact, have international origins. The

most famous (1)

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official name for the London taxi is ‘hackney carriage’, a term which comes from the

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French word ‘hacquenée’, meaning a general-purpose carriage that could be hired.

The first hackney carriages (2)

during the (3)

of Queen Elizabeth I.

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These horse-drawn carriages belonged to wealthy aristocrats, who hired them out of the gentry. ‘Cab’, a shortened form of another French

to less well-off (4)

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word, ‘cabriolet’, was the name given to the faster, two-wheeled carriages that were introduced from France during the nineteenth century. (5)

the word ‘taxi’ has

a European dimension. The ‘taximeter’ was an instrument invented by a German, Wilhelm Bruhn, in 1891. This machine (6)

an end to debates about the cost of a

cab ride as it measured the distance travelled and time taken of all (7) the driver to (8)

, allowing

the customer an accurate fare.

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Test 2

PAPER 2

WRITING

(1 hour 20 minutes)

Part 1 You must answer this question. Write your answer in an appropriate style (140–190 words).

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In your English class you have been talking about employment.

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Now your English teacher has asked you to write an essay.

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Write an essay using all the notes and give reasons for your point of view.

Now write your essay.

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Test 2

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You are going to hear a man talking about courses in Internet security.

For questions 9–18, complete the sentences. Use a word or short phrase.

Dealing with Internet Security 9 .

When creating passwords, some people use their

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The Internet safety sessions will take place in the

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or even ‘password’.

Criminals often send emails pretending to be from a well-known

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People should watch out for emails that say you have recently

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One session will give advice about using

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People need to be careful about sharing personal information with others when using

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Users should get to know the

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Sharing personal information like photos is particularly important with regards to

The final session will look at how to protect the

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17 files on your computer.

Three of the speaker’s computers broke down in a

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Visual materials for Paper 4: Speaking

Test 1 Part 2: Candidate A

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Why do you think these people have chosen to travel to work in this way?

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