FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE 1996 PDF

2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the w o r d given. Do not change the w o r d given. You must use between t w o and five words, including the w o r d given.
a) It wasn't necessary for me to go out after all.

6 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the w o r d given. Do not change the w o r d given. You must use between t w o and five words, including the w o r d given.
a) There is one problem here, and that's the weather.

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7 Replace the w o r d or phrase in italics w i t h one of the words or phrases given
(A-C), so that the meaning stays the same.
a) The weather was bad at first, but it cleared up in the end. B.

I'M SURE IT'S NOT POSSIBLE _ _These words are also used in other ways: must for obligation see next _ _section and can't for ability see above.. _ _• May, might and could _ _These words [r]

Asking permission from a stranger:
Do you mind if I open the window?
The first example was informal and friendly. The second two examples were more formal and polite. There are no exact rules about when to use an informal phrase and when to use a polite phrase, but usually we use polite[r]

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4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the w o r d given. Do not change the w o r d given. You must use between t w o and five words, including the w o r d give[r]

1) They have to go there to do a job. 2) They own a company there.
7 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the w o r d given. Do not change the w o r d given. You must use between t w o and five words, including the w o r d given.

i) And the star of our show is other than Dorothy Rogers! j) My boss has given me chance to succeed.
5 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the w o r d given. Do not change the w o r d given. You must use between t w o and five wor[r]

e) The people in the theatre were enthusiastic. AUDIENCE
f) I like maths best. SUBJECT g) There are a lot of cars on this road today. TRAFFIC
5 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the w o r d given. Do not change the w o r d given[r]

Sometimes public transport is better, even though buses don't go as fast as cars do it.. Cars are a lot more and convenient but as they cause most pollution, it is the better to avoid us[r]

F I R S T C E R T I F I C A T E L A N G U A G E P R A C T I C E
2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the w o r d given. Do not change the w o r d given. You must use between t w o and five words, including the w o r d given.

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4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the w o r d given. Do not change the w o r d given. You must use between t w o and five words, including the w o r d given.

G R A M M A R 3 3 P R O N O U N S
2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the w o r d given. Do not change the w o r d given. You must use between t w o and five words, including the w o r d given.

I will always remember my first day working at the Excelsior Food Company.
First of (1) all , I was given a greasy overall. (2) had
worn it before had certainly never washed it! When I mentioned this to the foreman he said, 'You're not afraid of a bit of dirt, (3) you?' I wanted[r]

A ROOM FOR TWO PEOPLE _ _E THE PLACE WHERE WE STAYED WASN'T A HOTEL BUT A PRIVATE HOUSE WHERE YOU PAY TO _ _STAY AND HAVE MEALS _ _F I'D LIKE TO RESERVE THREE SINGLE ROOMS FOR NEXT WEEK,[r]

_A AFTER PAUL'S LEG WAS INJURED, IT TOOK HIM A LONG TIME TO GET BETTER _ b Unfortunately Sally rode her bike into the mud and got c Before the race I went to the stadium to get d Some of[r]

c) Graham bought a terraced in a quiet city street. d) Many people sleep on the streets of London. e) Jack was unable to look after his children so he employed a f) I come from Newcastle. It's my town, you could say. g) Paul used to live on the river on a boat. h) When I went to boarding school[r]

Just warm c Keep an eye on the milk or it might boil d Jack likes his steak rare but I prefer mine well e When we finish lunch, I'll do the washing f I always cut roast beef with an elec[r]

Most people are under the impression that doing something by a mistake is quite different from doing something on purpose. In the fact, according to by some psychologists, many accidents do not, on the whole, really happen to by chance. There may be good reasons for actions which seem to be ac[r]

4 Put a suitable relative pronoun in each space, or leave the space blank where possible.
a) My bike, which.... I had left at the gate, had disappeared.
b) The shoes I bought were the ones I tried on first. c) The bag in the robbers put the money was found later.