FCE Multiple Choice Cloze: James Bond

For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example A B personalities C characters D celebrities 0 persons James Bond is a one of the worlds most famous fictional (0) ________________ and was the invention of the British novelist Ian Fleming. He is the (1) ________________ character in the James Bond series of (2) ________________ novels and has also been the subject of television productions, radio plays and big budget (3) ________________ films. Originally, there were a total of twelve (4) ________________ novels and two collections of (5) ________________ stories, most of which have now been the subject of a cinema presentation. The first novel to receive the (6) ________________ screen treatment was Dr No, which was filmed in 1962 with the actor Sean Connery playing the (7) ________________ role of James Bond. In both novels and films, Bond is a secret (8) ________________, working for the British Secret Service, which is known in the novels as SIS and, more recently, (9) ________________ to in the later films as MI6. He is one of a few members of this organisation who has official permission to kill enemies (10) ________________ of the British government. Although James Bond has been a huge (11) ________________ success both in print and on screen, not everybody is an admirer. The books and films have been frequently criticised for glorifying violence and for Bonds immoral attitude towards (12) ________________ relationships with women. 1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. A 1 A 0 1 A 1 1 A 2 principal thriller motion full edition half full star officer referred B B B B B B B B B dominant suspense release full-sized brief major starring spy known on behalf economic loving C C C C C C C C C C C C foremost excitement live-actor full-length short large main agent called in agreement financial romantic D D D D D D D D D D D D outstanding tense feature fully extended minor big title servant represented by license commercial partner

representativ B e budgetary boy-girl B B

FCE Open Cloze: Karaoke

For questions 1-12, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example 0 THE Some time in (0) _______________ early seventies, a Japanese musician (1) _______________ Daisuke Inoue was working (2) _______________ a drummer in a band in Kobe in Japan. His group were usually paid money (3) _______________ play along with drunken businessmen and (4) _______________ their singing sound good. One day, Inoue (5) _______________ the idea of making recordings of popular songs without the singer. His idea was that people (6) _______________ then pay money to play these music tracks and use a special microphone to sing along. The first karaoke machines were (7) _______________ popular that soon their inventor was hiring and selling them both in Japan and abroad. In the 1980s and 1990s karaoke went (8) _______________ to become a popular activity in bars and restaurants (9) _______________ over the world. Unlike early machines, (10) _______________ thousands of songs. As well as giving pleasure to millions of people karaoke has had a political impact too. In 2002 karaoke machines were successfully sent as a peace gift from South Korea to North Korea. More recently, however, karaoke was voted the worlds (12) _______________ annoying invention in an online poll. relied on tapes or discs, the newer they were able to store versions used digital technology which meant (11) _______________

FCE Word Formation: Superheroes

For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

FCE Keyword Transformation: Tickets

For questions 1-8, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between 2 and 5 words, including the word given. Here is an example (0). Example 1. I didn't buy a ticket because I couldn't stay for the whole show. WORTH As I couldn't stay for the whole show, it a ticket 0 WASN'T WORTH BUYING 1. The teacher insisted that we hand all our homework in on time.

MADE

The teacher _________________________________________ hand all our homework in on time.

2. James said that they should come and visit him if they were ever in San Francisco.
LOOK James said that they should __________________________________ if they were ever in San Francisco.

3. I am so grateful for your help!

TELL

I __________________________________________ for your help.

4. Sally no longer bother to encourage Joe to take exercise.

GIVEN

Sally ______________________________________ Joe to take exercise.

5. They asked for volunteers to help tidying up but everybody was busy that evening.
FREE They asked for volunteers to help tidying up but __________________________________ that evening.

6. The manager told her how to make milkshake mix, so there is no excuse for the mistake.
HAD

She _______________________________ to make milkshake mix, so there is no excuse for the mistake.

7. The food was too spicy for Helen to eat.

THAT

The food was _______________________________________ eat it.

8. I don't think anybody works late on a Thursday. FAR

As _________________________________________ works late on a Thursday.