Test for FCE & IELTS

TEST 1
I. Choose the words that best complete the sentences in the text.
Earthquakes are amongst the most destructive (1) disasters.
They usually................(2) without any warning and (3) in a great ...............(4) of life and an enormous demolition of buildings. Additionally, they may cause devastating landslides or create gigantic tidal waves which, in (5), are colossal walls of water smashing into seashores with such force that they are (6) of destroying coastal cities. However, the (7) majority of fatalities and serious injuries ............. (8) about when buildings (9).
Most frequently, the earthquake lasts 30 to 60 seconds, so usually there is no time to
(10) the mortal (11) once the shaking starts. The
savage forces of an earthquake trigger (12) a complex chain
(13) in the building`s structure when it is shaken, lifted, pushed or pulled.
A building`s height, its shape and construction materials are the most significant
(14) deciding about the survival or collapse of the structure and, consequently, about the life or death of its....................................(15).
1.a) nature b) naturalistic c) natural d) native
2. a) hit b) strike c) fall d) attack
3. a) result b) effect c) lead d) cause
4. a) fatality b) waste c) harm d) loss
5. a) fact b) certainty c) honesty d) truth
6. a) potential b) conceivable c) capable d) possible
7. a) wide b) broad c) full d) vast
8. a) bring b) come c) lay d) make
9. a) demolish b) jumble c) destroy d) collapse
10. a) avert b) evade c) abstain d) restrain
11. a) upkeep b) upturn c) upshot d) uptake
12. a) up b) on c) out d) off
13. a) activity b) motion c) progress d) reaction
14. a) factors b) phenomena c) points d) ingredients
15. a) settlers b) citizens c) inhabitants d) burghers
II. Put the words in the correct form.
1. Does It make any................................ (DIFFER) to them if we pay by cheque?
2. The two boys should receive a just punishment. Their .........................................
(BEHAVE) at the inauguration ceremony was really outrageous.
3. Couldn`t you provide us with a more................................(PRACTICE) scheme? The
one you have just devised is not sensible at all.
4. As a matter of fact, the realisation of the project itself isn`t so ....................................
(TROUBLE) as the initial conditions we have to accept.
5. Jason is the most....................................... (TRUTH) person I know. He never tells lies.
6. Mutual accusations will get you nowhere. You`d better try to find a more reasonable...................................... (SOLVE) to your conflict.
7. The main cause of the current crisis in the party seems to be the deep
....................................................... (DIVIDE) between its members.
9. It`s most................................. (FASHION) among youths these days to spend their
free time in the cinema.
9. Unfortunately, none of us managed to convince the director of the benefits that our
experiment might bring. His ..................................... (APPROVE) grew even stronger
when Jack mentioned the possible cost of the venture.
10. Cindy and Mike`s close................................. (FRIEND) finally developed into
a profound feeling and culminated in their marriage last year.
11. Nobody has applied for the mission knowing how ........... (HAZARD) it may be.
12. Tom has lost his............................ (CONFIDE) in conventional medicine after
many years of unsuccessful treatment and has opted for acupuncture.



13.`What`s the................................... (LONG) of this rope?` `It`s six metres long.`
14. Mark`s been terribly busy this week. It`s................. (DOUBT) whether he`ll attend our performance tomorrow.
15. `Why didn`t they react to my warning?`
They might not have understood its discreet...................................(MEAN).*

III. Insert the correct prepositions.




1. Although Mrs. Parker was bitterly jealous...............her friends` higher
wages in the company, she managed to