FCE Reading and Use of English - Practice Test 1 Part 1 For questions 1-8, 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 bright Bfair C keen D sharp Messages from the Stone Age The incredible pre-historic Chauvet cave art in France is painted in 0 colours and dates back to a period around thirty thousand years ago when early humans first started to create rock art. Although various 1 of this art have been found in caves in Western Europe, very few people have seen the art at Chauvet because it is located 2 insi de an inaccessible underground cave system. Those who have seen it say that it is very impressive, showing animals 3 horses, rhinos and cows, and that the artwork is good enough to 4 modern compositions. The first scientists to 5 the Chauvet paintings missed some other important 6 however. The walls of the cave are also marked with a series of lines and symbols, that were initially 7 as insignificant. But recent research has suggested that these marks may represent humankind's first steps towards the development of writing, which is 8 people to rethink their ideas about when written communication first started. 1 A illustrations 2 A deep 3 A by means of 4 A rival 5 A arrive 6 A instances 7 A believed 8 A resulting B models C cases B thick C long B apart from C as well as B compare C compete B reach C meet B matters C details B regarded C thought B having C making D examples D dense D such as D oppose D know D issues D agreed D causing Part 2 For questions 9-16, 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). In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on tho separate answer sheet. Example: ARE Swimming with seals The UK is home to half the world's population of grey seals and there 0 many local boat trips offering sightseeing tours out to the islands and sandbanks 9 the animals are most regularly found. E Engexam.info - free IELTS, CAE, FCE tests with explanations Page 1
FCE Reading and Use of English - Practice Test 1 But if you really want to get close 10 the seals and understand something about their way of life, then you need to go on an underwater seal-watching trip. On these trips, you have the chance to go over the side of the boat and, equipped 11 a wetsuit, mask and snorkel, spend time in the water alongside the animals. Seals are extremely inquisitive creatures and, once you're in the water, they will swim past you trying to work 12 who you are and 13 you're doing there. 14 they can appear shy at first,