GOLD FCE TEST UNIT 4 VERSION B

I couldn’t get my .....................around what had happened. It was so unexpected.

He couldn’t .................. opening the envelope which contained his exam results. He was too scared.

One of my students gave a really ........................ excuse for not doing her homework.

My father and I don’t always .................................... eye to eye on topics like the environment.

I was going to do a parachute jump, but I got cold ............................... at the last minute and didn’t do it.

I think I put my ................................. in it when I mentioned my new job.

One ................................. of taking this medicine is that it can make you feel very sleepy.

 One of the  ..................... of a skiing holiday is that you need expensive equipment and waterproof clothing.

Use the root words in CAPITALS to form a word that fits into the gap. 

The two teenagers were ............................................[ PATIENT ] to get started on their camping trip, but they were also a little .......................... [ SURE] about it because they’d never been camping alone. This was because their parents thought it would endanger  their lives.

Use the root words in CAPITALS to form a word that fits into the gap.

However,  the two boys had never really been........................[RESPONSIBLE]  so finally, after a lot of  discussion, their parents agreed they were ...........................................[LIKE]  to do anything stupid. They were permitted to go.

Use the root word in CAPITALS to form a word that fits into the gap.

When the boys arrived, they tried to put up their tent, but they were .................................... [ SUCCESS]  the first time.

Use the root word in CAPITALS to form a word that fits into the gap.

After eating their dinner they went to bed, but they found it ................................[POSSIBLE] to sleep because  they were so excited.

Use the root word in CAPITALS to form a word that fits into the gap.

His approach to the problem is emotional and ........................[LOGIC]. That is not helpful.

Use the root word in CAPITALS to form a word that fits into the gap.

My mother is ............................. [PATIENT] with my younger brother. She never explains things properly.

Complete the text with the, a/an or ’−’ for zero article.

Modern exploration of the South Pole began in 1902 when Captain Scott led ........ British National Antarctic Expedition, accompanied by Ernest Shackleton and Dr Edward Wilson.