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TEST 1-FCE-2015_TB_•TEST1pp4-21-NEW-TB-NEW-Layout.qxd 28/2/2014 4:05 µµ Page 64 Test 1 Paper 1 Reading and Use of English PART 1 For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example: est 1 0. Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle (0) ........ the Palace of Holyroodhouse are these (1) .......... of A B D C 0 D. nor C. in B. and A. or Royal Residences Practice T the Sovereign and, as such, serve as both home and office for the Queen, whose personal flag flies (2) .......... her Majesty is in residence. These buildings are used extensively for State ceremonies and official entertaining and are opened to the (3) ........... as much as these commitments allow. They are furnished with fine pictures and works of art from the Royal Collection, assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State Apartments and rooms at the official residences have been in continuous use since their concep- tion and many of the paintings are (4) .......... in the rooms for which they were originally (5) ........... . The official residences are in regular use and the style and manner in which they are shown to visitors reflects their working status. Rooms are kept as close to their normal (6) .......... as possible. Inevitably, opening times are subject to change at short notice depending on circumstances. The Royal Collection, which is owned by the Queen as Sovereign in trust for her successors and the Nation, is administered by the Royal Collection Trust to which a proportion of the admission fee and other (7) ......... from visitors is directed. The remainder of this money funds the majority of the cost of restoring Windsor Castle which was badly (8) ......... by fire in November 1992. 1. A. venues B. residences C. situations D. occupation 2. A. whatever B. however C. whoever D. whenever 3. A. humans B. public C. peoples D. strangers 4. A. created B. explored C. produced D. displayed 5. A. instructed B. intended C. performed D. guarded 6. A. feature B. location C. destination D. appearance 7. A. salary B. budget C. income D. wages 8. A. destroyed B. ruined C. damaged D. collapsed Paper 1 Reading and Use of English PART 2 For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example: 0 m o s t Inspiration most I have had what, I think, is the (0) .................. extraordinary day of my life. While the events are myself still (9) ..................... clear in my mind, I wish to write them down. Let me introduce (10) .................... . My name is Lawrence Terrel. I am thirty-five years old, and in perfect health. I have never been ill not in my life, not even for a day. I am an artist. I am (11) .............................. very successful, but I earn take enough money to (12) ................................ care of my needs. My only near relative, a sister, died (13) .............................. three years ago. So I have no family. I ate breakfast this morning at eight. After I had read the morning paper, I smoked my pipe and let something my mind wander. I hoped I would think of (14) .............................. to draw. The room was very hot, though/when even (15) ................................. the door and window were open. I had decided to go to the public swimming pool when an idea for a drawing came to me. draw/work/sketch I began to (16) ............................. . I was so interested in my work that I forgot to eat lunch. I did not stop until the clock struck five. I looked at what I had done. For a hurried picture, I felt it was the best thing I had ever drawn. 64