Cambridge First Certiíicate in English 6 WITH ANSWERS Examination papers from University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations: English for Speakers of Other Languages CAMBRIDGE U NIV ER SIT Y PRE SS Thái Quang Tuân's Archives P U B L I S H E D R Y Ĩ H E P R E S S S Y N D IC A T E O F T I I E U N I V K R S IT Y O F C A M ÍR ID G Í . The Pin Building, Trumpington Street, CambrtdRc, United Kingdom C A M B R I D G E U N I V E R S I T V P R E S S T h e K d i n b u r g h B u i l d i n g . a m b r i d g c C B 2 2 R U . U K ■4 0 W c « 2 0 t h S t r e e t . N c w Y o r k , N Y 1 0 0 1 1 - 4 2 1 1 , U S A 4 7 7 \V illiantttown R o a d i Port M dboum c , VIC 32 Ọ7, A u str a lij RuĨ2 đe Alarcón 13, 28014 Madrid, Spain D o c k u CHI s e . T h e W i t e r f r o n t , C a p e T o w n 8 0 0 1 , S o u th A í r i c a h t t p - 7 A v w w .c a n i b r i d g c . o r g © C a m h r i d g o U n i v c r s i t y P r e s s 2 0 0 3 T h is b o o k i s in C o p y r i g h t , w h i c h n o r m a U ỵ m c a n s t h a t n o r c p r o d u c t i o n o f a n y p . i r t m a y t a k c p la c c M Í ih o u r t h e v v r it t c n p c r m i s s i o n o f C a m b r i d g c U n iv e ri i r y P r e s s . T h e c o p y i n g o( c e r t a i n p a r t s o f i t b v i n d i v id u a l s í o r u s c v v i t h i n tl * c c l a s s r o o m . h o v v e v c r , u p c r m i n c d w i ( h o u ( i u c h / o r i n a l i t y . P a g c s w h i c h a r e c o p i a b l c \ v i ( h o u t í u r t h c r p c r m i « i o n a r c i d c r n it ĩ e d b y a • v c p a r m c C o p y rig h t n o t k r c : o Ư C L E S K & J m m n a g ạ F i r s t p u b li ỉ h c d 2 0 0 .Ị P r í n t e d i n t lic U n i t e d K i n g d o m a t t h e U n i v c r s i t y P r e s s , C a m b n d g c I S B N 0 5 2 1 7 S 4 4 4 5 S c u d c n t '* B o o k ( w i t h a n s w c r s ) I S B N 0 5 2 1 7 5 4 4 3 7 S tt n k n t * * B o o k I S B N 0 5 2 1 7 5 4 4 6 1 T c a c h c r ’s B o o k I S B N 0 5 2 1 7 5 4 4 7 X S c t o f 2 G i s t t t t C í I S B N 0 5 2 1 7 5 4 4 8 8 S c t o f 2 A u d io C D s I S B N 0 5 2 1 7 5 - M 5 3 S d f - S iu d y p o c k Contents Thanks and acknovvledgements vi To the student vii Test 1 Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 4 Paper 5 Reading 2 Writing 10 Use of English Listening 21 Speaking 26 14 Test 2 Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 4 Paper 5 Reading 28 Writing 36 Use of English Listeníng 47 Speaking 52 40 Tost 3 Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 4 Paper 5 Reading 54 Writing 62 Use of English Listening 73 speaking 78 66 Test 4 Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 4 Paper 5 Reading 80 VVriting 88 Use of English Listening 99 Speaking 104 92 Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 Key and transcript ỉ 05 Key and transcript ì 18 Key and transcripl 132 Key and transcript /45 Visual materials for Paper 5 cơlour section Sample answer sheets 1S8 Thanks and acknoivledgements T he publishcrs arc grateíul IO th c folIow ing for pcrm ission to rcproducc Copyright m atcrial. \vhilst cverv cffort hns bccn m adc to locatc thc ow ncrs ơ f copyrighi, in som c cascs this h as becn unsucccssíul. The pubH-^hcrs aj>o!ogisc ío r anỵ infringcm cni or íailurc to acknoNvlcdgc the original sourccs and \vill bc glad to includc any ncccssary corrcction in subỉcq u cnt printíngs. Tim es N ewspapcrs íor thc tcxt on p.3 ‘Spccding O vcr Seas’ by Jcnnai C ox írom T h e T im es \\'ild Spĩrits Suppỉem ent, 25 April, 1998, for the tcxt o» p.55 ‘Facing th e T ru th ’ írom thc Brainpourer Suppỉem cnt, The S u nday Tim es. February, 1998, and for th e t«xt on p.98 ‘Scc you in thrcc years says ịoggcr o n lap of the w orld’ by Russell Jen kins, T he Tim es, 7 D ecem bcr, 1996. o N I Syndication Limited, l-ondon; C onstablc & Robinson Limited for thc tcxts o n pp.4 and 3 0 from Cross tuy Hcart and H opt' lo D ie by Sheila Radley, 1992; The lllustrated London N e w s for the tcxt on p.9 by Jo Folcy, 1998; N etv Scientist maga/.inc for the tcxt o n p.29 ‘The Big Yawn% by Amy Adam s, Dccem ber 1988, C) RBI 1988; Mike Bell íor thc tcxt on p.32 ‘Living in th e V allcv’ írom Peak and Pennìne, M arch, I99S; 1PC Syndication íor thc texts on pp.35 and 8 7 bv Nina H athw ay, ‘G>nfidcnt peoplc, \vhat’s thcir sccrct?’ from W oman's \Veekly, Pcbruary 1997, and ‘Variations on a Th-cmc’ from W ontiin‘s Weekfyy Ju ly, 1996, o N ina H ath w ay /W ow jH’s W eckly!1PC Syndication; Th e ín d rpendent for thc text on p.56 “The Shell A rtist' by Pcter C ookc, 27 April, 1996, and íor thc text on p.82 ‘Film Critic’ by M ark Adam s, 11 O ctober, 1996; rhc E ditor o f Caterer & H otelkceper ío r thc text on p.58 from the an iclc ‘Chips with cverything’, 29 January, 1998; N ew Holland Publishers (UK) Lim ited for the a dapted tcxt o n p.72 íroni Secrct London by Andrew Duncan, 1995; Rosc Rouse for the tcx t on p.84 from thc articlc ‘Fun at the Dcntist’s, The G uardian, 31 Dpcembcr, 1996. For pcrmission to r c p r o d u c e C o p y r i g h t p h oto graphs: Arr Directors &: TR1P/C Kapolka for p.32, /J G rccnbcrg íor p.C l (bottom), /H elcnc Rogcrs íor p.C 6 (top left), /J Stanley ío r p.13 (top). /B Gadsby for p.13 (bo ttom ), /s G rant for p.C16 (top); John Birdsall Photography for pp.C5 (bottom ), C 12 (bottõm ). C 15 (b o ttom lcft); Cỉcrn’ Images/Stcwart C ohcn íor p.C 5 (top), Don Jo h n ston íor p.C 7 (top), /John W ardcn ÍOT p.C 7 (ccntre), /Alan Klchr for p.C8 (top), ỉĩ. D ygas íor p.C8 (botto m ), /H o\vard Kingsnorth for p.C 9 (top), /A ndy Gỉiilíìcld for p.C 9 (boctonn), /C hris Ladd íor p.C 14 (top), /D aniei P angboume for p.C14 (ccntre), /Justin Pum írey for p.C14 (bottcsm), A''CIVẦlistair Bcrg for P.C15 (top right); Sally & Richard Greenhil! 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The FCE cxamination is widdy rccogniscd in commcrce and industry «md in individual univcrsity íaculties and othcr cducarional insriturions. The collcction oỉ ếour complctc practicc rcsts compriscs past papcrs from the Cambrídge First Cerriíìcate in English examination; you can practisc thcse tests on your own or with the Help of your tcacher. The FCE examinarion is part of a group of cxaminations developed by Cambridge ESOL called rhc Cambridge Main Suitc. The Main Suite consists of five examinations that have similar characieristics but are designcd for diffcrcnt lcvds of Hnglish languagc ability. Within the five lcvels, FCE is at Cambridge/AI.TE Level 3, Level B2 in thc Council of Europc Framework and Level l in the UK National Qualifications l-'rame\vork. Examination Cambridgc/ALTE Lcvd Council of Huropc Framcwork Levẽl UK National Qualifications Framcwork I.cvcl CPE Certiíicatc of PrơíiciciK)' in Hngliỉh Level 5 C 2 3 CAE Ortĩíĩcatc in Advanced English Lcvel 4 C1 2 FCE Firsi Ccrtiíkatc in Hnglish Level 3 B2 1 PET Prdiminary KngliUt Tcít Level 2 BI E ntry 3 KẸT Key EnRliih T«t Lcvcl 1 A2 Entry 2 YLE c.imbri<lge Young Ixamcrs Engtish B rcakthrough Level The FCE cxaminarion consisrs of fivc papcrs: Paper 1 Rcading 1 hour 15 minutcs Paper 2 Writing 1 hour 30 minutcs Paper 3 ưsc of Knglish 1 hour 15 minutes Paper 4 I.istcning 40 minutes (approximarcly) Paper 5 Spcaking 14 minutcs Thái Quang Tuân's Archives T o the stucient Paper 1 Kcading Tliis papcr consists oí four parts. Each part conrains a tcxt and somc qucsrions. Part 4 may contain two or morc shortcr rclatcd tcxts. Thcrc arc 35 qucstions in total, including multiplc choicc, gappcd rext and matching qucstions. Paper 2 Writing This papcr consists of lwo parts. For both parts you ha ve to \vrite between 120 and 180 \vords. Part 1 is compulsory. It providcs tcxts which arc somctimes accompanied bv visual material tơ hclp you \vritc a lcttcr. In Part 2, there arc íour tasks from which you choosc onc to writc about. The range of lasks írom Nvhich qucstions may bc drawn includes an articlc, a report, a composition, .1 short story and a letter. The last quesdon is bascd on thc set books. Thesc books rcmain on thc list íor about two years and you should contact Cambridge ESOL, or thc Cambridge ESOL Local Secretary in your arca, if you wish to havc the up-to-datc list of sct books. If you decide to do the quésrión on the ser books, thcrc will hc two options írom which you can choosc onc ro \vritc about. Paper 3 Usc of English This papcr consists ol' fivc parts and tests your control of English grammar, vocabulary and spelling. Thcre arc 65 questions in total. The tasks includc gap-tìlling cxcrcises, scntcncc transíormation, \vord íormation and crror correciion. Paper 4 I.istcning This papcr coniains íour parts. Each part contains a rccordcd rcxr or rcxrs and some qucstions inclucling multiple choice, notc-taking, scntcncc complction and matching. You hcar cach tcxt rwicc. Thcre is a total of 30 qucstions. You Nvill nccd to pausc your audio CD beíore Parts 2, 3 and 4, and at thc cnd oí the tcst. The lcngth of thc pauscs is announced to you. The audio cassettes, howcvcr, contain all pauses bet\veen parts, and only nccd to bc paused for five minutes at thc cnd <>f thc test. Paper 5 spcaking This paper consists of íour parts. The Standard test íormat is two candidatcs and two exarnincrs. One examiner takes part in thc convcrsation, thc othcr cxamincr listens and givcs marks. You will bc givcn photographs and other visual material to look at and talk aboui. Somctinìcs you will ralk with thc other candidatc, sometimes with thc cxamincr and somctimcs wirh horh. Marks and results Your ovcrall FCE gradc is hascd on the total score gaincd in ail fivc papers. ỉt is not neccssary to achieve a sarisíactory lcvel in all fivc papcrs in ordcr to pass thc examination. Certiíìcates arc givcn to candidates vvho pass the examination with gradc A, B or c. A is the highest. The minimum succcssíul pcríormancc in order to achicvc a gradc c corrcsponds to al>out 60% of the total marks. D and E arc íailing grádcs. Your Statcment of Results vvill includc a graphical profilc of your períormance in each papcr and shọw your rclativc pcríormance in each one. Each papcr is \vcightcd to 40 marks. Thcrcíorc, thc fivc FCF. papcrs total 200 marks, aíter weighting. viii To the stu de nt Further intorm ation For morc iníormation about FCE or any other Cambridgc ESOL examination writc to: Univcrsity of Cambridgc ESOL Examinations 1 Hills Road Cambridgc CB1 2EU England Tclcphonc: f44 1223 553355 Fax: ♦44 1223 460278 e-mail: HSOI.Helpdesk@uclcs.org.uk www.CambridgcESOL.org In some areas rhis intormation can also bc obtained from the British Council. Test 1 Thái Quang Tuân's Archives Test ì PAPER 1 READING (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 1 You are going to read a magazine article about personal watercraft - also known as •jet-skis‘. Chcx>se írom the list A-l the sentence which best summarises each part (1-7) of the arlicle. There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet A Personal vvatercratt are now regarded as having a more serious role. B There is now greater emphasis on the correct way of using personal watercraft. c Personal watercraft are likely to grow in popularity in the tuture. D Personal watercraft have changed because the kind of people using them has changed. E The maịority of people using personal watercraft do so because it is enjoyable. F Personal watercraft used to have a terrible reputation. G Personal vvatercraít enable you to experience travelling on the sea in relative comíort. H The reason why people like using personal watercraft has changed. I Personal watercraft enable you to combine opposing wishes. 2 Thái Quang Tuân's Archives Paper I Reading < & r " SPEEDING OVER SEAS Ịe n n a i Cox rrp orts ơn rù tín g the ocean ivaves on persottal w atercraft. 0 ] I I f y o u l ik c t h c N v a tcr b u i a re n o t lcccn o n g c i tin g w e t; i f v o u c n jo y íp c c d b u t v v i th o u t t h c a s s o c i a tc d r isk s ; i f y o u l ik c to k c c p a c i iv c b u t p r c f c r n o t t o m a k c to o m u c h c íT o rt; a n d i f y o u h a v e g i v c n u p all h o p c o f í ì n d in g a s p o rt t h a t w i ll a c c o m m o d a i e v o u r c o n d i c i in g p r c fc rc n c c » . th in k a g a i n . T h in k p c r s o n a l wateitraft. W h c n c h c s p o it ro s c IO p o p u l a r i t y i n B rit a in * fcw y c a rs a g o , it w a s , lik c m a n v th rill in g n e w a c tiv i tic s , t a k c n u p b y y o u n g r is k - ta k c r s . li b c c a m c k n o w n .u ị e t - s k i i n g a n d b c í o r c lo n g w a s g i v e n a v c r y b a d n a m c . T h e n o i s c , ch c a n t ic s a n d . i n c v i ta b ly . th c a c c i d o n t s ca uKTtl b y th i s u n r c g u l.n c d s p o r t a n n o y c d a n g l c r s , s a il o rs a n d sv v im m c rs a lik c . Ị T ] H a v in g c x h a u s tc tl t h e n u m b c r o f c h rills t h c y c o u l d g c t f r o m t h e i r p c r s o n a l w a tc rc r a f t, m a n y o f th c y o u n g c r s c n s a ũ o n - s e c k c i s a r c m o v in g o n to m o r c c h a l l c n g i n g a c n v i ti c s . L cít t o t h c m o r e m a t u r c in m in d a n d ) T » Ỉ , t h c i p o r t h a s b c c n í ồ r c c d to g r o w u p . N o w t h a t ih c a v c r a g c a g c o f th o s c p u r c h a s i n g p c r s o n a l v v atc rcra A is 4 2 , a n d a g ro w in g p c r c c m a g c o f t h c m a r k c t is m a d c u p o f h u n i lie s . t h e m a c h i n c s h a v c h a d l o a d a p t: tw o - a n d t h rcc - $ C J tc r p c r s o n a l v v ac c rc ra ít a r c b c c o m i n g th c n o r m . " ã l M i n d íu l o f p a s t c r i tic i s m , |> c rv o n a l \v a t c r c r a f t m a n u í a c tu r c n a r e t r y i n g t o c m u r e ih a i a ll o w n c r s , c s p e õ d lỵ t h c n c w o n c s . a r c ta u g h t s c a m a i u h i p , n a v i g d ú o n a n d h a r b o u r r u l c s . T h e m a c h i n c * a r c n o w r c g is tc r c d a n d s h o u l d b c M>ld v v iih » $ afe cy h a n d b o o k a n d v i d e o , a s w e ll a s a n o p e r a t o rs g u i d c . A s w i i h s o m a n y o i h c r p o w c r f u l m a c h i n e s , ií i s n o t t h c v c h i c l c t h a t c » u « s d a n g e r b u t ih c p c r s o n d i i v i n g i t . B u t n o w t h a t p c r í o n a l v v a tc r c r a ít a r c b c c o m in g ia rg c r. r n o r c ỉ o p h i ỉtỉc J ( c d a n d a b l c t o h o ld m o r c f u d . th c a i t r a c t i o n h a i c h a n g c d fr o m d a n g c r to d i ỉ ta n c c . M o r c a n d m o r c p c r s o n a l v v a ic r c r a ít u s e r s ( tx ia y v v a n t t o c ru isc . R ỉd i n g o n p c r s o n a l w a t c r c r a f t is l ik c t a k i n g a c iv i lU c d ro l l c r c o a s tc r r id c o n v v atc r. B c c j u s c )- o u a r c s o c lo s c t o th c c l c m c n ts , y o u fe c l i n o r e a p a r t o í t h c m . w ith o u t h a v in g 10 p u t u p w i th t h c i r m o r c u n p l e a & in i u p c c c s . A p a r t f r o m t h c o d d s p la s h , a n d \ v c t fc c t, y o u s ta v c o m p a r a i i v e l y d ọ - a n d a r c m u c h m o r c a b l c t o c n j o y t h e d c l ig h t s o f b e i n g ac sc a . H a v in g o v c r c o m e h o tt ili ty . p c r s o n a l \ v a t c r c ra ft a n d t h e i r u « r s a r e g ra d u a l lv b c i n g s e e n i n a m o r c p o s i tiv c l ig ln . D c s p i te b á n g r ic h p c o p l c s to y s - th c y c a n c o s t s c v c ra l t h o u » n d p o u n d s — c h c ir c a p a b ili c ic s a s l iíc b o a t v c h ic lc s a r c b c g i n n in g co b c c i o e ỉ o p e d . Q u i c k a n d c a s y t o l a u n c h , ^hc>• c a n r c a< h j w i m m e r s \ v h o a r c i n t r o u b le o r t h c s h i p w r c c k c d v e f y sw ift ly a n d , ỉ) c in g s o c a s y t o m a n o c u v r c , c a n b c d r iv c n d o s c r t h a n m a n y b o a t s . A s t r c t c h c r w h ic h CJI> b c p u l lc d b c h i n d h.T* a ls o r c c e n t lỵ b c c n d c \ c l o p c d . T o d r iv e p e r s o n a l w a r c r c r a f t s a íc ly a t s p c c d rc q u i r c s s k il l, a g ili iy . c n d u r a n c c a n d a r m s irc n g d ì . B u i c h c b a s ic s a r c c a sy . T h e d i s a b l c d h a v c d ii t o v r r c d th a t p c r s o n .ll v v a t c rc r a ít a lk n v th c m c o ta k c p a r t in a s p o rt w i t h o u t íc e lin g a t a d tM id v a n tỉg c . A n d f o r m o ỉt p c o p l c d i s c o v c r i n g p c r s o n a l w a ( c r c ra f t, p u rs u i n g a c o m p c t i tiv e o r í ìm e s s - i m p r o v i n g a c tiv i ty is n o t « hc i d « L 1’l c a s u r c is th c g o a l a n d m o i t o f ih e m a c h i c v c it. 3 [...]... vvtien shopping CHOOSE and would leaơ to a (60 ) in the number of jobs available in GROW the town which has a high rate of (6 1 ) Although there was EMPLOY (6 2 ) AGREE on the need for new jobs some of those present claimed that the supermarket would lead to a (6 3 ) small shops, (6 4 ) to compete vvith supermarket prices, vvoulđ be torced to close The (inal (6 5 ) on vvhether or not to build the supermarket... How did he feel after meeting Chris Turner? A unimpressed with the íootballer B angry with his íriend c disappointed with himselí 6 You hear a woman talking on the phone Why has she called? A to request a meeting B to offer assistance c to apologise for her absence 7 You overhear an extract from a radio play What is the young woman’s relationship with the man? A She’s a pupil of his B She's a relative... covered A sad A State 15 Test I Part 2 For questions 16- 30 read the text belovv 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) VVrite your answers on the separate answer sheet Example: J t I0 I HO LLYVVO O D How was (0) that Hollywood came to be Ihe place everyone assodates with the American film industry? It's a strange story... Part 5 For questions 56- 65 read the text belovv Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line There is an example at Ihe beginning (0) Write your ansvvers on the separate answer sheet Example: 0 ị meetirtỹ A NEW S U P E R M A R K E T FOR THE TO W N At a (0) ĨỈỈS&Ịĩìâ held in Oxwell last Thursday evening a wide MEET (5 6 ) VARY of opinions... 25 26 It is exce lle n t on th e su b je ct o f less w e ll-k n o w n p laces 26 27 It aim s to b e a m u sin g b u t fails 27 28 It gives the best ad vice on health 28 29 It helps th e tra v e lle r to sa ve money 29 30 It g ive s ad vice on a cco m m o d a tio n fo r all b u d g e ts 30 25 Ten I PAPER 5 S P E A K IN G (14 m in u tes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives You take the speaking test with. .. brought down cvcn the mature \valnut iree in his gardcn Pelham had in faci becn in no fit siatc to notice A large and hcalthy man, he had for the íirst ũme in his lifc been scriously ill with an attack of bronchitis \Vhcn he first complained of an aching head and tightncss in his chcst his wifc Molly, had iried to pcrsuade him to go to thc doctor Convinced ihat the policc force could nt do wi(hout him,... 1913 (2 3 ) else happened Many small independent tam companies began moving to Southern Caliíorniia (2 4 ) two main reasons Firstly, they were attracted by the sunny climate vvtiich let them film throughout the year (2 5 ) the nee . Cambridge First Certiíicate in English 6 WITH ANSWERS Examination papers from University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations: English for Speakers of Other Languages CAMBRIDGE U. 52 40 Tost 3 Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 4 Paper 5 Reading 54 Writing 62 Use of English Listening 73 speaking 78 66 Test 4 Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 4 Paper 5 Reading 80 VVriting. Weekfyy Ju ly, 19 96, o N ina H ath w ay /W ow jH’s W eckly!1PC Syndication; Th e ín d rpendent for thc text on p. 56 “The Shell A rtist' by Pcter C ookc, 27 April, 19 96, and íor thc text