Kings English Language Test: Cambridge FCE/CAE and IELTS

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Please complete this test on your own without help.

You are not permitted to use a dictionary.

You have a maximum of one and a half hours.

Please be aware that we may ask you for a Skype interview to confirm your level of English.

Part 1.

Write one only of the following composition exercises.

Write between 120 and 180 words.

a) The information a travel agent gave you about your recent holiday was wrong. Write a letter to him describing the problem you had.

b) Imagine you have been called up to do military service. How will you spend your last day of freedom as a civilian?

c) What do you think have been the main changes in people’s lives since your grandparents were young?

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Part 2.

Fill in each of the numbered spaces in the following passage. Use only one word in each space. The word must make sense and be grammatically correct.

When I was at university my ambition was to be a pop star. I had a friend

………………… (1) Mike with the same ambition. On leaving, I forgot about fame and

fortune, trained ………………… (2) a teacher, and after some time completely

………………… (3) touch with Mike. Some years later I opened a magazine and

………………… (4) a picture of a famous pop band …………… (5) records I liked very

much. To ………………… (6) surprise, I recognised one of them as Mike! The article

said that they were ………………… (7) to play in London the following week

………………… (8) I decided to go to the concert, thinking I ………………… (9) try and

find Mike afterwards to have a drink and ……………… (10) about old times.

After the concert, I went out of the ………………… (11) to look ……………… (12)

Mike. I was amazed to find about three hundred fans already there. Suddenly, a huge

black car appeared. Inside, I could just make ………………… (13) the faces of the band,

including Mike’s. The fans all ………………… (14) screaming and trying to stop the car,

………………… (15) left at high speed. Obviously, there was ………………… (16)

chance of talking to him ………………… (17) night.

Some months later Mike phoned me, saying that he ………………… (18) got my

number from an old friend. “I’ve ………………… (19) trying to contact you for ages”,

he said. “The band needs a new publicity agent. Does the job ………………… (20) you?

Why don’t you give up teaching and give it a try?”

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Part 3.

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the

same as the sentence printed before it.

Example : I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years

Answer : It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.

a) Miss Bryant asked Peter to buy her some stamps when he went to the Post Office.

“Peter, could ………………………………………………………………………….,

b) I have to have my car serviced every 12,000 miles.

My car …………………………………………………………………………………..,

c) I was silly to sell my car so cheaply.

I shouldn’t ……………………………………………………………………………..,

d) The police wanted to find out who was to blame for the accident in the High Street.

The police wanted to find out whose ……………………………………………..,

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Part 3. (Continued)

e) The TV company is making a new film on the life of Robin Hood.

A new film ………………………………………………………………………………,

f) Eating too many sweets is unhealthy.

It’s ………………………………………………………………………………………..,

g) It’s only a five-minute drive to the beach.

It only takes ……………………………………………………………………………..,

h) Anne prefers playing table tennis to any other games.

Anne would ……………………………………………………………………………..,

I certify that this is my own work. I have not had any help with this or used a dictionary.

Student name ………………………………………….. Student signature ……………………………………..

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This test result indicates that the student is at level ………, and is suitable to follow a course at level……… of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

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