PART 1 (EXAM 1) - READING - FCE CAMBRIDGE FIRST CERTIFICATE PRACTICE TEST/EXERCISE

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For questions 1 – 8, choose the correct answer by clicking on the buttons given.

When you click the CHECK button, If your answer is correct, it will show in green, if not it will show in red. An explanation for incorrect answers can be seen by clicking the SEE CORRECT ANSWERS button

The pass mark for this exam is 70% and you need to do this exam in 6 minutes or under.

The Houseboat

Michael Leather, Micky to his friends, was a normal fifteen year old, and had always been just like his friends. Q. 2) He lived in a flat with his parents and his cat, and was very happy there. But then something happened which turned his life upside down.

Mickey's parents felt they needed a change and decided to sell their comfortable home and buy a houseboat instead. His parents loved the water and had always dreamt of living in a houseboat, so they decided to live out their dream. But how did Micky feel? Did he want to live on a houseboat?

At first he was worried because he didn't want to leave his friends and neighbours. He was very happy with his community and didn't want to be different. He thought everybody would laugh at him at school.

The family looked at a lot of different boats, and most of them were very small. But then they finally found one they liked, because Q. 3) it was large with two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. Everybody liked it, although the walls in his room were a horrible green, but he painted them blue and put up some posters and everything was fine. Q. 5) His parents bought him a desk, a computer and a TV, so He was very happy.

There were advantages at school as well. All his friends thought it was really cool that he live on a boat. Q. 6) It was on a canal close to his school, so Q. 7) they visited him all the time. They played music in his room, or went on deck and talked, ate pizza and looked at the stars. It was really fantastic and he felt so lucky.

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The Houseboat

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