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FC Reading and Use Part 1 - 1

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    First Certificate practice for Reading and Use of English part 1
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  • This was his first flight and he was feeling quite nervous. His hands were __________ slightly and he was breathing deeply. ( moving, rattling, trembling, jumping )
    trembling
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  • He walked along the ________ of the plane and found his seat. (corridor, path, lane, aisle)
    aisle
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  • Sitting next to him was an 8 year-old-boy who also ________ to be quite nervous. (was, appeared, sat, showed)
    appeared
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  • After __________ with the boy for a few minutes, Joe produced some chocolate and gave it to him. (conversing, discussing, debating, negotiating)
    conversing
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  • If you want to be an actor, you should _______ some work experience by working in a theatre. (gain, provide, achieve, increase)
    gain
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  • After years of performing in small venues, she finally _______ her ambition of singing in front of a lager audience. (completed, produced, achieved, aquired)
    achieved
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  • In order to ______ his modeling career he had to move to the city. ( chase, go after, attempt, pursue)
    pursue
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  • In order to ______ his modeling career he had to move to the city. ( chase, go after, attempt, pursue)
    pursue
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  • I was told that I wasn´t ______ for the job, because I didn´t have enough experience. (useful, suitable, applicable, convenient)
    suitable
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  • It is a real shame that this one incident has _____ his career. (ruined, failed, wasted, deleted)
    ruined
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  • ______ living in the city, I spend most of my weekends going to the countryside to ride. (Although, Despite, However, But)
    Despite
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  • ______ we were given tickets to a film, we stayed home to watch the match. (Although, Despite, However, Because)
    Although
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  • The team didn´t win the game. _________ the players actually played very well. (Although, Despite, However, Because)
    However
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  • _______ feeling tired, she managed to finish the race. (Although, Despite, However, Because)
    Despite
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  • ______ climbing is typically an outdoor sport, it´s also possible to do it indoors on a climbing wall. (Although, Despite, However, Because)
    Although
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  • There are many competitions for kayaking. _____ many people do it just for fun. (Although, Despite, However, Because)
    However
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