FCE Use of English I

WhIch of the following aren't nouns?

• brotherhood and yard

• convenience and duress

• dissatisfaction and advantageousness

• troublesome and picturesque

James ... an absolute mess of his test.

• did

• had

• realised

• made

It's so difficult to... a decision. What should I do?

• make

• have

• do

• offer

I completely ... the question and failed the test.

• misunderstand

• wronged

• mistaken

• misunderstood

I was so... that I ... sleeping until midday.

• wear out... go on

• wore out ... went on

• worn out ... went on

• worn out ... had gone on

Sally doesn't play tennis ... her brother.

• better

• as well as

• as good as

• worse

The bomb ... in a market place last night ... no one was injured.

• has gone off; Luckily

• has exploded; Fortunately

• went off; Unfortunately

• went off; Luckily

Chris is a nice guy but he's always ... and it's becoming boring.

• showing up

• showing off

• showing around

• showing back

I was caught stealing a bicycle but I was ... with a caution.

• pardoned

• forgiven

• let off

• justified

Margaret has applied ... St. Andrew's University to study Medicine.

• to

• for

• at

• in