B2 First (FCE) Grammar 1 (Use of English 2019)

Some cynics say that the reason for this is to make it easier to use when (7)___ (Promote) the country.  (WORD FORMATION)

But did you know VR is __ transforming the real world? Here are some examples:

Sportspeople, including golfers, skiers, cyclists and Formula One drivers, use VR to ___ courses and learn their way around the track from the safety and comfort of their own training centre.

It has been said that, until now, The Czech Republic has had no (4)___ (Short) version of its name  (WORD FORMATION)

that the country should henceforth be (6)___ (Know) as Czechia.  (WORD FORMATION)

This idea has (8)___ (Be) met with anger by many of its 10.5 million citizens  (WORD FORMATION)

This large organisational effort is made possible by approximately 2,000 volunteers, (8)___, in exchange for basic shelter and food provisions, look after the crowds of happy ‘party people’.  (USE ONE WORD ONLY!)

(5)___ order that so many revellers can be accommodated safely, and in relative comfort, a medium sized city is constructed.  (USE ONE WORD ONLY!)

I don't recommend doing it that way. ADVISABLE It is _____________ it that way. (USE BETWEEN 2 TO 5 WORDS)

They started to argue during the football match. TOOK The _____________ during the football match. (USE BETWEEN 2 TO 5 WORDS)

...the short, geographical name of the new state and entered only its formal (3)___ (Politic) name, ‘The Czech Republic’.  (WORD FORMATION)

I have never had such a good time before. EVER That was the most _____________ had. (USE BETWEEN 2 TO 5 WORDS)

Regarded (1)___ many as the most important of all British music festivals, the ‘Glastonbury Festival’ is known the world over as a true modern-day celebration of the original ‘hippie’ culture of the 1960s. (USE ONE WORD ONLY!)

archaeological digs, and prehistoric cave ___.

The last time I spoke to Mohammed was seven years ago. SEEN I have _____________ seven years. (USE BETWEEN 2 TO 5 WORDS)

so that the farmland on which the massive celebration of music and art takes place can (3)___ allowed to recover.  (USE ONE WORD ONLY!)

This large organisational effort, (7)___ starts shortly after each year’s festival ends,  (USE ONE WORD ONLY!)

Each summer, more than 175,000 people descend on the small English town of Mendip, in Somerset, eager (4)___ witness the year’s greatest assembly of artists  (USE ONE WORD ONLY!)

Liam broke the window by accident. MEAN Liam did _____________ the window (USE BETWEEN 2 TO 5 WORDS)

In the world of ___

Germany, Poland, Austria and, of course, now Slovakia, has (2)___ (Quick) become a big attraction to tourists from all over the world.  (WORD FORMATION)

Slovakia and The Czech Republic were formed in 1993 when Czechoslovakia (1)___ (Go) through a peaceful split – a ‘velvet divorce’. (WORD FORMATION)

The school decided to postpone the sports day until the following week. OFF The sports day _____________ until the following week. (USE BETWEEN 2 TO 5 WORDS)

Most of us are ___ with virtual reality, or VR, from sci-fi and may even have tried a cheap headset at home or in school.

However, in 2016 officials decided to rectify the situation, (5)___ (Declare) that the country...  (WORD FORMATION)

Roughly (2)___ five years there is no festival.  (USE ONE WORD ONLY!)

Car manufacturers use VR to build virtual prototypes, which is far quicker and enables them to make ___ changes to their designs before building anything.

VR has been used to train medical staff, but even more radically, it allows for ‘telesurgery’, in which a surgeon operates on a patient ___.

Hundreds of bars, shops, food stalls, showers and toilets (6)___ erected, and first-aid and security tents dot the site.  (USE ONE WORD ONLY!)

The heritage industry uses virtual ‘walkthroughs’ to allow people to experience fragile sites, ___ as Stonehenge,