CISL students preparing for the Cambridge FCE Exam are aware that the Reading and Use of English Module begins with Part 1, which is a paragraph with missing words and multiple choice options for the correct answer. What is the best way to prepare for this section of the test? Familiarize yourself with as many collocations, expressions, phrasal verbs, and fixed structures as possible!

There is no reason that this homework can’t be a little fun, so we are offering practice that features San Diego’s unique microbrewery culture. The following article, which is the introduction to an article that first appeared in The Reader, is missing 8 words. Can you guess the missing words correctly?

FCE Part 1 Practice

San Diego’s Top 10 Breweries: Awash in suds

To name ten great breweries in a county (1)___________ over 70 operating brewhouses is no easy feat. Breweries of all sizes and types dot San Diego like droplets of condensation on a cold pint (2)___________. Craft beer adventurers can (3)___________ a day of brewery hopping no matter what part of the county they’re in. And, chances are, they’ll walk (4)___________ satisfied.

(5)___________ traveled throughout the country in search of craft beer, I can say with certainty that ours is a special suds scene. That’s a great thing, but it makes selecting my top ten a daunting activity. In doing (6)___________, I focused on breweries that bring great variety and consistent quality to the local (7)___________. Many of my top ten have been doing that for years, but some rather new operations also (8)___________ the cut.

1. a) sporting   b) showing   c) holding   d) owning
2. a) cup           b) glass          c) mug        d) flute
3. a) get            b) make         c) take         d) own
4. a) along        b) off              c) away       d) over
5. a) Having     b) After          c) Once      d) When
6. a) so              b) that            c) this         d) it
7. a) scenery     b) scene         c) area        d) environment
8. a) take           b) made         c) have       d) own

Answers

To name ten great breweries in a county sporting over 70 operating brewhouses is no easy feat. Breweries of all sizes and types dot San Diego like droplets of condensation on a cold pint glass. Craft beer adventurers can make a day of brewery hopping no matter what part of the county they’re in. And, chances are, they’ll walk away satisfied.

Having traveled throughout the country in search of craft beer, I can say with certainty that ours is a special suds scene. That’s a great thing, but it makes selecting my top ten a daunting activity. In doing so, I focused on breweries that bring great variety and consistent quality to the local scene. Many of my top ten have been doing that for years, but some rather new operations also made the cut.

1. a) sporting   b) showing   c) holding   d) owning
2. a) cup           b) glass          c) mug         d) flute
3. a) get            b) make         c) take         d) own
4. a) along        b) off               c) away      d) over
5. a) Having   b) After           c) Once       d) When
6. a) so              b) that            c) this          d) it
7. a) scenery     b) scene        c) area        d) environment
8. a) take           b) made        c) have        d) own

The original article, published in 2013, list several fun breweries in San Diego. How many of these have you tried? Click on the links to learn more about each of these unique, small-production breweries. Make sure to also click here for the CISL article on San Diego’s brew culture.

Cheers!

Suggested Breweries in San Diego

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