Free Exercises: Cambridge ESOL Exercises
Exam: FCE CAE CPE
Exercise: Multiple Choice Cloze Open Cloze Word Formation Keyword Transformation
FCE Word Formation: Cockroaches
For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet below.
Example
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Cockroaches are a form of insect pest, (0) found in
people's homes, where they generally eat (1) waste and
food products. Their bodies give off an (2) smell and some
people have an (3) reaction to them. They also sometimes
carry bacteria on their bodies that are (4) deadly to humans
But possibly the most (5) thing about them is how difficult
they are to get rid of.
The cockroach is one of nature's most talented (6) and
can live for more than one month on (7) food and water.
They are also resistant to many kinds of poison and are
even (8) by large doses of radiation, strong enough to
kill most other living things.
Probably the best (9) to dealing with cockroaches is to
trap them in specially constructed 'cockroach hotels'
whose inside walls are (10) with a strong, sticky glue.
people's homes, where they generally eat (1) waste and
food products. Their bodies give off an (2) smell and some
people have an (3) reaction to them. They also sometimes
carry bacteria on their bodies that are (4) deadly to humans
But possibly the most (5) thing about them is how difficult
they are to get rid of.
The cockroach is one of nature's most talented (6) and
can live for more than one month on (7) food and water.
They are also resistant to many kinds of poison and are
even (8) by large doses of radiation, strong enough to
kill most other living things.
Probably the best (9) to dealing with cockroaches is to
trap them in specially constructed 'cockroach hotels'
whose inside walls are (10) with a strong, sticky glue.
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