Cambridge English First (FCE) - free word formation test

Difficulty level: B2 /Upper Intermediate

This free FCE Use of English Practice Test helps with the word formation and vocabulary that you need to master for the B2 First (FCE).

Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

After the recent floods, (0)

are calling for beavers

CONSERVE

to be reintroduced to Britain. You may wonder how animals that

build dams prevent floods when (1)

the opposite is true.

SURE

However, beavers construct dams in upland areas, creating small

pools and (2)

that retain water and release water to

DIVERT

lowland areas much more (3)

GRADUAL

Until the 16th century, Beavers lived wild in parts of Britain, but

they were hunted to (4)

for their fur. However, recently

EXTINCT

(5)

British wildlife organisations have applied to

VARY

reintroduce beavers to the countryside. Along with their potential

value in flood (6)

, they would create wetland habitats

PREVENT

and promote (7)

TOUR

But such measures are (8)

. Beavers recently

CONTROVERSY

reintroduced to Estonia have flooded large areas of forest and

(9)

land, and this, in turn, has damaged crops. As a

AGRICULTURE

result, it has been necessary to cull beavers when the population

becomes too large. Many people think it (10)

ETHIC

reintroduce a species which will then be killed.