FCE Reading and Use of English (Exit)

Part Three: Word Formation

For Questions 1 - 8 Read the text below. Use the word given in CAPITALS at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Example: (0) BIGGEST

Kitchen Hygiene

The next time you go to the supermarket don't

forget to buy the (0) ... bottle of kitchen cleanerBIG
you can to (1) ... your work surfaces.INFECT
Recent research in America has shown that 
the kitchen is often the most (2) ... of all the roomsHYGIENE
in the home.
The (3) ... of food, heat and dampness means theCOMBINE
kitchen is (4) ... a breeding ground for bacteria thatPOTENTIAL
can cause stomach upsets and vomiting.
The study at the University of Arizona examined
15 homes over 30 weeks. Levels of (5) ... wereCLEAN
certainly not below average yet cutting boards
and dishcloths were found to contain bacteria in
far greater number than elsewhere in the home.
(6) ... say ignorance is the cause of the problemRESEARCH
and point out that (7) ... cleaning can lead toADEQUATE
serious food poisoning.
The (8) ... ? Make sure you clean all work surfacesSOLVE
daily and keep an eye on that dishcloth! 

 

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