http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslSoftwareOnlineLearning-Games/Forum25.htmAll things online and wareenXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/2/gnmnq/Post.htm#775274Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:08:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:775274Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/2/gnmnq/Post.htm#775274http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-775274.xmlI got 14 / 16.. I think its not bad ... but main problem occurs when i speak in english. nyway it was a great test...thanks everyonehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/2/gnmnq/Post.htm#748639Tue, 26 May 2009 10:02:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:748639farihasaleh1http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/2/gnmnq/Post.htm#748639http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-748639.xml16/16. A few of the answers were tricky...so good test :)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/2/gnmnq/Post.htm#575183Tue, 26 May 2009 08:05:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:575183winky_lovely2http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/2/gnmnq/Post.htm#575183http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-575183.xml, I scored 10/16. It's badhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/2/gnmnq/Post.htm#574144Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:05:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:574144nona the brit3http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/2/gnmnq/Post.htm#574144http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-574144.xmlI think this is quite an advanced test so don't be too upset if you didn't score as highly as you hoped. As a native speaker most of the answers were so obvious that I could predict the right one even before looking at the options - but there were still one or two that I had to think about to find the 'best' option. A lot of the answers were just a case of knowing which is idiomatic - and that is something it takes a while to learn.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/2/gnmnq/Post.htm#574119Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:05:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:574119bruno_ts4http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/2/gnmnq/Post.htm#574119http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-574119.xmlYou scored 10 out of 16 Not too good, but I'm trying to learn more! Principally because I'll try to do the FCE exam next year o/http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/2/gnmnq/Post.htm#570912Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:05:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:570912_Saraaaah5http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/2/gnmnq/Post.htm#570912http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-570912.xmlHye I had 5/16. Yes I know, my English is Terrible. i want to learn more english because I think it's important in your life. On school I have 2 houres engels in a week. But I don't understood anything of it. That's why I tried it here. Have anyone more ideas for me ? to learn english ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#570163Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:05:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:570163JCDenton6http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#570163http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-570163.xml... hmm, but would you say "a smoking hot sun "? :-))). Yeah, exactly. In my point of view, this test was just about what sounds more natural....Like this one: The truth is that sand deserts represent only a very small proportion of the world’s dry lands. In my opinion, word ilustrate isn't there wrong as well, but it just sounds a little weird...Really nice exercise, thanks again. JCDhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#570143Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:05:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:570143Tanit7http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#570143http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-570143.xmlI chose smoking hot ... what's wrong with that? I thought it was the best by far. Unless I actually dreamed of people saying "Hey dude, check out that chick... she's smoking hot!" ... hmm, but would you say "a smoking hot sun "?http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#570036Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:05:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:570036hairmichelle8http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#570036http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-570036.xmlI guess because when one thinks of the desert, they think of sun--sun burn, so I guess burning was the "right" answer. I don't know. But "smoking hot" would be slightly more descriptive.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#570031Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:05:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:570031Kooyeen9http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#570031http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-570031.xmlHmm, there are lots of things I will never understand about these kinds of tests... They want you to pick the most idiomatic one, but how can I do that when I don't even know what's idiomatic, LOL? For example, I got the first one wrong... I chose smoking hot ... what's wrong with that? I thought it was the best by far. Unless I actually dreamed of people saying "Hey dude, check out that chick... she's smoking hot!" LOLhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#569972Tue, 26 May 2009 08:05:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:569972JCDenton10http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#569972http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-569972.xmlHi Tanit, heh.... I had 15/16... . I made a mistake in " Many deserts are vast expanses of straight stony ground "...Actually, I was hesitating between straight and flat ....:-). But I guess, what's straight is also flat, am I right?...hm.. .. ..Ehmmm, It doesn't matter... ... In any case, it was nice test!.. Thanks Tanit. Best Regards JCDhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#569741Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:05:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:569741hairmichelle11http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#569741http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-569741.xmlI don't mean to sound cocky, sorry. I was just happy I got them all right.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#569718Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:05:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:569718sissou12http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#569718http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-569718.xmlI scored only 11/16http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#569301Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:05:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:569301hairmichelle13http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htm#569301http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-569301.xmlI thought this was a trick. I scored 16/16.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htmThu, 26 Mar 2009 09:05:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:568700Tanit14http://www.englishforums.com/English/DesertSeletiveClozeFce/gnmnq/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-568700.xmlThis quiz is part of a past paper, which means it appeared in a real exam (in June 2004). It’s Part 1 ( Selective cloze ) of Paper 3 ( Use of English ) of the ESOL First Certificate in English (FCE) of the University of Cambridge, taken approximately at the upper-intermediate level. ______________________ Deserts To most people, the word ‘desert’ means sand, a "burning|flashing|smoking|bursting" hot sun, camels and the occasional palm tree. And there is nothing wrong with that picture in general, "except|apart|excluding|besides" for the fact that this describes only one type of desert. The truth is that sand deserts "represent|correspond|equal|illustrate" only a very small proportion of the world’s dry...