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FCE Reading and Use of English Practice Test 22

Part 1

For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Example:

A viewВ sightC sceneD glance

High heels

High heels are a familiar 0 _____ around the world. Coming in all shapes, sizes and heights, they are widely 1 to be an essential part of any elegant outfit for women. 2 , the first high heels were in fact worn by men. They became fashionable among wealthy European men in the sixteenth century, as a 3 of their status. The idea was that 4 someone very rich, who didn’t have to work, could wear such impractical footwear! Women began to wear them in the nineteenth century as part of their battle to take 5 traditional male power and authority. In 6 years, they have again become part of the 7 for women’s rights — this time for the right NOT to wear them. Women who work in jobs where they are 8 to wear high heels are calling for the right to wear flatter, more comfortable footwear. I can understand why!

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