FCE Use of English Part 2, Marabou

Answers and explanations

9. From. If a thing is far from another one, it means they are very different.
10. With. To associate one with another.
11. But. A less used structure, ‘anything but’ shows strong contrast between two things. For example, if we say that the person is anything but stupid, we mean to say that they are not stupid at all.
12. From/Down. Both options are okay, but we need to know the word ‘hang’ to figure out the missing part here.
13. Instead/Rather. Yet another way to show contrast, both words stress the difference that they feed on already dead animals rather than hunting and killing them themselves.
14. As. It is easy to make a mistake and use the word ‘like’ here. There is a certain difference. If you act AS somebody or something, you perform the same exact function as the thing or person in question. If you act LIKE it, then the focus shifts and shows that you imitate the action or have certain qualities that are similar to the original thing. In other words, ‘to act as’ is the better choice.
15. Comes. When we talk about it, when one has to do it, e.g. ‘When it comes to math, George is the strongest student of our class’.
16. Its. We need to show who the feathers and down belong to. Be careful not to use the apostrophe – when we want to show possession, the word is ‘its’.