FCE Use of English Part 2, Festival of Speed

Answers and explanations

9. as. ‘To acknowledge as something’ means to recognise it, to accept it for what it is.
10. in. To compete in doing something. ‘To compete with’ is wrong as it means competing with somebody, and contextually, we talk about the aim of the competition rather than the opponents.
11. not. A case of using double negative structure is used here: ‘NOT UNheard of’ means that they actually happen.
12. your. If something is not your thing, it means that you do not find it interesting.
13. of. An admission fee is payment to be allowed to enter some event, e.g. a concert or a competition (as a spectator). ‘An admission fee of’ is used when you specify how much you have to pay in order to be admitted (to be let inside).
14. however. An important contrasting element is added using the introductory word ‘however’, which has to have commas around it as it is located in the middle of the sentence.
15. be. A common use of passive voice, that requires ‘to be’ in the correct form.
16. most. The definite article before the gap indicates that we need to use the superlative form, while the general context points at the word ‘most’.