PART 1 (EXAM 1) - READING - FCE CAMBRIDGE FIRST CERTIFICATE PRACTICE TEST/EXERCISE

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Hachiko

Hachiko is Japan's most famous dog, and Q. 1) there is a small bronze statue outside Tokyo's enormous Shibuya train station to celebrate his life.

He was an Akita dog, born in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924 by his master Professor Eisaburo Uyeno. They were inseparable from the beginning and Hachiko would accompany his master on his way to Q. 3) the Imperial University every day, which is where he worked. The professor had to catch a train from Shibuya train station, and Hachiko would wait there patiently until his friend returned to find him there in the evening.

Q. 4) One day, however, sadly, the professor died suddenly at work in 1925, before he could return home, and although Hachiko was still a young dog, the bond between him and his owner was very strong, and Q. 5) he continued to wait at the station every day. Sometimes, he would stay there for days at a time, though some believe that Q. 6) he kept returning because of the food he was given by street vendors.

He became a familiar sight to commuters over time, and Q. 7) in 1934, Hachiko died at the place he last saw his friend alive. As a mark of respect, in 1935, a statue of him was put up outside the station, and it has been used as a meeting point since then. Q. 8) Today you will find hundreds of people waiting there for their friends to arrive, and Q. 2) if you can't find it, just look for the crowds.

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Hachiko

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