diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/abstract_context.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/abstract_context.dart
index 92d8bf21ee34c..b96340ea5f652 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/abstract_context.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/abstract_context.dart
@@ -112,33 +112,6 @@ class _IsTestGroup {
     return source;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Call a test that we think will fail.
-   *
-   * Ensure that we return any thrown exception correctly (avoiding the
-   * package:test zone error handler).
-   */
-  Future callFailingTest(Future Function() expectedFailingTestFn) {
-    final Completer completer = new Completer();
-
-    try {
-      runZoned(
-        () async => await expectedFailingTestFn(),
-        onError: (error) {
-          completer.completeError(error);
-        },
-      ).then((result) {
-        completer.complete(result);
-      }).catchError((error) {
-        completer.completeError(error);
-      });
-    } catch (error) {
-      completer.completeError(error);
-    }
-
-    return completer.future;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Re-configure the driver. This is necessary, for example, after defining a
    * new package that test code will reference.
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/analysis/notification_highlights_test.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/analysis/notification_highlights_test.dart
index 970dc991290f2..c15d95f9ad204 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/analysis/notification_highlights_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/analysis/notification_highlights_test.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 import 'package:test_reflective_loader/test_reflective_loader.dart';
 
 import '../analysis_abstract.dart';
+import '../test_utilities/utillities.dart';
 
 main() {
   defineReflectiveSuite(() {
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/analysis_abstract.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/analysis_abstract.dart
index e4b0eb841af1d..c2370348c3b33 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/analysis_abstract.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/analysis_abstract.dart
@@ -106,33 +106,6 @@ class AbstractAnalysisTest extends Object with ResourceProviderMixin {
     return testFile;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Call a test that we think will fail.
-   *
-   * Ensure that we return any thrown exception correctly (avoiding the
-   * package:test zone error handler).
-   */
-  Future callFailingTest(Future Function() expectedFailingTestFn) {
-    final Completer completer = new Completer();
-
-    try {
-      runZoned(
-        () async => await expectedFailingTestFn(),
-        onError: (error) {
-          completer.completeError(error);
-        },
-      ).then((result) {
-        completer.complete(result);
-      }).catchError((error) {
-        completer.completeError(error);
-      });
-    } catch (error) {
-      completer.completeError(error);
-    }
-
-    return completer.future;
-  }
-
   AnalysisServer createAnalysisServer() {
     //
     // Process plugins
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/completion_test.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/completion_test.dart
index 7664bc2e081d9..2b9adb9bf7563 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/completion_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/completion_test.dart
@@ -2607,31 +2607,4 @@ class A<Z extends X> {
       }
     }
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Call a test that we think will fail.
-   *
-   * Ensure that we return any thrown exception correctly (avoiding the
-   * package:test zone error handler).
-   */
-  Future callFailingTest(Future Function() expectedFailingTestFn) {
-    final Completer completer = new Completer();
-
-    try {
-      runZoned(
-        () async => await expectedFailingTestFn(),
-        onError: (error) {
-          completer.completeError(error);
-        },
-      ).then((result) {
-        completer.complete(result);
-      }).catchError((error) {
-        completer.completeError(error);
-      });
-    } catch (error) {
-      completer.completeError(error);
-    }
-
-    return completer.future;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/context_manager_test.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/context_manager_test.dart
index 1351ca6dcfc71..e73977052e784 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/context_manager_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/context_manager_test.dart
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ import 'src/plugin/plugin_manager_test.dart';
 main() {
   defineReflectiveSuite(() {
     defineReflectiveTests(AbstractContextManagerTest);
+    defineReflectiveTests(AbstractContextManagerTest_UseCFE);
     defineReflectiveTests(ContextManagerWithNewOptionsTest);
+    defineReflectiveTests(ContextManagerWithNewOptionsTest_UseCFE);
     defineReflectiveTests(ContextManagerWithOldOptionsTest);
+    defineReflectiveTests(ContextManagerWithOldOptionsTest_UseCFE);
   });
 }
 
@@ -1644,6 +1647,12 @@ test_pack:lib/''');
   }
 }
 
+@reflectiveTest
+class AbstractContextManagerTest_UseCFE extends AbstractContextManagerTest {
+  @override
+  bool get useCFE => true;
+}
+
 abstract class ContextManagerTest extends Object with ResourceProviderMixin {
   /**
    * The name of the 'bin' directory.
@@ -1720,6 +1729,11 @@ abstract class ContextManagerTest extends Object with ResourceProviderMixin {
 
   SourceFactory get sourceFactory => callbacks.sourceFactory;
 
+  /**
+   * Return `true` to enable the Dart 2.0 Common Front End.
+   */
+  bool get useCFE => false;
+
   Map<String, List<Folder>> get _currentPackageMap => _packageMap(projPath);
 
   /**
@@ -1756,7 +1770,8 @@ abstract class ContextManagerTest extends Object with ResourceProviderMixin {
     PerformanceLog logger = new PerformanceLog(new NullStringSink());
     AnalysisDriverScheduler scheduler = new AnalysisDriverScheduler(logger);
     callbacks = new TestContextManagerCallbacks(
-        resourceProvider, sdkManager, logger, scheduler);
+        resourceProvider, sdkManager, logger, scheduler,
+        useCFE: useCFE);
     manager.callbacks = callbacks;
   }
 
@@ -1792,11 +1807,25 @@ class ContextManagerWithNewOptionsTest extends ContextManagerWithOptionsTest {
   }
 }
 
+@reflectiveTest
+class ContextManagerWithNewOptionsTest_UseCFE
+    extends ContextManagerWithNewOptionsTest {
+  @override
+  bool get useCFE => true;
+}
+
 @reflectiveTest
 class ContextManagerWithOldOptionsTest extends ContextManagerWithOptionsTest {
   String get optionsFileName => AnalysisEngine.ANALYSIS_OPTIONS_FILE;
 }
 
+@reflectiveTest
+class ContextManagerWithOldOptionsTest_UseCFE
+    extends ContextManagerWithOldOptionsTest {
+  @override
+  bool get useCFE => true;
+}
+
 abstract class ContextManagerWithOptionsTest extends ContextManagerTest {
   String get optionsFileName;
 
@@ -2476,6 +2505,11 @@ class TestContextManagerCallbacks extends ContextManagerCallbacks {
    */
   final AnalysisDriverScheduler scheduler;
 
+  /**
+   * A flag indicating whether to enable the Dart 2.0 Common Front End.
+   */
+  final bool useCFE;
+
   /**
    * The list of `flushedFiles` in the last [removeContext] invocation.
    */
@@ -2490,7 +2524,8 @@ class TestContextManagerCallbacks extends ContextManagerCallbacks {
   NotificationManager notificationManager = new TestNotificationManager();
 
   TestContextManagerCallbacks(
-      this.resourceProvider, this.sdkManager, this.logger, this.scheduler);
+      this.resourceProvider, this.sdkManager, this.logger, this.scheduler,
+      {this.useCFE = false});
 
   /**
    * Return the current set of analysis options.
@@ -2543,7 +2578,8 @@ class TestContextManagerCallbacks extends ContextManagerCallbacks {
         new FileContentOverlay(),
         contextRoot,
         sourceFactory,
-        analysisOptions);
+        analysisOptions,
+        useCFE: useCFE);
     driverMap[path] = currentDriver;
     currentDriver.exceptions.listen((ExceptionResult result) {
       AnalysisEngine.instance.logger
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/search/find_element_references_test.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/search/find_element_references_test.dart
index 1b5f72b9d820a..59ca4f2f1495d 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/search/find_element_references_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/search/find_element_references_test.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:analysis_server/protocol/protocol_generated.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 import 'package:test_reflective_loader/test_reflective_loader.dart';
 
+import '../../test_utilities/utillities.dart';
 import '../support/integration_tests.dart';
 
 main() {
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/search/find_member_references_test.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/search/find_member_references_test.dart
index 6f917693340bc..e8265fede0222 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/search/find_member_references_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/search/find_member_references_test.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:analysis_server/protocol/protocol_generated.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 import 'package:test_reflective_loader/test_reflective_loader.dart';
 
+import '../../test_utilities/utillities.dart';
 import '../support/integration_tests.dart';
 
 main() {
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/support/integration_tests.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/support/integration_tests.dart
index 4f7ecb54a0ec3..bc9a1bec0cdd7 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/support/integration_tests.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/support/integration_tests.dart
@@ -164,33 +164,6 @@ abstract class AbstractAnalysisServerIntegrationTest
   // TODO(devoncarew): Remove this when --use-cfe goes away.
   bool get useCFE => false;
 
-  /**
-   * Call a test that we think will fail.
-   *
-   * Ensure that we return any thrown exception correctly (avoiding the
-   * package:test zone error handler).
-   */
-  Future callFailingTest(Future Function() expectedFailingTestFn) {
-    final Completer completer = new Completer();
-
-    try {
-      runZoned(
-        () async => await expectedFailingTestFn(),
-        onError: (error) {
-          completer.completeError(error);
-        },
-      ).then((result) {
-        completer.complete(result);
-      }).catchError((error) {
-        completer.completeError(error);
-      });
-    } catch (error) {
-      completer.completeError(error);
-    }
-
-    return completer.future;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Print out any messages exchanged with the server.  If some messages have
    * already been exchanged with the server, they are printed out immediately.
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/search/type_hierarchy_test.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/search/type_hierarchy_test.dart
index 6c20bff9020f1..9da3393d2b0e2 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/search/type_hierarchy_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/search/type_hierarchy_test.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 import 'package:test_reflective_loader/test_reflective_loader.dart';
 
 import '../analysis_abstract.dart';
+import '../test_utilities/utillities.dart';
 
 main() {
   defineReflectiveSuite(() {
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/correction/status_test.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/correction/status_test.dart
index ca5e82b8267bf..b884f3dba3390 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/correction/status_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/correction/status_test.dart
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ main() {
     defineReflectiveTests(RefactoringLocationTest);
     defineReflectiveTests(RefactoringLocationTest_UseCFE);
     defineReflectiveTests(RefactoringStatusTest);
-    defineReflectiveTests(RefactoringStatusTest_UseCFE);
   });
 }
 
@@ -241,9 +240,3 @@ class RefactoringStatusTest {
     expect(refactoringStatus.message, 'msg');
   }
 }
-
-@reflectiveTest
-class RefactoringStatusTest_UseCFE extends RefactoringStatusTest {
-  @override
-  bool get useCFE => true;
-}
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/refactoring/move_file_test.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/refactoring/move_file_test.dart
index 0c68a70fb6af3..65c40fde068b6 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/refactoring/move_file_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/refactoring/move_file_test.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:analysis_server/src/services/refactoring/refactoring.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 import 'package:test_reflective_loader/test_reflective_loader.dart';
 
+import '../../test_utilities/utillities.dart';
 import 'abstract_refactoring.dart';
 
 main() {
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/refactoring/rename_unit_member_test.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/refactoring/rename_unit_member_test.dart
index 96735ca4a4718..a504b439b446c 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/refactoring/rename_unit_member_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/refactoring/rename_unit_member_test.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:analyzer_plugin/protocol/protocol_common.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 import 'package:test_reflective_loader/test_reflective_loader.dart';
 
+import '../../test_utilities/utillities.dart';
 import 'abstract_rename.dart';
 
 main() {
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/search/search_engine_test.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/search/search_engine_test.dart
index 9d0b654f3e33b..b28af8bf6f873 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/search/search_engine_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/services/search/search_engine_test.dart
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 import 'package:test_reflective_loader/test_reflective_loader.dart';
 
 import '../../mock_sdk.dart';
+import '../../test_utilities/utillities.dart';
 
 main() {
   defineReflectiveSuite(() {
     defineReflectiveTests(SearchEngineImplTest);
+    defineReflectiveTests(SearchEngineImplTest_UseCFE);
   });
 }
 
@@ -39,6 +41,11 @@ class SearchEngineImplTest extends Object with ResourceProviderMixin {
 
   AnalysisDriverScheduler scheduler;
 
+  /**
+   * Return `true` to enable the Dart 2.0 Common Front End.
+   */
+  bool get useCFE => false;
+
   void setUp() {
     sdk = new MockSdk(resourceProvider: resourceProvider);
     logger = new PerformanceLog(logBuffer);
@@ -468,6 +475,36 @@ class B extends A {}
         contentOverlay,
         null,
         new SourceFactory(resolvers, null, resourceProvider),
-        new AnalysisOptionsImpl());
+        new AnalysisOptionsImpl(),
+        useCFE: useCFE);
   }
 }
+
+@reflectiveTest
+class SearchEngineImplTest_UseCFE extends SearchEngineImplTest {
+  @override
+  bool get useCFE => true;
+
+  @failingTest
+  @override
+  test_searchAllSubtypes() => super.test_searchAllSubtypes();
+
+  @failingTest
+  @override
+  test_searchAllSubtypes_acrossDrivers() =>
+      super.test_searchAllSubtypes_acrossDrivers();
+
+  @failingTest
+  @override
+  test_searchMemberReferences() =>
+      callFailingTest(super.test_searchMemberReferences());
+
+  @failingTest
+  @override
+  test_searchReferences() => super.test_searchReferences();
+
+  @failingTest
+  @override
+  test_searchReferences_discover_owned() =>
+      super.test_searchReferences_discover_owned();
+}
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/test_utilities/utillities.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/test_utilities/utillities.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4b4dddd05c717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/test_utilities/utillities.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2018, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'dart:async';
+
+/**
+ * Call a test that we think will fail.
+ *
+ * Ensure that we return any thrown exception correctly (avoiding the
+ * package:test zone error handler).
+ */
+Future callFailingTest(Future Function() expectedFailingTestFn) {
+  final Completer completer = new Completer();
+
+  try {
+    runZoned(
+      () async => await expectedFailingTestFn(),
+      onError: (error) {
+        completer.completeError(error);
+      },
+    ).then((result) {
+      completer.complete(result);
+    }).catchError((error) {
+      completer.completeError(error);
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    completer.completeError(error);
+  }
+
+  return completer.future;
+}