JETSET LEVEL FIVE

READING TEST

PRACTICE PAPER

TIME ALLOWED 90 MINUTES

You need

ƒ This question paper

ƒ An answer sheet
ƒ A Pencil

You may NOT use a dictionary

Do NOT open this paper until you are told to do so.

Try to answer ALL the questions.

INSTRUCTIONS

ƒ Read each question carefully

ƒ Select the correct answer and then mark your selection on your answer sheet
ƒ Only mark one answer for each question

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Part One

Read the text and then select the best heading (A, B, C or D) for each
paragraph from the options given on the following page. Mark your answers on
your answer sheet.

TRAVEL TIPS

1.

When you change money, ask for some small notes or loose
change. Petty cash will be handy for tipping and public
transportation. Consider keeping the change separate from your
larger notes, so it’s readily accessible and you’ll be less of a
target for theft. Try to spend your coins before you go home as
many banks will only exchange notes.

2.

Check your existing insurance policies and credit card cover before you buy travel
insurance. You may already be covered for lost luggage, cancelled tickets or medical
expenses. The price of travel insurance varies widely, depending on the length of
your trip, your age, health and the type of trip you are taking.

3.

Rather than book a flight through a travel agency, many people

nowadays save money by booking online. It’s a good idea to
check out airline websites. By booking directly through the
airline you can avoid a travel agency’s transaction fee. Great
last-minute deals are available through free weekly email
services provided directly by the airlines.

4.

Travellers these days have many ways to check email and access the Internet on the
road. Of course, using your own laptop gives the most flexibility but other options,
such as cybercafés or hotel business centres, are widely available. You can also
access the Internet in some tourist information centres, though their fees are usually
higher than those in cybercafés.

5.

Tie a colourful ribbon or a strip of fabric around your luggage

handle, or put a distinctive sticker on the side of your bag. This
makes it less likely that someone will take your luggage by
mistake. Also if your bag gets lost, it will be easier to find. One
major airport in the UK currently has a lost bag ratio of 16 bags
per 1000 customers.

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Part One (continued)

1. A Exchange Rates
B Small Change
C Bus Fare
D Local Banks

2. A Credit Cards
B Lost Luggage
C Medical Expenses
D Travel insurance

3. A Travel Agencies
B Expensive Airlines
C Cheaper Flights
D Email Services

4. A How it used to be
B Tourist Information Centres
C The 21st century Traveller
D Higher Fees

5. A Distinctive Luggage
B Travelling Light
C Mistaken Identity
D Excess Baggage

(5 marks)

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Part Two

Read ‘Travel Tips’ again and select True (A), False (B) or Not Mentioned in Text
(C). Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

6. You are advised to keep notes and coins in the same place.
A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

7. Most banks will exchange coins.

A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

8. You should buy your travel insurance when you book your flight.
A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

9. Your age affects the cost of your travel insurance.

A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

10. Travel Agencies don’t always offer the best deals.

A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

11. Travel Agencies also provide free weekly e-mail services.

A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

12. Many hotels provide Internet access nowadays.

A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

13. Internet fees in cybercafés are usually more expensive than those in hotels.
A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

14. You are advised to put a colourful sticker on the handle of your suitcase.
A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

15. A major airport in the UK has the worst lost luggage record.
A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

(10 marks)

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Part Three

Pick the word closest in meaning to these words from ‘TRAVEL TIPS’. Mark
your answers (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet.

16. handy A useless

B expensive
C useful
D cheap

17. varies A differs

B costs
C increases
D decreases

18. provided A supplied

B shown
C sold
D prevented

19. options A ideas

B offices
C places
D choices

20. currently A presently

B usually
C seldom
D only

(5 marks)

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Part Four

Fill in the gaps in the conversation by selecting the correct answer (A, B, C or
D). Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

Hi Lisa. It’s nice to see you again. What 21 __________________?

21. A do you do C will you do

B have you done D are you doing

Oh, I’m waiting for a bus.22 _____________for the past twenty minutes.
23
________________you for ages. What have you been doing?

22. A I waited C I wait

B I’ve been waiting D I’m waiting

23. A I have seen C I see

B I haven’t seen D I saw

24
___________________from Singapore. I’ve been working there
for the last six months. I love it there, but my contract has ended so
now I’m back home.

24. A I’ve just come back C I came back

B I’ll just come back D I’d come back

So, what 25 _______________________now?

25. A have you done C are you going to do

B did you do D have you been doing

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Part Four (continued)

I’ve decided to apply for a teaching course. 26 _____________to be a

teacher since I was a kid.

26. A I‘ve wanted C I want

B I’ll want D I wanted

That’s great, Matt. Which university 27 _________________to go to?

27. A are you hoping C should you hope

B will you hope D have you hoped

I’ve applied to Trinity but I haven’t heard from them yet. What about
you? How come you’re waiting for a bus? Is your car off the road?

Yes, there’s a problem with the steering but 28 _________________. My

mechanic’s working on it at the moment.

28. A I’m fixing it C I fixed it

B I’m having it fixed D I had it fixed

Would you like a lift to town? 29 _____________________these

flowers to my mum, but I can do that later.

29. A I took C I was going to take

B I have been taking D I had taken

Thanks, Matt. That 30 _____________________great. I don’t think

this bus is ever going to turn up!

30. A shall be C can be

B should be D would be
(10 marks)

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Part Five

Read this text about Walking. Fill the numbered gaps by selecting A, B, C or D.
Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

If you want to get 31 ______________fit but don’t fancy spending hours in a gym,
walking is probably the safest exercise you 32 _______________do. Studies have
shown that due to the design of our body, walking is more natural
33
________________sitting, standing or running, and walking is not as stressful to
the body as other exercises. While walking is easier on your body, it can be just
34
____________________running in helping you lose weight. If you walk for 30
minutes at 4 miles an hour you 35 _____________burn 165 calories on a level
surface.
In order to get the most out of walking, good posture is crucial. You
36
_____________ keep your head up and your spine straight and look straight
ahead. Keep your arms and shoulders loose although you 37 ________________look
down occasionally to avoid possible road obstacles. To get the most out of your walk
you 38 __________________keep a brisk pace. If you find it difficult to breathe easily,
slow down – you 39 _____________be walking 40 _____________________.

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Part Five (continued)

31. A myself 36. A can

B oneself B must
C yourself C will
D yourselves D won’t

32. A will 37. A would

B would B wouldn’t
C can C should
D must D shouldn’t

33. A than 38. A would

B as B wouldn’t
C that C should
D to D shouldn’t

34. A better than 39. A must

B very beneficial B mustn’t
C beneficial as C should
D as beneficial as D would

35. A must 40. A too fast

B should B faster
C won’t C as fast
D will D fast enough

(10 marks)

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Part Six

In the following sentences one of the words underlined needs to be replaced

by another word or words. Select the word that needs to be replaced A, B, C or
D) and mark your answers on your answer sheet.

41. If I A had realised it B was raining, I C will have D brought an umbrella.

42. You A have B better hurry C up or you Dwill miss the train.

43. Yesterday A was her birthday B because I C made her a D delicious birthday cake.

44. The food in A that new restaurant was B so awful C that I D can’t eat it.
A
45. When we landed B at Gatwick airport, John C has D already arrived to meet us.

(5 marks)

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Part Seven

Read this article on the sun and the stars. Then read each statement on the
following page and decide whether they are true (A) false (B) or not mentioned
in the text (C). Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

Sun and Stars

From the earliest times, men have seen patterns in the

stars. The ancient Greeks grouped the stars into
constellations named after legendary heroes. A few
constellations such as Orion do look something like the
people they are supposed to represent, but most need a
great deal of imagination.

In addition, the stars are never motionless in space but

move through it at tremendous speed. Because the universe is slowly expanding, the
patterns made by the stars slowly change over time. Two thousand years ago the
Plough constellation probably looked more like a plough than it does today.

Many stars turn out to be not just single objects but clusters
of several stars. One of the finest star clusters is the
Pleiades. When you first count the members of this group
you will probably manage only six or seven but on very
clear nights this number can increase to twelve or thirteen.
A really large telescope will reveal the two hundred and
more stars in this cluster.

Our sun is a star, approximately 1.4 million kilometres in

diameter. A star produces its own energy by nuclear
fusion and so gives off light and heat. The temperature at
the sun’s surface is 5,500 degrees centigrade and at its
core is an unbelievable 15 million degrees centigrade.
The atmospheric pressure of the sun is 250 billion times
that of the earth. The sun will continue to burn for at least
another 5000 million years. The sun will actually become
brighter in time, as it continues to burn.

We like to think our sun is special but it is really just an average star. The bright star
Betelgeuse in Orion is about a thousand times the size of the sun.

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Part Seven (continued)

46. The ancient Greeks were interested in astronomy.

A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

47. Orion was a legendary hero.

A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

48. The universe is getting smaller.

A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

49. The stars do not move.

A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

50. There are over two hundred stars in the Pleiades.

A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

51. The sun will fade as it gets older.

A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

52. Nuclear fusion in the sun creates heat and light.

A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

53. The temperature at the centre of the sun is 5500 degrees.

A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

54. The sun itself travels through space at a speed of 400 km per second.
A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

55. The diameter of Betelgeuse must be at least one thousand million kilometres.
A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

(10 marks)

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Part Eight

Read the following newspaper article on Pollution and answer the questions on
the next page by selecting A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on your answer
sheet.

Pollution

Since 1950, it is estimated that humankind has produced more pollution than in all its
previous history. Pollution was thought to be a local problem. People were used to
the idea that private citizens or companies could pollute their local environment with
loud noise, smelly industry or whatever. Now, people are more aware that pollution
can, and does, occur on a global scale. We are all aware of the effects of carbon
dioxide emissions on our global weather systems – the global warming or
greenhouse effect. Pollution affects us all, no matter which country we live in.

In the late 1980s, many people in Europe began to become increasingly worried
about chemicals that affected the ozone layer of our atmosphere. These chemicals
were chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs as they became commonly known. These CFCs
were widely used in aerosols such as deodorants, cleaning polishes and in
refrigerators and these polluting chemical gases escaped into the atmosphere. CFCs
are dangerous because they damage the ozone layer that filters out harmful ultra-
violet, or UV, radiation from sunlight.

The unusual thing about this pollution is that its effects were not at first noticed in the
parts of the world where the pollution actually took place. CFCs released into the
atmosphere in London seemingly did not affect the ozone layer above it; indeed the
effects were not noticeable in the UK or even in Europe for a time. The CFCs were
carried by the winds and only gradually worked their way into the upper atmosphere.
So, pollution emitted in the UK or Japan or Brazil could end up causing a problem
across the other side of the globe.

The most extreme loss of ozone occurs over the North and South Poles, and of these
two areas, the greatest loss of ozone occurs over the Antarctic or South Pole. From
1978, when records first began, these ozone ‘holes’ have grown bigger year after
year despite the fact that most nations have banned the use of these chemicals.

The danger in this reduction in the ozone layer is that it allows more UV radiation
through to ground level damaging plants, animals and humans. This damage can
result in the increase in skin cancer in humans, one of the most serious diseases in
the industrialised countries. In both the UK and Australia, this disease is on the
increase and it is best to listen to the official government advice to keep out of the
sun, or keep covered up and wear a strong sun blocker on areas of exposed skin.

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Part Eight (continued)

56. According to the text, which of the following statements is not true?

A We are all affected by pollution.

B Our climate is affected by carbon dioxide emissions.
C Awareness of global pollution is on the increase.
D People used to be unaware of noise pollution.

57. Which of the following information about CFCs is not given?

A What CFC stands for.

B Where CFCs can be found.
C When the use of CFCs was banned.
D Why CFCs are dangerous.

58. What is said to be ‘unusual’ about CFC pollution.

A It is a global problem.
B Its effects are not always felt at its source.
C It effects are immediate.
D It causes problems in the UK.

59. What single word could replace the words underlined in the fourth paragraph?

A however
B although
C because
D therefore

60. The last paragraph is mostly about the effect of UV radiation on…

A the planet
B animals
C plants
D humans

(5 marks)

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