Reading

I Read the text and decide if the sentences are ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B). If there is not enough information in
the text to answer ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B), choose ‘Doesn’t say’ (C).

TV ADS

B Y S A R A H S T E V E NS
I was watching TV the other night and – as usual – there were all those irritating advertisements in the middle of the film,
disturbing my concentration! Well, I don’t usually take any notice of the ads, in fact I quite often turn the volume down
when they’re on, as they’re so boring. But this time I’m not quite sure what happened to me. One ad caught my attention. It was
for a smartphone, and I was actually thinking of getting one at the time. So anyway, I decided to go for it, and I ordered one.
The advertisement made it sound so brilliant!
Well, it arrived the next day. It was super fast, and at first I was impressed. However, I really regret it now. I’m not at all
happy with it, and I’m sure it’s faulty. For example, I texted a friend yesterday and the message went to the wrong person!
That’s hopeless – and it could be quite embarrassing too. Another thing is, the battery doesn’t last for very long. I charged
it last night but it’s almost dead again already. It’s very disappointing, and I hope they give me my money back.

1 Sarah usually enjoys the adverts she sees on TV.

A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Say
2 Sarah was watching her favourite film on TV the other night.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Say
3 There was a particular advert that attracted Sarah.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Say
4 It wasn’t until Sarah saw the ad that she considered buying a smartphone.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Say
5 Sarah ordered her smartphone from a big store.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Say
6 Sarah was very satisfied with her phone when she first got it.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Say
7 Sarah was a bit worried that the phone was too expensive for her.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Say
8 One problem Sarah had was that texts didn’t go where she intended them to.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Say
9 The battery on Sarah’s phone works for a few days after it is charged.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Say
10 Sarah wants to get a refund for her phone.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Say

II Read the text and choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

JOHN BARNETT’S ART

BY DONNA MERTON
My cousin, John Barnett, is an artist. He’s about 15 years older than me, so I can remember when I was a child, his mum – my
aunt – used to come to our house and tell us about all the exciting things John was doing, both at art college and after he left. I
remember I was so impressed, I decided then to follow a career in something creative like art myself.

Since then, John has developed into a brilliant artist and has even had an exhibition at a big gallery in London. John is
particularly interested in different ways of creating pictures, and the exhibition showed that as well as creating traditional oil
paintings, John was using a tablet to experiment with different effects. There was also a display of the moving images that he
takes with his video camera.

His work clearly showed his emotional connection to the countryside where he grew up – the area around my home that I
know so well. The wonderful huge landscape paintings really held my attention as they showed the changing seasons, the
bright greens of spring and the whiteness of winter. I really love his work, and as a family, we’re all very proud of what John
has achieved.

1 How did Donna first learn about John’s art?

A John used to tell her about what he was doing.
B She heard a member of her family talking about it.
C Her mum took her to see his work at his college.
2 How did John’s career inspire Donna?
A She started doing more creative activities.
B She decided she wanted to study at college.
C She realised what she’d like to do in the future.

3 What does Donna say about John’s pictures in the London exhibition?
A There were no oil paintings among them.
B Some were created using technology.
C The same images were used but with different effects.

4 Donna says that the region John featured in his paintings

A showed how much he loves it.
B wasn’t very familiar to her.
C hasn’t changed much since his childhood.

5 What might Donna text to a friend about the exhibition?

A ‘I just love the wide range of colours John uses.’
B ‘The landscape paintings really show the different times of year around here.’
C ‘The paintings he’s done of our family are among his best, I think.’