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IMPORTANT NOTE: This document is just a sample for the question types and the
format in the exams. The difficulty of the questions and the length of the texts in the 1. In paragraph 3, the word them refers to _________.
exams may vary. a) other companies
b) Zara stores
c) new designs
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d) customers

TEXT 1. READ THE TEXT AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION FOR EACH QUESTION. 2. Which of the following is TRUE about Amancio Ortega?
a) His photos are always in magazines.
Have you ever been to a ZARA store? You probably have because it’s one of the fastest- b) There is no one as rich as him in Spain.
growing chains in the world. c) He opened his pyjamas company in 1975.
d) He has worked in different industries.
1 The person behind Zara is Amancio Ortega. He is the richest person in Spain, but many
people don’t know his face. There are only two official photos of him and he rarely gives 3. Zara is a successful brand because it has _________.
interviews. Although he is a multimillionaire businessman, he doesn’t look like one – he a) an owner with an interesting personality
doesn’t like wearing suits or ties, and prefers to wear jeans and shirts. He is definitely an
b) stores in every part of the world
unusual man.
c) special designers working for the production
2 When he was young, he worked as a shop assistant in a clothes store, but he always d) economical prices and follows the popular style
dreamed of having his own business. In 1963, he started a small company which made
women’s pyjamas. In 1975, at the age of 40, he opened his first clothes shop in La Coruna, 4. Today, Zara produces _________.
a small city in north-west Spain, and named it Zara. Now you can find Zara shops all over a) clothes to sell in 2000 shops in Europe
the world, from New York to Moscow to Singapore. So why is Zara so successful? b) clothes to sell in 454 stores in 88 countries
c) 20.000 new clothes and designs every month
3 The main reason is that Zara produces clothes which are fashionable but inexpensive. In d) a new collection of clothes in less than 6 weeks
1999, Zara had 350 shops in Europe, 18 in the Middle East, 52 in the Americas and 5 in Asia.
Today, there are over 2000 Zara stores located across 88 countries. The majority of the
stores, 454 of them, are in Spain. Zara can make a new line of clothes in five weeks. Other 5. Which of the following is FALSE about Zara?
companies normally take about nine months. The clothes also change from week to week, a) Zara stores are always busy because customers want to buy new designs.
and customers keep coming back to see what’s new, so Zara stores are always really b) New designs of Zara stay in stores for months.
crowded! It produces 20.000 new designs a year – and none of them stay in the shops for c) Other companies are slower than Zara in making a new line of clothes.
more than a month. d) Spain is the country which has the most Zara stores.

4 So if you’ve seen a new jacket or skirt you like in a Zara store, hurry up and buy it
because it won’t be there for long.

Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig and Paul Seligson, New English File Pre - Intermediate, Student’s Book
(2014) Oxford, Adapted by CMDO
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TEXT 2. READ THE TEXT AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION FOR EACH QUESTION. 8. In paragraph 2, the word complicated means _________.
a) fun b) peaceful c) uncomfortable d) confusing
1 Malaysia is a country where three very different cultures live and work side by
side, each culture following its own traditions. This can be seen most clearly in the 9. In paragraph 3, the word them refers to __________.
a) the groom’s parents
different marriage ceremonies of these groups: Malay, Indian, and Chinese. In the Malay
b) the bride and groom
wedding tradition, a relative of the groom visits the bride's house bringing gifts such as
c) the friends and relatives of the bride
sweets and the engagement ring. On the morning of the wedding day, the bride and d) the relatives of the bride
groom each have a special bath. The center of the traditional Malay wedding is the
marriage vow, a promise which is said in front of the imam – the priest – and their 10. The Malay bride ______.
relatives. The imam asks everybody if they have heard the vow clearly, and when they say a) visits the groom’s parents before the wedding
“Yes,” he finishes the ceremony with a “doa” – a prayer asking for blessings. A speech can b) gets food and a ring from one of the groom’s relatives
also be done by the groom if he wants to. c) makes a speech during the wedding ceremony
2 In some ways, the Indian wedding ceremony is similar to the Malay wedding d) gets special clothes as a present from the groom and his parents
ceremony. Both are formal, so no friends or casual behaviors are accepted. However, the
Indian wedding ceremony tends to be the most complicated, with very strict wedding 11. Which of the following is TRUE?
customs which are not easy to understand. The bride and groom eat no meat for several a) The Chinese bride and groom do not eat meat before the wedding day.
days before the wedding. On the morning of the wedding day, henna – a natural brown b) The Chinese groom has to buy gifts for the bride’s friends and relatives.
paint – is put on the bride’s hands and feet in beautiful designs. She then dresses in a c) The Malay imam ends the ceremony when everyone hears the vow clearly.
brightly colored “sari” and puts on the jewelry the groom has given her. No one wears d) There are no similarities between Indian and Malay wedding ceremonies.
white or black at the wedding, as these colors are for funerals.
3 Color is also a very important theme in the traditional Chinese wedding 12. In the Indian wedding tradition, ______.
a) you cannot wear black or white
ceremony. Red, which means luxury and happiness, is used to decorate the bride's house.
b) relatives have to wear jewelry
As well as the marriage ceremony, two important tea ceremonies are performed on the
c) the groom has to wear special clothes
wedding day. In the first one, the bride gives tea to her parents by herself, before the d) certain food is served at the ceremony
wedding ceremony. The second one is when the bride and groom give tea to the groom’s
parents at the end of the wedding. The wedding ceremony itself starts with the groom 13. In the Chinese wedding ceremony, it is usual to ______.
coming to the bride’s house to get his bride. However, the friends and relatives of the a) see rich people
bride try to stop him and he has to give them sweets and ask them to help him. Although b) make a vow
this has a serious meaning, there is a lot of laughing and joking as the groom gets his c) drink tea
bride. The ceremony is very simple, with the couple asking for blessings for their d) have henna
marriage. Unlike Malay and Indian weddings, the Chinese wedding has no priest or imam.
These three types of traditional weddings can still be found in Malaysia. However, young 14. Which of the following is FALSE?
people today tend to choose simpler weddings to fit in with their busy lives and financial a) The bride and the groom have a special bath before the wedding in the Malay tradition.
circumstances. b) On the morning of her wedding, the Indian bride gets henna on her hands and feet.
c) The groom in the Indian wedding gives jewelry to the bride.
6. The text is mainly about ______________. d) All three cultures have a priest or imam in their weddings.
a) what to do before and after wedding ceremonies
b) the importance of marriages around the world 15. Young people in Malaysia today _______.
c) different wedding traditions in Malaysia a) are not interested in simple wedding ceremonies
d) people in different Malaysian celebrations b) choose to have small weddings because of their lifestyles
c) do not prefer having wedding ceremonies
7. In paragraph 2, the word formal means ___________. d) still like traditional wedding ceremonies
a) serious b) relaxing c) same d) friendly

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Reilly

TEXT 3. READ AND COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE MOST SUITABLE SENTENCE FROM
THE LIST I-VI. THERE IS ONE EXTRA SENTENCE. I. Yet, the interest from the media created another problem.
II. She is famous for her speed and strength as a record holder.
Champion III. Her family realized that she could be a swimming star and Becky started
Rebecca Adlington is a British swimming champion. She won two gold medals at the training seriously a year later.
2008 Olympic Games in the 400-meter and 800-meter races. She is Britain’s first Olympic
swimming champion since 1988, the first British swimmer to win two gold medals since IV. Becky thought her financial problems would end her career.
1908 - and she is just twenty years old. V. However, her parents tried to make sure she had a ‘normal’ life.
Rebecca – or Becky as her family and friends call her – started swimming when she was
VI. One day, she jumped into a pool on holiday.
four years old. 1 _______ “Oh, no! She’s never swum before. Will she be okay?” her mum
thought. Yet, Becky swam to the side of the pool, and she has loved swimming since then.
When she was twelve, Becky competed in the national championships and won. 16. Which sentence fits the first gap (1_________) in the text?
2 ________ Her mum, Kay, gave up her job to drive her to training. Every morning, they a) III b) IV c) V d) VI
went to the pool very early - training started at 5 a.m. then they went home for breakfast.
Becky went to school just like any other teenager, but after school she went back to pool
for more training. Becky didn’t go to parties or nightclubbing as a teenager. 3 _______ 17. Which sentence fits the second gap (2_________) in the text?
Becky’s friends often came over to watch DVDs or eat pizza. All Becky’s hard work was a) II b) III c) IV d) V
worth it - she was a member of the British swimming team at the 2008 Olympics.
It hasn’t always been easy, though. In 2006 Becky’s sister Laura was in hospital because
she was seriously ill with a disease. Becky also became ill, but not so seriously and she 18. Which sentence fits the third gap (3_________) in the text?
continued training. Her older sister, Chloe, took her to training while the rest of the family a) I b) II c) V d) VI
was at the hospital. Fortunately, Becky and Laura both recovered completely. 4 ________
After Becky won her first gold medal, the family spent two days doing TV interviews - from
6.45 a.m. until 10 p.m.! 19. Which sentence fits the fourth gap (4__________) in the text?
Becky has already broken many world records and currently holds the record for the
a) I b) III c) IV d) VI
800-meter freestyle race. 5 _______ She also received a special medal, an OBE (Official of
the Order of the British Empire) from the Queen in 2008. The queen gives OBEs to people
who have done work that has helped the country. However, for her family she is still the 20. Which sentence fits the fifth gap (5__________) in the text?
girl who loves chocolate cake, expensive shoes and watching DVDs!
a) I b) II c) III d) IV
Patricia, Retta Dawson, Martha Uminska and Dominica Chandler, Real Life Pre - Intermediate, Workbook (2010)
Pearson, Adapted by CMDO

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