READING TEST EXTRA 10

PART 1.
Dear Jill, have you decided yet what are you going to do next year? You
told me you were thinking of (1) ________ a gap year before university.
It sound like a great (2)_______! Will you get a(n) (3) ________ for a
while or just travel around Europe? Please write me soon and (4)
________ me all about your plans. Better still, let’s (5) __________ up
some time and talk face-to-face. Love, Jenny.

1. talking making studying

2. feeling design activity
3. office job activity
4. say tell learn
5. meet make join

PART 2.
TEXT 1.
6. The earliest known “camera” was used by the Ancient Greeks and
Chinese
7. Much later, in the 1800s, the first practical, portable cameras were
invented, which could be used by everyone, not just enthusiasts.
8. These cameras were extremely basic as well, consisting of
photographic film contained in a simple box with a fixed lens
9. This ancient one could only project images onto an screen rather
than recording them on a film
10.Today, digital cameras allow users to delete previous photos, so only
the best shots are stored on a memory card

TEXT 2
11. It has become clear that there is too much fast traffic on this main
road through the village
12. For this reason, there needs to be a safe place for pedestrians to
cross
13.This report gives information about a busy road where a school is
located
14.Thus would make a lot of sense as nearly a thousand children attend
this school
 15.The suggestion is that a crossing should be built outside the school

PART 3
16.Who might enjoy being a vet?
17.Who doesn’t want to be in one workplace all the time?
18.Who would enjoy being a journalist?
19.Who wants job satisfaction?
20.Who appreciates skills in others that they don’t have?
21.Who looks after their body?
22.Who got some sensible advice from a relative?

PART 4
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
- The secret of its appeal
- Taking the initiative
- Breaking records
- Exceeding expectations
- Construction
- A serious mistake
- Changing identity
- A historic predecessor