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Complete the dialogues below by choosing the correct option (A–D). An example (0) has been done for you.

0 Emily: What do you do at the weekends, Yara? 8 Alex: I’d like to make a cake. eggs have we got?
Yara: My sister and I A going to the cinema. A like Andrea: Three, I think. Let me check.
B like to A How big
C want B How much
D want to C How many D How
long
1 Manager: Where’s Mr Davidson?
Assistant: Oh, he’s London today. 9 Ifrah: Which bus goes to the hospital?
A in Antonia: the 236. It stops outside.
B on A Get
C to B Got
D at C Gets
D Getting
2 Amirah: Do you like cats?
Chris: No, but there lots of other animals I like. 10 Father: Are we ready to go?
A is Daughter: No, Mum can’t find hat.
B be A its
C are B his
D was C her
D their
3 Andrew: Where Alicia come from?
Martin: I think she’s from the United States. 11 Shop Assistant: Can I help you?
A is Customer: Yes, I’d like to buy trousers.
B do A a
C are B an
D does C this
D these
4 Teacher: Tell me something about your parents, Lucas.
Student: My mother and father both very tall. 12 Mother: Where’s that fish I bought? It was on the table.
A is Daughter: Oh no! The cat it.
B isn’t A eat
C are B eats
D aren’t C is eating
D are eating
5 Ayla: That’s a nice table, Sophie! Is it new?
Sophie: Oh no, it’s my old dining table. 13 Amanda: I like your new sofa.
A mother B Fahima: Thanks. It’s comfortable than the other one we had.
mothers C A too
mother’s D B very
mothers’ C much D
more
6 Emma: What do you do after school?
Chloe: I see my friends. Do you visit people, too? 14 Alicia: I’m going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?
Emma: No, I go out. Peter: Could you get milk, please?
A often B A a
never C always B any
D sometimes C some
D every
7 Katie: Is Charlotte at school today?
Laura: No, she . She’s not well today. 15 Karina: When do you want to play football?
A isn’t Aniqa: I to play tomorrow, because I don’t need to go to work.
B aren’t A like B likes
C doesn’t C liked
D hasn’t D ‘d like
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16 Manisha: What did you do at the weekend? 24 Sophie: How long married?
Nicola: I tennis with my friend on Saturday. Ying Yue: Two years. I met my husband when I was working in
A play New York.
B played A had you got
C plays B did you get
D playing C have you been
D are you being
17 Wife: Have we got any cheese in the fridge?
Husband: No, we haven’t. I’m buy some this afternoon. 25 David: Have you that new film yet?
A go Susanna: No, I haven’t. We could go on Thursday if you like?
B go to A see B saw C
C going seen
D going to D seeing

18 Laura: Where you last Tuesday? I tried to phone you. 26 Shop Assistant: Excuse me, please. Could I get past?
Beatriz: Oh, I was visiting my grandmother. I didn’t have my phone Customer: Oh, I’m sorry. I’m getting in the way, I?
with me. A don’t B
A were B was aren’t C can’t
C are D haven’t
D is
27 Wife: Advertising is a big business for musicians.
19 Miriam: Are you coming to my party on Tuesday? Husband: Yes, musicians a lot of money for writing short
Brian: I’m really sorry, but I to take my daughter to the pieces of music.
airport. A pay
A has B had C B paid
have C are paid
D having D are paying

20 Saif: Why do you like running? 28 Son: Mum, I’d really like a guitar. Can I have one?
Isabella: Because it’s way to keep fit. Mother: OK, but if we buy one you have to practise
A best playing it.
B better A will
C the best B can
D the better C could
D must
21 Anna: Have you lived here a long time?
Stefan: Yes, over 40 years. I know of people in this town. 29 Juliana: Do you like Brazilian coffee?
A any Miriodere: No I don’t, because it’s strong.
B lots A too
C more D most B such
C much
22 Josef: Why didn’t you come to the cinema last week? D enough
Chloe: I wanted to but I couldn’t. I studying for that test we had
on Monday. 30 Matthew: Would you like anything from the shop?
A was B were Alicia: Yes, I’d like one of celebrity magazines, please.
C am A most recent
D been B more recent
C the most recent
23 Anna: That bird’s on the garden table again. I think it’s hungry. D the more recent
Juliana: Yes, look! It eat the bread we put there.
A is
B will
C goes to
D is going to
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31 Daughter: Mum, my computer is broken again. I really need 38 Victor: I’d love to go back in history to see how people lived
a new one. hundreds of years ago.
Mother: I buy one if we had the money, but it’s not Simon: Me too! If I choose, I’d probably travel to
possible right now. ancient Rome.
A will A can
B may B will
C should C could
D would D would

32 Mother: you packed your suitcase yet? We’re leaving 39 Stephen: The concert was fantastic yesterday. You
early tomorrow morning. have come.
Son: I’ll do it later. It won’t take long. Yuuto: I know. I wanted to, but I had to work late.
A Did B Have A must B could
C Will D Are C ought
D should
33 Lucas: Do you play the piano, Natasha?
Natasha: Well, I play when I was younger, but I’m not sure I 40 Katie: Would you like to go sightseeing or to the beach this
remember now. afternoon?
A can Matthew: I don’t mind, I’ll let you decide.
B can’t Katie: OK, let’s go sightseeing, we?
C could A should
D couldn’t B shall
C might
34 Martina: What did the doctor say about your stomach pains? D would
Padma: He asked me what I for the last two days.
A eat 41 Amanda: It said on the news that the president also owns all
B had eaten the national newspapers.
C was eating D Andrew: That be right! I don’t think that’s true.
would eat A must B
can’t C won’t
35 Daughter: Everyone has arrived apart from Pamela. D would
Mother: Don’t worry, she phoned me this morning and said she
be a bit late. 42 Assistant: That meeting was really difficult. What would you
A can have done if you in my position?
B must Manager: Oh, I think you managed it very well.
C should D A are
would B were
C had been
36 Vincent: Did you see the weather forecast? It’s going to be D would be
extremely hot this weekend.
Pauline: I know, I can’t believe it! It since Monday. 43 Natalia: My new smartphone doesn’t seem to work.
A rains Katie: Oh dear! Perhaps you should take it and ask for a
B has been raining refund.
C is raining A up
D was raining B out
C away D
37 Ameena: What colour are you going to paint the living back
room?
Charlotte: I probably choose something bright, like 44 Chris: I wish I could be with our cousins …
yellow. Alison: Me too! By this time tomorrow they on a Greek beach
A will B may while we’re revising for our history test.
C can A sunbathe
D might B will sunbathe
C will be sunbathing
D will have sunbathed
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45 Son: Are you OK, Mum? You don’t seem very relaxed. 52 Rachel: This would be a lovely place to sit on a dry day.
Mother: I just wish I an aisle seat so that I could get up and walk Natasha: Yes, I know. I just wish the rain .
around more easily. A would stop
A had chosen B has stopped
B have chosen C will have stopped
C would choose D would be stopping
D should choose
53 Student: What’s today’s lesson going to be about?
46 Nicola: I love this picture, but won’t it cost a fortune? Teacher: Today we’re going to learn about a tribe
Victor: No, it’s just a copy. The original, is a portrait of the descendants live in Lima, the capital of Peru.
artist’s friend, sold for €4 million! A who
A whose B B which
which C whom C whose D
D that whom

47 Laura: I can’t believe how talented this artist was. 54 Andrea: Did your town have a good market?
Emily: I know, it’s amazing. he was almost 90 when he did Katie: Yes. When I was young we there every Saturday
them, his paintings are beautiful. looking for bargains.
A Since A had gone
B Besides B would go
C Although C were going
D Therefore D had been going

48 Andrea: I want to buy some new shoes for the winter. 55 Daughter: Joanna has been really supportive. I’m so lucky to
Shan: Well, I looking for a new pair of boots for weeks, but I have her as a friend.
can’t find anything I like. Mother: Yes. Just think – if you hadn’t sat next to her in class at
A am school, you so close now.
B was A won’t be
C had been B wouldn’t be
D have been C wouldn’t have been
D aren’t
49 Client: I don’t have much money – just enough to .
Accountant: Well, let me suggest a way of helping you save 56 David: Did you see the headline this evening?
more. Nicola: Yes – the Prime Minister was to resign today.
A get by B pay A charged
off C do with B argued
D make up C struggled
D forced
50 Pablo: In April next year I here for ten years exactly.
Alison: Wow! It really doesn’t seem that long. 57 Student: I’m concerned about the chemical test results I’ve
A will live just had from the river.
B will be living Professor: It be a good idea to check the acid levels as well
C am going to live then.
D will have been living A must B
should C might
51 Student: Is it true that it took Bell and Watson ages to invent D ought
the telephone?
Teacher: Yes. When they finally succeeded, they on it for about 58 Aamir: They’ve just announced that our train has
30 years. been delayed.
A must work Laura: That’s annoying. We have rushed to get here after
B had been working all.
C have worked A needn’t
D would be working B could
C should
D mustn’t
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59 Liam: So, your Dad’s got a laptop! 66 Pauline: I hear you got soaked on the golf course
Cian: Yes, I bought it for him last year – until then he a this morning.
typewriter! Chris: Yes. I wish I listened to the weather forecast.
A used A had
B has used B have
C has been using C would have
D had been using D should have

60 Isabella: The flight is fully booked, so I won’t be able to go to 67 Laura: How was the meeting?
Barbados next week. Ricardo: It finished late because Victor didn’t arrive until 5 pm.
Safia: If you the ticket sooner, you’d have found a seat. He told me he been given the wrong directions.
A had booked B were A has
booking C booked B had
D would have booked C should have
D would have
61 Receptionist: You taken a taxi to the hotel since you
arrived so late. 68 Andrew: I picked up some of that cat food you wanted.
Customer: It was OK, actually. There was a direct bus service from Pedro: Oh good. Once to these new cat biscuits, they won’t
the airport. want to go back to the other stuff.
A will have A we’ve switched
B should have B we’ll be switching
C might have D C we’ll have switched
would have D we’ve been switched

62 Sophie: Have they finished interviewing for the manager’s 69 Antonia: Has your son done well in his exams?
position yet? Phillip: Yes. Only once he wasn’t sufficiently prepared, but he
Rafi: No, but they all the candidates by next Friday. can take that one again.
A won’t see A he found
B would see B he has found
C haven’t seen C did he find
D will have seen D could he find

63 Athlete: hard I try, I can’t run any faster. 70 Son: I had a bit of a stomach ache this morning.
Coach: You’ve improved a lot. I wouldn’t worry about it. Mother: Oh dear! Well, I did say you eaten that chicken last
A Though B night.
Whereas C A wouldn’t have B
However couldn’t have C
D Considering mustn’t have D
shouldn’t have
64 Laura: That’s a really beautiful painting. The colours are
so vivid.
Jeremy: Yes, it’s amazing to think it was lost for years and .
A must be restored B had
to be restored C has been
restoring
D would be restoring

65 Charlotte: I saw the photos from the film festival. Was that
you with the actor from The Hobbit?
Niall: Yes, it was! did I imagine I would ever actually meet
him.
A Not
B Much
C Hardy
D Little
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About The Reading Test

Read the text, then try to answer the questions.
There are 20 questions, and you see one at a time in a random order. The answers are not in the same order as the
text.
Some questions are easier; some are more difficult. Don’t worry if you don’t know the answer!
Try not to use a dictionary – the idea is to find your natural level.

Sarah’s Life in Canada

Sarah is 36 years old, and she lives in Canada. She has two young daughters. She works two days a week as a
teacher. Her husband’s name is Nathan, and he’s a sales manager. Nathan’s job is very busy, so he often comes
home late. At weekends, they often go driving or walking in the countryside.
Nathan was born in Canada, but Sarah wasn’t. She was born in Argentina, and she moved to Canada when she was
26. When she was growing up, she was really interested in English. At first, she thought it was difficult, but when
she finished school, she could already speak quite fluently and understand almost everything she heard or read.
She spent a lot of time listening to songs and watching TV shows and films in English.

After she graduated from university, she decided to train as an English teacher. The certificate she needed was
quite expensive, and competition for places was intense, but she was determined to do it—she simply couldn’t
imagine doing anything else. She finished the course with a distinction, which was the highest grade possible. Soon,
she found work as a teaching assistant in a local primary school. She enjoyed the work, although it was often
challenging—the children were not always well-disciplined, and she didn’t think that the classroom teacher had
enough understanding of teaching methods.

When she first went to Canada, she never would have imagined that she would end up staying there. It was
supposed to be a short-term placement in a high school. She thought that she would be able to see a different part
of the world and gain some useful experience, which could help her to find a better teaching position when she
came back to Argentina. At first, she found living overseas much more difficult than she had expected. She felt
homesick, and she had problems getting used to everything which was different in Canada—the interpersonal
culture, the climate, the food… For the first three months she was there, she spent most of her free time in her
room, dreaming of going back to Argentina and seeing her family again.

Over time, she adjusted to life in Canada, and even started to enjoy herself a bit more. One day, she met Nathan at
a party. She liked his sense of humour, and how kind he was, but she was reluctant to get involved, knowing that
she was planning to leave in the near future. When her placement finished, he convinced her to apply for a
permanent job in another school. She told herself that she would give it one more year and see how things went.

Now, Sarah is settled, although she still misses Argentina. She tries to make it back at least yearly, and she is
bringing up her daughters to be bilingual, so that they can talk to their Argentinian relatives in Spanish. When she
thinks back to her first few months in Canada, she can scarcely recognise herself. In some ways, she wishes she
weren’t so far away from her family, but at the same time, she feels that she’s learned many things which she never
would have experienced had she stayed in Argentina.
She wants to give her daughters the chance to travel and experience life in other countries as soon as she can,
although of
course she hopes they don’t move too far away!

1. Sarah and Nathan have . c) go to a village

a) no children d) get out of the city
b) one boy and one girl
c) two girls 3. Nathan and Sarah .
d) two boys a) were born in different countries
b) were born in the same year
2. At weekends, Sarah and Nathan often . c) were born in different years
a) work long hours d) were born in the same country
b) stay in the city
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4. In her first job, she .

a) worked with another teacher to teach young children 13. During her first few months in Canada, Sarah .
b) worked with another teacher to teach older children a) met Nathan
c) taught older children by herself b) had to work very hard
d) taught young children by herself c) made lots of new friends
d) didn't socialise much
5. Sarah decided to train as an English teacher because .
a) she wanted to travel 14. When she left school, her English was .
b) it was the only thing she was really interested in a) very bad
c) she didn't know what else to do b) perfect
d) she thought she could get a good job c) very good
d) not very good
6. Sarah thinks that she has since coming to
Canada. 15. Which sentence best describes Sarah’s attitude now
a) lost touch with her own country towards her decision to stay in Canada?
b) not changed very much a) She wishes she had come to Canada earlier, because
c) learned to speak English better she doesn't feel that there was anything for her in
d) changed a lot Argentina.
b) She regrets her decision, because she feels homesick
7. When Sarah was at school, she learning and misses her family all the time.
English. c) She wouldn't change her decision, although she still
a) liked finds it hard to be so far from her family.
b) hated d) She isn't sure. She thinks that it's impossible to say
c) didn't like whether it was the right choice for her or not
d) didn't mind

8. When Sarah went to Canada, she thought . 16. Because of Nathan, Sarah initially decided to stay in
a) she would stay in Canada for a long time Canada____________________.
b) she would find a job as a high school teacher a) for another year
c) she would come back to Argentina again after a short b) until Nathan asked her to marry him
stay c) for a few more months
d) she would enjoy living in Canada d) forever

9. When Sarah met Nathan for the first time, . 17. Sarah has lived in Canada .
a) she decided to stay another year a) for one year
b) she told him that she was planning to leave b) since she was born
c) she liked him, but she didn't want to have a c) since she was 36
relationship with him d) for ten years
d) she didn't like him very much
18. The children in Sarah’s first job .
10. Nathan works______ a) didn't learn anything
a) in a factory b) didn't always behave well in class
b) long hours c) were often rude to her
c) at home d) didn't understand what she was saying
d) in a school
19. Sarah thought that living in Canada .
11. Sarah's feelings about her first job were a) would make her feel homesick
a) unclear b) would be very different to living in Argentina
b) mixed c) would be more difficult than it was
c) positive d) would be easier than it was
d) negative
20. It took Sarah to get used to living in Canada.
12. Nathan is . a) several years
a) Sarah's husband b) a few weeks
b) Sarah's manager c) about one month
c) Sarah's boyfriend d) several months
d) Sarah's father