Test 1 Training Reading and Use of English Part 1 In this part you: read a tex! with eight gops ‘© choose from four options (A, B, Cor D) to fll eoch gop Useful language Prepositional phrases 1 Which prepositions - in, on, at or under - can be used to complete the Tip! Prepositions are often tested in undertined phrases? ne Use of Enish test. Meke sure vweom fhe current cules you are not cllovied to wear shorts to school, gece fee enamel es i ¥ ot ellered toseor shorts schoo such as phrasel verbs. prepositions ‘although thot will change from next year. acciatines ote ook ‘Are you sure the deadline is next waek? | was the impression it was today We need fo be even thasoad by 7 em. or we'll never get to the ‘rain station on time. The football stadium she nan of he cy, near the train sation, Exam candidates must remain in their seots -alLtimes. tons in the wild hos been decline fo many yeors , it mekes no difference whether you poss your driving est or nat because you can’ afford o buy a car! Maria is prasuute because her grades for lost term were poor ‘Noel couldn't believe it when he arved at schoo! and saw the science fab Ws vernon fi. its, Luisa thought everyone hod forgotten about her birthday, but then she saw the big coke on the tobla, Complete the text with in, on, at or under. What to do if. Welcome to the biog wher! give ou advice on how to approach changes and isues (1). your everyday life. The topic ofthis week's bog is: What to do if you move to « new school There are many thins youshould do (2) nme the fst day ad (8) nw-nn- the fst Wee and during te fist term, But there are things to do even before you srt your new school Fast, you should visit the school. Go with your parents an have 2 ook around. Find out where our clasraom is going to be, where the canteen is and how to get tothe toilets. If you know all this you won't fin yourself (4)--.--»-a difficult s'uation where you need 0 ase for hel. When you are visting your new school, try to spe2k to your teachers (5) the same time. wll help you get to know them, but petiaps more importantly it wil help them to find outa bit about you. Nowadays, most schools have a hancboo (6) nn. the internet. Make Sure you reed it to Find out about uniforms, whet to doif you are sick or when exams are scheduled. Follow these tps and it will help you fee that everything is (7) mnmeonens oniol when you start vour frst day. Find more help arc advice for your Frst term by licking onthe links below. 20 | Testa Training Reading and Uso of English Part 1. Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionUseful language Verb coilocations 3° Choose the correct vert in italics that goes with each underlined phrase. 1 | suelly go / come for a swim early in the morning before schoo! If you forget ic bring your project to school tomorrow, your hisiory teacher will go / get aonayed. The house got / caught ite early in the morning. | ove the colours of your clethes! Those colours really go / get wall Jogether. The burglar was caught / got in the act. The golice sow him coming out cf tho house with tho TV at 4 om | gave / got my geography teacher a gaod onswer, but it wosn't the answer he was looking for Aor ¢ long discussion, Marthe and her porents got / camoog compromise about what jime she would come home ofier the party We're getting / being zagether afterschool to work on the history project. Do you want fo join us? My dream of playing in a band went / come ta lifa when | stored to write songs with some school friends. Hanach is giving / catching o party to celebrate her 15th birhday next week 4 Complete the sentences with the verb (A,B, C or D) which best fits each gap. 1 The school is trying to ~~ participation in extracurricular cctivites ike the chess tec. A. gain B increase © putup D access Would anyone else like 19 an-nsnnnnnnws heir opinion? A make B take C tell D give sight of the new sports cor atthe © 500 D discover last in the 400 metres race despite B end € 90 D. become his plans to leave the club ot a team meeting B proposed — € announced —D.told «her bus forthe third tims thot week, Elena knew she was going to be in trouble. A missing B losing © foiling Dfergering Hayley was excited because she hod just one more week before she could. n holiday. A got B becoms © go D catch Ket --venenenne & table for four at his Favourite restouront online. ‘A commended Basted © demonded D_ booked Roading and Uso of English Part Testa Training | a2 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for Redistribution5 Complete each gap with a verb trom Exercise 4 in the correct form. More than one answer Is possible It took me a long time to (1) to terms with the break-up of Feamley Gold. They were my favourite band from about the age of 12 until 16. | knew everything about them and | went to see them play live half a dozen times. | remember when the lead singer a their intentions to break up and | just cried for days. To (8) m—-- --» them eredit, | understand why they had to split up. They all wanted to do different things, like acting in movies, and the lead singer (4) .=--—----n-n-~ married. But | ° such a shock when I heard they would no longer bbe such a large part of my lia. Useful language Adjectives + prepositions © Which prepositions usually follow the adjectives below? Write of, about, ((Remem 10 oF for next to each adjective. See addicted 2 ohaid 3 allergic ena he: ebcwacl by sen Be: one preposition. depending on onwious 5 oshomed 6 onthusiostic the context. oxcited 8 fomoue 9 good 10 guily 11 married 12 proud 13. similar. 14 suitable. 15 worried Complete each sentence witha suitable adjective and preposition from Exercise 6. 1 When | was a kid | was --the dark so | always slept wil @ light on in my room. Everyone knows tat smoking is not ~- your heath This area of the county is sno its emazing views ‘My sisier has to be very careful when we eat ct restaurants because she is --— = nuts of any kine. [ink | must be --ns-ssnconme my phone. | can't go five minutes without checking it. Hi ane our chances in the final. If we play our best | think we could win. You ought 10 be wwnnewnnnniens YOUr ott. Thats nota kind thing to soy. Your group's project was Very ms cone | received from a different group last yeor. Did you copy it? a2 | Testa Training Reading and Uso of English Part 1. Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionUseful language Meanings of words 8 Complete the sentences in each group using the correct words trom the box. Use each word once only. hope estimate torecast predict TLssossnnsesen the €0st forall the work fo be about £1,909. 2 Ifyou hed to the winner of the race, who would it be? 8 We vnmwesemnnnnne 0 deliver the results lomorrow moming 4 the for tomorrow is hecuy rain end high winds advise display indicate recommerst 5 Can you _ 6 privatsteccher to help me improve my maths? 6 The school likes to... ll of its awards in reception for visitors to see. 7 \'d you to think hard before you decide what you wont to study at university. B The research seems fo --u--nnnnm tha! Fewer people ore driving ioday than in the past look scene sigit view 9 The enensn-vemnner ftom the hotel was amazing! JO You should have s00n the =» on his face when he found out he was on the tom. He couldn't belive itl 11 ioe the way the cuthor se the srnronnsnsne im the fis chopler. 12. Dan’ laughed out loud at the ‘of her friend flling off har chair in class concert music rhythm song 13. When | am running, I ove to lision to rock because it gives ine more energy. 4 30 | om a terrible dancer. 15 16 actually generally mostly normally V7 Trevor didnt on une Want fo go fo the party, but all his friends persuaded him fo go. 18 | wouldn't do this, but bacouse you've finished your work, Il let you leave early 19 The doctor scid my health is. --cnom go0d, but | could improve it by doing more exercise 20 Aer finishing school, Nine spent a year traveling, Jn Asie bu olso for @ short while in Europe. Roading and Uso of English Part Testa Training | 33 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionCre Me mc it) Reading and Use of English « Part 1 For questions 1-8, read the taxt below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, Example: © A knowledgeable B aware © familiar D awake AES 2 England National Girls’ Football Week by Amy King, 16 As most people are probably (0) we y there is little doubt that football is England's most popular sport. Homever, most peopve con't realise that ihe ‘number of boys and min playing the game is currently in (1) eutt'm proud to say thatthe same is not (2)... ofthe gis’ and women's game infact, far from it. In April 2018, Gis’ Football Wook (3) no less than 22,000 girl players. Over 200 schools across Englaind took part in the a-— At the following Girs’ Football Week in October 2016, the focus was more about . participation in women’s football across the country's colleges and universities. Again, the event seems to have been a (6). Success. At the last (7)... , nearly three milion iris and women were registered as football players, which is fantastic to hear. But what is the best nows of all? My ‘school has just (B)...--~ plans to set up a gitls' football team next term. | will definitely be signing up! 1 A fall B decline © decrease D reduction 2 Areal B right © actual D true 3 A attracted B pulled © engaged D brought 4 A experience B act © event D development 5 A stretching B adding increasing D enhancing 6 A great B good high B strong TA statistic B number © quantity D count 8 A said B announced © told D advised 24 | Testa Exam practice Roading and Uso of English Part 1 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for Redistributionh Part 2 In this part you: Tin?) This part of the testis mainly about © read a text with eight gaps. ‘grammar, @.g. tenses, pronouns tema cak Seciatin reccoinaty - it Ren Gop coach: a fow questions on vocabulary, linking expressions trasal Useful language Comparative and superlative phrases ‘verbs and fixed phrases or expressions. 1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. 2s fewer least many most much not the ‘arlior we leave, the sooner we'll gt home. There Were Not 03 nnnnmensmnnennn people ot the show as | had expected. Nobody an €00k ono well as my grandmother Unfortunately, your results recently ha¥e -enmnun-nanene Been a8 impressive os last year Well done, Sebastian! You had the number of absences inthe lost ye The phone in the shop WOS vnmnrennem more expensive than the cone entine. ‘According to my history teacher, Ireland is unique in Europe becouse there ore people living there then in the 1840s I had one of the now « incredible days of my life when | went on holiday last year! Choose the correct word in each of the sentences. ‘Aro you sure you studiod os / so hard as possible? I've waited for too long alrendy. | refuse to wait not / any longer | ook so many / much sks because | was desperate to win the gome. Obofami had moved eway from his home village when he was only five, but ton yeors later it looked exoctly the same a / like before Welcome to your final, and most / more important, year of school ‘Antonia wa: disappointed to have fewer / less money than she thought and so couldn't afford to go tothe cinema, Reading and Uso of English Part 2 Test Training | 35 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionUseful language Countable and uncountable nouns 3 4 16 Are the quantifiers in the box used with countable or uncountable Tigh Your understanding of countable nouns? Write the quantifiers in the appropriate columns of the table. fend uncountable nouns is often tested by asking you to think of allarge amount of a good deal of alotof much many ‘an appropiate tice (en, the). Plenty of several (@) few (a)|ittle a smell number of ‘quantifier .g. many, few) or eterminer (eg both, ever). plurol countables | uncountobles plural countobles and vuncountables Choose the correct words in the sentences. 1 How much / many ofthe children come fo school today? 2 Baccuse of ihe computer virus, litle / few of the work we did yesterday hos been saved 3 There willbe o lot oF / @ good deal of people in he crowd today forthe football match, 4. Several / 0 large amount of restaurants have epaned up in my ara recently, and some af them are very good 5. My aunt gove me many / plenty of good advic2 about what fo do ot university. 6 7 8 The amount of / numberof free software can find for my table is incredibel | never nesd 10 pay for anything There is a goad deal of / « large numba: of work that sill needs tobe done on this project Ihave « litle / 0 few coins from my holiday thet the bank will not exchange for me. | suppose Ill have to keep them as souvenirs Correct these sentences. 1 Litle people don't have mobile phones nowadays. 2 These new planes ors so small hat litle lyggages can be carried on them... 3 Much governments are irying to increase invesiment in school 4 in my opinion, pollution are going to be the biggest problem we face in the future, 5 The lifequard gave us good odvices about where we could end could not sur. 6 A laige numberof traffic s on the roads nowadays causing lots of congestion. 7 Many candidates fail the exam because they do not realise they have o few time. 8 | just don't understand why a large number of rainforests being destroyed Vesta. Training Reading and Uso of English Part 2 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionUseful language enough, so, such, too, very © Complete the sentences with the words from the box. (You de not reed /“ Remember! to use one of the words.) Remember that too and very ae not ‘synonyms. The word teo is usually negative and suggests an excess of something, enough so such too very 1. If you want to get into 0 top university itis not that you have excellent grades, you must also show you have & good otitude. Hm s0My, BUL YOU aF@ wnmnencnnsenen te t join this yeor's language course. Kieran was happy to gate new games console for his birthday that he spent the whole day seting it up ord playing on it Iwas good fila | want fo go ond see it ogain. The room just isn’t big ~ for so many students Electronic devices cs phones and computers are not cllowed in the examinetion room. Wes o- hat for me today so 'm going to @ shopping cente where they hove air conditioning There Wos -onnnsennennsunm 6 lot of snow that all the schcols inthe district wore closed. Useful language Prepositions 7 Complete the sentences with the appropriate prepositions. 1 Jowes so disappointed thot she'd had to leave the dance contest due wsenesn--ees-@n injury 22 Wham | go-nmnnnn-onemen holiday, | like to just sion the beach and do nothing, 3. IV isnt safe to swim the water hare. You should move up the river to where it s cleaner. 4 Kim hated having to be the person who ahvays 160k wuv-nemnmnen te rubbish 5. con hordly hear the programme, Can yeu turn the volume, plese? 6 Harriet was excited about going to 2 new school, but m-nnmuunennesthe same fime, she was worried about missing her old friends. Miguel put. his bithday porty for @ week because he had an exom the following day | know you haven't been ploying the guitar for long, but you shouldn't give mmwvrsnns-nnun just because something is hard. Roading and Uso of English Part 2 Testa training 37 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionTest 1 Exam practice Reading and Use of English + Part 2 For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word whic best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answer !N CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Example: [0] [4] 4] 0) Manatees {have to admit that untill went to Florida in the USA, | don't think | (0). ‘ever heard of manatees. They are large mammals which live in sea water and are also known (Q)....-----» ‘sea cows'. This is partly due (10) : their cow-ike appearance, and also because of thelr diet. They are vegetarians who live (11) weeds and ‘grass that they find under water. In fact, they can eat as (12)... a8 50 kg of this in a day. The adult manatees: ‘weigh up to 590 kg. Manatee populations have been suffering recently; in fact conservationists were (19) 1... concerned that they have deciared the manatee an endangered species. When | went to see these animals in the wild, (14) — ‘amazed me was their appearance. Their lips have left and right sides, which can move independently of (18) 1m. another. Manatees are slow and graceful in the water, wihich, (16)... me, was an incredible sight to see. 38 | Testa Exam practice Roading and Uso of English Part 2 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionPCOS MCT gy Reading and Use of English Part 3 In this part you: # read text with eight gaps @ form an cppropriate word for each gap from the word in capitol laiers cf the end ofthe line Useful language Suffixes 1 Which kind of word (adjective, adverb, noun o: verb) is needed to fill in the gaps in these sentences? Wow! That hos io be the most daliciows have ever eaten in my if. That was such on dificul test | suddenly that was going to have « few problems geting out of he stadivwn The koy 10 6 ~ relationship is being open and hene:! with coach other. Add suffixes f-0m the box to the words below to make other nouns. You (ipl For Peri 3 i is essential to be able may need to make some spelling changes. identity the type of word that is missing. al ing or/tion ism ty ment -ness ship 1 lary 2 pay 3 race 4 similor 5 grect 6 decorate 7 ariner 8 ble 9 govern 10. relation 1 orgue 12. opprove Add sutfixes from the box to the words below to make verbs. You may [fp American English usually uses the need to make some spelling changes. = spoling ize, while se is generally preferred in British English. ate en iy ise 1 hord 2 clear 3 economy 4 active 5 sympathy 6 short 7 identity 8 final |Add suffixes from the box to the words below to make adjectives. You may need to make some spelling changes. ate al ful ing ve cus 1 fun 2 memory 3. peace 5 consider 6 disaster distinct 9 extend 10 expense oddiet Reading and Uso of English Part 3 Test Training | 19 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for Redistribution20 Write the adverb form(s) for each of these words. 1 hard 2 reguler 3 peace 4 terrible 5 hungry 6 good T casy B increase: Change these woids to nouns. Tipt Not all word changes are simply 1 choose 2 me 3. weigh 4 live fermed by adding a sui. 5 tly & hot 7 bong, 8 prove 9% succeed 10 grow AL high 12 die Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words from Tist] Betin by tying te identity the type the box. of word tats missing. caim cruel real fame homeless short surprise amaze ee ‘agcinst animals must be one of the worst things humans cre capable of. To 5S OF enno-nnensoes S86MS 10 be On the increase. The ‘government should priontse finding these people o place to live. There were vw few people atthe game. Considering it was the final, |would have expected more fo urn up. Thay had 10 nnn th film bacouse originally it was nearly four hours long. I went to 6 music Festival last year and there were. povple everywhere. There were actors, singers and even some. politicians. | was quite nervous, 1o be honest, but to avaryone’s athe food that Syivie cocked was very tasty! Ws lovely 1 see you! | didn’t sw that you had been invited fo this porly es well Ih cose of a fire, Wolk neve 10 YOUF NEES! eit Vesta Training Roading and Uso of English Part 3 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionTest 1 Exam practice Reading and Use of English « Part 3 For questions 17-24, reac the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form @ word that fits in tne gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answer iN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Example: [0] CINDY TI My 46th birthday |tumed 16 last week, And Ihave to Say that (0) -wwenennnnen Lida t INTIAL enjoy my birthday much. | usualy get seme bitnoay (17) Greet {rom my fiends on social media. But nobody wished mes happy birthday, which was a bit (18). . DEPRESS Ater schoo}, noticed tha the frends | usually walk home withhad all (19). +891 walked back alone, But then when | got back APPEAR tory house, there v€ 108 of (20) nn and balloons on the DECORATE outside. Ok, I thought, this looks more (21) Sol went PROMISE inside, and there, waiting in the sitting oom, were all of my schoo frends! ‘Sozing them there was €0 (22) Togeter wth my parents, «EXPECT they'd arranged this surprise party. And they'd done tall without my 23) In fact, it was probably the most special and know (24) wom arty ever! MEMORY Roading and Uso of English Part 3 Test. Exam practice | 21 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionBe Rg Reading and Use of English Part 4 In this part you: © read sentences ‘© rewrite the sentences using the word in capital laters so the! your answers have 6 similar meaning Useful language Three-part phrasal verbs 1 Motch the phrasal verbs 1-8 with the definitions a-h. Use a dictionary if necessary. look forward to ceccapi difficuk situation or person look up to fee excited about something thats going to hapoen get oway with finish or use oll of something come up with think of cn idea or plan cutdown on ‘edmire ond respect someone run out of delend or support « person or idea stond up for succeed in avoiding punishirent pat up with do or use less of something Read the emali below about holiday plans. Complete the text with the correct forms of the phrasal verbs. trom Exercise 4. Hene Imrealy (1) ~= you staying at ty place for the holiday t's going tobe great and im sure youl love my new friende. Tell me what time your train arrives andiilgesDad tomect:you ve (2) +n afew ideas for things we [can do while you're here. There's a great: new water park cutelde tonn thai. | know you are going to love. I-think youire also going to like the new cinema near me. There are loads ei ovher things todo, but youll have time to decide wnat you want to do when you get here, Unforturately, wel have tolookatter my yeunger sioter while try mumanddadare at work She canbe ours ameyingat ines, busts oly for theatzernoons so wel uct have to(3) her. Lotmeknowif there's anything youneed Last time we metyou were trying to (4) memewemsemunn HOW much meats youeat, Ave you stil doing that? Ml have ta talliny mum to get some vegetarian food for youl you are. ‘Speak soon! Omar 22 | Testa Training Reading and Uso of English Part 4 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionUseful language Modal verbs 3 Look at the sentences sbout the information in the email in Exercise 2. Complete with phrases from the box. might heve become must ive can’thave seen may ue studying can choose Erie end Omar in diferent places. Ete socnsnnn film at college. fe what he wants to do whan he visits Omar. Omar --- the youngest child in the family. — vegeterian. Eric and Omar ‘each other for some time because Omar doesn’t know what Eric likes to ect. Which sentence in Exercise 3 talks about something that: was impossible? wun is possible? is almost certain? on is impossible? was possible? 6 is cllowod?.... Useful language -ing and to + infinitive 5 Choose the correct word in each sentence, ‘Aor six months of intensive study, Fadela's maths grodes finally ‘appeared being / to be improving, | don't appreciate having / fe have my younger brother sleeping in my toom. Dad's car needs fiving / 10 fix so | have to walk to schoo! this week Thoms lecint speaking / fo speak Japanese when he was a chiid because he lived in Jopan for hwo years. Louise reel didn’t Feel ike doing / to do her homework, but she knew she had to. | avoid shopping / to shop on Saturdays becouse everything is just «0 busy. Do you agree taling / 10 tell the tnth? Haruki’s ount offered give / fo give hirm he’ old gomes console. Roading and Uso of English Part & Testa training | 23 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionCre Me mc it) Reading and Use of English « Part 4 For questions 25-30, comolete the second sentence so that it has ¢ similar meaning to the first sentence, sing the word given. De not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given, Here is an example (0). Example: 0 haven't seen you for ages! TIME ithas I saw you! ‘The gap can be filled by the words ‘been a long time since’, so you write: Example: | 0 | Deen ALONG nME SINC Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 25 Jane thought of aname for her new band. CAME vane @ name for her new band. 26 Ittook me ages to get to siesp. ASLEEP | didn’t ages. 27 Pechaps Alessio missed his bus. HAVE Alessio _— caught his bus. 28 Ihave to charge my phone each day. ‘CHARGING My phone. aday. 29. I went to bod aie because it took me ages to do my homework. TIME I spent so. my homework that I went to bed late. 90 Dan and his brother are both wearing identical ON Dan has the. his brother. its. 24 | Testa Exam practice Roading and Use of English Part 4 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionTest 1 Training Reading and Use of Eng! sh Part 5 In this part you: read along text '# answer six mutiplochoice questions © choose your answer from four options (A, B, Cond D} Tigh There wil probaoly be some words in the text that you 2 Read quickly through the text about a teenager competing in a high jump on‘ know. It's possibie to competition. Then cover your text and in pairs see how much you can complete this task without remember about the text. Understanding every word. \g through the air Hisanori was on his own now. He was standing on the side of the ‘rack waiting for his frst jump of the campetition. Indeed, it would be his first competitive jump in over six months. As he stood waiting, he reflected on his life over the past half year and how it had changed 80 much. When he had won the under-16s national championships lie had bean so happy and excited. All those long hours of training after schoo! and at weekends had paid off. ‘And then, just a couple of weeks after the greatest day of his, life i had happened. He had been riding home on his bike after ‘raining when he crashed and broke his leg. The pain in his leg was not as bad as the agony of not being able to train and compete. He had been abie to catch up on his school work, which his school appreciated, but it was not something he was especially proud of. He missed the physical activity of training and the adrenaline rush of competing. His fiends and family had rallied around and tried to keep the negative feelings away, but they couic not really understand, But all ofthat was over. All the hard werk in getting back to fitness would soon be rewarded. The opportunity to fly through the 2ir made everything worthwhile. Read through the text again. How does Hisanotl feel? Read the four options below. Which one is closest to your answer in (Tia Tew is oten a question tat Exercise 27 tests your understanang of the whole text, There isn't one word or sentonce in the text B Happy that he was able to do more school work. that wil ge you the answer. Satisfied thot, despite the problems he hos faced, he is ready to jump again. D Nervous to be competing ogoin A Sod because ofthe raining he hos missed due to his injury Roading and Uso of English Part § Tost1 Training | 25 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for Redistribution4 Look at the underlined words in the text in Exercise 4. and choose the TIpTT Fronouns such 25, es, one correct options in the folowing questions and thei refer to other words 7 ‘and phrases. Usually they for 1 In the first paragraph, itrefers to 1p hteanakn Neteh caves A Hisonoris life cerierin te tet, but they B the post six months can also refer to information which is si to come, 2s in ©. the compatition auaien 2: Inthe firs sentence ofthe second paragraph, it refers to A the schoo! B ihe accident © catching up on school work Atthe end of the second paragraph, hey refers to A. negative feelings B. friends ond family © weights 4 Inthe final parograph, thot refers 10 A. his friends and forty not understanding B- doing his homework C the problems associated with brecking his leg Read the final paragraph of the text. How does Hisanor’ feel about the Jump? Underline the parts of the text which reveal his feelings. ‘And then, as quick as a flash it was allover Initially, raliet flooded through him ashe realiced his frst jump was a successful one. He cunched the air in delight and was almost as happy ‘as the time he won the national che:rpionships. He ran back to his coach with a large smile on his face. But even before he got back, he started thinking about the next jurnp and how hhe could improve. He knew: he could get better and jump higher He tried to ignore the fact that he was so happy end focus on how to improve, how to get better. He realised his sport vas the search for peviection and It was this search that he had missed so much when ne hhad been recovering from injury. Which sentence best summarises Hisanor's true feelings towards his sport? ‘A. Hisanori is relieved that he con jump again. B_ Hiscnori enjoys trying to get better and beter © Hisanori feels that his next jump will always be o better jump, D_Hisanori is worried he might get injured again 26 | Testa Training Roading and Uso of English Part 5 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionTest 1 Exam practice Reading and Use of English « Part 5 ‘You are going to read an article about a list of books for teenage readers. For questions 31-36, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. World Book Day ~ the best teen reads by Genny Haslett, 24, English literaiure teacher at Bathampton Secondary School itis often suggested that teachers and librarians aren't pushing secondary school readers towards titles that challenge them enough, and so the organisers of World Book Day have announced a list which might provide ‘some inspiration for anyone who's stuck for ideas. This list of popular books for young adults, voted for by 10,000 people across th LK, features a top 10 to ‘shape and inspire’ teenayers, and handle some of the challenges of adolescence. All but one of the books have already been made into films, demonstrating that when a book makes it to the big screen, i often then acquires more readers thanks to the film's success. Of course, this isn’t always the case, a5 with George Orwel's 1984, where the rather mediocre film does not compare so favourably with the book's ability to conjure up a datk vision of lfe ina police state. James Bowen's A Streetcat Named Sob, published in 2012, {is one of the few relatively contemporary books here. i's also certainly for me the least predictable member of thelist, butits extended stay on the bestseller ist earnedit ~ and its author - a devoted folowing. its the touching story of Bob, the cat who helped ahomeless man called James get his life back on track. Bob sits on James's shoulder and slesps at his feet while he plays the guitar on the street, and soon bbacomes the centre of attention. What makes the siory particularly powerful is that itis based on author James Bowen's real ite, Also on thelist are J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books. In this case it's actually the whole series rather than one particular tite that makes the shortlist. Perhaps the judges struggled to agree which one kook to pick. For me, the ‘books are rather more pre-tven than the rest of the books on the list, which are armed at a more mature readership. Reading and Uso of English Part 5 Copyright Material But Hary Potterisa ‘special case: as Harry gets older in each successive book in the series, the stories do become more complex ard darker. readers themsaives grow up with Harry and his fiends. Rowling asks some tough questions about ‘standing up to authority, challenging ‘normat' views and many other subjects close to teenage readers’ hearts. This should get rid of the idea that the whole series is Inawa just for young kids. In actual fact, haf ofall Herry Potter readers are over the age of 35, but that's another story ‘The list goes right back to the nineteenth century with Charlotte Bronté's greet romance Jane Eyre, showing that some books never grow old, though the majority are twentieth-century works such as Anne Frank's, heartbreaking wartime memoir The Diary of a Young Girl, which even now | find hard to get through without shedcing tears, Personally, would have swapped J: R.A. Tolkien's The Lordi of the Rings for one of the many classics that didn't make the final selection, Lord of the Flies perhaps, William Golding’s nightmare vision of schoolboys stuck on an island. Of course there'll always be some choices we don’t ‘agree with, but that’s what | think makes a list ke this so fascinating. 've been using it with my class of 16-yoar-olds, and I got them to evaluate it and make cother suggestions fer hat to include or how it could, be changed. But wnat | hope can really make a lasting difference is if stimulates them to try out writ list, pernaps ones they haven't come across before, and be introduced to new styles of writing. rs on the Test Exam practice | 27 Review Only - Not for Redistribution31 What criticism doas the writer make in the fist paragraph? ‘A World Book Day has been poorly organised. B Schoo! librarians aren't working hard enough, © Teenagers are reading books that are too easy. D Teachers don’t encourage pupils to read enough. 32 What pci ‘A The best books tend to be made into films. B The film of a book makes more people read the book. © Many people prefer to watch a film than read the book. D_ It isuseful to be able to compar the book and the film, is made about books which are made into films? 33 What does the writer suggest about A Streetcat Named Bob? A. She is surprised that itis on the list. B__ The book did not sel! as well as it deserved to. tis the most recenily published book on the list. D Itis the only autobiography on the list. 34 How does the writerjustify the presence of the Harry Fotter books on the list? ‘A. The books’ fame can help the list get more atiention. B_ The later books in the series are more suitable for teenagers. © Teenagers should read books that they vill also enjoy as adults. D It makes sense tohave a whole series as well as individual books. 35 Which book does the writer feel shouldn't beon the list? A Jane Eyre B The Diary of a Young Girt © The Lord of the Rings D Lord of the Flies 936 What does the writer intend to do? A bemore tully developed in future B prompt pupils to read more widely © enable pupils to write more effectively provide a useful topic for discussion in class 28 | Testa Exam practice Roading and Uso of English Part 5 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionPCOS MCT gy Reading and Use of English Part 6 In this part you: @ read a text with six sentences missing ‘© choose the cotrec! santonce to fit each gap Useful laiiguage Synonyms Find two synonyms from the box for each of these words. Write the Tigh Symonymns are often used in the synonyms on the lines. ‘same sontence or paragrapn and can help you identify the correct allow approve attentive dependable sal dusk infant. hightfall thoughtful trustworthy youngster 1 agree P 2 chikd 3 considerate... 4 5 evening OliQbI anrne— neve» - Useful language Purpose, reason and result 2 Look at the underlined phrases in the sentences below. Decide whether each phrase Introduces a purpose, a reason or a result. 1 {was checking my results online just in case hod to do any of the exams again... REASON... 2. Gustovo forgot his keys so he had to get his brother to lat mein the ROUSE enn 3 | wos told thot haccuse the compuiers weren't working, | would have to come back the following day 4. | sove half my pocket money every month so as fo have some extra for imy holidays 5 Since the endof year concert coming up, | am having extra piano lessons. 6 Amy had lo wear headphones sa that she wouldn't woke the baby Join the sentences using the words in brackets and making any other changes that are necessary. ‘Many schools want their students to wear school uniform. They want their students to feal part of ¢ community (so thet) I's ¢ good idea to do homework as scon as you get i. You might hove a problem later and not be able fo finch your homework in time. (justin case) Gina chose to wear makeup. She wanted to lock older. (s0 08 to) You have to woke up early tomorrow. You should go to bed now. (since) Super A con charge a lot of money for its phones. Many people believe Super A produces the bast phones. (so] | think you're going to be very successful, You've done @ lot of hard work fo prepare for he exom. (because) Reading and Uso of English Part 6 Test Training | 29 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionCre Me mc it) Reading and Use of English « Part 6 ‘You are going to read an ar cle about an unusual school in the Germany, where the pupils have a great deal of freedom. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (87-42). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Open-air teaching In Germany A bold experiment in education that aims io help young students become independent thinkers In 2018, Wolfgang Schwarz became Assistant Headteacher at a Hamburg school. It was a conventional ‘school: teachers taught lessons that pupils had to attend, and set compulsory homework for pupils. The schoo! taught all the usual subjects trom English to maths. The ‘Senior Management team ‘old the teachers what to do, and the teachers told the pupils what to do. ‘Shortly after this, Schwarz read an article about open- air schoois, whose aim is to encourage children to be more independent and develop important Ife skils in a natural seiting. | 37. This is in contrast to more traditional schools Ike where Schwarz was working, where (according to ertios} the focus is too much on the teaching and leering of factual information, and where children aren't given enough opportunity to learn how to think for themselves. They maintain the piysical limitations of the classroom stop students leaning naturally. Leaming ‘outside, in a forest or on a beach encourages students to think more about the wortd around them, However, there were oniy a small number of outdoor schools across Germany. [38 In 2014, that is exactly what he did, and the Hamburg Outdoor School ‘was bom. \Nith four teachers and 42 children aged between 4 and 18, Schwarz’s school had a small building set in large grounds near a beach and private ferast. Now. they use the areas outside the school more then the old classrooms. Most lessons take place outside. What actually makes itan ‘outdoor’ school? How does it ‘work in practice? [[89) There are no tests and no homework you have to do, although some parents have, additionally, set their chilaren academic tasks to complete away from school. 30 | Test Exam practico Copyright Material The curriculum is certainly not conventional 40 Lest year, the students sampied ‘more than 80 diferent subjects, | ‘maths, history and physics inthe process. ingsome And some of the teaching Is done by the students themselves, suchas a course on geology, taught by 13-year-old Dieter Altmann, which has become one of the most popular at the school. Other subjects range from juggling to fishing techniques. However, student independence isn’tjust limited as to how the children actually do their learning, [U4 At these sessions anything can be discussed, ranging from discipline issues to deciding who should be allowed tosstartat the school. Everyone, from the youngest child tothe school Headteacher, has an equal vote inal this. All decisions are made democratically, so the teachers can be cutvoted by the children theoretically; this is something which does happen from time to time. The key question is this: does a schoo! with optional lessons and student-led courses on juggling really provide students with the best startin life? | 42. Accepting that students in normal schools may become better at certain skills, he maintains thai children can learn facts much better in a natural environment through experimentation and observaticn. If you learn out of the classroom in the natural world, it makes learning more mesningfull and memorable’ Roading and Use of English Part 6 Review Only - Not for RedistributionSchwarz is convinced that it can. But Schwarz never saw this as a problem. These include critical thinking and the ability to socielise. Simple: the children make the rules, choose their classes and where to work. They basically run the school too, through their weekiy discussion meetings. So this got Schwarz thinking: why not open cone himself? ‘The pupils study rare crafts like soap-making, and Mr Schwarz has even taught classes in cheese-tasting. Reading and Uso of English Part 6 Copyright Material Test Exam practico | Review Only - Not for Redistribution an.Rea ing and Use of English Part 7 In this part you: ¢ read through ons long text divided into sections, or upto six shoiter texts 4 find information in tho tox that matchos ton short question L__ Read through the text quickly and answer the questions. (Te 101 cont nave oad ne tox 1) Whot is the text cbout? in detail to fing the answers to these questions. Skimming is 0 reading strategy that wil Nelp you 3. Is it positive or negotive? inthe exam, 2 Where might you see it? Zhang Woo **** | liked this game because it was something | could do to pass the time ‘and it's fun if you want something cute. | enjoyed it, but ater playing for a long period of time it can become a bit boring. | would give it five stars if it had more variety in the challanges. The graphics are pretty good and the ‘music is nice too. Allin ait, though, for a free game itis very good. 2 Read the two texis quickly and answer the questions below. Karima Abdulaziz ++ 44% love ali games of this type, but this is the best one around. it's really challenging and you have to think very hard to complete all of the levels. | always play on silent so I don’t know what the music is Ike, but the visual effects are amazing. | like the social aspect as well as | can invite my friends to help me when | have a problem. The only thing I would add Is. an option to pay for the game so that | could avoid the adverts. Pawel Kiminski #40 it's an interesting gare, butt quickly becomes repstitive. Once you have leamt now to complete the fist few levels, its easy to do the rest of them. ‘The artwork is very well done, but the music's annoying ~ | had it on silent allo the time. The adverts are a bit rustrating and not exactly appropriate if chidren ae playing. However, there were no bugs and the gameplay is vary good and, at the end ofthe day, itis ree so! can't complain too much! ‘Which wrtor (Zhang, Karima or Pawel) ‘would lke to pay for the game? doesn’t like the music? makes @ recommendation for change? thinks it con be dificltoimes? believes there mighi be « problem for younger people? 32 | Testa Training Roading and Uso of English Part 7 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionTest 1 Exam practice Reading and Use of English « Part 7 ‘You are going to read an article about four teenagers who have started their own business. For questions 43-52, ‘choose from the teenagers (A-D). The teenagers may be chosen more than once. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Which teenager says they are highly motivated? 43 has started to feel more confident? 44 is planning to open another business? 45 says that managing time can be hard? 46 says they lear from their mistakes? a7 says that their age surprises some people? 48 tends not to tell people how old they ar 49 Wanted to improve an experience for customers? 80 says their work involves something they find easy? 81 realised what they wanted to do while helping someone else? 52 Roading and Uso of English Part 7 Test Exam practico | 33 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionFour teenage business stars A Rebecca Duncice, 16 | suppose it was obvious | had a head for business when | wes about six. | used to make my parents cups of tea in the moming — and charge them 20p for cach one. And it was another 20p if it needed reheating. And then about a year ago | was in a chain coffee chop waiting inline to get my drink, and | just realised how dreadful the whole experience was - dirty tables, rubbish WiFi and grumpy staft. And | thought ' bet I could do better than that’. Soa friend and | |aunched an app enabling people to access ‘menus, order and interact with each other. Since then haven't looked back. Iwas concemed that | wasn’t doing too well at school, which was a bit depressing, ‘but with the business going so well, it feels great to be where ! arn now. B Jimbo, 15 ‘When people ask what I do, | tel them | advise ‘people about thair brand on social media. They can't believe I'm doing this while I'm so young. But love it. The tricky bit is getting everything done that | need +0; sometimes there aren't enouch hours in the day! I"ve been doing the job about six months, and it took: quite a lot of effort at the start to persuade my mum: land dad that it wasn't just a waste of time. But now they're confident I'm doing OK. Which is just as well, because now that I've launched an online magazine, | should have several more projects on the way, as long as | can get the money together. One's coing to be setting up a firm with my best mate —it shoula start to do quite well after about a year. So wate this space! 34 | Test Exam practico Savah McFinny, 18 Using social media comes naturally to me, and its ‘not something I've ever had to try to got my head around, I'm in my fist year at uni, and I was lending hand to someone who wanted to organise a social ‘media campaign for a university sports club. I did lots of work for hey, setting it up and publicising it, and she couldn't believe the results| got. It was ‘amazing! So | thought, “You know what ~ | ould ‘make some money out of doing this sort of thing’. When I'm taking to clients, obviously !don't shout ‘about my age, | mean you want to be taken seriously. When | graduate, I want to help my parents run their business, orat least do that part-time. I'm excited bout the future Duncan Jackson, 15 Well. 've never liked spending money, even at a really young age. But now that I've worked out how to make money, I'm really driven to get out of bed every moming and make as much as Ian. | basically ‘un an online shop, and I've had over 100 customers 50 far. Its alvays nice when a customer vsits the store and buys from you again - you know you're doing something right. don't always get things right thought In fact, there are lots of things I've got very ‘rong, Ike setting my prices too high or too low! ‘But that can be useful, because when something doesn't go as planned, you can always adapt and hhope you do it better next time, Reading and Use of English Part 7 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for RedistributionPCOS Miia Writing Part 1 (essay) In this part you: the instructions and the essay question carefully the nates thet you must includ in your essay 2 fermal essay that gives your epinion the points you need to cover, and add enather point ef your own between 140 and 190 words Read the instructions for a Part 4 essay task. Underline the key words in the instructions. Inyour English class you have been talking about the importance of physical exercise and sport for young people. Now your English teacher has asked you to write an essay. How much exercise do you get? Discuss in pairs. Think about the following situations: © ot school © on the way to school © sports ondhobbias ——@ physical work, fe.g. cleaning, carrying things) ‘The phrases in the box can be used for talking about the Lcnefits of physical ipl) As pert of your essay ‘xercise and sport. Find phrases from the box that match the definitions. planning, brainstorm 2 Write them on the lines. Ist of higevet words ‘bout the topic. You can eoeiay leadershio skills physical strength than choose which words posture risk of heart disease tisk of obesity from your list you want to selfconfidence stamina strength of character {etude in your wrtng stress level teamwork shiis wellbeing how long you can continue exercise before geting tired the way you sit or stand T 2 3. a positive feeling abou! your own abilities 4 the danger of becoining dangerously overweight Useful language Verbs 3a Look at the verbs in the box. Check any new words in a dictionary. boost buildup develop. improve increase loner raise reduce ‘strengthen weaken b Group the verbs according to meaning. Same verbs can go in more than one group. 1 make batter / strongor oa - . 2. make bigger / higher 3. make smaller / wecker © Write sentences about physical exercise. Use the verbs and phrases from this page to help you. Example Physical exercise can boos! your selfconlidence Writing Part 3 Testi Training | 35 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for Redistribution4a Look again at the instructions for the Part 4 essay task in Exercise 4. Now read the essay question and the notes below. “School students spend too much time on sports. They should spend more time studying instead.’ Do you agree? Notes White about: 1. health benefits and risks of doing sport 2. how sports affoct the way you study 3. ennannnetnnaen (YOU Own ikea) Write sn essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your paint of view. bb Before you decide whether you agree with the statement, complete the list below with some points that you ‘could make in your essay. ‘© heolth benefits of sports healt risks of sports + How do sports help you to study’? «© How do sports make it harder to study’? As well as the two points provided in the essay question, you must also write about a third point, Look at five ideas for the third point and answer questions 4-3 below. {Physical exorcise is fun and rewarding. Siudents need to simply relax ater school, e.g. waich TV, chat with friends, listen io music. Sports teach useful skills end hobits For life. ‘More time studying mecns beter test resuls and grodes Sports are not fair: students who are good at sports always win ‘Which points support the stotoment in the essay question? 2 Which poinis challenge the stotemen'? ‘Which points are not relevant to this essay task? 5 Decide whether you will agree or disagree with tne statement in the Tip The essay doesn’t have to reflect ‘question. Which of the points in Exercise 4 would you include in your your onn personal opinion. It's ‘essay? Would you include any different paints? usually possible to think of good ‘arguments fom each side. You ‘can choose the opinion that allows you to display your knowledge of ‘gemmar and vocabulary best 36 1 Tost Training Wing Part 4 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for Redistribution6 Now read what a student called Martin wrote in answer to the essay task. Does he agree or disagree with the statement? ‘Some people arave that schools should focus only on academic subjects, Ike mathematics andbistory. But beleve that, physical exercioc just aslmportant-as ary other subject. Theheaith benefits of physical exercise are clear Itimproves our posture, bocsts our physical strength and lowers ourciskof heart disease and obesity. For seme students, PE lessons are the only physical exercise that they get each week. se every lesson makes big ference to ther health \yolal exercleeactuallylpsus to study, Ib reducco curstrese levels and increaces our eneray. After dabig physical ‘pierce, me feel fresh and ready toreturntoour studies haddition, sports teach usimportant skits chat. we can use in the realworld They encourage teamnorkarad leadership skills and also gveus thestamina and strength ot character to Keep going when wewant-to give up. temakes sense for schools to develop these essential sks, I strony beleve that physical xecise at school orot:a waste of tine t defiately doao-ves its place Inthe schoel timetable, Useful language Paragraphs Ta Look at Martin’s essay in Exercise 6. What isthe purpose of each (Ga 10 snow to mere wan paragraph? How many sentences are in each paragraph? 190 words. That means you'll probably nced criy two or thos b Look at Mardn’s second paragraph. The first sentence makes a point. The sentences in each paragrenh. second sentence provides examples and/or explanations. The third sentence shows how this information is linked to the essay question. Now look at Martin's third and fourth paragraohs. Do they follow the same pattern? ‘Another student, Helena, has written an essay on the same topic. Read her essey plan. © Paragraph 1: introduction: agree wih statement ‘© Paragraph 2 Health issues ‘© Porograph 3: How sports alec the way you study ‘© Poragraph 4: Time: more time studying means better test results ond gredes © Paragraph 5: Conclusion Now put these sentences from Helena’s second, third and fourth paradranhs in the best order. {2 Too much physical activity can be bod for our health, b As! have no intention of becoming a professional athlete, every hour that I spend in o PE lesson is one hour less that | can spend on more important subj Te moke it easiorto pay attention during lassont, schools should reduce the amount of physical actly ‘hat students ore expected to do. d For all these reasons, we should cut spor's iassons fo no more than one hour per week. © For example, schoo! students often sulfer from broken bones or other injuries. For me, the whole point of school iso study academic subjects thot will help me in my fuure education and career. Because they are so physically ond mentally tring, we have less ensray to concentrate during lessons. ‘As c result, they may miss school for weeks or even months. Sports may also moke it harder for students to focus on important subjects like maths and history. Wting Par esta training 37 Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for Redistributioning * Parti Test 1 Exam practice #7] ‘You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style on the separate answer sheat. In your English class you have been talking about different kinds of sport. Now your English teacher has ‘asked you to write an essay. Write an essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view. im mm 0 hc [eee re Te COC OCT Ce Cie Cee eee 'Itis better fer young people to take part in team sports at school than to practise individual sports (0.g. tennis, gymnastics).’ Do you agroo? Notes Write about 4. enjoying the activity 2. learning to be responsible a; n= (your own dea) (diferent abilities) Check! Have you: included everything in the notes? ‘written about your own idea? given reasons for your point of view? written 140-190 words? 38 | Testa Exam practice writing Part 2. Copyright Material - Review Only - Not for Redistribution