Skills Test 3B
GROUP A
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Listening
1 [Track 3] You will hear part of a radio
programme about money. Are the sentences true
(T) or false (F)?
1 Boris gets £5 a week pocket money.
2 Boris’s wallet is always empty.
3 Boris never checks other shops to see if things are
cheaper there.
4 Boris hates borrowing money.
5 Jonathan thinks saving money is a waste of time.
6 Jonathan thinks that people lose friends when they
start borrowing money from banks.
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Reading
2 Read the article about a woman’s adventure in
the mountains and choose the correct answers.
1 How long did Mary expect her walk to take?
A 10 hours
B 30 hours
C 5 days
2 What time did it get dark?
A at 4 p.m.
B at 9 p.m.
C at 10 p.m.
3 Why couldn’t Mary see the path?
A It got dark.
B There was a lot of snow.
C She had problems with her eyes.
4 Why did Mary start seeing and hearing things
which weren’t there?
A Because she didn’t get enough food.
B Because she didn’t get enough sleep.
C Because she didn’t get enough water.
5 Why couldn’t Mary cook anything?
A She didn’t have any food.
B She was too ill.
C She couldn’t light a fire.
6 What was the biggest mistake Mary made?
A She didn’t take a map.
B She didn’t take a compass.
C She didn’t tell anyone her route
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Units 7-9
Lost in the Mountains
When Mary O’Brien, a PE teacher from
Massachusetts, USA, decided to walk the 30-
kilometre circuit in Olympic National Park, she
thought she’d be back at her tent after about ten
hours. After 30 hours, she was covered in cuts
and bruises, bleeding and lost. After five days
lost in the mountains, she got back to the
campsite.
On the day of the walk, O’Brien left her tent and
sleeping bag at the Sol Duc Campsite and set
off at 11 a.m. with food, clothing, a light and a
light blanket. She was a strong hiker, and by 4
p.m. she was at the halfway point on the walk. It
was summer so it would stay light until about 10
p.m. and she thought she could get back by
about 9 p.m. However, even in summer, there
can be a lot of snow there and she couldn’t
follow the path anymore because of it. She
carried on walking, but it started raining and
then snowing. Then it got dark. Walking, now
using her light to help her, she missed the turn
back to the campsite and went deeper into the
mountains.
She spent the next four days and nights walking
around trying to find her way back. She began
seeing and hearing things and people who
weren’t really there, not because of not eating
enough, but because of not getting enough
sleep. Water was not a problem as there were
loads of small rivers and she melted snow to
drink. She wanted to light a fire, but she couldn’t
find her box of matches. On the fifth day, she
saw two people in a motor boat and they came
and rescued her.
‘The main problem was not taking a map,’ said
Mary afterwards. ‘I didn’t tell anyone where I
was going, which wasn’t a very good idea
either,’ she added, ‘but I just couldn’t work out
where I was, even using the compass I had with
me. A compass isn’t much good without a map!’
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Skills Test 3B
Writing
1 You’re meeting your friend to do some homework
3 You need to contact some people to give them
some information. Write a short note, text, email
or message for situations 1–4.
In your note, text, email or message:
• Make sure you put in a beginning and an ending.
• Keep the information you need to give as short as
possible.
• Include a request or offer if you need to.
• Say what the arrangements are with the person you
are contacting.
2 You ate all the cheese in the fridge and want to leave
Each text should be between 30 and 50 words.
You need to write all four texts.
You can use this space for notes.
3 You want to invite your friend to your birthday party
4 You need to tell your guitar teacher that you’re ill and
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Units 7-9
GROUP A
together at their house. You’re going to be late.
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a message for your mum.
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next week.
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can’t come to your class tomorrow.
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Listening ___ / 12 Reading ___ / 12
Writing ___ / 20
Your total score ___/ 44
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