READING REVIEW 1

Section 1: What is the word or phrase which best completes each sentence? For
questions 16-35, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D
Q16: A: When did you get here?
B: I arrived at the weekend, so I ………….. for a few days only.
A. was B. am C. will be D. have been
Q17: We’ve never been to Scotland but we ………..to Norway last year.
A. went B. go C. had gone D. were going
Q18: Most crops are planted in the early spring and are ……….. in the summer.
A. grown B. harvested C. planted D. done
Q19: When strawberries are ……….. in June and July, many farms invite people to come and pick
their own fruit.
A. ripe B. green C. yellow D. red
Q20: I am covered in paint. I …………….the kitchen all day.
A. Decorated B. have been C. am decorating D. was decorating
decorating
Q21: Be quiet! I ………. to concentrate.
A. am trying B. tried C. have tried D. will try
Q22: Gold………. in California in the nineteenth century.
A. is discovered B. has been discovered C. discovered D. was discovered
Q23: Which of the following words has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest?
A. meat B. heat C. leader D. sweater
Q24: Because of the bad weather, we had to put ……… our picnic until next weekend.
A. out B. away C. off D. up
Q25: He tried to explain the reason ………… he got to class late yesterday.
A. for which B. of which C. in which D. by which
Q26: There is a crowd of students ………….for the lecturer outside the lecture hall.
A. waiting B. wait C. to wait D. are waiting
Q27: I forgot to renew my …………… in the sailing club.
A. member B. membership C. members D. membered
Q28: Which of the following words has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest?
A. hurt B. nurse C. bury D. curly
Q29: You ………. spill anything on the sofa. It’s leather.
A. mustn’t B. don’t have to C. need to D. don’t need to
Q30: Your phone is ringing. Please turn it ……..
A. away B. up C. on D. off
Q31: I can only lend you the money if you promise to …….. me back next month.
A. call B. be C. pay D. get

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 Q32: I never feel like ………… out on New Year’s Eve. I prefer staying in.
A. to go B. going C. go D. be going
Q33: His attitude ………..his job is very negative.
A. on B. to C. with D. away
Q34: Nobody helped him to do this work. He managed to do it …… his own.
A. on B. to C. with D. by
Q35: Has the committee ………a decision yet?
A. given B. made C. done D. arrived

Section 2: Reading comprehension

For questions 36-45, read the passages below. Choose the correct answer A, B, C
or D for each question in each passage.

Q36: What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A. describe particular works by Craigie B. teach readers how to paint like Craigie
Aitchison Aitchison
C. introduce readers to the artist Craigie D. explain how Craigie Aitchison has
Aitchison made money from painting
Q37: What can the reader learn about Aitchison from the text?
A. He works in a different way from other B. He often gets bored with his paintings.
artists.
C. He improved his drawing by going to art D. He did some paintings for the Italian
school. government.
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Q38: What does Aitchison say about his use of colour?
A. He likes starting with the darkest colours B. He knows the colors he’s aiming for
first. when he begins.
C. He prefers to paint with yellows, greens D. He understands how different colours
and browns. work together.
Q39: Aitchison prefers models who don’t ……………..
A. keep talking to him while he’s working. B. ask him about his strange method of
working.
C. worry about how long the work will D. feel anxious to see the work as it’s
take. developing.
Q40: What might a visitor at an exhibition say about Aitchison’s work?
A. I love his recent paintings of Scotland, B. You can still see the influence of his
which are very similar to a number of trip to Italy in some of these pictures.
other Scottish painters.
C. You can tell he spent a lot of time D. I wonder if his law training helps him
drawing the picture before he started at all, especially in selling his work.
painting.

Passage 2

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Q41: What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A. persuade more Africans to take up B. describe how Maria became a top
athletics athlete
C. give information about Mozambique D. explain how Maria manages to stay fit
Q42: José Craveirinha found out about Maria when……………..
A. He went to watch a local football B. She was blamed for her team losing a
competition. football competition.
C. He saw an article about her role in a D. People complained about another
football match. member of her football team.
Q43: When José Craveirinha first introduced Maria to athletics, she ……………..
A. didn’t know what was involved. B. was worried about being injured.
C. was keen to learn everything he knew. D. didn’t think her family would approve.

Q44: What does Maria say about the girls she met in the United States?
A. They did not make full of their abilities. B. Their training programmes were less
demanding than hers.
C. They did not show enough respect for D. Their experiences of life were very
the trainers. different from hers.
Q45: What would Maria say about her life?
A. B.

C. D.

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Section 3: For questions 46-55, choose A, B, C or D to fill one word in each blank
to complete the following text

The History of Shoes

In the past, importance was not given to shoes being comfortable or fashionable. These
early foot coverings were probably animal skins, (46) ………………….. people tied round their
ankles during cold (47) ……………….…. . We still use leather today, but (48) ………………
materials such as silk, plastic, or cotton are also popular, (49) ……………..….. on what is in
fashion.
It was only one hundred and fifty years (50) ………………..… that people began to wear
a different shoe on each foot. Formerly, the two shoes had been straight instead of shaped and
(51) ……………..…..be worn on the left or the right foot. All shoes used to be made by hand,
but now, (52) ………..…………. there are shoemakers still using their (53) ……………….
…….skills, most shoes are now machine-made in larger factories. The introduction of sewing
machines (54) …………..………….. the shoe industry to produce large (55) ………………..
…….of cheaper shoes for a wider range of buyers.

Q46: A. who B. why C. which D. where

Q47: A. weather B. climate C. temperature D. condition
Q48: A. either B. both C. another D. other
Q49: A. turning B. depending C. resting D. taking
Q50: A. before B. beyond C. ago D. after
Q51: A. must B. could C. ought D. might
Q52: A. although B. if C. unless D. since
Q53: A. typical B. usual C. model D. traditional
Q54: A. let B. allowed C. gave D. got
Q55: A. quantities B. totals C. sums D. sizes

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Section 1: For questions 56-60, rewrite the sentence in such a way that it has the
same meaning as the given sentence.

Q56. They haven’t written to each other for two years.

 They stopped …………………………………………………………………………
Q57. Carol finds it very easy to make friends.
 Carol has no ………………………………………………………………………….
Q58. When did you start learning English?
 How long……………………………………………………………………………..
Q59. Smoking is not allowed in public.
 You must ……………………………………………………………………………..
Q60. A lot of effort has been put in the work by the little girl.
 The little girl …………………………………………………………………………