Exam practice: Reading B1+

Unit 1 B1 Preliminary Part 5 B1 Preliminary Part 6

1 1
True/False c a is  ​b sentences with gaps  ​c changes
1 2 2
1 text  ​2 quickly  ​3 parts of the 1 f  ​2 h  ​3 e  ​4 a  ​5 c  ​6 b 1 essay  ​2 excursion  ​3 assignment  ​
2 3 4 field trip  ​5 assessment
1 well-organised  ​2 talkative  ​3 likeable  ​ 1 A  ​2 D  ​3 D  ​4 A  ​5 C  ​6 D 3
4 cheerful  ​5 reliable  ​6 lively  ​ 1 just  ​
2 been  ​
3 used  ​
4 will  ​
5 should  ​
7 easy-going Unit 4 6 If/When
3
1 F  ​2 F  ​3 T  ​4 T  ​5 F  ​6 T  ​7 F True/False Unit 6
4
1
1 considering  ​2 key  ​
3 deadline  ​ B1 Preliminary Part 2
1 a  ​2 a  ​3 a
4 compromise  ​5 moody  ​6 tend  ​
2 1
7 recover
1 snack  ​2 dish  ​3 starter  ​4 fast food  ​ No. She might not be with students
5 dessert her age because the course is open to
B1 Preliminary Part 1 everyone over the age of 12.
3
1 1 T  ​2 F  ​3 F  ​4 F  ​5 T  ​6 F  ​7 T  ​8 T 2
a should  ​b shouldn’t  ​c should 4 1 washing machine  ​2 smart TV  ​3 sound
2 system  4 fan  ​5 toaster
1 fake  ​2 significantly  ​3 substitute  ​
1 medium-height  ​2 spiky  ​3 cute  ​ 4 enable  ​5 bitter  ​6 decay 3
4 stocky  ​5 medium-length 1 F  ​2 E  ​3 H  ​4 A  ​5 B
3 B1 Preliminary Part 5
1 B  ​2 C  ​3 A  ​4 A  ​5 C B1 Preliminary Part 1
1
a should  ​b shouldn’t  ​c should 1
Unit 2 2 1 carefully  ​2 same  ​3 correct
1 raw  ​2 fresh  ​3 rotten  ​4 fattening  ​ 2
B1 Preliminary Part 2 5 roast  ​6 boil 1 interested in  ​2 good at  ​3 aware of  ​
1 3 4 responsible for  ​5 worried about
Maxine loves swimming outdoors, but not 1 B  ​2 D  ​3 C  ​4 A  ​5 A  ​6 D 3
in the sea. She likes nature and culture. 1 A  ​2 B  ​3 A  ​4 B  ​5 C
She’d like to buy presents for friends. /
Unit 5
No, it doesn’t. Unit 7
2
Open comprehension
1 caravan  ​2 campsite  ​3 holiday home  ​ True/False
4 apartment  ​5 hotel 1
3 1 Who started the organisation? 1
2 When did they complete their 1 c  ​2 a  ​3 b
1 F  ​2 B  ​3 A  ​4 D  ​
5 G
first project? 2
​3 Where do they build schools? 1 get into  ​2 work out  ​3 take up  ​4 give
B1 Preliminary Part 6 in  ​5 end up
​4 Why are the schools useful?
1 3
​5 How much did it cost?
a have to  ​b have to  ​c don’t have to 1 F  ​2 T  ​3 F  ​4 T  ​5 T  ​6 T  ​7 F  ​8 F
1 d  ​2 a  ​3 e  ​4 f  ​5 b
2 4
2
1 taken off  ​2 setting off  ​3 got back  ​ 1 stands out  ​2 challenging  ​3 impressed  ​
1 teacher  ​2 employer, employee  ​
4 check in  ​5 get off  ​6 getting away 4 strength  ​5 retired  ​6 expected
3 electrician  ​4 investigator  ​5 manger
3
3
1 used  ​2 had  ​3 was  ​4 didn’t  ​5 ago  ​ B1 Preliminary Part 1
1 Over 5.5 million more boys are in school
6 is
than girls. 1
2 They want to 3D print schools. 1 c  ​2 d
Unit 3 3 The first school will be on the island of 1 B  ​2 A
Madagascar. 2
B1 Preliminary Part 4 4 It will be easy add new rooms to the 1 club  ​2 goal post  ​3 goggles  ​4 bat  ​
1 school if they are needed. 5 tennis  ​6 stick
1 b  ​2 e  ​3 a  ​4 d  ​5 c 5 It will use solar energy and have gardens 3
2 on the walls. 1 c  ​2 b  ​3 b  ​4 c  ​5 d  ​6 a
1 popular  ​2 noisy  ​3 run-down  ​ 6 Local organisations will make sure there
4 charming  ​5 crowded are enough teachers.
3 4
1 F  ​2 C  ​3 A  ​4 H  ​5 D 1 global  ​2 finance  ​3 construct  ​
4 vertical  ​5 remote

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Exam practice: Reading B1+
Unit 8 3
1 B  ​2 C  ​3 C  ​4 A  ​5 B
B1 Preliminary Part 3
1
Unit 10
2, 3
B1 Preliminary Part 3
2
1 dancer  ​2 performance  ​3 main 1
character  ​4 musical  ​5 plot 1 d  ​2 c  ​3 a  ​4 b
3 2
1 B  ​2 D  ​3 C  ​4 C  ​5 A 1 D  ​2 B  ​3 C  ​4 A  ​5 D

B1 Preliminary Part 6 B1 Preliminary Part 6

1 1
1 d  ​2 a  ​3 g  ​4 b  ​5 h  ​6 e  ​7 f  ​8 c 1 hadn’t (a – negative, b – past perfect
2 c – 1st person singular)
1 art gallery  ​2 masterpiece  ​3 sketch  ​ 2 were (a – affirmative, b – past simple,
4 abstract painting  ​5 portrait  ​ c – plural)
6 landscape 3 doesn’t (a – negative, b – present simple,
3 c – 3rd person singular)
1 would  ​2 was  ​3 to  ​4 which  ​5 is  ​ 2
6 will 1 chemist’s  ​2 bookshop  ​3 post office  ​
4 charity shop  ​5 department store  ​
6 butcher’s
Unit 9 3
1 has  ​2 such  ​3 wouldn’t  ​4 are  ​
Open comprehension 5 where  ​6 only
1
c / It is a short, clear sentence and the
student uses their own words in the answer.
2
1 famous  ​2 mysterious  ​3 painful  ​
4 historic  ​5 colourful
3
1 Alexander III was the king of Scotland
when the thistle became its emblem.
2 A Norwegian soldier cried out because
he stood on a thistle and this woke the
Scottish soldiers.
3 In rugby, English and Scottish players
have their national flowers on their shirts.
​4 Two English royal houses, York and
Lancaster, were fighting to rule the country.
​5 The people who supported York had
white rose badges and the Lancaster
supporters had a red rose.
​6 The leek was the national emblem of
Wales before the daffodil.
7 The translation of daffodil includes
the word ‘leek’, so people may have
been confused.
8 St David’s Day is on 1st March.
4
1 legend  ​2 series  ​3 rule  ​4 badge  ​
5 led to  ​6 confusion

B1 Preliminary Part 1
1
b
2
1 royal family  ​2 capital city  ​
3 population  ​4 official  ​5 currency  ​
6 national anthem

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