Practice Test 3 • Reading

Part 1
For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 A It is forbidden to use a mobile

phone in any part of this centre.
Mobile phones are not
permitted in this area.
B You are allowed to use your
mobile phone in one area of
Please go to reception or this centre.
leave the building if you want
to use your phone. C You can use the receptionist's
phone if you need to make
a call.

To: David
2 Aisha wants David to
Fro m: Aisha
A lend her a book.
Subject: Book

I'm rea lly sor ry I've lost the book B go into town with her.
you lent me. Whe re d id you buy
it? I'm goi ng into town tomorrow C give her the name of
and I'll get yo u another one. a shop.

3 A You must eat six hours before

you take this medicine.
Take thismedicine
B You can eat after you 've taken
every six hours
this medicine.
on an empty stomach.
C You need to have this medicine
six times a day.

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4 A You can only use the main
changing room if you are having
These changing rooms are for lessons.
people having tennis lessons.
If you are not having lessons, please B Only leisure centre staff are
use the main changing room. allowed in these changing
rooms.
The Manager
c These changing rooms are for
people learning to play tennis.

5 A You must lock the doors and

turn off the lights when you
Please switch off the go home.
lights when you leave.

The security guard will B You must ask the security guard
to let you turn off the lights.
lock the doors when you
have left. c The security guard doesn't
usually turn off the lights in this
building.

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Part 2

For each question, choose the correct answer.

The people below want to visit a museum this weekend.

On the opposite page there are descriptions of eight museums.
Decide which museum would be the most suitable for the people below.

Lisa is doing a history project at school. She wants to visit a

general history museum before she decides what period of
6
history to study. She'd like to have a look at all the different times
in history worldwide.

Marcus is going to a big museum with his family this weekend.

He doesn't usually go to museums because he gets bored easily,
7
but he's very interested in space. Marcus hopes they'll go to a
museum that has plenty of equipment for him to use.

Ben, aged 8, and Erica, aged 12, are going to a museum with
their aunt, Marilyn. Ben and Erica love learning new things and
8 they really like doing creative activities. Luckily, Marilyn likes
these things, too! She wants to find a museum that they can all
enjoy together.

Yoko is interested in art and craft. She'd like to go to a small

9 museum where she can see things being made and buy some
unusual gifts for her friends.

Brother and sister, Robert and Meg, are trying to find out about
the history of their great grandparents. They want to know more
10
about what life was like for ordinary people in the 1920s
and 1930s.

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 MUSEUMS

A City Museum 6 E Fun Science 7

This weekend: dinosaur drawing Learn about science and have
for children aged 4 to 8 (adults, fun at the same time. Do
please stay, you can take part in the experiments and fmd out things
activities, too). Making a pyramid and for yourself. Try the rocket
watching a video about ancient Egypt simulator or watch a 3D film on
for child ren aged 9 to 10. For children stars and planets. Interact with
aged 12, we have tablets with the sound, electricity, light and the
new museum app Imagine: you can elements at the different science
look at sites where dinosaur bones fun labs and collect stamps on
have been found as if you were there, your science passport. When
you can select tools to use and even you reach the exit, you can get
make real discoveries. Every activity is a Fun Young Scientist badge for
free of charge. your backpack.

B TransportlVIuseulll. 10 F Time Museum 8

We have exhibitions on transport If you enjoy global history, come and
through the ages from ancient visit us! Start by exploring the ancient
Greece to the 21 st century world of Egypt and end by watch ing
A great place to visit if you like a video about Asia's most recent
trains, planes and automobiles! inventions. You can access timelines for
Don't miss it! It's a wonderful specific regions with our new software.
journey through history This interactive learning experience
will let you travel through time . There's
something for everyone.

c The Glass Place 9 G Chocolate Museum 8

Read about the history of Watch a video about th e history
glass-making . Watch a glass-making of chocolate, then vis it the shop
demonstration and visit the gift shop and c hoose from our huge
where you can buy amazing glass se lection of choco late items.
items, including jewellery. Our new A great place for the who le
collection has just arrived. There family.
are earrings, bracelets and rings. All
designs are original and unique.

D History Museum: Looking Back 10 H Natural History: Dinosaurs 6

Looking Back is a special exh ibition We have a new exhibition of
that explores the history of moving dinosaur models for
the past 100 years looking at adults and young people. Not
houses, schools, shops, work and recommended for children
developments in transport. There aged eight and under as the
are recordings in each exhibit dinosaurs are very noisy and
with interviews with local people a bit frightening!
who tell their stories. If you ever
wondered what life was like in
the past, come and visit this
spectacular exhibition.

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Part3
For each question, choose the correct answer.

Harry Parnell: Photographer of the Stars

I've always been interested in photography. When
I was a child, I used to borrow my parents' camera. This
annoyed them, so, when I was about ten years old, they
bought me my own camera. After that, I spent my free
time going around taking pictures. I enjoyed taking
pictures of flowers, trees and animals, but most of all,
I liked taking pictures of people. I still have my childhood
photo albums. Most pictures weren't that great, but I like
looking at them. They remind me of what I first felt when
I started taking pictures .

When I fmished school, I did a photography course and then I got a job working for my local
paper. I liked the people I worked with, but I found it quite boring after a while. I used to have
to take dull pictures of local buildings and new types of cars; that kind of thing. After a couple
of years, I trained in digital photography and portraits with another photographer. Then, I
moved to a national newspaper and that was more interesting, but I fmally decided to work
for myself taking pictures of famous people. I like exploring how settings and people interact.
Many famous people got to know me and liked my artistic talent. I have been working as a
portrait photographer for many years now.

When I tell people what I do for a living, they imagine that I'm an unpleasant person who
follows famous people, takes embarrassing pictures of them and makes a lot of money. Actually,
I don't do that. Usually the people I photograph want me to photograph them. We create an
atmosphere in their own garden or outdoors where they can feel comfortable. The only thing
that can happen is that sometimes they suddenly decide they don't want to be photographed.
That can be annoying, especially if they've asked you there in the first place. But that doesn't
happen very often.

I fmd my job exciting and challenging. It has a creative side and also a technical side. I have
to imagine and shoot the best photo and I also have to use different accessories to get
different effects.

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11 What does the writer say about his childhood?
A He liked taking pictures of his parents.
B He discovered he enjoyed taking pictures of people best.
C He disliked taking photos of nature.
D He never had his own camera.

12 What did the writer do in his first job?

A He took pictures of ordinary people.
B He photographed uninteresting things.
C He travelled around the country a lot.
D He stayed in the office most of the time.

13 What does the writer think people believe about him?

A He doesn't earn much money.
B He has an embarrassing job.
C He will probably be famous one day.
D He isn't a nice pe rson.

14 When talking about the people he photographs now, the writer says
A they are usually happy to be photographed.
B they're often unpleasant.
C nobody ever upsets him.
D they sometimes forget to pay him.

15 Which of the following is the best description of the writer?

A B
The talented photographer who The photographer who prefers
has worked in different places but taking pictures of people and
has always enjoyed his career. enjoys embarrassing the rich
and famous .

c D
The photographer who likes The photographer who has taken
working for himself and enjoys his pictures for many years and has
work most of the time. always wanted to be famous.

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Part4

Five sentences have been removed from the text below.

For each question, choose the correct answer.
There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.

Lost Luggage
Two years ago, I went on holiday to Rome with my family. It was a four-hour train journey
from our home, and we all helped to plan the trip. We were looking forward to seeing the
famous sights! Everything went really well and we had a great time visiting the amazing
tourist attractions. I was in charge of taking all the photos with my brand new phone, which
had an excellent camera. We stayed in Rome for two weeks, and it was really incredible.
On the train journey back home, I decided to open my backpack, but I couldn't fmd it.
16 G I was very upset because I'd packed my phone in that backpack, along with
my travel journal. 17 C Weeks passed, and then months. At first, I contacted the train
company every week, but after some time, it was clear that my backpack was never going to
be found. After a while, I forgot all about it.
Last month, I took the train to Florence on a school trip. Incredibly, my backpack went missing
again! 18 H After Rome, I always kept my phone and other important items in
my pockets.
Two weeks after the Florence trip, I received a phone call from the train company. They told
me they had my backpack, and they would send it to my local station. I assumed it was my
backpack from the school trip. 19 B Someone from the train company had found the
backpack from Rome in a dusty old storeroom! Everything inside it was safe, and I fmally got
to share the photos with my family. 20 F I decided we should all go back to Rome for
another holiday ... but this time, I would be much more careful with my things!

A I never travelled with the same train company again.

B When I arrived at the station, I couldn't believe my eyes!

C All my memories of Rome were in that backpack.

D I couldn't leave the station without my bag.

E It was so wonderful to see them.

F I knew I would never see my new phone again.

G I searched and searched, but it was nowhere to be seen!

H But, this time, there were no precious memories inside.

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Practice Test 3 • Reading
Parts

For each questio n, choose t he correct answer.

The Benefits of Travel

Going away, even for a short time, is very important for everybody. Whether it's for work,
study or fun, travel gives you the opportunity to relax. Even if it's a short 21 , it
allows you time to think about something else. It provides you with a break from your daily
22 _ _ __

If you're 23 the chance to go on a work trip, you should always take it. If you're
going away for fun, you 24 choose the right person to travel with. Make sure it's
25 you get on with.
Sometimes it's a good idea to go alone because then you'll be 26 to do what you
want. Whatever you decide, there's no doubt you'll come home feeling happy and with many
new stories about the places you've visited on the way.

21 A t rip B destination c plan D route

22 A practice B routine c habit D custom

23 A advised B offered c recommended D suggested

24 A ought B need c must D could

25 A somebody B everyone c something D everything

26 A open B free c empty D clear

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Fo r each questi on, write t he co rrect answe r.

Writ e one word for each gap.

Greetings from Stonehenge!

Stonehenge is one of the most famous sites in the UK, and it's also one of the
oldest. It's a group of prehistoric stones, arranged 27 _ _ _ _ circles. Some
of the stones came 28 _ _ _ _ 260 kilometres away, and are very large
and heavy.

Stonehenge has stood in the British countryside 29 _ _ _ _ 5,000 years.

Millions of people have visited it, but nobody is quite sure why the stones
were placed 30 . Some people believe that Stonehenge was a giant
calendar because the sun lines up 31 _ _ _ _ the stones at certain times
of year.

It's certainly a popular place to visit, although visitors have to keep a short
distance 32 from the stones and are not allowed to touch them.

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