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READING SAMPLE TEST 3

Part 1: Questions 1-7

Look at the text in each question.What does it say? Circle the correct answer A,B or C

1

LUGGAGE CANNOT BE REMOVED

WITHOUT A RECEIPT

A You must show a receipt if you want

to remove luggage

B When you remove your luggage you

are given a receipt

C.You can leave your luggage here

without change

2 Message

Anna,

Jeff rang: suggests taking a blanket (cold

there!) No need to bring programme now He’ll

meet you at the festival entrance with your

ticket

For the festival, Anna should bring

A. her ticket

B. a blanket

C. the programme

3

WILL THE LAST PERSON TO LEAVE

PLEASE SWITCH OFF THE LIGHTS

A.Don’t turn the lights on until it’s

necessary

B.Switch the lights on when you’re in the

room

C.Don’t leave the lights on if the room is

empty

4 Has anyone seen, my gold chain?

I took it off before athletics It's a present from

my boyfriend - he mustn't find out it's lost!

A.Sally has given a chain to someone as

a present

B.Sally's boyfriend knows about the

missing chain

C.Sally lost her chain when she got

changed for sport

5 Assistants needed because of new opening

hours – apply inside This shop

A.has just opened and jobs are available

B.is opening for longer and needs extra

staff

C.will open late because of job

interviews

JAZZ ON A SUMMER EVENING

NO TICKETS LEFT FOR SUNDAY’S

PERFORMANCE

A. All Sunday evening tickets are already

sold

B. You must book tickets for Sunday in

advance

C. A ticket is not necessary for Sunday

evening

7 To: Charlotte From:

Giacomo

What time does your flight arrive tomorrow?

Can’t pick you up if it’s earlier than midday

as I’m holding a meeting at our office – sorry.

A. Giacomo will be able to see Charlotte

early tomorrow morning

B. Charlotte needs to arrive in time for

Giacomo’s meeting tomorrow

C. Giacomo can collect Charlotte from the

airport tomorrow afternoon

Part 3: Questions 13 —18

Read the text below and circle the correct word (A, B, C or D) for each space

HENRY FORD

Henry Ford was born on a farm in Michigan in 1863 but he did not like farming

When he was fifteen he began to work as a mechanic and in 1893 he built his first car After he

(13) driven it 1,500 kilometers, he sold it and built two bigger cars Then, in 1903,

he started the Ford Motor Company By (14) strong but light steel, he built cheap

cars for (15) people to buy In 1908, he built the first Ford Model T, which sold for

$825 He was soon selling 100 cars a day By 1927, the Ford Motor Company was (16)

$700 million Early Ford cars were simple and cheap, but keeping things simple

sometimes (17) less choice, ‘You (18) have any color you like’ said

Henry Ford of the Model T, 'as long as it's black.'

13 A is B was C had D has

14 A putting B operating C using D managing

15 A usual B ordinary C general D typical

16 A rich B worth C expensive D dear

17 A meant B decided C planned D intended

18 A will B ought C need D can

Part 4: Questions 19 — 25

Read the text below to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect by putting a tick in the

appropriate space

THE HISTORY OF THE IDITAROD – THE LAST GREAT RACE ON EARTH

In the 1880s, gold was discovered in what is now the most northern state of the USA, Alaska

Many people came to the area hoping to get rich New towns were built and grew quickly One such

town was called Iditarod, which means 'far, distant place' This town grew so quickly during 1909

that it briefly became the largest city in Alaska In the summer months, essential supplies could be

delivered to these towns by boat, but in the winter the rivers and the ocean froze and there was no

way to get to them So, in 1910, a winter track was built which would be used by teams of dogs

pulling sleds They would take mail, food and clothes to the gold miners

The track became known as the Iditarod Trail It took a team of dogs about three weeks to

travel across Alaska They stopped at 'roadhouses' where the drivers could get a warm bed for the

night and something to eat for both themselves and their dogs The trail was used every winter until

the 1920s when aeroplanes replaced steam boats and dog teams as the main form of transport

However, the dogs had one last taste of fame in 1925, when a disease called diphtheria hit the

city of Nome The disease could be cured, but, unfortunately, the closest medicine that could be

found was in Anchorage, right on the other side of Alaska Aeroplanes were still quite new, so no-one

knew if they could fly in such cold weather Also, Carl Eielson, the only pilot considered skilled

enough to manage the flight, was away on a trip at the time It was therefore agreed that the medicine

would be transported using teams of dogs instead

The trip covered over 1,000 kilometers, most of it along the Iditarod Trail It took twenty

teams just six days to complete the journey Leonhard Seppala, a Norwegian who had come to

Alaska looking for gold, travelled the first 400 of those kilometers He had to trust his dog Togo’s

ability to find his way in the blinding snow and Togo turned out to be a reliable guide The last part

of the journey was done by Gunnar Kaasen who had driven dog teams in Alaska for 21 years His

lead dog was Balto At one point Balto refused to go any further, and saved the team from falling

into icy water The diphtheria was stopped and Balto became a hero

Nowadays a dog sled race is held every year from Anchorage to Nome, following the route

of that famous journey in 1925 It is called the Iditarod and has become known as “the Last Great

Race on Earth.”

Questions

TRUE FALSE

19 The population of Alaska remained the same throughout the 1880s X

20 For a short time, more people lived in Iditarod than in any other city

in Alaska

-X

21 After 1910, it became possible to deliver letters in winter as well as

summer X

22 When travelling on the Iditarod Trail, drivers had to take food for

the dogs with them

X

23 In the 1920s, aeroplanes were used more often than boats and dogs X

24 Doctors in Nome had a good supply of medicine to cure diphtheria X

25 The pilot Carl Eielson refused to fly his plane because of the cold

weather

X