Cambridge Flyers Sample Test #2 - Reading & Writing

Look and read. Choose the correct words from the box and fill in the blank.

Example: Some people write in this at the end of every day. a diary

These are dark cold places inside mountains, and sometimes bats live in them.

A driver takes people who are very ill to see doctors in the hospital in this.

If you can’t spell a word, you can look for the meanings and spellings of this word and other words in this.

This person carries meals on plates to people in restaurants.

This is a very dry place where there is usually sand on the ground.

If you go for a walk in these, you see some trees and perhaps birds, too.

You go and see this person if you have a hole in your tooth.

This is something you write on and send to a friend when you are on holiday. 

This is a kind of road where you can travel very quickly from city to city.

You find this round and black thing on the wheels of cars and motorbikes. 

Michael is talking to Sally. What does Sally say? Read the conversation and choose the best answer. Write a letter (A–H) for each answer. You do not need to use all the letters.

A. So do I! It’s horrible!

B. Hello Michael, I was feeling sick so I stayed in bed. (example)

C. Did you? I just watched TV all day.

D. Yes, they have. Thank you very much.

E. No. I had a terrible cold but it’s better now.

F. A few, I hope you’ll enjoy them.

G. Would you like to play it soon?

H. This afternoon? OK! I could show you my new computer then too!

Michael: Hello Sally. Why weren’t you at school yesterday?

Sally: B

Michael: What was the matter? Did you have a sore head?

Sally: 11.1

Michael: I hate being ill.

Sally: 11.2

Michael: In our English lesson, we had to answer some questions about the story. 

Sally: 11.3

Michael: I can come to your house after school if you like. 

Sally: 11.4

Michael: Have you got any games that we can play?

Sally: 11.5

Read the text. Choose the correct word from the box to fill in each blank.

David’s parents decided to move to a new house. But David didn’t want to live in another town and he 12.1 sad about leaving all his friends. Last Tuesday, David’s family drove to their new house. David was unhappy. He just sat quietly and looked out of the window.

When they arrived at the house, David’s dad gave him a 12.2. "Go and open the front door with this, David," he said. "Mum and I will bring in some of the boxes."

David went inside. The house was much 12.3 than their old one and from a window upstairs he could see some boys in a park. He could see a forest too and a 12.4 across a river.

"I can play football in that park and go for great walks in that forest, and perhaps I can fish in that river," he thought. There was no park, forest or river near his old house. David began to smile. "I’m 12.5 I’m going to be happy here!"

Now choose the best name for the story: 12.6David's dad gets a new job.David's first day in his new school.A new home for David. 

Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.

The Hippo

This kind of animal has an interesting name. We call it a hippo, but its long name is "hippopotamus". Hippopotamus 13.1meaningmeanmeans "river horse". It has that name because hippos spend lots 13.2offoffrom time in the water and their ears look like horses’ ears. They like 13.3eatingeatseat grass too. But hippos are much bigger 13.4afterthanthen horses. The only animal in the world that 13.5hashavinghave a bigger mouth is a whale! A hippo is sometimes a dangerous animal but it is not always brave. It will often run to the water 13.6intoonto hide. When it’s swimming, its nose, eyes, and ears are above the water 13.7soorif it can still smell, see and hear. When a hippo decides to go under the water, it closes its nose and walks on the bottom of the river 13.8whywherehow it can find plants to eat. It’s easy for a hippo to stay under the water 13.9forbyacross eight minutes! Hippos 13.10areshalldo not eat meat. Their favorite food is river plants and different kinds of grass, and they usually only eat at night. 

Read the story. Write some words to complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2, 3 or 4 words.

Sarah’s new friend!

Sarah and her parents and two younger brothers live in the jungle. Early every morning, she runs to her favorite mango tree and climbs it, so she can bring five mangoes from the top of the tree for her family to eat for breakfast.

One morning, she was sitting in the tree when she saw an enormous tiger below her. "Go away!" she called. "I can’t come down until you go!" But the tiger didn’t go away. It looked up at her and said, "Why?"

Sarah was very surprised! "Tigers don’t speak!" she said. "Well, I do," the tiger answered. "I’m not dangerous. Climb down. Those mangoes look heavy. I’ll help you get home. You can ride on my back."

Very slowly and very carefully, Sarah climbed down the tree. When she was on the ground again and looked into the tiger’s kind eyes, Sarah didn’t feel frightened. It was fun to ride on the tiger’s back.

It stopped just outside the village. "I shouldn’t come near the houses," it said. "People are afraid of me!" Sarah understood. She thanked the tiger and said goodbye.

"You’re back quickly!" her father said. "Yes!" Sarah smiled. "I rode a tiger home!" No one believed Sarah but she didn’t mind! She knew she had an exciting and really kind new friend, the tiger, and that made her very happy.

Sarah’s parents and brothers have mangoes for their .

When Sarah was in the tree one morning, she saw a on the ground.

Sarah didn’t want to from the tree until the tiger went away.

Sarah was when the tiger spoke to her.

Sarah rode the tiger until they were and then the tiger stopped.

The tiger said the village people were it.

Sarah thought her new friend, the tiger was .

Read the diary and write the missing words. Write ONE word in each blank. 

Friday

Today was very interesting. Peter Face, the famous actor, came to talk to us 21.1 our school! Peter is on some great television programmes. Mum and I always like 21.2 him on TV. He has 21.3 an actor since he was about 17.

He talked about his new film, ‘Pirate Gold’, too. It will be in cinemas 21.4 month. He was very friendly. When he left, he gave our teacher three DVDs of his films 21.5 our teacher is going to show in film club.

Look at the three pictures. Write about this story. Write 20 or more words.