A2 KET Test #47 - Reading & Writing

Dave, 15

Dave’s new neighbour is a university student who recently moved from Spain. He has a friendly dog, and Dave often plays with it in the afternoon. Because the neighbour wants to improve his English, Dave teaches him new words every Friday. While they are sitting in the living room, they often play video games together. Sometimes, Dave buys a large pizza for them to share, and the neighbour buys drinks. It is always a fun evening!

Finn, 14

A family from a quiet village moved next door to Finn last month. Their son is exactly fourteen years old, which is great for Finn. They quickly became good friends because they both love playing tennis at the local club. Last Saturday, the boy's parents invited Finn to their garden and cooked some hot burgers for everyone. The family doesn't have any animals, although they really like dogs. Finn feels very lucky.

Alex, 12

Alex's neighbour is an old lady who has lived in the street for a long time. She keeps two large cats that sleep on her sofa all day. Every Sunday morning, Alex goes into her garden and helps her water the beautiful plants. He enjoys listening to her interesting stories about the past, so he usually stays for an hour. Before he goes home, she always gives him a piece of warm chocolate cake. Alex loves visiting her.

Leo - Young Photographer of the Year

Fifteen-year-old Leo has just won the Young Photographer of the Year competition. He loves taking photos of wild animals, but when he was younger, he lived in the middle of a busy city. There were no strange birds or insects near his home, so he had to travel a long way into the countryside to find them.

Leo's grandfather bought him his first camera. Leo thought taking pictures would be quick and simple. "It wasn't easy," he says. "I often waited quietly in the forest for hours just to see one small bird. But I always loved being close to nature, even when I got cold and wet."

Leo takes fantastic pictures, but he wants to understand more about his subjects. He hopes to go to university to study biology when he is older. "I think that knowing how animals live will help me to find them more easily," he says. "I still have a lot to learn."

When he got the first prize in the competition, Leo was really amazed. During his favourite trip to the mountains, it rained a lot and it was quite dark. Because of the terrible weather, he was sure his pictures were going to be very bad.

Now, Leo is getting ready for his next adventure in other countries. He is going to visit the rainforest in South America next summer with his photography club. Because of this, he wants to read lots of books about the wildlife there before he leaves.

Komodo dragons are the largest lizards in the world, living only in Indonesia. Adult dragons are very 19.1friendlydangerousfrightened, so people must stay far away from them. They do not hunt in groups, and these wild creatures usually prefer to live 19.2aloneonlysingle. When a dragon catches an animal, it eats a huge meal of meat. Because of this, it can easily live for a very 19.3longlatehigh time without eating again.

Because adult dragons are so large and strong, other wild animals cannot 19.4breakpushhurt them. However, life is difficult for baby dragons because their mother never stays with her babies. She just finds a safe 19.5seatareaplace for her eggs and walks away. These eggs 19.6takecostpay about eight months to break open, and the babies must live by themselves.