You will hear a teenager called Ella Subiotto talking on the radio about her life as a young violin player.
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Ella won a music competition when she was _____.
What does Ella do to improve her playing?
Ella would like other teenagers to _____.
You will hear a girl asking for information about going to Kendal by bus. You will hear the audio TWICE.
BUS TO KENDAL
First bus leaves at: 6.45
Cost of single ticket: £
Buy ticket from:
Address of bus station: Street
Next to:
At bus station, you can buy and newspapers.
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
promise
conscious
religious
scissors
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
wicked
blessed
learned
believed
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
food
shoot
shook
spool
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Would you like to listen to _____ story about _____ English scientist?
Among the _____, the Tay people have the largest population.
You have never been to Da Nang, _____?
_____ there are a lot of festivals in the spring, I like the Huong Pagoda festival most.
That famous book _____ of five chapters.
Lisa confessed _____ all the cookies.
Doctors advise people who are deficient _____ vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.
_____ through a telescope, Venus appears to go through changes in size and shape.
Solar heat penetrates more deeply into water than _____.
He is the manager of the factory so he has to be _____ it.
It's essential that every student _____ the exam before attending the course.
In some cultures, you should not ask _____ questions such as a person’s age.
He looks very familiar. I remember _____ him somewhere.
My father said that he _____ his tent to my cousins for their camping trip.
We tried to make a _____ of our situation, but it wasn't really funny.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Mr. Smith is a considerate and generous man who is loved by both his family and friends.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The yearly growth of the gross national product is often used as an indicator of a nation's economy.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
I can't stand people who treat animals cruelly.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Due to an increase in population and the use of nearby land for farming, there are toxic levels of chemicals in the water.
John and Mary are talking about burning trash.
John: "Burning trash may have negative effects on the environment."
Mary: " _____. It causes air pollution."
Tom: "You've got a lovely singing voice, Mary!"
Mary: "_____"
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
A warning printed on a makeshift lifebuoy says: "This is not a life-saving device, so children should be accompany by their parents."
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
I'm becoming increasingly forgettable. Last week, I locked myself out of the house twice.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
John could not go camping with his classmates last weekend because his illness.
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Health is something we tend to when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly aware it. But illness can come, even we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago, , scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became safer for children. The result is that whereas a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can expect for 75 years. And what do we expect the year 2030? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to advance. people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.
Write ONE word to fill in the text.
Cats and humans
Cats have a strange effect on people. You love them or hate them. Some people like the fact that cats are independent. They don't really need us, except for food and a comfortable sofa to sleep on. feel the opposite. Some people prefer dogs as company because dogs show their happiness when people are around and they also make them feel important.
But for the cat people, find these beautiful small animals charming, it is often a one-sided relationship. You have to accept that this cute creature will always rule your house, but will only occasionally be sweet to you, in . They are lazy, they won't eat if they do not like what is offered and they will leave their hair on the furniture. Sometimes they will climb your curtains. And you are really lucky, you may find an unlucky mouse left on the kitchen floor.
(Adapted from Succeed in Cambridge English B1)
Read the text and choose the best answer for each question below.
They call Jamaica the "Island in the sun" and that is my memory of it. Of sunshine, warmth and abundant fruit that was growing everywhere, and of love. There were two sisters ahead of me in the family, and though of course I didn't know it, there was an exciting talk of emigration, possibly to Canada but more usually to England, the land of opportunity. I guess that plans were already being made when I was born, for a year or so later my Dad left for London, two years after that my mum went as well and my sisters and I were left in the care of my grandmother.
Emigrating to better yourself was a dream for most Jamaicans, a dream many were determined to fulfill. Families were close and grandmothers were an important part of the family. So, when the mass emigrations began, it seemed perfectly right and natural for them to take over the running of families left behind.
Grandmothers are often strict, but usually also spoil you. She ran the family like a military operation: each of us, no matter how young, had our tasks. Every morning, before we went to school, we all had to take a bucket appropriate to our size and run a relay from the communal tap to the barrels until they are full. My sisters had to sweep the yard before they went to school. My grandmother would give orders to the eldest and these were passed down - as I got older I found this particularly annoying! But I can tell you, no one avoided their duties.
My dad came over from England to see how we were getting on. He talked to us about the new country, about snow, about the huge city, and we all wanted to know more, to see what it was like. I didn't know it at that time, but he had come to prepare us for the move to England. Six months later my grandmother told me that I was going to join my parents and that she, too, was emigrating.
London was strange and disappointing. There was no gold on the pavements, as the stories in Jamaica had indicated. The roads were busy, the buildings were grey and dull, with many tall, high-rise blocks. It was totally unlike Jamaica, the houses all small and packed close together. In my grandmothers house I had a big bedroom, here I had to share.
Then came the biggest shock: snow. While flakes came out of the sky and Dad smiled, pointed and said: "That's snow!" I rushed outside, looked up and opened my mouth to let the flakes drop in. The snow settled on my tongue and it was so cold that I cried. My toes lost all feeling. As my shoes and socks got wet and frozen, there came an excruciating pain and I cried with the intensity of it. I didnt know what was happening to me.
The writer says that when he was very young _____.
According to the writer, many people from Jamaica at that time _____.
What does "this" in the third paragraph refer to?
What happened when the writer's father came?
When the writer first went to London, he was disappointed because _____.
The word "excruciating" in the last paragraph means _____.
Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
Read the text and choose the best answer for each question below.
Esperanto is what is called a planned, or artificial, language. It was created more than a century ago by Polish eye doctor Ludwik Lazar Zamenhof. Zamenhof believed that a common language would help to ease some of the misunderstandings among cultures.
In Zamenhof's first attempt at a universal language, he tried to create a language that was as uncomplicated as possible. This first language included words such as ab, ac, ba, eb, be, and ce. This did not result in a workable language in that these monosyllabic words, though short, were not easy to understand or to keep.
Next, Zamenhof tried a different way of constructing a simplified language. He made the words in his language sound like words that people already knew, but he simplified the grammar tremendously. One example of how he simplified the language can be seen in the suffixes: all nouns in this language end in o, as in the noun amiko, which means "friend", and all adjectives end in -a, as in the adjective bela, which means "pretty". Another example of the simplified language can be seen in the prefix mal-, which makes a word opposite in meaning; the word malamiko therefore means "enemy", and the word malbela therefore means "ugly" in Zamenhof's language.
In 1887, Zamenhof wrote a description of this language and published it. He used a pen name, Dr. Esperanto, when signing the book. He selected the name Esperanto because this word means "a person who hopes" in his language. Esperanto clubs began popping up throughout Europe, and by 1950, Esperanto had spread from Europe to America and Asia.
In 1905, the First World Congress of Esperanto took place in France, with approximately 700 attendees from 20 different countries. Congresses were held annually for nine years, and 4,000 attendees were registered for the Tenth World Esperanto Congress scheduled for 1914, when World War I erupted and forced its cancellation.
Esperanto has had its ups and downs in the period since World War l. Today, years after it was introduced, it is estimated that perhaps a quarter of a million people are fluent in it. This may seem like a large number, but it is realty quite small when compared with the billion English speakers and billion Mandarin Chinese speakers in today's world. Current advocates would like to see its use grow considerably and are taking steps to try to make this happen.
The topic of this passage is _____.
According to the passage, Zamenhof wanted to create a universal language _____.
The expression "popping up" could best be replaced by _____.
It can be inferred from the passage that the Third World Congress of Esperanto took place _____.
According to the passage, what happened to the Tenth World Esperanto Congress?
The expression "ups and downs" in line 23 is closest in meaning to _____.
The passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on _____.
The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses _____.
Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has the same meaning to the first.
When I heard her speak, it affected me profoundly. (IMPACT)
Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has the same meaning to the first.
"l may have left my bag on the bus this morning," Eva said. (MIGHT)
Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has the same meaning to the first.
All fights had to be cancelled as a result of the pilots' sudden strike. (SO)
Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has the same meaning to the first.
Eating too much sugar can result in health problems. (LEAD)
Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has the same meaning to the first.
Julian is proud of his stamp collection. (PRIDE)
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves.
=> All dogs are ..........
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
How likely is it she will pass the exam?
=> What ..........
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
If it hadn't been for this treatment, the patient would have died.
=> Without ..........
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
Every year the festival is attended by at least 10,000 people.
=> At least 10,000 people ..........
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
He was very sorry he didn’t come to the meeting yesterday.
=> He apologized ...........
Do you agree or disagree with the following idea: "The invention of computer games causes a lot of problems for children."
Your writing should include about 150 words.