B1 PET Test #40 - Reading

9/14/2021 5:12:18 PM

Choose the correct answer that goes with this text.

  • Passengers arriving from abroad must check in their luggage here.
  • Travellers from other countries have to check in their own luggage here.
  • This is where you check in your luggage if you are going abroad.

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  • This offer is available for a short period.
  • This offer is limited to regular customers.
  • This offer is on products that are less than £50.

Choose the correct answer that goes with this text.

  • Eat the sauce a maximum of six weeks after you open it.
  • Put the sauce in your refrigerator as soon as you bring it home.
  • Make a note of the date when you bought the sauce.

Choose the correct answer that goes with this text.

Why is Tim contacting Hazel?

  • To let her know there's been a change of plan
  • To suggest another activity rather than going out to eat
  • To remind her she should call him on Friday

What does Keiko feel about the Regent Hotel?

  • She wishes it was closer to the beach.
  • She prefers a different hotel.
  • She thinks it has an advantage.

Read the following descriptions of eight events for people wanting to enjoy.

SPORT EVENTS

A. Cricket
Cricket is a nice and relaxing sport to watch. One game can last all day, so you will need to take a cushion with you. Some people take a picnic with them. People are usually very quiet while watching cricket. They only shout and clap when a player scores points for their team. Cricket is only played in the summer and is postponed if it rains.

B. Tennis
Most tennis competitions take place outside and need the weather to be warm and dry. There are very few seats compared to other sports so it can be difficult to get tickets. These competitions can take all day so people take their own food and drinks with them. One of the rules of watching tennis is that you must be very quiet while the athletes are playing. When players score a point, the crowd claps.

C. Skiing
Skiing is a winter sport and a lot of snow is needed. Skiing competitions take place in countries which have mountains. It can be very cold watching skiing. Most people take a special bottle with tea or coffee to keep them warm. There is a lot of waiting when watching a ski competition and when someone skis past, you only see them for about 10 seconds.

D. Football
Football can be a very noisy game and is played all year round. For important matches, some stadiums can hold around 90,000 people. Some people have to stand all the time. Football fans often have to travel a lot when their team plays away. You are not allowed to take your own food into the stadium. They sell hot food and drinks.

E. Basketball
Basketball is played inside and there are two teams that try to get the ball into the basket the most times. People who watch basketball are sometimes noisy but not as much as football fans, for example. Basketball can be played all year round and it doesn't matter what the weather is like outside. You can't take food into the stadium, but members of staff go around the stadium selling cold snacks and drinks.

F. Horse Racing
Horse racing is an event that lasts all day and has lots of different individual races. These events take place all year round and in all weather except for snow or if the ground is frozen. Lots of people take picnics and can park their car near the race track. There are usually a few restaurants available with views of the race track.

G. Beach Volleyball
This is a very popular sport in the summer by the seaside. Many games are played on public beaches, so anybody can go and watch. The players don't wear shoes because they are playing on the sand. As it is public, anyone can take food and drinks to the matches. But there is too much sand to have a picnic when watching beach volleyball.

H. Rugby
Rugby players carry the rugby ball, but they can kick it if they want. Rugby is also a very popular game but the people who watch rugby are usually better behaved than those who watch football. Food is not allowed in the stadium but is available to buy. People watching rugby usually stay sitting down. This sport is played all year round.

The people below all enjoy going to sports events. Decide which event would be the most suitable for each person.


Jane loves the cold and drinking lots of tea. She puts on some warm clothes, makes a lot of tea and goes climbing to watch sports events. She doesn’t watch sports in the summer.


Paul doesn't like noisy sports. During the winter, he doesn't go to any sports events. He likes going to an event with his friends and having a picnic. He hopes it doesn't rain.


Dean and Jim like watching team sports and follow their team all over the country. They like to stand and shout really loud when their team scores. They always buy burgers and chips at halftime.


When Helen is on her summer holidays, she gets up early in the morning and goes swimming. She then finds a nice place to sunbathe. From where she is, she can watch her favorite sport.


Carol usually books her seats in advance for the event. In the morning, she prepares some sandwiches to have during the event. She talks a lot and sometimes event staff tell her to be quiet.

Read the following passage then choose the best answer to each question below.

SAND SCULPTURES

My name's Ariana and I live on the coast of Portugal where there are lots of beautiful sandy beaches and warm sunny days. It's the perfect location for my favorite hobby - making sand sculptures. It's always great fun and it costs nothing. For fairly basic sculptures like the ones I make, all you really need is a safe place to build it, something to dig with, and a large bucket. I'd never actually thought of making sand sculptures before until my friends and I discovered some fantastic ones that were along the shore near where I live. I couldn't believe that such beautiful model buildings, incredible creatures, and some amazingly realistic faces of famous people were all mode out of the sand. From that moment, I knew that this was something I just had to do, even though I'd never considered myself to be an artist or very creative.

In fact, anyone can create a sand sculpture, but it's much harder than it looks, as I soon discovered. The first sand sculpture I ever made was of a sudden the head started to break off! I tried everything to try and fix it, but it was hopeless. Soon the whole thing was a big pile of wet sand on the beach. Some people sunbathing nearby seemed to think this was extremely funny, but that just made me want to keep trying even more. I wished I'd listened to an expert on YouTube who recommends digging up wet sand and to use it to build the sand sculptures because it sticks together better. So, I did that for my next sculpture of a camel. And I managed to complete it in four hours though they don't always take me that long to make.

I've heard people say that sandcastle is for kids, not adults, but that doesn't bother me at all. Many people don't understand that even lightly touching a sand sculpture can make a whole section all off, which can take ages to rebuild and I get upset when that sometimes happens. Of course, heavy rain can do some damage, but not as much as you might think. As long as you build for enough up the beach, the waves won't wash a sand sculpture away either. So, when you're next at the seaside, make one yourself - you'll get a great sense of achievement!

Why did Ariana decide to start making sand sculptures?

  • She has always been good at other kinds of art.
  • She saw some sculptures that her friends had already made.
  • She wanted to do a new outdoor activity with her friends.
  • She was impressed by some objects that were made out of sand.
What did Ariana realize when she started making her first sculpture?
  • She wasn't very patient.
  • She found it more difficult than she thought.
  • She knew straight away it wouldn't be a success.
  • She disliked people watching her make the sand.
How did Ariana feel when her first sculpture failed?
  • She felt like giving up her new hobby.
  • She was embarrassed because of how it looked.
  • She regretted ignoring some useful advice.
  • She was angry with herself for wasting four hours.

In the final paragraph, what does Ariana say annoys her?

  • People damaging her sculptures
  • The sea covering her sculptures
  • The weather destroying her sculptures
  • People believing it is only a hobby for children

What is the writer's main purpose?

  • To explain how to become an expert at making sand sculptures
  • To describe a particular sand sculpture that she made
  • To give some advice about making sand sculptures
  • To encourage more people to make sand sculptures

Five sentences have been removed from the text below.

For each question, choose the correct answer from A-H. There are three extra sentences that you do not need to use.

A. He offered to drive them home.

B. He'd been sleeping in the train station for three months.

C. They'd missed the last train, and they seemed upset.

D. They enjoyed living together, so Lee decided to stay.

E. He soon found work in a local factory.

F. They felt very lucky to have jobs and a home.

G. It wasn't a big problem because he bought a flat.

H. Karen explained that they lived two hours away and they couldn't afford a taxi home.

A Helping Hand

Lee Newton was sitting on a station platform under an old blanket when he saw a young couple talking. It was a freezing night in January, and the couple were clearly cold. Lee called to them and asked them if they wanted to share his blanket. The three of them started chatting, and Lee learned that their names were Karen and Mark.

Lee told them that he'd lost his job and then his flat when he could no longer pay the rent. He had no family to help him, and nowhere to go. Karen and Mark felt terrible. They couldn't imagine sleeping on the icy platform for even one night. As they spent their night in the station chatting to Lee, they realized that anyone could end up in his situation.

When morning came, Karen and Mark bought an extra train ticket and invited Lee to come home with them. Lee accepted and gratefully moved into Karen and Mark's spare bedroom. Once he had an address, Lee was able to apply for jobs. He saved up to buy a small motorbike, then got an evening job delivering pizzas. After a few months, Lee had saved up enough money to rent a small flat of his own.

"When times get tough, you need friends and family," Lee says. "Karen and Mark became that for me." An act of kindness was all Lee needed to help him get his life back.

(Adapted from B1 Preliminary EXAM TRAINER)

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

Drawing

Drawing is one of the earliest forms of communication and goes back much than the written word. However, despite its long history, it has not always been of as a form of art.

When paper became easily in the 14th century, the use of drawing in the arts increased. Some of the great artists of the Renaissance produced drawings of the highest and presented the human body in a more realistic way than ever before. However, it was often practiced order to plan a larger painting and wasn't taken very seriously as a form of art.

Today, drawing is regarded as a skill and no less important than oil painting or other creative works.

(Adapted from PET Collins 8 TESTS)

Read the text and write ONE word to fill in each gap.

LIVING IN ANTARCTICA

I've always wanted to go to Antarctica because my dad spent several months every year working there as a scientist before I was born. He said it was the quietest and most beautiful place he ever been to. So when I got a job at one of the research stations, I was really excited. All my friends thought I was mad and tried to persuade me to go. They couldn't understand why I wanted to live that was so cold and far home. But I love it. In the summer, we spend our weekends kayaking, fishing, and climbing volcanoes. In the winter, it can be boring it's dark 24 hours a day. But it's more fun I expected because all the staff watch lots of movies and play games together. On 21 June, we celebrate mid-winter with a big party.