B1 PET Test #47 - Reading
10/11/2021 11:27:26 AMChoose the correct answer that goes with this text.
- All the pizzas in the restaurant are included in this offer.
- Any pizza ordered before 7 p.m. costs less than the usual price.
- At certain times, a customer can get two pizzas for the price of one.
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- Jim's mum will be cooking dinner tonight later than usual.
- Jim's mum can't go to the supermarket on her way back from work.
- Jim's mum will not be home at her normal time today.
In Deshini's opinion, what is the disadvantage of the place she is visiting?
- The transport
- The animals
- The mountains
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- Everything in this shop will be cheaper on Friday.
- There will be a discount on many items on Friday.
- The shop's most popular products will cost less after Friday.
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- Ollie will buy the tickets for the cinema.
- Ollie's to go to the cinema on a different day.
- Ollie says that they will see the same film as previously planned.
Read the following descriptions of eight holidays for people wanting to go.
The best holidays
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A. Golden Sands Beach Club B. Making waves C. Forest camp D. Culture shock E. Seaview Hotel F. Hotel on the sea G. Active fun H. On foot |
The people below all want to go on holiday. Decide which holiday would be the most suitable for each person.
George wants a holiday with a big group of friends. They are into sports and want to do different things every day. He doesn't like boats, and some in the group have young children.
Ana loves to be near the sea. She wants to visit different places, but she also wants to keep away from holiday resorts. She enjoys being active and learning new skills.
Harry just wants to relax and have fun by the sea. He loves going out and wants to meet other people. He wants a cheap hotel and would prefer to pay for everything together.
Jess wants to travel abroad and learn about a different way of life. She wants to stay with local people, not in hotels. She would also like to see some performances.
Greg doesn't like crowded beaches and wants a peaceful holiday where there aren't many people. He enjoys walking in the countryside and is happy to spend some time alone with a good book.
Read the text and questions below. For each question, choose the correct answer.
Kirsty Wade, young athlete
I've always been keen on sport and very fit so a few years ago I decided to join my local athletics club. In the beginning, I put all my effort into the long jump because it was my best event, but the coach encouraged me to try different things.
I ended up as a middle-distance runner, which means I don't run the short distances like 100 meters, or long cross-country races, but the in-between ones like 800 meters. It's an interesting type of running because you have to mix speed with strength. You also have to think a lot about how you race and choose the right moment to run at your maximum speed. You need to do quite a lot of regular training when you first start and it helps if you have a good coach who can keep you motivated and teach you the basics.
I take part in some quite major competitions now, but I still remember my first race. I was so nervous before it started. And when it finished, I could still feel my hands shaking. It was a great race and I came second so I was very pleased. Since then I've learned to stay calm before and during races. I do a lot of breathing exercises that help me stay focused and relaxed. Competing has really helped me to trust in my own abilities. And now I find that I love running in front of a crowd - I suppose it's a sort of performance.
One thing I don't enjoy so much is how hard you have to work to stay fit and strong enough to race, although it helps that I often train with others. I try to eat and sleep well, but I don't have a special diet. Mostly it's a case of getting plenty of variety and eating more of everything because I'm so active.
I sometimes watch Olympic athletes on TV and imagine myself in their position. It must be a fantastic experience, but at the moment I don't feel that is necessarily where I'm aiming. I think you have to give up so much if you want to reach that level.
(Adapted from B1 Preliminary EXAM TRAINER)
- Because she enjoyed taking part in sports.
- Because she thought she should get more exercise.
- Because she wanted to become an athletics coach.
- Because she wanted to become a professional long jumper.
- You have to know when to run fastest.
- It's harder than running in the 100 meters.
- It's more important to be quick than strong.
- You need to forget everything and just run.
- It always makes her feel scared.
- It feels good to be in front during the race.
- It's helped her to develop new skills.
- She enjoys people watching her race.
- If she eats a lot, she can run faster.
- Eating plenty of food helps her to sleep better.
- She eats the same kind of things as other people.
- She would like to eat different types of food.
- A young athlete who trains hard and hopes to be selected for the Olympics in the future.
- A girl who was good at the long jump and likes running, but who doesn't see herself becoming an international athlete.
- A girl who is a keen athlete, but doesn't like running in front of a crowd and who finds the training very boring.
- A keen athlete who finds it enjoyable to practise with other people and compete as part of a team.
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. Previously, the painting had been admired by experts.
B. He waited until there was nobody in the gallery.
C. So the painting became popular in France.
D. Because of this, he only went to prison for a short while.
E. He said that he was doing his duty as a proud Italian.
F. But nobody knew it had disappeared.
G. Even the great Pablo Picasso was thought by some to be guilty.
H. It is now kept safely behind special glass.
The Crime of the Century
When the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in Paris in 1911, it caused a sensation and left the art world and police puzzled as to how it had been taken and who had carried out the crime. It also helped make the work of art probably the most famous painting in the world.
At first, the police suspected artists who didn't like classical works of art of carrying out the crime. The poet Apollinaire was arrested and questioned for a few days.
However, the true thief was an Italian man named Vincenzo Peruggia. He had a criminal record and had found work in the Louvre for a time. On the day the crime took place, he entered the museum along with other museum employees wearing the same white smock. He then took the painting off the wall and left the building with the work of art wrapped in his white smock.
Peruggia kept the painting for two years in his Paris apartment before eventually contacting an Italian art dealer, offering to return the painting to Florence for a reward. He argued he was returning the painting to its rightful home.
He was finally arrested after passing the painting to the dealer. However, many Italians saw his actions as those of a national hero. The painting was indeed shown off around Italy before it was eventually returned to Paris and the Louvre.
However, after being stolen and finally returned, it became more well-known, its popularity grew and, as we know now, made the Mona Lisa smile famous around the world.
(Adapted from PET Collins 8 TESTS)
Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
We all need a good night's sleep
According to research, 20 million people in the UK are not enough sleep nowadays. Experts believe that this may be one of the leading causes of health problems.
So all of us should try to work out how much sleep we need, says Professor Chris Idzikowski. To do so, we must our alarm clock for when we need to get up, then count back six to eight hours, on how much sleep we feel we need. Then, we should try to go to bed and get up at the same time every day, even at weekends. If we still feel tired during the day, we should try going to bed 15 minutes earlier for a week until we wake up refreshed. So if we go to bed at 11 p.m., we should go at 10.45 pm. If we are still tired, then we should go at 10.30 the following week, and so on, until we find the perfect for us.
Finally, we must remember that a weekend afternoon nap can help up for any missed hours in the week.
(Adapted from Succeed in Cambridge English B1)
Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
Speakers' Corner
That Speakers' Corner exists at all puzzle to foreigners. Speakers' Corner is a place in Hyde Park, London, anyone can say anything about anybody without getting arrested for it! Sounds unbelievable, doesn't it?
This strange tradition started in the UK in the middle of the 19th century. Many famous people have spoken at Speakers' Corner then, including Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin and the writer, George Orwell.
Often, Speakers' Corner attracts rather unusual people. Anyone can turn up and talk on any subject. Their audiences go to watch them more for entertainment because they are interested in they have to say.
Nowadays there are other Speakers' Corners over the UK and even in countries. They seem to be as popular as ever!
(Adapted from Simply PET Preliminary for School)