0 1 Preliminary heading Sample Test 1
Part 1
Questions 1 - 5
For each question, choose the correct answer.
What is Marit doing?
A asking students to tell her what they think
about their town
To: Students
Don’t forget to fill in the questionnaire B encouraging students to give their opinions
on www.townpIanning.com asking us about a local issue affecting them
all about the plans for the new leisure
centre in our town. Have a look and
say if you agree! C trying to find the best way to get students’
thoughts about their local area. X
A Use the sauce immediately to get the
best flavour.
B Include fresh ingredients if possible for a
better result. X
C Pay careful attention to the cooking
stored in the fridge for temperature.
3 Why is Daisy texting Heidi?
Heidi, A to give Heidi the title of a book she
recommends. X
B to explain why she wasn’t keen on the
book that Heidi lent her
C to try to find out whether Heidi shares her
opinion of the book
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Mrs Flaxton is
From: Mrs Flaxton A recommending what students should do as
preparation for their projects.
To: Art students
To get ideas for this term’s project B informing students about the level of artwork
and see what you're aiming to she’s expecting in their projects.
produce, have a look at the senior
students' artwork folders on display
in the college library. C suggesting examples of artwork that students
should copy for their projects. X
Why is Jack texting Karen?
A to let her know he won’t be back when she
expected him. X
B to ask her to make him and Martin a pizza
for dinner
C to make arrangements for getting home in
Jack the evening
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BI Preliminary Reading Sample Test 1
Part 3
Questions 11 - 15
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Mansfield Garden
College student Josh Mason recently joined an unusual project - to help tidy a huge old garden in his town.
Josh’s college maths teacher used to visit the Mansfield Garden as a child. He’d heard that volunteers were
needed to tidy it up, so he told his students to check the project’s website for details. However, Josh had no
gardening experience, and anyway, he didn’t think he’d enjoy going to the garden. Then he noticed a poster
displayed at the house next to it and realised help was urgently needed. So he and his friend Sarah went
together.
It was only when they entered the garden that they discovered how big the project was. Some of the
walls had fallen down and needed work. But the worst thing for him was the trees covered in apples and
pears lying across the paths. ‘They’d become weak and had broken,’ says Josh. ’But at least we collected
the fruit and shared it with other volunteers! I also found a pond, with water in, and a few frogs! And
we could still walk along most of the garden paths, even though wild plants had grown over the rest of the
garden.’
’I took photos of the garden before we started, and during all our work. I wasn’t happy with them, but
staff there loved them and put them on the website, along with ones I’d taken of them fetching the honey, from
bees living in special hives there. Then I decided to take photos of every wild creature living there, for people to
remember. I got much better as I worked on it, and put the photos in an album, with the creatures’ names. And
Sarah noticed birds coming to find insects, when the holes were dug for new trees, so their photos are in
the album, too!’
Josh also got involved in other jobs. He discovered vegetables growing under some litter he’d removed. And
staff showed him how to grow beans, carrots and cabbages. They went on sale in the garden shop, where
Josh was delighted to see how popular they were. ’That made the hard work worthwhile for me,’ says Josh.
‘In fact, I’m now considering a career in garden design!'
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11 What made Josh decide to join the project to tidy up the garden?
A His friend Sarah was already going there to help.
B He read some information on a building near the
garden.X
C He saw the website while he was browsing the internet.
D his college teacher was encouraging students to get involved.
12 When Josh first visited the gardens, he was
A surprised at how the paths had disappeared under plants.
B amazed that the walls around it were so badly damaged.
C disappointed at the lack of wild creatures living there.
D sad to see the condition of some of the trees. X
13 Josh thinks that in the garden, he became good at
A digging holes in the garden for Sarah to plant new trees.
B taking photos to show how their work was
developing.X
C making a record of all the animals and birds there.
D collecting honey from the bees that were kept there.
14 Which part of his work is Josh most pleased with?
A growing vegetables to sell in the garden shop
B discovering new vegetables that they could grow.X
C designing how the vegetable garden should look
D clearing rubbish from spares that still contained vegetables
15 What would Sarah say about working with Josh in the garden?
A
I never imagined he’d be so I was really shocked when I saw
keen, especially as he said the state of the garden at first -
before we went that it wouldn’t in fact, I told Josh we should
be very interesting! X just give up going.
Josh’s college teacher came I didn’t know anything about
to visit the garden recently. He gardening before we went,
was pleased Josh was making but Josh had done quite a bit
use of what he’d learnt in class! before, so he helped me.
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0l Preliminary Reading Sample Test 1
Part5
Questions 21 -26
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Japanese macaques
Macaque monkeys are very interesting creatures. And the macaques
that live in Japan are also known as snow monkeys, because the
(21) ........C....... they live in are covered in snow for long (22) .........A......
during the winter. In fact, they’re the only species of monkey to live
so far north.
however, macaques living in and around Nagano city have been
very (23) ........D....... at finding a way to keep warm. The area (24)……… B …..very low temperatures in
winter, so the macaques take (25)…….. A ..... of the natural hot springs in the area, jumping into
the water to keep warm.
According to the local tourist office, the monkeys first started going into the hot water in the 1960s. One
macaque went in while trying to get some food it had (26) ……...C …….into the water. The other monkeys
soon followed it. Since then, the macaques have become a big tourist attraction!
21 A conditions B destinations C locations D situations
22 A periods B times C ages D seasons
23 A keen B curious C unusual D clever
24 A gains B experiences C receives D contains
25 A benefit B help C part D advantage
26 A fallen B left C dropped D pulled
BI Preliminary Writing Sample Test 1
Part 2
Choose one of these questions.
Write your answer in about 100 words on the answer sheet.
Question 2
You see this notice in an international English-language magazine.
FESTIVALS
Write your article
Question 3
Your English teacher has asked you to write a story.
Your story must begin with this sentence.
As I got off the aeroplane, my mobile phone rang.
Write your story.
As I got off the aeroplane, my mobile phone rang. An unknown number was calling me, I didn’t know who was
calling me, so I didn’t accept the call. Five minutes later, the same number called me again, but I didn’t accept
the call. And exactly five minutes later, the same number called me again, and finally I accept the call. At first I
hear an upset woman but after a man say me that he had a surprise for me. When I ask him, he didn’t want to
answer but finally he said that he wait me at the street Manrique, and he didn’t say nothing more. So I went to
the street, when I arrived, I find an unknown man with my son, I met him, and he say that he wanted 100.000
dollars and he gave me my son, so I gave him the money and we left.
