Reading Practice

Reading Part 1. For each question, choose the correct answer

Kay
Room Change Alex

Help!
Counselor Office is now in Can you tell me the word limit in the
essay Ms. Bay assigned to us? I’ve lost
Room 1, Building A my notes, and I only remember the
This room is closed for repair essay is about our future job. Thank you!

Go to Room 1, Building A if you want to A. Alex is not sure if Ms. Bay asked him to write an

A. have your room repaired. essay about his future job.

B. find the counselor's office. B. Alex is borrowing Kay’s notes because he doesn’t

C. change to another room. know how to write his essay.

C. Alex is asking Kay how many words he should write
in his career essay.
Reading Part 1. For each question, choose the correct answer

March Field Trip! Job Fair tickets

Want to experience a day in Register on the school
the life of a firefighter? website, then collect your
Contact your homeroom tickets from the office.
teacher before March 10th
to sign up.

To go on the field trip, you need to A. You should sign up first if you want to have
tickets for the job fair.
A. plan to become a firefighter.
B. You should sign up for the job fair online and
B. be free on March 10th. go to the office to pay for your tickets.

C. talk to your homeroom teacher. C. You should check with the office if your
registration for the job fair is successful.
Reading Part 1. For each question, choose the correct answer

John and Lily are asking Jenny We’re hiring!

if she can
Project Manager wanted
Hi Jenny, A. travel to somewhere out of Apply by February 11th
Can you babysit our
Katie this Sunday? town with them.
We’ll be out of town A. The project manager wants
B. look after their daughter
again. Katie really everyone to apply to work here by
liked being with you when they are out.
last time. February 11th.
Let us know. C. let Katie stay at her place
John & Lily B. If you’re interested in the job,
for one night.
you should apply no later than
February 11th.
C. The company is looking for a
project manager who is ready to
work from February 11th.
Read the first passage and choose the correct answer.

How three young people became architects Liam Taku Michael

1. Who didn’t learn how to draw until he was in 6th grade?

2. Who loves his parents’ job?
3. Who didn’t decide to become an architect until he was in high school?
4. Who wanted to have another job before deciding to become an architect?
5. Who chose his future job on a trip?
6. Who doesn’t work in an architectural firm?
7. Who found out that he wanted to become an architect the earliest?

This American architect grew up in a family of which both parents are

architects. He started making his sketches when he was 8. They were
only simple and cute house plans that he tried to copy from his parents.
However, it was how he found out that he loved architecture as much as
his parents did. Looking back to his early career decision, Liam never
A. Liam feels regret and now is successful with a big company in the industry.
Read the second passage and choose the correct answer.

How three young people became architects Liam Taku Michael

1. Who didn’t learn how to draw until he was in 6th grade?

2. Who loves his parents’ job?
3. Who didn’t decide to become an architect until he was in high school?
4. Who wanted to have another job before deciding to become an architect?
5. Who chose his future job on a trip?
6. Who doesn’t work in an architectural firm?
7. Who found out that he wanted to become an architect the earliest?

When this Japanese architect was little, he soon knew that he loved drawing
and always wanted to become an artist one day. However, being an artist is
challenging. He was not sure if the job could give him a stable life. Then, his
high-school teacher advised him to become an architect since he is not only
good at drawing, but also at maths and physics. Taku thought hard and read
B. Taku more information about architecture. His teacher was right. Then, he decided
on architecture for his career and has been a freelance architect for five years.
Read the third passage and choose the correct answer.

How three young people became architects Liam Taku Michael

1. Who didn’t learn how to draw until he was in 6th grade?

2. Who loves his parents’ job?
3. Who didn’t decide to become an architect until he was in high school?
4. Who wanted to have another job before deciding to become an architect?
5. Who chose his future job on a trip?
6. Who doesn’t work in an architectural firm?
7. Who found out that he wanted to become an architect the earliest?

On a summer vacation to Europe, the 6th-grade Mexican boy was fascinated by

the gorgeous architecture in European cities. Since then, Michael has always
dreamed of designing beautiful buildings. Soon after he came back from the
vacation, he signed up for a drawing course for the first time. To be qualified for an
architecture university, Michael also focused on subjects such as computer science
C. Michael and maths at school. Having worked hard for many years, he finally got into a
good architecture school, graduated, and now work for a famous architecture firm.
Guess

Which picture is aerial dance?

Reading Part 3. Read and choose the correct answer.

A challenging career
Ria Chapman talks about the job she loves.

Growing up, I performed for and competed in many ballet competitions. When I was 14, I was introduced to aerial
dance. I was completely hooked. Although my parents would prefer me to become a vet or a tailor as they do, I
convinced them that aerial dance is my true passion, and they have been my constant source of strength since.

Aerial dance is more than circus arts, as many people might say. To perform this art form, artists dance while
hanging themselves on a rope or a fabric at a certain height. The movements used in an aerial dance have as much
art value as in any other dance form. “A ballet in the sky” would be the short introduction to the dance. Therefore, all
aerial dancers need training in both dancing and circuit techniques.

It is never easy to be an aerial dancer. A dancer only dedicates their time to dancing training. However, an aerial
performer goes through longer training for both aerial and dancing techniques. Dancers of this artform also need to
be more patient and cautious during training. Trying out a new technique might leave them injured and cost them
their lifelong career.

1. Who is Ria Chapman? 2. What is a requirement in Ria’s job? 3. Why does Ria think that being an aerial
A. a ballet dancer A. She needs to perform in a circus. dancer is difficult?
B. an aerial dancer B. She needs to introduce herself A. She needs to spend all her time dancing.
C. a tailor before the dance. B. The training takes a longer time with
C. She needs to take difficult training. more risk of injury.
C.She needs to try new skills to continue
her career.
Reading Part 3. Read and choose the correct answer.

A challenging career
Ria Chapman talks about the job she loves.

At night, when it’s time for the shows, I always feel alive and energetic. I love it when I know that the
audience enjoy the performance and talk about it afterwards. However, not every night is a great one.
Sometimes, I made mistakes on the stage, and that used to bring me down every time. Working in the
arts for a long time, I’ve learned to accept mistakes, and instead, after every show, I reflect on myself to
perfect my next performances.

More audience have started to notice the dance, and there are more career opportunities for aerial
dancers like me. However, what motivates me the most is recognize familiar faces in the audience. They
saw me once then kept coming back. It gives me the strength to get over the fear of getting hurt and
move forward in this challenging career.

4. How does Ria usually feel after a show? 5. What is Ria's biggest motivation in her career?
A. ready to learn from mistakes. A. the regular audience.
B. eager to tell her friends about it. B. the better career opportunities.
C. terrible if she didn’t perform well. C. the power to face her fear.
Tips - Reading Part 4

1. apply A. it clear

2. earn B. for a job

3. make C. films

4. watch D. full-time

5. work E. money

6. attract F. applicant

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Reading Part 4. Read and choose the correct answer

Game tester
Did you know that people get (1) ……… to play video games? It
is how a game tester (2) ……… a living from his job. However,
if you dream of endless days spent playing your favourite
1 tipped rewarded paid games, you might be disappointed.

2 earns finds obtains A daily task of a game tester is, of course, playing games.
However, they don’t (3) ……… time in front of the screen as
3 take spend use regular players. In fact, they try to break the games in any way
possible and (4) ……… anything that breaks to the video
4 report tell inform developers. This process takes careful attention because a
game, once introduced, must be flawless to give users the best
experience.
5 ask want require

Becoming a game tester doesn’t (5) ……… high-level

programming or educational requirements. However, a game
tester needs to be a flexible thinker and an analytical person to
pick the errors apart without knowing what they are.
Reflection

In today's lesson, I can

☐ get to know the tip for KET Reading Part 4.

☐ practice solving KET Reading Part 1,2,3.

I think I need more practice and guide on Reading Part

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