Cambridge Young Learners

English Tests

Cambrid e
Movers 3
Examination papers from
University of Cambridge
ESOL Examinations:
English for Speakers of Other Languages

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 Contents

Test 1
Listening 4
Reading and Writing 10

Test 2
Listening 24
Reading and Writing 30

Test 3
Listening 44
Reading and Writing 50

SpeaRing Tests
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
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 listening

Part 2
- 5 q.uestlons -

listen and wrlte. Th.ere i.s one example.

Name: Sue Clark

1 How old:

2 Lives in: Street

.................................

3 Library day:

4 Number of books: a week

.................................

5 Kind of books: books about ................................ .

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Test I

Part 3
- 5 questions -

Wh.at did Joh.n do last week?

Listen and draw a line from th.e day to th.e correct picture.
Th.ere is one example.

Monda~

Tuesda~

Wednesda~

Thursda~

Frida~

Saturday

Sunda~

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 listening

Part 4
- 5 questions -

listen a.nd ti.clt (V") the box. There is one example.

What did Sam do at school today?

cO
1 What's the matter with Jill?

cO
2 Which child is Ben?

cO
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Test I

3 What does John want for lunch?

AD sO cO
4 What does Jane want to take to Jim's house?

AD sO cO
5 What did Nick do at the weekend?

AD sO cO

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 Listening

Part 5
- 5 questions -

listen and colour and draw. There i.s one example.

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Reading a.nd Writing
Part 1
- 6 questions -

Look a.n.d read. Ch.oose th.e correct words a.nd write them on. the
lines. Th.ere is on.e example.

a clown

clouds

a pirate the sun

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 Reading and Writing

Example

People can bu~ meat, fruit, clothes

and to~s here.
a marKet

Questions

1 People laugh at this person. He often has

ver~ big shoes, and paints his mouth red
and his face white.

2 This is ver~ hot. We see it in the da~

but not at night.

3 This is a person in stories who lives on

a boat, sometimes finds treasure, and
sometimes has a parrot.

4 These are white or gre~. Rain comes

from them.

5 Children run, shout and pla~ games in

this place, which is outside.

6 This place often has fields of fruit or

vegetables and animals often live there.

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Test I

Part 2
- 6 q,uestio ns -

look an.d read. Write yes or no.

Examples

All the children in the picture

yes
are wearing hats.

Two bo~s are swimming in

no
the water.

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 Reading and Writing

Questions

1 The tree has got snow on its leaves. .. •.. • ..... ..................... .
·

2 The snowman is sitting under the

umbrella.

3 One of the children is having a shower.

4 The house has a balcony above the door.

5 The taller girl is drinking some orange

juice.

6 The shorter boy is wearing the longest

scarf.

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Test I

Part 3
- 6 questions -

Read the text and choose the best answer. _

Jane is asRing her aunt about her holiday.

Example

Jane: Did you enjoy your holiday?

Aunt: A Yes, please.

@ Yes, thanR you.
C Yes, OK.

Questions

1 Jane: Did you liRe the food?

Aunt: A Most of it was good.

B Yes, I was.
C No, it didn't.

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2 Jane: Did ~ou understand the people?

Aunt: A Yes, I understand.

B Sometimes!
C No, the~ couldn't.

3 Jane: What did ~ou see there?

Aun.t: A Big parks, a zoo and some shops.

B At the cinema in the town.
C I see the beach ever~ morning.

4 Jane: Were ~ou afraid in the plane?

Aunt: A Onl~ for the first five minutes.

B Because it was ver~ loud.

C I watched the film.

5 Jane: What did ~ou like best about the holida~?

Aunt: A The weather, because it was alwa~s sunn~.

B M~ last holida~ with ~our famil~.
C I'd like to see the different animals.

6 Jane: Are ~ou happ~ to be home again?

Aunt: A Yes, it was a beautiful house.

B Yes, the~ were good to me.
C Yes, but I'd like to go there again one da~.

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Test I

Part 4
- 7 questions -

Rea.d the story. Choose a word from th.e box. Wri.te th.e correct
word next to numbers 1-6~ There is one example.

I love fish.ing at th.e lake. I often catch. a fish., th.en my mum

........~.?.?.~......... it and we all (1) ............................ it for dinner. But

last Saturday, I didn't catch. any fish.. It was wet and

(2) ............................ too. I went h.ome,,

I said 'h.ello' to my parents and put my fish.ing bag on th.e

(3) ............................ in th.e kitch.en. Th.en th.e bag started to move!

'Wh.at's in my bag, Mum?'

Sh.e (4) ............................ and said, 'Let's look and see!'

Sh.e opened it carefully. 'Oh.!' sh.e said wh.en a fat, green frog jumped

out! I put th.e frog in a bowl of water with. some small rocks. Th.en

we (5) ............................ down to h.ave our dinner. I was h.ungry! We

h.ad (6) ......................... After dinner, Mum said, 'Go outside and

catch. some flies. Your frog is h.ungry too.' And I did.

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 Reading and Writing

Example

cool<:..s awake sat

chicken eat

windy laughed floor

(7) Now choose the best name for this story.

Tick one box.
My family goes fishing
D
I catch something different
D
Dinner by the laR.e
D

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Test I

Part 5
- 10 questions -

look at th.e pictures and read the story. Write words to

complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2 or 3
words.

Uncle Bill's present

M~ name's Sall~. Last Saturda~, Bill, m~ favourite uncle, came to see us. He
had a big square box in his car. He picked it up carefull~ and carried it to
our garden. 'What's in the box?' we asked. He said, 'What do ~ou think?'
M~ brother John said, 'Some to~s ?' and I said, 'Some cakes?'
'No,' Bill said. 'It's not that.'
We had lunch and then Bill said, 'I'd like to go shopping now!'

Examples
Uncle Bill went to see Sall~ last ...........~~t~!.9~'1 ............ .
big square
He b roug ht a ............... box
,................. . h h.Lm .Ln h.LS car.
wLt

Questions
1 'Some ..................... are in that box,' John thought.

2 After lunch, Bill wanted to . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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 Reading and Writing

Bill bought lots of things in our village. He came out of the first shop
with two round boxes. Then he went to the pet shop and came out with
a third box. It was bigger than the first two. Bill had to carry them home.
<What's inside? It's very exciting!' I said. <You must wait and see, Sally,'
answered Bill.

3 Bill went to the shops in ........................... that afternoon.

4 The second shop Bill went in was the ........................... shop.

5 The ........................... box was the biggest box.

6 ........................... carried the boxes bacR to Sally's house.

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Test I

In our garden, Bill said, 'Open the boxes now.' Mum opened the square
one. There was a beautiful white duck inside! I opened the round ones.
There was one bowl for the duck's water and another for its food. John
opened the biggest box. It was a duck's house.
'Thanks, Uncle Bill,' we laughed. 'Now we can have eggs for breakfast
every morning!'

7 They opened all the boxes in Sally's ........................... .

8 Inside the square box was a ........................... .

q Inside the two ........................... boxes were two bowls.

10 The children were happy because they can eat ........................... for
breakfast!

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 Test I

Part 6
- 5 q.uesti.ons -

Rea.d th.e text. Ch.oose th.e ri.gh.t words a.nd wri.te th.em on th.e
Li.nes.

Jungles

Jungles are hot, wet places. They are very green because on most

Example I days it ........ !.9.ir.-?................. there. There are big rivers in most

1 I jungles, and people often go ................................ boat because

2 I that is easier ................................ walking. A lot of flowers, trees

3 I and animals ................................ in jungles, and sometimes there

4 I are villages. Some of the food ................... ·.········ .... we eat and

plants in our gardens come from jungles. They are only a small part

5 I ................................ the world but they give us a lot.

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 Reading and Writing

Example rain raining rains

1 in by on

2 than like and

3 living live lived

4 what that who

5 off of from

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Part 2
- 5 questions -

Listen and write. There is one example.

Sally's friend

Name: Jane Smart

1 How old:

2 Hair:

3 Favourite clothes:

4 Favourite hobby:

5 Pet:

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Test 2

Part 3
- 5 questions -

Wh.a.t did Bill do last week?

listen an.d draw a line from th.e day to th.e correct picture.
Th.ere is one example.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday.

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 listening

Part 4
- 5 questions -

listen. a.n.d tick (V') th.e box. There is one example.

Where's Kim's comic?

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1 Where does Sam's dad worR?

cO
2 What does Ann have to buy?

cO
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 listening

Part 5
- 5 questions-

Listen and colour and write. There is one example.

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ter and

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Reading and Writing
Part 1
- 6 questions -

Look and read. Choose the correct words a.nd write them on the
Lines. There is one example.

a toothbrush

a shower

flowers comics

videos a bath
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 Reading and Writing

Example

This is green, and cows and

grass
horses eat it.

Questions

1 Most of these are green and brown.

They are sometimes very old and
they are often very tall.

2 These have got pages of pictures

and stories, and children enjoy
reading them.

3 You put hot and cold water in

this and then wash in it.

4 These plants are all colours and big

or small. People like having them in
their gardens and in their homes.

5 These are films that you can watch

at home.

6 You stand under this and water

comes out of it.

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Test 2

Part 2
- 6 q.uestio ns -

look and read. Write yes or no.

Examples

One person in the picture is talking

yes
on a phone.

no
The bus is in a city street.

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Reading and Writing

Questions

1 The clown is sitting behind a bo~ who

is reading.

2 Most of the people on the bus are

children. . ............................. .

3 There is a woman with some fruit in

her hand.

4 All the people on the bus are wearing

hats.

5 The bo~ with the dog is wearing glasses.

6 The tallest person on the bus is listening

to music.

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 Part 3
- 6 questions -

Read the text a.nd choose th.e best answer.

Example

Pa.u.L: Good morning, Miss Young.

Mi.ss Young: @ Hello, Paul.

B Thank you, Paul.
C OK, Paul.

Questions

1 Paul: My brother Nick can't come to school today.

Mi.ss Young: A Oh, is he coming now?

B Oh, have you got any sisters?
c Oh, why is that?

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 Reading and Writing

2 Paul: He's got a bad stomach. ach.e.

Mlss Young: A It's hurting badly.

B He's better, th.en.
C Oh., I see.

3 Paul: Can we paint a picture to give to h.im?

Miss Young: A Yes, we can all paint one big one.

B Yes, h.e paints very well.
c Yes, we like painting h.im.

4 Paul: Wh.at can we paint?

Mlss Young: A Paper and pens are on my table.

B Well, h.e likes animals.
C Th.e picture h.e painted' is th.e best.

5 Paul: He'd like a picture of th.e zoo. That's h.is favourite place.

Mlss Young: A Yes, h.e enjoyed th.em.

B OK, we can paint th.at, th.en.
c Well, h.e likes h.is dog a lot.

6 Paul: And I can take it h.ome for h.im th.is afternoon.

Mlss Young: A All right, but be careful with. it on th.e bus!

B It's a beautiful picture.
C He'd like th.at one.

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Test 2

Part 4
- 7 q.uestlons -

Read th.e story. Ch.oose a word from th.e box. Wrlte th.e correct
word next to numbers 1-6. Th.ere i.s one example.

My mum and dad are very different. Mum h.as got straight, black

...........~?~~........... , but my dad's is (1) ............................ Mum works

at a zoo and likes it wh.en th.e weather is (2) ........................... and

h.ot, because sh.e likes being outside. Dad works inside, in a sh.op. He

loves it wh.en it (3) ........................... ! He doesn't like being h.ot.

At weekends, Mum likes going to th.e lake to (4) ...................... in th.e

water there with. me and my sister. But Dad likes (5) ....................... ..

on th.e lake in very cold weather better! Our family h.as lots of good

holidays, because we go to th.e (6) ........................... in h.ot weather

because Mum likes it there, and we go to th.e mountains in cold

weather because Dad likes th.at besd It's great!

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 Reading and Writing

Example

hair skating beach

nurse snows curly

smiling swim sunny

(7) Now ch.oose th.e best name for th.is story.

Ticlt one box.
My favourite holiday
D
My parents
D
Me and the weather
D

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Test 2

Part 5
- 10 questions -

look a.t the pictures and read the story. Write words to
complete the sentences about the story. You ca.n use 1, 2 or 3
words.

The headache

Last Monda~ afternoon, John came home from school with a headache.
He didn't want to watch TV. He wanted to go to bed. But that night he
didn't sleep ver~ well, and in the morning he was tired and his head was
hot. 'No school for ~ou toda~!' his mother said. 'You can have breaR.fast
in bed.' John wasn't ver~ hungr~. He onl~ had some fruit and some
orange juice. 'Now ~ou must sleep,' his mum said.

Examples
After school on Monda~, John had a .......... -~~9~?.~~~ ........... .

John didn't want ......... t~ .~9t~~. JY. ....... that afternoon.

Questions
1 That night, ..................... slept badl~.

2 John couldn't go to ..................... the next morning.

3 John ate his breaR.fast in ..................... the next morning.

38 4 He dranR. some ..................... but onl~ ate fruit.

 Reading and Writing

In the afternoon, John woke up again and went "downstairs to the

kitchen. His grandmother was there. 'Hello, John. Are ~ou better now?'
she said. 'Yes, thank ~ou, Grandma,' John said. 'Where's Mum?' 'She's at
work,' his grandmother answered. 'I had pasta and chicken for lurtch.
Would ~ou like some?' 'Yes, please!' John said.

5 John's grandmother was in the ............................ .

6 John's ........................... was at work.

7 John had some ........................... to eat.

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Test 2

Then John had a shower,. got dressed and took his favourite CDs from
the cupboard in the living room and went back upstairs. Then his mother
phoned. 'Is John OK now?' she asked. 'Is he sleeping?' 'Sleeping?' said his
grandmother. 'No. He's playing music very loudly in his bedroom and now
MY head hurts!' 'Oh dear!' laughed John's mother.

8 John opened the cupboard and took out ........................... .

q John's mother ........................... John's grandmother.

10 John listened to his music in ........................... .

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 Test 2

rt 6
- 5 questions -

Read th.e text. Ch.oose th.e ri.gh.t words a.n.d write th.em on. th.e
Lines.

elicopters

Example I Helicopters fly, but they .............. 9.~~- ............. not like planes.

1 I Most planes carry more people and are bigger ........................... ..

2 I helicopters. Helicopters .................................... fly up and down,

and they sometimes go quickly and sometimes very slowly.

3 I Helicopters are good for taking people .................................... and

from places which are difficult to go to quickly - mountains, for

example.

4 I People .................................... need to go to hospital very quickly

5 I sometimes go .................................... helicopters. In all parts

of the world, helicopters help a lot of people.

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 Reading and Writing

Example are do did

1 or than but

2 would shall can

3 to of at

4 who which what

5 in on by

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 listening

Part 2
- 5 q.uestlons -

llsten and wrlte. There ls one example.

The Children's Zoo

Name: Ann Jones

1 Lives at: Field Road

Sunday
2 Time:

3 Animals:

4 Working with: Mr

5 Phone number:

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Test 3

art 3
- 5 questions -

What did Paul do Last week?

Listen and draw a Une from the day to the correct picture.

There is one example.

Monda~

Tuesda~

Wednesda~

Th.ursda~

Frida~

Saturda~

Sunda~

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 listening

art 4
- 5 q,u.esti.on.s -

listen. a..nd tick (II') th.e box. Th.ere is one example.

What did Fred do at school today?

cO
1 What's Sue doing?

cO
2 What's for supper?

c
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Test 3

3 Which toothbrush is Ben's?

AD so co
4 What did John buy at the shops?

AD so co
5 Which film did Kim see on Tuesday?

AD so co

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 listening

Part 5
- 5 'luestio ns -

listen and colour and draw. There is one example.

"-I/

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Reading and
art 1
- 6 q.uesti.o ns -

look a.nd rea.d. Choose the correct words a.n.d write them on th.e
Lines. There is one example.

stairs a kitchen

fields the sun

a radio a village

the world a piano

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 Reading and Writing

Example

You can listen to people talking or pla~ing

music on th.is, but ~ou can't see th.em. a radio

Questions

1 You find people, h.ouses and sh.ops in th.is

place. It is smaller th.an a cit~ or town.

2 You walk up or down th.ese. Th.e~

take ~ou from one floor of th.e h.ouse
to anoth.er floor.

3 We can see th.is in th.e da~. It's ver~,

ver~ h.ot.

4 People cook in th.is room and th.e~

sometimes eat th.ere.

5 You sit down at th.is and pla~

music on it.

6 Some animals live in th.ese. You find

th.em in the countr~ and th.e~ often
h.ave grass in th.em.

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Test 3

Part 2
- 6 questions -

Look a.nd read. Write yes or no.

Examples

The baby is sitting on the grass and

yes
playing with a black and white sock.

The older woman is giving the younger

no
woman a towel.

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 Reading and Writing

Questions

1 One of the girls has a fish on her sweater.

2 There's a blue shirt on the grass.

3 The cat is running up the tree next

to the house.

4 The girl on the chair is reading a comic.

5 One of the windows is round.

6 Most of the clothes in this picture are red.

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Test 3

art 3
- 6 questions -

Read th.e text and choose the best answer.

Example

Jim: Hello, Ann. What booR are you reading?

Ann: A A famous person.

@ One about famous people.
C One for famous people.

Questions

1 Jim: Do you liRe reading about famous people?

Ann: A Yes, I do.

B Yes, I am.
C Yes, I have.

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2 Jim: What did the woman in that photo do?

Ann.: A She'd like to go climbing.

B She must climb mountains.
C She climbed the biggest mountain in the world.

3 Jim: Was she the first woman to do it?

An.n: A Yes, she was.

B Yes, she does.
C Yes, she did.

4 Jim: Who did she climb with?

An.n.: A Six of her friends.

B With a bag on her back.
C Ver~ slowl~ and carefull~.

5 Jim: When did she start climbing mountains?

An.n.: A Ever~ morning.

B At sixteen.
C Because she enjo~s it.

6 Jim: Can I read that book now, please?

An.n: A Sorr~, m~ mum wants it after me.

B Here the~ are.
C Yes, ~ou can read.

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Test 3

Part 4
- 7 questions -

Rea.d th.e story. Ch.oose a. word from th.e box . Write the correct
word next to numbers 1-6. There i.s one example.

Last Saturday, Mary and her brother, Nick, ........ .t'.Q~(e......... to the

forest with their dog, Pat. They took Pat's favourite ball with them.

The children sat down by the river there and gave the ducks some

bread. Then Mary (1) ......................... the ball to Pat, but he didn't

catch it and it went behind some trees. Pat ran to get it but he came

back with something different in his mouth. It was a woman's

(2) ......................... ! Mary opened it carefully and then (3) ........................ .

inside. She found a woman's name and phone number. When they

went (4) ......................... , the children phoned th.e woman, then

walked to her house ..

'Thank you!' she said. 'I lost this last week!' She gave Mary and Nick some

(5) ......................... to eat and some lemonade to drink. And Pat had a

very big (6) ......................... of meat!

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 Reading and Writing

Example

rode home handbag

looked party bowl

threw sandwiches climbed

(7) Now choose the best name for this story.

Tick one box.
Mary's dog doesn't come ftome D
Pat finds sometfting in tfte forest D
Dogs don't like ducks D

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Test 3

Part 5
- 10 questions -

Look a.t the pictures and read the story. Write words to
complete the sentences a.bout the story. You can use 1, 2 or 3
words.

A funny day a.t the beach

Last Sunday, Bill and his broth.er Nick went to the beach. They played
tennis on the sand there, then Nick said, 'I'm too hot now. Can we go
swimming?' Bill said, 'Yes! Good. idea!' They took off their clothes and put
them on a big rock with their towels.

Examples
Bill and Nick went to the beach ........ ./.q?J .$.L!t1.cf~Y. .......... .

The two boys played a game of ............ t~Qfli2 ............ on the sand.

Questions
1 Nick wanted to go swimming because he was very .................... .

2 The boys put their clothes and towels on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. on the

beach.
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Bill and Nick took the ball with them because the~ wanted to pla~ with. it
in the water. But it was difficult because the~ couldn't stand up ver~ well.
Then the~ tried to find sea animals at the bottom of the sea. Nick
pointed at something near a big shell. Bill picked it up and then the~
swam back to the beach. 'It's ~our T-shirt, Nick,' Bill shouted. The~ looked
at the big rock but their clothes weren't there! Then the~ saw their red
towels in the water too!

3 The bo~s tried to pla~ with their ........................... in the water.

4 The~ wanted to find some ........................... in the water.

5 Next to a big shell, ........................... picked up the T-shirt.

6 Their ........................... were in the sea too.

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Th.e~ found all th.eir th.ings in th.e sea and got dressed again. Th.e~ waited
for a bus but it didn't come. In th.e end, th.e~ ph.oned th.eir mum and sh.e
came in th.e car and drove th.em h.ome. Th.e~ were ver~ cold and wet but
th.eir mum gave th.em a h.ot drink and th.en th.e~ talked and laugh.ed
about th.eir day.

7 Th.e ........................... didn't come.

8 Th.e bo~s went h.ome b~ ........................... .

q Th.eir ........................... gave th.em someth.ing h.ot to drink.

10 Wh.en th.e bo~s were OK again, th.e~ ........................... about th.e da~
at th.e beach..

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 Test 3

Part 6
- 5 q.uestlons -

Read th.e text. Ch.oose the rlght words and wrlte th.em on th.e
lines.

Computers

Example I When we first had computers, they were .............. !~~)'............... big

and they only added numbers. One computer was bigger

1 I .................................... a small bedroom! Now computers can do a

2 I lot more things and .................................... are some which you can

carry in a bag or pick up in one hand! You can find computers in

3 I schools, .................................... work and in the home. Often you

want to go on the computer in the evening and you

4 I .................................... to wait for your brother, sister, mum or dad

to stop working, playing games, or writing to a friend in

5 I .................................... place.

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Example well ver~ more

1 but or than

2 there their the~

3 at in on

4 can must have

5 one another different

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