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Vocabulary and Grammar

1 Choose the correct answer.
1. You ...... clean up. Ill do it later. 11. Come ...... . Theres something I want you to see.
a. cant a. quick
b. dont have to b. quickly
c. must c. quickest
2. I cant do it unless you ...... me. 12. Im going on holiday next week. Im so ...... .
a. dont help a. exciting
b. help b. excite
c. will help c. excited
3. What ...... when I called? It sounded very noisy. 13. Here is the book ...... you asked for.
a. did you do a. which
b. will you do b. who
c. were you doing c. whose
4. I havent seen Jill ...... . 14. Please be quiet. I ...... to watch television.
a. for ages a. try
b. last year b. am trying
c. an hour ago c. tried
5. Be careful! You ...... . 15. He will come to the cinema if he ...... to leave
a. will fall work on time.
b. am falling a. manages
c. are going to fall b. manage
c. will manage
6. Who ate all the food? Theres ...... left.
a. something 16. Its so hot in here. I think ...... a window.
b. anything a. I will open
c. nothing b. Im going to open
c. Im opening
7. My brother is ...... than me.
a. taller 17. This is the house ...... I lived when I was a child.
b. tall a. which
c. tallest b. who
c. where
8. The windows ...... yesterday.
a. were cleaned 18. Penicillin ...... by Alexander Fleming.
b. cleaned a. is discovered
c. were cleaning b. discovered
c. was discovered
9. What a surprise! I ...... you were coming.
a. dont know 19. When I arrived at Dans house, he ...... ready.
b. didnt know a. was getting
c. havent known b. got
c. has got
10. By the time Sam arrived, everyone ...... .
a. had gone 20. I ...... Wendy yesterday.
b. have gone a. didnt see
c. went b. wasnt seeing
c. havent seen
Reading
Read the text and answer the questions that follow.
Travelling Readers
I In todays world, the pace of life is very fast and people are often less likely to participate in activities that demand
their undivided attention. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that fewer people are finding the time to read literature.
II Advocates of reading claim that reading has important benefits for individuals and for society as a whole. They
suggest that reading widens readers vocabulary, leading to better communication skills. What is more, it increases
world knowledge by exposing readers to different fields of interest and to different cultures. Finally, by allowing
readers to access the thoughts and feelings of fictional characters, it improves their empathy and their ability to
understand and work with others.
III In recent years, there have been numerous attempts around the world to try to motivate people to read. In
particular, a number of initiatives have tried to capitalise on the fact that there are many commuters and business
travellers who spend a significant amount of time travelling.
IV In Spain, for example, the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government Railways) put a
specific barcode with links to the first chapters of popular novels on its trains. Commuters who had a smartphone
with the barcode reader app could scan these barcodes and get free access to works of literature. The codes were
put up as part of the Catalan Governments National Reading Plan, which aimed to encourage its citizens to read.
V Australias Qantas airline has also come up with a project to get its passengers reading. It has created a range of
novels for its customers, selected to correspond with flight times. The programme is called A Story For Every
Journey and provides passengers with a selection of books that are intended to match the length of their flight.
The airline is hoping to attract passengers by offering these novels on its longer flights.
VI It is still too early to tell whether any of these initiatives will succeed in influencing peoples reading habits in any
significant way. Yet, since reading has been shown to be a great way to reduce stress in addition to all its other
benefits, it is certainly a pastime that is worth preserving, especially in todays world!
1 Choose the correct answer.

The writer believes that ...... .
a. a. reading has many benefits
b. it is not a good idea to try to influence peoples reading habits
c. reading is no longer relevant
d. there is no value in reading literature
2 Decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). Find evidence in the text to justify your answers.
...... 1. Enthusiastic readers are more likely to be able to cooperate with other people.
........................................................................................................
........................................................................................................
...... 2. Commuters on Catalan Government Railways need to pay to download reading material.
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...... 3. Passengers on Qantas flights are given the same selection of books.
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...... 4. Access to novels on trains will encourage people to read more.
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3 Complete the sentences.
1. People read less literature than they used to because ...........................
............................................................................................................... .
2. People who read literature have better communication skills because
............................................................................................................... .
3. There are many reading programmes that target ...................................
............................................................................................................... .
4 Find words or expressions in the text that mean the same as:
1. complete (paragraph I) ....................................................................
2. increases (paragraph II) ....................................................................
3. take advantage of (paragraph III) ....................................................................
4. keeping (paragraph VI) ....................................................................
Writing
Write an essay (80-120 words) on the following topic: The advantages and disadvantages of using an e-reader (or
other electronic device) for reading.
PRE-TEST ANSWER KEY
Vocabulary and Grammar

1 1. b 5. c 9. b 13. a 17. c
2. b 6. c 10. a 14. b 18. c
3. c 7. a 11. b 15. a 19. a
4. a 8. a 12. c 16. a 20. a
Reading
1 a
2 1. T it improves their empathy and their ability to understand and work with others.
2. F Commuters who had a smartphone could scan these barcodes and get free access to works of literature.
3. F It has created a range of novels for its customers selected to correspond with flight times.
4. F It is still too early to tell whether any of these initiatives will succeed in influencing peoples reading habits .
3 1. in todays world, the pace of life is very fast and fewer people are finding the time to read literature
2. it widens readers vocabulary
3. commuters and business travellers
4 1. undivided 3. capitalise
2. widens 4. preserving

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