OPTI M I S E PRACTICE TEST | Answer key B1+

Pages 2–11 Pages 12–13 work online. Success! In the

telephone directory there was a
READING WRITING Harriet Smith and her address was
23 Poppy Street.
Part 1 Part 1 (Model Answer)
It was only a few streets away, so
1 C 4 D 7 B People are so busy these days – Lucy went there. She rang the
2 B 5 A 8 D running around in circles trying to doorbell and a sweet little old lady
3 A 6 C get everything done. We hardly answered the door. Lucy explained
have time to pursue a hobby. So, who she was and what she had
Part 2 having a hobby is really important found. The old lady was thrilled!
9 most in leading a well-balanced life. She thanked Lucy and gave her ten
10 few Everyone needs a break from time pounds as a reward. What a lucky
11 would to time, and a hobby can provide day it had been for Mrs Smith and
12 likely this. Since a hobby is an activity Lucy!
13 by you have chosen to do, it will
always give you pleasure. Even Pages 14–17
14 up
15 sure if you do your hobby for a short
LISTENING
16 them period of time, it will make you feel
better. Part 1
Part 3 A hobby doesn’t only have to be
1 B 4 A 7 B
17 harmful relaxing, it can also be an excellent
2 A 5 A 8 B
18 allergic way to learn a new activity or skill.
3 C 6 C
19 uncomfortable Many people take up creative
20 inability hobbies like painting or learning Part 2
21 assistance to play a musical instrument.
Learning something new enriches 9 120
22 particularly 10 fixing cars
23 advisable your life.
While some hobbies are done 11 technical
24 irresponsibility 12 TV shows
alone, many help you to meet
13 graduate
Part 4 people and make new friends. It’s
not that often we have the chance 14 recommendations
25 is used to training 15 team
to meet new people, so a hobby is a
26 had better not buy 16 skills
good way to do this.
27 could not / couldn’t keep up 17 atmosphere
Everyone should have a hobby.
with 18 positive
Hobbies add enjoyment to daily life
28 have no intention of going
in many different ways and help Part 3
29 would have given
you to live a fuller life.
30 the song was written by 19 F 21 D 23 E
Part 2 (Model Story) 20 A 22 H
Part 5
Lucy was walking in the park and Part 4
31 B 33 B 35 D
daydreaming when she found a
32 C 34 A 36 C 24 B 27 A
book on the ground. She picked it
up and looked around. There was 25 A 28 B
Part 6 30 C
no one nearby. Who did it belong 26 C 29 C
37 F 39 B 41 A to?
38 D 40 E 42 G Pages 18–21
The book was very old, and when
she opened it and turned the SPEAKING
Part 7
pages, she realised it was a diary.
43 C 47 B 51 D ‘Oh no,’ she thought. ‘Someone Parts 1-4
44 B 48 D 52 A must be worried about losing this.’ Students’ own answers
45 D 49 C She didn’t want to read anything
46 A 50 B because it was private. However,
she looked at the first page and
there was a name on it, ‘Harriet
Smith.’ Lucy wondered how she
could find the owner. She decided
to go home and do some detective

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