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B1 PRELIMINARY Test 1

Reading 45 minutes

Part 1

Questions 1 – 5

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 A There is a special lift that is only for luggage.

B You must use the stairs if you have a light


suitcase.

C If you have heavy luggage, you should take it in


the lift with you.

2 The shop will have discounts

A on items it’s had for at least six weeks.

B on Saturdays for the next six weeks.

C on all its prices for six weeks.

3 A The first day of the festival is a Monday.

B Laura can only get tickets for certain days.

C The festival will be on for more than one day.

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4 To enter the competition, children must

A go to the playground on Saturday.

B send in a form before Saturday.

C be a student at the school.

5 Karen is telling Davide

A to delay his flight.

B to contact her.

C to meet her at 6 p.m.

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Part 2

Questions 6 – 10

For each question, choose the correct answer.

The people below all want to get an app to help them have a healthier life.
On the opposite page there are descriptions of eight different apps.
Decide which app would be the most suitable for the people below.

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Maria wants to know which are the healthy options on menus,
and get ideas for easy things to prepare at home. She also wants
to know the restaurants closest to her that have healthy food.

7
Luca needs an app which will help him get up in the morning,
and let him know how much sleep he should have. As he has a
very busy life, he’d like some help relaxing.

8
Sandra eats healthy food and exercises regularly, but she
often forgets things, so she wants to improve her ability to
concentrate. She’s very busy so she wants something quick and
easy that keeps her interested.

9
Weronika wants an app to help her make permanent changes
to her lifestyle to help her keep fit. She’d like to check how she’s
getting on and find interesting ways to exercise.

10
Stefan loves running and wants to know about the foods that
will help him with his training. He’d like to cook food at home,
but isn’t an experienced cook.

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TOP HEALTH & FITNESS APPS


www.h&fonline.com

A Best App B Starpal


This app tells you how well you’re This app has great ideas for special
sleeping, which is important for work diets, whether you’re looking to lose
and concentration. It can record weight or trying to get fit for the
things like how loudly you snore and activities you enjoy. There are also
whether you’re talking in your sleep. many ideas for interesting and unusual
If there are any problems, it gives you dishes, with simple videos showing
advice on dealing with them. how to make them. So absolutely
anyone can produce amazing food!

C Class App D Help App


This app has a range of music and This app gives you exercises that you
gentle sounds that help you forget won’t want to give up, advising you
the stresses of the day, leaving on healthy changes to last a lifetime.
you wonderfully calm. Enter some It suggests new and exciting things
personal details to get a plan for how to try, and you can set yourself goals
much rest you should be getting. It’ll and record what you’ve achieved each
remind you when it’s time to go to bed day.
and wake you up the next day.

E GBR App F Polar App


Everyone knows it’s not just your Many people buy sports watches to
body that benefits from exercise. record their activity during the day, but
Your mind needs a workout too and Polar App does this on your phone. It
this app provides just that. There can tell you how much you’ve achieved
are fun games to test your memory from a whole range of activities,
and attention. It only takes a few including walking, cycling and running.
minutes daily, and you’ll soon see It can then tell you how much energy
your scores increase! you’ve used too.

G Viewme App H Exchange App


Eating out doesn’t mean you have to eat This new app gives you rewards for
unhealthily. This app helps you to find healthy activities. You decide how
dishes that are good for you in your local much a gym visit or a bike ride is worth
restaurants. It can also give you detailed in points. If you complete the activity,
information about what many dishes we ‘pay’ you points. But if you don’t,
contain, and if there’s one you really or if you have an unhealthy restaurant
like, you can download the recipe and meal, you lose points. When you
make it yourself – many are very simple. earn enough points, you can get an
additional health app.

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Part 3

Questions 11 – 15

For each question, choose the correct answer.

The costume designer


Ellen Braun talks about her job

I always loved fashion when I was in school, and became more and more fascinated by the
kinds of clothes that people wore in previous centuries. I was surprised to discover exactly
how much clothes change over time and across different situations. Obviously, we think of
clothes as being important – to keep us warm or to protect us from the sun, for example.
But in early history, people often wore clothes for religious reasons and not necessarily for
protection, so the designs had a different purpose.

Later, when I went to do my degree at art college, I did a survey looking at how we judge
people and their jobs based on what they are wearing. The results were unexpected. For
example, despite the fact that dress has generally become more casual in the twenty-first
century, many people simply couldn’t imagine that someone in jeans might be running a
bank. So, although it may seem that what people wear to work doesn’t matter so much
today, clothes are actually still seen as a sign of someone’s profession.

After college, I started work doing designs for films and the theatre. Many of these were
historical and what was extraordinary was the number of clothes in the past which were
simply designed for beauty rather than for practical reasons. And, of course, ideas change
very quickly so what is considered lovely by one generation is considered ugly by the next.

I have to understand all of this because when I’m creating costumes for films and plays,
I really need to study the time period carefully and consider what was fashionable at the
time. For example, did most men have beards? How easy was it for queens to move around
in their dresses? I find it all really interesting, especially finding out about the practical
clothes that the poorest people have worn to enable them to work all day in different
historical times. That’s what gives me the most pleasure – dressing the crowds or the
servants in films and making sure I give an accurate picture of their lives on screen.

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11 What interested Ellen about fashion during her school years?

A how clothes used to be made traditionally


B how clothes have always protected us from the weather
C how the kinds of clothes people wear is always changing
D how the reasons for clothing designs have hardly changed

12 What did Ellen discover from the survey she did at art college?

A Many people wore exactly what they wanted to work.


B People had not changed the way they thought about work clothes.
C Many companies expected people to wear old-fashioned clothes.
D Many workers in every industry chose to wear formal clothes.

13 What did Ellen find surprising about the past when she started working in historical films?

A Some clothes looked awful.


B People had such a large quantity of clothes.
C Clothes were made to last such a short time.
D People thought appearance was more important than anything else.

14 What does Ellen enjoy most about her work?

A the research into historical details


B making sure the actors are comfortable
C creating clothes for ordinary characters
D working together with other staff on the film

15 What would be a good introduction to this article?

A B
Ellen Braun designs costumes for Designer Ellen Braun talks about what
films. Here she describes what it takes to be a costume designer, and
she has learnt while studying and gives advice to other young people
working. about getting into the industry.

C D
In this article, Ellen Braun explains For Ellen Braun, costume design is
why sewing and costume design about accuracy. Here she tells us what
are still important skills today. goes into creating a perfect item.

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Part 4

Questions 16 – 20

Five sentences have been removed from the text below.


For each question, choose the correct answer.
There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.

What education means to me


Do you ever think about how much education has changed your life? For me, it’s made a
huge difference. My mum and dad left school when they were quite young, but I stayed
in school until I was eighteen. 16 Achieving these at school made my parents
extremely proud, and I was too.

Once I left high school, I realised there were many interesting jobs I could do instead of
continuing education. However, I wanted to be the first in my family to go to university and
get a degree. 17 I thought this would give me the best chance of getting a good
job. It was hard at university as I didn’t have much money and I had to work part-time in a
restaurant. It made me really tired. 18 When my parents came to see me graduate,
they sat in the audience and cheered when I went on stage to get my certificate. I knew all
the hard work had been worth it.

Back at home, the whole family had a party for me. 19 The next day I started
looking for a job. Not long afterwards, I had some interviews and I was pleased to find that
my degree meant people took me seriously. In the end, I was offered three jobs, so I had
a great choice. I took one in a bank in the city that is pretty well-paid. 20 And I
always tell my nieces and nephews that they should work hard, because school is the best
way to achieve your dreams.

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A So I applied to study Business.

B Studying so hard meant I didn’t have time to see my friends.

C This means I can now help my parents.

D But finally, after four long years I made it.

E They were not able to help me with money, but the college did.

F I needed to work extremely hard to get the top grades I wanted.

G A degree costs more than I expected though.

H It made me realise my success was important for all of them, too.

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Part 5

Questions 21 – 26

For each question, choose the correct answer.

How businesses use colour


Companies and stores choose colours very carefully to make sure you buy their products or
services. So when you go into a shop, your (21) ……….. to buy something may be affected by
the colours you see there.

For example, green is an easy colour for our eyes to look at, so when we are in (22) ………..
that are painted green we can feel very relaxed – and maybe want to stay there, which
is good for business. Because blue is linked with feeling safe, this colour is often used by
banks to make us (23) ……….. them more.

Black is seen as very powerful and expensive, so companies that make (24) ……….. products
use this colour a lot for their products and for their advertisements. Yellow is (25) ………..
with feelings of happiness, so stores often have this colour in their windows to get people’s
(26) ……….. . Next time you go shopping, look carefully at the colours around you!

21 A result B decision C conclusion D option

22 A pieces B districts C areas D regions

23 A trust B depend C admit D deserve

24 A generous B comfortable C rich D luxury

25 A attracted B joined C connected D compared

26 A sight B mind C thought D attention

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Part 6

Questions 27 – 32

For each question, write the correct answer.


Write one word for each gap.

My Australia

Last year, a friend and I had a great holiday in Australia. What I loved most about the
country (27) ……….. the natural life we saw. We didn’t stay long in Sydney, the city we’d
arrived in, but hired a car and headed up the east coast. As I expected, (28) ……….. were
some amazing beaches, where we swam and relaxed in the sun. We also went on a short
boat trip to the islands and tried fishing. I’ve (29) ……….. seen such huge fish! I would really
recommend that.

We stayed in small, friendly hostels so we (30) ……….. the opportunity to meet plenty of
local people. We ended (31) ……….. in the north east of Australia on the Gold Coast, an
incredibly hot place, but very green. I tried surfing and found it very hard at first, (32) ………..
after a while, I loved it. I can’t wait to go back!

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Writing 45 minutes

Part 1

You must answer this question.


Write your answer in about 100 words on the answer sheet.

Question 1
Read this email from your English-speaking friend Ashley, and the notes you have made.

Write your email to Ashley using all the notes.

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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 English-language magazine for young people.

Write your article.

Question 3
Your English teacher has asked you to write a story.
Your story must begin with this sentence:

Mark looked outside and saw that it had finally stopped snowing.

Write your story.

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Listening 35 minutes

Part 1

Questions 1 – 7

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 What activity will the friends do first?

A B C

2 What problem does the man have?

A B C

3 Which job is the man’s cousin doing at the moment?

A B C

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4 Which dish will the woman have for lunch?

A B C

5 What time do the friends agree to meet this evening?

A B C

6 What will the weather be like tomorrow afternoon?

A B C

7 What does the man decide to buy?

A B C

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Part 2

Questions 8 – 13

For each question, choose the correct answer.

8 You will hear two friends talking about a new shop.

What does the woman think about it?

A Its range of books is limited.


B The atmosphere there is welcoming.
C The staff’s knowledge of books is good.

9 You will hear two friends talking about a badminton competition.

Why has the woman come to talk to the man?

A to warn him not to arrive late


B to ask him to do some extra practice
C to explain her worries about playing

10 You will hear two friends talking about a day trip.

How does the man feel about it?

A annoyed that they are setting off too early


B worried that the roads will be busy
C disappointed with the people going on the trip

11 You will hear two friends talking about learning Spanish.

What do they agree is most difficult?

A writing essays
B speaking with classmates
C listening to programmes

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12 You will hear a woman talking to her friend about a pair of shoes.

What is wrong with the shoes?

A They don’t fit properly.


B The colour isn’t suitable.
C The material is poor quality.

13 You will hear a man talking to his friend about his flat.

He thinks it would be better if

A it had a different view.


B the rent was a bit cheaper.
C there were more frequent buses.

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Part 3

Questions 14 – 19

For each question, write the correct answer in the gap.

Write one or two words or a number or a date or a time.

You will hear a hiking club leader called Martin give a presentation about a recent trip.

HIKING CLUB TRIP


At the beginning of the walk it was difficult to cross the (14) ................................... .

The group saw a rare type of (15) ................................... in the morning.

The group had lunch by a ruined (16) ................................... .

After lunch, the walk was delayed because of a (17) ................................... .

The most popular part of the walk in the afternoon was seeing the
(18) ................................... .

The group photograph was taken in front of a (19) ................................... at the end of


the walk.

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Part 4

Questions 20 – 25

For each question, choose the correct answer.

You will hear a podcast interview with a man called Alfie, who works as a journalist on a
newspaper.

20 What was Alfie’s previous job?

A He was a shop assistant.


B He was a businessman.
C He was a librarian.

21 What does Alfie find most difficult about his job?

A talking to people
B researching information
C meeting deadlines

22 What does Alfie say has changed for journalists in the last 20 years?

A the amount of time spent in the office


B the speed people have to work at
C the number of people working on the paper

23 How does Alfie feel about being the youngest person in the office?

A embarrassed by his lack of experience


B disappointed there aren’t more young people
C surprised when others want his advice

24 What does Alfie recommend to someone who wants to be a journalist?

A Read a lot about what’s happening.


B Create a really professional-looking website.
C Apply to as many newspapers as possible.

25 Alfie plans to work in radio because he wants to

A travel abroad.
B be more independent.
C report on other topics.
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Speaking

Part 1  (2–3 minutes)

(a) Questions about you

Introduction

Examiner: Good morning / afternoon.

Can I have your mark sheets, please?

I’m ………. and this is ………. .

(To Student A) What’s your name? Where do you live?

(To Student B) And what’s your name? Where do you live?

Questions for Student B

Examiner: [Student B], do you work or are you a student? (Do you have a job? Do you study?)

What do you do / study? (What job do you do? What subject do you study?)

Thank you.

Questions for Student A

Examiner:  nd [Student A], do you work or are you a student? (Do you have a job? Do you
A
study?)

What do you do / study? (What job do you do? What subject do you study?)

Thank you.

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(b) Questions about your life

Questions for Student A

(Examiner asks one or more questions from this list)

Examiner: What kind of building do you live in? (Do you live in a house or a flat?)

What do you usually eat for breakfast? (Do you have eggs for breakfast? Why? /
Why not?)

Tell us about your friends. (What do you like doing with your friends?)

How do you celebrate New Year in your country? (Do you have a party at New Year
in your country?)

Thank you.

Questions for Student B

(Examiner asks one or more questions from this list)

Examiner: How do you get to school? (Do you usually travel by bus?)

Do you enjoy studying English? Why? / Why not? (Do you like English? Why? / Why
not?)

What did you do last weekend? (Did you stay at home last weekend? Why? / Why
not?)

Tell us about your English teacher. (Is your English teacher strict?)

Thank you.

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Part 2  (2–3 minutes)

Talk about the pictures

Student A

Examiner: N
 ow, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m going to give
each of you a photograph and I’d like you to talk about it.

[Student A], here is your photograph. It shows people at the cinema.

[Student B], you just listen.

[Student A], please tell us what you can see in the photograph. (Talk about the
people. Talk about the place. Talk about the other things in the photograph.)

(Student A can talk for about 1 minute.)

Examiner: T
 hank you.

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Student B

Examiner: [Student B], here is your photograph. It shows someone at a market.

[Student A], you just listen.

[Student B], please tell us what you can see in the photograph. (Talk about the
people. Talk about the place. Talk about the other things in the photograph.)

(Student B can talk for about 1 minute.)

Examiner: Thank you.

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Part 3  (2–3 minutes)

Picture options

Examiner: N
 ow, in this part of the test you’re going to talk about something together for
about two minutes. I’m going to describe a situation to you.

(Examiner shows the pictures to students – see next page)

A club for teenagers wants to choose a new sport for everyone to learn at the club.

Here are some sports they could choose.

Talk together about the different sports and say which would be best for everyone
at the club to learn.

All right now talk together.

(Students talk)

Thank you.

Part 4  (2–3 minutes)

Discussion

(Examiner asks some of these questions)

Examiner: What sports do you do outside school? (Why?)

Do you think it’s a good idea to have after-school clubs for young people? (Why? /
Why not?)

What other activities do you think after-school clubs could do?

How important do you think the cost of after-school activities is? (Why?)

Who do you think should help at after-school clubs? (Why?)

Thank you. That is the end of the test.

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Teenage Sports Club

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