PAPER CODE: R25.
09 - 01
PAPER 2 READING TEST 40 minutes
PART 1
QUESTIONS 1-8
Which notice (A-J) says this (1-8)?
For questions 1-8, mark the correct letter A-J on your answer sheet.
Example:
0 You can take old shirts and trousers here
ANSWER: H
A KEEP THIS MEDICINE
1. These cost less than usual. AWAY FROM CHILDREN
Passengers for Cambridge change at
B Stevenage Station
2. This is a bad time to be ill.
Sorry!
C No showers in the Sports
3. Be careful where you put this. Center this week
Dr Jenkins is on
4. You will need to take a heavy sweater D holiday until Friday
or jacket with you.
TODAY
E Day trip to the mountains
5. You will not able to wash yourself here Wear something warm!
for a few days.
CAR WASH - £4
F
We’ll make it look like new
6. Phone this person if you want a job All our winter holidays –
with cars. G 25% cheaper
We buy and sell
H
7. You can learn how to make different second hand clothes
kinds of food on this course.
Chinese and Thaineeded
Mechanic cooking
I lessonsCall
startgarage
here on Saturday
Manager
(Cambridge 221507)
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J
8. You have to get off one train and get
on another if you want to go to
Cambridge.
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PART 2
QUESTIONS 9 - 15
Read the sentences about going to a restaurant.
Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.
For questions 9 - 15 mark A, B or C on your answer sheet.
Example:
0. A new restaurant has just .................. near our house.
A come B begun C opened
Answer: C
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9. One day, we decided to go there for a………………
A. plate B. meal C. dish
10. First we telephoned to …………….. a table
A. book B. keep C. take
11. The …………. was very long so it was difficult to choose what to eat.
A. advertisement B. programme C. menu
12. Sarah is doing a four-year …………… in Business Studies.
A. class B. lesson C. course
13. The university secretary was there to …………… all the new students.
A. invite B. speak C. welcome
14. Today, Sarah is …………… reading her business books.
A. correct B. useful C. busy
15. Next month, Sarah is hoping to ……………. the university swimming club.
A. play B. join C. become
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PART 3: QUESTIONS 16 - 23
Read the article about Bill Bryson, a writer.
Are sentences 16 - 23 'Right' (A) or 'Wrong' (B)?
If there is not enough information to answer 'Right' (A) or 'Wrong' (B), choose 'Doesn't say' (C).
For questions 16 - 23, mark A, B or C on your answer sheet.
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Bill Bryson
I was born in the United States but I have written several travel books about England. I
lived there with my wife and four children for 20 years, but for the last three years we have lived
in the United States. Our children are now learning about life in the United States. I’m sure they
will be happier because they have lived in two countries. I like Britain and I want to return, but
my daughter, Felicity, is going to start college here soon, so it won’t be for another four years.
I have just been to England for six weeks to work on a radio programme about the
English language and also to talk about the book I’ve just written. Most writers don’t like doing
this; they don’t like traveling around the country, selling their book. I don’t mind it. I like
visiting new places and meeting lots of people. It’s very different from the life I have in the
United States when I’m writing. In England, people drove me around in big cars and I stayed in
expensive hotels. It was good because I didn’t have to pay any bills. Everyone was kind to me
and it was fun.
Example:
0. Bill has written about a country he has visited.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
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16. Bill returned to the United States after living in England for a long time.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
17. Bill thinks it will be good for his children to live in more than one country.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
18. Bill’s daughter didn’t want to go to college in England.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
19. Bill has just visited England to finish writing his new book.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
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20. Bill is happy with the things he has to do to sell his books.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
21. Bill has traveled to many different places in the United States.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
22. It cost Bill a lot of money to travel around England for six weeks.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
23. Bill drove his car and stayed in expensive hotel in England.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
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PART 4:
QUESTIONS 24 – 30
Read the article about badgers.
Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.
For question 24 – 30, mark A, B or C on your answer sheet
Badgers
Not many people have (0)………… seen a badger. (24)…………. black and white
animals can sometimes (25)……………. the size of a large dog. They live in
underground holes in woods and forests in Europe and many of their homes have
been there (26)………….centuries. Scientists have even found bones of badgers (27)
………….. 250,000 years ago. The old English word for a badger was ‘brock’ and a few
English villages, for example Brockenhurst and Brockley, have (28)…………… that
name.
(29)…………. are lots of children’s books about badgers. In (30)……………stories
badgers are very old and clever, but in others they’re not nice at all. Certainly,
badgers are not very friendly and only come out at night. They live on insects and
small animals, but also eat young plants and eggs.
Example:
0 A still B ever C soon
24 A that B this C these
25 A being B be C been
26 A for B since C during
27 A after B from C at
28 A keeping B keep C kept
29 A Here B There C They
30 A some B any C every
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