PRACTICE TEST c. Sam wants her vase back from Ken.

Part I. Choose which sentence matches the meaning of the email, notice,
sign or text message. 4.
1.

a. Don’t keep this food longer than a week.

b. Don’t put this food in the fridge.
c. This food will last longer in the freezer. a. Eric is selling it because it is 6 months old.
2. b. Some parts of the skateboard must be changed.
c. The skateboard is for someone who is good at this sport.
5.
Family hair cuts
Pay for two adult haircuts and get up to 2 children's haircuts free!
Offer Monday to Friday 4-6pm only.
a. Two adults and two children must pay full price for haircuts on Saturdays.
a. You can take these magazines home with you.
b. Please return the magazines after reading them. b. A single mother won't have to pay for her child's haircut on Monday at
c. Your old magazines will be used and read here. 5pm.
3. c. If two parents get haircuts on Friday morning, their two children can get
free haircuts.

Part II. Choose the correct answer

6. My aunt __________ on the ice and broke her leg.
a. felt b. fell c. felled
7. We ______ in Rome three days ago.
a. arrived b. arrive c. are arriving
8. Mom did not _________ me any apples.
a. gave b. give c. gived
9. The men __________ very busy.
a. am b. is c. are
10. ________ tennis twice a month?
a. do you play b. are you playing c. do you playing
11. Two men __________ in the accident.
a. Sam's mum has borrowed a vase from Jane. a. dies b. are dying c. died
b. Sam is offering to lend Ken a vase. 12. __________ was the weather like when you were on holiday?
a. How b. Where c. What at the same time each night. This took a while to get used to but slowly I
13. Mary's eyes _________ very light brown. found myself getting into a regular routine.
a. have b. is c. are
I also took the advice of a friend and made sure I did things to help me
14. _________ he like chocolates?
relax before I went to bed. I’d start by writing a list of things I needed to
a. Do b. Does c. Is
do the next day so I wouldn’t end up thinking about them during the night.
15. Andy and Lucy _________ with us at the moment.
I got into the habit of having a nice warm bath before bedtime and then
a. are staying b. stay c. stayed
did some relaxation exercises like meditation. Reading also seemed to
16. He proposed to her and they got married last year.
work, but not in the way I expected. I would sometimes just fall asleep in
a. began to love each other
the middle of a chapter!
b. agreed to marry
c. asked her to marry him I also found some suggestions online about how to make your bedroom
17. I stopped gardening when the rain started. I didn't want to get sleep-friendly. I used to have very thin curtains that let the light from
__________ . outside shine through, so I changed these for thicker ones. I also removed
a. dry b. warm c. wet all technology from the room like the TV and the laptop as these are not
18. If you ______ your time well, you can finish the project on time. supposed to help you sleep, even if they are switched off. And of course I
a. have b. try c. plan left the mobile phone downstairs!
19. Lina ______ the match in Olympic Games. She is so sad.
a. won b. lost c. celebrated And the result? I’m pleased to say it’s worked. Of course, there are some
20. I am so hungry, so I ______ a meal. nights where I find it difficult to go to sleep but mostly I’m getting a good
a. prepare b. wear c. was seven hours· sleep a night. I started to make a note of my sleep patterns
21. She wants to develop her ____ as a dancer. and this is also useful as it helps show things that were making me lie
a. skill b. study c. experience awake, like problems at work. So, I have to say it has been a very
22. He's trying to grow a ______. successful experiment.
a. hand b. feet c. moustache 26. When did Sarah’s sleeping problems begin?
23. Many years ago, this town was ___ at night because there weren't
many cars. A. when she was a student
a. quiet b. noisy c. loud B. after she finished at university
24. The children are _________ their trip. C. a few weeks ago
a. looking up b. looking after c. looking forward to D. at different times during the week
25. All the children at that school have to ________ a uniform.
27. Writing a list of jobs to be done ______
a. use b. wear c. carry
A. helped Sarah read
Part III. For each question, choose the correct answer. B. meant Sarah worked harder the next day.
C. was the first thing Sarah did at bedtime.
Sarah Forbes talks about how she gets a good night’s sleep
D. helped her think more clearly.
I can’t remember when I started to have problems sleeping. As a student I
28. What does Sarah say was the problem with her bedroom?
seemed to spend half of my life sleeping. But after my graduation I found
myself spending hours lying awake until the early hours of the morning. A. Her friends didn’t like it.
After a few weeks of this I decided to do something about it. I often went B. It didn’t have a TV.
to bed at different times; perhaps there was a programme on TV I wanted C. She often left her laptop switched on.
to watch, or I’d be watching videos on my phone. So I tried going to bed D. It was too bright.
29. Sarah says that now ______
A. she never finds it difficult sleeping.
B. she keeps a record of how well she sleeps.
C. she never thinks about work at night.
D. sleeping better is helping her at work.
30. What would be a good introduction to this article?
A. Our sleep expert Sarah Forbes explains how you can make sure
you get a good night’s sleep.
B. Sarah Forbes has not slept well for years. She told us how it
affects her work.
C. Sarah Forbes suddenly found herself having trouble getting to
sleep. But she took control of the situation.
D. Sarah Forbes knows what it’s like not being able to sleep. Here
she explains the dangers of lying awake at night.