ENGLISH TEST B1 ENGLISH TEST B1

PART 1 - LISTENING PART 1 - LISTENING

SECTION 1- ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
INTERVIEW. 4. When did he travel to Dublin?
Visiting Dublin
a. October 26th
b. October 27th
c. October 28th

5. Why did he decide to travel to Dublin?

a. For a recommendation of his friend
b. Because he found information about this city in a
magazine
c. Because he loves Irish culture.

6. What is the name of the waitress he met?

1. How much does an apple cost in Dublin? a. Maria
b. Susan
c. Ann
a. 4 pounds
b. 4.50 pounds
c. 3.50 pounds SECTION 2 – FOR EACH QUESTION, CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

2. Which neighborhood does he recommend for drinking You will hear a girl talking about a film they’ve just seen.
beer?
1. Why didn’t the girl like the film?
a. Portobello
b. Ranelagh a. It was boring
c. The liberties b. She doesn’t like horror movies
c. It had terrible acting.
3. How many days was he in Dublin?

a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
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2. The girl suggests that the cinema should NOT
2. His father was a teacher too.
a. Show those movies in the afternoon
a. True
b. Allow children access to that type of film
b. False
c. Open so late
3. He has lived most of his life in London.
3. She DOESN´T say that
a. True
a. the main actress was confused b. False
b. the sound was bad
c. the cinema was dirty 4. He thinks being a teacher is a little boring.
a. True
4. How did the girl feel that day? b. False
a. confused
5. When he was a child, he wanted to be a teacher.
b. sad
a. True
c. Upset
b. False
5. The girl thinks …
6. His wife is an engineer
a. The cinema has many problems a. True
b. The mall is so small b. False
c. She won’t come back to this cinema
7. They have three children, one boy and two girls
6. Why didn’t the girl drive to the mall? a. True
b. False
a. Because she doesn’t have a car
b. She doesn’t like to drive
8. His favorite hobby is playing poker.
c. She didn’t find her ID at home
a. True
b. False
SECTION 3 – FOR EACH QUESTION, CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER.
You will hear an interview with a teacher, called Frank.

1. He lived in the USA.

a. True
b. False
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PART 2 - GRAMMAR PART 2 - GRAMMAR

SECTION 1- CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE TO COMPLETE THE 5. If I with you, they wouldn’t have
SENTENCES. stolen your bike.
a) Had been
1. I’m sorry, I’m late. for a long time? b) were
a. Have you waited c) would
b. Had you waited d) did
c. Have you been waiting
d. Had you been waiting
SECTION 2- CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVES TO COMPLETE
2. How long Peter? THE SENTENCES.
a. Have you known
b. Have been you knowing 1. No problem, dear. I with your friends.
c. Had you known a. Get along
d. Had been you knowing b. Get together
c. Get in
3. I in London for three years when I was a child d. Get alone
a. Have lived
b. Had been living 2. You park here. It´s
c. Had lived forbidden.
d. Lived a. Must
b. Must not
4. She worked in Europe, but that’s her dream. c. Should
a. Has always d. Should not
b. Has never
c. Had always been 3. My friend drinking 10 years ago.
d. Had never been a. Gives in
b. Gave in
c. Gives up
d. Gave up
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4. If it rains, we play soccer tomorrow. 3. Only two people for the position. Just one of them is
a. Don’t going to have a new job.
b. Would not a. Resigned
c. Will not b. Promoted
d. Wouldn’t have c. Applied
d. Hired
5. this sweater. I think is perfect for you.
a. Try on
4. I realized I was about to , so I covered my nose.
b. Put on
a. snore
c. Put in
b. sneeze
d. Put over
c. whistle
d. smile
SECTION 3 - CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE TO COMPLETE THE
SENTENCE.
5. Ben in London for three years. He told me.
1. After I my holiday in Greece, I wanted to learn Greek a. Studied
a. spent b. Studies
b. was spending c. Studyed
c. have spent d. Study
d. had spent
6. Emily´s new boots went halfway up her
2. I had phoned you before I to come here.
a. decided a. Cheeks
b. was deciding b. Calf
c. had decided c. Pecs
d. decide d. Calves
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7. At the end of our call, we the phone.
a. Put through SECTION 4- COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT WORD
b. Hung up FORMED FROM THE WORD IN BRACKETS.
c. Cut off
d. Hung off 1. How long is the from Bogota to Cali (FLY)

2. My husband has a great (PERSON)

8. Mike Paul money for his girlfriend´s present.
3. They talked about and peace in our world (FREE)
a. Borrowed
b. Saved 4. Every child should get a good (EDUCATE)
c. Lent
d. Spent 5. Patrick is very and full of life (ACT)

9. After school, the kids like to at the neighborhood 6. Thank you for being so yesterday (HELP)
park
7. My mother spent her in a beautiful village
a. Hang out (CHILD)
b. Take up
c. Work out 8. They must wear helmet for reasons (SAFE)
d. Stay in
9. It´s simply . I have won the lottery! (BELIEVE)
10. To stay fit, I go to the gym to every day.
10. The lesson was . I almost fell asleep (BORE)

a) Hang out
b) Chill out
c) fill up
d) Work out
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PART 3 - READING PART 3 - READING
SECTION 1 - READ THE PASSAGE AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT By September 2013, after two and a half years of searching on
ANSWER TO EACH QUESTION. land, Yasuo decided to search the sea. He contacted a diving shop
to learn how to dive. The instructor, Masayoshi Takahashi,
Underwater search for lost love organized dives to clean tsunami rubbish. Yasuo believed
Takahashi could help find Yuko. Yasuo told him, “I want to learn
to dive to find my wife.” On his first dive, the water was freezing.
Yasuo Takamatsu met Yuko in 1988. Yasuo was a soldier and Yuko
worked at a bank in Onagawa, Japan. They quickly fell in love. Yuko was Yasuo was scared. He could have hurt himself or got caught by a
rope, but that didn’t worry him. The water wasn’t clear, and that
gentle, modest, and enjoyed classical music and painting. On Friday,
was the real danger. Takahashi told him not to touch the bottom
March 11, 2011, Yasuo drove Yuko to the bank. Later that day, a powerful
to avoid moving the sand.
earthquake hit the city, followed by a tsunami warning.

Yasuo was at a hospital with his mother when the earthquake happened.
The main roads to Onagawa were blocked. He was driving back on the
small back roads when Yuko texted, “Are you O.K.? I want to go home.”
The tsunami reached Onagawa at 3:20 p.m., destroying buildings and
killing people. The next morning, soldiers arrived to search for bodies.
Yasuo searched for Yuko every day from morning till evening until June
when he started a new job. Then he searched on weekends, always
hoping not to find Yuko’s body.

A month after the tsunami, Yuko’s pink flip phone was found in the One day, Yasuo visited Masaaki Narita, who had lost his daughter,
bank’s parking lot. An unsent text from 3:25 p.m. read, “So much Emi, in the tsunami. Emi worked with Yuko at the bank. The
tsunami.” Yasuo knew she had been alive until then. Other bank women had gone to the bank’s roof but were swept away by the
employees’ bodies were found later. One was found six weeks after the massive wave. Yasuo felt sorry for Narita and offered to look for
tsunami, another in September 2011, but Yasuo still searched for Yuko. Emi too. But Narita decided to dive himself. In February 2014,
Yasuo introduced Narita to Takahashi.
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In January 2016, Narita prepared for a dive. His A. Was in her bank’s office
wife, Hiromi, watched because she worried about B. Contained information about
him. The ocean was dangerous, and she didn’t her time of death
want to lose him too. Narita said, “If I die, throw C. Was found six weeks after the
my ashes in the sea.” He dove, and after 35 tsunami
minutes, resurfaced safely. Hiromi walked to her D. Had pictures of the tsunami
car and drove off. It was time to deliver rice balls
and deep-fried chicken. Despite all these efforts, 4. When Yasuo went diving for the first
Yasuo continued his search for Yuko, holding on time, he was afraid because
to hope.
A. He couldn’t see in the water
B. He wasn’t a good swimmer.
1. Yuko worked as …
C. He might hurt himself
A. A soldier D. He couldn’t stand the cold
B. A bank clerk
C. A doctor 5. After her husband's dive, Hiromi
D. An artist
A. Cooked lunch for Narita
2. Where was Yasuo when he received B. Had an argument with Narita.
Yuko's text? C. Went for a swim
D. Went to work
A. At work
B. At a hospital
C. In his house
D. In his car

3. Yuko's phone
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PART 3 -
READING SECTION 2 - COMPLETE THE EACH SENTENCE USING A PART 4 – WRITING
WORD FROM THE BOX. YOU CAN USE EACH OPTION ONLY ONCE. PART 1 – WRITE AN ESSAY WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
Some people think that the driving rules should change. Write
an essay in which you give your own opinion on this idea and
chill out – eat out – go – go for – got together – plays the propose ways in which those rules could change. Explain which
guitar – spend time – stay in – take up – work out rules would change, if you were the president of your country.

Last weekend, I had plenty of activities. On Friday night, I decided

to 1. out with some friends. We went to a new
Japanese restaurant. It's always nice to 2. and try different
cuisines. On Saturday morning, I felt like I needed to be active, so
I went to the gym to 3. . After a good session there,
I met up with my brother. He 4. and I sing, so I often 5.
with him practicing.

In the afternoon, my friends and I decided to 6.

a walk in the park. It was relaxing and a perfect way to 7.

after a busy week. After that, I had dinner with my parents,

but later that evening, we all 8. at Sarah's house.

She recently decided to 9. baking, and she wanted

us to try her new cake recipes.

On Sunday, I chose to 10. because I was tired and I just wanted a quiet day.

In the afternoon, I made some popcorn and watched a movie. It was nice to just relax
on the sofa and not worry about anything. It was a great weekend,
with a good balance of activities and relaxation.