B1 – PET PART 5 Multiple matching

Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each gap.

How Harry Potter changed my life

I still remember the segments of my childhood by Harry Potter book release dates,
which – magically – happened to correspond 1________ each of my family’s many
moves. At eight years old, my immersion 2________ the world of Hogwarts
distracted me from the childhood anguish of moving across the US. Upon arriving
in Virginia from Ohio, Goblet of Fire was published. An otherwise lonely summer
turned into an adventure, as I reread the books for clues to 3________ unsolved
mysteries, getting better acquainted with the characters who had become my
friends.

The Harry Potter books gave me hope for a magical future – a home, a place to
be wanted and cherished, and a purpose: fighting for what I believed in 4________
a true Gryffindor. Sure they’re about witchcraft and wizardry, but they’re extras,
atop a solid foundation of the 5________ of magic that is very much rooted in the
real world.

Moving and reading became routine: I 6________ to collect and devour my new
book, then find a corner of our new house to claim as my “cupboard under the
stairs” 7________ I would store my collected Potter treasures. The experience
surrounding the books meant just as much to me 8________ their content. I found
in Hermione a likeminded learning enthusiast, reassuring me that 9________ were
kids like me out there. 10________ friends at this shy stage of my life was made easy
by the characters we had in common.

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 1 A) for B) with C) at D) in
2 A) on B) in C) over D) about
3 A) its B) their C) his D) her
4 A) as B) like C) by D) how
5 A) example B) similar C) kind D) way
6 A) would B) was C) did D) used
7 A) where B) when C) what D) which
8 A) as B) that C) to D) in
9 A) they B) them C) its D) there
10 A) having B) knowing C) seeing D) meeting

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ANSWERS

1B

2B

3B

4B

5C

6D

7A

8A

9D

10 D

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B1 PET – EXTRA READING ACTIVITY

Practice your reading skill and improve your English, learn new vocabulary and broaden your
general knowledge via our specifically chosen interesting topics below.

Passage 1 - Opera

Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is
conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through
the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theatre an actor's dramatic performance is primary, and the
music plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary elements of theatre
such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung
rather than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small
instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.

1. It is pointed out in the reading that opera ----.

A) has developed under the influence of musical theatre

B) is a drama sung with the accompaniment of an orchestra
C) is not a high-budget production
D) is often performed in Europe
E) is the most complex of all the performing arts

2. We can understand from the reading that ----.

A) people are captivated more by opera than musical theatre

B) drama in opera is more important than the music
C) orchestras in operas can vary considerably in size
D) musical theatre relies above all on music
E) there is argument over whether the music is important or the words in opera

3. It is stated in the reading that ----.

A) acting and costumes are secondary to music in musical theater

B) many people find musical theater more captivating than opera
C) music in musical theater is not as important as it is in opera
D) an opera requires a huge orchestra as well as a large choir
E) opera doesn't have any properties in common with musical theater

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Passage 2 - Dolphins

Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping
drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the
more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look
after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the
community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is
much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any
of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly, the most common argument in
favour of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is
the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures,
the less we appear superior when we destroy them.

4. It is clear from the passage that dolphins ----.

A) don't want to be with us as much as we want to be with them

B) are proven to be less intelligent than once thought
C) have a reputation for being friendly to humans
D) are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans
E) are capable of learning a language and communicating with humans

5. The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can kill dolphins more easily than they
can kill us ----.

A) means that they are better adapted to their environment than we are
B) shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of communication
C) proves that dolphins are not the most intelligent species at sea
D) does not mean that we are superior to them
E) proves that Dolphins have linguistic skills far beyond what we previously thought

6. One can infer from the reading that ----.

A) dolphins are quite abundant in some areas of the world

B) communication is the most fascinating aspect of the dolphins
C) dolphins have skills that no other living creatures have such as the ability to think
D) it is not usual for dolphins to communicate with each other
E) dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of humans

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Passage 3 - Unsinkable Ship

Naval architects never claim that a ship is unsinkable, but the sinking of the passenger-and-car
ferry Estonia in the Baltic surely should have never have happened. It was well designed and
carefully maintained. It carried the proper number of lifeboats. It had been thoroughly inspected
the day of its fatal voyage. Yet hours later, the Estonia rolled over and sank in a cold, stormy
night. It went down so quickly that most of those on board, caught in their dark, flooding cabins,
had no chance to save themselves: Of those who managed to scramble overboard, only 139
survived. The rest died of hypothermia before the rescuers could pluck them from the cold sea.
The final death toll amounted to 912 souls. However, there were an unpleasant number of
questions about why the Estonia sank and why so many survivors were men in the prime of life,
while most of the dead were women, children and the elderly.

7. One can understand from the reading that ----.

A) the lifesaving equipment did not work well and lifeboats could not be lowered
B) design faults and incompetent crew contributed to the sinking of the Estonia ferry
C) 139 people managed to leave the vessel but died in freezing water
D) naval architects claimed that the Estonia was unsinkable
E) most victims were trapped inside the boat as they were in their cabins

8. It is clear from the passage that the survivors of the accident ----.

A) helped one another to overcome the tragedy that had affected them all
B) were mostly young men but women, children and the elderly stood little chance
C) helped save hundreds of lives
D) are still suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder
E) told the investigators nothing about the accident

9. According to the passage, when the Estonia sank, ----.

A) there were only 139 passengers on board

B) few of the passengers were asleep
C) there were enough lifeboats for the number of people on board
D) faster reaction by the crew could have increased the Estonia's chances of survival
E) all the passengers had already moved out into the open decks

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Passage 4 - Erosion in America

Erosion of America's farmland by wind and water has been a problem since settlers first put the
prairies and grasslands under the plow in the nineteenth century. By the 1930s, more than 282
million acres of farmland were damaged by erosion. After 40 years of conservation efforts, soil
erosion has accelerated due to new demands placed on the land by heavy crop production. In
the years ahead, soil erosion and the pollution problems it causes are likely to replace petroleum
scarcity as the nation's most critical natural resource problem.

10. As we understand from the reading, today, soil erosion in America ----.

A) causes humans to place new demands on the land

B) is worse than it was in the nineteenth century
C) happens so slowly that it is hardly noticed
D) is the most critical problem that the nation faces
E) is worse in areas which have a lot of petroleum production

11. The author points out in the passage that erosion in America ----.

A) has damaged 282 million acres ever since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under
the plow
B) has been so severe that it has forced people to abandon their settlements
C) occurs only in areas with no vegetation
D) can become a more serious problem in the future
E) was on the decline before 1930s

12. It is pointed out in the reading that in America ----.

A) petroleum is causing heavy soil erosion and pollution problems

B) heavy crop production is necessary to meet the demands and to prevent a disaster
C) soil erosion has been hastened due to the overuse of farming lands
D) water is undoubtedly the largest cause of erosion
E) there are many ways to reduce erosion

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ANSWERS

1. B

2. C

3. C

4. C

5. D

6. E

7. E

8. B

9. C

10. B

11. D

12. C

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B1 PET – EXTRA READING ACTIVITY

Practice your reading skill and improve your English, learn new vocabulary and broaden your
general knowledge via our specifically chosen interesting topics below.

Atmosphere of Venus

Data from the Pioneer spacecraft of NASA apparently prove the theory that the high surface
temperature of Venus is due to an atmospheric greenhouse effect caused mainly by a blanket of
carbon dioxide. Such a greenhouse effect is created when energy in the form of sunlight easily
passes through a planet's atmosphere, warms its surface, and is converted to heat radiation that
is then held in by the atmosphere from top to bottom. Venus has a relatively thin atmosphere
like the Earth's, but Venus' atmosphere consists of more than ninety percent carbon dioxide,
compared to less than four percent in that of the Earth. Because of its higher percentage of
carbon dioxide, Venus' atmosphere traps much more heat radiation than does the Earth's. Thus,
the Venus studies are believed to be important to the understanding of possible adverse effects
on the Earth's agriculture that could result from the long-term use of fossil fuels, which add
carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

1. According to the passage, data from the Venus study can be used to ----.

A) measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere accurately

B) increase the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
C) test the efficiency of the spacecraft sent to Venus by NASA
D) predict future agricultural problems on Earth
E) determine the topography and the surface characteristics of the Earth

2. We understand from the passage that the atmosphere of Venus ----.

A) is thinner than the atmosphere of the Earth

B) contains much more carbon dioxide than that of the Earth
C) traps less heat radiation compared to the atmosphere of the Earth
D) blocks out dangerous rays from the sun
E) is far colder than the atmospheres of other planets in our solar system

3. One can infer from the passage that ----.

A) there is no difference between the atmospheres of Venus and the Earth

B) the atmosphere of the Earth consists of mainly carbon dioxide
C) the more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the warmer the world will tend to get
D) lack of atmosphere causes a very high surface temperature on Venus
E) Venus had once enjoyed a climate of the sort hospitable to life

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How Does Brain Work?

Theories about how brain works remain a topic of debate. It is agreed, though, that the
hippocampus, a part of the brain, is undeniably important for memory. When we experience
something, the information is sent via our senses to the hippocampus, where it is processed.
Scientists believe that brain cells called neurons first transform the sensory stimuli we experience
into images in our immediate memory. Then, these images are sent to the hippocampus and
stored temporarily in short term memory. In the hippocampus information is organized, and it is
during this process that parts of the image of our experience fade away. Finally, certain
information is then transferred to long term memory in a section in the frontal lobe of the brain
known as the cerebral cortex. Scientists think this process may happen while we are sleeping, but
exactly how the information is transferred from one area of the brain to another is a mystery.

4. This reading is mainly concerned with ----.

A) how to improve our memory

B) why some of the information in short term memory fades away
C) illness that results in severe memory loss
D) how human brain processes and stores information
E) the importance of neurons in transferring sensory stimuli

5. According to the passage scientists ----.

A) know that information is sent from the long-term memory to the hippocampus
B) have found out why some of the information is lost in the hippocampus
C) don't know exactly how the information is transferred from one area of the brain to another
D) agree on how the brain works
E) still debate whether the hippocampus is important for memory

6. It is pointed out in the reading that ----.

A) the brain was not considered as a highly complex organ in the past
B) damage to hippocampus doesn't cause memory loss
C) all of the information stored in the short term is transferred to long time memory
D) hippocampus is in the frontal lobe of the brain
E) scientists agree that the hippocampus is important in processing information

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People With Extraordinary Abilities

Fictional stories about people who have extraordinary abilities have always attracted people's
attention. One of them is the story of Vera Petrova, who is able to perceive things with different
parts of her skin, and through solid walls. One day she comes into his father's office and puts her
hands on the door of a locked safe. Suddenly she asks her fa her why he keeps so many old
newspapers locked away there. Vera's curious talent is brought to the notice of a scientific research
institute and she is given a series of tests by a special commission. During these tests she manages
to read a newspaper through an opaque screen and then she describes he figures and colours of
a picture hidden under a carpet. During all these tests Vera is blindfold; and, indeed, except when
blindfold she lacks the ability to perceive things with her skin. It was also found that although she
could perceive things with her fingers this ability ceased the moment her hands were wet.

7. As we understand from the reading, Vera Petrova ----.

A) can only perceive things with her fingers

B) is a curious child
C) is not the only fictional character who has extraordinary abilities
D) fails most of the tests administered by a special commission
E) perceives the objects only when her fingers are wet

8. It is pointed out in the reading that Vera Petrova loses the ability to perceive objects with her
fingers ----.

A) when her father first notices this ability

B) when she is asked to read a newspaper through an opaque screen
C) after she is given a series of tests D) as soon as her hands get wet
E) when the object is hidden under a carpet

9. According to the reading, ----.

A) Vera Petrova's father asks her why she keeps the old newspapers in the locked safe
B) the scientific research institute is not interested in Vera Petrova's talent
C) Vera can't perceive objects with her skin unless she is blindfold
D) there are several scientific research institutes which examine people like Vera
E) the special commission is made up by people who can also perceive objects with their skin

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The Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle occupies a disturbing and almost unbelievable place in the world's
catalog of unexplained mysteries. More than a hundred planes and ships have vanished in this
area into the air since 1945, and more than a thousand lives have been lost, without a single
body or even a piece wreckage from the vanishing planes or ships having been found. Many of
the planes concerned have vanished while in normal radio contact with their base until the very
moment of their disappearance, while others have radioed the most extraordinary messages,
implying that they could not get their instruments to function, that their compasses were
spinning, that the sky had turned yellow and hazy on a clear day, and the ocean, which was calm
nearby, didn't look right without further clarification of what was wrong.

10. One can infer from the reading that ----.

A) the wreckages of some ships and planes have been found in the Bermuda Triangle
B) the number of incidents involving lost ships is no larger than that of any other heavily traveled
region of the world
C) the ships. and the planes couldn't contact with their base due to the lack of equipment.
D) the weather in Bermuda Triangle is always stormy
E) the first mention of disappearances in the area was made in 1945

11. It is pointed out in the passage that ----.

A) thousands of people lost their lives in the Bermuda Triangle in 1945

B) all of the disappearances happened during the day time
C) the Bermuda Triangle mystery was solved in 1945
D) most of the missing planes could contact with their base by their own special means until the
very moment of disappearing
E) the ocean floor near Bermuda, highly unexplored, is host to many strange phenomena

12. The reading mainly deals with ----.

A) why so many ships and planes disappear in the Bermuda Triangle

B) the mysterious disappearances of ships and planes in the Bermuda Triangle
C) the location of the Bermuda Triangle
D) the frequency of the disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle
E) the unpredictable weather conditions in the Bermuda Triangle

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ANSWERS

1. D

2. B

3. C

4. D

5. C

6. E

7. C

8. D

9. C

10. E

11. D

12. B

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B1 PET – READING PART 1
There are 7 questions in this quiz. Look at the text in each question. What does it
say? Choose the correct answer.

A The natives don’t know how to laugh

B Laughing at people is dangerous here

C Tourists laugh because the natives are funny

A Taking course materials is illegal for none players

B People caught taking balls will be removed from

the course.

C Collecting Golf balls on the course is an optional

activity.

A Children with no supervision will become

members of the circus

B Children can go to the circus without their

parents.

C Children with no parents will be at the circus

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 4

A Be careful around the fences they are dangerous

B Animals should not eat things that fall in because

it might make them sick.

C Doing stupid things can lead to injury or death

A Children must be with an adult to enter

B Adults can not enter without a child

C Adults can only enter if they are children

A Putting cigarettes on the ground causes cancer

B Cockroaches smoke cigarettes people leave and

are dieing of cancer

C Leaving cigarettes on the ground is a nasty habit

and you should not do it

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ANSWERS

1B

2A

3A

4C

5B

6C

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B1 PET – READING PART 1
There are 7 questions in this quiz. Look at the text in each question. What does it
say? Choose the correct answer.

1 Tom,
A. Jess will meet Tom at the bar. I’m going to be late. Don’t wait for me
B. Tom should go to the restaurant without Jess.
at the bar. I’ll go straight to the
C. Jess can’t go to the restaurant. She will meet
restaurant and see you there -
Tom at the bar.
Jess.

2
A. Cheaper tickets are available for people who If you take this journey regularly, you
travel often.
can save money with our Super Weekly
B. You need a special type of ticket if you travel
Saver Ticket
regularly.
C. The Super Weekly Saver ticket can help all
travellers to save money.

3 No table service.
A. What should people at the restaurant do first? Please choose a table number before
B. Go to the bar
ordering your food at the bar.
C. Find a table
Pay for your food when you order
D. Pay for their food

4 Special Offer!
A. The swimming pool is free to people who go to
the Water Fitness Classes.
If you use the swimming pool ten times
B. The water fitness classes are free to people who
in one month, you can attend one
swim ten times in a month.
Water Fitness Class free of charge”
C. This month, you can go to Water Fitness Classes
and use the swimming pool ten times without
paying.

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 5 Miriam,
A. The trip to London will take place on a different Your group leader called.
day. The date of your London excursion has
B. The group leader cannot go on the trip of
been changed from Saturday to
Saturday.
Sunday. Can you call her and tell her
C. Miriam will not be able to visit London at the
whether you still want to go?
weekend.
Janet.
6
A. Students who do not sign up before Friday Activity School Notice Board
lunchtime...
B. will not be able to do afternoon activities next
Please sign up for next week’s afternoon
week.
activities before Friday lunchtime. If you
C. will have to work in the afternoons next week.
don’t do this, we will select activities for
D. won’t be able to choose their afternoon activities
you.
next week.

7
A. You can get your membership cards from the The Private Rooms are open from 10am
Private Rooms between 10am and 2pm. to 2pm to people with membership
B. Only members can visit the Private Rooms from
cards
10am to 2pm.
C. Anyone can visit the private rooms from 10am to
2pm.

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ANSWERS

1. B

2. A

3. B

4. B

5. A

6. C

7. B

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B1 PET READING PART 3

Read the text and then answer questions 1-5.

Different Colours can affect us in many different ways; that’s according to Verity Allen.
In her new series ‘Colour me Healthy’, Verity looks at the ways that colours can
influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can even change our
emotions and even influence how healthy we are.

‘Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things?’
says Verity. ‘Our toothpaste is always white or blue or maybe red. It’s never green. Why
not? For some reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of green
products as being a bit disgusting. It’s the same for businesses. We respect a company
which writes its name in blue or black, but we don’t respect one that uses pink or
orange. People who design new products can use these ideas to influence what we
buy.’

During this four-part series, Verity studies eight different colours, two colours in each
programme. She meets people who work in all aspects of the colour industry, from
people who design food packets, to people who name the colours of lipsticks. Some of
the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to support their ideas,
such as the American ‘Colour Doctor’ who believes that serious diseases can be cured
by the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are
studying the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising results.

Overall, it’s an interesting show, and anyone who watches it will probably find out
something new. But because Verity is goes out of her way to be polite to everyone she
meets on the series, it’s up to the viewers to make their own decisions about how
much they should believe.

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1 What is the writer doing in this text?

A. giving information about how colours influence us

B. reporting what happens in a new television series

C. giving information about a television presenter

D. giving his opinion of a recent television show

2 Which of the following shows the probable content of the four shows?

A. Part 1 – Health;

B. Part 2 – Products and Industry; Part 3 – Emotions; Part 4 – Decisions B. Part 1 – Blue and
Black; Part 2 – Red and Orange; Part 3 – White and Grey; Part 4 – Green and Yellow

C. Part 1 – Meeting Designers; Part 2 – Meeting People who Name Colours; Part 3 –
Meeting Doctors; Part 4 – Meeting Scientists

D. Part 1 – Cleaning Products; Part 2 – Make-up; Part 3 – Clothes; Part 4 – Food

3 According to Verity, why is a knowledge of colour important?

A. It can help you to choose the best products.

B. It can give you new ideas.

C. It can help you to change people’s minds.

D. It can help you to sell products.

4 Who does the writer respect least?

A. Verity Allen

B. The people who name lipsticks

C. The ‘Colour Doctor’

D. The scientists who work with mice

5 Which of the following would make a good title for the text?

A. Enjoy it, but don’t believe everything.

B. Another great show from Verity Allen! Five Stars!

C. Don’t miss this if you work in Business!

D. Watch this programme! It will make you healthy!

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ANSWERS

1. B

2. B

3. D

4. C

5. A

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B1 PET - READING PART 4

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

Living on water

As cities become bigger, those who can’t move inland are starting to consider moving
out, onto the sea itself. 1._____. Islands made from reeds float in the middle of Peru’s
Lake Titicaca, home to an ancient community. 2._____ ; and the Thai capital, Bangkok,
with its canals, is famous for its floating markets. Fishermen live at sea for long periods,
but could large numbers of people really move onto the water?

Koen Olthuis, the Dutch founder of [Link] and a floating architecture expert,
thinks so. 3. _____. A group of islands just 1.5 metres above sea level. By 2100, their
beautiful beaches and white sand could be completely underwater. However, before
the architects can solve this problem, some cash has to be raised. To do this,
Waterstudio will create a luxury floating development (with a conference centre, golf
course and a villa resort). 4. ______. Where they can build houses for the Maldives’
poorer citizens.

As well as building on the water, architects are now starting to think about building
under the water. ATDesign have produced plans for a 10 km2 floating city off the coast
of Hong Kong, with islands above the water connected by underwater tunnels and
walkways. If and when it is completed, the city will have gardens, a huge entertainment
arena for sports matches and concerts. 5. _____. People will be able to travel back and
forth from the mainland by ferry, and the designers predict that it will be a huge tourist
attraction.

So, it seems that a life at sea will have a lot to offer!

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A. His company is involved in a project in the Maldives

B. He loves the idea of rebuilding the islands.

C. It will even have its own farms, making it self-sufficient.

D. This way people can visit the beaches.

E. Then the studio will use the money from this to develop artificial islands.

F. Working hard to fix global problems.

G. There are already cultures where a life on water is nothing new.

H. Venice is made up of 118 islands

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ANSWERS

1. G

2. H

3. A

4. E

5. C

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B1 PET - READING PART 4

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

Nigerian video games score highly

Meet Sharp Sule! 1._____ . Dashing through the streets of Lagos, Nigeria on his
bike, avoiding cars, trucks and potholes, while collecting the coins he needs to
realize his dream of owning a bigger transport business.

There are plenty of people just like Sharp Sule in Lagos. 2. ___________ Hugo Obi,
designer and founder of Maliyo Games, says, 'to showcase African culture to the
world, through games'.

Over the past few years, a growing middle class that is looking for entertainment
has resulted in Nigerian movies and music sweeping across the continent, as sub-
Saharan Africa becomes increasingly connected online. Now game publishers
hope to achieve the same success.

The global video game industry is now worth $66 billion - more than Hollywood -
but so far many of the games produced have been rather unexciting and
predictable. 3. ______

As well as Sharp Sule, Maliyo has also recently produced another highly enjoyable
game, Mosquito Smasher. 4._______ ,but the only things that get hurt are the
mosquitos, a constant irritation in Lagos and in many other countries around the
world.

In fact, the games do seem to have a worldwide appeal. European companies

have already copied Mosquito Smasher and Nigerian company Gamsol , 5._______
said most of its fans log in from Brazil, India and the US.

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A. Like many video games, it's quite violent

B. More and more people are looking for entertaining apps and games.

C. In contrast, Maliyo aims to produce something clever, amusing, and definitely African.

D. He works hard to make a living.

E. However, he's actually a character in an original new video game

F. Which a few months ago became the first in the region to gain more than 1 million app
downloads

G. Last year Nigerians bought an astonishing 21.5 million mobile phones

H. Like many video games it does not have the money to succeed

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1. D

2. E

3. C

4. A

5. F

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

WHY I LOVE HARRY POTTER

When I was growing up, I was Mildred Hubble: all pigtails and awkwardness.
1_______ Then the Mirror of Erised changed my mind.

My mother had passed away by the time I read Philosopher’s Stone as a student
and even though I had never been an 11-year-old boy wizard, I understood a little
of how Harry felt.

I was all caught up by the time Deathly Hallows was published. I remember staying
up to read it through the night and ending up in floods of tears as Lily Potter said
to Harry: “You’ve been so brave.” 2________ These stories hit you where you live
sometimes, in the most beautiful way.

You tend to gravitate towards things when you need them most. 3________ I think I
came to love the Harry Potter stories at a time in my life when I really needed to
remember that you can come back from a loss a lot stronger than you ever
thought possible.

It’s strange though, because there seems to be a line that Harry Potter crosses
with some fantasy fans – as if it’s somehow childish, because it’s about children.
4__________ And because it’s littered with beautiful notions like banishing fear with
laughter, or being able to defeat something that’s determined to snuff out your
happiness with a joyful thought.

I’ve always loved to read. 5________ I now work for [the Harry Potter website]
Pottermore and I honestly have to pinch myself just about every day. As a lover of
the written word, it’s such a special world to be a part of.

It’s my job to love Harry Potter, but it’s also a joy.

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A - The album that got you through high school, the film that changed your life.

B - What got me into the series wasn’t that I grew up alongside Ron, Harry and Hermione
but that I could relate to what they’d lost, what they were trying to protect.

C - Those are the kind of words you long to hear when you’ve lost a parent.

D - Harry Potter didn’t cross my path until I was in my late teens, and I wasn’t entirely
ready to go back to a world of magical boarding schools again.

E - It’s why I studied English and wanted to become a writer.

F - The books fuelled my love of reading, and consequently my own desire to write.

G - I was 11 years old and waiting for the bus to school, when I heard my friend raving
about some book about some wizard named Harry Potter.

H - Desperate to impress my favourite English teacher in year 8, I decorated my exercise

book with a drawing of the dragon on the cover of the Goblet of Fire.

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1. D

2. C

3. A

4. B

5. E

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B1 – PET PART 5 Multiple matching

Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each gap.

Five Actresses Compete For Coveted Oscar

Ask a bunch of people which _1_______ will win the Best Actress Oscar this year and
you're bound to get five different answers. Some of the nominees are favored but
not necessarily because _2_______ triumphed in their roles.

In Beasts of the Southern Wild, Quvenzhane Wallis plays Hushpuppy, the runt who
survives the odds as _3_______ community becomes overwhelmed by floods. The
young actress could not have imagined she would get an Oscar nomination. But
despite a soulful performance, Wallis is too new to win the _4_______ statuette.
Naomi Watts is in the _5_______ for her performance in the The Impossible. She
plays a mother of three caught in Thailand's 2004 Tsunami. This is the second
Oscar nomination for Watts. The first was for her role as a grieving wife and
mother in 21 Grams. So far, Watt’s performance in The Impossible has not gained
enough _6_______ to put her in the lead. At 86, Emmanuelle Riva is the oldest
nominee ever for a Best Actress Oscar. She's had a _7_______ and illustrious career
in her native France. She became known in 1959 for her role in Alain Resnais'
ground breaking film Hiroshima Mon Amour. _8_______ have hailed Riva’s
performance in Amour, about an elderly woman who is slowly dying. But Riva's
gut wrenching _9_______ of Anne may not yield an Oscar. Some say she is too old
and the film too esoteric for Oscar voters. And that leaves the frontrunners. Jessica
Chastain is one. Chastain is up for the Oscar for her role in Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero
Dark Thirty. Chastain’s career has taken _10_______ in the last few years. In Terence
Malik’s Tree of Life, she _11_______ a young wife at life's mercy. In Tate Taylor's
drama The Help, she's an outcast in the 1960s white South who stands with an
African American housekeeper abused by a former _12_______. In Zero Dark Thirty,
she plays Maya, a CIA operative who spends ten years on the search for Osama
Bin Laden. Chastain's _13_______ is reclusive, obsessive and aloof, and, some say,
lacking in depth. Her persona, they say, was never fleshed _14_______ and that
could cost her the _15_______. That leaves Jennifer Lawrence. In Silver Linings
Playbook, she is Tiffany, a woman with emotional issues who befriends a man

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suffering from bipolar disorder. Lawrence has already won two _16_______ awards
for the role. Her career took off two years ago with a nomination for her
performance in Winter’s Bone. She played a teenager who struggles to keep her
poverty-stricken family together. Lawrence went on to play Katniss Everdeen in the
The Hunger Games, a role that won her international recognition. As Tiffany,
Lawrence is _17_______ and captivating. But Oscar voters will have _18_______ decide
if a comedic role deserves one of the most coveted awards of the year.

1 A) Actress B) Actor C) Performers D) Actresses

2 A) Their B) They C) Them D) These
3 A) She B) Her C) He D) His
4 A) Gold B) Golden C) Goldful D) Goldy
5 A) Run B) Racing C) Hunting D) Running
6 A) Movement B) Momentum C) Headway D) Supporter
7 A) Long B) Tall C) During D) Lasting
8 A) Critics B) Criticism C) Review D) Hollywood
9 A) Interpretation B) Play C) Performer D) Personalizing
10 A) On B) Up C) Off D) In
11 A) Played B) Plays C) Personalized D) Acted
12 A) Employee B) Employer C) Employed D) Employment
13 A) Person B) Paper C) Character D) Characterization
14 A) In B) On C) Off D) Out
15 A) Award B) Prize C) Nomination D) Awarding
16 A) Minor B) Massive C) Majority D) Major
17 A) Wit B) Witless C) Witful D) Witty
18 A) Out B) Gone C) Been D) To

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1 Actress

2 They

3 Her

4 Golden

5 Running

6 Momentum

7 Long

8 Critics

9 Interpretation

10 Off

11 Played

12 Employer

13 Character

14 Out

15 Award

16 Major

17 Witty

18 To

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 B1 PET - READING PART 6

Complete this text. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the
beginning (0)

Exterminate/self-isolate

The public 1.__ been warned tougher measures will have to be implemented if
people do not adhere to physical distancing rules, 2.__ no one expected it to come
in the form of extraterrestrial villains.

Residents of Robin Hood’s Bay, near Whitby, 3.__ surprised to see a Dalek
patrolling the streets telling people to stay indoors.

“By order of the Daleks, all humans must stay indoors, all humans must self-
isolate,” the Doctor Who villain screeched as it zoomed along the street.

It is unclear who is behind the creative stunt, 4.__ some found amusing, but it
brought back scary memories for many fans of the long-running sci-fi series.

One Twitter user wrote: “Am I the only one to feel a genuine shiver of fear
watching this? 5.__ a child I would most certainly have 6.__ hiding behind the sofa.
And 7.__ a Cyberman came marching down the road, that would be it, I’d be
running for my life!”

Tayside police in Scotland shared the video, saying: “Our colleagues in Skaro
division have deployed their Direct Action Local Enforcement Kops to ensure
everyone is following guidelines about isolation 8.__ social distancing.”

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ANSWERS

1 HAVE

2 BUT

3 WERE

4 WHICH

5 AS

6 BEEN

7 IF

8 AND

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Complete this text. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the
beginning (0)

Stress could be good for you - if you believe it is

Have you ever given a talk 1. _______ speech to a large group of people? If so,
you’ll probably remember it as a very stressful experience ... you sweat, your
mouth goes dry, your heart starts beating fast.

And most people believe 2. _______ stress is bad for you. Putting ‘reduce your
stress levels’ 3. _______ Google gets you 34 million hits. Articles in the newspapers
or 4. _______ health websites are always telling us 5. _______ to reduce our stress
levels. Titles like ‘23 scientifically proven ways 6. _______ reduce stress right now!’
are common. But what if it isn’t actually true?

Experiments with a technique called the Social Stress Test suggest that stress is
only harmful if you believe that it is. In the experiment, two groups 7. _______
people were asked to perform a series of stress-producing actions, 8. _______ as
doing a maths test while the ‘instructor’ shouted, ‘Faster! faster! That’s not very
good!’ Or giving a five-minute talk to a group of ‘experts’ 9._______were
pretending to be bored.

But the two groups had been treated differently before they took the test. The first
group had not been told anything, whereas the second group were told that
stress is good 10. _______ you, and that the dry mouth and beating heart are the
body’s way of preparing you for 11. _______challenge. Amazingly, the results were
quite different. The people who had been told nothing showed signs of damage
to 12. _______blood vessels around the heart, while 13. _______ of the other group
were normal - as if they were not under stress at all.

These results have been confirmed 14. _______ other tests. It seems that the effects
of stress depend on what you believe 15._______stress

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1 OR

2 THAT

3 INTO

4 ON

5 HOW

6 TO

7 OF

8 SUCH

9 WHO

10 FOR

11 A

12 THE

13 THOSE

14 BY

15 ABOUT

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Complete this text. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the
beginning (0)

THE TRAVELLER

Wandering 1.________ Lucca, Italy is like stepping back in time. Narrow streets and
houses with orange-red roofs are surrounded 2. ________ mountains and green
fields. In spring the meadows are full 3. ________ brightly coloured wild flowers.

Perhaps the best view of 4. ________ ancient city, and the nearby countryside, is
found 5. ________ walking around the top of the medieval city walls. Still in
excellent condition, they are a lovely place to walk, shaded by trees. Or enjoy the
sunshine by strolling through the beautiful seventeenth-century gardens of the
Parco Villa Reale. If you’re lucky 6. ________ to visit on the third weekend of the
month, don’t miss the fascinating antique market, selling silver 7. ________ brass,
furniture and rare books.

Fancy a picnic? Stop 8. ________ at Forno A Vapore Amedeo Giusti for home-made
sandwiches, made with tasty local produce. Or sit 9. ________ at Vineria I Santi and
watch the world go by 10. ________ you eat a variety of delicious snacks.

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1 through / around

2 by

3 of

4 the

5 by

6 enough

7 and

8 off

9 outside

10 while

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Complete this text. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the
beginning (0)

WHY I LOVE HARRY POTTER

At eight years old, I 1_______ diagnosed with dyslexia. I found reading really
difficult. One day, after someone recommended it to her, my mum brought home
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 2_______ us to read together.

I was hooked. Within three months, we 3_______ co-read the entire book and I was
asking for more. Over the years, my confidence and ability grew. By book four, I
was reading on my own. I was regularly found fast asleep on the latest copy.

Reading is 4_______ an important skill at school. The stories and characters brought
to life in 5_______ series showed me that reading could be something I could enjoy
at a time when it felt so difficult.

By the final instalment, I was a true Potterhead. I finished my GCSEs and read the
entire book, cover to cover 6_______ three days. Two years after that, I got my A-
levels and went off to the University of Sheffield. If it hadn’t been for Harry Potter, I
never would have got there.

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1 was

2 for

3 had

4 such

5 the

6 in

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