Practice Exam 2

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Reading Question 3: Story
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Part 1 It was the most enjoyable day of my life. I woke up early
1 B  2 A  3 C  4 C  5 A with a feeling that something was going to happen, but
I did not know what it was. I went downstairs, checked
Part 2 my email, and jumped for joy. My best friend, who had
6 G  7 D  8 C  9 F  10 A moved to another city a year ago, was coming to visit me
and was arriving at 10 o’clock!
Part 3
I got dressed quickly and rushed to the station. There
11 A  12 A  13 B  14 B  15 C she was, waiting for me! We talked and talked, and had a
wonderful time.
Part 4
I was very sad when she went back home, but we will
16 D  17 B  18 A  19 H  20 F
meet again soon.
Part 5
21 A  22 C  23 D  24 A  25 C  26 B Listening
Part 6 Part 1
27 how  28 so  29 been  30 them  31 a  32 which 1 C  2 C  3 A  4 B  5 C  6 A  7 C

Part 2
Writing 8 C  9 B  10 C  11 A  12 A  13 C
Question 1: Email
Part 3
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14  reception desk  15 Wednesday  16  9 (a.m.)
Hi Emily,
17 safety  18 weather  19  sun cream
I’m so glad you enjoyed the day at the adventure park —
I did too! Part 4
Yes, I would love to go out for the day with you and your 20 C  21 B  22 C  23 A  24 C  25 A
family next week — Friday would be the best day for me.
It would be great to go to the beach, because I enjoy
swimming, and I think the weather will be fine next week. Speaking
I enjoy eating cheese sandwiches when I’m out, so they Part 1
would be great. I like chocolate cake too!
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Thank you for asking me, and I’m looking forward to
What’s your name?
seeing you next week!
My name is Eva Lundgren.
Question 2: Article Where do you live?
Example answer I live in Stockholm in Sweden.
Relaxing in your free time Do you work or are you a student?
Is it easy to relax in your free time? In my country people I work in a travel agency.
often go to a park or to the beach, because they can
What do you do? What do you study?
have a quiet time there and do whatever they want. They
I help people to plan their holidays.
usually sunbathe, play games or have a picnic with their
friends, relaxing together. Do you watch television very often?
It’s very important for everyone to relax and spend I don’t watch television very often because I don’t have
their free time with family and friends. This is because much free time and I prefer to do something more
everyday life is usually very busy and it’s good to get interesting like meet my friends.
away from work and studies, and not worry about What did you do on your last birthday?
anything. On my last birthday I went to an expensive restaurant
I think it’s very healthy to do this, although it’s not with my family and we had a very nice meal together.
always easy!
Do you enjoy playing or watching sport?
I enjoy playing tennis. I think it’s more fun to play sport
than to watch it, but I do watch important matches on
television.

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Where will you go on your summer holiday this year? Part 4

I’m not sure yet, but I’ d like to go to Spain if I can. It’s cold
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in Sweden in the winter so this year in the summer I’d like
to go to a hot country and sit on the beach. What would you like to do with a friend who you haven’t
seen for a long time?
Part 2 I think I’d like to go to a restaurant just to have a meal
Example answers and talk to my friend, and tell him everything I’ve done
since we met. I’d also like to find out about him and hear
Candidate A
his news.
I can see a family having breakfast in their kitchen. In
the background the mother and father are standing Do you prefer to plan activities ahead or decide on
and talking to each other, and I think they’re drinking the day?
something like coffee. A boy and his sister are sitting at It depends. Sometimes it’s a good idea to plan what
a table eating. The boy is wearing a blue T-shirt and he’s I’m going to do, because maybe I have to buy tickets or
eating a bowl of cereal. I can see the packet of cereal book something in advance, but it’s also nice to decide
next to him. The girl is wearing a striped top, and she has on the day when I know how I feel.
long hair. There is a bowl of cereal in front of her and a Do you think it’s better to relax and just talk to a friend or
glass of fruit juice. She’s looking at her mobile phone. On do lots of different activities with them?
the table there’s a bottle of milk and a bottle of fruit juice, If I meet my friend quite often then I like to do different
and some plates. One of the plates has some slices of things with him. If I haven’t seen him for a long time then
toast on it. I like to talk to him and hear his news.
Candidate B Do you usually prefer to do things with a lot of friends or
I can see some people cycling in a city. They are cycling just one friend?
on a special path for cyclists, so it is very safe although I like celebrating things like birthdays with lots of friends,
there are a lot of cars on the road. The woman in front is but usually I prefer to spend my free time with one very
wearing a helmet, but the other cyclists aren’t wearing good friend.
one. She’s wearing a blue jacket and carrying a black
bag in a basket on her bicycle. There’s a man behind her Is there a country you’d really like to visit in the future?
wearing a blue T shirt and sunglasses, and he’s carrying Yes, I’d really like to visit Canada. There are lots of
a rucksack on his back. Behind him is a woman who’s mountains and national parks there so I could go
carrying a big bag in her hand. She’s wearing sunglasses walking, and I think it’s a beautiful country.
too. On the left-hand side of the picture there are some
trees, and I can see some people sitting out on benches.
It’s a sunny day. There are some tall buildings in the city.

Part 3
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A: So we have to think about what the young man can
do with his friends on the first day. They could do
something nice like go to the cinema together.
B: Yes, but he hasn’t seen them for a long time, so I think
it’s a good idea for him to spend time talking to them.
They can’t talk in a cinema.
A: That’s true, but it’s not very exciting just sitting in a
café and talking. What about going sightseeing? That
would be fun, and they can show him interesting
places.
B: That’s a good idea, but he might be tired after his
flight. What do you think about going for a long walk
in the countryside? They could talk to each other then.
A: Well, he won’t see many interesting places if they’re in
the countryside. How about a music concert?
B: They can do that in the evening after they’ve spent the
day together.
A: OK — then what about going shopping? Everybody
likes that.
B: No, it’s not very interesting. I think the best idea is the
café so that they can talk.
A: Is that better than sightseeing?
B: I think so. Let’s choose the café — do you agree?
A: Yes, that’s the best idea.

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