Reading Practice Test 2 [B1]

Part 1

 – 5 questions –

For each question, choose the correct answer.

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3. Why is David apologising to Maria?

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5.

Part 2

 – 5 questions –

For each question, choose the correct answer.

The people below are all looking for a place to go on holiday.
Look at the descriptions of eight places.
Decide which place would be most suitable for each person.

Part 3

– 5 questions –

Read the text and questions below. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D.

O’Connell Street is the main thoroughfare and is one of the busiest shopping streets in Dublin. Even though it is not a very long street, the locals will proudly tell the visitor that it is the widest street in Europe. This claim often meets with protests, especially from French people, claiming the Champs Elysees of Paris as Europe’s widest street. But the witty Irishman won’t easily relinquish bragging rights and will trump the French visitor with a fine distinction: The Champs Elysees is an avenue; O’Connell is a street. Divided by a few famous monuments running the length of its centre, the street is named after Daniel O’Connell, an Irish patriot. His monument stands at the lower end of the road, facing O’Connell Bridge. O’Connell stands high above the business people, unhurried crowds of shoppers and students on a large column, surrounded by four angels representing Patriotism, Courage, Eloquence, and Fidelity. Farther up the street on the other side is the famous General Post Office or the GPO, as Dubliners call it. During the Easter Rising of 1916, the GPO was taken over by the Irish Volunteers on Easter Monday and occupied by the revolutionary forces, sparking weeks of armed combat in the heart of Dublin. To this day, three of the angels bear bullet holes – two with a wound in the chest and one in its left arm.

1. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing the text?

2. Dubliners claim that O’Connell Street …

3. What does the author say about the Irish people?

4. The Daniel O’Connell statue stands …

5. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

Part 4

-5 questions-

Five sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question (1-5), choose the correct answer (A-H).
There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.

Part 5

– 6 questions –

Read the text below and choose the correct word (A, B, C or D) for each space.

London Parks

London is famous (1) …. its parks and gardens. Some of them belong to the Crown, but they are all open to the public, and the entrance is free of charge. In St James’s Park, you can watch and (2) …. swans, ducks, geese, and other water birds. Hyde Park (3) …. to be a hunting ground and is still popular with horse riders.

Those who like a good argument should go to the Speakers’ Corner to listen to individuals (4) …. speeches on various subjects. Regent’s Park now houses London Zoo and open-air theatre where Shakespeare’s plays are staged in summer. Not (5) …. the parks are in the city centre. Greenwich and Richmond are located in the suburbs. All these areas of green give the city dwellers an excellent (6) …. to enjoy some peace away from traffic and crowded streets.

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Part 6

-6 questions-

For each question, write the correct answer. Use only one word in each gap.