Test 3 answer key with extra explanations

Reading
Part 1
Questions 1–5

1 The correct answer is B: In the notice, ‘one’ refers to ‘a picnic lunch’. Walkers can get
a picnic lunch from the café to take on the walk with them, but only if they order it ‘a day in
advance’. A is incorrect. The walkers are taking picnic lunches with them. C is incorrect.
The notice doesn’t say that walkers can’t use the café car park. It says that there aren’t many
spaces: ‘Café has limited parking’.

2 The correct answer is C: The label says ‘Think about the climate! Save energy and wash at
30oC’. A is incorrect. This isn’t a general instruction. It is only for this piece of clothing. B is
incorrect. The label doesn’t give any information about this. It says that this piece of clothing
should be washed with other clothes that are a similar colour.

3 The correct answer is B: Domenico asks ‘Can you get the tickets as soon as you get to
the cinema?’ Ana will probably arrive before Domenico because he explains ‘I’m going to be
delayed (late)’. A is incorrect. Domenico says that he is ‘going to be delayed (late)’. But he
doesn’t say that he will miss the start of the film. C is incorrect. Domenico wants to avoid being
in a queue. If Ana buys the tickets, they ‘won’t have to stand in a long queue’.

4 The correct answer is A: In the notice, ‘Failing to do this’ means not returning library books
within 30 days. If students don’t bring the books back ‘within 30 days (on time)’, this ‘will lead to
a fine’. In other words, students will have to pay some money. B is incorrect. The notice doesn’t
say that students can pay to keep the books for longer. They have to pay if they return the
books late. The fine is a kind of punishment. C is incorrect. The notice doesn’t say this.

5 The correct answer is C: Joanna asks Peter ‘So do you think you can make other
arrangements to get there (to college) instead of going with me?’ A is incorrect. Joanna is
talking about her lecture, not Peter’s lecture. B is incorrect. Joanna says ‘I don’t need to drive
into college until later’ and asks Peter to make other arrangements.

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Part 2
Questions 6–10

6 The correct answer is G: Asma loves cycling. The advertisement for Terra Holidays says
‘If you’re more into biking than hiking, then this is the holiday for you!’ Asma also wants to be
able to relax after a busy day. The advertisement for Terra Holidays says ‘after a long day, sit by
the pool and enjoy a cool drink!’ Asma would like to try the local food. The advertisement for
Terra Holidays says ‘Each lunchtime, we’ll stop at a restaurant and taste typical dishes from the
region’. So Terra Holidays provides everything that Asma wants. F is incorrect. Coral River may
look possible, but the advertisement doesn’t mention local food.

7 The correct answer is C: Dan is a biology student and has an interest in sea life. At Mari
Resort, ‘you can … take a trip in a glass-bottomed boat to see the creatures beneath the
waves’. Dan wants to try doing a few water sports. At Mari Resort, ‘you can have a go at
sailing and surfing’. Dan would like to sleep in a tent among trees. Mari Resort ‘is located in
pine forests on the coast’ and people can ‘stay in our peaceful campsite’. So Mari Resort
provides everything that Dan wants. B is incorrect. Adventure Trips may look possible, but the
advertisement doesn’t mention camping (sleeping in a tent).

8 The correct answer is A: Tilda enjoys meeting new people. The advertisement for Setty
National Park says ‘you’ll have plenty of time to make friends’. Tilda likes hiking in the
countryside. The advertisement for Setty National Park says ‘If you enjoy standing on a hill
you’ve just walked up, far from any towns, looking at the views, then join us’. Tilda wants to
sleep somewhere comfortable, and doesn’t like camping. The advertisement for Setty National
Park says ‘You’ll spend every night in one of the area’s top hotels’. So Setty National Park
provides everything that Tilda wants. D is incorrect. North Island may look possible, but the trip
involves camping: ‘we’ll cook together on the campfire’.

9 The correct answer is E: Archie is looking for an activity-filled holiday where he can dive and
swim. The advertisement for Sunshine Holidays says ‘However you enjoy spending time in the
water, you can do it with us’. Archie is happy to stay in basic accommodation and cook his own
meals. With Sunshine Holidays, you will ‘stay in a simple wooden hut with a kitchen’. Archie
is keen to try a fun or unusual local activity. The advertisement for Sunshine Holidays says
‘Performers from nearby villages come along to teach guests their unique style of dancing –
we’re sure you haven’t done anything like this before!’ So Sunshine Holidays provides everything
that Archie wants. B is incorrect. Adventure Trips may look possible, but the advertisement
doesn’t mention diving and it offers ‘luxury accommodation’.

10 The correct answer is H: Mia is very interested in nature, and would like to visit a place with
wildlife that most people have never seen. At Jungle Camp, you can ‘see plants and animals like
nowhere else on Earth’. Mia likes taking photos. The advertisement for Jungle Camp says ‘don’t
forget your camera!’ Mia wants something sociable to do in the evenings. The advertisement
for Jungle Camp says ‘Join everyone after dinner for board games’. So Jungle Camp provides
everything that Mia wants. F is incorrect. Coral River may look possible, but the advertisement
doesn’t mention doing anything sociable in the evenings.

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Part 3
Questions 11–15

11 The correct answer is A: In the first paragraph, Gina says ‘Once I even decorated a castle
with flowers for a wedding. It took a huge amount of work, but I was really proud of the job we’d
done’. B is incorrect. Gina says she ‘take[s] part in photo sessions for businesses’, but she
doesn’t mention visiting other businesses. C is incorrect. Gina doesn’t take the photographs
herself in the photo sessions – she provides the flowers. D is incorrect. Gina says she has all
kinds of customers, but she doesn’t say that she prefers some customers to others.

12 The correct answer is D: In the second paragraph, Gina says ‘My day starts at 4 a.m. … but
it’s never bothered me – I’m excited about what I do’. A is incorrect. Gina says that most people
are asleep at 4 a.m., but she doesn’t say anything about needing more sleep herself. B is incorrect.
Gina notices the cold weather: ‘It’s often colder than I’d like’. C is incorrect. Gina says her friends
think that she ‘must be crazy’ to get up so early, so they think she is doing something difficult.

13 The correct answer is A: In the third paragraph, Gina says ‘I’m not so keen on having to
argue about prices with the flower-sellers … Flowers aren’t cheap, so I have to try to get the
best price possible’. B is incorrect. Gina doesn’t say that this is a problem. C is incorrect. Gina
says that her personal tastes are often different from her customers’ tastes, but she doesn’t
say that she can’t remember what they ordered. D is incorrect. At the flower market, there
are ‘flowers from all over the world’. Gina says that ‘It isn’t always possible to find customers’
choices – not all flowers are available all year’, but it doesn’t mean that the choice is very limited.

14 The correct answer is D: Gina says ‘I like thinking about how I can put together the nicest
possible flowers for the amount of money someone wants to spend’. So Gina says she has to do
difficult things, but she enjoys it. A is incorrect. Gina doesn’t say she feels guilty. She charges the
amount that her customers want to spend. She doesn’t ask them to pay more than they want to.
B is incorrect. It is Gina who sometimes asks people to change their minds: ‘I sometimes have to
ask them to think again’. C is incorrect. Gina doesn’t say this anywhere in this paragraph.

15 The correct answer is B: In the first paragraph, Gina mentions ‘people buying them (flowers)
for friends or for their homes’. In other words, for small occasions. She says that she sells flowers to
hotels and offices, and provides flowers for photo sessions. She also mentions providing flowers for
a wedding in a castle, which was a big occasion. A is incorrect. In the third paragraph, Gina says
that she buys ‘flowers from all over the world’, not only locally grown flowers. C is incorrect. Gina
and her staff create the flower displays in her shop – the customers don’t do it. She describes this
in the final paragraph. D is incorrect. In the third paragraph, Gina says ‘It isn’t always possible to
find customers’ choices’ because ‘not all flowers are available all year’.

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Part 4
Questions 16–20

16 The correct answer is B: In the answer sentence, ‘This’ refers to ‘the family lived in a
number of different towns when Jenny was a child’ in the text before the gap. ‘However’ after
the gap shows that a different idea is coming. The text in the gap mentions a disadvantage, and
in the text after the gap, we are told that ‘there were some advantages’.

17 The correct answer is H: In the answer sentence, ‘each new floor’ is about the floors in the
‘new apartment blocks’ in the text before the gap. ‘this early experience’ in the text after the gap
refers to ‘watching as each new floor was added’ in the answer sentence.

18 The correct answer is D: In the answer sentence, ‘there’ refers to ‘a very good school’ in the
text before the gap, and ‘it’ in the answer sentence refers to ‘art’ in the text before the gap.

19 The correct answer is F: In the answer sentence, ‘use other things, like glass’ means use
other materials. It refers to ‘materials such as wood, stone and metal’ in the text before the gap,
and to ‘out of paper’ in the sentence after the gap.

20 The correct answer is A: In the answer sentence, ‘they’ refers to ‘ideas for her sculptures’ in
the text before the gap.

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Part 5
Questions 21–26

21 The correct answer is C: The phrasal verb ‘throw away’ describes what people do with
rubbish that they don’t want any more. ‘take away’, ‘give away’ and ‘put away’ are all phrasal
verbs too, but they don’t make sense in this sentence.

22 The correct answer is B: The word needed here must mean how big or small an object is,
and the only word that means this is ‘size’. ‘the size of something’ means ‘the same size as
something’.

23 The correct answer is C: The phrasal verb ‘end up’ means where something is when it
stops moving, or finishes its journey. ‘keep up’, ‘grow up’ and ‘catch up’ are all phrasal verbs
too, but they don’t make sense in this sentence.

24 The correct answer is D: The verb here is in the passive form. The text says that sea
creatures collect the little pieces of plastic. ‘search’ and ‘look’ must be followed by ‘for’. And
‘hunt’ doesn’t make sense here in this sentence.

25 The correct answer is C: The word for a particular type of animal is ‘species’. The plural
form is the same as the singular noun. Other nouns don’t make sense in this sentence.

26 The correct answer is B: The verb here is in the passive form. ‘affect’ means ‘have an effect
on’. The problem has affected cod, penguins and dolphins. The other verbs don’t have this
meaning and don’t make sense here.

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Part 6
Questions 27–32

27 The correct answer is ‘used’: We use the verb ‘used to’ to talk about something that was
true in the past, but isn’t true now. The old cinema wasn’t very good. The new cinema is much
better.

28 The correct answer is ‘have’: ‘have’ is the auxiliary verb needed to form the Present Perfect
of the verb ‘take’.

29 The correct answer is ‘so’: ‘so’ + adjective + ‘that’ is being tested here.

30 The correct answer is ‘if’, ‘when’, ‘whenever’ or ‘provided’: This can either be a
conditional sentence (zero conditional) with ‘if’ or ‘provided’ (‘provided’ means if, and only if) or
a sentence with a time clause using ‘when’ or ‘whenever’ (‘whenever’ means every time).

31 The correct answer is ‘will’: The writer is predicting that something will be true in the future.

32 The correct answer is ‘your’: A possessive adjective must be used with the adjective ‘own’
(my own, your own, her own, etc.). Here, the subject is ‘you’ and the possessive adjective that
goes with ‘you’ is ‘your’.

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