Full name: ____________________________________ Class: ___________

ANSWER SHEET
1. 6. 11. 16.
2. 7. 12. 17.
3. 8. 13. 18.
4. 9. 14. 19.
5. 10. 15. 20.

READING TEST
READING 1: Which notice (A-H) says this (1-5)

A
1. They need someone to work here.

Grey’s books
2. A special visitor is coming to the shop. B Famous children’s writer, Michael Ben, here
on Monday 25th

3. Go here if you need help. SALE

C
All travel books - half price

4. This has moved to a different place.

Coffee shop 1st floor
D Hot drinks & snacks
9:30 - 6:30
5. There is a new book on sale.

Just arrived! The teenage Diaries

E
By Judy Watson

F Can’t find the right book?

Ask at the reception desk

WANTED - Sales assistant

G
help in children’s book store

H New for customers

Visit our new website to order your books

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READING 2: Read the article about Esther and then answer the questions. For questions
1-7,check the correct answer A, B or C.
ESTHER'S STORY
When Esther left school at the age of sixteen, her aunt Flory gave
her £500 for her birthday. Most of Esther's friends decided to go
to college, but Esther used her aunt's money to start her own
business. She bought fruit, sugar and some glass jars and began
making her own jam. She sold the jam for £1 a jar to her friends
and she soon doubled her aunt's £500.

At first, her parents didn't want Esther to spend her time making jam and they thought
that she should study instead. They hoped that one day she would be a teacher or a
doctor. But Esther didn't listen to them. She just kept on making jam. After a few months,
she started selling it to the local market. Then she started making orange juice. She
sold this to a school where one of her friends worked.

After two years, her business was very large and her parents were very pleased with
her. She made all kinds of food which she sold to shops and supermarkets. She was so
busy that she had to get some people to work for her.

6. Why did Aunt Flory give Esther some money?

A. Esther asked for it.
B. Esther's friends needed it.
C. It was a present.
7. After she left school, Esther __________.
A. went to college.
B. started her own business.
C. worked for her aunt.
8. Why did Esther make jam?
A. She liked to eat it.
B. She had a lot of fruit.
C. She wanted to make money.
9. When Esther left school, her parents wanted her to _________.
A. go to college.
B. be a businesswoman.
C. work in a market.
10. Esther sold orange juice to __________.
A. the focal market.
B. a school.
C. her friends.
11. Esther's parents were happy because Esther ________.
A. cooked for them.
B. was busy.
C. had a good business.
12. After two years, Esther ________.
A. paid people to help her.
B. worked in a supermarket.
C. opened a shop.

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READING 3: Read the article about Marco Polo. Are the following sentences ‘TRUE’ or
‘FALSE’ ? If there is not enough information, choose ‘NOT GIVEN’.

A long journey
Where did the Polo family come from? They were a rich family and they lived in Italy
over 750 years ago. They travelled all over the Mediterranean. They bought and sold
things like gold and silver. Marco was born in 1254 in Venice.
Marco was only six years old when his father and uncle went on their first journey to
China. In China, they met the King of the Mongols, Kublai Khan.

Marco didn’t see his father again for nine

years. He was 15 when his father and uncle
returned from China. The next time his father
and uncle decided to go to China they took
Marco with them. This was in 1271. They went
by ship to Turkey and then used horses. It was
a long journey.

In 1275 they arrived in Khanbalik (modern Beijing) and saw Kublai Khan. He talked to
them and asked them many questions. He liked Marco and so he gave him a job. What
did Marco do in China? Well, he travelled all over the country. He saw that the Chinese
used paper money and used a machine to print books.

He visited Kinsai (modern Hangzhou) many times. He said that the people in Kinsai wore
beautiful clothes and ate good food. There were ten big markets in Kinsai and they sold
everything people wanted.

Marco stayed in China for 17 years. The journey home took Marco and his family two
years. In Italy, Marco decided to write a book about his life in China. Many people didn’t
believe Marco’s stories at first. Later, they believed him. Marco died in 1324.

13. Marco Polo lived over 1000 years ago.

A. TRUE B. FALSE C. NOT GIVEN
14. Marco came from Italy.
A. TRUE B. FALSE C. NOT GIVEN
15. Marco first went to China when he was six years old.
A. TRUE B. FALSE C. NOT GIVEN
16. It took Marco and his family a long time to get to China.
A. TRUE B. FALSE C. NOT GIVEN
17. Marco travelled to China by boat and on a horse.
A. TRUE B. FALSE C. NOT GIVEN
18. Marco liked Kublai Khan very much.
A. TRUE B. FALSE C. NOT GIVEN
19. Marco felt excited when he first saw the people in Kinshasa wearing beautiful
clothes and eating good food..
A. TRUE B. FALSE C. NOT GIVEN
20. Maro took a long time to write his book about China.
A. TRUE B. FALSE C. NOT GIVEN

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