PRACTICE TEST

PAPER 1 LISTENING
(approximately 20 minutes and 5 minutes tranfer time onto the ANSWER SHEET)
Part 1 Questions 1 – 5
Listen to the talk and complete the following questions with ONE WORD ONLY. You will
listen to the talk TWICE.
1. The festival is always on the fourth Sunday in (1) __________.
2. Thousands of the local people and (2) __________ come to the city.
3. Groups of the local people wear (3) __________ clothes and make-up.
4. The music was really (4) __________.
5. The local food was (5) __________.
Part 2 Questions 6 – 10
You will hear 5 short conversations. You will listen to each conversation TWICE. There is
1 question for each conversation. For questions 6 – 10, choose the correct answer A, B or C.
6. Which T-shirt does the woman going to buy?

A B C
7. When is the girl’s swimming lesson next week?

A B C
8. Which bus stop does the woman need?

A B C

9. What is the man’s raincoat?

A B C
10. Which is the office manager?

A B C

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1. Which notice (A, B or C) says these statements? For each question, mark A, B or C on
your answer sheet.
1. You will need to take a heavy sweater or jacket with you.

TODAY MACHINE WASHABLE

We buy and sell
Day trip to the mountains (40OC)
second-hand WASH DARK COLOURS
A clothes Wear something
B warm! C
SEPARATELY
A B C
2. If you have lost a book, call this number.

Dictionary found. LOST! Math book! CAN’T FIND RIGHT BOOK?

Phone Simon on $10 for its safe return. Call Call the librarian for help.
534627 to get it back. 96543

A B C
3. Always keep your bags with you.

Only take small CITY AIRPORT

Do not leave your WE BUY AND SELL SECOND-
bags into the library
luggage unattended HAND BAGS

A B C
4. You pay less to eat at this time.

All meals CROSSROAD CAFÉ TWO MEALS FOR THE PRICE

HALF-PRICE Good, cheap food 24 hours OF ONE WITH THIS VOUCHER
5-6 pm a day

A B C
5. Parents should not let their children play here.

THIS BAG IS NOT A TOY! KEEP Sorry! DO NOT GO NEAR THE

AWAY FROM CHILDREN Restaurant close RUINS. DANGER OF
today FALLING STONES

A B C
Chị đổi đáp án câu 5 do bài này chưa có đáp án C.
2. Read the article about the Notting Hill Carnival by Simone Watkins and then answer the
questions. For each question, mark A, B or C on your answer sheet.
My Carnival
London’s Notting Hill Carnival is the biggest street festival in Europe. There are large festivals
in Germany too, but only the carnival, in Rio in Brazil is bigger.
It’s on the last weekend in August and more than fifty bands and discos drive through the streets
on trucks playing really loud West Indian music. My granddad is eighty now and he’s played in
every carnival since it began forty-five years ago. My dad’s in a reggae group and he’s teaching
me to play the drums. I want to have my own band one day.
Between the bands, there are parades of dancers in fantastic costumes. My family all dance with
Dad’s band. Mum starts planning the costumes for a year before and my sister and I help her to
make them during the school holidays. This year Mum and I have pink dresses and tights, with a
white belt and cap. The boys have pink suits too. My brother says he hates the color but he still
enjoys being in the parade.
My older sister’s costume is a swimsuit with lots of gold and silver decorations, and silver shoes.
Her head-dress is very heavy and almost a metre high – she found dancing in it difficult at first.
I love getting ready for the carnival. That’s why I never feel sad when it ends because I know
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1. How many carnivals has Simone’s grandfather been in?

A. 45 B. 50 C. 80
2. Simone hopes to
A. join her father’s band. B. learn to play an instrument. C. have her own band
3. What does Simone say about her mother?
A. She no longer dances in the carnival.
B. She spends a year making the costumes.
C. She works as a school teacher.
4. Simone’s carnival cap is the same color as her
A. dress B. belt C. tights
5. Simone’s brother doesn’t like
A. dancing with his sisters.
B. helping his mother.
C. wearing his costume.
6. Simone’s sister had problems dancing because
A. her headdress was so large.
B. her shoes were so high.
C her dress was so heavy.
7. How does Simone feel at the end of the carnival?
A. Tired after so much work.
B. Excited about the next one.
C. Glad that it’s finished.

3. Read the following sentences. For each question, choose the best word/phrase (A, B, C or
D). Mark A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. Listen! The children _________ an English song.
A. sings B. sing C. is singing D. are singing
2. Do you need _________ onions to make your curry?
A. much B. a lot C. some D. many
3. To make this kind of soup, first you wash some tomatoes and _________ them.
A. mix B. chop C. pour D. spread
4. This new car _________ him a lot of money.
A. spent B. paid C. cost D. change
5. What _________ Ba _________ from Liz last week?
A. was / receive B. were / receive C. did / receive D. do / receive
6. They have a big family, _________ they bought a big car.
A. so B. and C. but D. because
7. These shoes are too small for me. Can I try on something _________?
A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. the biggest
8. On 12 June, hundreds of people _________ by sea and by air to meet the May Flower II.
th

A. sailed B. traveled C. flew D. drove

9. – I hear that there is a new student in your class. What is he like?
– _________.
A. He likes soccer B. He is handsome and funny
C. He don’t like fishing D. He likes it very much
10. There is a woman standing in front _________ the picture.
A. of B. on C. at D. in
11. I feel so hot. __________ your car __________ air-conditioning?
A. Have / got B. Do / have got C. Has / got D. Does / have got
12. I think this romantic film is ______________ film I have ever seen.
A. boring B. more boring C. most boring D. the most boring
13. – Would you like to have dinner with me?
– _________.
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A. Yes, I’d love to B. Yes, so do I C. I’m very happy D. Yes, it is
14. Everyone had _________ at the festival. The music and dancing was so good that we stayed
until after midnight.
A. noisy B. fun C. exciting D. relaxing
15. In winter, children should wear _________ to keep their feet warm.
A. gloves B. socks C. jumper D. trousers
16. It was _________ to lose the way in the city.
A. annoying B. annoyed C. interesting D. interested
4. Read the article about a young racing driver. Are the following sentences ‘Right’ (A) or
‘Wrong’ (B)? If there is not enough information to answer ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B),
choose ‘Doesn’t say’ (C). For each question, mark A, B or C on your answer sheet.
Jann Mardenborough
Jann Mardenborough has loved cars since he was given a toy one as a baby. He loved them so
much that when he was eight, his father took him to a place where children race small cars called
karts. Staff at the kart centre told Jann he drove so well, and he might one day become a racing
driver. Unfortunately, the kart centre closed soon afterward, and there wasn’t another one near
enough to his home that he could get to.
As he couldn’t race karts any more, Jann decided to try computer racing games. After lots of
practice, he became very good. However, he never told his parents what he was doing. Then, one
day, when he was 18, he told them he was one of the top ten winners of a computer racing
competition. They were very surprised. His prize was to drive a real car in a race against the
other nine top players.
It was Jann’s first time in a racing car, but, amazingly, he won the race! The prize this time was a
free course to learn to be a racing driver. He did really well, and has found a job driving in a
racing team.
1. When he was a child, workers at the kart centre said Jann was a good driver.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
2. Jann stopped racing karts because he became bored with it.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
3. Jann was good at computer racing games immediately.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
4. Jann played computer racing games with school friends.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
5. Jann told his parents about the computer competition after it ended.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
6. The people Jann raced against were from different countries.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
7. Jann’s parents had to pay for his driving course.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
PAPER 3 WRITING (20 minutes)
Use the following words to make complete sentences. You can make necessary changes
to the words, but do not change their order. Write the answer on your Answer sheet.
1. She / have got / big / eye / round / face?
Has she got big eyes and a round face?
2. Friend / I / go / art gallery / tomorrow / morning.
My friend and I are going to the art gallery tomorrow morning.
3. John / leave / cinema / because / film / boring.
John left the cinema because the film was boring.
4. Antarctica / be / cold / place / in / world.
Antarctica is the coldest place in the world.
5. I / interested / exhibition / Anglo-Saxon / object.
I am interested in the exhibition about Anglo-Saxon Objects.