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MULTI-LEVEL READING TEST

PART 1

Read the text. Fill in each gap with ONE word. You must use a word which is somewhere
in the rest of the text.
Chicago
Keith recently came back from a trip to Chicago, Illinois. This midwestern metropolis is found
along the shore of Lake Michigan. During his visit, Keith spent a lot of time exploring the city
to visit important landmarks and monuments.
Keith loves baseball, and he made sure to take a 1 to Wrigley Field. Not only
did he take a tour of this spectacular stadium, but he also got to watch a Chicago Cubs game.
In the 2 , Keith and the other fans cheered for the Cubs. Keith was
happy that the 3 _ won with a score of 5-4.
Chicago has many historic places to visit. Keith found the Chicago Water Tower impressive
as it is one of the few remaining landmarks to have survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
Keith also took a walk through Jackson Park, a great outdoor space that hosted the World’s
Fair of 1892. The 4 is great for a leisurely stroll, and it still features some of
the original architecture and replicas of monuments that were featured in the World’s Fair.
During the last part of his 5 _, Keith managed to climb the stairs inside of the
Willis Tower, a 110-story skyscraper. Despite the challenge of 6 the many
flights of stairs, Keith felt that reaching the top was worth the effort. From the rooftop,
Keith received a gorgeous view of the city’s skyline with Lake Michigan in the background.

PART 2
Read the texts 1-5 and the statements A-H. Decide which text matches with the situation
described in the statements.

Each statement can be used ONCE only. There are THREE extra statements which you do
not need to use.

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No more than 6 adults SALE TODAY.

A B
in the lift at one time All toys half price

C Teleshop Phonecards, batteries and mobile phone

repairs at lowest prices

CITY HOSPITAL. Public Footpath

D Turn your mobile E No horses,
phone off bicycles or cars

LEARNER'S POOL Cars and minibuses to

F Children under 6 must G rent for 7 to 16
be with an adult! passengers

H Lift not working Please use the stairs

1. You can't call your friends from here.

2. Don't drive or ride here.
3. Groups of over 6 people can travel in these.
4. Things for children cost less at the moment.
5. Bring your phone here if doesn't work.

PART 3
Read the following text about sleep. The text has five paragraphs (1-5). Choose the best
title for each paragraph from A-F below. There is one title you don't need.
A. The reason we dream
B. Changes in sleep routine
C. Sleep and learning
D. How much we sleep
E. Different types of sleep
F. Sleep and good health

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Paragraph 1

Sleep is essential for human life. We can actually live longer without food than without sleep.
Most people spend about a third of their life sleeping. That means during our life we will
spend about twenty-five years asleep. While the average person sleeps about seven hours a
night, some people can manage with as little as four hours. We don't all need the same
amount of sleep.

Paragraph 2

So what happens when we are asleep? There are five stages in a cycle of sleep. Each cycle
lasts about 90 minutes and we often repeat this cycle five times a night. In the first two
stages, we fall into a light sleep. In stages three and four, we are in a deep sleep and our heart
rate and breathing slows down. In stage five, our brain becomes active and our eyes move
around quickly. This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement. It is
during REM sleep that we do all our dreaming.

Paragraph 3

We all know that sleep is good for us, but what are the benefits? One benefit is that it helps
us to resist illness. Without enough sleep, our body cannot fight off colds and the flu as easily.
Your sleep pattern can also affect your diet. Researchers at the University of Chicago
discovered that poor sleep increased a hormone in the body that makes us hungry. This
means that people who sleep badly often eat more high calorie foods and gain more weight.

Paragraph 4

Sleep also plays a part i our performance at school and at work. A number of reports have
shown that children who get a good night's sleep do better in school. Obviously, one reason
for this is that if you are very tired you cannot focus. However, there is another important
reason. Scientists believe that sleep is important for our memory. While we are asleep our
brain deals with information we have learnt and sleep helps strengthen our memories.

Paragraph 5

Another essential part of sleep to understand is our circadian rhythm, or 'body clock'. This is
our body's natural rhythm of sleep. Generally, our body clock tells us to sleep when it is dark
and wake when it is light. However, studies now suggest that young people's body clocks
change when they become teenagers. Some scientists believe that teenagers are not lazy,
but biologically programmed to go to bed later and wake up later.

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PART 4
Read the text. Choose the correct answers (A-D).

Mark Harris is a research scientist at Rothera Research Station, on Adelaide Island in the
Antarctic. We asked Mark what were the best and the worst things about living in the
Antarctic.

‘The best thing about being here is the wonderful view,’ Mark said. ‘On my first day, I was
unlucky because I was ill and had to spend a few days in bed. The station’s doctor thought I’d
eaten something bad at home, or in the station canteen, but I didn’t even go to the canteen.
I think it was the meal I had on the journey across – it didn’t taste right to me. Andso I was
pretty miserable at the beginning. But then I lay in bed during those first days and watched
icebergs drifting past my window. It was amazing! In summer, I like to be outside as much as
possible. One of my jobs is to fly around with other scientists in a helicopter making
observations and checking on experiments. We fly over the most fantastic places. Our pilots
are really skilled. They can land anywhere – even on glaciers!’

‘I try not to think about the bad things, but there are some, of course. I like the food – it’s
actually really good – but we don’t have fresh fruit and vegetables. I often think about the
countryside: the green grass, the trees, and the flowers. I always look forward to seeing it
again. But Rothera is great because there’s always someone to talk to if you’re feeling
unhappy, and someone will always help you with a difficult task. But at the same time people
understand when you want to be alone.’

‘There’s always plenty to do as well. You might think that living in the middle of so much snow
is boring, but it isn’t at all. On good days I like to ski and snowboard, and watch the wildlife.
I play badminton and table tennis at the station, and some nights I go to the gym, so fitness
isn’t a problem. We have video nights and games nights, and we even have cookery and
woodwork lessons. I’ve actually learned some great new skills since I’ve been here. I’ve also
had two holidays, camping. Of course, I’d like to have may friends and family with me, and I
always think about that, but that can’t happen for a while. I have to be patient. All in all, being
at Rothera is a great experience.’

1 Mark thinks he ate something bad …

A. a few days after he arrived at the station.

B. during his trip to the station.
C. before he left home.
D. on the day he arrived at the station.

2 During the summer months, Mark …

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A. files a small plane.

B. travels across the island.
C. works alone.
D. spends his time inside the station.

3 Mark sometimes feels bad because he …

A. dislikes the meals at the station.

B. never has time alone.
C. misses the countryside.
D. finds the work difficult.

4 Mark would like to …

A. see his family more often.

B. have a holiday on the island.
C. learn some new skills.
D. have more opportunity to get fit.

5 The purpose of the article is to …

A. advertise jobs for scientists in the Antarctic.

B. make people aware of the problems in the Antarctic.
C. explain how to become a scientist in the Antarctic.
D. describe everyday life for a scientist in the Antarctic

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PART 5
Rubik's Cube - How the puzzle achieved succes

Erno Rubik first studied sculpture and then later architecture in Budapest, where he went on
to become a teacher of interior design. It was while he was working as a teacher that he
began the preliminary work on an invention that he called the 'Magic Cube'. Rubik was
inspired by geometric puzzles such as the Chinese tangram, a puzzle consisting of various
triangles, a square and a parallelogram which can be combined to create different shapes
and figures. However, unlike the tangram, which is two-dimensional, Rubik was more
interested in investigating how three-dimensional forms, such as the cube, could be moved
and combined to produce other forms.

His design consisted of a cube made up of layers of individual smaller cubes, and each smaller
cube could be turned in any direction except diagonally. To ensure that the cubes could move
independently, without falling apart, Rubik first attempted to join ttogether using elastic
bands. However, this proved to be impossible, so Rubik then solved the problem by
assembling them using a rounded interior. This permitted them to move smoothly and easily.
He experimented with different ways of marking the smaller cubes, but ended up with the
simple solution of giving a different colour to each side. The object was to twist the layers of
small cubes so that each side of the large cube was an identical colour.

Rubik took out a patent for the Cube in 1977 and started manufacturing it in the same year.
The Cube came to the attention of a Hungarian businessman, Tibor Laczi, who then
demonstrated it at the Nuremberg Toy Fair. When British toy expert Tom Kremer saw it, he
thought it was amazing and he persuaded a manufacturer, Ideal Toys, to produce 1 million
of them in 1979. Ideal Toys renamed the Cube after the toy's inventor, and in 1980, Rubik's
Cube was shown at toy fairs all over the world. It won that year's prize in Germany for Best
Puzzle. Rubik's Cube is believed to be the world's best-selling puzzle; since its invention, more
than 300millionCubes have been sold worldwide.

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Questions 1-7 Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Rubik's Cube
Originally named the 1 MAGIC CUBE Rubik's Cube consists of a number of

smaller cubes organised in 2 .

The smaller cubes can be twisted in almost any way, though not 3 . The Cube's
4 is shaped in a way that allows the smaller cubes to move smoothly. Each side
of the smaller cubes has a different colour, and the aim of the puzzle is to organise the cubes
so that the colours on the sides of the large cube are 5 .
The manufacturers of the puzzle changed the name of the Cube to the name of
its 6 it has now sold more than any other 7 in the world.

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Answers

Part 1 Part 3 Part 5

1. Visit 1. D 1. Magic cube

2. Stadium 2. E 2. His design
3. Cubs 3. F 3. Diagonally
4. Park 4. C 4. Interior
5. Visit 5. B 5. Identical colour
6. Climbing 6. Inventor
Part 4 7. Puzzle
Part 2 1. B
2. B
1. D 3.C
2. E 4. A
3. G 5. D
4. B
5. C

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