READING TEST 03

(Level A2)
Time allowance: 40 minutes

Part 1: Read a text about A travel guide.

For questions 1-8, choose the best option to complete each gap. Write the correct letter (A, B
or C) on your answer sheet.
Example:Susan is (0) … TV now.
0. A. watching B. looking C. seeing
Answer sheet: 0. A

A travel guide

Whether you’re travelling to the islands or the mountains of Thailand, you’re likely to..(1)..at
least one night in its capital city on the way. Bangkok might be noisy and polluted but it’s also
an exciting city with plenty of things to see and do.

Where to stay and how to get around

The Khao San Road was a famous traveller spot even before Leonardo di Caprio’s character in
the film The Beach ..(2).. there. For something authentic, PhraKanong offers an alternative
place to stay with its fantastic street markets where every day Bangkok people eat, work and
live. You can ..(3).. take a taxi! But there are two much better ways to get around the city. To
explore the temples and historical sites, you can catch an express boat river taxi or a long tail
boat along Chao Phraya River and the canals. For the modern part of the city, Sky train is a
fast, cheap way to travel from the river ..(4).. the shopping malls, nightlife of Sukkumvit and
Chatuchak street market.

Where to eat and what to do

Thai street food is among the ...(5)..in the world, and for around $5 you can eat a filling and
delicious meal. Some food stands ...(6)..little plastic seats where you can sit and eat and they
cook the same dish over and over like fried chicken on rice or Pad Thai noodles. Head for
Chinatown-Yaowarat Street and choose whatever ..(7).. most interesting from the many
excellent Chinese and Thai restaurants. After you’ve seen the main sites like the Giant Buddha
at the temple of Wat Pho and the spectacular Grand Palace, and ..(8).. at Chatuchak market,
check out the snake farm and watch the live snake show. You can even tough a snake yourself
if you want to!

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1. A. spend B. spent C. spending
2. A. stays B. stayed C. staying
3. A. easy B. easier C. easily
4. A. in B. to C. on
5. A. good B. better C. best
6. A. has B. have C. had
7. A. looks B. look C. looked
8. A. shoped B. shopped C. shops

Part 2: Which notice (A-K) says this (9-16)?

For questions 9-16, write the correct letter on your answer sheet.
Example:
It is open from 10am-10pm.
Answer sheet: 0. I A
Dinner is served in the restaurant until
9 If you want to travel from Monday to
10.00 p.m. daily
Friday, this ticket is cheaper.H B
10 This is not good place to leave your TELEPHONE for customers’ use only
bags. F C
Wanted-Sales assistant to help in
11 You must have ticket to go past here. D children’s book department
D
12 Not everyone can make a call from Passengers only go through this gate.
here. B Have your ticket already.
E
13 You can eat here in the evening. A
Just arrived- BLOODSHOT by David
14 You must use this door between these Wilson at Beta Cineplex
F
hours. G
Please do not leave your luggage here
15 There is a new movies on show. E G
Antec Computers! All staff must use
16 They need someone to work here. G light entrance (8 p.m. - 6 a.m.)
H
Buy a new weekly travel ticket here
I
NEW Department store! Open July22nd
Opening times: 10 a.m – 10 p.m. Free
parking for customers only!
K
Under 12s- HALF PRICE

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Part 3: Read the advertisement and the email. Fill in the information in Lyn’s notes.
For questions 17-23, write the information on your answer sheet.
The information should be NO MORE THAN THREE words.

From: Hana
To: Lyn

Good news! Our lecturer says he’ll take us

to Rushmore Mount on March 25th! We’ll
go there by bus. Tickets will be cheaper
because we are students, so I feel excited!
RUSHMORE MOUNT VISIT
Open daily Don’t worry about food and drink – the
school will provide us. Just bring along
Music shows – 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. your hat or umbrella.
Prices See you at the university entrance at 7 a.m.
Children: free If you have queries, phone Mrs. Smith at
Students: $30 +1 (202) 861-0737.
Adults: $50

Lyn's Notes
Class visit
Trip to: Rushmore Mount.
Date: 17. March 25th

Travel there by: 18. Bus

What to take: 19. hat and umbrella

Meeting place: 20. the university

First show starts at: 21. 2PM

Students price: 22. $30

+1(202)861-0737
Mrs. Smith’s phone number: 23.

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Part 4: Read a text about A big gift.
For questions 24 – 30, write A, B or C on your answer sheet.

The Statue of Liberty may be one of the biggest presents in history. In 1886 France gave the
United States a huge statue. It is a woman holding a torch high in the air. The torch is the
symbol of freedom. This gift was given to remember the important friendship between
the two countries. One hundred year earlier, France had helped America in its war for
freedom from Britain.

A French sculptor was chose to design the statue. It was a very difficult job because of its
size. He decided to make her skin out of thin copper sheets. The he would attach them to a
mental frame. He asked an engineer to design and build the huge frame. That engineer’s
name was Gustave Eiffel. He would later build the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

The statue was too big to fit on a ship, so it was reduced to 350 pieces and taken to America
in many separate boxes. The builders chose a small island in New York Harbor as the place
to put the statue. The statue was gift; however the US needed to build a base for her to stand
on.

People from all over America sent money to help to build it. The base was finished in the
spring of 1886. They began to put the pieces of the statue together. When the statue was
finished, it was the tallest structure in America. She stands over forty-six meters high, just
one of her fingers is 2.4 meters long!

The statue faces the ocean to welcome ships as they sail into New York. Each year thousands
of visitors come to the island to see her. They can even climbthe 354 steps up into her crown
and look out the windows. She is a symbol of freedom for people all over the world.

24. Lady Liberty is a gift given by… A. America.

B. France.
C. New York.

25. The gift was given to… A. build up the friendship between the people of
France and the people of the United States.
B. remember the war for freedom.
C. remember the famous designer Gustave Eiffel.

26. It was very difficult to make the A. The statue was too small and heavy.
statue because… B. The statue was too short.
C. The statue was too long and big.

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27. People from all over America sent A. the statue
money to build… B. the base.
C. New York harbor.

28. The Statue of Liberty was the A. the world.

tallest structure in B. France.
C. America.

29. The statue faces the ocean to … A. welcome ships as they sail into New York.
B. welcome people from France.
C. welcome visitors from all over the world.

30. Nowadays the Statue of Liberty A. the symbol of feminism.

has been ... B. the symbol of freedom.
C. the symbol of love.