Practice Test 3 Pet

PRACTICE 3
A. SPEAKING
Part 1 (2-3 minutes): You may choose to ask either of these TWO topics below.
TRAVEL
1. How many places have you travelled to?
2. Who do you usually go with?
3. What’s your favourite tourist attraction?
4. Have you ever been abroad?
5. What language do you use when traveling?
6. What do you usually do during your trip?
7. What do you do to prepare for your trip?
8. What do you usually bring when you travel?
9. Do you prefer traveling by car, train or plane?
10. Do you prefer traveling alone or joining a guided tour?
PARTIES
1. On what occasions do people in your country celebrate parties?
2. Are you a party animal? (Do you like parties?)
3. When do parties often start and finish?
4. Where the parties are usually held?
5. What do you usually wear when you come to a party?
6. What do people do in the parties you attended?
7. Do you enjoy drinking alcohol at the parties?
8. Do people have to bring anything to the party?
9. Why do people, especially the youth, love going to parties?
10. When did you last have a party?
Part 2 (2-3 minutes): Picture Description
Examiner: Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m going to give
each of you a picture of people visiting towns. Candidate A, here is your picture. Please show
it to Candidate B, but I’d like you to talk about it. Candidate B, you just listen. I’ll give you
your picture in a moment. Candidate A, please tell us what you can see in your picture.
(Candidate A: Talk in one minute.)
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Examiner: That’s alright. Thank you, Candidate A. Now, Candidate B, here is your
picture. It also shows people visiting towns. Please show it to Candidate A and tell us what
you can see in the picture.
(Candidate B: Talk in one minute.)
Part 3: (3 minutes)
Examiner: Your pictures showed people visiting towns. Now, I’d like you to talk together
about the things you like to do when you visit a town and say why you like to do them
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B. READING
PART 1: Questions 1-5: Choose the best answer A, B, or C.
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PART 2: Questions 6 – 15
Choose the correct word A, B, C or D to complete the text
HONEY
Honey is a sweet liquid made by bees. It (6)…………of water and sugars. Bees may travel as
(7)………. as seventy-five thousand kilometers and visit over two million flowers to produce just
half a kilo of honey. The colour and flavor of honey depend (8)………..the type of flower visited. In
(9)……….., there are more than three hundred (10)………….of honey.
The lighter-coloured ones are generally milder in flavor than darker honey.
In ancient (11)………, honey was the main sweet food, as sugar was very (12)…………Honey was
of great (13)………..to the ancient Egyptians, who used it as payment.
Today, honey is produced and eaten in (14)………….part of the world. Research suggests that it
prevents tiredness and improves athletic performance. However, honey is not just food – it
(15)………….be taken for sore throats and is used in many skin and hair-care products.
PART 3: Questions 16-25: Read the text and decide if the following sentences are correct or
incorrect. Write A for the correct sentence and B for the incorrect one.
16. Bob Rigsby was in Canada in order to study its wildlife.
17. On the first day of getting lost, Bob realised how serious his situation was.
18. Bob had few problems finding something safe to eat in the mountains.
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19. On the fourth day, Bob recognised the place that he was in.
20. Shirley thought that Bob sounded upset on the phone.
21. It was the first time Bob had been missing for such a length of time.
22. The first phone call that Shirley made was to the Canadian embassy.
23. The hotel owner was worried while Bob was absent from the hotel.
24. Employees from the hotel went to look for Bob.
25.Bob says he regrets going into the mountains on his own.
Lost in the Rocky Mountains

Fifty-four-year-old scientist Bob Rigsby was lost for five days in Canada's Rocky Mountains,
and was only rescued after a mobile phone call to his wife, Shirley, over 8,000 km away in
England.
Bob, a British wildlife expert, had been in Vancouver, Canada, giving a talk at a conference
on the environment. When it was over, he travelled to the Rocky Mountains and checked into
The Maple Leaf hotel. He then set off on a short walk to look at the local plant and animal life.
After a couple of hours, he realised he had taken a wrong turning on the mountain path, but was
sure he could easily get back to the hotel. Even when night fell, he remained confident.
But, after walking for several hours the next day, it became clear to Bob that he was in
trouble. 'I had my mobile phone with me, but the battery was almost dead. I thought I could
probably make just one call but I didn't know the number of my hotel and I didn't want to worry
my family unless I really had to.' Bob carried on walking for three more days. He knew which
wild plants he could safely eat and he had little trouble finding them. When he was thirsty he
drank from streams.
On the fourth day, he reached a forest that he knew he had walked through the previous day.
His heart sank. He realised it was hopeless and decided to call his family in England. 'He was
quite calm when he spoke to me on the phone,' says Shirley. He appeared to be in control of the
situation, in spite of everything. He'd been lost a few times before, but never for so many days
— that's why this time was different.' She immediately contacted The Maple Leaf hotel, after a
quick call to the Canadian embassy in London to get its phone number. 'We're always anxious if
our guests are away for a long time,' says Greg McCaffrey, the hotel's owner. 'But that week
several of our English visitors had gone to the city for a few days to watch the hockey games,
and we thought Mr Rigsby had gone too.' As soon as Shirley phoned, hotel staff called the rescue
service, who sent out a search party for the scientist. They found him in a cave some hours later,
very tired, but, apart from some cuts and scratches, quite unhurt.
I've learnt my lesson,' says Bob. 'I admit I was stupid to set off like that without a guide. I
never want an experience like that again!'
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Part 4: Questions 26-30: Read the text and answer the questions by choosing A, B, C
or D
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C. LISTENING
Track 9
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Track 10
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Track 11
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Track 12
D. WRITING
Part 1
Part 2
Write a 100-word passage to talk about the activities you like doing at the weekends.
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