The document contains a practice English test with multiple choice, matching, sentence transformations, and listening comprehension questions. It covers topics like a swimming competition, flight information, a shoe shop, and a canal boat trip. The test is assessing reading comprehension, grammar, and ability to understand short dialogues.

1. TEST 1
Reading: multiple choice and matching
Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Choose the correct answer A, B or C.
Here’s an example:
A. Valuable objects are removed at night.
B. Valuables should not be left in the van.
C. This van is locked at night.
The correct answer is A.
To:
From:
Re:
Mike
Sue
Swimming competition
Could you e-mail the events list –
didn’t get all the details down at
our meeting. Sorry you’re not fit
enough. Wish me luck.
A. Mike didn’t attend the meeting about the
swimming competition.
B. Sue’s notes on the swimming competition are
incomplete.
C. Mike and Sue are both taking part in the
swimming competition.
1.
A. Reduce speed if there is a pedestrian on this
path.
B. Pedestrians should take care if they see a cyclist
on the path.
C. Leave the cycle path if there are no people on
foot.
2.
Please note there are no
flight announcements –
passengers must check
the flight information
screens
3.
A. You must find out the time your flight leaves
from your booking information.
B. You will not hear any flight information so read
the screens instead.
C. You should check that the screen gives the same
flight information as your ticket.

2. A. Joe’s shoes will be delivered to the shoe shop on
Thursday.
B. The shoe shop will order Joe’s shoes before
Thursday.
C. Joe needs to go to the shoe shop by Thursday.
4.
CUSTOMERS NOTE:
This store is going to
Store will not open until
10am on Thursday
because of staff training.
A. Open later than normal on Thursday morning.
B. Close from 10am for staff training.
C. Interview new staff on Thursday morning.
5.
Writing: sentence transformation
Here are some sentences about a canal boat. For each question, complete the 2nd sentence so
that it means the so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.
Example:
We had not been on a canal boat for two years.
It was two years since we had been on a canal boat.
1. It took us a long time to decide where to go.
We spent a long time ______________________ where to go.
2. The boat did not move very quickly down the river.
The boat moved very ______________________ down the river.
3. We could not fish in many parts of the river.
We were not ______________________ fish in many parts of the river.
4. There was a small kitchen on the boat.
The boat ______________________ a small kitchen.
5. The sun shone every day of the boat trip.
It was ______________________ every day of the boat trip.

3. Listening: multiple choice (dialogue)
You will hear short dialogues. For each one there will be a question with three possible
answers. Choose the correct picture and put a tick () below it.
Here’s an example: Where did the man leave his camera?
A

B
C
1. What do they order?
A
B
C
2. When will Pete come to pick Dave up?
A
B
C
3. How did the woman get home yesterday?
A
B
C

4. 4. What does the woman decide to buy for Tanya?
A
B
C
5. What will James do on his birthday?
A
B
C
6. Where did the woman leave her notebook?
A
B
C
7. What will the man return to the library?
A
B
C