PET 1 TEST 4 Reading

Part 1
Questions 1-5
Look at the text in each question.
What does it say?
Mark the correct letter A, B or C on your answer sheet

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Part 2
Questions 6-10
The young people below all want to do something special this Saturday.
On the opposite page there are descriptions of eight events.
Decide which event would be the most suitable for the following people.
For questions 6-10 mark the correct letter (A-H) on your answer sheet.



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Part3
Questions 11-20
Look at the sentences below about a trip to an Ocean Centre.
Read the text on the opposite page to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, mark A on your answer sheet.
If it is not correct, mark B on your answer sheet


11. Rebecca Hardy's home is close to the coast.

12. At the Ocean Centre, you can see fish from both seas and rivers.

13. All the creatures that are on display at the Centre are harmless.

14. The admission fee for the Centre goes towards environmental projects.

15. Rebecca was allowed to feed the fish at the Centre.

16. Rebecca had to book in advance to see the fish at their feeding time.

17. The Ocean Centre has the largest collection of seahorses in the world.

18. Flebecca was pleased that she was able to see baby seahorses in the exhibition.

19. Each day, the Centre holds lots of talks on different topics.

20. Rebecca found she could leave and return to the Centre during her visit without paying
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Part 4
Questions 21-25
Read the text and questions below.
For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
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Skateboarding
by Rachel Martin, aged 11
I've practised skateboarding for 18 months now, and I was the youngest person in a street skateboarding competition last year. I spend my free time at my town’s new skatepark — I rarely stay at home and watch TV.
Before the new skatepark was built this year, the nearest skatepark was in a town 10 km away. Some of my older friends went there, but my mum wouldn’t let me go because I wasn’t old enough. The only place to skate was on the pavements, but then I fell and injured my arm I wasn’t popular with pedestrians either, so I stopped! Nowadays, though, I can use the new skatepark in the evenings — it’s got huge lights, so you can use it even at night.
We’ve got a skatepark at our school now, too. It keeps us fit! The school skatepark is dangerous for smaller children like my little brother, though, as the teenage students also use their rollerskates or ride their BMX bikes there. I guess they prefer it because the skatepark in town is pretty busy.
I’ve always found schoolwork easy, but skateboarding is hard! My favourite trick is jumping
over boxes. Doing things like that really makes you concentrate, which is a challenge, but it’s
something I really enjoy. My older sister works as a skateboard instructor, so one day I'd like
to be like her. It’s unusual for girls to skate around here, so although I love it, it’s a bit lonely.
I'd like more girls to join in!
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21. In this text Rachel Martin

22. Why was it hard for Rachel to go skateboarding last year?

23. What does Rachel say about the skatepark at her school?

24. What does Rachel like about skateboarding?

25. Which of the following might Rachel write in her diary?

Part 5
Questions 26-35
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Example:
0.   A   see           B  look         C  show           D  visit
Answer: A
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Summer Work in Reykjavik
If you take a walk through Reykjavik - the capital of Iceland — this summer, you’ll groups of young people working in parks, gardens and green areas around the city. Most (26) .................. these kids are in high school but they (27) .....................the summer keeping the city green as part of a program (28) ..................... as ‘work school’.
The ‘work school’ (29) ...................... of a surprisingly large (30) ...................... of Reykjavik' s teenagers. Roughly 75% of Reykjavik’s 14-year-olds and 60% of the city’s 16-year—olds take
They get paid for their work, and at the same time they (32) ...................... .the environment of
They also learn (33) ......................to work as a member of a team which is (34) ..............  an adult. This experience provides them with useful skills for (35) ......................  they leave education and enter the world of work.
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