@& CAMBRIDGE A2 WITH ANSWERS AUTHENTIC PRACTICE TESTSTest 1 READING AND WRITING (60 minutes) PART 1 QUESTIONS 1-6 For each question, choose the correct answer Chloe wants Susie A. toclean her room. B_ to stop working at home. © to tidy up the living room. 2 What is this message asking students to do? STUDENTS! Cleaners are ere A , micrusiees| help keep the kitchen tidy at al times ‘wash up and put things Ee ararvaNeuael B [et the cleaners know when the kitchen’s free the ltchen Thank you! stay out of the kitchen when the cleaners are there 3 What does Anna want Pete to do? ‘A. order a taxi to pick her up from the station Hi oto, Could you get me from the train station B text her when he gets to the station later tonight? | don't think there'll be any © give her a lit from the station “taxis there. Text me E SoNEW STUDENTS Go to Reception to collect your course books before seeing your teacher One double bedroom Just been painted, with new kitchen ‘Simon, Don't forget to bring that book | Tent you to schoo! tomorrow. It was 's0 good | want to read it again. eee) Reading and Writing ‘A New students should go to Reception before they collect their books. B_ Course books will be available at Reception for students. © Teachers will meet the new students at Reception. ‘A. This flatis in a new building. B This flat is ready to move into. © This flat is too small for two people. Why did Gemma contact Simon? A totell him about a book she liked B_ toask him to return her book © to offer to lend him a bookTest 1 PART 2 QUESTIONS 7-13 For each question, choose the correct answer. Sandy Bay HighWood Black Lake 7 Which campsite has an indoor swimming pool? A B c 8 Which campsite offers water sports classes? A B c 8 Which campsite has great views? A B c 40 Which campsite has a shop where people can A B c buy food? 11 Which campsite offers evening activities? A B c 42 Which campsite has lots of space for yourtent? A B c 13 Which campsite has bikes you can borrow? A B c 10Reading and Writing Three great campsites to try this summer Sandy Bay This campsite is on an excellent beach, and has its own surfing school with special prices for ‘campers. You can also learn to windsurf and sail there. The sea is safe for swimming, so it's ‘a great place for families. The large swimming pool is great in summer, and has a wide area of grass around it. Its small supermarket has long opening hours. It doesn't matter what size tent you bring, as the campsite is large and you won't be too near your neighbours! High Wood There are lots of activities you can do at High Wood campsite, from fishing to cycling, and they'll lend you any of the equipment you need. I's not as large as some campsites, but it's clean and modern. It has a fantastic pool with @ roof window which can open and close. ‘There's also a special area where you can watch films or dance under the stars to local bands. For food shopping, try the shop in the nearby village. Black Lake The wonderful thing about Black Lake campsite is waking up in the morning and seeing the beautiful mountains all around you. You don’t have to bring your own tent - there are some already there you can pay to use. There's lots to do - you can swim in the lake or walk in the forest. And don't forget to bring your mountain bike with you! If you want to cook for yourself, the shop in the next village has a good variety of food, "1Test 1 PART 3. QUESTIONS 14-18 For each question, choose the correct answer. Jack Calder Violin player Jack Calder plays in the Australian band, Ocean Blue. Jack Calder started playing the violin when he was ten. ‘My music teacher played and one day he asked if anyone wanted to learn. Some girls put up their hands and so did |. I didn't have a violin, but my uncle said I could use his. The lessons were really hard at first, but playing the violin soon became important to me.’ ‘After leaving school, Jack moved to Melbourne. For a time, he preferred listening to music, to playing it. The rock music he listened to sounded very different from violin music, so he bought an electric violin, and started putting the things he liked about rock music into the music he played on his violin. ‘Ayear later, Jack met a small group of Melbourne musicians. ‘We all thought about music in the same way and started Ocean Blue together. A year later, we were playing lots of concerts, ‘and our music was selling well. But we didn't want this to make us different people. We didn’t want to stop being friends.” Jack meets many people who think playing the violin is an unusual career, but he doesn’t agree with them. ‘I think it's the best thing in the world. | guess I'm lucky that way. The internet has changed music, but when | walk into a violin shop it's like entering another world ~ one where time has stopped. Someone has looked after these beautiful old instruments that are two or three hundred years old. | think that’s amazing.’ 1214 15 16 7 18 Reading and Writing What do we learn about Jack in the first paragraph? ‘A He was the only person at schoo! to play the violin. B_ He learned to play on an instrument that he borrowed. © He enjoyed playing the violin as soon as he started learning. What is the writer doing in the second paragraph? ‘A explaining why Jack thought some music was easy to play B saying why only a few people liked the music Jack played © describing how Jack changed the kind of music he played What does Jack say about Ocean Blue? ‘A Nobody in the band liked travelling far to play in a concert. B_ The band members were interested in different kinds of music. Everyone wanted to stay friends when the band became successful. Why does Jack think he is lucky? A He meets lots of people. B He loves what he does. © He has an unusual career. Jack thinks it is a good idea ‘Ato keep some things that people used in the past. B to make more music available on the internet. C —toteach more people to play an instrument. 13Test 1 PART 4 QUESTIONS 19-24 For each question, choose the correct answer. The London Marathon In 1979, two British men called John Disley and Chris Brasher (19) torun the New York Marathon. This 42-kilometre race goes through the city, past many of its famous tourist sights. Disley and Brasher found that it was very different from marathons in the UK. At that (20) .........in the UK, nobody was interested in marathons, but in New York, there were large (21) of people watching, Afterwards, the two men had the (22) of starting a similar race in London. The first London Marathon was in 1981, and over six thousand runners (28) part. Since then, the race has happened every year, and has become popular with runners from all over the world. Over a million people have completed it, and itis (24) on TV in nearly 200 countries. 19 A thought B said © decided 20 A year Bday © time 21 A members B crowds © visitors 22 A idea B answer © fact 23 A stayed B_ took made 24 A shown B_ made © held 14Reading and Writing PART 5 QUESTIONS 25-30 For each question, write the correct answer. Write ONE word for each gap. Exampl [2] ‘Welcome (0) my blog! My name is Mark and I'm 23 years old. | was born in Australia, but | grew (25)... in France. (26) . the moment, | am working in Paris, as a photographer for a fashion magazine. Live near my office and (27) . only takes me ten minutes to get there, Sometimes, | have to travel to other countries to work, (28) ........example, last month | went to (29) ...USA to take photos at a big fashion show. | get to meet a lot of very interesting people. Leave me a message (30) you want to ask me any questions. 15Test 1 PART 6 QUESTION 31 You took part in a sports competition at the weekend. Write an email to your English friend, Robbie. In your email: ‘+ say which sport the competition was for ‘+ explain how you felt at the start of the competition * say how well you did in the competition. Write 25 words or more. Write the em: on your answer sheet. 16