MID-LEVEL READING Test
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READING 1
PREVIEWING A TEXT
1 Look at the article below. Read the title and the first paragraph. Circle the correct answers.
1 The women in the article are
a mother and daughter. b grandmother and aunt. c sisters.
2 The text is about
a tennis players. b holidays. c hobbies.
3 The text is from a
a newspaper. b book. c website.
Famous sisters: Venus and Serena Williams
1 V
enus and Serena Williams are tennis players. They are also sisters. They are from the United States. They play
tennis around the world. Sometimes the sisters play tennis together. It is very exciting to watch them play tennis!
2 W
hen Venus and Serena were children, their family moved to Compton, California, in the US. Their father
and mother are tennis coaches. They taught Venus and Serena to play tennis. Venus and Serena became very
good tennis players.
3 V
enus’s date of birth is 17 June, 1980. She lives in Florida in the USA. At university, Venus studied interior
design and business. Venus is interested in fashion. She designs her own clothing. She is a businesswoman,
and she also writes books. She is very busy.
4 S erena’s date of birth is 26 September, 1981. Serena also lives in Florida. Serena’s husband is Alexis Ohanian.
Their daughter was born in 2017. Her name is Alexis Olympia Ohanian. Serena is interested in languages. She
speaks English and French, and a little Spanish and Italian.
5 Venus
and Serena travel often. They play tennis in many countries, like the US, France, Australia and the UK.
They are two of the best tennis players in the world.
ANNOTATING A TEXT
2 Read the questions. Then underline the word(s) in the article which answer the questions.
1 Where are Venus and Serena Williams from? (Paragraph 1)
2 What do their parents do? (Paragraph 2)
3 What year was Venus born? (Paragraph 3)
4 What year was Serena born? (Paragraph 4)
5 Where do they live? (Paragraphs 3 and 4)
6 What is Venus interested in? (Paragraph 3)
7 What is Serena interested in? (Paragraph 4)
8 Where do they play tennis? (Paragraph 5)
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3 Number the sentences in the order you read about them in the article. Then use the key words you underlined in
Exercise 2 to complete the sentences.
Their father and mother are .
Venus is interested in .
Venus and Serena travel often. They play tennis in around the world.
Serena also lives in .
Serena is interested in .
Venus and Serena Williams are from .
Serena’s date of birth is 26 September, .
Venus’s date of birth is 17 June, .
READING 2
sCANNING TO FIND INFORMATION
4 Scan the article below. Circle the correct words to make true sentences.
1 Zanzibar is part of the country of Africa / Swahili / Tanzania.
2 There are about 20,000 / 200,000 people in Zanzibar City.
3 The average temperature is between 20°C / 28°C and 30°C / 32°C.
4 The rainy season in Zanzibar is from March to May / June to October / December to February.
5 The main language of Zanzibar is Arabic / English / Swahili.
International travel: Zanzibar
1 Zanzibar is a group of islands in Africa. It is part of the country of Tanzania. Many tourists travel to Zanzibar
to enjoy its beautiful beaches. The climate in Zanzibar is always warm. The average temperatures are between
28°C and 32°C all year round. There is a rainy season in Zanzibar from March to May. During those months,
there is around 300 mm of rainfall per month! The most popular times to visit Zanzibar are in the dry
seasons: from December to February and from June to October.
2 Swahili is the main language in Zanzibar, but many people also
speak Arabic and English. The population of Zanzibar City is about
200,000. Many tourists like to visit Stone Town, the oldest part of
Zanzibar City. There are very old buildings and many restaurants
there. In Zanzibar, you can find food from around the world.
3 If you go to Zanzibar, be ready to relax! When you are in Zanzibar,
you can get up, have breakfast and go to the beach to swim in the
warm ocean. Then take a ride on a small boat called a dhow. In the
evening, you can watch the sunset before you go to dinner. If this
timetable sounds good to you, try Zanzibar for your next holiday. A dhow at sunset
READING FOR MAIN IDEAs
5 Read the article. Then write the number of the paragraph that matches each main idea.
1 population
2 good time of year to visit
3 climate
4 daily timetable
5 languages
6 country
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MID-LEVEL Language Test
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PART A KEY VOCABULARY
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
busy capital climate interested international
meet popular rainfall swim travel
1 Sandra is in languages. She speaks English, Arabic and Mandarin.
2 We usually get around 30 centimetres of in the summer.
3 The in Iceland is cold and windy for most of the year.
4 I like to in the sea when it’s hot and sunny outside.
5 At weekends, Sandra her friends and they go out for dinner.
6 This TV programme is very . All of my friends watch it.
7 There are many students here from Asia and South America.
8 Every year my friend Marco to Italy to see his friends.
9 I am very now. I have five classes, and I have a job, too.
10 Phnom Penh is the of Cambodia.
PART B LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
GRAMMAR
2 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Then rewrite the sentences.
1 Fatima’s parents are doctor.
2 The weather cold is today.
3 The city of Rio de Janeiro has many beaches famous.
4 The rainy season from June to August.
5 I have dinner with friends at Mondays.
6 He has a Spanish class every afternoon Wednesday.
7 The tennis match starts on 3 pm.
8 This book is about the history Mexico.
VOCABULARY
3 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 There isn’t a lot of rain in the beach / dry season.
2 Abdul is my aunt / uncle. He’s my mother’s brother.
3 He’s interested in languages. He has an Economics / Arabic class on Tuesdays.
4 Every night, I do my homework / gym and then I watch TV.
5 Tina takes / relaxes the bus to work on weekdays.
6 Look! There’s a small house on that mountain / sea.
7 The average season / temperature in Singapore is 30°C.
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MID-LEVEL Writing Test
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PART A GRAMMAR FOR WRITING
1 Write the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 two months / lasts / about / The rainy season / .
2 university / are at / and sister / My brother / .
3 in my / are beautiful / country / beaches / There / .
4 temperatures are / and 25°C / average / between 18°C / The / .
5 and Maths / interested / in Science / I am / .
2 Match the sentence halves.
1 My parents a Brazil.
2 His sister b his parents are teachers.
3 They are new students and c live in Manchester.
4 My father is a doctor and d their class is at 9 am.
5 It is always hot in the e Sahara Desert.
6 It is usually warm in f works in Dubai.
PART B WRITING TASK
Write a paragraph about a place and a season.
Write a paragraph about a place and a season. First, choose a place you know and a season. What things do you like
to do at that time of year in that place? Make notes in the table.
place
season
weather
what I like to do
Write your paragraph.
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