JETSET Level 5 Practice Readingv2

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JETSET LEVEL FIVE

READING TEST

PRACTICE PAPER

TIME ALLOWED 90 MINUTES

You need

This question paper

An answer sheet

A Pencil

You may NOT use a dictionary

Do NOT open this paper until you are told to do so.Try to answer ALL the questions.

INSTRUCTIONS

Read each question carefully

Select the correct answer and then mark your selection on your answer sheet

Only mark oneanswer for each question


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Part One

Read the text and then select the best heading (A, B, C or D) for eachparagraph from the options given on the following page. Mark your answers onyour answer sheet.

TRAVEL TIPS

1.

When you change money, ask for some small notes or loosechange. Petty cash will be handy for tipping and publictransportation. Consider keeping the change separate from yourlarger notes, so its readily accessible and youll be less of atarget for theft. Try to spend your coins before you go home asmany banks will only exchange notes.

2.

Check your existing insurance policies and credit card cover before you buy travelinsurance. You may already be covered for lost luggage, cancelled tickets or medicalexpenses. The price of travel insurance varies widely, depending on the length ofyour trip, your age, health and the type of trip you are taking.

3.

Rather than book a flight through a travel agency, many peoplenowadays save money by booking online. Its a good idea tocheck out airline websites. By booking directly through theairline you can avoid a travel agencys transaction fee. Greatlast-minute deals are available through free weekly emailservices provided directly by the airlines.

4.

Travellers these days have many ways to check email and access the Internet on theroad. Of course, using your own laptop gives the most flexibility but other options,such as cybercafs or hotel business centres, are widely available. You can alsoaccess the Internet in some tourist information centres, though their fees are usuallyhigher than those in cybercafs.

5.

Tie a colourful ribbon or a strip of fabric around your luggagehandle, or put a distinctive sticker on the side of your bag. Thismakes it less likely that someone will take your luggage bymistake. Also if your bag gets lost, it will be easier to find. Onemajor airport in the UK currently has a lost bag ratio of 16 bagsper 1000 customers.


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Part One (continued)

1. A Exchange RatesB Small ChangeC Bus Fare

D Local Banks

2. A Credit CardsB Lost LuggageC Medical ExpensesD Travel insurance

3. A Travel AgenciesB Expensive AirlinesC Cheaper FlightsD Email Services

4. A How it used to beB Tourist Information CentresC The 21stcentury TravellerD Higher Fees

5. A Distinctive LuggageB Travelling LightC Mistaken IdentityD Excess Baggage

(5 marks)


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Part Two

Read Travel Tips again and select True (A), False (B) or Not Mentioned in Text(C). Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

6. You are advised to keep notes and coins in the same place.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

7. Most banks will exchange coins.

A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

8. You should buy your travel insurance when you book your flight.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

9. Your age affects the cost of your travel insurance.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

10. Travel Agencies dont always offer the best deals.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

11. Travel Agencies also provide free weekly e-mail services.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

12. Many hotels provide Internet access nowadays.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

13. Internet fees in cybercafs are usually more expensive than those in hotels.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

14. You are advised to put a colourful sticker on the handle of your suitcase.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

15. A major airport in the UK has the worst lost luggage record.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

(10 marks)


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Part Three

Pick the word closest in meaning to these words from TRAVEL TIPS. Markyour answers (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet.

16. handy A uselessB expensiveC usefulD cheap

17. varies A differsB costsC increasesD decreases

18. provided A suppliedB shownC soldD prevented

19. options A ideasB officesC placesD choices

20. currently A presentlyB usuallyC seldomD only

(5 marks)


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Part Four

Fill in the gaps in the conversation by selecting the correct answer (A, B, C orD). Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

Hi Lisa. Its nice to see you again. What 21__________________?

21. A do you do C will you doB have you done D are you doing

Oh, Im waiting for a bus.22_____________for the past twenty minutes.23 ________________you for ages. What have you been doing?

22. A I waited C I waitB Ive been waiting D Im waiting

23. A I have seen C I seeB I havent seen D I saw

24 ___________________from Singapore. Ive been working therefor the last six months. I love it there, but my contract has ended sonow Im back home.

24. A Ive just come back C I came backB Ill just come back D Id come back

So, what 25_______________________now?

25. A have you done C are you going to doB did you do D have you been doing


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Part Five

Read this text about Walking. Fill the numbered gaps by selecting A, B, C or D.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

If you want to get 31______________fit but dont fancy spending hours in a gym,

walking is probably the safest exercise you 32_______________do. Studies have

shown that due to the design of our body, walking is more natural

33________________sitting, standing or running, and walking is not as stressful to

the body as other exercises. While walking is easier on your body, it can be just34____________________running in helping you lose weight. If you walk for 30

minutes at 4 miles an hour you 35_____________burn 165 calories on a level

surface.

In order to get the most out of walking, good posture is crucial. You36_____________ keep your head up and your spine straight and look straight

ahead. Keep your arms and shoulders loose although you 37________________look

down occasionally to avoid possible road obstacles. To get the most out of your walk

you 38__________________keep a brisk pace. If you find it difficult to breathe easily,

slow down you 39_____________be walking 40_____________________.


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Part Five (continued)

31. A myselfB oneselfC yourselfD yourselves

32. A willB wouldC canD must

33. A thanB asC thatD to

34. A better than

B very beneficialC beneficial asD as beneficial as

35. A mustB shouldC wontD will

36. A canB mustC willD wont

37. A wouldB wouldntC shouldD shouldnt

38. A wouldB wouldntC shouldD shouldnt

39. A must

B mustntC shouldD would

40. A too fastB fasterC as fastD fast enough

(10 marks)


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Part Six

In the following sentences one of the words underlined needs to be replacedby another word or words. Select the word that needs to be replaced A, B, C orD) and mark your answers on your answer sheet.

41. If I A had realised it B was raining, I C will have D brought an umbrella.

42. YouA have B better hurry C up or you Dwill miss the train.

43. Yesterday A was her birthday B because I C made her a D delicious birthday cake.

44. The food in A that new restaurant was B so awfulC that I D cant eat it.

45. A When we landed B at Gatwick airport, John C has D already arrived to meet us.

(5 marks)


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Part Seven

Read this article on the sun and the stars. Then read each statement on thefollowing page and decide whether they are true (A) false (B) or not mentionedin the text (C). Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

Sun and Stars

From the earliest times, men have seen patterns in the

stars. The ancient Greeks grouped the stars into

constellations named after legendary heroes. A few

constellations such as Orion do look something like the

people they are supposed to represent, but most need a

great deal of imagination.

In addition, the stars are never motionless in space but

move through it at tremendous speed. Because the universe is slowly expanding, thepatterns made by the stars slowly change over time. Two thousand years ago the

Plough constellation probably looked more like a plough than it does today.

Many stars turn out to be not just single objects but clusters

of several stars. One of the finest star clusters is the

Pleiades. When you first count the members of this group

you will probably manage only six or seven but on very

clear nights this number can increase to twelve or thirteen.

A really large telescope will reveal the two hundred and

more stars in this cluster.

Our sun is a star, approximately 1.4 million kilometres in

diameter. A star produces its own energy by nuclear

fusion and so gives off light and heat. The temperature at

the suns surface is 5,500 degrees centigrade and at its

core is an unbelievable 15 million degrees centigrade.

The atmospheric pressure of the sun is 250 billion times

that of the earth. The sun will continue to burn for at least

another 5000 million years. The sun will actually become

brighter in time, as it continues to burn.

We like to think our sun is special but it is really just an average star. The bright starBetelgeuse in Orion is about a thousand times the size of the sun.


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Part Seven (continued)

46. The ancient Greeks were interested in astronomy.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

47. Orion was a legendary hero.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

48. The universe is getting smaller.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

49. The stars do not move.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

50. There are over two hundred stars in the Pleiades.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

51. The sun will fade as it gets older.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

52. Nuclear fusion in the sun creates heat and light.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

53. The temperature at the centre of the sun is 5500 degrees.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

54. The sun itself travels through space at a speed of 400 km per second.A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

55. The diameter of Betelgeuse must be at least one thousand million kilometres. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

(10 marks)


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Part Eight

Read the following newspaper article on Pollution and answer the questions onthe next page by selecting A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on your answersheet.

Pollution

Since 1950, it is estimated that humankind has produced more pollution than in all its

previous history. Pollution was thought to be a local problem. People were used to

the idea that private citizens or companies could pollute their local environment with

loud noise, smelly industry or whatever. Now, people are more aware that pollution

can, and does, occur on a global scale. We are all aware of the effects of carbon

dioxide emissions on our global weather systems the global warming or

greenhouse effect. Pollution affects us all, no matter which country we live in.

In the late 1980s, many people in Europe began to become increasingly worried

about chemicals that affected the ozone layer of our atmosphere. These chemicals

were chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs as they became commonly known. These CFCs

were widely used in aerosols such as deodorants, cleaning polishes and in

refrigerators and these polluting chemical gases escaped into the atmosphere. CFCs

are dangerous because they damage the ozone layer that filters out harmful ultra-

violet, or UV, radiation from sunlight.

The unusual thing about this pollution is that its effects were not at first noticed in the

parts of the world where the pollution actually took place. CFCs released into the

atmosphere in London seemingly did not affect the ozone layer above it; indeed theeffects were not noticeable in the UK or even in Europe for a time. The CFCs were

carried by the winds and only gradually worked their way into the upper atmosphere.

So, pollution emitted in the UK or Japan or Brazil could end up causing a problem

across the other side of the globe.

The most extreme loss of ozone occurs over the North and South Poles, and of these

two areas, the greatest loss of ozone occurs over the Antarctic or South Pole. From

1978, when records first began, these ozone holes have grown bigger year after

year despite the fact that most nations have banned the use of these chemicals.

The danger in this reduction in the ozone layer is that it allows more UV radiationthrough to ground level damaging plants, animals and humans. This damage can

result in the increase in skin cancer in humans, one of the most serious diseases in

the industrialised countries. In both the UK and Australia, this disease is on the

increase and it is best to listen to the official government advice to keep out of the

sun, or keep covered up and wear a strong sun blocker on areas of exposed skin.


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Part Eight (continued)

56. According to the text, which of the following statements is not true?

A We are all affected by pollution.B Our climate is affected by carbon dioxide emissions.

C Awareness of global pollution is on the increase.D People used to be unaware of noise pollution.

57. Which of the following information about CFCs is not given?

A What CFC stands for.B Where CFCs can be found.C When the use of CFCs was banned.D Why CFCs are dangerous.

58. What is said to be unusual about CFC pollution.

A It is a global problem.B Its effects are not always felt at its source.C It effects are immediate.D It causes problems in the UK.

59. What single word could replace the words underlined in the fourth paragraph?

A howeverB althoughC becauseD therefore

60. The last paragraph is mostly about the effect of UV radiation on

A the planetB animalsC plantsD humans

(5 marks)

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