A2 Reading Practice

• Go somewhere else to see the show.

• There are no more tickets left for the show.

• The event has moved from Room 4 to the West Building.

• You can take these magazines home with you.

• Please return the magazines after reading them.

• Your old magazines will be used and read here.

Hello Robert,

Thanks for inviting me to dinner. I’d love to come. I don’t eat meat and I can’t eat food with milk in it because it makes me sick. I hope that’s not too much trouble!

Kate

• Kate doesn’t want dinner because she feels too sick.

• Robert must buy meat and milk for dinner.

• Robert may need to prepare special food for Kate.

• If you buy something that’s too big, you can’t bring it back.

• There isn’t anywhere for customers to try on clothes here.

• The sale will end soon, so you should buy clothes soon.

• The heating may not come on every morning.

• Don’t try to turn on the heating between 10am and 4pm.

• Someone will come here to turn on the heating.

Paul,

There’s still a little petrol in the car, so you won’t need to get any more until you reach Benton, where you can buy it cheaply.

Sally

• There is still some of the cheap petrol that Sally bought in the car.

• Paul should buy more petrol before he gets to Benton.

• There is enough petrol in the car to get to a cheap petrol station.

Read the three texts about sports experiences. For each question, choose the correct answer.

Jeanne

We did lots of team sports at school, like football, volleyball and hockey. But I’m not very fast or strong, so I couldn’t hit or kick a ball hard. Often, members of my team laughed at me, and so I stopped playing sports as soon as I could because it upset me. But later I learned that you can get exercise without other people around. Now I sometimes go cycling, swimming and running, but always on my own. Then no-one can get mad at me when I’m slow!

Laura

I used to do every sport I could when I was at school. I loved the exercise, and I also liked being a member of a team. We had some great times together. We travelled to matches by bus, and had parties when we won. Then I was in a terrible car accident three years ago, and I hurt my leg. It still isn’t better. It’s made me really unhappy. The only sport I can do is fishing, and that’s so boring! But a friend of mine has suggesting going sailing. It sounds fun, so I think I’ll try that.

Thea

I don’t mind team sports. I’m quite good at baseball and cricket, but I prefer doing sports when there aren’t lots of other people making noise, laughing and telling jokes. That’s why I like surfing. It’s just me and the sea and a few other people who also like quiet, beautiful places. I think I would enjoy horse-riding and skiing too, for the same reason, but those sports are expensive. I already spend a lot travelling to different beaches with my board.