5th grade 'B' - SECONDARY B1 PET (Reading) ABRIL 2025

B1 PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST (Reading)

Part 1
1) For each question, choose the correct answer.

• The competition is open to people over a certain age.

• There is a maximum age limit for this competition.

• Only eighteen-year-olds are allowed to enter this competition.

B1 PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST (Reading)

Part 1
For each question, choose the correct answer.
2) Adam is telling Rachel to

• post something for him.

• find out how to do something.

• give him something he needs.

B1 PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST (Reading)

Part 1
3) For each question, choose the correct answer.

• Members of staff must be accompanied if they wish to pass this point.

• Members of the public can’t go through unless they are visiting someone working here.

• Members of the public may go further if a company employee goes with them.

B1 PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST (Reading)

Part 1
4) For each question, choose the correct answer.

• Tom wants to persuade Jane to take him to college tomorrow morning.

• Tom would like Jane to do him a favour tomorrow morning.

• Tom is reminding Jane they have to get up early tomorrow morning.

B1 PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST (Reading)

Part 1
5) For each question, choose the correct answer.

• The Careers Centre will give you a copy of any advertisement on this board.

• This board is used to advertise the work done by the Careers Centre.

• If you ask the Careers Centre, you can advertise for free on this board.

B1 PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST (Reading)

Part 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.

11) Peter enjoys mountain biking because

• it gives him the opportunity to enjoy the views.

• he can use the time to plan his work.

• he is able to stop thinking about his problems.

• it helps him to concentrate better.

B1 PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST (Reading)

Part 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.

12) What does Peter say about cycling during his childhood?

• He is sorry he didn’t take more care of his bike.

• His friends always had better quality bikes than he did.

• His bike wasn’t suitable for the activities he was doing.

• He was more interested in designing bikes than riding them.

B1 PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST (Reading)

Part 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.

13) Peter says he returned to cycling after several years

• because he had become unfit.

• so that he could enter races.

• in order to meet new people.

• to replace an activity he had given up.

B1 PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST (Reading)

Part 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.

14) How does Peter feel about cycling now?

• He is proud that he is still so fast.

• He is keen to do less now that he is older.

• He regrets the fact that he can no longer compete.

• He wishes more people were involved in the sport.

B1 PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST (Reading)

Part 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.

15) What would be a good introduction to this article?

• For Peter Fuller, nothing matters more than mountain biking, not even his career. Here, in his own words, he tells us why.

• Artist Peter Fuller takes mountain biking pretty seriously. Here he describes how it all began and what he gets out of it.

• In this article, Peter Fuller explains how he became an artist only as a result of his interest in mountain biking.

• After discovering mountain biking late in life, Peter Fuller gave up art for a while to concentrate on getting as good as possible.