WorksheetsA2 Reading Practice
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 38mins
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.
Who doesn’t have enough money to try sports that she’s interested in?
Jeanne
Laura
Thea
Who plans to try a new sport soon?
Jeanne
Laura
Thea
Who is unable to do the sports that she enjoyed in the past?
Jeanne
Laura
Thea
Who only enjoys sports she can do alone?
Jeanne
Laura
Thea
Who made a lot of friends by doing sports?
Jeanne
Laura
Thea
Who only enjoys playing sports with others if they aren’t too loud?
Jeanne
Laura
Thea
Who had unhappy experiences when playing team sports?
Jeanne
Laura
Thea
Read the article about two sisters and answer the questions.
Something very strange happened to Tamara. She never knew she had a twin sister until she started university! Tamara was born in Mexico. Her parents could not look after her so she went to live with a family in Manhattan, USA. When Tamara was twenty years old, she started university in Long Island. She enjoyed her university life. But one day she was walking home from class, and a student smiled at her. “Hello Adriana!” said the student. “I’m not Adriana,” said Tamara. This happened to Tamara again and again. People who didn’t know Tamara kept calling her Adriana. It was very strange. One day, when a woman called her Adriana, Tamara asked “Why do you keep calling me Adriana?” The woman replied, “You look like my friend Adriana. You have the same face and the same hair. Is Adriana your sister?” Tamara said that she did not have a sister called Adriana. But she was interested in this girl Adriana. Finally she asked someone for Adriana’s email address. When Tamara wrote to Adriana, she found out that they both had the same birthday, they looked the same and both of them were from Mexico. When Tamara went to live with the family in Manhattan, Adriana moved to Long Island to live with a family there. It had to be true! Adriana and Tamara were twin sisters!
Tamara’s parents ...
moved from Mexico to Manhattan
sent Tamara and Adriana away
are still alive
Tamara and her sister were both born ...
in Mexico
in Manhattan
in Long Island
Adriana wrote to Tamara
after speaking to friends
to reply to an email
to suggest a meeting
How did the sisters meet?
Adriana contacted Tamara
A friend introduced them
Tamara contacted Adriana
Tamara didn't know ...
that she was born in Mexico
what day her birthday was
that she had a sister
Read the article about a student. Click on the gaps, then choose the best word to fill the spaces.
My name's Hannah and I'm twenty years old. I've got a daughter _________ Nicole.
calls
called
manes
She's nearly three now. I live in a small flat ________ the city centre.
in
on
at
It isn't a nice place to live. It's very noisy and dirty and there is __________ for Nicole to play.
somewhere
anywhere
nowhere
I want to move out of the city and live in the countryside. But it's very expensive to live there. I will need to earn ______ money to buy a house.
any
this
enough
There aren't ________ flats for sale in the small villages near here.
much
lot
many
That's why I study at college. I'm studying Business. While I am at college, my mum looks _________Nicole. My mum really likes spending time with her.
for
after
at
Complete this letter. Write ONE word for each space.
Dear Sir / Madam,
I stayed ___ the Grand Hotel last week ___Tuesday to Thursday. I think I left a gold ring ____ my hotel room. I was in room 309.
at
from
in
on
since
It ____ be in the cupboard next to the bed. Please ____ you look for it? ____ you find it, can you send it to me?
Thank you very much,
Celia Hicks.
may
will
can
could
if
