Category: English Placement Test - Part 1

iTTi School of English follows the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) standards to describe the language ability of a person.

Please note: The 'English Placement Test' gives you a very general idea of your English language level. It is not an iTTi English Level Proficiency Certification exam and you won’t be able to use your test score as proof of a formal language qualification.

The test is divided into 2 parts within the parts are a total of ten sections:

Part 1 is FREE and will give you a general description of your English proficiency level specific to the following focus areas: grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and listening. You need to complete Part 1 to get your score.

Part 2 can only be accessed once you have signed up to iTTi's School of English. Focus areas will be centered on Written Expression and Speaking.
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Duration: 50 minutes

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Section 1: Grammar Test

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How _____ does one cost?

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She _____ like football very much.

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Grammar Level Assessment

 

I. Beginner/Elementary Assessment

Select the correct answer for the following questions.

 

Simon _____ very tall.

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Hi Lucia,

 

How are you? It was so nice to meet you last week in Sydney at the sales meeting. How was the rest of your trip? Did you see any kangaroos? I hope you got home to Mexico City OK.

 

Anyway, I have the documents about the new Berlin offices. We're going to be open in three months. I moved here from London just last week. They are very nice offices, and the location is perfect. There are lots of restaurants, cafés and banks in the area. There's also public transport; we are next to an U-Bahn (that is the name for the metro here). Maybe you can come and see them one day? I would love to show you Berlin, especially in the winter. You said you have never seen snow – you will see lots here!

 

Here's a photo of you and me at the restaurant in Sydney. That was a very fun night! Remember the singing Englishman? Crazy! Please send me any other photos you have of that night. Good memories.

 

Please give me your email address and I will send you the documents.

 

Bye for now,
Mikel

 
What is an U-Bahn?

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Hi Lucia,

 

How are you? It was so nice to meet you last week in Sydney at the sales meeting. How was the rest of your trip? Did you see any kangaroos? I hope you got home to Mexico City OK.

 

Anyway, I have the documents about the new Berlin offices. We're going to be open in three months. I moved here from London just last week. They are very nice offices, and the location is perfect. There are lots of restaurants, cafés and banks in the area. There's also public transport; we are next to an U-Bahn (that is the name for the metro here). Maybe you can come and see them one day? I would love to show you Berlin, especially in the winter. You said you have never seen snow – you will see lots here!

 

Here's a photo of you and me at the restaurant in Sydney. That was a very fun night! Remember the singing Englishman? Crazy! Please send me any other photos you have of that night. Good memories.

 

Please give me your email address and I will send you the documents.

 

Bye for now,
Mikel

 
Mikel invites Lucia to Berlin to see ... .

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Hi Lucia,

 

How are you? It was so nice to meet you last week in Sydney at the sales meeting. How was the rest of your trip? Did you see any kangaroos? I hope you got home to Mexico City OK.

 

Anyway, I have the documents about the new Berlin offices. We're going to be open in three months. I moved here from London just last week. They are very nice offices, and the location is perfect. There are lots of restaurants, cafés and banks in the area. There's also public transport; we are next to an U-Bahn (that is the name for the metro here). Maybe you can come and see them one day? I would love to show you Berlin, especially in the winter. You said you have never seen snow – you will see lots here!

 

Here's a photo of you and me at the restaurant in Sydney. That was a very fun night! Remember the singing Englishman? Crazy! Please send me any other photos you have of that night. Good memories.

 

Please give me your email address and I will send you the documents.

 

Bye for now,
Mikel

 
Where was Mikel when he wrote the letter to Lucia?

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Hi Lucia,

 

How are you? It was so nice to meet you last week in Sydney at the sales meeting. How was the rest of your trip? Did you see any kangaroos? I hope you got home to Mexico City OK.

 

Anyway, I have the documents about the new Berlin offices. We're going to be open in three months. I moved here from London just last week. They are very nice offices, and the location is perfect. There are lots of restaurants, cafés and banks in the area. There's also public transport; we are next to an U-Bahn (that is the name for the metro here). Maybe you can come and see them one day? I would love to show you Berlin, especially in the winter. You said you have never seen snow – you will see lots here!

 

Here's a photo of you and me at the restaurant in Sydney. That was a very fun night! Remember the singing Englishman? Crazy! Please send me any other photos you have of that night. Good memories.

 

Please give me your email address and I will send you the documents.

 

Bye for now,
Mikel

 
Mikel is wondering if Lucia saw any ... .

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Hi Lucia,

 

How are you? It was so nice to meet you last week in Sydney at the sales meeting. How was the rest of your trip? Did you see any kangaroos? I hope you got home to Mexico City OK.

 

Anyway, I have the documents about the new Berlin offices. We're going to be open in three months. I moved here from London just last week. They are very nice offices, and the location is perfect. There are lots of restaurants, cafés and banks in the area. There's also public transport; we are next to an U-Bahn (that is the name for the metro here). Maybe you can come and see them one day? I would love to show you Berlin, especially in the winter. You said you have never seen snow – you will see lots here!

 

Here's a photo of you and me at the restaurant in Sydney. That was a very fun night! Remember the singing Englishman? Crazy! Please send me any other photos you have of that night. Good memories.

 

Please give me your email address and I will send you the documents.

 

Bye for now,
Mikel

 

Where does Lucia live?

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II. Pre-Intermediate Assessment

Read the text and answer the questions.

 

Hi Lucia,

 

How are you? It was so nice to meet you last week in Sydney at the sales meeting. How was the rest of your trip? Did you see any kangaroos? I hope you got home to Mexico City OK.

 

Anyway, I have the documents about the new Berlin offices. We're going to be open in three months. I moved here from London just last week. They are very nice offices, and the location is perfect. There are lots of restaurants, cafés and banks in the area. There's also public transport; we are next to an U-Bahn (that is the name for the metro here). Maybe you can come and see them one day? I would love to show you Berlin, especially in the winter. You said you have never seen snow – you will see lots here!

 

Here's a photo of you and me at the restaurant in Sydney. That was a very fun night! Remember the singing Englishman? Crazy! Please send me any other photos you have of that night. Good memories.

 

Please give me your email address and I will send you the documents.

 

Bye for now,
Mikel

 

Where did Mikel meet Lucia last week?

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I love this dress! It's very ___.

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We often___shopping to the supermarket.

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Billy is the ___ student in his class.

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Dogs are one of Gina's favorite ___.

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Jane is Tom's daughter. Tom is Jane's ___.

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We usually ___ tennis every Saturday.

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Karen loves ___ pies.

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Reading Level Assessment

 

I. Elementary/Beginner Assessment

Read each sentence. Choose the word that best fits in the blank.

 

___ is your name? My name is Tom.

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Until you told me the plan, I _____ what you intended to do.

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I _____ now if it weren't for my daughter's illness.

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Rarely _____ fish.

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There's no point _____ buying a gym membership if you never go.

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My flat needs _____ badly.

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Alex was thought _____ the cold from his son.

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Please remember you _____ until I give the word.

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V. Advanced Assessment

Select the correct answer for the following questions.

 

Not only _____ watch the movie, I also read the book.

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If I _____ on holiday, I wouldn't have met my fiancee.

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She was not _____ to reach the top shelf.

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Samantha was not given the job _____ being very qualified.

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It's no use _____ to him. He doesn't listen.

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I _____ help you if you were a little nicer to me.

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IV. Upper-Intermediate Assessment

Select the correct answer for the following questions.

 

By the time you arrive I _____ my work.

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My wallet _____ in Rome.

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If I were rich, I _____ buy a big house.

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She said she _____ me today.

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By the time I arrived, they _____ .

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I'm sorry but _____ I be excused? I have to go.

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If I had found your lost keys, I _____ you.

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III. Intermediate Assessment

Select the correct answer for the following questions:

 

That dress is _____. I won't be able to wear it.

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That is the _____ apple I have ever seen.

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I enjoy _____ poems.

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I haven't seen her _____ yesterday.

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If I have a problem, _____ you help me?

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They _____ dinner when someone came to the door.

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I _____ never been to a cricket match.

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II. Pre-Intermediate Assessment

Select the correct answer for the following questions.

 

Last week we _____ to Krakow.

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_____ is that man over there?

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_____ some more tea?

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Lila can't _____ the guitar.

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_____ you think so?

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Duration: 20 minutes

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Section 2: Vocabulary Test

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What would your life be like if you were Albert Einstein. What clothes would be in your wardrobe if you were Marilyn Monroe? Or Madonna?

 

Well now you can discover the answer to all these questions and many more at the Fame Hotel in California. Ten miles outside Los Angeles, the Fame Hotel promises to answer the question "What if?". When you check into the hotel, you choose a room. Each room has a name. There's Clint Eastwood on the second floor and Elvis Presley on the third floor. In total, the Fame Hotel has 32 rooms, most of which are named after stars of Hollywood or music. But there are also famous writers (Mark Twain and Agatha Christie) and even some scientists and sports stars, such as Mike Tyson.

 

When you enter the room, you enter the life of that person. There are pictures everywhere. The owner of the hotel has tried to fill the room with objects, clothes, even food that he thinks the stars would have liked. Marilyn Monroe's wardrobe is full of beautiful white dresses, Albert Einstein doesn't have any socks in his wardrobe because the real Einstein never wore them! If you choose Mike Tyson's room, you'll be able to practice boxing in one corner of the room. And there's even a skipping rope too!

 

I spoke to one guest staying in the Elvis Presley room. "I love this hotel," he said to me. "I wanted to know 'What would Elvis Presley eat for breakfast?' and now I know". That guest eats pancakes and strawberry ice cream every morning, just as Elvis liked to do. On the next table, the Einstein room's guest is eating cabbage soup!

 

What did Elvis Presley like to eat for breakfast?

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What would your life be like if you were Albert Einstein. What clothes would be in your wardrobe if you were Marilyn Monroe? Or Madonna?

 

Well now you can discover the answer to all these questions and many more at the Fame Hotel in California. Ten miles outside Los Angeles, the Fame Hotel promises to answer the question "What if?". When you check into the hotel, you choose a room. Each room has a name. There's Clint Eastwood on the second floor and Elvis Presley on the third floor. In total, the Fame Hotel has 32 rooms, most of which are named after stars of Hollywood or music. But there are also famous writers (Mark Twain and Agatha Christie) and even some scientists and sports stars, such as Mike Tyson.

 

When you enter the room, you enter the life of that person. There are pictures everywhere. The owner of the hotel has tried to fill the room with objects, clothes, even food that he thinks the stars would have liked. Marilyn Monroe's wardrobe is full of beautiful white dresses, Albert Einstein doesn't have any socks in his wardrobe because the real Einstein never wore them! If you choose Mike Tyson's room, you'll be able to practice boxing in one corner of the room. And there's even a skipping rope too!

 

I spoke to one guest staying in the Elvis Presley room. "I love this hotel," he said to me. "I wanted to know 'What would Elvis Presley eat for breakfast?' and now I know". That guest eats pancakes and strawberry ice cream every morning, just as Elvis liked to do. On the next table, the Einstein room's guest is eating cabbage soup!

 

What can you find in Marilyn Monroe's room?

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What would your life be like if you were Albert Einstein. What clothes would be in your wardrobe if you were Marilyn Monroe? Or Madonna?

 

Well now you can discover the answer to all these questions and many more at the Fame Hotel in California. Ten miles outside Los Angeles, the Fame Hotel promises to answer the question "What if?". When you check into the hotel, you choose a room. Each room has a name. There's Clint Eastwood on the second floor and Elvis Presley on the third floor. In total, the Fame Hotel has 32 rooms, most of which are named after stars of Hollywood or music. But there are also famous writers (Mark Twain and Agatha Christie) and even some scientists and sports stars, such as Mike Tyson.

 

When you enter the room, you enter the life of that person. There are pictures everywhere. The owner of the hotel has tried to fill the room with objects, clothes, even food that he thinks the stars would have liked. Marilyn Monroe's wardrobe is full of beautiful white dresses, Albert Einstein doesn't have any socks in his wardrobe because the real Einstein never wore them! If you choose Mike Tyson's room, you'll be able to practice boxing in one corner of the room. And there's even a skipping rope too!

 

I spoke to one guest staying in the Elvis Presley room. "I love this hotel," he said to me. "I wanted to know 'What would Elvis Presley eat for breakfast?' and now I know". That guest eats pancakes and strawberry ice cream every morning, just as Elvis liked to do. On the next table, the Einstein room's guest is eating cabbage soup!

 

What does each room represent?

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What would your life be like if you were Albert Einstein. What clothes would be in your wardrobe if you were Marilyn Monroe? Or Madonna?

 

Well now you can discover the answer to all these questions and many more at the Fame Hotel in California. Ten miles outside Los Angeles, the Fame Hotel promises to answer the question "What if?". When you check into the hotel, you choose a room. Each room has a name. There's Clint Eastwood on the second floor and Elvis Presley on the third floor. In total, the Fame Hotel has 32 rooms, most of which are named after stars of Hollywood or music. But there are also famous writers (Mark Twain and Agatha Christie) and even some scientists and sports stars, such as Mike Tyson.

 

When you enter the room, you enter the life of that person. There are pictures everywhere. The owner of the hotel has tried to fill the room with objects, clothes, even food that he thinks the stars would have liked. Marilyn Monroe's wardrobe is full of beautiful white dresses, Albert Einstein doesn't have any socks in his wardrobe because the real Einstein never wore them! If you choose Mike Tyson's room, you'll be able to practice boxing in one corner of the room. And there's even a skipping rope too!

 

I spoke to one guest staying in the Elvis Presley room. "I love this hotel," he said to me. "I wanted to know 'What would Elvis Presley eat for breakfast?' and now I know". That guest eats pancakes and strawberry ice cream every morning, just as Elvis liked to do. On the next table, the Einstein room's guest is eating cabbage soup!

 

Most of the rooms are named after famous ... .

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What would your life be like if you were Albert Einstein. What clothes would be in your wardrobe if you were Marilyn Monroe? Or Madonna?

 

Well now you can discover the answer to all these questions and many more at the Fame Hotel in California. Ten miles outside Los Angeles, the Fame Hotel promises to answer the question "What if?". When you check into the hotel, you choose a room. Each room has a name. There's Clint Eastwood on the second floor and Elvis Presley on the third floor. In total, the Fame Hotel has 32 rooms, most of which are named after stars of Hollywood or music. But there are also famous writers (Mark Twain and Agatha Christie) and even some scientists and sports stars, such as Mike Tyson.

 

When you enter the room, you enter the life of that person. There are pictures everywhere. The owner of the hotel has tried to fill the room with objects, clothes, even food that he thinks the stars would have liked. Marilyn Monroe's wardrobe is full of beautiful white dresses, Albert Einstein doesn't have any socks in his wardrobe because the real Einstein never wore them! If you choose Mike Tyson's room, you'll be able to practice boxing in one corner of the room. And there's even a skipping rope too!

 

I spoke to one guest staying in the Elvis Presley room. "I love this hotel," he said to me. "I wanted to know 'What would Elvis Presley eat for breakfast?' and now I know". That guest eats pancakes and strawberry ice cream every morning, just as Elvis liked to do. On the next table, the Einstein room's guest is eating cabbage soup!

 

What does each room at the Fame hotel have?

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What would your life be like if you were Albert Einstein. What clothes would be in your wardrobe if you were Marilyn Monroe? Or Madonna?

 

Well now you can discover the answer to all these questions and many more at the Fame Hotel in California. Ten miles outside Los Angeles, the Fame Hotel promises to answer the question "What if?". When you check into the hotel, you choose a room. Each room has a name. There's Clint Eastwood on the second floor and Elvis Presley on the third floor. In total, the Fame Hotel has 32 rooms, most of which are named after stars of Hollywood or music. But there are also famous writers (Mark Twain and Agatha Christie) and even some scientists and sports stars, such as Mike Tyson.

 

When you enter the room, you enter the life of that person. There are pictures everywhere. The owner of the hotel has tried to fill the room with objects, clothes, even food that he thinks the stars would have liked. Marilyn Monroe's wardrobe is full of beautiful white dresses, Albert Einstein doesn't have any socks in his wardrobe because the real Einstein never wore them! If you choose Mike Tyson's room, you'll be able to practice boxing in one corner of the room. And there's even a skipping rope too!

 

I spoke to one guest staying in the Elvis Presley room. "I love this hotel," he said to me. "I wanted to know 'What would Elvis Presley eat for breakfast?' and now I know". That guest eats pancakes and strawberry ice cream every morning, just as Elvis liked to do. On the next table, the Einstein room's guest is eating cabbage soup!

 

What can you choose when you check into the hotel?

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What would your life be like if you were Albert Einstein. What clothes would be in your wardrobe if you were Marilyn Monroe? Or Madonna?

 

Well now you can discover the answer to all these questions and many more at the Fame Hotel in California. Ten miles outside Los Angeles, the Fame Hotel promises to answer the question "What if?". When you check into the hotel, you choose a room. Each room has a name. There's Clint Eastwood on the second floor and Elvis Presley on the third floor. In total, the Fame Hotel has 32 rooms, most of which are named after stars of Hollywood or music. But there are also famous writers (Mark Twain and Agatha Christie) and even some scientists and sports stars, such as Mike Tyson.

 

When you enter the room, you enter the life of that person. There are pictures everywhere. The owner of the hotel has tried to fill the room with objects, clothes, even food that he thinks the stars would have liked. Marilyn Monroe's wardrobe is full of beautiful white dresses, Albert Einstein doesn't have any socks in his wardrobe because the real Einstein never wore them! If you choose Mike Tyson's room, you'll be able to practice boxing in one corner of the room. And there's even a skipping rope too!

 

I spoke to one guest staying in the Elvis Presley room. "I love this hotel," he said to me. "I wanted to know 'What would Elvis Presley eat for breakfast?' and now I know". That guest eats pancakes and strawberry ice cream every morning, just as Elvis liked to do. On the next table, the Einstein room's guest is eating cabbage soup!

Why is the Fame hotel unusual?

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III. Intermediate Assessment

Read the text and answer the questions.

 

What would your life be like if you were Albert Einstein. What clothes would be in your wardrobe if you were Marilyn Monroe? Or Madonna?

 

Well now you can discover the answer to all these questions and many more at the Fame Hotel in California. Ten miles outside Los Angeles, the Fame Hotel promises to answer the question "What if?". When you check into the hotel, you choose a room. Each room has a name. There's Clint Eastwood on the second floor and Elvis Presley on the third floor. In total, the Fame Hotel has 32 rooms, most of which are named after stars of Hollywood or music. But there are also famous writers (Mark Twain and Agatha Christie) and even some scientists and sports stars, such as Mike Tyson.

 

When you enter the room, you enter the life of that person. There are pictures everywhere. The owner of the hotel has tried to fill the room with objects, clothes, even food that he thinks the stars would have liked. Marilyn Monroe's wardrobe is full of beautiful white dresses, Albert Einstein doesn't have any socks in his wardrobe because the real Einstein never wore them! If you choose Mike Tyson's room, you'll be able to practice boxing in one corner of the room. And there's even a skipping rope too!

 

I spoke to one guest staying in the Elvis Presley room. "I love this hotel," he said to me. "I wanted to know 'What would Elvis Presley eat for breakfast?' and now I know". That guest eats pancakes and strawberry ice cream every morning, just as Elvis liked to do. On the next table, the Einstein room's guest is eating cabbage soup!

 

Where is the Fame Hotel located?

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Hi Lucia,

 

How are you? It was so nice to meet you last week in Sydney at the sales meeting. How was the rest of your trip? Did you see any kangaroos? I hope you got home to Mexico City OK.

 

Anyway, I have the documents about the new Berlin offices. We're going to be open in three months. I moved here from London just last week. They are very nice offices, and the location is perfect. There are lots of restaurants, cafés and banks in the area. There's also public transport; we are next to an U-Bahn (that is the name for the metro here). Maybe you can come and see them one day? I would love to show you Berlin, especially in the winter. You said you have never seen snow – you will see lots here!

 

Here's a photo of you and me at the restaurant in Sydney. That was a very fun night! Remember the singing Englishman? Crazy! Please send me any other photos you have of that night. Good memories.

 

Please give me your email address and I will send you the documents.

 

Bye for now,
Mikel

 
Why does Mikel need Lucia's email address?

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Hi Lucia,

 

How are you? It was so nice to meet you last week in Sydney at the sales meeting. How was the rest of your trip? Did you see any kangaroos? I hope you got home to Mexico City OK.

 

Anyway, I have the documents about the new Berlin offices. We're going to be open in three months. I moved here from London just last week. They are very nice offices, and the location is perfect. There are lots of restaurants, cafés and banks in the area. There's also public transport; we are next to an U-Bahn (that is the name for the metro here). Maybe you can come and see them one day? I would love to show you Berlin, especially in the winter. You said you have never seen snow – you will see lots here!

 

Here's a photo of you and me at the restaurant in Sydney. That was a very fun night! Remember the singing Englishman? Crazy! Please send me any other photos you have of that night. Good memories.

 

Please give me your email address and I will send you the documents.

 

Bye for now,
Mikel

 
Why Mikel suggests Lucia to visit Berlin in winter?

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Section 3: Reading Comprehension Test A

 

Read the following and select the correct answers to the given questions.

 

Supergran: Hero or Fool?

Ann Timson is an awe-inspiring seventy-year-old grandmother. Why? Because she is a hero!
Last week, Ann Timson was talking to a woman on the street when she heard a commotion. She saw six men shattering the windows of a jewelry store in broad daylight.
Realizing that other bystanders “did nothing,” she stepped in. She dashed across the street and hit one of the robbers with her shopping bag bringing him to the ground. The man was pinned down by other people who finally came to her aid.
Remarkably, all of this was captured by a freelance cameraman who happened to be nearby. The video was a huge buzz on YouTube.
The supergran insisted she was “not a hero” but “somebody has to do something.”
It turned out that Ann Timson had been at the “heart of the community” for 20 years. Residing in a poor area of Northampton, she had checked on vulnerable and disabled residents on the estate where she was a warden.

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If we look around us at the things we have purchased at some point in our lives, we would no doubt notice that not everything we own is being put to good 1) ___: the thick woollen coat which we thought looked trendy despite the fact that we live in a tropical country, the smartphone that got put away when we bought ourselves the newest 2) ___, the car that only gets used at the weekends, or even the guest room in our house that somehow got turned into a storeroom.

 

Those underutilised items may seem useless to some, but could be an asset to others. With the advent of the 3) ___, online communities have figured out a way to generate profit from the sharing of those underused assets. Using websites and social media groups that facilitate the buying and selling of second-hand goods, it is now easier than ever for peer-to-peer sharing activities to take 4) ___. And this is known as the sharing economy.

 

These democratised online platforms are providing a chance for people to make a quick buck or two. To give an example, busy parents previously might not have bothered with setting up a stall at the local market or car boot sale to sell their children's old equipment, but with online 5) ___, parents are now able to sell on those hardly worn baby clothes that their children have 6) ___ and the expensive pushchairs and baby equipment they have invested in, so as to put some cash back into their pockets.

 

Businesses have also caught on to the profitability of the sharing economy and are seeking to gain from making use of those underutilised resources. A business model that has rapidly risen in popularity sees companies 7) ___ an online platform that puts customers in contact with those who can provide a particular product or service. Companies like Airbnb act as a middleman for people to cash in on their unused rooms and houses and let them out as lucrative accommodation. Another example is Uber, which encourages people to use their own personal cars as taxis to make some extra cash in their free time.

 

This move towards a sharing 8) ___ is not without criticisms. Unlike businesses, unregulated individuals do not have to follow certain regulations and this can lead to poorer and inconsistent quality of goods and services and a higher risk of fraud. Nevertheless, in the consumerist society we live in today, the increased opportunities to sell on our unwanted and underused goods can lead to a lesser impact on our environment.
Choose the word that fits best.

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If we look around us at the things we have purchased at some point in our lives, we would no doubt notice that not everything we own is being put to good 1) ___: the thick woollen coat which we thought looked trendy despite the fact that we live in a tropical country, the smartphone that got put away when we bought ourselves the newest 2) ___, the car that only gets used at the weekends, or even the guest room in our house that somehow got turned into a storeroom.

 

Those underutilised items may seem useless to some, but could be an asset to others. With the advent of the 3) ___, online communities have figured out a way to generate profit from the sharing of those underused assets. Using websites and social media groups that facilitate the buying and selling of second-hand goods, it is now easier than ever for peer-to-peer sharing activities to take 4) ___. And this is known as the sharing economy.

 

These democratised online platforms are providing a chance for people to make a quick buck or two. To give an example, busy parents previously might not have bothered with setting up a stall at the local market or car boot sale to sell their children's old equipment, but with online 5) ___, parents are now able to sell on those hardly worn baby clothes that their children have 6) ___ and the expensive pushchairs and baby equipment they have invested in, so as to put some cash back into their pockets.

 

Businesses have also caught on to the profitability of the sharing economy and are seeking to gain from making use of those underutilised resources. A business model that has rapidly risen in popularity sees companies 7) ___ an online platform that puts customers in contact with those who can provide a particular product or service. Companies like Airbnb act as a middleman for people to cash in on their unused rooms and houses and let them out as lucrative accommodation. Another example is Uber, which encourages people to use their own personal cars as taxis to make some extra cash in their free time.

 

This move towards a sharing 8) ___ is not without criticisms. Unlike businesses, unregulated individuals do not have to follow certain regulations and this can lead to poorer and inconsistent quality of goods and services and a higher risk of fraud. Nevertheless, in the consumerist society we live in today, the increased opportunities to sell on our unwanted and underused goods can lead to a lesser impact on our environment.
Choose the word that fits best.

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If we look around us at the things we have purchased at some point in our lives, we would no doubt notice that not everything we own is being put to good 1) ___: the thick woollen coat which we thought looked trendy despite the fact that we live in a tropical country, the smartphone that got put away when we bought ourselves the newest 2) ___, the car that only gets used at the weekends, or even the guest room in our house that somehow got turned into a storeroom.

 

Those underutilised items may seem useless to some, but could be an asset to others. With the advent of the 3) ___, online communities have figured out a way to generate profit from the sharing of those underused assets. Using websites and social media groups that facilitate the buying and selling of second-hand goods, it is now easier than ever for peer-to-peer sharing activities to take 4) ___. And this is known as the sharing economy.

 

These democratised online platforms are providing a chance for people to make a quick buck or two. To give an example, busy parents previously might not have bothered with setting up a stall at the local market or car boot sale to sell their children's old equipment, but with online 5) ___, parents are now able to sell on those hardly worn baby clothes that their children have 6) ___ and the expensive pushchairs and baby equipment they have invested in, so as to put some cash back into their pockets.

 

Businesses have also caught on to the profitability of the sharing economy and are seeking to gain from making use of those underutilised resources. A business model that has rapidly risen in popularity sees companies 7) ___ an online platform that puts customers in contact with those who can provide a particular product or service. Companies like Airbnb act as a middleman for people to cash in on their unused rooms and houses and let them out as lucrative accommodation. Another example is Uber, which encourages people to use their own personal cars as taxis to make some extra cash in their free time.

 

This move towards a sharing 8) ___ is not without criticisms. Unlike businesses, unregulated individuals do not have to follow certain regulations and this can lead to poorer and inconsistent quality of goods and services and a higher risk of fraud. Nevertheless, in the consumerist society we live in today, the increased opportunities to sell on our unwanted and underused goods can lead to a lesser impact on our environment.
Choose the word that fits best.

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If we look around us at the things we have purchased at some point in our lives, we would no doubt notice that not everything we own is being put to good 1) ___: the thick woollen coat which we thought looked trendy despite the fact that we live in a tropical country, the smartphone that got put away when we bought ourselves the newest 2) ___, the car that only gets used at the weekends, or even the guest room in our house that somehow got turned into a storeroom.

 

Those underutilised items may seem useless to some, but could be an asset to others. With the advent of the 3) ___, online communities have figured out a way to generate profit from the sharing of those underused assets. Using websites and social media groups that facilitate the buying and selling of second-hand goods, it is now easier than ever for peer-to-peer sharing activities to take 4) ___. And this is known as the sharing economy.

 

These democratised online platforms are providing a chance for people to make a quick buck or two. To give an example, busy parents previously might not have bothered with setting up a stall at the local market or car boot sale to sell their children's old equipment, but with online 5) ___, parents are now able to sell on those hardly worn baby clothes that their children have 6) ___ and the expensive pushchairs and baby equipment they have invested in, so as to put some cash back into their pockets.

 

Businesses have also caught on to the profitability of the sharing economy and are seeking to gain from making use of those underutilised resources. A business model that has rapidly risen in popularity sees companies 7) ___ an online platform that puts customers in contact with those who can provide a particular product or service. Companies like Airbnb act as a middleman for people to cash in on their unused rooms and houses and let them out as lucrative accommodation. Another example is Uber, which encourages people to use their own personal cars as taxis to make some extra cash in their free time.

 

This move towards a sharing 8) ___ is not without criticisms. Unlike businesses, unregulated individuals do not have to follow certain regulations and this can lead to poorer and inconsistent quality of goods and services and a higher risk of fraud. Nevertheless, in the consumerist society we live in today, the increased opportunities to sell on our unwanted and underused goods can lead to a lesser impact on our environment.
Choose the word that fits best.

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IV. Upper-Intermediate Assessment

Read the text and choose the word that best fits on the blank.

 

If we look around us at the things we have purchased at some point in our lives, we would no doubt notice that not everything we own is being put to good 1) ___: the thick woollen coat which we thought looked trendy despite the fact that we live in a tropical country, the smartphone that got put away when we bought ourselves the newest 2) ___, the car that only gets used at the weekends, or even the guest room in our house that somehow got turned into a storeroom.

 

Those underutilised items may seem useless to some, but could be an asset to others. With the advent of the 3) ___, online communities have figured out a way to generate profit from the sharing of those underused assets. Using websites and social media groups that facilitate the buying and selling of second-hand goods, it is now easier than ever for peer-to-peer sharing activities to take 4) ___. And this is known as the sharing economy.

 

These democratised online platforms are providing a chance for people to make a quick buck or two. To give an example, busy parents previously might not have bothered with setting up a stall at the local market or car boot sale to sell their children's old equipment, but with online 5) ___, parents are now able to sell on those hardly worn baby clothes that their children have 6) ___ and the expensive pushchairs and baby equipment they have invested in, so as to put some cash back into their pockets.

 

Businesses have also caught on to the profitability of the sharing economy and are seeking to gain from making use of those underutilised resources. A business model that has rapidly risen in popularity sees companies 7) ___ an online platform that puts customers in contact with those who can provide a particular product or service. Companies like Airbnb act as a middleman for people to cash in on their unused rooms and houses and let them out as lucrative accommodation. Another example is Uber, which encourages people to use their own personal cars as taxis to make some extra cash in their free time.

 

This move towards a sharing 8) ___ is not without criticisms. Unlike businesses, unregulated individuals do not have to follow certain regulations and this can lead to poorer and inconsistent quality of goods and services and a higher risk of fraud. Nevertheless, in the consumerist society we live in today, the increased opportunities to sell on our unwanted and underused goods can lead to a lesser impact on our environment.
Choose the word that fits best.

 

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Section 4: Vocabulary Test B

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Hundreds of angry people took to the streets in London and at least ten other English cities in 2011. Petrol 1) ___ were thrown, buildings and vehicles destroyed and shops 2) ___. Many of the 3) ___ were caught on CCTV cameras, but most of the images were poor and the perpetrators had covered their faces.

 

Gary Collins, an off-duty policeman, was watching the London riots on TV. He immediately recognised several people and cut his holiday 4) ___ to help with identification. He ended up spending six months going through the CCTV film and managed to identify 190 people, many from their eyes alone. His help was of decisive importance in the 5) ___. Even with 200,000 hours of footage, facial recognition 6) ___ managed to identify just one person.

 

Collins is no 7) ___ police officer. Soon after joining the police force, he realised he had a special gift: after seeing a face briefly, he could remember it in detail years later. He is what is known as a super-recogniser. This term was first used in 2009 when a study 8) ___ that 1–2 per cent of the population have severe problems recognizing faces – called prosopagnosia or ‘face-blindness’ – and another 1–2 per cent are exceptionally good at it. They can recall up to 95 per cent of faces they see, whereas an average person remembers about 20 per cent.

 

Choose the word that fits best.

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Hundreds of angry people took to the streets in London and at least ten other English cities in 2011. Petrol 1) ___ were thrown, buildings and vehicles destroyed and shops 2) ___. Many of the 3) ___ were caught on CCTV cameras, but most of the images were poor and the perpetrators had covered their faces.

 

Gary Collins, an off-duty policeman, was watching the London riots on TV. He immediately recognised several people and cut his holiday 4) ___ to help with identification. He ended up spending six months going through the CCTV film and managed to identify 190 people, many from their eyes alone. His help was of decisive importance in the 5) ___. Even with 200,000 hours of footage, facial recognition 6) ___ managed to identify just one person.

 

Collins is no 7) ___ police officer. Soon after joining the police force, he realised he had a special gift: after seeing a face briefly, he could remember it in detail years later. He is what is known as a super-recogniser. This term was first used in 2009 when a study 8) ___ that 1–2 per cent of the population have severe problems recognizing faces – called prosopagnosia or ‘face-blindness’ – and another 1–2 per cent are exceptionally good at it. They can recall up to 95 per cent of faces they see, whereas an average person remembers about 20 per cent.

 

Choose the word that fits best.

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Hundreds of angry people took to the streets in London and at least ten other English cities in 2011. Petrol 1) ___ were thrown, buildings and vehicles destroyed and shops 2) ___. Many of the 3) ___ were caught on CCTV cameras, but most of the images were poor and the perpetrators had covered their faces.

 

Gary Collins, an off-duty policeman, was watching the London riots on TV. He immediately recognised several people and cut his holiday 4) ___ to help with identification. He ended up spending six months going through the CCTV film and managed to identify 190 people, many from their eyes alone. His help was of decisive importance in the 5) ___. Even with 200,000 hours of footage, facial recognition 6) ___ managed to identify just one person.

 

Collins is no 7) ___ police officer. Soon after joining the police force, he realised he had a special gift: after seeing a face briefly, he could remember it in detail years later. He is what is known as a super-recogniser. This term was first used in 2009 when a study 8) ___ that 1–2 per cent of the population have severe problems recognizing faces – called prosopagnosia or ‘face-blindness’ – and another 1–2 per cent are exceptionally good at it. They can recall up to 95 per cent of faces they see, whereas an average person remembers about 20 per cent.

 

Choose the word that fits best.

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Hundreds of angry people took to the streets in London and at least ten other English cities in 2011. Petrol 1) ___ were thrown, buildings and vehicles destroyed and shops 2) ___. Many of the 3) ___ were caught on CCTV cameras, but most of the images were poor and the perpetrators had covered their faces.

 

Gary Collins, an off-duty policeman, was watching the London riots on TV. He immediately recognised several people and cut his holiday 4) ___ to help with identification. He ended up spending six months going through the CCTV film and managed to identify 190 people, many from their eyes alone. His help was of decisive importance in the 5) ___. Even with 200,000 hours of footage, facial recognition 6) ___ managed to identify just one person.

 

Collins is no 7) ___ police officer. Soon after joining the police force, he realised he had a special gift: after seeing a face briefly, he could remember it in detail years later. He is what is known as a super-recogniser. This term was first used in 2009 when a study 8) ___ that 1–2 per cent of the population have severe problems recognizing faces – called prosopagnosia or ‘face-blindness’ – and another 1–2 per cent are exceptionally good at it. They can recall up to 95 per cent of faces they see, whereas an average person remembers about 20 per cent.

 

Choose the word that fits best.

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Hundreds of angry people took to the streets in London and at least ten other English cities in 2011. Petrol 1) ___ were thrown, buildings and vehicles destroyed and shops 2) ___. Many of the 3) ___ were caught on CCTV cameras, but most of the images were poor and the perpetrators had covered their faces.

 

Gary Collins, an off-duty policeman, was watching the London riots on TV. He immediately recognised several people and cut his holiday 4) ___ to help with identification. He ended up spending six months going through the CCTV film and managed to identify 190 people, many from their eyes alone. His help was of decisive importance in the 5) ___. Even with 200,000 hours of footage, facial recognition 6) ___ managed to identify just one person.

 

Collins is no 7) ___ police officer. Soon after joining the police force, he realised he had a special gift: after seeing a face briefly, he could remember it in detail years later. He is what is known as a super-recogniser. This term was first used in 2009 when a study 8) ___ that 1–2 per cent of the population have severe problems recognizing faces – called prosopagnosia or ‘face-blindness’ – and another 1–2 per cent are exceptionally good at it. They can recall up to 95 per cent of faces they see, whereas an average person remembers about 20 per cent.

 

Choose the word that fits best.

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Hundreds of angry people took to the streets in London and at least ten other English cities in 2011. Petrol 1) ___ were thrown, buildings and vehicles destroyed and shops 2) ___. Many of the 3) ___ were caught on CCTV cameras, but most of the images were poor and the perpetrators had covered their faces.

 

Gary Collins, an off-duty policeman, was watching the London riots on TV. He immediately recognised several people and cut his holiday 4) ___ to help with identification. He ended up spending six months going through the CCTV film and managed to identify 190 people, many from their eyes alone. His help was of decisive importance in the 5) ___. Even with 200,000 hours of footage, facial recognition 6) ___ managed to identify just one person.

 

Collins is no 7) ___ police officer. Soon after joining the police force, he realised he had a special gift: after seeing a face briefly, he could remember it in detail years later. He is what is known as a super-recogniser. This term was first used in 2009 when a study 8) ___ that 1–2 per cent of the population have severe problems recognizing faces – called prosopagnosia or ‘face-blindness’ – and another 1–2 per cent are exceptionally good at it. They can recall up to 95 per cent of faces they see, whereas an average person remembers about 20 per cent.

 

Choose the word that fits best.

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V. Advanced Assessment

 

Read the text and choose the word that best fits in a blank.

 

Hundreds of angry people took to the streets in London and at least ten other English cities in 2011. Petrol 1) ___ were thrown, buildings and vehicles destroyed and shops 2) ___. Many of the 3) ___ were caught on CCTV cameras, but most of the images were poor and the perpetrators had covered their faces.

 

Gary Collins, an off-duty policeman, was watching the London riots on TV. He immediately recognised several people and cut his holiday 4) ___ to help with identification. He ended up spending six months going through the CCTV film and managed to identify 190 people, many from their eyes alone. His help was of decisive importance in the 5) ___. Even with 200,000 hours of footage, facial recognition 6) ___ managed to identify just one person.

 

Collins is no 7) ___ police officer. Soon after joining the police force, he realised he had a special gift: after seeing a face briefly, he could remember it in detail years later. He is what is known as a super-recogniser. This term was first used in 2009 when a study 8) ___ that 1–2 per cent of the population have severe problems recognizing faces – called prosopagnosia or ‘face-blindness’ – and another 1–2 per cent are exceptionally good at it. They can recall up to 95 per cent of faces they see, whereas an average person remembers about 20 per cent.

 

Choose the word that fits best.

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If we look around us at the things we have purchased at some point in our lives, we would no doubt notice that not everything we own is being put to good 1) ___: the thick woollen coat which we thought looked trendy despite the fact that we live in a tropical country, the smartphone that got put away when we bought ourselves the newest 2) ___, the car that only gets used at the weekends, or even the guest room in our house that somehow got turned into a storeroom.

 

Those underutilised items may seem useless to some, but could be an asset to others. With the advent of the 3) ___, online communities have figured out a way to generate profit from the sharing of those underused assets. Using websites and social media groups that facilitate the buying and selling of second-hand goods, it is now easier than ever for peer-to-peer sharing activities to take 4) ___. And this is known as the sharing economy.

 

These democratised online platforms are providing a chance for people to make a quick buck or two. To give an example, busy parents previously might not have bothered with setting up a stall at the local market or car boot sale to sell their children's old equipment, but with online 5) ___, parents are now able to sell on those hardly worn baby clothes that their children have 6) ___ and the expensive pushchairs and baby equipment they have invested in, so as to put some cash back into their pockets.

 

Businesses have also caught on to the profitability of the sharing economy and are seeking to gain from making use of those underutilised resources. A business model that has rapidly risen in popularity sees companies 7) ___ an online platform that puts customers in contact with those who can provide a particular product or service. Companies like Airbnb act as a middleman for people to cash in on their unused rooms and houses and let them out as lucrative accommodation. Another example is Uber, which encourages people to use their own personal cars as taxis to make some extra cash in their free time.

 

This move towards a sharing 8) ___ is not without criticisms. Unlike businesses, unregulated individuals do not have to follow certain regulations and this can lead to poorer and inconsistent quality of goods and services and a higher risk of fraud. Nevertheless, in the consumerist society we live in today, the increased opportunities to sell on our unwanted and underused goods can lead to a lesser impact on our environment.
Choose the word that fits best.

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If we look around us at the things we have purchased at some point in our lives, we would no doubt notice that not everything we own is being put to good 1) ___: the thick woollen coat which we thought looked trendy despite the fact that we live in a tropical country, the smartphone that got put away when we bought ourselves the newest 2) ___, the car that only gets used at the weekends, or even the guest room in our house that somehow got turned into a storeroom.

 

Those underutilised items may seem useless to some, but could be an asset to others. With the advent of the 3) ___, online communities have figured out a way to generate profit from the sharing of those underused assets. Using websites and social media groups that facilitate the buying and selling of second-hand goods, it is now easier than ever for peer-to-peer sharing activities to take 4) ___. And this is known as the sharing economy.

 

These democratised online platforms are providing a chance for people to make a quick buck or two. To give an example, busy parents previously might not have bothered with setting up a stall at the local market or car boot sale to sell their children's old equipment, but with online 5) ___, parents are now able to sell on those hardly worn baby clothes that their children have 6) ___ and the expensive pushchairs and baby equipment they have invested in, so as to put some cash back into their pockets.

 

Businesses have also caught on to the profitability of the sharing economy and are seeking to gain from making use of those underutilised resources. A business model that has rapidly risen in popularity sees companies 7) ___ an online platform that puts customers in contact with those who can provide a particular product or service. Companies like Airbnb act as a middleman for people to cash in on their unused rooms and houses and let them out as lucrative accommodation. Another example is Uber, which encourages people to use their own personal cars as taxis to make some extra cash in their free time.

 

This move towards a sharing 8) ___ is not without criticisms. Unlike businesses, unregulated individuals do not have to follow certain regulations and this can lead to poorer and inconsistent quality of goods and services and a higher risk of fraud. Nevertheless, in the consumerist society we live in today, the increased opportunities to sell on our unwanted and underused goods can lead to a lesser impact on our environment.
Choose the word that fits best.

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If we look around us at the things we have purchased at some point in our lives, we would no doubt notice that not everything we own is being put to good 1) ___: the thick woollen coat which we thought looked trendy despite the fact that we live in a tropical country, the smartphone that got put away when we bought ourselves the newest 2) ___, the car that only gets used at the weekends, or even the guest room in our house that somehow got turned into a storeroom.

 

Those underutilised items may seem useless to some, but could be an asset to others. With the advent of the 3) ___, online communities have figured out a way to generate profit from the sharing of those underused assets. Using websites and social media groups that facilitate the buying and selling of second-hand goods, it is now easier than ever for peer-to-peer sharing activities to take 4) ___. And this is known as the sharing economy.

 

These democratised online platforms are providing a chance for people to make a quick buck or two. To give an example, busy parents previously might not have bothered with setting up a stall at the local market or car boot sale to sell their children's old equipment, but with online 5) ___, parents are now able to sell on those hardly worn baby clothes that their children have 6) ___ and the expensive pushchairs and baby equipment they have invested in, so as to put some cash back into their pockets.

 

Businesses have also caught on to the profitability of the sharing economy and are seeking to gain from making use of those underutilised resources. A business model that has rapidly risen in popularity sees companies 7) ___ an online platform that puts customers in contact with those who can provide a particular product or service. Companies like Airbnb act as a middleman for people to cash in on their unused rooms and houses and let them out as lucrative accommodation. Another example is Uber, which encourages people to use their own personal cars as taxis to make some extra cash in their free time.

 

This move towards a sharing 8) ___ is not without criticisms. Unlike businesses, unregulated individuals do not have to follow certain regulations and this can lead to poorer and inconsistent quality of goods and services and a higher risk of fraud. Nevertheless, in the consumerist society we live in today, the increased opportunities to sell on our unwanted and underused goods can lead to a lesser impact on our environment.
Choose the word that fits best.

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Section 5: Reading Comprehension Test B

 

Read the following and select the correct answers to the given questions.

 

In 1976, Muhammed Yunus, a Bangladeshi professor of economics, started a new kind of bank. Grameen Bank gives small loans – usually no more than US$ 100 – to indigent people who can’t get credit from normal banks. This kind of credit is called microcredit.

97 percent of Grameen’s clients are women. They make the most of their credit by starting small businesses such as conceiving furniture, sewing clothes or breeding animals for milk.
There are some rules to follow: people have to make groups of five people called “loan circles.” If one of them doesn’t pay back the loan, no one in the group can get credit in the future. However, if everyone follows the rules, they can get bigger loans.

In 2007, Grameen Bank had over seven million customers in nearly eighty thousand villages. There are now seven thousand microcredit organizations all around the world.

Professor Yunus and Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.

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I don't like ___.

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Mary wants to ___ chess.

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Tom loves ___.

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Listening Level Assessment

I. Beginner/Elementary Assessment

 

You will hear 8 sentences. Complete the missing words in the sentences.

 

We go to ___ every day.

5 / 5

Hundreds of angry people took to the streets in London and at least ten other English cities in 2011. Petrol 1) ___ were thrown, buildings and vehicles destroyed and shops 2) ___. Many of the 3) ___ were caught on CCTV cameras, but most of the images were poor and the perpetrators had covered their faces.

 

Gary Collins, an off-duty policeman, was watching the London riots on TV. He immediately recognised several people and cut his holiday 4) ___ to help with identification. He ended up spending six months going through the CCTV film and managed to identify 190 people, many from their eyes alone. His help was of decisive importance in the 5) ___. Even with 200,000 hours of footage, facial recognition 6) ___ managed to identify just one person.

 

Collins is no 7) ___ police officer. Soon after joining the police force, he realised he had a special gift: after seeing a face briefly, he could remember it in detail years later. He is what is known as a super-recogniser. This term was first used in 2009 when a study 8) ___ that 1–2 per cent of the population have severe problems recognizing faces – called prosopagnosia or ‘face-blindness’ – and another 1–2 per cent are exceptionally good at it. They can recall up to 95 per cent of faces they see, whereas an average person remembers about 20 per cent.

 

Choose the word that fits best.

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Section 6: Listening Test

 

Listen to the following passage and the questions that follow. Then choose the best answers to the questions.

Listen as the student consults with the receptionist on campus.

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My family ___ to New York this ___.

2 answers. Place a comma (,) between answers.

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It is very ___ and ___ today.

2 answers. Place a comma (,) between answers.

3 / 6

Jack plays ___ every week.

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___ you ___ shopping?
2 answers. Place a comma (,) between answers.

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What is stated about parking on campus?

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Who parks in which areas?
Choose 2 answers.

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