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Test 3 answer key with extra explanations Reading Part 1

Questions 1–5 1 The correct answer is B: Ali will eat at work, so Zara should order a takeaway meal to eat with her brother. A is not the correct answer because Ali is going to eat at work. Zara will buy food for herself and her brother. C is not the correct answer because Ali can’t cook today. 2 The correct answer is A: The table top is a bit damaged, so the table and chairs are not all in perfect condition. B is not the correct answer because Mark, who is the seller, asks people to call him after 7 p.m. C is not the correct answer because ‘traditional’ in the notice means that the style of the furniture is old-fashioned, not modern. 3 The correct answer is A: The equipment is only for club members, so people only have permission to use the equipment if they have club membership. B is not the correct answer because the notice does not say this. The notice says that people should go to Reception if they want to hire rackets and balls. C is not the correct answer because people who are not members of the club can hire rackets and balls from Reception if they want to. 4 The correct answer is A: When she writes ‘you should definitely go’, Olivia is encouraging Aiden to go running today. B is not the correct answer because the message from Olivia to Aiden does not ask him to tell anyone else that she can’t run. C is not the correct answer because Olivia does not say that the running group are expecting Aiden. From this message, the reader doesn’t know whether the group are expecting Aiden or not. 5 The correct answer is C: The ‘research’ in the answer is finding out about famous landscape paintings. A is not the correct answer because the students will look at pictures that other people have painted outdoors. B is not the correct answer because the students will look at pictures on computers; they won’t produce their pictures on computers.

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Questions 6–10 6 The correct answer is F: Alan wants ‘to visit a castle that was the site of well-known historical events’ which ‘was once the scene of famous battles’. Alan would also like the castle to be ‘near the coast’. From Carston Castle ‘there are fantastic sea views’. Finally, he’d like a tour ‘led by a guide’ - ‘experts ... will show you around and give you information’. Overall, Carston Castle provides Alan with everything he wants. Rushford (G) may look possible, but it is not the correct answer because there are no guided tours and well-known historical events are not mentioned. 7 The correct answer is A: Yoshiko wants ‘to see a castle that people are still living in’. Durston Castle ‘is the Durston family’s home’. Yoshiko also loves ‘visiting beautiful gardens’. At Durston Castle, ‘you can sit on the grass under the trees and admire the flower beds and fountains’. Finally, she would like to explore interesting places in the castle. Durston Castle ‘has a valuable art collection, secret tunnels – one leading to the beach – and visitors mustn’t miss the unusual rooms deep beneath the castle walls’. Overall, Durston Castle provides Yoshiko with everything she wants. Chartsmouth Castle (E) may look possible, but it is not the correct answer because the kings do not still live there, and beautiful gardens are not mentioned. 8 The correct answer is H: Paulo and Maria want ‘to visit a castle that still has some of its original furniture on display’. Inside Sawbridge Castle, ‘you can still see beautifully designed beds, tables and other objects once used by families living there’. Paulo and Maria also want to hear about the building’s history. They can do this if they ‘put on headphones and listen to information about the history of Sawbridge Castle’. Finally, they want ‘something that’s particularly suitable for young children’ - ‘visitors of all ages will love the toy museum in the gardens’. Overall, Sawbridge Castle provides Paulo and Maria with everything they want. Rushford (G) may look possible, but it is not the correct answer because there is no mention of information about the building’s history, or anything for young children. 9 The correct answer is B: Kerim wants to visit ‘somewhere with a great historical atmosphere … and people dressed in costume. At Castle Woodward, visitors can ‘experience what life was like at the time it was built. Staff wear clothes typical of the time’. Kerim would also like to visit a castle with ‘typical food from the past to tr’y. At Castle Woodward, staff ‘offer everyone tasty snacks made using recipes from different periods of history’. Finally, he’d like to see art that’s been in the castle for centuries. Inside Castle Woodward, ‘the walls are covered with original paintings of the generations of people who’ve lived in the castle’. Overall, Castle Woodward provides Kerim with everything he wants. Castle Hemsworth (C) may look possible, but it is not the correct answer because food is not mentioned.

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10 The correct answer is D: Jake and his brother want ‘to visit the ruins of a castle surrounded by water’. Marlin is a ruined castle: ‘Only a few parts of the ancient castle of Marlin are left, but you can still visit some underground rooms’. Also, ‘The castle is in the middle of a lake’. Jake and his brother want the castle to have ‘great views’. At Marlin Castle, people can ‘see beautiful countryside from the high tower’. Finally, Jake wants to learn about any wildlife living in and around the castle. At Marlin, ‘There are talks about the castle, and the bats, birds and butterflies that have made Marlin their home’. Overall, Marlin Castle provides Jake and his brother with everything they want.



Carston Castle (F) may look possible, but it is not the correct answer because it is not surrounded by water – the sea is only on the south side.

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 Part 3

Questions 11–15 11 The correct answer is C: In the second paragraph, we are told that Ana was very scared of singing in front of an audience, so a teacher recommended that she should join the theatre club at school. After attending this drama group, she was able to sing in front of an audience and enjoy it. A is not the correct answer because although her brother was in a band (beginning of the third paragraph), the text doesn’t say that Ana practised singing with the band. B is not the correct answer because a teacher had to take Ana off the stage when she was too nervous to stay there, but the teacher did not stand on the stage with Ana to make her feel OK. D is not the correct answer because the text just says that Ana was in front of an audience, and felt very nervous at first. 12 The correct answer is B: In the third paragraph, we learn that the teacher’s attitude was not helpful to Ana, he ‘didn’t listen to anything she said’. This made Ana feel annoyed, so she wrote a song called Something to Say. A is not the correct answer because the text does not mention that there were well-known singers involved in the course. C is not the correct answer because the text says that Ana ‘already knew more about music than many of the others (on the course)’. D is not the correct answer because the text does not mention that the teacher gave Ana any advice about the music business. 13 The correct answer is A: In the fourth paragraph, we read that Ana ‘didn’t want someone telling her what to sing’. However, Joss persuaded her this wouldn’t happen’ (the word this means someone is telling Ana what to sing). She wanted to choose the songs herself. B is not the correct answer because the text does not say that Joss offered to help Ana organise a concert. C is not the correct answer because at first, Ana ‘didn’t know anything about the company (that Joss owned)’. D is not the correct answer because Joss’ office was ‘on the other side of Ireland’. 14 The correct answer is B: In the final paragraph, Ana says that ‘she’s less interested in writing songs about when life’s good; when it’s not, there’s more for her to say’. So she prefers to write about difficult times in life than easy times. A is not the correct answer because Ana says that she ‘hopes’ fans will like her songs, but she actually writes about things that are important to her. C is not the correct answer because the text mentions a song that Ana wrote about her brother, not songs that he sings with his band. D is not the correct answer because the text says that Ana writes about her own personal experiences, not those of other people. 15 The correct answer is D: At the beginning of the fourth paragraph, we read that Ana ‘was delighted when people left comments saying that they loved it and found new meanings in the words each time they heard them’. A is not the correct answer because in the first paragraph, we learn that ‘(Ana’s) parents weren’t musicians’. B is not the correct answer because in the third paragraph, we learn that Ana wrote her first song, Falling Stars, in only three days. B suggests that it took her longer than a week to write a song when she first started. C is not the correct answer because at the end of the fourth paragraph we are told: ‘They sold all the tickets (for the concert in Dublin) very quickly’.

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Part 4



Questions 16–20 16 The correct answer is E: ‘It’ in the answer sentence refers to the ‘company’ in the text before the gap. The company organised lots of things, such as a mechanic, the accommodation, the route and carrying the cyclist’s bags. The company also provided snacks and drinks for the cyclists. 17 The correct answer is A: ‘therefore’ in the answer sentence means ‘for this reason’. Steve knew what to expect on this long cycle ride in the US because he had already been on a long cycle ride in Europe. The word ‘one’ in the answer sentence refers to ‘long cycle ride’ in the text before the gap. 18 The correct answer is D: ‘Doing that’ in the answer sentence refers to ‘(having) a large breakfast’. By having a large breakfast, Steve made sure that he had enough energy to carry on cycling all day. 19 The correct answer is H: The third paragraph describes a challenge that the cyclists had to deal with. The answer sentence tells us that there were more challenges as well. In the text after the gap, ‘For instance’ (meaning for example) introduces another challenge that the cyclists had to deal with. 20 The correct answer is B: ‘It’ in the answer sentence refers to the ‘big map’ in the text before the gap. ‘them’ and ‘they’ in the answer sentence refer to the cyclists in the group. The text after the gap explains how the cyclists could see the progress that they had made: the organisers drew a black line on the map to show how far along the route the cyclists had travelled.

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 Part 5

Questions 21–26 21 The correct answer is D: All the adjectives refer to something that is found in many places, but only ‘common’ can be used with ‘food’ to mean this. 22 The correct answer is B: The verb ‘affects’ means ‘have an effect on’. The other verbs don’t make sense in the gap. 23 The correct answer is B: The adverb ‘actually’ can be used in a sentence to show that a piece of information may be surprising. The other adverbs don’t make sense here. 24 The correct answer is D: ‘In ancient times’ means ‘a long time ago’. The other adjectives can’t be used with the noun ‘times’. 25 The correct answer is A: ‘cure’ is the only verb here that can be used to mean ‘make someone better if they have a disease, illness or health problem’. The other verbs can’t be used when talking about health problems. 26 The correct answer is C: The word ‘still’ after the gap shows that the sentence is about what happens now. ‘Nowadays’ is the only word that can be used in the gap.

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Part 6



Questions 27–32 27 The correct answer is ‘so’: The structure so + adjective + that is being tested here. 28 The correct answer is ‘every’ or ‘each’: The writer is highlighting that every individual student has shared this experience. 29 The correct answer is ‘if’, ‘when’ or ‘whenever’: This could be a conditional sentence: this situation might happen. Then you write ‘if’. However, the sentence could mean that this will definitely happen at some time. Then you write ‘when’ or ‘whenever’. ‘Whenever’ emphasises that you should do this every time you get lost. 30 The correct answer is ‘why’: The phrase used to make a suggestion: Why not + infinitive without ‘to’, is being tested here. 31 The correct answer is ‘about’: Another phrase for making a suggestion is tested here: How about + verb in the -ing form. 32 The correct answer is ‘There’: The phrase often used to show that something exists is tested here: There is / are + noun.

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