Cambridge KET 2020 Sample Test 1 - Reading and Writing (có giải thích đáp án chi tiết cho tài khoản FREE)

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Read the article. Then answer the questions.

Young blog writers 

Tasha: Last year I wrote for my college magazine, which I found really difficult, but I don’t think it’s hard to write a good blog. Mine is about things from daily life that make me laugh. My older brother also has a blog, but we’re writing about different subjects. We don’t discuss what we’re planning, but we read each other’s blogs sometimes. I like giving advice to people who write in asking for it – it’s good to know I’ve helped. 

Danni: I started writing my popular film blog because I love movies. I like it when readers send me articles by email about a film they’ve seen, and I put these on my blog for everyone to read. I’m still at college, so I’m careful about spending too long on my blog, which is difficult as writing well takes time. I don’t think I’ll write it for much longer. I’m busy, and it’s time to do something new. 

Chrissie: I began writing in a school magazine. I stopped after a few years, but I missed it, so I started my own – I’m still writing it now! The blog’s new to me, and I write about daily life. I get ideas from friends or my sister when I can’t decide what to write about – we always think of something interesting, sad or serious. At first, almost nobody visited my site, but now more do, I’ve had some lovely comments. 

Who writes both a magazine and a blog?

Who says that studying and writing a blog at the same time can be hard?

Who answers questions from other people who read her blog?

Who plans to stop writing her blog soon?

Who didn’t have many people reading her blog in the beginning?

Who asks a member of her family to help her write her blog?

Who says writing a blog is easier than some other types of writing?

Read the following passage then choose the best answer to each question below.

A family of dancers 

The women in the Watson family are all crazy about ballet. These days, Alice Watson gives ballet lessons, but for many years, she was a dancer with the National Ballet Company. Her mother, Hannah, also had a full-time job there, making costumes for the dancers.

Alice’s daughter Demi started learning ballet as soon as she could walk. ‘I never taught her,’ says Alice, ‘because she never let me.’ Now aged sixteen, Demi is a member of the ballet company where her mother was the star dancer for many years. 

Alice’s husband, Jack, is an electrician. They met while he was working at a theatre where she was dancing and got married soon after. ‘When Demi started dancing, the house was too small for her and Alice to practice in so I made the garage into a dance studio. Now the living room is nice and quiet when I’m watching television!’ he says. 

Last month, Demi was invited to dance in the ballet Swan Lake. Of course, Alice and Hannah were in the audience and even Jack was there, which made it very special for Demi. Jack says, ‘I’m not that interested in ballet myself but it’s fantastic seeing Demi taking her first steps with Alice’s old company!’ Demi was wearing a dress that Hannah made for Alice many years before. 

‘It was very exciting for all of us,’ says Hannah. ‘Demi’s way of dancing is very like Alice’s. I know I’m her grandmother, but I think she has a great future!’

What is Alice Watson’s job now?

Demi had her first ballet lessons ____

Jack helped his wife and daughter by ____

What was the best thing about the Swan Lake show for Demi?

Hannah says that Demi ____

For each question, choose the correct answer.

William Perkin 

William Perkin was born in London in 1838. As a child, he had many hobbies, including model making and photography. But it was the 19.1classsubjectcourse of chemistry that really interested him. At the age of 15, he went to college to study it.  

While he was there, he was 19.2tryingthinkingdeciding to make a medicine from coal. This didn’t go well, but when he was working on the problem, he found a cheap 19.3waypathplan to make the colour purple. At that 19.4timehourday it was very expensive to make clothes in different colours. William knew he could make a business out of his new colour. Helped by his father and brother, William 19.5openedbroughtturned his own factory to make the colour. It sold well, and soon purple clothes 19.6arrivedbeganbecame very popular in England and the rest of the world.

For each blank, write ONE word.

From: Marian

To: John

I hope (0) you are well. I’m having a great holiday here in Thailand. Our hotel is very nice and there are a lot of good restaurants near it.   

Yesterday morning, we went to 20.1 lovely beach. We had to leave before lunch because it was very hot. We went to a party 20.2 the evening in the center 20.3 the town. Everyone had a good time and we got back at midnight. Tomorrow, we want to 20.4 on a boat trip or 20.5 tennis. 

I’ll show you my photos 20.6 I get back. 

 See you soon, 

 Maria

You want to go swimming on Saturday with your English friend, Toni. Write an email to Toni. 

In your email: 

• ask Toni to go swimming with you on Saturday 

• say where you want to go swimming  

• say how you will travel there. 

 Write 25 words or more. 

Look at the three pictures.  Write the story shown in the pictures.  Write 35 words or more.