Cambridge Flyers 2020 Test 28 - Reading & Writing

Look and read. Choose the correct words from the box.

Example: Someone who is famous, especially in the entertainment business. a celebrity

You use this machine in the kitchen to break down food or make smoothies.

A food that is made from grain and eaten with milk, especially in the morning.

An artificial substance that can be shaped when soft into many different forms.

You can buy medicines, beauty products, products for washing your body at this store.

An animal with a thick, hard shell, eats plants, moves very slowly, and lives on land.

A car with a powerful engine and wide wheels, designed for use in races.

You wear this piece of jewellery around your neck.

You wear these comfortable shoes when you do sports.

You have this list of the times to know when classes in school happen.

Cleaning something or making something smooth using your hand or a brush.

Complete the conversation between two friends. What does Sue say to Marry? Write the correct letter A - H for each blank. You do not need to use all the letters.

A. Yes! That would be lovely. 

B. In front of the school. 

C. Thanks. Yes, it's new. 

D. No. Not yet. 

E. At about two o'clock. 

F. No, it's too early. 

G. Yes. It's very pretty and it looks nice on you. 

H. At a shop in the village.

Mary: Where did you buy it? 

Sue: 11.1

Mary: Have you been to the new shop in Sheep Street?

Sue: 11.2

Mary: I bought this silver ring from there. Do you like it? 

Sue: 11.3

Mary: Do you want to go there tomorrow with me? 

Sue: 11.4

Mary: OK, when can we meet? 

Sue: 11.5

Read the text. Choose the correct word from the box to fill in each blank.

My school days start early! My alarm clock rings at 7 am and I get out of bed right away. I have a shower and I get ready for my day. I wear a school 12.1 at my school, so I don’t choose what to wear. If I have time, I 12.2 my emails to see if I have new ones and I usually send a text message to my best friend Lisa. My mum sometimes drives me to school, but I 12.3 walk. My first lesson starts at 9 am, I finish at 4 pm and I get home around 4.30. When I get home, I do my 12.4 and then I play basketball with my brother. After that, I chat with friends online for a while. Finally, I do my favorite thing of the day - I write my 12.5! It’s great fun and I usually spend an hour online writing it, sometimes more!

Now choose the best name for this story: 12.6My time at homeMy daily routineMy favorite time at school

Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.

Last Saturday was a lovely day. Aunt Marry took Anna to the circus. It was a present for 13.1herhershis tenth birthday. Anna liked the clowns very 13.2goodwellmuch and she laughed a lot. But there was a small problem 13.3thisthosethat evening. One of the clowns 13.4waswereis standing on a very tall elephant when suddenly he 13.5fellfallfalling. Everybody was afraid of and Anna shouted out, "Be careful!" But 13.6theretheyit was another small elephant which was standing 13.7nextnearover the big elephant. It quickly 13.8catchcaughtcatches the clown and then put him very 13.9clevercarefullycareful down the floor. The people in the circus tent were very happy and the clown found a big box 13.10ofinto bananas and gave it to the small elephant.

Read the following story. Write some words to complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2, 3, or 4 words.

Taste this

“Everyone is good at something.” That was what Ms. Lowen always said. But Jake was not so sure. He hated doing math. He wasn’t much of a reader. He couldn’t toss a ball. And he had no idea what he wanted to do when he grew up.

His best friend, Charlie, was going to be a firefighter. Charlie knew what he wanted. It seemed he had always known. He was strong and smart, so he would probably pass all the tests. And his friend Kyle was going to be a teacher, like his dad. Kyle loved math and was always winning contests. “What am I good at?” Jake wondered. “What will I be someday?” 

Sometimes, after school, Jake visited his uncle at the restaurant where Uncle Mike worked. He liked to watch Uncle Mike stir sauces. He liked helping out.

Sometimes he said things like, “This needs a little more pepper,” when he tested Uncle Mike’s recipes. He began to read cookbooks. “Let’s try this!” he’d tell Mike when he found something that seemed good. They experimented together. Jake got good at measuring. He learned to convert a recipe for six to a recipe for ten. He liked playing with ingredients. “Instead of peaches, let’s try pears in this cake,” he would suggest.

The school food fair was coming up. Most students brought in things that their parents had made. Jake decided to try a recipe he’d made up - pineapple pizza. At first, when he placed it on the table, some people said, “Yick. That sounds awful.” Then, one by one, some of his friends decided to try it.

(Adapted from readworks.org)

Jake wasn't interested in doing maths and .

His best friend, Charlie, would become a when he grew up.

Jake was keen on his uncle out at the restaurant. 

When Jake and his uncle found out something that seemed good, they out together. 

Jake likes modifying in recipes. 

At the school food fair, Jake made a pineapple pizza based on his own .

Although some people thought his pizza was awful, some of his friends decided to it. 

Read the text and write the missing words. Write one word on each blank.

Have you 21.1 thought about remodeling your room or house? If you have, how did you want to change it? Today, more and 21.2 people are becoming interested 21.3 remodeling their homes. Some people may want to remodel their homes by decorating them or fixing some problems around the house. No matter 21.4 the reasons are, remodeling their houses will give people great satisfaction at a low cost. Many people prefer remodeling 21.5 it is cheap and easy to create a new look with just a small change. This small change will also bring people something fresh in their lives. 

Look at three pictures. Write the story shown in the pictures. Write 20 words or more.