Cambridge KET Test 43 - Reading & Writing

8/9/2021 8:58:55 AM

Choose the correct answer that goes with this text.

  • Lisa is organising a pizza party.
  • Lisa doesn't want Sandra to go to the party.
  • Lisa's brother doesn't know if Sandra is going to the party.

Choose the correct answer that goes with this text.

  • You pay less for all clothes at the store.
  • You can only buy trainers at the store.
  • You can find clothes for different seasons at the store.

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  • If you open this soup, only keep it in the fridge for two days.
  • You must open and eat this soup in the next days.
  • Put this soup in the fridge as soon as you open it.

Choose the correct answer that goes with this text.

What is the problem with the mobile phone that Belinda bought?

  • It's the wrong color.
  • It's broken.
  • The memory is too small.

Choose the correct answer that goes with this text.

  • There is water available in the festival.
  • The festival finishes on Sunday.
  • The festival is only for farmers.

Choose the correct answer that goes with this text.

Dave would like Mike to _____

  • check the bus timetable for Saturday.
  • ask his father to give them a lift on Saturday.
  • find out the quickest way to drive to the beach.

Read the article. Then answer the questions.

School cooking competition

Alice

Our class has just won a prize in a cooking competition - and we're going to be on the local TV news tonight. The judges liked our pizzas because they were delicious and we also made pasta with sauce and dessert for the children in our school for lunch yesterday. Our teacher is married to a chef who helped us with our main course. We're planning to bake some cakes tomorrow and sell them. We want to get enough money to pay for a school trip.

Eva

Our class teacher heard about the cooking competition on the local TV news and told us about it. We decided to enter and won second prize! We made rice and vegetables, lemonade and dessert for our parents. We turned the school hall into a restaurant for one evening. Our prize is a visit to the kitchens of a famous restaurant in our city - Gigi's. My cousin works there and she says the food is amazing. 

Jenny

The food our class made for the cooking competition was amazing. We baked a lot of cakes - chocolate, orange, lemon and honey. We also used vegetables from the school garden to make steak with vegetable salad for the class below us and everyone said it was fantastic. It was an interesting project and we learned a lot about food. We won third prize for our cakes and took them to a home for old people near our school.

Whose food was popular with other students?
  • Alice
  • Eva
  • Jenny
Whose class learned about the cooking competition from a TV programme?
  • Alice
  • Eva
  • Jenny
Whose class baked cakes and gave them away?
  • Alice
  • Eva
  • Jenny
Whose class won a trip in the cooking competition?
  • Alice
  • Eva
  • Jenny
Whose class got some help from someone who works in a restaurant?
  • Alice
  • Eva
  • Jenny
Whose class used food grown in the school to make lunch for another class?
  • Alice
  • Eva
  • Jenny
Whose class plans to use their cakes to make money?
  • Alice
  • Eva
  • Jenny

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

A successful singer

Carol is a singer in a pop group. Her story is unusual. Carol is in a group called Girls Together. "I started singing to other people in church when I was eight" she says. "I've always loved singing. I sing all the time at home. Actually, the only time I didn't sing was during my school lessons because my teachers would not have been happy."

When Carol was sixteen, she was in a singing competition on the TV. Her dream was to be a famous singer, like Madonna or Lady Gaga. "I hadn't thought about being in a group. I didn't have any friends who sang or played the guitar or drums," she says.

Carol got a big surprise during the competition because the music teachers wanted to put her in a group with three other girls. She told her parents she wasn't happy because no one would know her as a singer on her own. Carol's parents just wanted her to be happy.

Although Carol wanted to sing on her own, she spent some time with the other girls and saw that she could have lots of fun with them. So she decided to sing with them. The music teachers told her that she had made the most important decision of her life.

Now the group is famous and all the girls are making a lot of money. However, Carol loves singing in the group for other reasons. Carol says, "We have been to so many wonderful places and different countries. I miss my parents but the other girls are like my new family and this helps me not to feel sad."

(Adapted from Succeed in A2 Key)

Where does Carol say she first started to sing in front of people?
  • At home
  • In school
  • In church

Carol says that _____.

  • she had always wanted to sing on her own
  • none of her friends thought she was a good singer
  • she tried to find some friends to start a band
What did Carol think when the teachers wanted to put her in a group?
  • It would be better than singing on her own.
  • She wouldn't be known as a solo singer.
  • Her parents would be happier.
Why did Carol finally decide to join the group?
  • Her teachers told her she had to.
  • She liked the other girls in the group.
  • She didn't think she was good enough on her own.
What does Carol say she likes most about being in the group?
  • Traveling
  • The money
  • Being away from home

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

Paddington Bear

One day, over 60 years ago, an English writer called Michael Bond went into a London shop to buy a present for his wife. There he a small toy bear, sitting by himself, the last one on the shelf. He brought the bear home and because they lived near Paddington train station, he to call him Paddington.

Later, Micheal wrote a story about Paddington Bear, which became a book. That book Michael Bond and his funny little bear very famous all over the world. Now there are very popular new films about the adventures of Paddington - and it isn't children who enjoy them. Paddington is lots of people's bear, young and old.

For each question, write the correct answer. Write ONE word for each gap.

From: Helen

To: Henry 

Hi Henry,

I hope you're well. I'm having (0) a birthday party next week and I hope can come. It's Friday evening from 8.00 p.m until late. I'm having it home to keep things simple. I'm asking everyone bring some food to share. Can you bring something too? If so, me know what you will bring. Then I can tell the others to bring different.

See you soon,

Helen

(Adapted from COLLINS A2 KET 8 TESTS)

You want to visit your English friend Tom in Canada next winter.

Write an email to Tom. In your email,

  • ask where he lives
  • ask what it is like
  • suggest visiting him next winter holidays.

Write 25 words or more.

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