Opening A Restaurant: Questions 21 - 27
Opening A Restaurant: Questions 21 - 27
Opening A Restaurant: Questions 21 - 27
Part 4
Questions 21 27
Read the article about a man who opened a restaurant, and then answer the questions.
For questions 21 27, mark A, B or C on your answer sheet.
OPENING A RESTAURANT
welve months ago Robin Parker left his job at an
T insurance company. He now runs a restaurant which is
doing very well since it opened four months ago.
Opening a restaurant was a big change for Robin. He loves
travelling and all his favourite television programmes are
about cooking. One day, he read in a newspaper about a
doctor who left her job and moved to Italy to start a restaurant.
He thought, I can do that! His wife wasnt very happy about
the idea, and neither was his father. But his brother, a bank
manager, gave him lots of good ideas.
Robin lived in Oxford and had a job in London. He thought both places would be difficult to open a
restaurant in, so he chose Manchester because he knew the city from his years at university. He found
an empty building in a beautiful old street. It was old and needed a lot of repairs, but all the other
buildings were expensive and he didnt have much money.
Robin loves his new work. Its difficult being the boss, but he has found an excellent chef. He says he
enjoys talking to customers and some of them have become his good friends. He gets up at 6am and
often goes to bed after midnight. Its a long day but he only starts to feel really tired when he takes time
off at the weekends.
Robins restaurant is doing so well that he could take a long holiday. But hes busy with his new idea to
open a supermarket selling food from around the world. Hes already found a building near his
restaurant.
EXAMPLE ANSWER
0 Robins restaurant opened
A four months ago. B eight months ago. C twelve months ago. A
25 Robin likes
A meeting his customers. B being a good boss. C trying the chefs dishes.
Part 5
Questions 28 35
Read the article about the Amazon River.
Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.
For questions 28 35, mark A, B or C on your answer sheet.
EXAMPLE ANSWER
0 A is B was C be A
29 A in B on C to
30 A during B up C for
32 A this B a C their
34 A There B One C It
Part 6
Questions 36 40
Read the descriptions of things you might need on holiday.
What is the word for each one?
The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word.
For questions 36 40, write the words on your answer sheet.
EXAMPLE ANSWER
0 You need to buy this before you travel by plane. ticket
38 This place has a reception where you can get the h____
key to your bedroom.
Part 7
Questions 41 50
Complete this postcard.
Write ONE word for each space.
For questions 41 50, write the words on your answer sheet.
Dear Josh,
Happy New Year! We (EXAMPLE .... are ) spending New Year in the mountains. We
41 . My grandmother has ....
arrived two days .... 42 lovely house here. We are going to
43 for one week. ....
stay with .... 44 snowed yesterday, but today is sunny ....
45 warm.
46 the top of a mountain. It ....
Yesterday we climbed up .... 47 us three hours to get
48 in summer. Tonight ....
there. I love it here in winter more .... 49 is going to be a big
50 the village.
party in the centre ....
See you soon,
Maria
WHAT IS TESTED
Part 7: Open cloze (1 mark for each correct answer)
This tests your ability to complete a short note or letter with the correct grammar or vocabulary.
In Part 7, you
read a short note or letter (or a short note and the reply)
fill 10 gaps with one word
must spell the words correctly
ADVICE
read all of the note or letter so you understand the general meaning/situation
read the whole sentence when you decide what word to write
look at the words before and after each gap
PRACTICE ACTIVITIES
You can do this before or after you do Part 7 on page 77.
Language task
This helps you think about what clues to look for in the text.
Exercise 1
Read the sentences from the letter and answer the questions below.
Dear Josh,
We 0
. spending New Year in the mountains.
1 spending is part of a continuous verb form. We also use an auxiliary verb to make a continuous form.
What auxiliary do we need? (Remember: this is a postcard and the writer is talking about her holiday
now)
We arrived two days 41
. .
2 What tense is arrived? What time word do we often use with this tense?
My grandmother has 42 lovely
. house here.
3 House is a countable noun. What do we often write in front of a countable singular noun?
43 for one week.
We are going to stay with .
4 What kind of word usually comes after to stay with .? In the sentence before, who is the subject?
44 snowed
. 45 warm.
yesterday, but today is sunny .
5 Snowed is a past simple verb. We need a subject before a verb. What subject/one word do we use for
the weather?
6 When 2 adjectives have different meanings we can use but to join them.
EXAMPLE: The day was cold but sunny or The meal was expensive but not very tasty. What word do
we use to join two adjectives that have a similar meaning?
46 the top of a mountain.
Yesterday we climbed .
7 The verb climb needs a preposition. What is it? (We often use the same preposition with the verbs go,
travel, walk and send when someone or something moves from one place to another place)
47 us three hours to get there.
It .
8 You need to use a verb. Which verb do we use to talk about how long an action is? (in this sentence,
the action is three hours) What time (past/present/future) is the sentence talking about?
48 in summer.
I love it here in winter more .
9 We often use more when we compare two things. What word/conjunction usually comes after more in
a comparing sentence?
Modals
Choose the correct modal verb(s) for each sentence.
1 ....................../....................../...................... you please send me some information about your courses? (a request)
2 Thank you for the invitation. What time ....................../...................... I arrive at your house? (asking for a
suggestion).
3 San Francisco is wonderful! We ...................... go to Los Angeles as well, but we arent sure yet.
(possibility)
4 If you dont like your job, you ....................../...................... look for a new one. (advice)
5 I cant meet you today. My boss said I ....................../....................../...................... finish my report today.
(obligation)
6 If you...................... somewhere to stay, you are welcome to stay with us.
Connectives
Join the sentences together.
I passed my driving test and I dont have any money to buy a car!
but my English exam!
because I had a lot of driving lessons.
You could come to the caf with us when you could go with Jane.
or have a coffee there.
and you finish work.