Test in Reading
Topic: Shopping
First Level
Do you spend a lot of time shopping and sometimes can`t find anything you like? Why don’t you surf the Net and buy everything you want quickly and easily?
You don’t have to go to crowded markets and shops or wait to pay. You can buy anything you like from online shops; from clothes, DVDs and mobile phones to furniture, cars and even houses. You can also buy fruit, meat and vegetables or order food online.
In addition, you can see pictures of the things you want to buy. Best of all, if you can`t decide the website stores the information you want and you can see it every time you visit the online shop.
Find the item you want, click on the “buy now” button and they`ll send it directly to your house.
However, don’t get too excited. You need a credit card to buy the things you like so your parents must know all about it. And don’t forget! If you don’t like something you`ve bought, you can return it and get your money back!
Second Level
Last Saturday afternoon, Fred’s mother decided to go shopping. She asked Fred’s help. So they caught a bus to town.
The bus stopped near a big supermarket and they went inside carrying a bag. Fred wasn’t very happy because he hates shopping! He thinks is boring!
Inside the shop, Fred’s mother picked some goods that they needed – fruit, bread, some vegetables- but she couldn’t find any rice. Fred, finally found it near the cereals. His mother was pleased.
Then Fred’s mother asked him to bring a bottle of coke. Fred went look for it, but the bottles were in a difficult place so he had to climb on a box to reach for it. When he jumped down, he fell and hurt his leg.
To compensate him for his effort, Fred’s mother bought him an ice-cream. His leg was hurting a lot so his mother phoned Fred’s father that came to drive them home.
When they got back, Fred went to bed to rest his leg!
Third Level
Buying and selling in the Internet (1) _____ popular in the last ten years. One of my favourite sites is Wallapop, which allows you (2) _____ and sell second-hand things.
Some products are not in perfect condition, but others can be as good as new. However, it’s possible to find something still in its packaging, because the owner never opened the box or because the product was a present and he/she had already had a similar one. Things in Wallapop are usually used and users must (3) _____ for a lower price. The Wallapop is not a shop, so of course you can’t choose from a selection of models. If you (4) _____ for online shopping, the best option is Asos, where you can find clothes, which come in a wide range of colours and sizes.
Another feature of Wallapop is the possibility of finding hand-crafted products: brooches, necklaces, dolls...The Net (5) _____ a lot to do for you because nowadays almost everything is on the market!
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Buying and selling in the Internet became popular in the last ten years. One of my favourite sites (1) _____ Wallapop, which allows you to buy and sell second-hand things.
Some products are not in perfect condition, but others can (2) _____ as good as new. However, it’s possible to find something still in its packaging, because the owner never opened the box or because the product (3) _____ a present and he/she had already had a similar one. Things in Wallapop are usually used and users must ask for a lower price. The Wallapop is not a shop, so of course you can’t choose from a selection of models. If you are looking for online shopping, the best option is Asos, where you can find clothes which (4) _____ in a wide range of colours and sizes.
Another feature of Wallapop is the possibility of finding hand-crafted products: brooches, necklaces, dolls...The net (5) _____ a lot to do for you because nowadays almost everything is on the market!
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Fourth Level
Mrs Smith is going shopping with her son. They are looking for a present for Mr Smith's birthday. Mrs Smith wants to buy him a new camera and Tom wants to buy him a jumper.
They drive to the department store on the High Street. Mrs Smith uses the escalator to go to the Electrical Department on the third floor and Tom takes the stairs up to the Mens clothing department on the first floor.
When she gets to the Electrical Department she finds that cameras are sold. So she decided to go to the Photography Department on the ground floor. She takes the elevator down and asks the sales assistant there for some help…..