Reading 10th form

Read the text. Fill in each gap with a proper word.

Teenagers in the UK often 1. _ on part-time work to bring them some extra pocket money. This can be during term time or on holidays. Popular evening or weekend jobs seem to be babysitting or working at the check-out in supermarkets, while holiday jobs include supervising children at holiday camps or even becoming tourist guides 2. _ a few weeks. Some people feel that students 3. _ spend their free time focusing on school work or relaxing, not working. However, employers believe that getting work experience while still at school is valuable for students and that this can actually give the students an advantage when they apply for jobs in the future. They can learn useful skills 4. _ as organising their time well, interacting with others and having responsibilities. However, there are age and time limits in place to make sure that young people are not spending 5. _ much time at work and not enough on their studies.

Read the text. Fill in each gap with a proper word.

Teenagers in the UK often 1. _ on part-time work to bring them some extra pocket money. This can be during term time or on holidays. Popular evening or weekend jobs seem to be babysitting or working at the check-out in supermarkets, while holiday jobs include supervising children at holiday camps or even becoming tourist guides 2. _ a few weeks. Some people feel that students 3. _ spend their free time focusing on school work or relaxing, not working. However, employers believe that getting work experience while still at school is valuable for students and that this can actually give the students an advantage when they apply for jobs in the future. They can learn useful skills 4. _ as organising their time well, interacting with others and having responsibilities. However, there are age and time limits in place to make sure that young people are not spending 5. _ much time at work and not enough on their studies.

Read the text. Fill in each gap with a proper word.

Teenagers in the UK often 1. _ on part-time work to bring them some extra pocket money. This can be during term time or on holidays. Popular evening or weekend jobs seem to be babysitting or working at the check-out in supermarkets, while holiday jobs include supervising children at holiday camps or even becoming tourist guides 2. _ a few weeks. Some people feel that students 3. _ spend their free time focusing on school work or relaxing, not working. However, employers believe that getting work experience while still at school is valuable for students and that this can actually give the students an advantage when they apply for jobs in the future. They can learn useful skills 4. _ as organising their time well, interacting with others and having responsibilities. However, there are age and time limits in place to make sure that young people are not spending 5. _ much time at work and not enough on their studies.

Read the text. Fill in each gap with a proper word.

Teenagers in the UK often 1. _ on part-time work to bring them some extra pocket money. This can be during term time or on holidays. Popular evening or weekend jobs seem to be babysitting or working at the check-out in supermarkets, while holiday jobs include supervising children at holiday camps or even becoming tourist guides 2. _ a few weeks. Some people feel that students 3. _ spend their free time focusing on school work or relaxing, not working. However, employers believe that getting work experience while still at school is valuable for students and that this can actually give the students an advantage when they apply for jobs in the future. They can learn useful skills 4. _ as organising their time well, interacting with others and having responsibilities. However, there are age and time limits in place to make sure that young people are not spending 5. _ much time at work and not enough on their studies.

Read the text. Fill in each gap with a proper word.

Teenagers in the UK often 1. _ on part-time work to bring them some extra pocket money. This can be during term time or on holidays. Popular evening or weekend jobs seem to be babysitting or working at the check-out in supermarkets, while holiday jobs include supervising children at holiday camps or even becoming tourist guides 2. _ a few weeks. Some people feel that students 3. _ spend their free time focusing on school work or relaxing, not working. However, employers believe that getting work experience while still at school is valuable for students and that this can actually give the students an advantage when they apply for jobs in the future. They can learn useful skills 4. _ as organising their time well, interacting with others and having responsibilities. However, there are age and time limits in place to make sure that young people are not spending 5. _ much time at work and not enough on their studies.

Read the following text. For a question choose the answer (A, B or C) which you think fits best according to the text.

‘Beth, why don’t you sit on the balcony and look at the view. It’s spectacular’, Tony said as he went into the kitchen to find something simple to eat. We weren’t that hungry because we’d had a big breakfast at the café on the beach earlier. I went to sit on the balcony. Tony was right. It was a great view, all the way down the hill to the blue sea. It was my first visit to his rented holiday home and I imagined it had cost a fortune! My little ground floor flat looked directly over a restaurant car park, which was not ideal. In spite of that, it was in a friendly area, with lots of people around. Tony’s place was a bit isolated for me. But that was Tony. He enjoyed his own company.

Which sentence is true about Beth?

Read the following text. For a question choose the answer (A, B or C) which you think fits best according to the text.

In the past older people simply stopped going on holiday when they reached a certain age. There were many reasons for this. Many older people could no longer drive to holiday destinations or they found airports too crowded and difficult to deal with. Hotels weren’t convenient for people who couldn’t walk up three flights of stairs and holiday insurance was extremely high for anyone with a medical problem. However, our specialist website can help find the perfect holiday for the older traveller and it’s packed with tips about travel, accommodation and insurance. Being older doesn’t mean you have to stay at home. Get online now and find your dream location.

The text _________________

Read the following text. For a question choose the answer (A, B or C) which you think fits best according to the text.

Hi Ben,

A big thank you for looking after Bingo while we’re away! I’m not sure if I told you about a vet’s appointment he has on Thursday? It’s at 10.30 – just a routine check-up. Is that OK? Also, someone’s coming round on Friday to repair my computer – about 2 o’clock. It would be great if you could let him in. I’d ask you to do it because you know so much about computers but you’ve got a lot of work at the moment. We’ll be back late on Saturday so I’d be grateful if you could get some milk and bread for us. What would we do without you?

Thanks a lot,

Tricia

Tricia is writing the email to ____________________ .

Read the following text. Two sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences (A-D) the one which fits the first gap to obtain a logical and grammatically correct text. There are two extra sentences that you do not need to use.

Clothing tells us many things about the wearer. It can be used to indicate 1 ________. The most extreme example of this type of clothing is a uniform. A dress code is very important in business. It is a rare businessman 2 _________. Most politicians also try to be neat and well-dressed.

Read the following text. Two sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences (A-D) the one which fits the second gap to obtain a logical and grammatically correct text. There are two extra sentences that you do not need to use.

Clothing tells us many things about the wearer. It can be used to indicate 1 ________. The most extreme example of this type of clothing is a uniform. A dress code is very important in business. It is a rare businessman 2 _________. Most politicians also try to be neat and well-dressed.

Read a blog post. Answer the question below.

Annie: I grew up on a farm in a family of nine children. As there were so many of us, my parents had one of each type: a rebel, a charmer, a beauty queen, daddy’s girls – you name it, we had it. The experience of growing up in such a large family taught me the skills to deal with all sorts of people in my life. In fact my best friend says it has given me the patience of a saint. But most of all, one of the best things about growing up with eight siblings is that you always feel that you have a lot of people behind you to back you up in times of trouble.

In this blog the writer _______________

Read a blog post. Answer the question below.

Stephen: My family lived in a large detached house in the suburbs. As the first child of five, I quickly learnt that my position came with certain privileges and as many drawbacks. While being the unquestioned leader of the pack, I was also held responsible for my siblings. I remember being repeatedly told off by mum and dad for any mischief that my younger sisters and brothers might have caused. On the plus side, my family have blessed me with some hilarious childhood memories and a strong personality that’s a great asset in my adult life now.

In this blog the writer _______________