Part 1 – A Young Genius

5. What is Yinan Wang going to study at university?

Read the passage and choose a, b, c or d for questions 1 – 10
a. English.
1. Where will Yinan Wang study next month?
b. business studies.
c. computer studies.
a. Beijing University
d. science.
b. Oxford University
c. London University
d. Manchester University 6. How did Yinan Wang feel when he came to England?

a. excited
2. Why did Yinan Wang’s father come to England?
b. unhappy
c. comfortable
a. to study
d. relaxed
b. to go to hospital
c. to work
d. to make friends 7. What does one teacher think about Yinan in 2013?

a. He has a lot of problems with English.

3. Which of these sentences is true?
b. He has a lot of problems with English and maths.
c. His English is very good but he can’t do mathematics.
a. Yinan Wang came to England with his family.
d. His English and maths are now extremely good.
b. Yinan Wang came to England with no family.
c. Yinang Wang attended a university in China.
d. Yinan Wang attends a university in China now. 8. What does “she” refer to in line 15?

a. Yinan Wang
4. When Yinan Wang arrived in England, he was ….
b. Ruth Lawrence
c. Yinan’s teacher
a. good at English but not very intelligent.
d. mathematics
b. good at mathematics and good at English.
c. good at science but not very good at English.
d. good at English and very intelligent.
 9. Which of these sentences is not true? 13. Which of these sentences is true?

a. Yinan Wang is the first child to go to Oxford University.

b. Some people say children are too young to go to university. a. Natalya starts school at 7:00 a.m. every morning.
c. Other people say clever children should go to university. b. Marcelo walks to school every morning.
d. Ruth Lawrence went to Oxford University when she was 13 c. Marcelo has seven classes every day.
years old. d. Natalya has a coffee for breakfast every morning.

10. What is the topic of paragraph 5, lines 14-18? 14. How long are Natalya’s classes?

a. Children at university. a. 45 minutes.

b. Ruth Lawrence at university. b. 60 minutes.
c. Yinan Wang’s life in China. c. 30 minutes.
d. Teachers at school in England. d. 20 minutes.

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15. Which of these sentences is not true?

Part 2 – Natalya and Marcello a. Natalya studies 3 languages.

b. Marcelo thinks school is boring.
Choose a, b, c or d for questions 11-20: c. The academic year in Russia ends in August.
d. Marcelo has a snack in the break.
11. What is the topic of this reading?
16. What does “ it ” refer to in line 7?
a. The daily life of two teenagers in different countries.
b. The daily life of two teenagers in one country. a. French
c. The summer vacations of two teenagers. b. Russian
d. The first jobs of two teenagers in different countries. c. English
d. Portuguese
12. Who has a small family?

a. Marcelo
b. Natalya
 17. What is Marcelo’s favourite food? Part 3 – Food around the World

a. meat Choose the best answer for questions 21-30. Circle A, B, C or D

b. rice 21. In the north of China, people eat __________.
c. fruit
d. Pizza A. rice
B. noodles
18. Who enjoys listening to music before going to bed? C. fish
D. beef
a. Marcelo
b. Natalya 22. Where do people eat a lot of fish?

19. The summer vacation in Brazil is from ….. A. North China

B. Germany
C. Poland
a. March to April D. Japan
b. August to June
c. July to August
d. December to January 23. Why do people eat a lot of meat in Central Europe?

A. Central Europe isn’t near the sea.

20. Who stays in a hotel in the summer vacation? B. Central Europe is very near the sea.
C. Central Europe has a lot of rice.
a. Natalya D. Central Europe has a lot of noodles.
b. Marcelo
c. Natalya and Marcelo 24. Which countries celebrate “Thanksgiving”?
d. not Natalya and not Marcelo.
A. The United States and Canada
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B. Germany and Poland
C. France and the UK
D. Japan and China
25. In which months do countries have “Thanksgiving” ? 29. British people cook pancakes __________.

A. January and February A. for a very long time.

B. March and April B. for a very short time.
C. August and September C. for about 45 minutes.
D. October and November D. for just a few seconds.

26. What is the most important food for “Thanksgiving”? 30. What does “ them “ refer to in line 17?

A. chicken A. people
B. turkey B. air
C. fish C. races
D. sausages D. pancakes

27. What is the topic of paragraph 3, lines 12 - 18?

A. Food traditions in Germany and Poland.

B. Food traditions in France and the UK.
C. Food traditions in Canada and the United States.
D. Food traditions in France Japan and China.

28. Who is called the “King” ?

A. The person who eats the “King Cake”.

B. The person who puts the bean inside the cake.
C. The person who finds the bean.
D. The person who can’t find the bean.
Answer Key

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

1 b 11 a 21 b
2 c 12 b 22 d
3 a 13 d 23 a
4 c 14 a 24 a
5 d 15 c 25 d
6 b 16 b 26 b
7 d 17 d 27 b
8 b 18 b 28 c
9 a 19 d 29 b
10 a 20 a 30 d