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On Site English Sufficiency Program
PET EXAM
Part1
Questions 1 5
Look at the text in each question.
What does it say?
Mark the correct letter A B or C on your answer sheet.
Example:
A Someone will open the door when you ring the bell.
0 Please ring bell once an
B The door will open after you ring the bell. wait for door to open
C You can open the door after ringing the bell. automatically
Answers:
0 A B C
1 Claire
A Tom wants Claire to get a concert ticket for him.
B Tom cant go to the concert and wants Claire to use his ticket. Tom needs to get the
C Tom will get Claire a ticket unless she tells him not to. concert tickets. If you dont
want to go, can you tell
him? If he doesnt hear
from you, hell buy you
one.
A You can get the money you paid for Thursdays trip from
the office.
2 TRIP CANCELLED ON
THURSDAY. GO TO THE B If you havent paid for Thursdays trip, you should go to
OFFICE FOR REFUND. the office.
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3 Mum A Luke is offering to collect the computer from the shop
for his mother.
The computer store can
deliver your new computer B Lukes mother needs to collect her computer from the
tomorrow or you can shop by 5.30 today.
collect it. They close at C Lukes mother should decide today if she can fetch her
5.30 today, so you can tell computer from the shop.
them which you prefer.
Luke
4 Take bicycles for repair to
A Use either entrance if you want to buy a bicycle.
side entrance of shop.
Front entrance for sales B Use the side entrance if your bicycle needs mending.
only. C Use the side entrance if the front entrance is closed.
5 Stefan
0
1
I cant find my hat. Its a bit
2
like
3 yours so maybe picked it A She has found Stefans hat.
up by mistake when we were
doing our homework B Stefan has taken her hat.
together last night.
C Stefan has lost his homework.
Bella
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Part 2
Questions 6 10
The people below all want to watch a TV program.
On the next page there are descriptions of eight TV programs.
Decide which program would be the most suitable for the following people.
For questions 6 to 10, mark the correct letter (A-H) on your answer sheet.
Ivan and Anna like to keep up to date with whats happening in the world and
enjoy seeing interviews with politicians and other people. They prefer to watch
programs which last about 30 minutes.
Fatima likes watching comedy programs which last about half an hour. She
enjoys watching a series where she can follow what the characters are doing
from one episode to another.
Rosa enjoys pop music and films and wants to watch interviews with popular
celebrities. She likes programs which are a mixture of interviews and live music.
William is keen on general knowledge and likes watching quizzes to see how
many questions he can answer. He prefers those which have questions on lots
of different subjects.
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TV PROGRAMS
A
A
A
Find out about the latest news, both On the Way is a short comedy film made 30
international and local, with Aaron G
C years ago. The actors were unknown at the
Willis every day between 6.00 and time but they have since become famous. The
6.30 in the evening. His interviews main character, Zak, decides to travel to India
with those in the news, whether they but he takes a variety of animals with him on
are politicians or journalists, always the journey. They soon become a problem.
get to the point of a story
A
Every Saturday evening between Joel and Charlie return for another series of
D 8.30 and 9.30, Kevin Connery H The Shop. They work in a supermarket where
presents an hour and entertainment. things seem to go wrong every day.
As usual in the new series, there is This series should be as funny as the last, with
music and chat with well known a new manager in the shop and some
stars from the world of film, music or unexpected events in each 30-minute
comedy. Each guest is interviewed program.
and the one of them performs their
latest song live.
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Part 3
Questions 11 20
Look at the statements below about weekend holidays in a hotel.
Read the text on the opposite page to decide if each statement is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, mark A on your answer sheet.
If it is not correct, mark B on your answer sheet.
17 You pay 60.00 pounds or more for two people on a one-night Weekend
Break.
18 If you want to stay in a room on your own, you have to pay extra.
19 You can make tea or coffee in your room in all the hotels.
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WEEKEND BREAKS
A Weekend Break is the way to get away from it all any
weekend of the year.
Simply select your location, choose your hotel and check the
price in the brochure. A Weekend Break is for two or more
consecutive nights between Friday and Sunday. Children under
two can stay free.
A selection of hotels offer the choice of bed and breakfast or
dinner, bed and breakfast, making it easier than ever to choose
the break to suit your timetable and your pocket.
PART 4
Example answer: 0 A B C D
Memories of my early journeys are of rucksacks and discomfort. Spain was Ralphs favorite
country and I fell in love with it, and with him, when I first went there in the autumn of 1925. We
returned in 1929 to stay with Gerald Brenan, who lived in mountain village south of Granada.
It took us four days to get there. We spent a day getting to Paris and then took the night train to
Madrid. We sat up all night in a third-class carriage with black, shiny horsehair seats, but I was
wildly excited by a sense of adventure, and even by the discomfort of the rattling buses we
travelled on next. The final part of the journey was made at dusk, on the fourth day by mule up
the slopes of the Sierra Nevada to Yegen, the village where Gerald lived. We arrived in darkness
and the next morning I woke to the most magical view. It seemed that half the world lay spread
out below me. (adapted from Sunday Times, 28 April,
1996)
A in a holiday brochure
B in a newspaper advertisement
C in a book
D in a tourist guide
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Part 5
Questions 26 35
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Example:
0 A was B had C did D has
Answer:
0 A B C D
The Skywalk
The grand Canyon in the United States (0).created by River Colorado. People visit the
Grand Canyon Park to go walking and running but (26)to look at the view. It is a
wonderful view made (27).better by the Skywalk. The distance (28)..the
Skywalk to the bottom of the Grand Canyon is 1219 meters. It is a platform
(29).walls and floor are built of glass (30).that you can see the
beautiful rocks and canyon. Up to 120 people are allowed to stand on it at the same
(31)It opened in 2007 and since (32)..thousands of people have used
it. You have to (33)..special covers over your shoes to (34)..scratching
the glass beneath your feet. Walking onto the Skywalk makes you (35)like a bird
floating high up in the air.
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Writing
Part 1
Question 1 - 5
Here are some sentences about going to a clothes shop.
For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first,
using no more than three words.
Write only the missing words on your answer sheet.
1 Have you got this sweater in a bigger size? she asked the shop assistant.
3 She asked the shop assistant to show her some more skirts
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Part 2
Question 6
You have seen a leather jacket you would like to buy on the internet.
Send an e-mail to the company, in your e-mail, you should state what size and color you
require.
Give your full name and address and credit card details. Say when you are at home.
Part 3
Question 7
You are studying in England this summer. This is part of your friends letter.
Question 8
Your English teacher has asked you to write a story.
Your story must begin with this sentence: IT WAS THE WORST HOLIDAY ID EVER HAD.
Write your story in about 100 words on your answer sheet.
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LISTENING
Part 1 Questions 1 7
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3 What can't the boy find?
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Part 2 Questions 8-13
You will hear a man called Martin Carter talking on the radio about a trip he is going to make in
a balloon.
For each question, put a tick ( / ) in the correct box.
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Part 3 Questions 14-19
You will hear a woman talking on the radio about hostels in the Easton area.
For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.
Recommended hostels
In the Easton area
Hostel nova
(14) .
Canvey Hostel
Tidbury Hostel
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Part 4 Questions 20-25
Look at the six sentences for this part.
You will hear a conversation between a girl, Cathy, and her friend,
Dan about a swimming competition.
Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, put a tick ( / ) in the box under A for YES. If it is not correct,
put a tick ( / ) in the box under B for NO.
A B
YES NO
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