B2 First Trainer 1 Test 1 Reading and Use

First
Reading and Use of English
Time 1 hour 15 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
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INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

There are 52 questions in this paper.
Questions 1 – 24 and 43 – 52 carry one mark.
Questions 25 – 30 carry up to two marks.
Questions 31 – 42 carry two marks.
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You are going to read an extract from a novel. For questions 31-36, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think
fits best according to the text.
'Claire, it's Ruth.' Claire held back a sigh and walked into the kitchen to put the coffee machine on. A phone call from her sister was
never over quickly.
'Ruth, darling. How are you?' As she waited for her sister to start describing in detail her latest disaster, Claire mulled over how much to
reveal about her new business assignment. Her family would have to be told something, of course. Not that they ever came to visit, or
called her home phone, or sent her letters. Still, it seemed only right to tell them it meant she was moving out for twelve months.
Tuning back into the phone call, Claire realised she had missed some key information and tried to catch up with what her sister was
talking about.
'So the doctor said it was probably lack of sleep. You know Sky
is a bad sleeper and her nightmares have been worse since she Ruth's next sentence sharply interrupted Claire's thoughts.
started Year Two.' Claire worked out that someone was
'The tests are the week after next. That's why I 'm calling. Is there any
unwell, but was unsure whether it was her sister or her
chance you could come and look after Sky? It's half-term and most of
six-year-old niece.
her friends are going skiing. Of course.we can't afford that . . .'
Claire thought about her own schooling. Her parents had
Claire inhaled deeply and forced herself not to rise to the bait. Ruth
paid for the best, obviously, although Claire often wondered
was always poor and begrudged Claire her success. Claire accepted
whether chat was co ensure their three children didn't affect
that looking after a child on your own probably limited your career
their lifestyle, rather than co give their offspring a good start
options, but look at the 'Harry Potter' author J. K. Rowling, it hadn't
in life. The school had encouraged independence and
held her back. She was convinced Ruth could help herself if only she'd
character but had no time for tears and tantrums. Claire had
try harder. Claire was almost too irritated by the thinly-veiled criticism
learned quickly to work hard and stay out of trouble. More
to react to the request, but not quite.
than could be said for Ruth. It had been a constant
disappointment to her parents that, while their first and 'Have Sky? How long for? When?' Claire could hear panic in her voice
third children both achieved academic success, Ruth only and forced herself to breathe in deeply. Once she was sure she was
acquired a reputation for bad behaviour. back in control of her emotions she said in a slow voice, 'I start a new
work assignment on 1st March, and I'll . . . be on the road a lot. You
know. Meeting clients.'
'Dining out on someone else's credit card.' Ruth's voice cut in.
line 33 'There's more to it than that,' Claire responded quickly. Then,

before Ruth could start the age-old argument, Claire
consciously lowered her voice.
'Tell me the day you need me to have Sky, I'll check my diary.'
'Well, it's two days, actually.' Ruth sounded embarrassed.
· Thinking about minding a six-year-old for two days almost made Claire choke. She gulped down her coffee and
wondered if she could use the new assignment as an excuse.
There was something in Ruth's voice, though, that made her pause.
'Can't Mum take care of her? I thought Mum and Dad were the perfect grandparents?' It seemed odd to Claire that t wo
people who had no time for their own children could go mad over someone else's, even if they were their grandkids.
'Er, Mum's coming with me, to the hospital.'
Ruth's words finally got through to Claire. 'Just what tests are you having exactly?'
'Weren't you listening? You never listen to me.'
Claire almost smiled at the petulant tone in Ruth's voice. For a moment they were t welve and fourteen again.
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line 33 'There's more to it than that,' Claire responded quickly. Then,

'Well, it's two days, actually.' Ruth sounded embarrassed.

'Er, Mum's coming with me, to the hospital.'

'Weren't you listening? You never listen to me.'

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