Multilevel Reading Fragment Booklet
Multilevel Reading Fragment Booklet
Multilevel Reading Fragment Booklet
Raximova Gulchehra
MULTILEVEL
Reading
Achiever C1
Practice tests
«PIR» nashriyoti
Toshkent _ 2023
Contents
Introduction................................................................... 4
Introduction
B1
Multilevel is designed to determine the content of the test options
Part 1........................................................................ 8 used to determine the B1, B2 and C1 levels of knowledge of a
foreign language and the requirements for it.
B2
WHAT IS THE TEST FORMAT?
Part 2...................................................................... 38
The test components are taken in the following order:
Part 3...................................................................... 98
Listening Reading
Part 4.................................................................... 150 6 parts, 35 questions 5 parts, 35 questions
45 minutes 60 minutes
C1
Writing Speaking
Part 5.................................................................... 210 2 tasks 3 parts,
60 minutes 15 minutes
Answer keys ............................................................ 300
Total Test Time
3 hours
Estimated number of
Level Total score correct answers
(Listening and Reading)
C1 65-75 28-35
B2 51-64 18-27
B1 38-50 10-17
below B1 0-37 0-9
PART 1 PART 1
TEST 4 Questions 1 – 6
PART 1
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TEST 1 Questions 1 – 6
Read the text. Fill in each gap with ONE word. You must use a word Blue Jeans
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Jeans were the classic clothes of the American West. In 1853, a young tailor from
Germany, called Levi Strauss, began working in San Francisco; Levi sold thick
canvas to miners; the 1 ...……………….. used the canvas to make tents. One day,
Elvis Presley a miner told Levi that he could not find 2 ...……………….. that were strong enough
for work in the gold mines. Levi decided to make some trousers out of canvas. Very
Memphis is the city where Elvis Presley lived for most of his professional life; and soon, he had sold all the 3 ...……………….. trousers he had made! They were just
though he died in 1977, 1 ...……………….. has not forgotten him. On the contrary, what miners wanted.
America’s most famous rocker has become the city’s most 2 ...………………..son However, the canvas was rather heavy. Levi therefore began to look for a different
and seems to get more and more important as the years go by. Beside Highway 51, textile; soon he found a 4 ...……………….. textile from France; it was called serge
just south of the city is Graceland; this is the house which Elvis bought after he be- de Nimes. Americans just called this de Nimes, and this name soon got reduced to
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to his daughter Lisa Marie, but is run as an Elvis Presley museum: it is the second miners. However, original 5 ...……………….. was almost white, and miners did not
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live and breathe Elvis! In the café, there is day-long Elvis on the music system; and a radical new idea: “Blue jeans” had arrived! Blue jeans became classic American
as visitors are taken round Graceland’s 6 ...……………….., their guides talk about working trousers. Today there are hundreds of different 6 ...……………….. of jeans.
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I London is the capital and most IV London has a diverse range of
the list of headings below. populous city of England and the people and cultures, and more
There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use all of United Kingdom. Standing on the River than 300 languages are spoken in
Thames in the south east of the island the region. Its estimated mid-2016
them. You cannot use any heading more than once.
of Great Britain, London has been a municipal population (corresponding
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was founded by the Romans, who accounting for 13.4% of the UK
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core, the City of London, largely area is the most populous in the EU
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boundaries. while the Greater London Authority
B An undeserved notoriety for showers states the population of the city-
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C From ancient beginnings
London, is one of nine regions of south east) as 22.7 million. London
D An urban oasis England and the top-level subdivision was the world’s most populous city
covering most of the city’s metropolis. from around 1831 to 1925.
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F Global markets and international finance its core once comprised the whole V London contains four World Heritage
settlement, but as its urban area Sites: the Tower of London; Kew
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H A prodigious offering for visitors resisted attempts to amalgamate Palace of Westminster, Westminster
the city with its suburbs, causing Abbey, and St Margaret’s Church.
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of ways for different purposes. Palace, the London Eye, Piccadilly
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within which ‘LONDON’ forms part Shard. London is home to numerous
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London boundary has been aligned events and other cultural institutions,
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to the M25 motorway in places. including the British Museum, National
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III London is one of the leading global Modern, British Library and West End
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entertainment, fashion, finance, is the oldest underground railway
healthcare, media, professional network in the world.
services, research and development,
tourism and transportation. London VI London has a temperate oceanic
is often regarded as a world cultural climate, similar to all of southern
capital. It is the world’s most-visited England. Despite its reputation as
city as measured by international being a rainy city, London receives
arrivals and it is the world’s leading less precipitation in a year than Rome,
investment destination, hosting more Bordeaux, Lisbon, Naples, Sydney
international retailers and ultra high- and New York City. Temperature
net-worth individuals than any other extremes for all sites in the London
city. In 2012, London became the area range from 38.1 °C at Kew during
first city to have hosted the modern August 2003 down to -16.1 °C (3.0 °F)
Summer Olympic Games three times. at Northolt during January 1962.
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TEST 87 Questions 21 – 29
PART 4
For questions 21-25, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. Mark your
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A to put aside money for living
WORLD WALKER B to be outstanding around the continent
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Right now, somewhere in the world, Tom Turcich is walking. He started his hike
in April 2015 and is still going. His intention is to walk across every continent D to get pleasure the other part of his life *
in the world. Tom made the decision to travel the world after one of his close 22 It was stated in the passage that his initial route …
friends died at the age of 17. The tragedy encouraged Tom to make the most
of his own life. He spent the next few years completing college and working to A was to aboard of Europe via ship
save money, and in 2015, he finally quit his job, packed a few belongings and B was to western part of central Asia
set off on foot from his home in New Jersey. He took a route south through the C was from the south to coastal area *
USA and Central America and down the west coast of South America. After that, D west coast of New Jersey
he travelled to Antarctica and Europe aboard a ship, and he is currently walking
across North Africa. From there, he’ll hike east through Asia and Australia. 23 Tom’s perfect companion was…
Then he plans to fly to the west coast of the USA and cross that on foot, back A owned a clean Bill of health*
towards his final destination, his home in New Jersey. Tom isn’t walking alone. B taken from southern coastal to Texas
He picked up a dog called Savannah from an animal shelter in Texas. At first, C impressed by all viewers in the website
he thought it would be useful to have a dog protecting him, but the two soon D caused serious challenges in mountainous area
became perfect travel companions. He thought he would have trouble crossing
borders with the dog, but he acquired a certificate proving that it was free of 24 Few of the listeners were astonished …
disease and since then the process has been surprisingly simple. A hearing his travelling on foot *
Turcich usually walks about 38 kilometers a day, burning 5000 calories daily. B seeing his art collection
He has encountered a number of difficulties on the way, such as walking across C by his fluent speech in Spanish
the mountains and volcanoes of Guatemala. They were so steep that he could
D by his unbelievable impression
only manage about 10 miles a day. He carries just a tent, a sleeping bag and
a few basic supplies, all of which he pushes a baby stroller, as he found that For questions 27-29, decide if the following statements agree with the
it requires less effort than carrying a backpack. When he first started out, his information given in the text. Mark your answers on the answer sheet.
legs ached at the end of the day. But he is now used to the exercise, although
he makes sure to spend time at the end of the day stretching his legs. He had 25 He could not find out the shelter to put up in his route often.
worn out several pairs of hiking boots already, each pair lasting about 800 A True B False C No Information
kilometers.
26 The number of his followers in his blogs is increasing time to time after his posts.
Tom has an arrangement with a friend in the States who mails him new pairs of A True B False C No Information
sneakers whenever he needs them. He has had some great experiences along
the way and is always surprised by the generosity and hospitality of strangers, 27 A new hiking boot which was purchased on his trip was long lasting for 800
who frequently welcome him into their homes. However, few of them believe kilometers.
him when he tells them that he has walked to South America on foot, assuming A True B False C No Information
that he has made a mistake speaking Spanish. But eventually, they accept his
story and are extremely impressed. Tom keeps a blog where he documents his 28 His backpack was handier than kid’s stroller to carry all his belongings on his
travels and posts wonderful photographs that he has taken along the way. He way.
had never been interested in photography before he started his trek but now A True B False C No Information
loves the art form. He hopes that after returning to the USA, he will be able to
29 He has intended to modify his occupation after coming back from his travel.
work as a travel writer or photographer.
A True B False C No Information
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PART 4 PART 4
Read the following text for questions 21-29. TEST 91 Questions 21 – 29
Food miles For questions 21-24, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. Mark your
answers on the answer sheet.
Recently, campaigners have encouraged us to buy local food. This reduces
‘food miles’, that is, the distance food travels to get from the producer to 21 The journey that food must travel from its source to its destination is …
the retailer. They reason that the higher the food miles, the more carbon A Carbon footprint
emissions. Buying local food, therefore, has a lower carbon footprint and is B Food miles*
more environmentally friendly. However, the real story is not as simple as that. C Proportion of goods
If our aim is to reduce carbon emissions, we must look at the whole farming
D shipping food
process, not just transportation. According to a 2008 study, only 11% of carbon
emissions in the food production process result from transportation, and only 22 If the objective is to lower carbon emissions we ….
4% originated from the final delivery of the product from the producer to the A must examine the entire farming process*
retailer. Other processes, including fertilization, storage, heating and irrigation,
B ought to transport food by air
contribute much more.
C talk with distance consumers
In fact, imported food often has a lower carbon footprint than locally grown D have to broaden agriculture sphere
food. Take apples, for example. In autumn, when apples are harvested, the
best option for a British resident is to buy British apples. However, the apples 23 What distinguishes locally farmed food from food that is imported?
we buy in winter or spring have been kept refrigerated for months, and this A its reduction in carbon footprint
uses up a lot of energy. In spring, therefore, it is more energy-efficient to import B its affect in developed countries
them from New Zealand, where they are in season. Heating also uses a lot of
C no natural fertilizers
energy, which is why growing tomatoes in heated greenhouses in the UK is
less environmentally friendly than importing them from Spain, where the crop D low heating and irrigation
grows well in the local climate. 24 Only a small portion of goods are flown to the consumer nations and these are
We must also consider the type of transport. Transporting food by air creates primarily pricey, that we are unwilling to produce locally, including….
about 50 times more emissions than shipping it. However, only a small proportion A vegetables and fruits
of goods are flown to the consumer country, and these are usually high value, B pork and beef types
perishable items which we cannot produce locally, such as seafood and out-of- C fish and berries *
season berries. Even then, these foods may not have a higher carbon footprint
D half-frozen meals
than locally grown food. For example, beans flown in from Kenya are grown in
sunny fields using manual labor and natural fertilizers, unlike in Britain, where For questions 25-29, decide if the following statements agree with the
we use oil-based fertilizers and diesel machinery. Therefore, the total carbon information given in the text. Mark your answers on the answer sheet.
footprint is still lower.
25 In Britain, beans are typically farmed.
It’s also worth remembering that a product’s journey does not end at the A True B False C No Information
supermarket. The distance consumers travel to buy their food, and the kind of
transport they use will also add to its carbon footprint. So, driving a long way 26 Transporting foods by ship is more beneficial than other types of transports.
to shop for food will negate any environmental benefits of buying locally grown A True B False C No Information
produce. Furthermore, choosing local over imported food can also badly affect
27 There is no job vacancy in agriculture sphere in developing countries.
people in developing countries. Many of them work in agriculture because they
have no other choice. If they are unable to sell produce overseas, they will A True B False C No Information
have less income to buy food, clothes, medicine and to educate their children. 28 The main data about foot miles are usually informed by supermarket owners by
Recently, some supermarkets have been trying to raise awareness of food labeling them.
miles by labelling foods with stickers that show it has been imported by air. A True B False C No Information
But ultimately, the message this gives is too simple. Lots of different factors
contribute to a food’s carbon footprint besides the distance it has travelled. 29 Most of the seafood have been damaged cause of the food miles from long distance.
A True B False C No Information
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PART 5 PART 5
bodies somehow ‘know’ that a big evolutionarily different from most
PART 5 physical challenge is looming. In other animals,’ says Lieberman.
other bird species, that cue may be In general, animals merely need
something different. Chris Guglielmo, to be capable of short bouts of
a physiological ecologist, has studied intense activity, whether it’s the
the effect of subjecting migratory cheetah chasing prey or the gazelle
TEST 117 READING PASSAGE songbirds known as yellow-rumped escaping. Cats are fast, but they
warblers to changing hours of don’t need to run very far. Perhaps
Read the following text for questions 21-29. daylight. ‘We don’t need to take little a few mad dashes around the house
songbirds and train them up to do a are all it takes to keep a domestic
6- or 10-hour flight,’ he says. If they one fit enough for feline purposes.
How animals keep fit are subjected to the right daylight ‘Humans, on the other hand, needed
cycle, ‘we can take them out of the to adapt to run slower, but for longer,’
No one would dream of running want to. Similarly, black and brown
cage and put them in the wind tunnel, says Lieberman.
a marathon without first making a bears manage to come out of several
and they fly for 10 hours.’
serious effort to train for it. But no months’ hibernation with their muscle He argues that long ago on the African
matter how well they have stuck to mass intact – without having to lift so Unlike migratory birds, however, savannah, natural selection made us
their training regime, contestants much as a paw during this time. humans have no biological shortcut into ‘supremely adapted’ endurance
will find that running non-stop for 42 to getting fit. Instead, pressures in athletes, capable of running prey into
kilometres is going to hurt. Barnacle geese go one better. In the
our evolutionary history made our the ground and ranging over long
process of sitting around, they don’t
bodies tie fitness to exercise. distances with unusual efficiency.
Now consider the barnacle goose. just maintain their fitness. They also
But only, it appears, if we train.
Every year this bird carries out a develop stronger hearts and bigger Our ancestors’ lives were Otherwise we quickly degenerate
3000-kilometre migration. So how do flight muscles, enabling them to unpredictable. They had to do a lot into couch potatoes.
the birds prepare for this? Do they fly for thousands of kilometres in a of running to catch food and escape
spend months gradually building migration that may last as little as danger, but they also needed to keep As for speed, even those animals
up fitness? That’s not really the two days. muscle mass to a minimum because that do cover impressive distances
barnacle goose’s style. Instead, says muscle is biologically expensive. don’t have to be the fastest they can
environmental physiologist Lewis So, if exercise isn’t necessarily the
Each kilogram contributes about possibly be. Barnacle geese needn’t
Halsey, ‘They just basically sit on the key to physical strength, then what is?
10 to 15 kilocalories a day to our set world records when crossing
water and eat a lot.’ One clue comes from a broader view
metabolism when resting — which the North Atlantic; they just need to
of the meaning of physical fitness.
doesn’t sound like much until you be able to get to their destination.
Until recently, nobody had really Biologically speaking, all it means
realise that muscles account for ‘And,’ says exercise physiologist
asked whether exercise is as tightly is that the body has undergone
about 40 percent of the average Ross Tucker, ‘humans may be the
connected to fitness in the rest of changes that make it stronger and
person’s body mass. ‘Most of us are only animal that actually cares about
the animal kingdom as it is for us. more efficient. In animals such as
spending 20 percent of our basic reaching peak performance.’ Other
The question is tied up in a broader bears these changes appear to be
energy budget taking care of muscle than racehorses and greyhounds,
assumption: that animals maintain triggered by cues such as falling
mass,’ says Daniel Lieberman, an both of which we have bred to race,
fitness because of the exercise temperatures or insufficient food.
evolutionary biologist and marathon animals aren’t directly competing
they get finding food and escaping In the months of hibernation, these
runner. against one another. ‘I don’t know
predators. factors seem to prompt the release
that all animals are the same,
of muscle-protecting compounds So our physiology evolved to let
Halsey points out that this may performance-wise … and we
which are then carried to the bears’ our weight and fitness fluctuate
not necessarily be the case. Take don’t know whether training would
muscles in their blood and prevent depending on how much food
the house cat. Most domestic cats enhance their ability,’ he says..
muscle loss. was available. ‘This makes us
spend much of the day lounging
around, apparently doing nothing, Barnacle geese, Halsey suggests,
rather than hunting for food. But may be responding to an
over short distances, even the laziest environmental change such as
can move incredibly fast when they temperature, which helps their
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PART 5 ANSWERS PART 1
TEST 117 Questions 30 – 35
ANSWER KEY
For questions 30-33, fill in the missing information in the numbered spaces.
Write no more than ONE WORD and / or A NUMBER for each question.
PART 1
In biological terms, when an animal is physically fit, its body changes, becoming
Test 1, Questions 30 – 35 Test 4, Questions 30 – 35
more powerful and 30 .…………….. . For bears, this change may be initially caused
Elvis Presley Blue Jeans
by colder weather or a lack of 31 .…………………, which during hibernation causes
1 Memphis, 1 miners
certain compounds to be released into their 32 .………………… and to travel around 2 famous 2 trousers
the body. These compounds appear to prevent muscle loss. In the case of barnacle 3 Elvis 3 canvas
4 House 4 heavy
geese, the change may be due to a variation in 33 .………………… .
5 fans 5 denim
6 café 6 brands
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ANSWERS ANSWERS ANSWERS
Test 41, Questions 7 – 14 Test 46, Questions 7 – 14
7 D 11 F 7 B 11 E
PART 4
8 H 12 J 8 G 12 I
Test 87, Questions 21 – 29 Test 90, Questions 21 – 29
9 E 13 I 9 D 13 C
WORLD WALKER Binge-watching
10 A 14 B 10 H 14 A
21 D 23 A 21 B 23 A
22 C 24 A 22 C 24 C
25 False 25 False
Test 42, Questions 7 – 14 Test 47, Questions 7 – 14
26 No Information 26 No Information
7 J 11 G 7 I 11 D
27 False 27 True
8 D 12 A 8 A 12 B
28 False 28 False
9 H 13 I 9 C 13 J
29 True 29 No Information
10 C 14 B 10 G 14 H
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ANSWERS
Test 139, Questions 30 – 35 Test 143, Questions 30 – 35 EXAMPLE OF MULTILEVEL
Private Space Why fairy tales are really scary tales
EXAM ANSWER SHEET
30 business 30 links
31 risk 31 variations
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32 ambitions 32 events
33 race 33 warning
34 D 34 B
35 D 35 D
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