READING 1

Our Top Eight Cafés – B1 English Reading Test OUR TOP EIGHT CAFÉS
Reading Tests for B1 A Luigi’s
Open Monday to Friday, Luigi’s is popular with people who
For each question, choose the correct answer. work in the city because it’s close to the train station. It can be
The people below all want to go to a restaurant or café. noisy, but it’s very friendly and the service is quick. Visit Luigi’s
There are some restaurant reviews. if you want to try their homemade pies and excellent hot drinks.
Decide which restaurant or café would be the most suitable for B Burger Basement
the people below. Although it’s in a basement, this brilliant café is bright and
1 José has just started college. He needs a good café near exciting. Lights of many different colours hang from the ceiling,
campus where he can hang out with his friends. He’ll be and everyone sings along with the pop and rock songs. It’s not a
spending a lot of time in the library, so he wants a café with a quiet place, but it’s fun. You won’t believe the low cost of the
nice terrace. It must be inexpensive and serve great sandwiches. chips and burgers!
2 Kasia is 14. On Saturdays, she has to wait an hour for a train C Pancake Paradise
home after her violin lesson. She wants to spend that time in a The latest café in town is Pancake Paradise, and everyone is
quiet café close to the station where she can read her book while talking about it. This is where all the fashionable people like to
enjoying tea and delicious cake. be seen, and to see each other. Enjoy the original art on the walls
Buy bestselling books online while you wait for your tasty pile of pancakes served with ice
3 Karl and Omar are best friends. They’re trying to find a new cream or honey.
café that they can go to after school every day. They want a D Sunshine Café
place with a good atmosphere. They both enjoy loud music! This is a wonderful new café which, so far, is very popular with
They also like cheap fast-food. young people. It’s just a short walk from the college and others a
4 Fernando is a fan of healthy food. He doesn’t eat meat, and wide choice of soups and sandwiches at very reasonable prices.
doesn’t mind paying a little more for organic fruit and The best thing about the Sunshine Café is its outdoor seating
vegetables. He wants to find an independent café near the beach. area. Here you can have some fun in the sun.
He doesn’t like restaurant chains. E Green Dreams
5 Linda and Amelia are cousins. They’re looking for a great Everything served in this busy seaside café is vegetarian and all
café where they can meet every Sunday for a chat. They love to natural. Try the carrot and spinach juice with one of the amazing
eat sweet things! Linda and Amelia are both very stylish, so they salads. The prices are high, but definitely worth it. Green
want a place that’s really cool Dreams is owned and run by a local family who make
everything fresh daily.
F Quick & Cool
As the name suggests, this is where you should come if you
want quick food in a cool place. Quick & Cool only opens at the
weekends, but it fills up fast so get there early! Enjoy hip hop on
the loud speakers and order some spicy chicken wings. You
won’t wait long at Quick & Cool!
G Tilly’s Tea-Shop
This is the perfect place to get away from the noise of the city.
It’s conveniently located between the museum and the railway
station, and serves the best baked goods in town. They play
gentle classical music there. You can choose from 20 types of
tea and relax.
H Healthy Henry’s

There’s a Healthy Henry’s café in almost every town I know.

Our one is located close to the park and it’s always busy.
Everything is made from the freshest ingredients available …
it’s nice to enjoy food that you know is good for you. The prices
are pretty fair, too.
READING 2
Coasteering – B1 English Reading Test
Reading Tests for B1

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Coasteering
Lily Carter had no idea what present she wanted for her 14th birthday. But she’d always been keen on challenging sports, especially
to do with water, like surfing and sailing. So when her parents heard about an activity called coasteering – exploring rocks along the
coast by climbing and swimming – they thought Lily would love it. They found a course offered at an activity centre called
Porthdean, just along the coast from the family home, which was perfect. So after checking it was led by experienced instructors, they
signed her up.
Lily had seen a TV show about coasteering, and was interested in doing it, although she’d thought only adults could take part. But
then she discovered that on courses at Porthdean, there’d also be people her age jumping from rocks into the sea, and also exploring
caves – which she was never normally allowed to do, so she really wanted to go. But she still asked her dad to go along too and,
although he wondered whether he’d like coasteering himself, he knew how much Lily wanted someone to accompany her, so he
agreed.
Lily and her dad drove to Porthdean, where they attended a session with their instructors to learn basic safety and techniques and be
given helmets and special wetsuits to keep the cold out. The group they joined was quite small, which meant they got lots of
individual attention. Says Lily, ‘The entire trip was awesome – although the water was freezing! But our instructors encouraged the
whole group so much, we were ready to try absolutely all the challenges, even stuff we hadn’t expected at all, like jumping off high
cliffs! I must admit, the one I jumped off wasn’t that high, but Dad went much higher!’

‘Anyway, Dad and I hadn’t realised how hard it would be physically, so we were glad we were fit,’ explains Lily. ‘Even so,
afterwards, we actually felt like we’d done loads of hard exercise in the gym! But I’ll keep the memories of that trip forever, I reckon.
And the instructors are going to put a video of it onto the website, so my friends will see it. They’d never believe me otherwise!’
1 Why did Lily’s parents choose Porthdean for her coasteering present?
A It offered various courses in her favourite watersport.
B The instructors there were highly recommended.
C It wasn’t too far away from where they lived.
D She had already tried some activities there.
2 How did Lily feel about the coasteering course?
A pleased that it included something she’d always wanted to try
B excited about doing the experience all on her own
C keen to find out more about what it involved
D interested to see whether she was the only teenager
3 Lily particularly liked her instructors because they made sure everyone
A was comfortable with the kit they were given.
B felt confident about the new things they would attempt.
C got the same amount of attention.
D knew all the activities they would take part in.
4 Lily says that after the course, she was
A happy she’d shared something so exciting with her dad.
B sorry she hadn’t worked at getting fitter before she went.
C proud that her friends all thought she’d done well.
D surprised at how exhausted she was by the activities.
5 What would Lily text to a friend while she was away on the course?
A I don’t think Dad was sure before he came that he’d enjoy it – but actually, he’s been braver than me!
B I wanted to do the coasteering course, and mentioned it to my parents before my birthday. But I never expected they’d let
me go!
C Our session before the activities was great, although I really didn’t think I’d need a wetsuit for the cold – and I was right!
 D Going into caves was amazing. I’d love to explore them by myself when we’re next at the beach – I’m sure my parents will
let me!