Mock Exam 2 — Reading & Writing

A Young Inventor

13-year-old Sarah lives in London. Last year, she won a prize for inventing a special kind of torch. Sarah got the idea when she was walking home from her friend's house in the dark. She dropped her keys, and her phone didn't have any battery left to help her see.

Sarah's invention is a torch that you wear on your shoe. It has a small light that turns on automatically when it gets dark. It doesn't need batteries because it uses the energy from walking to power the light. "It took me a long time to get it right," Sarah says. "My dad helped me with the difficult parts."

When Sarah entered her invention into the National Science Competition, she was very surprised to win first place. She won £500, which she is saving to pay for university. She wants to be an engineer when she grows up.

Now, a company wants to start making and selling Sarah's shoe lights in shops. Sarah is very excited. She hopes that people who enjoy running or walking in the evening will buy them.

Many people love drinking tea. In fact, it is the most popular drink in the world after water. People (19) —A — wasB — haveC — are been drinking tea for thousands of years. It first started in China, where it was used as a medicine.

Today, tea is grown in many (20) —A — differentB — otherC — another countries, including India and Kenya. Tea plants need warm weather and plenty of rain to grow well. The leaves are picked by hand, (21) —A — whatB — whoC — which is very hard work.

There are several types of tea. Black tea is the most common in Europe, while green tea is very popular in Asia. Some people like to drink their tea with milk or sugar, but others prefer it (22) —A — nothingB — withoutC — empty anything at all.

Drinking tea is also good for your health. It contains things that can help keep your heart healthy and may even help you (23) —A — sleepB — sleepingC — slept better. Next time you feel tired, why not (24) —A — doB — makeC — get a cup of tea?

Dear Grandad,

I am writing to tell you about my new school. I started there last week and I really (25) it so far.

The school is much bigger (26) my old one. There are over 1000 students! I was a bit worried on the first day, but everyone was very friendly. I have already made some new friends.

My favourite subject is science (27) we do lots of fun experiments. Our teacher is very good. He explains things very clearly.

After school, I have joined the football team. We practice every Tuesday and Thursday. Our first match is (28) next month.

Are you going to visit us soon? Mum says you might come (29) my birthday. I hope you can!

Please write (30) soon.

Lots of love,
Max

Hi Sam,

Do you want to go to the cinema tomorrow? I really want to see —A — the new superhero movieB — a good filmC — my favourite actor. It looks exciting! The film —A — is very longB — starts at 6:30 pmC — is at the cinema. Let's —A — get some popcornB — meet outside the main entrance at 6:15 pmC — go home afterwards.

Let me know if you can come!
Tom

Yesterday, Jack went to the supermarket to buy some food. First, he —A — ate an appleB — put some apples in his basketC — dropped his apples. When he went to pay, he was very worried because he —A — forgot his walletB — didn't have enough moneyC — lost his keys. Luckily, a few minutes later, —A — his mother arrived with his walletB — he found the money on the floorC — the shop assistant gave him the food for free. Jack was very happy!