Smart Teens KET for Schools Reading Test 1

This morning I had an accident while playing football. I tried to kick the ball into the goal but I fell over and broke my leg. The teacher called an ambulance and I was taken to hospital. The doctor has said that I will have to stay here for three days. Tomorrow the doctor will repair the break in my leg. The doctor said that when I get home, I must rest my leg for at least two more weeks.

Last week I was playing at home with my best friend. We were not playing any sport, but we were running up and down the stairs when I fell down. I hit my teeth badly. My mum took me straight to the dentist's in her car; she didn't have to take me to the hospital. I didn't need an ambulance. The dentist checked my teeth and told me to get some medicine for the pain. He also said that I might have a toothache for a week.

I went to the cinema with my parents to see the latest comedy film. It was very hot in the cinema and I started to feel sick. I then fell on the floor and my mum tried to wake me up. The staff at the cinema called an ambulance. A doctor came with the ambulance and listened to my heart. I woke up and the doctor checked the rest of my body. He said I was fine but he also told me to go home and rest for two days.

Last week we went on a school trip. We visited a very unusual place. The tourist information centre and the guest house next door have created the Hair Museum Calling it a museum may be a bit strange as it has thousands of pieces of hair, all from women who have visited the place. The story goes that the local guide was saying goodbye to a good friend of his, when he asked for something to remember her by. She cut off a piece of her hair and gave it to him. He put it up in his shop, and then he told the story to all the tourists who visited his shop. Then, other women who enjoyed the story left a piece of their hair, as well.

The museum started in 1979 when different pieces of hair were put on show. It now holds about 16,000 pieces of hair and is included in the Guinness Book of World Records. There's also another reason to leave some hair; twice a year there is a competition and the winning pieces of hair are chosen. The people who left the pieces of hair that won get a message inviting them back to stay for one night in the guest house next door, without having to pay, during the summer months.

While the tourist information centre and the guest house are busy all year round, the museum is also full of hair and they have now filled up an area of the information centre with more pieces of hair. Visitors can walk down the room in the museum with hair on every available part of the walls and ceilings. Pencils, paper and scissors are offered to those wanting to add their own piece to the museum. They write their name, age and address on the paper.

Online shopping has (19)............... very popular. With a click of a mouse on your computer, you can buy anything you want. It is much easier than going into town, looking around lots of different shops. You can also see what is (20)............. in stores all over the world, when you shop online.
Another good reason for shopping on the internet, is that you don't have to carry heavy bags of shopping home. Online (21)............. just send your order to your house, usually, in a few days.
One big problem with online shopping, however, is that you can't (22)............. on any clothes before you buy them. And often, when you get your clothes, they look very different from the online pictures. They may also be larger or smaller than the (23)............ you wanted. For this reason, many people often have to (24).......... clothes they bought on the internet.

From:

Mr Alston

To:

Students in class A

Would you (0)      like        to join my other class on a camping trip (25) the weekend? We are planning to travel to the beach in the school bus, and we'll (26) at a campsite (27) Friday to Sunday. The campsite is next to the beach and has a restaurant, you can rent bicycles at a local shop, too The trip costs £20. Please, come to my office during the break (28) you need any (29) information about the trip. Remember, your parents must agree that you can come.If you decide to join us, you must let (30) know by tomorrow.
Mr. Alston - Class teacher

From:

John

To:

Bánh bèo

Subject:

This Saturday

Hi
JIt's great that we can visit the new science museum this Saturday. I have a few question. How will we get to the museum? What time would you like to go? And what will we do there?
Write soon!
Tim