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Part 1

Reading

Three tasks: finish the missing words, read an everyday text, and read a short academic passage. Each is marked at once, with a comment on every choice.

Complete the Words

Fill in the missing letters in the paragraph.

Honeybees are insects that gather sweet nectar and yellow pollen from flowers to feed their colony. A wor¹ searches f² bright pet³ and str⁴ smells i⁵ nearby fie⁶. After s⁷ returns, ot⁸ bees rap⁹ learn wh¹⁰ to find the best food. Bees can also see ultraviolet patterns on many petals that are completely invisible to human eyes. These hidden marks act like signs and guide the insects toward the center of each blossom.

0 of 10 filled in

Read in Daily Life

Reading | Question 1 of 5 0:00(aim for 6:00)

Read an email.

To:: Leo Fischer
From:: Blue Wave Swim Club
Subject:: New lesson time

Hi Leo,

Your Thursday lesson will start at 5:30 p.m. this week, not 4:30 p.m. The small pool is being cleaned until 5:00 that afternoon. The lesson will still be one hour long, and Coach Medina will meet you by the lockers as usual.

See you soon,
Ingrid Stein

Why will the lesson start later than usual this week?

Read an Academic Passage

Reading | Question 1 of 5 0:00(aim for 7:00)

How a Cactus Saves Water

1Deserts receive very little rain, and summer days there can be extremely hot. Cactuses, however, have special ways to collect water and keep it for a long time, and the saguaro, a tall cactus with arms, is a good example.

2First, a cactus must catch water. Its roots do not grow deep but spread out just below the surface of the ground, so they can take in water from even a light shower. Next, the plant must store the water in its thick stem, which has folds along its sides, called pleats, that open wide after a heavy rain and slowly close again in dry months as the plant uses its supply. Because a large saguaro is mostly water, it can weigh two tons or more.

3A cactus must also protect the water that it has. Its spines are really changed leaves, and they shade the stem and slow down drying winds. In addition, its tiny openings for air, called pores, open only at night, when the air is cooler and wetter, so very little water escapes during the hot day. Together, these features allow a saguaro to live for 150 years or more in a place where few other plants can survive.

The word "special" in the passage is closest in meaning to

Part 2

Listening

Five recordings across the four tasks, about 10 questions. Check each one to see the answers, a comment on every choice and the transcript.

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Part 3

Writing

Put ten sentences in order, then write an email and a discussion post. Each has a model answer and a checklist to tick yourself.

Build a Sentence

10 items, no clock. Drag or tap the tiles into the blanks, then Check.

1. Build the reply
I'm starting the posters for our drama club event.
yet?
2. Build the reply
Tom finished the whole city marathon last Sunday.
?
3. Build the reply
I just finished mixing everything for the chocolate cake.
it?
4. Build the reply
Did you talk to anyone at the volunteer day?
every spring.
5. Build the reply
Omar had his phone out during the whole lecture.
in class?
6. Build the reply
Sora spent the whole afternoon at the food festival.
?
7. Build the reply
Daniel mentioned the cafe was short-handed last Saturday.
?
8. Build the reply
I just got accepted to the exchange program in Seoul.
Do you?
9. Build the reply
I still don't have any warm gear for this weekend.
trip?
10. Build the reply
I invited Maria over for dinner tonight.
cooking?

Write an Email

Question about a missing library book

7 min

You borrowed a book from your university library last month, and the librarian, Hana, has emailed you to confirm its title and due date. Unfortunately, you cannot find the book anywhere. You want to ask her what the procedure is for reporting and replacing a lost book.

Write an e-mail to Hana. In your e-mail:
- Describe the book you borrowed and its due date.
- Explain that you have lost the book.
- Ask about the procedure for replacing it.

Write the whole e-mail: a greeting, the three points in order, a closing line and your name. Aim for 100 words or more.

07:00

No spell-check, as on the test.Word count: 0

Checklist

Describe the book you borrowed and its due date.
Explain that you have lost the book.
Ask about the procedure for replacing it.
A greeting that fits the reader (Dear for staff, Hi for a friend).
A closing line and your name.

Write for an Academic Discussion

Discussion with Dr. Varga

10 min

Dr. Varga: Today we will look at proposals to set a legal minimum age for opening a social media account. Supporters say that younger children are still developing self-control and are easily hurt by constant comparison with others online. Critics answer that such rules are almost impossible to enforce, since children can simply enter a false birth year. Should governments set a minimum age for social media accounts? Why or why not?

Elif: Yes, I think a minimum age is necessary. My cousin got her first account at ten, and within a few months she was checking notifications after midnight and asking why her photos got fewer reactions than her classmates' photos. A child that young cannot judge what she is seeing, and the platforms certainly will not protect her.

Fatima: Elif, I understand the worry, but a legal age would mostly create dishonest users. Children who want an account will type in a fake year and then hide the whole thing from their parents, which makes them less safe, not more. I would rather see schools teach younger students how these feeds are designed.

Write your own post for the discussion: state your position, answer at least one classmate by name, give a reason of your own and an example. Aim for 100 words or more.

10:00

No spell-check, as on the test.Word count: 0 (aim for 100+)

Checklist

Your position, stated clearly in the first sentence or two.
A classmate (Elif or Fatima) named and answered, not just repeated.
A reason of your own, not one a classmate already gave.
An example or detail that supports your reason.
At least 100 words, in an academic but natural tone.

Part 4

Speaking

Repeat two sentences. Record yourself and listen back. With your details from Part 3, a free check scores how closely you repeated each sentence.

Listen and Repeat

You are attending a new-student orientation session. Listen to each sentence and repeat it exactly. Listen once, then say the sentence exactly as you heard it.

Sentence 1

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Tap the microphone to start

Sentence 2