8 Reading Exam

PART 1
Read the information about Auckland and match sentences AG with EOI Topic: Travel
paragraphs 14. There are two sentences you dont need to use. 0 is the See: English File Pre-intermediate third
example. edition Files 1 Practical English, 2A, 3A,
3B, 5B, 9 Practical English

A You can see an unusual bird in a park.

B You can buy things and go sightseeing.
C Its a good place for adults and children to visit. 0
D You can see over the whole area and have something to eat
and drink.
E You can do water sports there.
F You can fly over the whole area.
G You can stay near the parks and gardens.

Auckland
AucklandisNewZealandslargestcityand25percentofthewholepopulationofthecountrylivethere.Mostofitsinhabitantsenjoya
relaxed,cosmopolitanlifestylewithlargeparksandbeautifulwhite,sandybeachesnearby.Herearesomeofthethingsyoucandoin
Auckland.

0.AucklandZoo
Agreatdayoutforallthefamily,thezooissituatedinWesternSpringsandhas14hectaresofparksandgardenswith1,500speciesof
animalsandbirdsfromallovertheworld.SpecialexhibitsincludeNewZealandsTuatara,thenocturnalkiwibird.Youcanseethe
Tuatarainaspecial,darkroom.

1.MahurangiandWhangaparaoa
Comeandvisittheamazingbeachesandenjoyswimming,surfing,andsailing.YoucanstayinPuhoi,asmallvillagewhichwasoriginally
establishedin1863byCzechoslovakianpeople.Spendanightatthehotel,whichhasasmallpubwithfascinatingphotosandobjects
fromthepast.

2.Albany
YoucangoonascenictourinahotairballoonoverAucklandanditssuburbsasfarasHarbourBridge.Thebridgeis1,030metreslong
andgoesacrosstheharbour.WesthavenMarinaiswherehundredsofAucklandershavetheiryachtsandpowerboats.

3.QueenStreet
Thisisthemainstreetinthecityandagoodplacetogoshoppingorseefamousmonuments.ThereisavisitorscentreatAoteaSquare
neartheTownHallwhereyoucanfindmoreinformationaboutAuckland.Therearealotoflarge,institutionalbuildingsandstores,but
onSymondsStreetyoucanfindold,interestingbuildings,colourfulshops,andsidewalkcafs.

4.MountEden
ThisisAucklandshighestvolcanoat196metres.Fromthetopofthevolcanoyoucanenjoyfantasticviewsofthecityandits
surroundingarea.Thereisalsoapleasantcafwhereyoucanhavesnacksanddrinks.Thesummithastwomonuments,includingan
obeliskinhonouroftheMaori.

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 8 Reading Exam

PART 2

Read the text. Fill in the gaps using words from the box. There are three EOI Topic: Weather and the environment
sentences you dont need to use. 0 is the example. See: English File Pre-intermediate third edition
Files 8B, 9A

their together waste climb

rarely appearance much which
because at show its spend in

Mountaingorillas
Whatwouldyoudoifyousawamountaingorilla?Mostpeoplewouldprobablybeveryafraidandrunaway!Thats
becausegorillashaveaveryfrightening0appearance.Firstly,gorillasarehuge.Malegorillasweightwiceas
1______asfemalegorillas.Theycangrowuptotwometrestallandcanweighmorethan200kilogrammes.
Secondly,gorillascanmakealotofnoise.Theycanroar,bangtheirchests,and2______theirteeth.Infact,these
aggressivedisplaysareveryrareandmalegorillasonlydoitwhentheyareprotecting3______families.

Thetruthisthatgorillasareincrediblyintelligent,gentle,andsocialanimalsthatstay4______insmallfamily
groups.Theleaderisthelargestmale,calledthesilverback.Thats5______ofthebeautifulsilverfurontheir
backs.They6______almostalloftheirtimeontheforestfloor,eatingandsleeping.Theyaremainlyvegetarian,
althoughtheyeatsomeinsects.Younggorillasoftenplaytogether.Theyrunaboutand7______trees.8______
night,theanimalsmakeanesttosleepin.Thelightergorillasnestintrees.Theheaviergorillasmakenestsonthe
ground,andthebabiessleepwiththeirmothers.Gorillas9______attackhumans.Theyonlyfightwhensomething
orsomeoneattacksthemortheiryoung.Inthatsituation,theywillfighttothedeath.Hunterslookingforbaby
gorillasmayhavetokillawholefamilytogetwhattheywant.Sadly,therearelessthan650mountaingorillasleftin
thewild,10______meanstheyarenowanendangeredspecies.Thesegorillasonlyliveinthemountainjunglesof
Congo,Rwanda,andUganda.

10
Total 14

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