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B1 Preliminary · Reading · Reading texts (Parts 1–4)

Part 1 · Short texts

Cinco textos breves de la vida diaria (avisos, mensajes, etiquetas). Para cada uno, eliges entre 3 frases la que significa lo mismo.

Cambridge English: B1 Preliminary (PET)ReadingPeso: 20 questions
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Qué evalúa

Cinco textos cortos (avisos, notas, mensajes, etiquetas): elige el significado correcto entre 3.

Claves

Estrategia paso a paso

Trampas habituales

Ejemplo resuelto

«Laptops allowed with headphones» → Puedes usar el portátil si nadie lo oye.

Preguntas de ejemplo

Intenta responder antes de abrir la solución. Las preguntas están en el idioma del examen.

Pregunta 1

Dificultad fácil≈ 1 min

Once opened, keep in the fridge and use within 3 days. Not suitable for freezing.

Part 1 · Question 5. Look at the text. What does the label say? Choose the correct answer.

  1. A. You can keep this in the freezer for up to three days.
  2. B. After you open it, you should eat it within three days.
  3. C. You must keep this product in the fridge before you open it.
Ver respuesta y explicación

Respuesta correcta: B. After you open it, you should eat it within three days.

Explicación

'Once opened… use within 3 days' means you must eat it within three days of opening it (B). It is 'not suitable for freezing' (A), and the fridge instruction is for after opening, not before (C).

Pregunta 2

Dificultad fácil≈ 1 min

Hi Sara, I can't make it to the gym tonight – my boss wants me to work late. Can we go on Thursday instead? Same time? Let me know. Mia

Part 1 · Question 2. Look at the text. Why is Mia writing? Choose the correct answer.

  1. A. to change the day they go to the gym
  2. B. to say she will go to the gym later this evening
  3. C. to invite Sara to meet her boss on Thursday
Ver respuesta y explicación

Respuesta correcta: A. to change the day they go to the gym

Explicación

Mia can't go tonight and asks 'Can we go on Thursday instead?' (A). She is not going later tonight because she is working (B), and her boss is only mentioned as the reason (C).

Pregunta 3

Dificultad media≈ 1 min

WE'RE MOVING!
From 1st June, find us two doors down, next to the bank. Same great coffee – and twice as many tables!

Part 1 · Question 5. Look at the text. What does the notice say? Choose the correct answer.

  1. A. The café will close permanently and will not reopen after 1st June.
  2. B. The café is going to start selling coffee.
  3. C. The café will have more space for customers after it moves.
Ver respuesta y explicación

Respuesta correcta: C. The café will have more space for customers after it moves.

Explicación

In the new place there will be 'twice as many tables', so more space for customers (C). It is moving, not closing (A), and it already sells coffee – 'same great coffee' (B).

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