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rock climbingThis text tells about a weekend trip to an activity centre in the countryside where you can go rock climbing. It provides practice for this reading section of the Cambridge English B1 Preliminary exam. 

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Read the text about rock climbing and then answer the questions that follow.

B1 Preliminary Reading Part 3: Rock Climbing

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Part 3
-5 questions-

Read the text about snakebites and answer the questions that follow.. Write A, B or C.

A month ago, I had no idea that on Sunday afternoon in July, I'd be 50 metres above the ground and enjoying it. Now I looked down at the river far below me and realised why people love rock climbing.

My friend Will and I had arrived at the Activity Centre on Saturday evening. The accommodation wasn't great, but we had everything we need; beds, blankets and some food plus we were pleased to be out of the city and in the fresh air.

On Sunday morning, we met the other ten members of our group. James had come along with two friends, Harry and George, while sisters Maria and Sara had come with Isabella. We had come from many different places, so none of us knew the area.

We knew we were going to spend some time outdoors, but none of us was sure exactly how. Half of us spent the morning caving while the others went rock climbing, and then we changed at lunchtime. Will and I went to the caves first. Climbing out was harder than going in, but after a good deal of pushing, we went out at last. We were covered in mud but pleased and excited by what we had done.

1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?
Answer:

Aadvertise the Activity Centre
Bdescribe some people she met
Cexplain how to do certain outdoor sports
Dsay how she spent some free time

2. What can the reader learn from the text?
Answer:

Awhen to depend on other people at the centre
Bhow to apply for a place at the centre
Cwhat sort of activities you can experience at the centre
Dwhich time of year is best to attend the centre

3. How do you think the writer might describe the weekend?
Answer:

Ainteresting
Brelaxing
Cfrightening
Dunpleasant

4. What do we learn about the group?
Answer:

ASome of them had been there before.
BThey had already chosen their preferred activities.
CSome of them already knew each other.
DThey came from the same city.

5. Which of the following could also be a title for this text?
Answer:

What Makes You Special?

AB
CD

Your score is

Here are new words and phrases from this exercise for the B1 Preliminary Part 3 reading section of the test:

  • accommodation
  • activity centre
  • above the ground
  • caving
  • covered in mud
  • excited
  • fresh air
  • lunchtime
  • outdoors
  • rock climbing
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