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 BULATS Online Reading and Listening test  Assesses listening and reading skills, and knowledge of grammar and vocabulary  Lasts about one hour  Available in English, French, German and Spanish. Test questions and instructions are in the same language as the test.  Divided into two sections – Listening; Reading and Language Knowledge  Pinpoints ability quickly and accurately by using adaptive testing techniques. As you progress through the test the computer selects and presents each question on the basis of the previous answer.

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Reading and Language Knowledge : Type of questions: 1. Read and select In this type of question, you have to read a notice, diagram, label, memo or letter containing a short text. You then choose from three possible answers, the sentence or phrase which most closely matches the meaning of the text. 2. Gapped sentences You have to read a sentence in which there is a gap (missing word) and choose the correct word from a choice of four and fill it. 3 Multiple-choice gap-fill You have to read a text in which there are some gaps. There are four choices for each gap and you have to choose the right one.

© 2016 albert-learning.com 4. Open gap-fill :You have to read a short text in which there are some gaps and fill in the missing word for each gap. 5. Extended reading :In this part of the test, you have to read a longer text and answer a series of multiple choice questions based on it. The questions are in the same order as the information in the text. The text below is about the work of a translator.

© 2016 albert-learning.com New business identity card launched The new business identity card was first launched in November The identity card is similar to the new passports used today and includes a chip with biometric data (photo and fingerprints ) as well as personal ………………(information, briefing, belongings, matters) on the card. The cardholders name and expiry date are printed on the card ……………..(since, which, as, this) can only be used by the person the card was issued to. There are many uses of the new business card and students in particular can receive …………………(at once, quick, instant, rapid) discounts on all purchases at participating Shops and businesses throughout the country. Any business wishing to participate in the ……………(card, idea, scheme, plan)is given a sign which they can display to show they Are willing to accept the new business card and offer the agreed discount, which in many cases is over twenty per cent. Question 10 Click in each gap. A choice of words will appear. Click on the word you think completes the phrase or sentence.

© 2016 albert-learning.com Question 11: Click in each gap, then type the word you think completes the phrase or sentence. FAST INTERNET FOR A PRICE! Are you paying too much for your internet connection? Today the internet……………become essential in our everyday lives and most of us spend many hours every day searching ………………internet. However, if we want to use internet outside the home …………….office we usually need to have wireless access and this often costs more. Imagine telling your grandchildren in the future that ………………….you were young you sometimes had to find a coffee shop to get wireless access and this will seem …………………..unbelievable to them as the idea of internet did to our grandparents thirty years ago. Part 3 Write in the gap Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Write only one word in each space.

© 2016 albert-learning.com Read the passage and answer the following questions Fog occurs when damp air above the surface of the earth is cooled to the point at which it condenses. Of the two types of fog, advection fog occurs along the ocean coast or near rivers or lakes. This type of fast- moving fog, which may cover vast areas, occurs when warm winds blow across a cold surface of land or water. In this collision of heat and cold, the warm air is cooled to the point at which the water vapor condenses into fog. Radiation fog, quite different from advection fog, is immobile cloud-like moisture generally found hovering over wintertime valleys. It occurs on clear nights when the earth's warmth escapes into the upper atmosphere

© 2016 albert-learning.com 1) According to the passage, fog is found when wetness in the air is a. Vaporized b. Cooled c. Dampened d. Heated 2) According to the passage, advection fog is found a. In valleys b. In the ocean c. Near bodies of water d. Only in small, enclosed areas 3) In the passage, radiation fog is said to be a. Similar to advection fog b. Found in coastal areas c. Fast-moving d. Trapped moisture hanging over inland valleys

© 2016 albert-learning.com 4) According to the passage, which of the following statements about fog is true? a. Advection fog is caused when cold winds blow across a heated land surface b. Advection fog is the type of fog that occurs in small valleys on clear nights c. Radiation fog occurs when the cooled atmosphere meets with heat from the earth d. Radiation fog generally moves quickly across vast areas of land 5) The author's purpose in this passage is to a. Explain the different types of fog b. Describe where different types of fog are found c. Discuss advection fog d. Give a scientific description of various types of precipitation