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How a Delivery Team Improved Its Routes — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A workplace improvement report describes how a delivery team used observation, route grouping, traffic information and flexible planning to reduce delays and make drivers’ work calmer.
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Open practice testThe Story of an Evening Learning Group — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A profile of an evening learning group, showing how practical lessons, mutual support, and growing confidence helped adult learners overcome difficulties.
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Open practice testA Town’s Plan to Reduce Festival Waste — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A fictional local-news report explains how Millbridge plans to reduce waste at its festivals while keeping them enjoyable for visitors and useful for the community.
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Open practice testHow a Small Museum Changed Its Displays — B1 English Reading Practice Test
An interview about redesigning a small museum so visitors can follow its collection more easily while its history remains important.
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Open practice testLessons from a School Exchange — B1 English Reading Practice Test
Read a personal account of Maya’s two-week school exchange in Spain, including her arrival, school routines, classroom experiences, travel problem, and growing confidence.
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Open practice testA Project to Restore a Walking Route — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A B1 reading about volunteers restoring a neglected walking route near Millford and making it useful to local people again.
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Open practice testHow an Empty Shop Became a Workshop — B1 English Reading Practice Test
Read how an empty clothes shop became a community workshop and brought people together on Maple Street.
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Open practice testSummarising a Neighbourhood Food Survey — B1 English Reading Practice Test
Read a school report about a neighbourhood food survey, including home cooking, popular cuisines, restaurants, and interest in recipes and cooking classes.
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Open practice testRules for a Shared Workspace Trial — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A workplace account describes the rules, routines, and early results of a shared-office trial for a small media team.
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Open practice testA College’s New Equipment-Loan Scheme — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A college introduces an equipment-loan scheme to make shared study equipment easier to access. The text explains borrowing procedures, return rules, fees, early results, and planned improvements.
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Open practice testDetails of a Local History Project — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A report about a library project that collects local photographs, interviews, and memories to show how a town has changed.
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Open practice testUnderstanding a Volunteer Training Guide — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A community-centre training guide explains when volunteers should arrive, how they should help visitors safely, what to do during a shift, and how to close their work responsibly.
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Open practice testThe Findings of a Student Travel Survey — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A report on a student travel survey covering preferred destinations, transport, advice sources, and the qualities of worthwhile trips.
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Open practice testStages in a Community Composting Project — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A community composting project develops from choosing a site and collecting materials to producing compost and encouraging continued participation.
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Open practice testTraining Plans for New Café Volunteers — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A café manager describes a three-week volunteer training plan involving welcome sessions, shadowing, practice, buddy support, feedback, and closing duties.
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Open practice testHow the Tool-Lending Club Operates — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A B1 reading about a neighborhood tool-lending club, including how people join, borrow and return tools, attend workshops, and benefit from the community.
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Open practice testA Shopkeeper’s Thoughts on Car-Free Saturdays — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A shopkeeper considers how car-free Saturdays affect shoppers, local businesses, older customers, deliveries, and the atmosphere of a town street.
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Open practice testWhy One Teacher Supports Outdoor Lessons — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A science teacher explains why she uses outdoor lessons, including their benefits, limits, practical requirements, and value for pupils.
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Open practice testA Traveller’s View of Group Holidays — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A traveller considers the advantages and drawbacks of group holidays, including safety, flexibility, group size, cost and honest advertising.
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Open practice testA Librarian’s Case for Longer Opening Hours — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A librarian argues that modestly longer opening hours would make the library more useful to students, workers, families, and other residents without requiring a major building project or budget increase.
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Open practice testThe Results of a Small Garden Survey — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A short report on a community garden survey, covering visitors’ habits, garden improvements, and differing opinions.
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Open practice testA Community Bus Route under Review — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A community bus route is reviewed through its timetable, passenger demand, proposed changes and the council’s next decision.
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Open practice testA School’s New Homework Club — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A school describes its new homework club, including its schedule, spaces, helpers, equipment, and effects on students’ study routines.
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Open practice testThe Town’s Trial of a Refill Shop — B1 English Reading Practice Test
A town trials a refill shop and reviews its products, operating rules, customer response and early effect on plastic waste.
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