Hello Ryan_82,
That was exactly my experience:
real exam a bit harder than the example questione (but example was helpful),
even my score almost the same
and maybe next year the CLA - who knows?
But I wouldn't have risked to take the exam without these very good examples!
Also, the online infrastructure in the Pearson testing-centers is fine, as you have to wait only about 5secs
for your result and not about 5 weeks ;-)