Loading...

Questions 11-16: Choose the correct answer.

Storm Clean-up

11. Compared to last year’s storm, this year
A. more houses in the area were affected. B. the water levels rose much higher. C. there was more severe damage to trees.

12. According to the speaker, what should you do if your home has been flooded?
A. switch off the electricity B. try to drain the water C. wait for a few days

13. What does the speaker advise residents to do with their garden waste?
A. put it in a special bin B. take it to the council rubbish centre C. pile it next to the road

14. People who cannot cook food should
A. pick up vouchers from the council office B. get a meal in the community centre C. arrange for food to be brought to their home

15. People who want to help out are asked to
A. contact their local council office B. come to the community centre in the morning C. bring their tools to the council office

16. What problem should residents report to the council?
A. an increased number of mosquitoes B. native animals found in unusual places C. contaminated water

Questions 17-20: What comment does the speaker make about each of the following places?
Choose FOUR correct answers, A-F, next to questions 17-20.

Comments:
A. It can’t be reached by car.
B. Repairs are now finished.
C. Planned work has been cancelled.
D. Help is needed to move furniture.
E. New equipment will be bought.
F. Part of the building is damaged.

17. The school SelectIt can’t be reached by car.Repairs are now finished.Planned work has been cancelled.Help is needed to move furniture.New equipment will be bought.Part of the building is damaged. 17

18. The hospital SelectIt can’t be reached by car.Repairs are now finished.Planned work has been cancelled.Help is needed to move furniture.New equipment will be bought.Part of the building is damaged. 18

19. The High Street SelectIt can’t be reached by car.Repairs are now finished.Planned work has been cancelled.Help is needed to move furniture.New equipment will be bought.Part of the building is damaged. 19

20. The bikeway SelectIt can’t be reached by car.Repairs are now finished.Planned work has been cancelled.Help is needed to move furniture.New equipment will be bought.Part of the building is damaged. 20

Questions 21-30: Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Possible Course Change

• Name of student: Sally Layman

• Current course: 21

• Date started: 22

Courses interested in:

• 1st choice: 23

• 2nd choice: 24

Problem / Strategies tried / Further strategies suggested

• finds 25 recording them

• join other students in a 26

• 27 talking to tutor

• arrange meetings in advance

• bad assignment → more background reading 28

• Date for next meeting: 29 at 3.30 p.m.

• With: 30

Questions 31-40: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Perfume Ornaments

31. The museum started displaying perfume ornaments when
A. a collection was donated B. the public showed an interest in them C. an expert decided some of them were valuable

32. People needed to wear perfume in the 11th century because
A. washing was considered dangerous B. soap was not generally available C. water shortages were common

33. The perfume ornament known as a ‘pomander’ took its name from
A. the substance it was made of B. the liquid inside it C. the person who invented it

34. In medieval times, it was thought that wearing perfume made people
A. more wealthy B. more attractive C. more cheerful

35. Craftsmen found ways of preventing liquid perfume from
A. being spilled B. drying up C. losing its scent

36. The perfume in a vinaigrette was
A. preserved in solid form B. absorbed by a sponge C. heated over a flame

37. Which part of the vinaigrette was made of gold?
A. the inside B. the outside C. the lid

38. Perfume bottles used in the mid-19th century
A. were imports from outside Europe B. could be bought by large numbers of people C. were usually made of horn

39. Tiffany bottles
A. were produced by a number of companies B. could only be bought from catalogues C. showed skilled use of crystal

40. The ‘Vanity’ was
A. used for storing cosmetics B. the smallest perfume ornament ever made C. developed in the 1950s