8.Read the text below. Are the sentences 1 -5 'Right' (A) or 'Wrong' (B)?

If there is not enough

information to answer 'Right' (A) or 'Wrong' (B), choose 'Doesn't say' (C). Write your answers on your
exam sheet.
My job involves working long hours and there is always a lot going on. But I have been involved in
volunteering for years and there's always a way of making time for it. I first began volunteering at school when
I would read with the younger kids for half an hour on a Monday morning. I carried this experience through to
my gap year when I volunteered at a school in Germany, teaching English. I have always found that I get as
much out of volunteering as I put in, and in this case it was my German that benefited. It was at Nottingham
University that I began volunteering as a switchboard operator for the charity ChildLine. As the first person a
child speaks to when they're calling for help, I had to persuade them to tell me their name, gaining their trust
before introducing them to a counsellor. The skills I developed across all my voluntary experiences, such as a
persuasive telephone manner, have been useful in the job I'm doing now. The Home
Office, like many other employers, has an employee volunteering scheme. As 2005 is the Year of the Volunteer,
a team of us from work recently helped out at a homelessness shelter. We served food and helped clean up,
while the volunteers who helped at the shelter kept us all laughing. Through Community Service Volunteers
(CSV), our office has since spent a whole day cleaning up, rebuilding and painting an adventure playground.
Everyone had a great time. (www.worldvolunteerweb.org)
1. The writer has an active social life.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
2. She has been a volunteer since she was a student.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
3. She taught French at a school in Germany.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
4. The abilities she acquired during her volunteer work help her in her career.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
5. In 2005 she did volunteer work in a homeless shelter.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
9. Read the text below. Are the sentences 1-5 'Right' (A) or 'Wrong' (B)? If there is not enough
information to answer 'Right' (A) or 'Wrong' (B), choose 'Doesn't say' (C). Write your answers on your
exam sheet.
For a successful staycation, do everything in advance that you would do for an away vacation - by that I mean,
have your clothes clean and ready, just as if you were packing to go away; tell extended family and friends that
you will be "away" and therefore unavailable for problem- solving; and do any chores that need doing ahead of
time, like mowing the lawn. Additionally, if money is tight, prepare some meals ahead of time, or buy frozen
meals at the store, so you have the fixings for a great breakfast, lunch, and dinner, without you or your spouse
having to stress out over cooking. I speak from experience that cooking and cleaning up while on "vacation" is
not high on my list of preferred activities. If you like to grill or cook out, stock up on what you need to do that
for a few days. No grocery shopping except for emergency provisions, and don't forget to have some snacks
around. A special treat or two can help make things feel special. And use disposables if your family is large and
cleanup would take considerable time. A staycation, and when I'm traveling by car, are the two times I use
disposable dishes and flatware without guilt! To make your staycation a true getaway, do things you don't
usually do with your normal leisure time that you enjoy. Never go to museums, but like them? Go and spend the
money for admission fees cheerfully. Throw in a meal out at a funky place you never otherwise visit, to extend
the pleasures of the day. Is your idea of heaven a day at the movies, or a night at the theater? Plan ahead - buy
tickets, arrange transportation and baby-sitters (if needed), and indulge to your heart's content. Been hankering
to see your favorite baseball team? If you have the money for it, get the tickets you want, and have fun! (Eat a
hot dog for me while you're at it.) (diebrokeblog.com)
1. A staycation is a stay-at-home holiday.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
2. You should let your friends and family know you will be out of town.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
3. Cooking is the writer's favourite holiday pastime.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
4. Planning your staycation takes too much time and energy.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
5. The secret to a successful staycation is doing things you really enjoy.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
4. Read the text below. For questions 1 -10, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best
according to the text. Write your answers on your exam sheet.

People who mistreat animals will face fines of up to £20,000 and year-long prison sentences under welfare laws
to be announced next week.
RSPCA inspectors will be given powers to enter premises without a warrant, even by using force, to rescue
animals believed to be suffering or at risk of harm.
The legislation will also offer protection to creatures such as insects, slugs, worms, caterpillars and butterflies if
scientific evidence proves that they suffer pain and distress. The penalties double the current maximum six-
month sentence and substantially increase the £5,000 maximum fine. The hard line will be set out in a draft Bill
to be published next week by Ben Bradshaw, the minister in charge of animal welfare. It will be scrutinised by a
parliamentary committee and then go before both Houses of Parliament. Anyone owning a pet, farm or exotic
animal will have a statutory "duty of care" towards it and could face having it taken away and being banned
from looking after another. Unborn animals will receive the same protection.
RSPCA inspectors will also gain the right to enter without a warrant any lorry, ferry, plane or hovercraft carrying
animals. This has been included after concern about livestock on long journeys. But the right will not apply to
private homes, where inspectors will need a magistrate's warrant or to be accompanied by the police Local
authorities will be given discretion to insist on registration of people who make money from animals, such as
dog-walkers or pet- sitters, who care for animals when owners are away. But a formal licensing scheme has been
ruled out as too bureaucratic.
Animal welfare campaigners, however, will be angered that the draft bill, which updates the Protection of
Animals Act 1911, contains no reference to circus animals and fails to ban the docking of dogs' tails.
Whitehall sources insist, however, that ministers plan secondary legislation to deal with these issues later. As
The Times revealed this year, Mr Bradshaw does not believe in a total ban on docking and wants to reach
agreement on which breeds of working dog would be exempted before introducing a ban.
He said at the time: "I am looking for a way to get the balance right. It seems odd to me that we allow human
circumcision and we should not be over-draconian in terms of animal welfare law. I want sensible, but useful
and meaningful, reform." The RSPCA said last night that it would continue to campaign for a ban on tail
docking except when a vet orders it for therapeutic reasons. The charity is also unhappy about circus animals
and hopes that this will be looked at again.
The society said that it would be absolutely delighted if a duty of care were set out in law. "It would be the single
most important piece of welfare legislation affecting captive and domestic animals since 1911," a spokeswoman
said. Other measures in the bill include a ban on anyone under 16 owning a pet and on goldfish or other animals
being given as prizes at fairgrounds or in competitions. The crackdown follows years of pressure from the
RSPCA and organisations such as the Kennel Club.
(The Times)
1. People who treat animals badly
A. will not be prosecuted.
B. can be fined or jailed.
C. might be sentenced to 5 years of prison.
D. are exempted from doing community service.
2. RSPCA inspectors
A. will be given badges and guns.
B. will be trained by polide experts.
C. will be prohibited from using force.
D. will be able to search buildings without permission.
3. A draft bill
A. will pass through both houses of Parliament.
B. will be examined by a panel of international experts.
C. will be proofread by Ben Bradshaw.
D. will be published in two week's time.
4. The owner of a pet
A. could be prohibited from looking after other people's pets.
B. is not obliged to take care of it.
C. could lose the right of property over it.
D. will sign a contract with RSPCA.
5. RSPCA inspectors
A. will have the right to check any vehicles.
B. are concerned about livestock on long journeys.
C. can enter private homes without a warrant.
D. will be accompanied by vets.
6. Local authorities
A. will issue formal licenses for dog-walkers.
B. can ask dog-walkers to register themselves.
C. will take care of animals while owners are away.
D. will discretely supervise pet-sitters.
7. Animal welfare companies
A. will be content with the draft bill.
B. have contributed to the draft bill.
C. will be dissatisfied with the draft bill.
D. will update the draft bill.
8. Mr. Bradshaw
A. disapproves of banning the docking of dog tails completely.
B. supports banning the docking of dog tails completely.
C. is a representative of dog breeders.
D. will update the draft bill.
9. The bill
A. allows people under 16 to buy a pet.
B. encourages people under 16 to have a pet.
C. forbids people under 16 to possess a pet.
D. urges people under 16 to adopt a pet.
10. RSPCA and other organizations
A. have critised the draft bill.
B. have lobbied for the introduction of the bill.
C. have shown contentment with the treatment of circus animals.
D. have proposed changes to the bill.