PARTDQuest

ions1-6

BURGLRYANDHOW TOAVOI
DIT

Ar ecentsurveyofcr
imestat
ist
icsshowsthatweareal
lmorel
ikel
ytobeburgl
ednow
than20y earsagoandthepol
iceadviseev
eryonet
otakeafewsimplepr
ecauti
onst
o
protectt
heirhomes.

Thef i
rstf
actisthatburgl
arsandot heri
ntr
uderspref
ereasyopport
uni
ti
es,li
keahouse
whichisveryobvi
ouslyempty .Thi
sismuchl essofachall
engethananoccupiedhouse,
andonewhi chiswell
-pr
otected.Abur gl
arwil
lwonderifi
tiswor
ththebother
.

Ther earesomegeneralti
psonhowt oav oi
dy ourhomebecomi nganothercri
me
stat
isti
c.Avoi
dleav
ingsignsthatyourhouseisempt y.Whenyouhavetogoout ,l
eaveat
l
eastonel i
ghtonaswellasar adi
oortelevi
sion,anddonotleaveanycurtai
nswide
open.Thesightofyourl
atestmusiccentreorcomputerisenoughtotemptanybur gl
ar.

Nev erl
eav easparekeyinaconv enienthidingplace.Thefi
rstpl
aceabur glarwi
lll
ookis
underthedoor matorinaflowerpotandev ensomewher emor e'i
maginati
ve'couldsoon
beuncover edbytheintr
uder.I
tismuchsaf ertoleaveakeywi t
haneighboury oucan
tr
ust.Butifyourhouseisinaquiet,desolateareabeawar ethatthi
swillbeabur gl
ar'
s
dream,sodet eranypotent
ialcr
iminalfrom approachingyourhousebyfitt
ingsecuri
ty
l
ightstotheout si
deofyourhouse.

Butwhatcoul dhappeni f,i

nspi teoftheaf orement i
onedpr ecautions, aburglaror
i
ntruderhasdeci dedtot argety ourhome?Wi ndowsar eusuallythef i
rstpointofentr
yfor
manyi ntruder
s.Downst airswi ndowspr ovi
deeasyaccesswhi l
eupst airswindowscan
bereachedwi thal adderorbycl i
mbingupt hedrainpipe.Beforegoi ngt obedy oushoul
d
double-checkthatallwindowsandshut ter
sar elocked.Nomat t
erhowsmal lyour
windowsmaybe, i
tissur pri
singwhatanar rowgapadet erminedbur glarcanmanaget o
getthrough.Forext r
asecur it
y ,fi
twindowl ockstot heinsideoft hewi ndow.

Whataboutent r
yv i
adoor s?Yourbackdoorandpati
odoor
s,whichareeasil
yfor
ced
open,shoul
dhav etopqualit
ysecuri
tylocksf
it
ted.Ev
ent
houghthisi
sexpensivei
twil
l
bemoneywel lspent.I
nstallabur
glaralar
mifyoucanaf
for
ditasanotherl
ineof
defenceagai
nstint
ruders.

Asober ingf acti

st hatnotallintr
uder shavetobreakandent erintoapropert
y.Whygo
tothetroubl eofbreakinginify oucanj ustknockandbei nvit
edin?Bewareofbogus
offi
cial
sorwor kmenand, particularl
yifyouareelder
ly,f
itachainandaney ehol
esoy ou
canscrutinizecall
ersaty ourleisure.Wheny oudohav ecallersneverl
etanybodyinto
yourhomeunl essy ouareabsol utelysuretheyaregenuine.Askt oseeanidenti
tycard,
forexampl e.
Ifyouarei
nt hefr
ight
eni
ngposit
ionofwaki
nginthemiddl
eoftheni
ghtandthi
nkyou
canhearanintr
uder,t
henonnoaccountshoul
dyouapproacht
heint
ruder
.Farbet
tert
o
tel
ephonet
hepol i
ceandwaitf
orhelp.

Chooset
her
ightanswer
:

22.Awel
l
-pr
otect
edhouse:

Sel
ectone:

a.i
slessl
i
kel
ytobebur
gled.

b.i
sregar
dedasachal
l
engebymostcr
imi
nal
s.

c.i
sal
otofbot
hert
omai
ntai
n.

d.i
sver
yunl
i
kel
ytobebur
gled.

Quest
ion23

Accor
dingt
othewr
it
er,
weshoul
d:

Sel
ectone:

a.av
oidl
eav
ingourhouseempt
y.

b.onl
ygooutwhenwehav
eto.

c.al
way
skeept
hecur
tai
nscl
osed.

d.gi
vet
hei
mpr
essi
ont
hatourhousei
soccupi
edwhenwegoout
.

Quest
ion24

Thewr
it
ert
hinkst
hathi
dingakeyunderadoor
matorf
lowerpot
:

Sel
ectone:

a.i
sapr
edi
ctabl
epl
acet
ohi
dei
t.

b.i
sausef
ulpl
acet
ohi
dei
t.

c.i
simagi
nat
ive.

d.i
swher
eyoual
way
sfi
ndaspar
ekey
.
Quest
ion25

Gai
ningent
ryt
oahouset
hroughasmal
lwi
ndow:

Sel
ectone:

a.i
ssur
pri
singl
ydi
ff
icul
t.

b.i
snotasdi
ff
icul
taspeopl
ethi
nk.

c.i
slessl
i
kel
ytohappent
hangai
ningent
ryt
hroughadoor
.

d.i
str
iedonl
ybyv
erydet
ermi
nedbur
glar
s.

Quest
ion26

Accor
dingt
othewr
it
er,
windowl
ocks,
secur
it
ylocksandbur
glaral
arms:

Sel
ectone:

a.costal
otofmoneybutar
ewor
thi
t.

b.ar
egoodv
aluef
ormoney
.

c.ar
eluxur
yit
ems.

d.ar
eabsol
utel
yessent
ial
items.

Quest
ion27

Thewr
it
erar
guest
hatf
it
ti
ngachai
nandaney
ehol
e:

Sel
ectone:

a.wi
l
lpr
eventy
ourhomebei
ngbur
gled.

b.av
oidsy
ouhav
ingt
oinv
itepeopl
eint
oyourhome.

c.i
sonl
ynecessar
yforel
der
lypeopl
e.

d.gi
vesy
out
imet
ochecki
fthev
isi
tori
sgenui
ne.
PARTEQuest
ions1-6

THECONCEPTOFTI
ME

Ifyoucanr eadaclock, youcanknowt heti

meofday .Butnooneknowswhatt i
mei t
self
i
s.Wecannotseei t.Wecannott ouchit
.Wecannothearit.Weknowi tonl
ybytheway
wemar ki
tspassing.Foral l
oursuccessi nmeasuringt
hesmal l
estpar t
softi
me,ti
me
remainsoneoft hegr eatmy ster
iesoftheuniver
se.Onewayt othi
nkaboutt i
meisto
i
magi neawor l
dwi thouttime.Ther ecoul
dbenomov ement,becausetimeand
mov ementcannotbesepar ated.Awor l
dwithoutti
mecouldexistonlyaslongasthere
werenochanges.Fort imeandchangear el
inked.Weknowt hatti
mehaspassedwhen
somet hi
ngchanges.

Int her ealworl

d, t
hewor ldwithti
me, changesneverstop.Somechangeshappenonl y
oncei nawhi l
e,l
ikeanecl i
pseofthemoon.Ot her
shappenr epeatedl
y,li
ketherisingand
settingoft hesun.Humansal wayshav enotednatur
aleventsthatrepeatthemselv es.
Whenpeopl ebegant ocountsuchev ents,t
heybegant omeasuret i
me.Inear l
yhuman
hist
or y,theonlychangest hatseemedt orepeatthemselvesevenl
ywer ethemov ement s
ofobj ectsinthesky .Themosteasi l
yseenr esul
tofthesemov ement swast he
diff
er encebetweenl ightanddarkness.

Thesunr i
sesintheeast
ernsky,
producinglight
.Itmov esacrosstheskyandsi nksi
n
thewest,
causingdar
kness.Theappearanceanddi sappearanceoft hesunwasev en
andunfai
li
ng.Theperi
odsofli
ghtanddar knessitcreat
edwer ethef i
rstaccept
ed
peri
odsofti
me.Wehav enamedeachper i
odoflightanddar kness:oneday .

Peopl esawthesunrisehigheri
ntheskyduri
ngt hesummerthaninwinter.They
countedthedaysthatpassedfrom t
hesun'shi
ghestposit
ionunt
ili
tret
urnedt othat
posi
tion.Theycount
edt hr
eehundredandsixty
-fi
vedays.Wenowknowt hatistheti
me
Eart
ht akestomoveoncear oundthesun.Wecallthi
speri
odofti
meay ear.

Earlyhumansalsonot edchangesinthemoon.Asi tmovedacr ossthenightsky,

they
musthav ewondered:Whydi ditl
ookdif
ferenteverynight
?Whydi di
tdisappear?Where
diditgo?Evenbeforetheylear
nedtheanswer stothesequestions,t
heydev el
opeda
wayt ousethechangingfacesofthemoont otel
lti
me.Themoonwas" full
"whenits
facewasbr i
ghtandroundand" new"wheni twasalmostentirelydar
k.Theear l
yhumans
countedthenumberoft i
mest hesunappear edbetweenfull
moons.Theyl ear
nedthat
thi
snumberal waysremainedthesame, abouttwenty-ni
nesuns.Twent y-
ninesuns
equall
edonemoon.Wenowknowt hi
sper i
odoft i
measonemont h.

Ear
lyhumanshuntedani
malsandgatheredwildpl
ants.Theymovedingroupsort
ri
bes
f
rom pl
acet
oplaceinsear
choffood.Then,peopl
elearnedtopl
antseedsandgrow
crops.Theylearnedtouseani malst ohel pthem work,andforfood.Theyfoundt heyno
l
ongerneededt omov efrom onepl acet oanothert
osur vi
ve.Ashunters,peopledidnot
needawayt omeasur etime.Asf armer s,however,
theyhadt oplantcropsintimet o
harvestthem beforewinter
.Theyhadt oknowwhent heseasonswoul dchange.So, t
hey
weref or
cedtodev elopedcalendars.Nooneknowswhent hefir
stcalendarwas
developed.Butitseemspossi bl
et hatitwasbasedonmoons, orlunarmont hs.

Whenpeopl estar
tedfar
mi ng,t
hewisemenoft
hetri
besbecamev er
yimpor
tant
.They
studi
edthesky.Theygatheredenoughi
nfor
mat
ionsotheycoul
dknowwhent he
seasonswouldchange.Theyannouncedwheni
twastimetoplantcr
ops

Chooset
her
ightanswer

1.Whyi
sti
mesuchadi
ff
icul
tconceptt
ounder
stand?

Sel
ectone:

a.I
t'
sal
way
schangi
ng

b.I
t'
sal
way
smov
ing

c.I
t'
sbeenmi
sunder
stoodsi
ncepr
e-hi
stor
y

d.I
t'
snott
angi
ble

Quest
ion29

Howwer
eear
lyhumansabl
etobegi
nmeasur
ingt
ime?

Sel
ectone:

a.bycount
ingt
heobj
ect
sint
hesky

b.bywor
kingbot
hatni
ghtanddur
ingt
heday

c.t
hemov
ement
sofobj
ect
stheysawev
eryday

d.byf
oll
owi
ngt
hesunt
othewest

Quest
ion30

Howdi
dtheconceptofseasonsbecomeunder
stood?

Sel
ectone:

a.byt
racki
ngt
hesun'
smov
ement
sthr
ought
hemont
hs

b.bynot
ingt
hedi
ff
erencesi
ntemper
atur
e
c.bymeasur
ingt
hel
engt
hoft
heday
s

d.wi
tht
hei
ntr
oduct
ionofear
lycal
endar

Quest
ion31

Howwoul
danear
lyhumanhav
edef
ineda"
mont
h"?

Sel
ectone:

a.t
henumberofday
sbet
weenaf
ull
moonandanewmoon

b.thenumberofday
sfr
om onephaseoft
hemoon'
scy
cleandt
henbackt
othesame
poi
ntagai
n

c.t
henumberofday
sfort
hesunandmoont
obeseent
oget
her

d.t
henumberofday
sbet
weenecl
i
psesoft
hemoon

Quest
ion32

Whydi
dthemov
etowar
dsf
armi
ngr
equi
reabet
terunder
standi
ngoft
ime?

Sel
ectone:

a.sot
hatcr
opswer
egr
ownatt
her
ightt
imeoft
hey
ear

b.becausel
ooki
ngaf
terani
mal
srequi
redi
t

c.becauset
heyneededt
ohav
etr
adi
ti
onal
cel
ebr
ati
onsatt
hesamet
imeev
eryy
ear

d.becauset
heywant
edt
oknowwhenani
mal
swoul
dgi
vebi
rt
h

Quest
ion33

Whati
sthemeani
ngoft
hewor
d'f
orced'
int
hel
astpar
tofpar
agr
aph?

Sel
ectone:

a.t
hewi
semenwer
egi
vennochoi
ce

b.t
hecr
opswoul
dn'
tgr
owwi
thoutt
hecal
endar
s

c.t
imebecameal
otmor
eimpor
tant

d.i
twascr
it
ical
forsur
e
 THEVALUESOFBEES

Somepeopl emi ghtbef r

ightenedofbees, butfarmerscertainlyknowwhatav aluabl
e
rolet heyplayi
nnat ure.Polleni sapowder,producedbypl ants,thatmaybecar ri
edto
otherpl antsofthesamet ypebyt hewi
ndorbyi nsects.There, t
hepollenferti
li
zesthe
plant ,whichmeanst hatitenabl esthepl
antt oproduceseeds.Beescol l
ectpollenand
nect arfrom pl
antstof eedt heiryoungand,indoingso,theyt akeittootherplants.
Farmer sandplantloversther efor
econsiderbeest obeinvaluable.Ofcour se,
bees
benef itfr
om plants,si
ncet hepol l
enandnect ararewhattheyeat .I
nturn,peopletake
adv antageofbees.

Fort housandsofy ear s, peoplehav eencouragedbeest oliveneart hem.Beeswax ,the

substancet hatbeespr oducet obui ldthehivest heyl i
vein, isusedt omakecandl es,
furnit
urepol ishandl i
pst ick,andi tcanbeusedf orwat erproof i
ngcl oth.Thehoneyt hat
beesmakef rom nect ari sasweet ,energy-
ri
chf oodf orwhi chpeopl ewi llpayal otof
money .Indeed, hav i
ngaj arofhoneyusedt obeasi gnofgr eatweal th.Beekeeper sv al
ue
theirbeesnotonl yfort heirhoneyandwax, butal sof orroyal jel
ly.Beespr oducethist o
feedt heiry oungi nt heirear li
estst age( as"l
arvae").Roy aljellyispar ti
cularlyri
chin
vit
ami nsandpr oteins, soi tisalsoofgr eatvaluet opeopl ewi thcer tainheal t
hproblems.
Honeyi sal sot houghtt ohav ehealthbenef i
ts,andi tisof t
enusedi ncoughsy rupsand
someot hermedi cines.Foral ltheser easons,beekeepi ngi sani mpor tantact i
vi
ty.
Howev er, someofusar enothappyt oseebeesbuzzi ngar ound.I ndeed, i
tcanmake
senset of earbei ngst ungbyabeebecausesomepeopl e, whoar eal l
ergictobeest ings,
canbeki lledbyt hepoi soni nast i
ng.Formostofus, howev er,i
tisapai nfulexperi
ence,
butnot hingmor eser i
ous.I tisimpor tanttoremembert hatbeesonl yst ingt odefend
themsel v es: abee( apar tfrom aqueenbee, whichonl yst i
ngsot herqueenbees)l oses
i
tsst i
ngt hef ir
stt imei tisused, andt henitdies.Onl yfemal ebees( wor kerbees)hav e
sti
ng

Chooset
her
ightanswer

1.Whi
chst
atementaboutpol
l
eni
str
ue?

Sel
ectone:

a.I
tisonl
ypr
oducedonf
arms.

b.Beesandpeopl
eeati
t.

c.Pl
ant
smakepol
l
ent
ohel
pcr
eat
emor
epl
ant
s.

d.Bot
hAandCar
ecor
rect
Quest
ion35

Whi
chst
atementaboutbeeswaxi
snott
rue?

Sel
ectone:

a.Peopl
eusei
tinmake-
up.

b.I
tisani
mpor
tantmat
eri
alf
orbui
l
der
s.

c.I
tisusedt
omakecer
tai
nty
pesofcl
othes

d.Al
lA,
B,Car
ecor
rect

Quest
ion36

Whati
str
ueabouthoney
?

Sel
ectone:

a.I
tcanbeusedt
opol
i
shf
urni
tur
e.

b.Beesusenect
art
omakei
t.

c.I
tusedt
obeav
erycheapf
ood.

d.Bot
hAandBar
ecor
rect

Quest
ion37

Whatdoest
hewr
it
ersayaboutr
oyal
jel
l
y?

Sel
ectone:

a.I
thashi
ghnut
ri
ti
onal
val
ue.

b.I
tisonl
ypr
oducedbyv
eryy
oungbees.

c.Peopl
emai
nlyusei
tincoughmedi
cine.

d.I
tispr
oducedf
rom pol
l
en

Quest
ion38

Whymi
ghtcer
tai
npeopl
ebepar
ti
cul
arl
yscar
edofbees?

Sel
ectone:
 a.Theymayhav
eamedi
cal
condi
ti
onwhi
chmeanst
heyr
eactbadl
ytobeest
ings.

b.Theymayhav
eanal
l
ergyt
obuzzi
ngsounds.

c.Theymayhav
eamedi
cal
condi
ti
ont
hatat
tract
sbees.

d.Theymayt
hinkev
erybee'
sst
ingi
spoi
sonous

Quest
ion39

Whati
str
ueaboutsomeonewhoi
sst
ungbyabee?

Sel
ectone:

a.Theyar
eli
kel
ytodi
e.

b.Theymusthav
eannoy
edal
argemal
ebee.

c.Theypr
obabl
ythr
eat
enedt
hebeei
nsomeway
.

d.Theybecomei
mmunet
oast
ingaf
ter
war
ds

PARTGQUESTI
ONS1-3

CARFREECI
TIES

Hav ey ouev ertri

edt ogeti ntooroutoft hecent erofanybi gci t
yi nt her ushhour ?I tis
nevereasy .Theopt i
onsar el esst hanent icing: sitiny ourcarf orhour s, getchokedwi th
poll
ut i
onont hepav ement ,squeezeont opubl ict ranspor torcy cle,wi tht headded
sti
mul usofbei ngt argetpr act i
cef ormot orists.Iam begi nningt ot hinkt hatt he
i
ndust ri
ali
zednat ionsmadeat erri
blemi st akewhent heyt urnedt othepr ivatemot or
vehicleasani nstrumentofi mpr ov edur banmobi l
ity
.Thecarbr oughtwi t
hi tmany
unforeseenconsequencesf orur banl if
eandi st hecauseofapl ethor aofser ious
problems.Ourcar scauseai rpol l
ut i
on, fost erur banspr awl ,slaught ert housandsev ery
year,wast eenergyandnat ur alresour ces, andexacer bat egl obal war ming.Thest ateof
thegl obal envi
ronmentseemsev ermor eper ilousast hedev elopingwor l
dseemseager
toadoptWest ernpat ternsofcaruse.Theyshoul dbeawar eoft hef i
nanci al,socialand
environment alcostsandencour agedt ot hi nkaboutbet tersol utions.Whi l
stdev eloped
nati
onscannotdenydev elopi ngnat ionst heuseoft echnol ogyandr esour cest hatthey
haveenj oyedforsol ongt hemsel v es,theymustsur el
yt akeal eadi nencour agingt he
designandbui l
dingofcar -freeci ti
esev er ywher e.Thepr oblem i st hatpr ivat euseoft he
i
nternal combust i
onengi nei nur bancent erwi llonl ybesuppl antedi fabet teropt i
oni s
avail
abl e.Whatwoul dhappeni fwedesi gnedaci t
ywi thoutcar s?Woul dany onewantt o
l
iveor , perhapsmor eper ti
nent l
y,wor kini t?Doesi tmakesoci al andeconomi csense?I s
i
tpossi bletobef reeoft heaut omobi l
ewhi l
er etainingt hespeedandmobi l
ityitoffers?
Publict ransportist ypi
callyadi sagr eeabl eandsl owal t
er nativet ot hecar .Itneedst o
becomeapl easant,oratl easteffici
ent,
experi
ence,
getti
ngy outoyourdest i
nati
onmore
swift
lythanpri
vatetranspor tploughingthr
oughcongestedst r
eetsevercould.Thi
scan
beachievedusingpr ov entechnologyandideas.Someciti
eshav ealreadybannedcars,at
l
eastforsomepar tsoft hedayandatweekends.Onl yearlymor ni
ng,essenti
albusi
ness
traf
fi
cisall
owedi n,thent hebar r
ierscomedown.Weshoul dstri
vefortheatmosphereof
acitysuchasVeni ce, whichisanoasi sofpeace:acit
ywithoutcarsit'
strue;orr
oadsfor
thatmatter
.Butonet hingatat ime.

Chooset
her
ightanswer

1.Accor
dingt
otheaut
hor
,indev
elopedcount
ri
est
hemot
orcar
..
.

Sel
ectone:

a.wasi
ntendedf
ort
ownuse.

b.gav
eri
set
opr
edi
ctabl
epr
obl
ems

c.pr
event
stheexpansi
onofci
ti
es.

d.i
sthemai
ncauseofgl
obal
war
ming.

Quest
ion41

Accor
dingt
otheaut
hor
,reduci
ngcaruse.
..

Sel
ectone:

a.i
sonl
ypossi
blei
nacar
-f
reeci
ty.

b.i
nvol
vesamaj
orchangei
npubl
i
cat
ti
tudes.

c.dependsonpr
ovi
dingasuper
ioral
ter
nat
ive.

d.woul
drequi
repeopl
etot
rav
ell
ess.

Quest
ion42

Accor
dingt
otheaut
hor
,publ
i
ctr
anspor
t.
..

Sel
ectone:

a.shoul
dbemodel
l
edont
hesy
stem i
nVeni
ce.

b.needst
obef
ast
ert
hancar
sint
heci
ty.

c.cannotbebasedonexi
sti
ngt
echnol
ogy

d.mustbeasf
astast
hecaront
heopenr
oad.
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speedwhenandf orhowl ongt heywant .What '
smor e,inthev i
rtual classroomsoft he
futuret hest udentwill(1).
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...
..ont hei rheadset ,andbet ranspor tedi nt oani magi nary
school ,chooset heirclass, t
aket hebookst heyneedof ftheshel fand(2) ...
..
..
.
conv ersat i
onswi thothercomput erizedst udents.Theymi ght(3) .
....chooset opayav i
sit
tothesuper mar ketorthet rainst ation, t
hebankort her estaurant .Att he(4) .
..
..
..
..ofa
buttont heywoul dbet ranspor tedto( 5).
..
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..
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cset t
ingswher et heycoul dpr acti
ce
theirEngl ish, may beget t
ingahandf rom av i
rtual Englishcompani on.Al l
t hisperhaps, at
thecomput er,f
rom thecomf or toft heirhome: no( 6)..
...
..
.tocat cht hebust ocollege,or
ri
deabi ket oschool s.Exciti
ng?Cer tainl
y,andani nterestingalter nat ivetot radit
ional
classroom l essons.Butwoul di tev er( 7)
...
..
..
.thecl assr oom?Hopef ullynot .Surelythe
needt or elatetor ealpeoplet alkingaboutr ealissuesandgener allyl earningal it
tlemor e
aboutot her swi l
lalwaysl eadl anguagel earnerst o( 8).
...
..
...
.atleastal it
tl
eoft heirti
me
withr eal peopl e.

Chooset
her
ightanswert
ogot
oeachbl
anki
nther
eadi
ngpassageabov
e(1)

Sel
ectone:

a.pl
ace

b.put

c.set

d.get

Quest
ion2

Two(
2)

Sel
ectone:

a.t
ake

b.do

c.cat
ch

d.hol
d

Quest
ion3

Thr
ee(
3)
Sel
ectone:

a.al
though

b.pr
efer
abl
y

c.i
nst
ead

d.cont
rar
y

Quest
ion4

Four
(4)

Sel
ectone:

a.f
orce

b.hi
t

c.depr
ess

d.push

Quest
ion5

Fi
ve(
5)

Sel
ectone:

a.so

b.such

c.l
i
ke

d.al
i
ke

Quest
ion6

Si
x(6)

Sel
ectone:

a.r
ole

b.dut
y

c.obl
i
gat
ion
d.need

Quest
ion7

Sev
en(
7)

Sel
ectone:

a.r
epl
ace

b.r
est
ore

c.succeed

d.r
ecov
er

Quest
ion8

Ei
ght(
8)

Sel
ectone:

a.spend

b.make

c.hav
e

d.
do

PARTBQuest
ions1-6

WORKI
NGANDLI
VINGI
NADI
FFERENTCOUNTY

Year ni
ngsforthebamboof orestsofChina,t
heskislopesofSwitzerl
andandt he
karaokeboothsofJapan-hi ghl
ightsofmypr evi
ousgapy ear
s-don'tsurpri
seme, butI
neverimaginedtheminaret
sofSaudi Ar
abiawouldcallmeback.I ti
stwoy earssinceI
ret
urnedfrom Jeddah,butwhenIcl osemyey esonagr eyEngli
shdayI'm walkingthe
cit
y'sanci
entstreet
sagain,seekingoutBukharichi
ckenorEgyptianfl
atbread.

Moneywasmymot ivat
ionf orgoi
ngtoacount ryfamousforexporti
ngoil;
ithassomeof
thebestpai
dEngli
sht eachingjobsinthewor l
d,andImanagedt osave£8,500i njustsi
x
monthsworkingataboy s'schoolther
e.Ichosemynewhomeci tycaref
ull
y.Ast he
gatewaytoMecca, t
hroughwhi chtheMusl i
m worldpassesonthehajj,t
hepor tof
JeddahisSaudiArabia'
smostcosmopol i
tanandl i
ber
alcit
y.

MynewSaudifr
iendswar
nedmeagainstev
env i
sit
ingthecapi
tal
Riy
adh,
homeof
Wahhabi
sm.I
nJeddahIknewSaudi
s,aswellaswester
nwomen, whowal
kedt
hestr
eet
s
unaccompani
edbyamanandwi
tht
hei
rheadsuncov
ered,
somet
hingt
heycoul
dnev
erdo
i
nRi y
adh.

Jeddahal soboastssomeoftheworl
d'sbestcor
alreefs.Di
vingontheSaudi sideofthe
RedSeaof fer
sthesameunder wat
err
ichesastheEgy pt
ianSinai
,butwit
houtt hecrowds.
Ont hedownside,Idi
dn'
tspeaktoawomanf ormyfirsttwomonthst her
e,butI
eventual
l
yfoundapr i
vat
ebeachwherethesexescouldmi x.

Myf i
rstl
essononaj etskiwasf l
eei
ngt hecoastguar
d.APalest
iniangir
lhadtakenme
forari
dewhenwesawt hei
rshipapproachi
ng.Forfearofbei
ngcaughtt oget
herwehid
i
nacov e.Womenar ebar r
edfrom dr
ivinganykindofmotori
zedv ehi
clessoIhadtotake
thecontr
olsandwhent heypassedwespedoutoft hecoveandbackt othebeach
James-Bondstyl
e.

Bizar
reexperiencesinform myanecdot esaboutSaudi Ar
abiagate-crashingaweddi ng
andendinguponst agei nfrontof2,
000guest s,mySaudigi
rl
fr
iend'smot hercatchingus
atmyapar t
mentt ogether.
..ButwhatIlongf orisvisi
ti
ngt
hecrumbl ing,centur
ies-ol
d
bui
ldi
ngsofOl dJeddah, smokingshishai ncof f
eeshopsandsippingsweetAdeni tea
wit
haf ri
end.Thekingdom i saharshplace, butthepeopl
ewhol i
vet herearethemost
hospi
tableI
'veevermet .Iwentfortheriyalsbutcamebackr i
cherinsomanyot herways.

Chooset
her
ightanswer
.Wher
edoest
hewr
it
eri
magi
nebei
ng?

1.Wher
edoest
hewr
it
eri
magi
nebei
ng?

Sel
ectone:

a.Ont
hesl
opesofSwi
tzer
land

b.I
nthest
reet
sofJeddah

Oc.I
ntheKar
aokeboot
hsofJapan

d.I
nthef
orest
sofChi
na

Quast
ion10

Whydi
dhechooset
oli
vei
nJeddah?

Sel
ectone:

a.Thepayi
sbet
terher
e

b.Thepl
acei
ssaf
er

c.Thepl
acei
sateasewi
thdi
ff
erentcul
tur
es

d.Ther
ear
eal
otoft
hingst
oseet
her
e.
Quest
ion11

Whatdi
ff
erencesdoesRi
yadhhav
ecompar
edt
oJeddah?

Sel
ectone:

a.Saudi
hav
edi
ff
erentr
ulesf
rom west
ernwomen

b.Womenneedt
ocov
ert
hei
rheads

c.Manywest
ernwomenl
i
vet
her
e

d.Womenmustst
ayathome

Quest
ion12

Whatwast
hewr
it
erpl
easedt
ofi
ndaf
tersomet
ime?

Sel
ectone:

a.Lot
sofgr
eatpl
acest
odi
ve

b.Notmanybusypl
aces

c.Thewor
ld'
sbestcor
alr
eef
s

d.Abeachwher
ewomanandmencanbet
oget
her

Quest
ion13

Whatdoest
hewor
d'bar
red'
mean?

Sel
ectone:

a.Notav
ail
abl
e

b.Nothappy

c.Notal
l
owed

d.Notr
eady

Quest
ion14

Howdoest
hewr
it
erdescr
ibet
hepeopl
einSaudi
Arabi
a?

Sel
ectone:

a.Ver
ywel
comi
ng
b.Ver
yhar
dtogetal
ong

c.Notv
eryf
ri
endl
y

d.Easyt
owor
kwi
th

PARTCQuest
ions1-
7

FASHI
ONDURI
NGRECESSI
ON

Cur r
enteconomi ct rendspr esentanoppor tunit
yformanypeopl et olookatf ashionina
wayt heyhav en'
tbef ore.Manyconsumer sarelooki
ngf orf ashi
ont hati snotonl y
affordable,butst yl
ishaswel l
.Accordi ngt osomef ashionexper ts,thishasf orced
designer sandr etail
erst ol osetheexcessf l
uffandgetbackt othemeatandpot atoesof
theirlinesandof ferings.Thatcanmeancl otheswithabet terfi
tanddesi gnst hatare
mor ei ntunewi ththeirt argetmar kets, saysAmandaLov ell,departmentchai rofFashion
Desi gnatTheAr tInstituteofNewYor kCi ty."Bymakingl essandof feri
ngl ess,thereisa
strongerf ocusonpr oduci ngi t
emst hatar eknownsellers,"Lovellsay s."Designersand
retail
er sneedt ogett hemostoutofev erypurchaseacust omermakes, duet othefact
thatcust omer saret hinkingt wicebef or ebuyingexcesspi eces."

Eachf ashionbr and, desi gner,andr et

ail
erhasi temst hatareknownsel l
ers,Lov
ell
explains."Forexampl e,theGapmostl ikel
ysel l
st heirshortsleev eCr ewneckorV- neck,
blackf i
tt
edT-shi rt
sf orbot hmenandwomenseasonaf t
erseasonr egardlessofthe
economyorf orcesint het rendcy cle,
"sheof fers.Desi gner
sal sohav er espondedby
offeri
ngl ower -
pricedbr idgelines,addsMar yHal l
, whopr ovidesmoney -
savingti
pson
fashion,diningout ,andent ert
ainmenti nherbl ogTheRecessi onista."Therearefewer
andf ewerhi gh-endcol lectionswi thhighpricescomi ngout ,
"say sHal l
,aLosAngel es
mar keti
ngmanager ."Nowwehav eNor maKamal iatWal mar t
, VeraWangandDana
BuchmanatKohl '
s,andt heannual H&M desi gner s.I
tmakesf ashi onsomuchmor e
accessibletoconsumer s."

Andasf ashi
onf ocusesongett
ingmorebangforthebuck,shoppersareonthehuntfor
versati
l
eclothingitemsthathavealongshel
fli
fe."
Weal lj
ustgotalit
tlewi
serand
start
edexercisingthepoweroft hepur
se,
"Hal
lstates."
Wear eshoppingsmart
er.The
new

differ
enti
atorisvaluealongwit
hthebestpr i
ce."Lovellagrees."
Ibeli
ev efrom a
consumerpoi ntofv iew,t
heyarel
ookingf orpiecestoaddt othei
rwar drobesthatwil
l
takethem furtherandhav emorestayingpower ,"sheof f
ers."Cl
assicpieceshavebeen
trendingwell
."Tokeept hem l
ooki
ngup- t
o-date,manydesi gnersjustgivethem asli
ghtl
y
newerspin."Piecessuchast hebasiccar di
ganar ereceivi
ngaf ace-l
if
twi thadded
bobblesandt rimmi ngsandsi
mplet ouchesinupdat ingthebut t
ons,ort hecut,
"Lovel
l
comment s."Thisisanexampl eofacl assicpiecethatwomencanwearanddependon
yearround.Iseecustomer
sbuy i
ngthesepiecesthatt
heycangetmor
ewearoutof
."
Classi
citemsaren'tt
heonlyt
hingspopularinthedowneconomy.

Manyt hri
ftstoresareseeingaboosti nsales.Accor dingtoamembersur veybyt he
Nat i
onal Associati
onofResal e&Thr iftShops,slightl
ymor et han64%ofst oreshadan
av er
agei ncreaseinsalesof31%.Lov ellal
sosay st here'
sar esurgenceofpeopl e
mendi ngt heirclot
hesandaccessor iesbef orereplacingthem wi thnewi t
ems." For
exampl e,shoer epairshopshav enoticedani ncreasei nbusiness, asconsumer sbr i
ngin
theirshoest ober epair
edasopposedt opurchasi nganewpai r,
"sheexpl ai
ns."Ov er
all
,
trendsi nconsumerbuy i
ngbehav i
orschangewi thwhati sgoingonsoci ally
,poli
ti
cally,
andeconomi cal
lyintheworld.Thefashi onindust ryj
ustneedst orideoutthiswav eand
consumer swi l
lsoonbespendi nginexcessasbef ore,"Lovel
l opines.Howev er
,somesay
ther ecessionhaspr omptedt hem t
obecomemor eresponsibleint hei
rspendinghabi t
s-
achanget hatcouldbeper manentf ormanyconsumer s.

Chooset
her
ightanswer

1.Asdesi
gner
sreducet
her
angeofpr
oduct
s,t
hey
..
.

Sel
ectone:

a.i
ncr
easet
hepr
iceconsumer
shav
etopay
.

b.hav
etosel
ldoubl
etheamountofgoods.

c.hav
ethei
rsal
esal
i
ttl
eear
li
ert
hanusual
.

d.putmor
eemphasi
sonwhatconsumer
sbuy
.

Quest
ion16

Ast
henumberofexpensi
vedesi
gnsi
sdecr
easi
ng,

Sel
ectone:

a.f
ashi
oni
smor
ereadi
l
yav
ail
abl
e.

b.peopl
ewor
ryl
essaboutt
hecost
s.

c.mor
epeopl
ewor
kasdesi
gner
s.

d.f
ashi
onhasbecomemor
eimpor
tant
.

Quest
ion17

Asconsumer
sthi
nkmor
ecar
eful
l
yaboutwhatt
heybuy
,they
..
.
Sel
ectone:

a.l
i
mitt
henumberofcl
othest
heyown.

b.spendmor
eti
meshoppi
ngf
orcl
othes.

c.f
ocusmor
eonqual
i
tyandcost
.

d.pr
efercheaperpr
icesov
erqual
i
ty.

Quest
ion18

I
thasbecomeat
rendt
o..
.

Sel
ectone:

a.desi
gnorchangey
ourcl
othesy
our
sel
f.

b.maket
radi
ti
onal
clot
hesmor
efashi
onabl
e.

c.combi
nekni
twearwi
thot
hert
ypesofcl
othes.

d.st
ickt
othesamecl
othi
ngst
ylef
oroney
ear
.

Quest
ion19

Anot
hert
rendi
sto

Sel
ectone:

a.f
ixol
dcl
othesr
athert
hangetnewones.

b.spendmor
eonaccessor
iesr
athert
hancl
othes.

c.sel
lyourol
dshoest
orepai
rbusi
nesses.

d.exchangebr
okenordamagedt
hingsf
ornewones.

Quest
ion20

Lov
ell
bel
i
evest
hataf
tert
her
ecessi
on

Sel
ectone:

a.f
ashi
ont
rendswi
l
lbecomev
erydi
ff
erent
.

b.shopper
swi
l
lbebuy
ingasmuchasev
er.

c.t
hesoci
alandpol
i
tical
wor
ldwi
l
limpr
ove.
d.t
hef
ashi
oni
ndust
rywi
l
lcont
inuet
osuf
fer

Quest
ion21

Exper
tst
hinkt
hatt
hrought
heeconomi
ccr
isi
s

Sel
ectone:

a.peopl
ecar
elessaboutt
hei
rli
fest
yle.

b.sav
ingmoneyhasbecomehar
der
.

c.consumer
spr
efert
oshoponl
i
ne.

d.shoppi
nghabi
tshav
eimpr
oved.