File 05

Questions 1-5
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer
THE SPORT OF SQUASH
1 The name of the country where squash was first played is ..England
2 The name 'squash' was first used to describe the ........soft ball........... which is used in the game.
3 The material used to make the first squash racquets was
...................wood...................................... .
4 The colour used to indicate an advanced level ball is ...............yellow.......................................... .
5 In an advanced squash match, the ball generally travels at ...........200.............. kilometres per
hour.
06 Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS ANDI OR A NUMBER for each answer.
1 You could see a total of .. . .....350................ motorcycles at the museum when it first opened .
2 There was a .. serious fire . ... at the museum in the year 2003.
3 The speaker mentions the up-to-date .. . ...exhibition hall................. facilities in the conference
centre.
4 The museum's oldest two-wheeled bike was built in the year ...1902....
07.
The Brough Superior
1 The Brough Superior on show in the museum dates from the year 1919—1940-1998.. 1938
2 In his first race, Brough established a new ..... . .bike ...speed record.............. at the Brooklands
track.
3 Brough won a total of..51 .. races on the Brough Superior.
4 Approximately .. . ..one third............ of the Brough Superiors ever built still survive.
5 Each Brough Superior was designed to match the.. .weight ..... , height and riding style of its owner.
6 In its pre-delivery test drive, the SS100 model reached at least .. .160/140. kilometres per hour.

08 Questions 1-10
Questions 1-4 Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER
SCOTTISH BEAVER TRIAL
1 There have been no beavers in the UK since the ........23.............................. century.
2 Because they make ..............dams........................ better, beavers are regarded as a 'keynote'
species.
3 A total of ...................................... families of beavers are now living in Knapdale Forest.
4 What's called a ................................. will tell scientists how the beavers affect the local environment.

Questions 5-10 Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Eileen is spending a short period at the Scottish Beaver Trial on what is called an 5 .............................. .
She is actually a post-graduate student and her particular area of research is 6 ...................................... ,
which is why she finds the beaver project so interesting. On the project, Eileen has the job of studying
the 7____________ behaviours of the beavers. Eileen was fortunate enough to see some beavers
when she went out on a 8 ...................................... on her first evening in Knapdale. Eileen's particular
task is to 9 ...................................... the dams and other things that the beavers make, and she has set
up w hat's called a 10 ...................................... so that she can observe them more closely.
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