Kursprov, hostterminen 2 Delprov B1 Focus: Reading ‘ne nna KaeIn Other Words Below there are twelve definitions of words, Read them and decide which word is explained. (Choose the word from the is shat matches the description and write the letter of that word {nthe appropriate box. There are many more words than definitions so you cannot use all the words 1 An object made of strong material which you wear to protect your head 2. Informal conversation, often about other people's te lives of local events 3. The person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine and who decides what will be published 4 Material which has been used and is no longer ‘wanted and therefore thrown away 5 Anamount of money that you make when you sell something for more than it cost you 6 The piece of paper on which your doctor writes an order for medicine 7 Money or property that someone has the right to receive when a petson dies 8 Aum of money that people are ordered to pay as punishment because they have done something, illegal or broken a tule 9A device that is placed somewhere in order to catch animals or birds 10. ‘The dividing line between two countries or regions 11 A mass of water vapour, usually white or grey, seen in the sky 12 A small animal with along, thin body, no bones and no legs border cloud editor ‘0ssip hedge helmet A 8 c D fine E F 6 4 inheritance | Vas | manager nursery pollution prescription profit recipe skull speech, tip | trap waste ‘What is meant by the phrase “she returns it before it even bounces”? How often does Audrey have to look for information when helping people? ‘What is exchanged in a way that is compared to a boogic-woogie rhythm? ‘What is suggested about the blonde customer? A. Sheseemseonfused —] B_ She reacts angrily oO C_ She feels pressed for ime [] D. She has the wrong address [") ‘What other use, apart ftom asking about destinations, is made of the information booth? 7 ese ga Sm 208Everything about the terminal is super- lative. It's one of the biggest (49 acres) and the deepest (110 feet) as well asthe busiest and the “grandest” terminals in the world. ‘On an average day 700,000 people, which is more than the entire population of North Dakota, pass in and out of Grand Cental Siting for an hour in the information booth, hypnotized by the rush hour flow, I feel as if truly have seen the entre population of North Dakotastridingby.tn fact, fee likeit I stood in the main concourse long enough, | would eventually see every person Ihave ever known in my life. You could spend years in Grand Central before you discovered all its secrets: its Whispering Gallery, its Vanderbilt family emblems, ils tennis courts, its hidden railroad cars, its private ground-floor apartment (now transformed into a retro cocktail lounge). Dan Brucker, who fields media questions about the terminal, relishes its many mysteries. One afterioon he pries me away from my perch at the information booth and whisks me into the basement known as M-42, nine stories below the lowest floor that commuters ever see. Brucker is ‘a smallish guy with glossy black hair, thick lasses, a quick smile, and «slightly manic ‘compartment, “This,” he says gleefully, asthe basement elevator groans to a stop, "isnot just the deepest and the biggest butte most secret ‘basement in the city. What'sso secret about in? During World War Il thre were shoot torkill orders if you showeé up down here. Why? I'lltell you why. Why is because this ‘was where the powercame fiomto mavethe ‘rains for moving troops, that’s why.” ‘The elevator door creaks open, Brucker dashesout, leading meintoadimroom ined ‘with humming stel boxes, ‘he power plant for al ail waffic in the terial On one of the boxes I notice & litle hal-dollar-size red button with a modest label, Emergency Stop. Pressing the button would halt all ‘movement on ll tracks. Brocker eyes me as Took longingly atthe ed button. “Please, ddon’teven think about it,” he says. “Do you really want to make 125,000 people late for dinner?” In Grand Central things are lost and found too, Nineteen thousund bits and pieces turn up in Lost and Found each year (of which ‘more than 60 percent are eventually re- united with their owners). Like shards of pottery in Pompeii, they describe the lives that course through the terminal, There are cell phones and iPods and umbrellas; there are diamond rings ard bicycles and false teeth and books. Once an ura of hhuman ashes was found (Ieft deliberately byawoman whose dead husband disguised hisextramarital affairs by saying he'd fallen asleep on the train); once a par of earlobes (lef by a plastic surgeon); ence a mournful (but later reclaimed) basset hound,10 15 16 7 What makes the terminal especially crowded at the time when the writer is in the information booth What image does the writer use when describing how many people pass by? ‘What change has been made to a flat inthe building? What job does Dan Brucker have? ‘A. He represents locl media Q B_ He supervises terminal security C He deals with journalist enquiries. = [E] D_ He guides tourists around the basement. [7] Tn the past, why was the basement a restricted are? A. tease important military headquarters] BItplayedastratepc role in wartime 1 Soldiers were orderedto shoot onsigit [7] D_ There was dangerous high-voltage power |_| ‘What does the writer seem tempted to do in the basement? What high-tech devices have been handed in atthe Lost and Found cepartment? Mention two. Land _ an ‘What example is given of something that was returned to its owner? - 9 eee gah ur 208Mike Nolan, the Lost and Found maestro, is tagging an errant BlackBerry when I stop in, He puts it aside to show me one of his favorite unclaimed items ~ a seale-madel toy tran, still nits box. Itwas, we decide, probably a gift that never found its way home. “Imagine,” Nolan says, turning it around in his hands, “leaving a train on the T had to smile when he said that. But one thing felt missing after talking with the people working here. I'd had a brief limps into the working routines of the information officers and felt privileged, almost honored, to be shown around the basement and discover its secrets. But I was looking for another perspective. [wanted to try and find out what the people “out there,” the passengers, thought about the station, the concourse. Did they have time to think anything? Does anyone have time to think about or appreciate the grand surroundings here when rushing for a tain? And what ‘would be my chances of finding anybody to talk to inthe middle of rush hour? ‘As I walked, or should I say was steered, through the concourse hearing smaterings of foreign languages on the way, I saw a young couple siting cross-legged on the oor near a telephone booth. They were poring over some kind of map and seemed oblivioustothechaosaround them, Itturned ‘out that they were students from England taking a break from studies who wanted to spend a few days in New York. They were trying to fx everything themselves without, it seems, having to rely on other people for help. saw thatthe map had a few penciled tings on it “Looking for something in particular? 1 asked “Just hostel the action.” Somewhere cheap. Close to | wondered at first why they hadn't tried with the information booth but think 1 already knew the answer! 0 what do you think ofthis place?” rare chaos. Huge. Feels busier than ‘Terminal Sat Heathrow!” “What about the actual building here? “Impressive, But then so is King's Cross!" “In London?” “Yeah.” So how would you compare the two stations?” [never got to know. One of them suddenly said: “This it, Is cheap snd not faraway from the aetion. Go on. Mcke the eal!” Ah well, some you win, some you lose. Not ‘much joy there! left them to their fate and decided to take a Tong walk back to my hotel rather than take ‘tain, [just felt | wanted t quietly absorb all the fascinating expericaces of my visit to Grand Central without being surrounded bby swarming crowds Gp ee 519 20 a 2 23 ey 25 ‘Why was « particular lost item probably a present? ‘Why is it dificult to get the passengers’ views? ‘What tells us tha there are people of different nationalities atthe terminal? ‘Why is the young couple unaware of the surroundi ‘What probable reason is given for the students not contacting the information booth? A. They want to avoid the crowds] B_ They are waiting fora phone call [| © They want tobe independent] D_ Theyarein too much ofahury — C] ‘What airport does the couple compare Grand Central to? Why don't the students reply to a further question about the stations? ‘A. They get into an argument [_] B They getan urgenteall —C] C They need to catch attain [| D_ They find suitable hostel] ‘The author has mixed feelings after the visit at Grand Central She is both, and eps) a Tete Sgn an 2085Short Texts — a ‘Read the following short texts and decide which ofthe four alternatives agrees best with the text. Show that you have understood by writing one ofthe letters A, B, Cor D~in the boxes below. 4 Urban Cycling Bike rides beware. Urban cyeling is not for the faint of heart. You respeetiully share the road, of eourse, bt you will be confronted by reckless drivers and the occasional angry pedestrian. But you're a warrior, so ride like one. Don’t forget to bring your battle gear: a helmet, some LED lights and, of course, a dose of healthy aggression, According to this text. bad temper is common among drivers cycling could be a risky undertaking cycling makes your heart stronger bikers should avoid busy roads vom> 2 Twitter Behaviour A small but vocal subculture has emerged on Twitter of grammar and taste vigilantes who spend their time policing other people’s tweets celebrities and nobolies alike ‘These are people who build their own algorithms to sniff out Twitter messages that are stateful to them and then send scolding notes tothe offenders. They see themselves 1s the guardians of an emerging behaviour code: TWetiquette This text tells us that. ‘A. 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