Class Test 4

1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
6. TRUE
7. FALSE
8. TRUE
9. FALSE
10. TRUE
11. TRUE
12. FALSE

VOICE

Adult American English speaker. Calm local-radio style. Natural pace, around 135–145 words per minute. Clear pronunciation and small pauses between paragraphs. Estimated playing time: about 2–3 minutes.

SCRIPT

Ten years ago, the town of Riverbend lost the industry that had shaped it for generations. For most of the twentieth century, Riverbend was famous for cotton. Its largest textile mill stood beside the river, and in its busiest years almost four thousand people worked there.

The final large mill closed ten years ago, not fifteen. For local families, the change was dramatic. Many workers had to look for new jobs, and some younger residents moved away because they could not see a future in the town.

At first, the huge brick mill buildings stood empty. Some people wanted them pulled down, but that did not happen. After several years, the town began looking for ways to use them again.

Today, one former factory building contains workshops and offices for small businesses. Another part of the old mill complex has become a market hall. The market opened first, and the new arts centre followed two years later.

The changes have brought more visitors to downtown Riverbend. Cafés have opened, weekend events attract tourists, and some old houses have been repaired.

But not everybody has benefited equally. On the East Side, where many former mill workers live, there has been less investment than downtown. Some streets still have empty shops and unused land.

A local volunteer group has recently begun improving empty playgrounds and small public spaces there. Residents say the projects are useful, but they also want better transport and more job opportunities.

So, ten years after the mill closed, Riverbend is clearly changing. The town has found new uses for parts of its industrial past, but it has not solved all of its problems. The next challenge is making sure the whole community benefits from the town's new direction.

1. C
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. B

7. a textile factory
8. helps with art projects / volunteers
9. at the weekend market
10. public transport
11. peaceful protests
12. in the 1960s

1. No. It is closed on Mondays.

2. You pay five euros.

3. The guided tour starts at 2.30 pm.

4. We meet at the main entrance.

5. No. Backpacks have to be left in lockers.

6. Yes, but you aren't allowed to use flash.

7. No. Food and drinks are only allowed in the café.

1. industry
2. cotton
3. protest
4. equal
5. volunteer
6. community
7. investment
8. generation
9. peaceful
10. responsible

11. A volunteer is a person who works or helps without being paid.

12. A neighbourhood is an area of a town or city where people live.

13. Equal rights means that people have the same basic rights and opportunities.

1. had finished
2. hadn't seen
3. had already left
4. had taken
5. had never been
6. had written
7. had read
8. hadn't brought
9. had built
10. had forgotten
11. had already eaten
12. had stopped

1. arrived – had already started
2. was – hadn't slept
3. had explained – began
4. didn't recognize – had built
5. got – had finished
6. visited – had read
7. missed – had left
8. ended – had already fallen
9. felt – had never spoken
10. found – had looked

When I arrived at school on Tuesday morning, I suddenly realized that I didn't have my backpack. I checked under my jacket and looked around the bus stop, but it was gone. Then I remembered what had happened earlier. Before I had left home, I had put the backpack next to the front door because I wanted to take my sports shoes from the kitchen. When Mum called that the bus was coming, I ran outside and completely forgot the bag. Luckily, my older sister was still at home. I called her, and she found the backpack by the door. She brought it to school twenty minutes later. In the end, I was late for the first task, but at least I had all my books again.

1. Maya had finished the poster before the meeting started.

2. After the workers had repaired the bridge, the road opened again.

3. When I reached the entrance, I realized that I had lost my ticket.

4. The family had moved away before the old factory closed.

5. When we left the café, the rain had stopped.

6. Sam understood the museum exhibition because he had read the article.

1. She had gone home before I called.

2. They had seen the film before.

3. He had left before the lesson started.

4. We hadn't finished the project.

5. Had you gone there before?

6. When I arrived, the concert had already started.

7. She hadn't brought her book.

8. The children had eaten before the trip began.

1. had left

2. hadn't eaten

3. had already gone

4. Had you ever seen the building before?

5. They hadn't finished the work.

6. Maya read the email first.

7. We had driven for two hours before we stopped.

8. When we arrived, the museum had closed. / The museum had closed before we arrived.

9. had never flown

10. To show that one past action happened before another past action.