Multiple Choice Reading

The beavers down in Price Valley

have shaped the surroundings

Doden and her colleagues mainly aim to

improve the water situation with the help of beavers

Water in the territory has become increasingly low because

water resources were handled badly

For hundreds of years, beaver populations

had to fight for their survival

Due to beavers' activities,

natural habitats gain in quality

Beavers today hold a special position because they

play a vital role for the local wildlife

At the beginning of the project, Doden

arranged a seasonal schedule

When Sophie went to the hotel, she

wanted to try their selection of waters

Patrick Leonard was

excited to see what Sophie’s reaction would be.

The water Sophie first had was made from ice that

breaks off glaciers and falls into the sea

Sophie was embarrassed because she

had brought along a cheap bottle of water

When tasting the first type of water, Sophie

found that it lacked flavour

Sophie learned that another type of water

is related to a different product

Patrick Leonard says that

his passion was sparked by something he listened to.

What Sophie learned from the water tasting was that

it has something in common with other experiences in life.

The fact that Berlin’s real estate market was so disorganized

was a blessing for a certain community

The initial club gatherings were

at risk of disappearing altogether

When the political situation in Berlin changed, Hegemann

was keen on increasing his business

Finding a promising site, Hegemann

managed to get temporary use of it

The newly founded club

offered an intense experience for clubbers

The club became well-known and

linked two musical communities

As time went by, Berlin’s techno community

helped to make the city flourish again

A number of newly established places in Berlin

attracted hardly any notice

Finch recorded that

the weather conditions influenced the company’s views

After an unsuccessful expedition,

Mallory’s achievements were idealised

Finch left his mark on climbing by

making one device standard equipment

A piece of clothing stuffed with feathers was

used during a historic event

In its history, the down jacket has

earned some companies lots of money

Worldwide, the need for down

is largely met by one single nation

The feathers used to stuff our jackets

are taken from birds reared for consumption

According to the author, what bestseller lists definitely do is

help people focus on specific books.

The author draws a comparison between the ways

people have choice regarding politics and reading

The author’s advice concerning bestseller lists is to be aware of

the way in which they operate

According to the author, bestseller lists are

intended to encrourage the purchase of books

How well a book will be received by the public can be

determined by factors outside the world of publishing

A former president of the USA was impressed by

a contemporary bestselling author

Towards the end of the 20th century, the bestseller lists

comprised many books about the supernatural

Being able to fully grasp developments in the insect world is

dependent on lengthy in-depth observation

A new method of investigating the insect population

is used alongside other methods

Current data on the drop in insect numbers have shown that

development are less straightforward than they seem

A study spanning several decades has shown that

changes are probably less dramatic than assumed

One critical challenge when evaluating information about insects is that

data and observation results might differ

With regard to one current UK measure, researchers are worried that

the measure fails to show an immediate positive effect

In cooperation with the authorities, it has been possible to

reintroduce insects to certain areas

The author is part of a group which

spends money to gather litter

Mr Smit strongly believed that

many were keen to do something about the situation

One couple on the boat told the author that they wanted

to reduce the family’s environmental impact

As a consequence of the growing concern about plastic,

an area of one store will do without plastic

Some of the plastic trash collected is

used to manufacture the tour vehicles

According to one expert, the distribution of goods via airships would

prove to be a lot quicker

Delivering certain goods by airship might

improve the ecological footprint of the products

Another fuel option for powering airships

reminds people of a certain event

According to one expert, the fuel that could be used in the future

has successfully powered other vehicles

Travelling in a modern airship, passengers will

experience a more stable journey than on a plane

Concerning the future of airships, two experts

point out their advantages in certain weather conditions

Durham believes that airships will be

a useful means of transportation in some situations

In the author’s opinion, a state of constant cheerfulness

is eventually rather a nuisance

According to the author, the UN World Happiness Index has

a title that might give the wrong idea

The data collected by the UN World Happiness Index

includes details of personal perceptions

The author highlights a feature that is

also found in other places that do well in the survey

According to the author, sisu means

doing your very best no matter what happens

At a certain difficult time in the past, the Finns

refused to accept a threatening situation

In the new system, books are

transported in special containers

The books are stored in a room which

provides ideal conditions

Mr. Vass is hesitant to let go of the books he has restored because

they might be treated badly

At the Morgan Library, a research team is trying to

prevent a specific quality from being lost

According to Mr. Otero-Pailos,

the team was treated favorably

Christine Nelson is used to people saying that they

associate her job with personal experiences

Together with a firm, the Columbia research group wants to

analyze the elements of distinctive scents

People’s diet could affect their mental capacity because

thinking uses a comparatively high amount of energy

In one part of Asia, being a vegetarian

has been widespread for a long time

Worries about vegan malnutrition

caused sensational media coverage

Official nutritional guidelines in Germany

were confirmed by a later scientific study

In the future, families who only feed their children plant-based products

could be breaking the law in a European country

The pupils analysed in one study

were put into four groups

Concerning maths skills, a Kenyan study showed that

the effect of meat is similar to another ingredient

In the face of death, Lewis felt

calm

The incident in Selma

was soon given a special name

As a consequence of the incident in Selma,

laws for elections changed

Lewis stands for the idea of

peaceful resistance

At a young age, Lewis

talked to animals to practice speaking

John Lewis was at university when he

became a political activist

In ancient times, the yakhchāl was

one of many cases of clever inventions

The yakhchāl’s cooling effect

was able to cope with the annual hot season

The yakhchāl’s basement

served as the chamber for the supplies

The technology that created the cold temperatures inside the yakhchāl

depended on some airflow

The building material which kept the heat out

contained animal products

Channels located in the lowest part of the yakhchāl

made sure that no liquid would be wasted

Among criminals in Sweden, it is well known that crime

is less profitable than it previously was

To illegally take high-tech goods, criminals once

raided a vehicle in motion

Criminals will increasingly go for expensive products because

banknotes are harder to obtain

Criminals seem to feel encouraged as

security forces are overworked

When criminals used heavy equipment to break into a fashion shop, they

failed because of the tough security measures

Some years ago, a survey by a Swedish legal institution reported that

attacks agains individuals were above previous levels

Sweden changed to a cashless society to

make things more difficult for criminals

According to the author, mountaineers were

similar to each other in many ways

Among mountaineers, those who took risks

were looked up to by others

A change took place in that Everest became

a less desirable goal for mountaineers

Bass’s achievement convinced mountaineers that

their opinion of Everest was justified