4. What does the writer think will happen to channel travel in the future?

• A The trains will stop running'.

• B The trains will not be used by the very rich.

• C There will be a lot of technical problems.

• D The trains will become the usual method of transport.

II. Grammar

Choose the correct item.

Up until 1900, fishermen caught around 150,000 salmon a year in the Rhine, but

by 1920, that number had dropped to 30,000. Six years (1) the last few fish in the

river were wiped out completely. This ecological disaster occurred when toxic pesticides (2) into the river from a burning chemical factory in Switzerland.

Almost immediately, however, ecological (3) along with the International Com­ mission for the Protection of the Rhine, started the Salmon 2,000 programme. Their (4) was to make the river clean enough for (5) types of fish to live in once more.

Today, their task is almost complete and (6) laws prohibit the dumping of waste

into the river. Moreover, thousands of young salmon will be released there to encourage the redevelopment of the Rhine's fishing industry. In fact, it is hoped that by the end of this century, there will be up to 2,000 salmon living and breeding there.

1.	A before	B ago	C then
2.	A poured	B jumped	C felt
3.	A members	B groups	C people
4.	A reason	B want	C aim
5.	A none	B every	C all
6.	A new	B recent	C first

III. Writing

You have received an email from one of your relatives. Write an email of 50-60 words to answer him/her. Include the following:

• explain why you haven't answered sooner;

• state that you are going to visit them at the beginning of August;

• ask them about their plans.

IV. Speaking

Your friend has fallen ill and asks you to do the shopping for him/her. Talk about your shopping:

• what things you should buy;

• which shops you should visit;

• how much money you have to spend.

Examination Card 19

I. Reading

Read the text given below. For questions (1-8), choose from the people (A-C).

THE LEGEND OF LOCH NESS

While no hard evidence for the existence of the Loch Ness Monster has yet turned up, heaps of sightings have been reported.

A Ian

Well, I'm talking' about an incident that happened around 32 years ago, almost to the very day actually, midsummer, June 1965.1 was fishing with a friend on the south shore of Loch Ness when I saw something break the surface of the water. I glanced there, and I saw it, and then it wasn't there, it had disappeared. It was a whale-like object that rose up out of the water, submerged, and then reappeared seconds later. However, on this occa­sion it was now on my left, so I realised immediately that while in the process of surfacing, it had rotated. At that moment I called my friend Willie, who came over and joined me. We sat transfixed for a moment before realising that it was drifting towards us. In fact it came to within, I would say, about 250-300 yards. If I hadn't had the extraordinary experience of seeing it for myself, I just wouldn't have believed it!

B Richard

Right, I'm driving along not far from the Loch, glancing out of the window and I see this boiling in the water. I thought, "No, it can't be anything," and I carried on for a while longer. Then I looked again, and I saw three black humps. I didn't want to lose the sight of the thing, so I pulled over to the side of the road, and grabbed my camera. I was trying to remain very cool and nonchalant as I focused the camera to take two or three pictures. In fact, I had taken nine or ten photos without realising it. There was another couple watch­ing it from their car too, but I was just so excited that I forgot to get their name and address. I saw what I saw, and I'm not going to be dissuaded.

C Dan

The day that I saw the monster was the end of September 1990, and I was driving back from Inverness. I drove up the hill and when I came in sight of the bay, I glanced out across it, and saw this large lump. I know it sounds absurd but it's the only way I can describe it! The nearest I can tell you is, that it looked like a boat that had turned upside down. I'd say it was about 30 feet in length, and nearly 10 feet in height from the water to the top of its back. It was a clear, sunny day, the water was bright blue, and it really showed up against it. It was a mixture of browns and greens, sludgy sort of colours. I looked at it on and off for a few seconds, because I was driving. Must have seen it three or four times, and the last time I looked, it was gone!

Of which of the people (A—C) are the following true?

1. He was alone when he saw the monster.

2. The monster came quite close to him.

3. He managed to photograph it.

4. He was already at the Loch when he saw it.

5. At first he ignored what he saw.

6. He did not stop to watch it.

7. He describes how he felt that day.

8. He saw the monster twice.